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| − | Bradford | + | '''Bradford''' is a city in Yorkshire, Northern England. |
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| + | [[Derek Pickles]] produced the [[fanzine]] ''[[Phantasmagoria]]'' in 1950 and with his sister [[Mavis Pickles]] organsied the [[NECON]], the North-East Convention, on October 14, 1951. This was the first the first post-[[Second World War|war]] convention outside [[London]]. | ||
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| + | In its aftermath he formed the [[Bradford Science Fiction Association]]. By the time of [[London SF Con]] in May 1952 he reported they had 23 members. Many of them attended the [[Mancon]], also in 1952, but the club closed by the end of 1953, and Pickles himself had to leave fandom in 1955 because of ill-health. He would return in the 1990s. | ||
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| + | Bradford has hosted two recent [[Eastercons]], [[LX]] and [[EightSquaredCon]] at the Cedar Court hotel on the outskirts of the city. The hotel has good function space, but not enough bedrooms, so overflow hotels served by shuttle buses were needed. | ||
{{locale | locale=Bradford, UK}} | {{locale | locale=Bradford, UK}} | ||
[[Category:UK]] | [[Category:UK]] | ||
Revision as of 05:51, 25 September 2024
Bradford is a city in Yorkshire, Northern England.
Derek Pickles produced the fanzine Phantasmagoria in 1950 and with his sister Mavis Pickles organsied the NECON, the North-East Convention, on October 14, 1951. This was the first the first post-war convention outside London.
In its aftermath he formed the Bradford Science Fiction Association. By the time of London SF Con in May 1952 he reported they had 23 members. Many of them attended the Mancon, also in 1952, but the club closed by the end of 1953, and Pickles himself had to leave fandom in 1955 because of ill-health. He would return in the 1990s.
Bradford has hosted two recent Eastercons, LX and EightSquaredCon at the Cedar Court hotel on the outskirts of the city. The hotel has good function space, but not enough bedrooms, so overflow hotels served by shuttle buses were needed.
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