The 2015 Convention
The 2015 Convention
Dear All,
This is just to confirm that at the 2014 Convention it was unanimously decided that the 2015 Convention should take place on Saturday 31st October 2015 - again at the Laura Ashley The Manor Hotel at Elstree.
If anyone has suggestions for talks or other activities, please contact Ken Gallacher ... you can do so through posts to this thread if you wish.
Please reserve the date in your diaries, and let your friends know should they be interested !
Best wishes as always !
This is just to confirm that at the 2014 Convention it was unanimously decided that the 2015 Convention should take place on Saturday 31st October 2015 - again at the Laura Ashley The Manor Hotel at Elstree.
If anyone has suggestions for talks or other activities, please contact Ken Gallacher ... you can do so through posts to this thread if you wish.
Please reserve the date in your diaries, and let your friends know should they be interested !
Best wishes as always !
Charles
Dear All,
The hotel have just confirmed rates for this year's Convention :
Friday night Bed & Breakfast
£109.00 Standard / Superior double
£139.00 Deluxe Rooms
£159.00 Suites
Saturday night plus Saturday Conference
£179.00 Standard / Superior rooms
£199.00 Deluxe rooms
£219.00 Suites.
If you could start to give me your firm bookings, it would be helpful.
If anyone is day only without accommodation I'll quote them a rate separately.
Best wishes as always !
The hotel have just confirmed rates for this year's Convention :
Friday night Bed & Breakfast
£109.00 Standard / Superior double
£139.00 Deluxe Rooms
£159.00 Suites
Saturday night plus Saturday Conference
£179.00 Standard / Superior rooms
£199.00 Deluxe rooms
£219.00 Suites.
If you could start to give me your firm bookings, it would be helpful.
If anyone is day only without accommodation I'll quote them a rate separately.
Best wishes as always !
Charles
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I think most visitors to this amazing DW website will be interested in the following link. But, in particular, DW convention attendees should view it. It is a fascinating pictorial present day tour round the area that the DW convention takes place. And central to the site is Tescos (which is only 2 minutes away from the hotel) that I have visited on both occasions of my attendance not realising the history of where I was walking - The Shining is one of my all time favouite films.
The Devil Rides Out and To the Devil... a Daughter also get a mention.
The stanley kubrick reference in the web-name is misleading - it's all about George Lucas, Raiders of the Lost Ark, and Hammer (obviously).
http://darkestlondon.com/tag/stanley-kubrick/
The Devil Rides Out and To the Devil... a Daughter also get a mention.
The stanley kubrick reference in the web-name is misleading - it's all about George Lucas, Raiders of the Lost Ark, and Hammer (obviously).
http://darkestlondon.com/tag/stanley-kubrick/
Regards,
Darren.
Darren.
If we do the field trip to Tescos then we will have to include the house at High Canons, Buckettsland Lane, Well End, which is very close to Tescos and is used as Mocata's house in the film of TDRO. Quite appropriate as we will be staying in Richard Eaton's house.
I suppose a journey from the hotel to High Canons would replicate the journey made by Mocata in the film when he left the Eaton's home saying the he wouldn't be back - "but something will".
I am planning to get to the hotel much earlier in the day on the Friday at this year's convention - I might check High Canons out.
As an aside High Canons was also used in the Satanic Rites of Dracula, and the hotel we are in was also used in A Clockwork Orange.
I suppose a journey from the hotel to High Canons would replicate the journey made by Mocata in the film when he left the Eaton's home saying the he wouldn't be back - "but something will".
I am planning to get to the hotel much earlier in the day on the Friday at this year's convention - I might check High Canons out.
As an aside High Canons was also used in the Satanic Rites of Dracula, and the hotel we are in was also used in A Clockwork Orange.
Regards,
Darren.
Darren.
I'm sure no one needs reminding but the convention is fast approaching, so I will be sending emails to all the volunteers who are contributing this year. in most cases it will just be a outline of the schedule to make sure everyone is comfortable with it, so please look out for the email and if you haven't received it before the end of the week please let me know.
for all other attendees, or future attendees, please have a think if there is anything that you think we could include or change. we will have the usual portion at the end where we can discuss future plans.
hope everyone is looking forward to it as much as mary and I are.
ken
for all other attendees, or future attendees, please have a think if there is anything that you think we could include or change. we will have the usual portion at the end where we can discuss future plans.
hope everyone is looking forward to it as much as mary and I are.
ken
What a superb Convention !!!
Thank you Ken for organising it so well, thank you all the speakers (magnificent stuff !) and attendees (I'm glad all newcomers seemed to enjoy it !), and thank you Franklin and Derek for our surprise treat !!!
I will be speaking to my web developers about making the changes to Convention Reports that we discussed, and have sent an email off to the hotel seeking to reserve our dates for 2016 and 2017.
I will let you know as soon as they confirm so you can all put them in your diaries.
Best wishes to all ... and those of you who were absent, you were NOT forgotten !!!
See you all hopefully in 2016 (and 2017 !!)
Thank you Ken for organising it so well, thank you all the speakers (magnificent stuff !) and attendees (I'm glad all newcomers seemed to enjoy it !), and thank you Franklin and Derek for our surprise treat !!!
I will be speaking to my web developers about making the changes to Convention Reports that we discussed, and have sent an email off to the hotel seeking to reserve our dates for 2016 and 2017.
I will let you know as soon as they confirm so you can all put them in your diaries.
Best wishes to all ... and those of you who were absent, you were NOT forgotten !!!
See you all hopefully in 2016 (and 2017 !!)
Charles