Nell Gifford was involved with reshaping her circus to meet modern tastes.
She was awarded a £10,000 grant and that enabled more people to be involved with producing a show.
In the following year Giffords Circus had their first themed show titled "Pearl".
[6] Performers come from many different countries, but one regular is Tweedy the Clown[7] (Alan Digweed) who joined in 2004.
[3] He was awarded the British Empire Medal in the 2023 New Year Honours list.