“Ordinary people doing extraordinary things”: Meet the secret life of the circus

YESTERDAY this was a patch of grass. Now, somehow, a big top has appeared. It sits proudly, scattered with red stars, guy ropes pulled tight, surrounded by the lorries and caravans that house the entertainers and their acts; clowns, acrobats and aerial artists. Alongside is a little wagon selling tickets, and if you follow the red carpet – twinkly fairly lights winsomely strung along its length – and the waft of candyfloss and sawdust, you’ll find the entrance. Pull back the gold braided, red velvet curtains, and there is the circus ring. Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls … it’s showtime. . http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16310475._quot_Ordinary_people_doing_extraordinary_things_quot___Meet_the_secret_life_of_the_circus/