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Fear of Clowns – It’s no laughing matter!

Hi boys and girls,

In my last post you might have noticed that I mentioned the word Coulrophobia. For those of you who don’t know Coulrophobia is the fear of clowns! This is a very real phobia and can easily be present in adults even more so than children. Those of you that follow me on my fan page will know that I have even spoken on BBC Radio Wales on the subject, which was a little tricky for Steffan Garrero who just so happened to have this phobia.

Naturally, I am saddened to hear that people have this phobia, and do whatever I can to try and put people at ease – especially if they happen to be at my show!  This just so happened to be the case when I attended the 1st Abercarn Beavers Christmas party in December.

A lovely lady by the name of Kelly (who is a helper at the group) has been Coulrophobic since a child and had no rational explanation for her fear. This phobia was so great that she wasn’t even going to stay at the party, but was persuaded to help at the back of the hall where she could hide in the kitchen if she wanted to! Fortunately this was quietly mentioned to me at the start of the show and I was able to perform my routine down the other end of the hall, while Kelly watched surrounded by all the other leaders.

Having performed for the Beavers before, the other leaders knew how approachable I am and convinced Kelly to come a little closer at the end of the show where I could have a chat with her. I took this opportunity to make her one of my special balloon bouquets and she was thrilled to bits that she could come close enough to collect it. Kelly was absolutely fantastic and even asked if she could have her photograph taken with me to show her mum as proof of her accomplishment. Her actual words were “my mum is going to be so proud of me!”

and so she should be! – Well done Kelly!

Mr. T. Ricks

If I am attending one of your events and you think someone at the party has a fear of clowns then please let me know in advance and I will do my very best to put them at ease during my time there.

Alternatively you can now book my children’s show, without the clown element, and you’ll still get Mr.T.Ricks the colourful magician turning up to entertain your guests. Just get in touch via any of the methods on the contact page for more information.

Bye for now!

Mr. T.Ricks.

 

Here comes the…clown?

Well there I was sitting in my car at Barry Civic Centre when a beautiful bride by the name of Susan came and sat with me in the car! Not as strange as you may think as I was attending Sue and Stuart’s wedding, and yes I was in full slap and motley!

The best thing was, I was a surprise. Sue had only told her maid of honour and the registrar that I was going to be there. You can imagine the look on all of the guests faces when I walked in, seconds before the bride, juggling three balls to the music of Scottish bag pipes and made my way to stand next to the groom. I took his arm and said ‘Hi honey, I’m here!’ –  his face was a picture!  I quickly moved aside and made room for the real bride, and the ceremony was fantastic.

childrens entertainer wedding clown

So after some photos we were all off to the reception at the Brynhill Golf Club where I entertained the guests with some close up magic and balloon modelling around the tables. As there were a few children present, I had them to help with most of the magic. After around an hour and a half, with music playing in the background, I wished the happy couple all the very best and made my way home. It was a fantastic day, enjoyed by the happy couple and all the great guests, and I was pleased I could bring even more joy to their special day.

Congratulations to you both.

T.Ricks @ Christmas!

Clown Christmas Scouts party 2013

Hello again everyone,

This will probably be one of my last posts of 2013 as with only just over a week to go before Christmas, I have been very busy driving my clown car all over South Wales performing at numerous Christmas parties. Above is a photo of me with the Beaver Scouts of 1st Abercarn where I performed for their Christmas party last week. Everyone had a fantastic time, and all the children went home with a present made by me!

Remember, I could be performing a one hour show for you, for free, in 2014 as there is still time to enter my fantastic competition. All you have to do is like my facebook page: MrTRicksFanPage and share this image on your own wall: T.Ricks Competition

That’s it! One lucky winner will be selected at random on the 1st January 2014. Full Terms & Conditions can be found on my blog.

If your planning a party around this festive period in the South Wales area, and need a professional children’s entertainer then get in touch. I may still be able to squeeze you in!  So that’s all for now folks! – I would like to take this opportunity to wish everyone a Magical Christmas and Fun Filled New Year.

Mr. T. Ricks

Fantastic Competition!

Competition Advert

Hello again everyone,

Welcome to the last newsletter of 2013. Hope you are all looking forward to Christmas. To finish of the year, we are going to end with a great facebook competition! This is your chance to win a free hour of entertainment from me in 2014! There are just two simple steps to enter:

1) Go to the Mr.T.Ricks Fan Page and ‘like’ the page.
2) Find the post with the image above and share it on your own timeline.

That’s it! – All those who have completed both steps by the 31st December 2013 will be entered into the draw and a winner will be selected at random.  GOOD LUCK!!!!!!!
P.S – If you have already liked the Fan page just share the competition image to be in with a chance to win.

There will be more exciting competitions in the new year so be sure to check back frequently here and over on the Mr. T.Ricks Fan Page.

Bye for now!!!
Mr.T.Ricks

Facebook Competition Terms & Conditions 

  • Competition is only open to private individuals who have an active Facebook account and are resident in South Wales in the counties of: Merthyr Tydfil, Caerphilly, Monmouthshire, Blaenau Gwent, Torfaen, Newport, Cardiff, Vale of Glamorgan, Bridgend, Rhondda Cynon Taff, Neath Port Talbot, Carmarthenshire and Swansea at time of performance.
  • Winner will be selected from individuals who have both liked the Mr. T. Ricks Fan Page on Facebook and shared the page on their wall by 31st December 2013.
  • Winner will be selected at random on the 1st January 2014 and notified shortly afterwards.
  • Winner agrees to participate in Mr. T. Ricks’ publicity during the announcement and on day of show to feature on, but not limited to, the Mr. T. Ricks Fan Page on Facebook, Mr. T. Ricks on Twitter, www.mr-t-ricks.com and www.mr-t-ricks.co.uk
  • Prize will consist of 1 hour of entertainment, as deemed suitable by Mr. T. Ricks, from the following: clowning, magic, balloon modelling, face painting, glitter tattoos.
  • Entertainment will be performed as one consecutive hour and cannot be split across hours /days.
  • Entertainment must be performed between the hours of 10am to 6pm between the dates of the 6th January 2014 and 30th November 2014 (excluding Bank Holidays)
  • Winner must give Mr. T. Ricks at least two months notice prior intended date of performance. Any bookings already received by Mr. T. Ricks will take priority over prize.
  • No other prize is available.

Welcome to www.Mr-T-Ricks.com

This is me!!!

This is me!!!

Hello Everyone and welcome to Mr.T.Ricks.com! Here you will find loads of information about me – Mr. T. Ricks, professional Magician, clown and children’s entertainer. This site is brand new and there’s still more to add so be sure to check back every now and then to find out where I am performing next, and if you’re in the area be sure to come and say hello!

In the meantime please look around this site and if you would like me to perform at your event then please get in touch.

Bye for now!

Mr. T. Ricks