Keele is a village and civil parish in northern Staffordshire, England. It is approximately three miles (5 km) west of Newcastle-under-Lyme, and is close to the village of Silverdale. Keele lies on the A53 road from Newcastle-under-Lyme to Market Drayton and Shrewsbury. The village is the location of Keele University (at grid reference SJ817450) and Keele Services (grid reference SJ806440), a motorway service area on the M6.
Keele is located in the Keele ward of the borough of Newcastle-under-Lyme with its name drawing from the old Anglo-Saxon Cȳ-hyll = "Cow-hill". The 2001 census indicated the parish had a population of 3,664,(increasing to 4,129 at the 2011 census) most of whom students at Keele University as one of the halls of residence, Hawthorns, now sold for land redevelopment, was located in the heart of the village.
American Circus tour 2017
Circuses are a form of entertainment that includes something for just about everyone. As a traveling unit of clowns, acrobats, animal acts and a range of other performers, the circus enjoys a history that goes back to the heyday of the Roman Empire. Generally, the focus of the performing area is referred to as a ring, owning to the circular nature of the space. Because circuses are traveling companies, tents are used for much of the live performances and housing for the animals and props, while the performers and other circus workers tend to live in trailers and wagons.
The very nature of a circus is to provide a source of fun and entertainment as the company travels form one location to the next. In modern times, the 19th century through the early 20th century were considered to be a golden age for this type of traveling show. Mergers of smaller circuses created some of the giants that are still considered to have set the standard for a quality circus. Even today, many people still recognize the names of Barnum and Bailey, as well as the Ringling Brothers with the concept of a really good circus.
American Circus At Keele the UK.
Uncle Sam’s Great American Circus will return to Grantham this week, with performances beginning on Wednesday and carrying through to Sunday. The big top will be up in Harlaxton Road in time for the first show on Wednesday. This year’s all-new star line-up includes Tony Garcia, showing off his unique juggling skills with a very modern twist. The Diaz sisters will amaze with grace and strength high in the roof of the big top, including contortion, balance and even hanging by their toes 13 metres above ground. Comedy is brought by the Tony Tonito clowns with their traditional circus slapstick routines. Direct from Kenya, the circus’s troupe of seven Zulu worriers will display their incredible acrobatic skills with tumbling somersaults and an amazing display of power on the Chinese pole. For the first time ever at Uncle Sam’s there will be roller skating with a difference – a duo will perform outstanding tricks while skating around their platform. The Diaz brothers will perform foot juggling like no other, as their juggling equipment for their act is each other – with incredible balance they amaze crowds with twists, turns and flips. The youngest performer is just six years old.
The ‘Wheel of Death’ features in this year’s programme with the finest wheel performers in Europe. After winning many awards the Kovachev brothers are delighted to join Uncle Sam’s for 2017, showcasing death defying feats. Meanwhile one rider, Nikolay, will perform a somersault on the outside of the moving wheel – the only artiste in the world to attempt this most dangerous feat. A circus spokesman said: “Uncle Sam’s would not be Uncle Sam’s if we didn’t have the world famous Thunder Ball Riders, our South American team of stunt riders, who will once again amaze with their high speed motorcycle act in the giant globe, whizzing around at breakneck speeds – even riding with no hands. Seeing really is believing.”
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