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Shaun was not busy at all so surprised he would not do a photo? Perhaps its because Showmasters want to cash in on photoshoots. Danny was as ever a propper gent,met him a couple of weeks back at an event and happy to chat and sign.

The Asda/Walmart has a very good restaurant and very reasonable. Five minutes walk from the stadium and your there.

Spoke to Tamer Hassan at a function yesterday (20th). He would be more than happy to do Collectormania and said he's done signing events before. He wasn't aware that Danny was doing one and was going to speak to him about it. Over to you Jason!!

Its always great to have a bit of variety at these events. Showmasters always try to mix it up a bit for everyone's taste.

Just waiting for the Tamer Hassan announcement now

Met Stacy Keibler and the late "Test" at an MK Collectormania. She was a popular guest.

Thanks David,will await any updates.

ive wrote asking the question.

Can you confirm we will have a touch of glamour at MK? Are Monica Harris,Holly McGuire and Kyla Cole appearing?

They could of made better use of the infomation stand and display a large white board with cancelled guests.

Got a 4 year old here who's not very happy!!! Will now spend his money on meeting Kenny Baker.

He has done a similar event before in Birmingham a few years back. He was 20 quid back then and unfortunately rushed his signature a little. However he was friendly,posed for pics and shook hands. Photo wise he did have some great photos of England 90 and 96,several Spurs and a couple of Newcastle. He also had some Rangers and Everton photos as well. Usually has a few people with him,his Dad was with him when i met him.

I think if your going to pay your respects it doesn't matter who the person was, it's a nice gesture. I've actually heard there are people who collect photos of grave stones, decorative ones, usual ones etc but they're always respectful and even tidy up ones which are neglected. So as long as everything is done with respect I don't see the harm in visiting or taking photos of what is for all intents and purpose a strangers grave. You will be amazed how many people visit graves of famous people. I have visited the grave of Bill Owen aka Compo from Last of the summer wine. Its in a lovely little church yard in Holmfirth,south yorkshire. While there at least 3 other people were there as well.

I really appreciate your feedback,many thanks.

Having been so prominent at many Showmasters fairs over the years,why have they ceased trading? I suspect many have purchased from him over the years and this included myself. RD220 is no longer registered with the UACC as a dealer, i'm slightly out of the loop??? Any feedback helpful,I'm now curious about some of my past purchases.

I thought he'd made a decision not to do anymore conventions?

A Grange Hill reunion would only work if combined within a Collectormania.I think a dedicated GH reunion would'nt attract the amount of people through the doors to make it worth putting on. Somebody tried to do this independately about 3 years ago and did'nt get enough replies from cast who would of been up for it. Alot of the ex cast as we all know are now doing regular jobs and have families etc. I can't see a problem with getting together a good ex-cast who are 1) happy to make a few extra quid and 2) proud of their time in GH and happy to meet the public who adored/fancied them at the time. I would think this could be a possibility for the June 09 fair at MK Dons if announced with plenty of notice. Perhaps within the fair the guys and girls could do the "Just say No" song. Collectables wise,there are plenty of items which people could get signed eg,Annuals,records, and also you can pick up plenty of T Shirts on the Net. Paula Ann Bland (Claire) and Samantha Lewis (Georgina) are a must for me though.

It was'nt too long ago that John B never had queues at film con's and would sit waiting for someone to come up to him,think LFACC 06 was one time i'd seen him less than busy How things have changed.

Pointless having Todd Bridges really,one without the other is not really appealing

These guys were fantastic people to meet,very down to earth and friendly.Plenty of photo ops to be had. They all seemed to be having a good laugh in each others company with lots of banter. Highlight was mark Wingett and Phil Daniels getting on the Scooters,Phil even kick started his one and got it going. This type of reunion is something that should happen again

yep,i have to agree with you on that front. He really was the group

I've emailed Nick Beggs wife to advise them of this event,not sure if it's something they would do though.

The guest's really span 3 decades,as the like of Alvin Stardust and Toyah were around in the 70's. These sort of events are only really going to attract guests who no longer have current record contracts,but are still gigging around the uk etc.

I think this guest list has a mixture for all tastes. Also it's a good size so far.

nearly got the full line up of "upper street"