IN a first for Colwall, a big top circus is visiting next week.

The show will see acrobats, artists and stuntmen perform for one night only at Colwall Primary School.

The circus is on Thursday, September 13 and Colwall Primary School is delighted to be celebrating the anniversary of 250 years of circus performance.

Circus was invented by Philip Astley in 1768 in London, close to the Houses of Parliament. ‘Circus 250’ has been set up to promote the 250 year celebrations.

To complement the 250 celebrations, Happy’s Circus has taken its theme from the hit film “The Greatest Showman”.

The Circus has been organised by Friends of Colwall Primary School in order to raise much needed funds for Colwall Primary School.

In the run-up to the event the school will be hosting two days of circus skills days where every year group will get first-hand experience of circus tricks and talents.

The gates open at 4.30pm with the show itself at 6pm.

There will be a bar, food, a sweet shop and facepainting on the school field to complement the show.

Tickets (£7.50 individual / £25 family) are available now from John Goodwin (Colwall), and the school office.

Tickets will also be on sale at Provisions in Colwall on Saturday, September 8 in the morning.

The show is open to all – not just those with links to the school.

Speaking about the preparations, organiser Edd Hogan said: “Very few children get to experience going to a big top circus nowadays so it’s great that we will be giving children, as well as adults, this wonderful experience. The performers are extremely talented.”

Edd also pointed out that there are no animals in this circus.