Fair Is Under Great Pressure, Fences and Security Guards Are Also Needed in the Village: 'It Has Become a Party Where Things Can Get Out of Hand'

The funfair as a freely accessible event is under great pressure. In large cities you have to pass through detection gates to prevent unruly youths with knives from walking between the attractions and even in villages you have to pass security with a ticket to enter the party tent. Read more on Telegraaf.nl/nieuws/binnenland

TILBURG - Visitors to the Budgetkermis unexpectedly got an extra long ride on the Ferris wheel on Thursday night. Around 10 p.m. all the lights went out while a group of boys were still in the attraction. Due to the crowds on Ascension Day, the Het Laar fairground was visited en masse. According to the organisa...

A few visitors to the budget funfair in Tilburg were able to fully enjoy their ride on the Ferris wheel on Thursday evening. At exactly ten o'clock, all the lights of the festive event suddenly went out, while a group of boys were still in the attraction. "Suddenly, 'Help!' was heard", says Frank Vale, organizer of the budget funfair. Tilburg residents can fully enjoy the budget funfair on the Het Laar event site these days. For a number of boy…

At the moment, Tilburg residents can fully enjoy the Budgetkermis at the Het Laar event site. For a number of boys, the funfair adventure on Thursday evening went differently than expected: they came to a standstill at the highest point of the Ferris wheel. Many people had a day off because of Ascension Day, which is why Tilburg residents visited the funfair en masse. Frank Vale says that it was very busy on the site. "According to the rules, we…