A TRAVELLING funfair is looking to town venues as the foot-and-mouth crisis continues to spread.
Paul Evans, from Byerley Road, Shildon, is taking his traditional show rides to Newton Aycliffe, County Durham, in an attempt to try to bring the attractions back into town centres.
He said: "A lot of my colleagues go to agricultural shows but some of these might be cancelled. There are a lot of expenses surrounding the business in the winter months.
"This is going to be disastrous.''
The fair has not visited Newton Aycliffe since the mid-1980s.
Now Mr Evans is hoping that when his show opens tonight in the car park of the Iron Horse pub it will spark a revival.
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