South Holland District Council (SHDC) receive £615 per week that the funfair is present on Victoria Street car park, Spalding. The funfair is present twice per year. The funfair usually arrives on a Monday afternoon and is present until they leave very late on the Sunday evening.

When the funfair is in Spalding, no one can use Victoria Street car park to park their cars to visit local businesses or the town centre. Residents cannot park there. Business owners and staff cannot park there. This means that those who utilise the parking (and many pay for an annual pass) have to find other areas to park, which puts pressure on the already limited parking in the town. 

Before the fair arrives, parking spaces along Victoria Street are blocked off to allow the fair rides to enter the car park, this reduces the amount of parking available in the town centre further.

During the fair, there is increased noise, rubbish and traffic in the area leading to anti-social behaviour. 

The majority of visitors to the fair are young people who get dropped off at the fair by parents, however there is limited safe parking for them to do so. This is an increased risk to peoples safety. 

The funfair have repeatedly be reported to the Police for illegally closing the entrance to Victoria Mews. 

The funfair have also been repeatedly reported to Anglian Water for their illegal use of an unmetered standpipe for their water supply. This jeopardises the water safety in the area and should be properly regulated. 

Despite the above, the funfair is a popular destination for residents of South Holland and this petition is not to cease the funfair altogether. It is not disputed that the funfair generates income for SHDC although the amount is seen as menial for the amount of disruption it causes.  

It is therefore proposed that the fair is moved to a more convenient, practical and safe area. One suggestion is the underused Castle Sports Field so SHDC can still generate an income. Another suggestion is Springfields Exhibition Centre grounds where there is ample space for the funfair and people to park and be dropped off/picked up safely. 

Your support with this petition is greatly appreciated and if you have other suggestions, please feel free to get in touch - jackieallen86@me.com