24-26 July 1998, Telford Moat House Hotel, Telford, Shropshire.
Filk about the Convention by Judith
That warning out of the way, we think we can offer you a pleasant, peaceful weekend in the company of some of the friendliest people you are ever likely to meet.
The package costs £140 for the weekend, this includes accommodation on Friday and Saturday nights, afternoon tea on Friday, the evening meal (vegetarian and Kosher options available) from the self-service restaurant, full English breakfast on Saturday, morning coffee, lunch which again is self service, afternoon tea, another evening meal and breakfast on Sunday, morning coffee and lunch. All accommodation is in single rooms, we can arrange for people to share, but there's no reduction for this.
You can pay in instalments, though unlike most conventions you pay all of the cost to the convention and it must be paid in full by Wednesday 1 July 1998. This is because as the convention is 'full board' we have to pay the hotel in advance - and we don't want to have to carry cash. If this is likely to cause you a serious problem please contact us. Your initial payment should be at least the convention registration of £20.00. Please make cheques payable to "Red Rose".
one minute without repetition, deviation (!) or hesitation on a subject set by the chair, and "Dream slash," a light-hearted game/discussion, where we decide on an ideal couple, or possibly talk all the way around it without making a decision. We've also planned more serious discussions for instance: "Does your mother know?" - just what are you going to tell your family and friends about where you are? - and "It's pornography - go on, admit it!" which is intentionally contentious.
We've a wide-ranging video programme with old, new, borrowed (thanks!) and blue. -
Well, blue-ish. This will include Trek (all variations), Sentinel, Due South, Blake's 7, MUNCLE and Rat Patrol to name just a few. If there's any show or any -
particular episode you'd like to see, do contact us. Particularly welcome will be ideas where you can also bring the episode/show concerned, and it would be lovely if we could include in the programme a couple of lines to say why you recommend this show/episode in particular. We would like to show an episode or two of Homicide - Life on the Streets which has been discussed on the internet recently. If anyone can help, we'd love to hear from you.
We will also be having several illustrated talks from people who will be outlining their favourite fandom, explaining why it appeals to them and showing video clips to illustrate what they mean. If you'd like to do this, please let me know. You will have to prepare your own "clip tape" - this is something we can't do for you! Talks planned so far include Sentinel and Due South.
Competitions will include a "funny T shirt" competition, a caption competition and a quiz. The quiz will be broken up into several sections - "Identify the pairing from this obscure item of fiction" and "Who lives where?" to name but two.
Confirmed (subject to work commitments) guest is M. Fae Glasgow, the well known California-resident Scot. She's really looking forward to coming over and meeting everyone.
If you have any ideas for other activities we would love to hear from you - that - includes competitions, spot or otherwise.
We're also open for advertising, if there's anything you want to sell do let me know. A whole page (A4) is £5.00, a half page £2.50. Other adverts are 10p a word. Please supply adverts camera-ready and in plenty of time.
That warning out of the way, we think we can offer you a pleasant, peaceful weekend in the company of some of the friendliest people you are ever likely to meet.
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I have read and understood the introduction in the flyer, I understand that this is a slash convention and I understand the nature of some of the material available. I am over 18.
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convention is about!
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