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Adrian Winchester
Film God
Posts: 2941
From: Croydon, London, UK
Registered: Aug 2004
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posted November 21, 2005 05:33 PM
I agree that it was a very good day as usual, and the auction offered some bargains and rarities, lasting for about one and three quarter hours. Saturday night was a lot of fun too. The meal was about the best I've had there, and 4 courses for under £20 (plus the after dinner entertainment) can't be bad. Two more tables, compared to last year, were needed for the dinner, with about 120 present. I don't know what the (considerably bigger) attendance was on the Sunday, but Anne Simmonds estimated that it was about 20-30 higher than last year. It's great to see that despite some of the doom and gloom you hear, 2005 is ending with both the October BFCC and Blackpool attracting their highest attendances for some years.
Let's see a few more of the guys from the south next year. I encouraged a friend from London to come for the first time, and he had such a good time that he will be trying to bring more people next time!
-------------------- Adrian Winchester
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Barry Attwood
Phenomenal Film Handler
Posts: 1411
From: Enfield, U.K.
Registered: Aug 2003
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posted November 22, 2005 02:35 AM
Yes I must concur with all the statements about this years Blackpool, it was one of the best for years, and this years meal was really lovely (and this year I had the vegetarian choice, as I do not eat Lamb) on Saturday night, and the evening was a roaring success. The Sunday just seemed to fly by (as did the whole weekend, as usual), and I saw most of the shows and joined in the auction too, although as I had a bad back all over the weekend I had to duck out near the end (I stayed for about 1 1/2 hours), but I must say Barry Littlechild together with Ged Jones does keep the auction going with wit and laughter (perhaps they could team up as a double act, but who would want to see "WIT & LAUGHTER", I don't know, it may catch on?). I think those that attended this years event had a good time, and come away a little lighter in the pocket, but that's the point of it, we spend money at Blackpool, and it encourages them to keep doing it for at least another year or two.
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