 In 1900 , New Brighton Tower athletic grounds boasted the UK 's first visit from a group known as The Ashanti Village , in which 100 West African men , women and children re @-@ created an Ashanti village , produced and sold their wares and performed " war tournaments , songs [ and ] fetish dances " . Although they had arrived , delays meant that they were not set up in time for Whitsun the traditional start of the summer season . As was common at fairgrounds of the time , there was a Bioscope exhibition showing the latest wartime pictures to audiences of up to 2 @,@ 000 . In the summer of 1907 there was a Hale 's Tours of the World exhibition in the tower 's grounds , consisting of short films shown in a stylised railway carriage with sound effects and movements at the appropriate times . 
