The Blackpool Film Collectors' Convention website has been updated to include David Watson's fabulous history of the Film Convention Dinners. David created this back in 2015 for the occasion of the 30th Dinner, and a few copies of his book were available to diners at that event. It's a fascinating record and the people and personalities associated with it - including actors David Prowse, Caroline Munro and Valerie Leon, Oscar-winning sound engineer Norman Wanstall and SFX maestro Ray Harryhausen.

If you've been to one of the Dinners, David's history will bring back some memories of those past events - if you haven't, it should give some insight into them.

You can read it here:
blackpoolfilmconvention.co.uk/30-years-of-the-blackpool-film-convention-dinners/


This year's Dinner will be held on Saturday 25th November 2023 and it's well worth attending. To find out how to book, go to​ blackpoolfilmconvention.co.uk and click on the 'Visit' link from the homepage.

I never managed to get to the Saturday evening dinners as I always worked that day, used to arrive about 7.30 in the evening just too late I thought.