The Gillings Suite

Bristol Beer & Blake's 7 - only a week to go
We are only a week away from the Bristol Beer & Blake's 7 meet, so come and join us for a Saturday afternoon in Bristol drinking and chatting about Blake's 7, other SF stuff or anything that takes our fancy. All welcome.

When: Saturday, 18 July, 12:15 PM

Where: The Knight's Templar, Unit 1 Temple Square, Temple Quay, Bristol, Avon, BS1 6DG.

To get to the pub from the (railway) station, you walk straight through
the ticket gates and foyer, ignoring the main exit to your left, and out
into the covered car park. Go straight through the car park and out, and
you'll be on the path leading to Temple square. As you arrive in the
square, the pub is the large glass-fronted building on your left.
http://www.beerintheevening.com/pubs/s/10/10235/Knights_Templar/Bristol

Here's how to get to the pub from the station
http://www.spacefall.co.uk/FC/b7meet.jpg

This event also has a Facebook page:

http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=102834416944

The event goes from approx 12.20 to 7pm, though some of us may stay longer.

If this is your first time and you don't know any of us, let us know what you look like and roughly when you'll be arriving so we can look out for you.

Bristol Beer & Blake's 7
Just a reminder that we are only a month away from the Bristol Beer & Blake's 7 drink. All SF fans welcome for an afternoon of chatting and drinking.

When: Saturday, 18 July, 12:15 PM

Where: The Knight's Templar, Unit 1 Temple Square, Temple Quay, Bristol, Avon, BS1 6DG.

To get to the pub from the (railway) station, you walk straight through
the ticket gates and foyer, ignoring the main exit to your left, and out
into the covered car park. Go straight through the car park and out, and
you'll be on the path leading to Temple square. As you arrive in the
square, the pub is the large glass-fronted building on your left.
http://www.beerintheevening.com/pubs/s/10/10235/Knights_Templar/Bristol

Here's how to get to the pub from the station
http://www.spacefall.co.uk/FC/b7meet.jpg

The event goes from approx 12.20 to 7pm, though some of us may stay longer. This event also has a Facebook page:

http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=102834416944

If this is your first time and you don't know any of us, let us know what you look like and roughly when you'll be arriving so we can look out for you.

Bristol Beer & Blake's 7
The next Bristol Beer & Blake's 7 pub drink will be on the afternoon of Saturday 18 July, all welcome.

This is organised by the fans on Louise & Simon's Blake's 7 Forum at:

http://www.blakes-7.co.uk/phpBB2/index.php

Where: The Knight's Templar, Unit 1 Temple Square, Temple Quay, Bristol, Avon, BS1 6DG.

When: Saturday 18 July from about 12.15pm till about 7pm.

To get to the pub from the (railway) station, you walk straight through
the ticket gates and foyer, ignoring the main exit to your left, and out
into the covered car park. Go straight through the car park and out, and
you'll be on the path leading to Temple square. As you arrive in the
square, the pub is the large glass-fronted building on your left.

http://www.beerintheevening.com/pubs/s/10/10235/Knights_Templar/Bristol

Here's how to get to the pub from the station

http://www.spacefall.co.uk/FC/b7meet.jpg

If this is your first time and you don't know any of us, let us know what you look like and roughly when you'll be arriving so we can look out for you.

The event also has a Facebook page at:

http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=102834416944

Price goes up on Friday
Just a reminder for those who haven't joined Redemption 11 yet that the price goes up on Friday. It is currently £40 for an adult for the full weekend and that rises to £50 on Friday 1st May.

Redemption 11, 25-27 February 2011
A Multimedia Science Fiction Convention
http://www.smof.com/redemption

Last chance before price increase...
Please remember that the Odyssey 2010 prices go up by £10 tonight so if you haven't registered yet now's a good time.

Nottingham meet - 2nd May 2009
The L&S Blake's 7 Forum have organised a Blake's 7 drink-up in Nottingham. All welcome.

We will be meeting from 12.15pm onwards at Fellows, Morton & Clayton in Nottingham on 2nd May 2009.

Fellows, Morton & Clayton
54 Canal Street
Nottingham
NG1 7EH

http://www.fellowsmortonandclayton.co.uk/

We will be in the back bar, as that is where children are allowed. If you haven't met any of us before, let us know you are coming so we can look out for you. For those who have been to previous Nottingham meets, this is the pub next to the Canalhouse where we have met in the past.

Preview of Iain M. Banks's new book at Satellite 2
Iain M. Banks's forthcoming book, Transition, which is due to be published on September 3rd, will be previewed at

satellite_2 in Glasgow in July, where he will be reading from it. First chance to get a glimpse of this new book!

Royal Institution - The Science in Science Fiction
The Royal Institution has Professor Mark Brake and Reverend Neil Hook talking about The Science in Science Fiction on Tuesday 7 April 2009 between 7.00pm-8.30pm. Tickets cost £8, £6 concessions, £4 RI members.

See the RI Website.

It's 2009...
In case you haven't noticed, it's 2009. Which is 40 years since 1969, the year Apollo 11 landed on the Moon. How's a fan to celebrate an event like that? Why, by going to a con, of course! Over the weekend of July 25-26th, Satellite 2 will be held at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, Glasgow. It will offer the same mix of fun and serious programming as Satellite 1 did, the GoH is Iain M. Banks... so what are you waiting for? Memberships available now!

Neil Gaiman in Chapters, Dublin, February 17th
For those of you who read Neil Gaiman's blog, his most recent post has this sentence tucked away in it:

Which reminds me: Jameson Dublin Film Festival. I'll be there on February the 15th, when they will be screening Coraline. And, for anyone in Dublin -- or indeed, in Ireland -- who missed the signing last year, I will be doing a reading and signing in Chapters in Parnell Street on Feb the 17th at 5pm. Perhaps with an as-yet-unnamed Special Musical Guest.

Yes, this is the bookshop where I work, and, yes, I am feeling very pleased with myself. Oh yes, I also know who the as-yet-unnamed Special Musical Guest is, but my lips are sealed!

One of the tags on the bottom of Neil's post is, "Yes you could use the internet to figure out who I'm appearing with in Ireland but really now wouldn't that be cheating?"

Odyssey Update
We are delighted to announce that writer Iain M Banks and artist Carlos Ezquerra will be joining Alastair Reynolds, Liz Williams, Mike Carey and Fran and John Dowd as our guests of honour at Odyssey 2010.

LXcon Loses Maggs

Just heard via Dave Langford that Dirk Maggs has had to drop out as a GoH at LXcon, the 2009 Eastercon.

Dave also reports that attending membership is now £50, the dealers' room is fully booked and the main hotel is full.

Albacon 2010
It is now possible to join Albacon 2010 by downloading a form from the new updated website. Membership is currently at the incredible price of £30 until Novacon.

Announcing Aetherica 2009 - A Fantasy Convention

Announcing Aetherica 2009 – A Fantasy Convention

We are proud to announce Aetherica, a new fantasy convention to take place in Chester, England on the weekend of June 19th – 21st, 2009.

The Crowne Plaza Hotel in the centre of Chester will play host to a weekend of diverse fantasy-themed programming, ranging from presentations and panels to craft workshops and team building activities. Just as fantasy ranges from fairy tales to complex epics, So Aetherica will offer everything from in-depth literary analysis to whimsical games.

Guests of honour include Peter Beagle, a superb author best known for his novel, The Last Unicorn who has been described as “America’s greatest living fantasist,” and Joe Abercrombie, a critically acclaimed new talent whose books have been labelled as “edgy”, “humorous” and “compelling, with a gritty, real-life feel.”

Join us at midsummer 2009, and spend a weekend celebrating all that is magical.

Current membership rates are:
Adults: £35 (until November 16th 2008)
Juniors (5-18): £25
Infants (under 5): £5
Please see our website (Aetherica FAQ) for more details on the rates and price rises.

For more information about the convention, to join or to book a hotel room, see Aetherica.org

Media Enquires: Wednesday Jones
Publicity@aetherica.org

Less than two weeks till Redemption price rise
Just a reminder to anyone who is planning on going to Redemption and hasn't yet booked, that the price for an adult goes up from £50 to £55 on 1 September. You can book online or by post; details are at:

http://www.smof.com/redemption

Celebrating Terry Nation
My pictures from Celebrating Terry Nation in April are now on the web at:

http://homepages.poptel.org.uk/steve.rogerson/nation.html

Winspit supersoaker fight
The annual Winspit quarry super-soaker fight is this Saturday.

Spend a sunny summer afternoon with a fantastic view of the sea while running in and out of dark caves and shooting your friends in the glorious Dorset countryside.

Who could ask for more?

All fans (regardless of what you're a fan of) are welcome. You can be a fan of anything from Red Dwarf to Iain Banks.

Bring a supersoaker, sturdy footwear, dark clothing (well, you can wear light clothing, but we'll all happily shoot you as we spot you in the dark!), a picnic lunch, a container for carrying water, and a towel/dry t-shirt to change into afterwards)

Meet at Wareham station at 12 noon. (It's in Dorset)

If you're driving, allow half an hour more than you think you'll need. The roads get clogged on sunny summer days.

We can provide a lift from the station if you're coming by train - just let us know how many people need transport.

If you're going to be late -- caught in a traffic jam or delayed train or whatever, then give my mobile a ring and let me know. 07759 784901

There's an optional gaming session afterwards in the evening, and crash space is available overnight.

It's always a blast (which is why we've been doing it for the last 15 years or so). Come along and join in the fun!

Just a reminder to everyone that there are still rooms available in the Queen's Elms for attendees going to MeCon 11. The rooms are single en-suite, and cost £30 per person per night. We need to be giving a full list of attendees to the Elms so they can allocate rooms no later than next Friday (8th August), so if you would like to book a room please let us know before then.

MeCon 11: 29th - 31st August 2008, Queen's Student's Union, University Road, Belfast. Guest of Honour: Charles Stross. www.mecon.org.uk

Current Mood: busy

London Blake's 7 meet
The Blake's 7 Forum London meeting will be Saturday 2nd August. All welcome. We will meet at Lancaster Gate tube staition, from 1 till say 1.30pm. Lancaster Gate is on the Cenrtal line.

The nearest train station is Paddington, (on the Circle, District and Bakerloo lines).

We`ll then walk from Lancaster Gate station to Hyde Park and Kensington Gardens. This park boasts formal plantings, the serpentine gallery (free to enter, so could provide shelter). It also has a Lido (outdoor swimming pool).

Other attractions include boating lake, Peter Pans statue, kiosk, bird sanctuary, restaurant and cafeteria.

Remember to bring your own food and drink (NO BOOZE).
It would also be nice to bring nuts and seeds for the wildlife...

After eating we can explore the parks facilities of peruse the long list of cheap/free museums exhibits.

For those who come down the day before, the London group will be having their monthly Beer & Blake's 7 event on the Friday night. This will start at 7pm at the Knights Templar, 95 Chancery Lane WC2A 1DT. This is a real ale pub that does reasonably priced food.

Bristol Beer and Blake's 7
There's going to be another gathering for Blake's 7 fans in Bristol in July. All welcome; the more the merrier:

When: Saturday, 19 July, 12:15 PM

Where: The Knight's Templar, Unit 1 Temple Square, Temple Quay, Bristol, Avon, BS1 6DG.

To get to the pub from the (railway) station, you walk straight through
the ticket gates and foyer, ignoring the main exit to your left, and out
into the covered car park. Go straight through the car park and out, and
you'll be on the path leading to Temple square. As you arrive in the
square, the pub is the large glass-fronted building on your left.

http://www.beerintheevening.com/pubs/s/10/10235/Knights_Templar/Bristol

Here's how to get to the pub from the station

http://www.spacefall.co.uk/FC/b7meet.jpg

The event goes from approx 12.20 to 7pm, though some of us may stay longer.

If this is your first time and you don't know any of us, let us know what you look like and roughly when you'll be arriving so we can look out for you.

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