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Tracy Favourite character is Col John Sheppard Stargate Atlantis Cardiff Film & Comic Con Sept 2017 please.

When I emailed the extra help team they told me to print out their email reply to me, take it plus proof of disability to the organisers booth and fill out an "extra help" form this will then ensure that your assistant or carer can accompany you into any of the paid events that you have purchased a ticket for. If they want to have photos or autographs for themselves then they would need to buy their own tickets for those. I asked what "proof" was required and in my case was told to bring my PIP award letter. I've also "just in case" photocopied my blue badge as thats got my photo on it so they can see that I'm me lol

My son and I are coming from Barry South Wales on Friday for the whole 3 days (actually he's first coming from Swindon to meet up with me on Thursday). We are in a hotel about 15 mins from the NEC but as we're going to both parties as well as the opening ceremony we won't really be seeing much of the hotel is my guess.

Oh heck thats come as a shock - I'm disabled and will be going to the party straight from the opening ceremony my car will have been parked in the NEC for the afternoon and evening does this mean I have to move it? If so to where? ETA: OK I just checked the prices for the Hilton parking and it would make sense (and be the same price) for me to book 24 hr parking at the Hilton and go to the NEC on my scooter from there both days (I'm going to both parties) at least my car would be close by when I come out late at night. Can any one tell me how far it is from the Hilton to the NEC and if its all level - I couldn't really use the scooter on a pedestrian bridge as its only a pavement type one which isn't intended to climb long slopes.

I could have sworn somewhere here I saw a schedule for the Bill Shatner Bridge photos shoot - now I can't find it, did I imagine it or have they pulled the time table to change things around?

Could you give me some information on how things work with mobility scooters at the event? Due to a degenerating spinal condition I now find myself needing to use a mobility scooter for large events, I have my own so thats not a problem and I am aware the NEC is fully accessible, however, I have never attended a convention with a scooter before and am used to queuing up for talks then being seated in rows with my son who comes with me on a first come first served basis, can you advise me how it would work with the scooter? I can actually get off it and walk short distances but I cannot stand for any protracted length of time without being in severe pain. What would I need to do queue up on the scooter or park it up and leave it someplace close by? Is that allowed? If I need to leave the scooter outside the talk area then would my son be allowed to queue for me whilst I wait on the scooter for our turn? If I can take the scooter inside would my son be able to come in with me to sit somewhere close by or would we be split up? Also trying to work out the costs for this weekend and never having been to a convention with paid for guest talks could someone give me a very rough idea of how much these talks usually cost? Is it possible to prebook a disabled parking space at the NEC or do I just book a regular ticket and hope theres a disabled space available when I arrive? Many thanks.