Medcon
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A convention run November 7, 1953 by the Medway Science and Fantasy Club.
Attendees[edit]
There is seemingly no published membership list. The following are either mentioned in contemporary reports or appear in photos. Names marked * are family members of attendees who likely weren't fans per se. Names marked (M) were members of the Medway group.
This is a work in progress. Names below are being checked to see if they're here under variants.
- Tom Batho (M)
- Eric Bentcliffe
- Daphne Buckmaster
- Ron Buckmaster
- Ken Bulmer
- Pam Bulmer
- Brian Burgess
- Bert Campbell
- Vin¢ Clarke
- Stewart Conley (M)
- Jack J. Curle
- Bob Dunlop (M)
- Walter Gillings
- Joy Goodwin
- Jim Guy (M)
- Peter Hamilton
- Chuck Harris
- Tony Klein
- Brian Lewis (M)
- Stuart Mackenzie
- Shirley Marriott
- Dave Newman
- Colin Parsons
- Alistair Paterson
- Dorothy Ratigan
- Jim Ratigan
- Alan Ridgway (M)
- Pat Simpson (M)
- Len Smith (M)
- Pete Taylor
- Winnie Thorn (M)
- A. J. Thorne *
- Jeanne Thorne (M)
- Tony Thorne (M)
- Ron Tripp (M)
- Ted Tubb
- Brian Varley
- Norman Wansborough
- Geoff Wingrove
- Pete Wright (M)
A. J. Thorne was Tony Thorne's father who helped out with bar and buffet. Of the Medway group fans, it seems only the Thornes and Brian Lewis attended other conventions such as the Coroncon, even though Gillingham is only about 40 miles from London.
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