Current History
Chipperfield Circus, as run by the Dick Chipperfield dynasty, ceased touring in the late 1980s. In the 1989-1990 season Chipperfield Circus toured Ireland, commencing the season in Cork. The show ran for a few months featuring The Flying Souzas, Shiganio, Peter Althoff and members of the Chipperfield clan. In the early 1990s Charles Chipperfield, a son of Jonny Chipperfield, ran Chipperfield Brothers, but this also ceased running during the 1990s. The title was hired out to Tony Hopkins Promotions for his touring UK circus from 1992 to 1996. The show featured Dick Chipperfield Snr's grandson, Richard Chipperfield working his lion act.
In the late 1990s it was reported in the press that Mary Chipperfield was abusing her animals, leading to a fine in April 1999 of £8,500 for cruelty to animals.
In 2010, Chipperfields Circus returned without animals in the show, appearing at Cambridge and Rochester.
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