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LFCC was my first ever crewing experience and can I just say a big thankyou to all attendees over the weekend... I know huge events like these can be very stressful but everyone I dealt with over Sat/Sun were wonderfully poliet and patient with me :-) I loved the experience and I hope to crew more events in the future and really hope to see more of you wonderful people again! xxx

Really like the idea of staying at the hotel and going to the party but we will have our kids with us.... is the party for over 18s only??? Need to know before we book anything :-)

Hiya, My whole family love the hunger games and as my kids have never had the pleasure of going to a proper 3 day weekend event we decided this was the one to start them with! Not got tickets yet (may have to wait until next month for enough cash!) but have booked a couple rooms in a nearby hotel (couldn't afford the rates of the con hotel as there are 5 of us and would need too many rooms). Anyway, the rooms we got are triples so that leaves a single bunk free in one of our rooms... though it might be a nice chance for someone attending alone to get cheap accomodation... male or female as the room could be shared with either me and my daughter or my hubby and older son. £45 for 3 nights (helps us cover some of the accomodation cost too!). Let me know if you might be interested :-) Danielle x

I think the poll is a fab idea and the prices are understandable for big names but I haven't voted as I just can't afford prices like that no matter how much I would want to meet them (Orlando Bloom would of been my choice if I had that sort of money and my 7 year old Daughter would KILL me if I took her to an event with him there and didn't meet him...lol!!!). Sometimes it really sucks being poor...lol!!!

OMG... just seen the new website!!!! I am sooooo torn over what con to go to next year now Well done sm!

Took the family along today and had the most amazing time!!!! We met 6 guests and didn't have to queue for ANY of them (a big bonus with a 6 month old baby who gets bored easily!!!). Walked through the door at about 12 and went straight in to meet Danny John Jules. He was lovely as always. My Little girl has recently become a big fan of Red Dwarf and had been practicing the theme tune all week to sing to him. She was so star struck that she couldn't say a word so Danny sung it to her instead :0) Also met Chris Barrie & Norman Lovett, both friendly and happy to chat :0) Then we met Chaske Spencer & Kate Mulgrew who both seemed really warm and friendly. Last of all we met Tim Russ who was fab! He was really chatty and as the kids are big 'icarly' fans he gave them both a free signed icarly print!! How nice is that :0) All in all a great day had by all! Thank you Showmasters xxx

I'm coming and am very excited :0) I haven't been since it changed venues so really looking forward to not fighting the shopping crowds this time :0) There are way too many guests I wanna meet but as funds are tight it will be hard to choose between them. A definate must see is Tim Russ tho as 2 of my kids are big icarly fans and are mega excited about meeting him :0) This will also be the first convention for out newest member of our family, Xander, who is only 6 months old.... gotta introduce him to the wonderful world of Showmasters :0) We're only going Sunday this time (would of loved to do the whole weekend!) and we're travelling from Swindon. Anybody is welcome to come say hi to me... I shouldn't be hard to miss as I'll be the stressed out Mum wrestling with a buggy and constantly yelling 'Angel, get back here' & 'Connor, put that down' to the other 2 kids running wild...lol!!!! See you all soon xxx

Evening Peeps! Can't believe you'll all be off to Hallowhedon tomorrow.... so mega jealous that I had to get rid of my gold ticket :0( I really wish I was still going but I know the weekend would of been a nightmare for me being sooooo huge at the mo. On the bright side, little Xander is due in just 13 days time and we can't wait to finally meet him :0) Hope you all have a super fab time and I can't wait to see all ur photos when you get back :0)

You can count me & my hubby in on this one!!!! I watched 5 hours straight last weekend on the internet (up to episode 7!) and just love it. I've booked accommodation for the weekend so just hoping the tickets don't sell out before we can afford them! We want to go for silver and are asking our family for cash at Christmas to get them. Fingers crossed that they don't sell out before coz theres no way we can afford it before that as we have a baby due in Nov and all our money at the mo is going on baby stuff :0)

Oh poop I'm really glad I've had the chance to meet him before but its still a real shame he won't be there this weekend. Rimmer has always been my fav but it still looks like its going to be a great weekend See you all soon xxx

Thank you for your help

I have a quick question for Jola regarding tickets.... My Hubby has a Silver ticket but I have Gold. He would now really like to have Gold instead so we can go to the drinks reception together. We were just wondering, if there are still Gold tickets available on the door, can he pay the extra and upgrade??? Cheers xxx

I was kinda hoping you'd get him so me and the hubby are over the moon We were lucky enough to meet Norman at collectormania so although it would of been lovely to see him again, this more than makes up for his abcsence Thank you guys!!!!

I'm mega gutted I can't make it to Collectormania this weekend... there were some guests I really wanted to meet.... but at least I've got next weekend to look forward too

Hiya Peeps, I love all the name suggestions We have kind of settled with either Xander or Serenity now so just have to wait until July to find out which it will be. The bad news tho is that my scan confirmed that I'm a little futher along than I thought.... due on the 11th Nov. I decided that it would be too close for comfort to attened (I'm sooooo Gutted!!!!) so I am now going to the Better Than Life con in 2 weeks time instead. Thanks to the stand-in midwives for offering to help with a sudden delivery... It would of actually been really funky actually giving birth at an event like this Hope all you guys have a super fab time at the con and I'll let you know when little Xander or Serenity arrives xxx

Luckily I'm not a complete convention virgin I have been to quite a few over the years but they were with different organisers (no names mentioned this time ). Normally I go to Angel/Buffy events and I was all excited about the Hallowhedon con later this year but then I found out my baby is due on 11th Nov (just 10 days after it!). I LOVE Red Dwarf tho so I'm just mega happy to be going to this event instead Still can't believe I've got a ticket to the drinks reception Just really hoping all the excitment doesn't aggrevate my morning sickness... I'm sooo paranoid that I'm gunna be saying hi to Chris Barrie and then all of a sudden throw up over him!!!!! Do you think people will think it super weird if I spend the weekend walking round with a plastic bowl under my arm??? Seriously, I'll be sat minding my own business then suddenly puke... will totally understand if no one wants to sit anywhere near me all weekend Oh well, better go get some housework done xxx

OMG... is anyone else as super excited as me at the mo???? This will be my 1st Showmasters con but I've heard so many positive comments on this board that I'm sure its going to be a great weekend Really looking forward to meeting you all xxx

Oh how I shall miss the booze This will be the first con I've been to where I stand a chance of feeling human on the Sunday morning tho I shall have to be content with laughing at all you with killer heads in the morning ... oooo and a nice fry up, gunna be a good weekend

Oh this is soooo unfair of you guys.... 1st you get Nathan Fillion (a mega hotty !!!) then you announce Andy Robinson (one of my all time favs and someone I've longed to meet for years ) and now a fair ... aaarrrggghhhh!!!! Hubby keeps telling me we can't come as we're attending Better Than Life and money is already tight, plus the fact that I've got killer morning sickness at the mo and would propbably spend most the time in the loo... not to mention smelling of puke when actually meeting the guests (nice!) but now theres going to candy floss .... The hubby is in for another pleading when he gets home from work Showmasters, you rock!

Thats where me and the hubby ended up booking!! Looks like a nice place and a good price too. See you there hobbitfanatic :0)

Hiya, me & my hubby will be there. Here's are details: 1) Danny & Colin 2) 30 & 39 3) Swindon 4) I've got Gold, hubby only has Silver (and is well gutted bout it!!!) 5) We're both huge fans of Red Dwarf, simple as that! 6) I've had a go at putting photos of us on but I have no idea if it will actually work...lol! See you all very soon xxx

I knew it.... the hotels are all against me!!!! Thats just sooo weird coz I told the lady the other day that I was attending the con and she just kept saying there was nothing left. Then she told me she would get the booking manager to call me to see if he could fix the booking mistake but the guy never bothered to call so I just gave up and booked the B&B. I might try calling them again on Tuesday and see if theres still any chance of getting a room there after all. Oh, and if spankings are being offered around then I'm in.... hee hee Ta ta for now xxx

Hi again, The B&B we booked is called the Victoria Guest House. Its in De Parys Avenue which google maps puts as being an 11 minute walk away. I found it on a site called www.experiencebedfordshire.co.uk but anyone interested could call direct on 01234 359219. I did look at staying at the Swan but just couldn't afford it. As I said, I seem to attract bad luck when it comes to conventions and accommodation so maybe its best if everyone actually avoids this particulr B&B coz I'll be there Ta ta for now, xxx

Hiya guys, I've had a little problem with the Park Inn this week and just thought I'd let people know so no one else gets stuck without a room at the last minute (although I do seem to have terrible bad luck when it comes to hotels, so I doubt very much anyone else will have the same problem!). I bought my hubby a ticket to Better than life back when they 1st went on sale as a birthday pressy and made sure that I booked him a room straight away. At first it was just going to be him attending and he wasn't sure about time off work so I only booked the room for Sat night. Recently I was very lucky to also get a ticket to the event and we decided that we would call the hotel and see if it was possible to add both the Fri & Sun night to our booking just to make life a little easier. I was gutted to find out that the gentleman that had taken my booking months ago had not only messed up and got the name wrong on the booking, but that he had also booked us in for the Fri night (as it is, there are now no rooms available for the Sat night!). I was pretty miffed as if I hadn't called the hotel then we would of turned up Sat morning only to find we a) would of already been charged for the room Fri night and wouldn't have had a room the Sat! In the end I found a nice little B&B just 10 mins walking distance from the Park Inn which is just £45 per room per night so we've now gone ahead and booked there instead, but its still a pain in the rear when you have to go back and forth between hotels at these events. I hope no one else gets stuck in a situation like this and if you're worried then the best thing is just to give the hotel a quick call and double check eveything is as planned before the event. Anyway.... on a completely different note, I have a gold ticket but the hubby only has silver (he's well gutted...hee hee!) but that means I'm gunna be stood all on my tod at the Gold ticket drinks reception.... If theres any other gold ticket holders out there who don't mind a painfully shy gal standing with them so I don't look like a complete outcast I'd be very grateful I won't be hard to miss... I'll be the 5 months preggers lass stood in a corner sipping soft drinks! Ta ta for now, Danny xxx

Lol!!!!! Never thought of having someone actually paint the bump!!! A huge orange pumkin.... I love it