Newcastle charity event set to be out of this world
An event is coming to Newcastle this summer which is out of this world and will be raising much needed funds for Age UK North Tyneside Dementia. 'Northern Horizon A Blake's 7 Convention' will give fans of the British 1970's Sci-Fi series a chance to meet stars of the show.
Jan Chappell (Cally), Sally Knyvette (Jenna) Brian Croucher (Travis) Sasha Mitchell (Arlen) Nick Joseph (Headhunter) will be joined by Mat Irvine one of the key figures in the world of visual effects for the show and Chris Thompson who has recently worked on Blue Ray releases of the series which came to an end in the early 1980's. The show will be hosted by John Ainsworth from Big Finish. All profits for this show will go to AGE UK North Tyneside to help Dementia in the North East.
Ambassador for the charity Joe Allon is delighted to be helping bring the event up North. It's almost 20 years since the North East held a Blake's 7 Convention so this is great news for fans of the show. My fellow ambassador Steve Wraith attended a similar event in Steventon last year and he has helped us put this together and we are very grateful."
The event takes place at the 'Tyneside Irish Centre ' on Saturday August 9th at 10am till 4pm. There will be various stalls, as well as a chance to see some of the models used in the show. VIP tickets include a chance to have a meet and greet with the stars of the show before they take to the stage for a Q and A. Standard entry tickets are priced at £20 and VIP Tickets £75 limited to 50.