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Lee Mannering
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Here are full details of the Group 9-5 (film fair) Get-Together 2015.

Sunday 18th October 2015
Doors open 11am till 7pm
Admission £5 to the public.

Refreshments available all day.

Harpenden Public Halls
Southdown Road
Harpenden
Herts
AL5 1PD

A room full of cine traders selling projectors, films and just about anything to do with film/cinema.
9.5mm-8mm-16mm-17.5mm-35mm etc.

This is the 54th year and has always been a really friendly event for decades where you will find plenty of bargains usually.

Also included is a 9.5mm sound film show and amateur film competition subject to entries.

The legendary film auction is also in its 54th year.

Carry on collecting!

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Dominique De Bast
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I'll be there :-)

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Mark Mander
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I'll definately be there as I'm selling loads of films,got quite a few bargains on offer,Mark.

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Terry Sills
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I'll be there all being well. Great venue and a chance to meet old friends again.

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Ken Finch
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I am going as usual. Look out for me and say "Hello" Don't be shy!!! I will probably be with my old friend Brian. We met in Egypt whilst doing our National Service in 1952. How the years fly by!! ken Finch.

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Lee Mannering
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Its nearly time! [Big Grin]

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Dominique De Bast
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I'll take the train for London tonight [Smile]

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Lee Mannering
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Good to see you Dom, quite busy this year with a good number from this forum tuning up and nice to have a chat with everyone.
[Smile]

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Dominique De Bast
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Lee, it's only the second time I attended the Get Together 9,5 so I can only compare with last year and I found that 2015 was better, not only because there were more films and material but also because the 9,5 amateur films competition came back (it had to be cancelled last year due to a lack of enough entries).
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As last year, I discovered that in Britain the train tickets you buy at the machines have to be used the same day or are not valid anymore, I went to the ticket office to be sure to buy the right thing. Doing that, I was informed that there were works on the underground line I take to go to San Pancras station, so I planned an alternative route. I was ready and was on time at the train station on Sunday to discover (UK is full of surprises...) an iron curtain at the entrance of the train network for Harpenden ! I thought there was a strike but fortunately it was just a form of British humour and the man from the information desk told me to go upstairs (normally you take the train at the level -1), which I did and...nobody asked to see my ticket.
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Lee, you insisted that I took this picture :-)

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Lee Mannering
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[Cool] [Smile] [Big Grin] [Big Grin] [Smile] [Cool]
Good old Harry Roy and his band must be shown at all times Dom! [Big Grin]

A good attendance all round and plenty of choice.
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You are right Dom it was good and quite brisk at times with some nice kit available. My own prized purchase would have been a new film for my Christmas shows thanks to young Mark Mander.

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Dominique De Bast
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You saved me the trouble to upload one of my pictures, Lee as I took it from the same point of view you took yours :-)
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Here is another part of the hall.
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One of the numerous projectors which were on sale.
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The projector ready to show 9,5 films. We were Lucky to see two a sonorized version of The Cabinet Of Doctor Caligari and several amateur films (two at the beginning of the afternoon and the other ones at 5pm during the films competition)
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The rewards awaiting...
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One of the two winners.

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Brian Fretwell
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A great event' unfortunately I could not stay very long. Partly due to buying a Eumig S 932 from the Bring & Buy (a £25 bargain), partly due to other commitments. Lee's photo of it shows me there (red coat, back to camera) looking in the £1 bin.
I also bought a couple of Wombles films from Mark and found a 6v 10w editor bulb on one stand to replace the one that blew last week. I haven't downloaded my photos yet - I'll put some up when I do. I'm looking forwards to next year's event.

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Douglas Meltzer
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Looks wonderful!

Dominique, it's great that you made the trip.

Doug

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Paul Barker
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some nice pictures here.hopefully more to come. as usual, these events are always a tremendous time for like minded people. Dominique you must truly be congratulated on doing the journey you did to get there.

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Dominique De Bast
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Douglas and Paul, it really worthed it !I will do my best to be there next year as well. I'm not only happy for the material that was on sale and for the projections but I was also pleased to see now familiar British ninefivers and other collectors'faces (including members of this forum). That's what a day like that is about. There is something the pictures don't show : the daughters of the late John Ferrari came specially to sell to passionate people (instead of making profit by selling directly to a seller or through EBay) the collection of one of the former President of the Group 9,5. They had displayed pictures of their father on the wall behind the table on which they had the films (and some material). While I was having a look through the films, it was touching to hear people coming to say they knew personnaly John Ferrari and the girls also asked to some people if they knew him. It was absolutely not a question of business there. I was offered by one of the daughters a displayer with samples of different gauges and a pullover with a cine design as a souvenir. I didn't want to picture the corner as it would have been just a part of the day, which was not, it was something very special. Maybe someone took a picture for the British 9,5 magazine as a tribute, but as I never met John Ferrari personnally, I didn't feel I had the right to do that. Those who had the opportunity to go to the projection hall could see a screening of John Ferrari and Roger Spence who was also a former president of the British club.

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David Guest
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Hi dom are you coming to Blackpool this year would be a shame to miss it

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Dominique De Bast
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David, distance is the only reason for which I haven't been there, yet. Blackpool is far away from London by train (keeping in mind that London would not be my starting point) and by plane you have to tell the company in advance the number of pieces luggage you will have and their weight, which is impossible as you don't know what you will buy at such event. Failing to do that pushes the prices of the cost of the flight to unreasonnable costs, as you have also to book the train ticket from the airport to the city, which is a kind of lottery as it is not unusual for planes to have delays. although it will not be this year, I still hope to be able to make it at least once.

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Dominique De Bast
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The next edition is coming soon :-)The 16 th October is the day to tick in your diary.

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Terry Sills
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Yes a great event and a lovely venue. I'm so glad I met John Ferrari, he was lovely unassuming man and a great authority of all things cine, especially 9.5.
Harpenden is always a well attended friendly get together and I look forward to going again this year. So many keen and knowledgeable people all in one room.
The refreshments are excellent and not expensive. If you've never been before its well worth the trip.

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I intend to go again this year, despite the my back appearing in the first photo posted here (I'll not be wearing a red coat again!!).

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Dominique De Bast
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We need more pictures of British members, so try to face a camera this year :-)

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I've just booked my hostel in London (33 € for three nights).

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Dominique De Bast
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It's this week-end ! I will take the train to London this evening :-)

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Good to see you there Dominique, also Adrian and several (including Keith Wilton) from Ealing BFCC. Haven't downloaded the pictures from the camera, so don't worry about them being here :-)

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I picked up a couple of films and a projector from the bring and buy stall, saw a few familiar faces,next 9.5 do is in pimlico in April so try and attend, Mark

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