The Great Bedford Foodbank Sponsored Dalek Push in October 2016 raised £4000 for Bedford Foodbank.
Sincere thanks to our patrons, Katy Manning and Sophie Aldred, and to all who donated or took part. Thanks, too, to those local business who contributed; please do support them. They are: Woodfines Solicitors, Sharman Law Solicitors, Price Wallace Letting Agents, Rice Thai Restaurant, St Peter's Ale House, Goldings Ironmongers, William Rutter Motors, The Jaffa Orchard in Castle Road, The Picture Gallery in High Street, All Ears in High Street, Limes cafe in Lime Street, and The Eagle Bookshop in Castle Road.
We're delighted to announce that Mat Irvine, the SFX designer who worked on many episodes of Doctor Who and Blake's 7, will be joining us for the second of our special evenings. Mat was the senior effects designer on the Doctor Who stories The Face of Evil, The Stones of Blood, The Creature from the Pit, Warriors' Gate and Warriors of the Deep. He was frequently K9's operator, most recently in the David Tennant episode School Reunion.
Mat is also a prolific author, a fine speaker, and a very, very nice chap. We're really pleased that he's going to come to talk to us.
All profits from the event will be donated to Bedford Foodbank.
Tickets cost £7.50 for adults and £5 for under-18s and concessions. NUMBERS FOR THIS EVENT ARE STRICTLY LIMITED, SO PLEASE GET YOUR ORDERS IN ASAP.
To order your tickets, please send a cheque, made payable to Bedford Who Charity Con, to Simon Danes at 20 Close Road, Pavenham MK43 7PP. Don't forget to include your name and address.
For alternative methods of payment, please email Simon at info@bedfordwhocharitycon.co.uk
For more information about Mat and his work, please click on this link: www.matirvine.com
An Evening with
Mat Irvine
Special Effects Designer for Doctor Who, Blake's 7 and Edge of Darkness
Saturday 26th November 2016
St Andrew's Church Centre, Kimbolton Road, Bedford MK40 2PF
6.15 p.m. for drinks and nibbles. 7.30 p.m. kick-off.