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NECON, the '''North-East Science Fiction Convention''', was a one-day [[convention]] organized by [[Mavis Pickles]] and [[Derek Pickles]] and held at Pat's Cafe, Dudley Hill Top in Bradford, [[UK]] on Sunday October 14, 1951 from noon to 10pm. [[Joyce Slater|Joyce]] and [[Ken Slater]] were the [[GoHs|guests of honour]], though [[Joyce Slater]] was unable to attend.
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'''NECON''', the '''North-East Science Fiction Convention''', was a one-day [[convention]] organized by [[Mavis Pickles]] and [[Derek Pickles]] and held at Pat's Cafe, Dudley Hill Top in [[Bradford]], [[UK]] on Sunday October 14, 1951 from noon to 10pm. It was the first post-[[War]] convention in the UK outside of [[London]]. [[Joyce Slater|Joyce]] and [[Ken Slater]] were the [[GoHs|guests of honour]], though [[Joyce Slater]] was unable to attend.
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== Attendees ==
 
== Attendees ==
  
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There were 62 members of the convention society, 13 of whom were known to have not attended. Pickles put the attendance at 48.
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There were 62 members of the convention society, 13 of whom were known to have not attended. Pickles put the attendance at 48 which annoyingly but doesn't quite balance. The obvious conclusion is that [[John C. Park]] of [[Perth]] in [[Western Australia]] was also non-attending but he appears in a photo. Presumably he was in the UK anyway as it seems unlikely that he came over specially.
  
 
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# [[E. R. James]]  
 
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{{convention | year=1951 | locale=Bradford, UK}}
 
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Revision as of 04:01, 3 October 2024

(Did you mean a Providence convention?)

NECON, the North-East Science Fiction Convention, was a one-day convention organized by Mavis Pickles and Derek Pickles and held at Pat's Cafe, Dudley Hill Top in Bradford, UK on Sunday October 14, 1951 from noon to 10pm. It was the first post-War convention in the UK outside of London. Joyce and Ken Slater were the guests of honour, though Joyce Slater was unable to attend.


Attendees[edit]

There were 62 members of the convention society, 13 of whom were known to have not attended. Pickles put the attendance at 48 which annoyingly but doesn't quite balance. The obvious conclusion is that John C. Park of Perth in Western Australia was also non-attending but he appears in a photo. Presumably he was in the UK anyway as it seems unlikely that he came over specially.

This is a work in progress. Unlinked names are being checked to see if they're here under variants.

  1. Cyril Banks
  2. G. Barstow (N)
  3. Eric Bentcliffe
  4. H. Bourne (N)
  5. Pete Campbell (N)
  6. Vinc Clarke (N)
  7. Dave Cohen
  8. Lyell Crane (N)
  9. Leslie Cureton
  10. Mimi Dalton *
  11. Rick Dalton
  12. Alec Dicpetrist
  13. Arthur Duell
  14. Cyril Evans
  15. Frances Evans
  16. Fred Fairless
  17. Douglas Firth
  18. E. Furness (N)
  19. Arnold Gibson
  20. Marjorie E. Harper
  21. Phil Hetherington (N)
  22. Bert High
  23. Alan Hunter
  24. Mrs Joyce Hunter *
  25. E. R. James
  26. Terry Jeeves
  27. Bill Jesson
  28. Mr. Jesson[1] *
  29. D. Joyason (N)
  30. Paul Juneau (N)
  31. Max Leviten
  32. J. Mawson
  33. Donald McCormick
  34. Mr Mosley
  35. H. Newrick
  36. Mrs H. Newrick
  37. John C. Park
  38. Derek Pickles
  39. Mavis Pickles
  40. Ken Potter
  41. Connie Prophet (N)
  42. Frank Richards
  43. W. Richards
  44. J. Michael Rosenblum
  45. Mr Scarr
  46. Ron Schubert
  47. Kenneth F. Slater
  48. Ken Smith (N)
  49. Paul Sowerby
  50. Jack Sturgeon
  51. I. Tapping
  52. Donald Towers
  53. Norman Wansborough (N)
  54. Norman Weedall
  55. K. Wharton
  56. J. Wilkinson
  57. Mrs J. Wilkinson
  58. A. E. Williams
  59. Walter A. Willis (N)
  60. Peter Windle
  61. Dave Wood
  62. Ken Woodward


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  1. ↑ The fact that his name is expressed as 'Mr Jesson' suggests he was Bill Jesson's father.
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