Template:Did you know nominations/Bob Gandey

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The result was: promoted by AirshipJungleman29 talk 01:42, 14 December 2024 (UTC)

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• ... that Bob Gandey was training performing ponies from the age of nine?

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• Source: "he started to train ponies with Lord George Sanger’s Circus aged nine." from: {{cite web |title=Gandey's Circus (Established c1918) |url=https://archives.shef.ac.uk/agents/corporate_entities/30?&page=2 |website=University of Sheffield Archives |access-date=9 November 2024}}}}
• ALT1: ... that Bob Gandey founded a circus (big top pictured) that continues to be operated by his descendants more than 100 years later? Source: "Gandey's Circus (Established c1918) ... During the First World War the family continued to appear in variety shows around the country and by 1918 they were travelling their owned circus tent. ... Today the circus is run by Philip and Carol Gandey with their daughters Hayley and Mariska involved in various aspects of the business." from: {{cite web |title=Gandey's Circus (Established c1918) |url=https://archives.shef.ac.uk/agents/corporate_entities/30?&page=2 |website=University of Sheffield Archives |access-date=9 November 2024}}
• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Regulus (painting)

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Dumelow (talk) 07:40, 10 November 2024 (UTC).

• I have reviewed this because I am a past performer - street work as a juggler/clown, very small circus (we had to double as animals) for county fairs, etc. David notMD (talk) 15:47, 20 November 2024 (UTC)

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|comments = I prefer ALT 1. David notMD (talk) 15:47, 20 November 2024 (UTC)

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