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My Niece and i went to Olympia in London today and had a really lovley day out :-)) We came away with a goodie bag and lots of info. Q'd for ages for different events and also paid the EARTH for a bottle of water! £1.80!!!!! small (thank God we opted out of the pork bap!!!) I dread to think!!! lol We met Ron and Carol of geoprinters and they were rushed off thier feet bless em....We thank you Ron n Carol for the lovely charts we bought from you and were thrilled with the price you charged. (cheap cheap) We came away feeling like a right pair of anoraks...but happy lol A day to recomend. ...Oh and you should see that Nick Barrett fella! Mmmmmmm wot a dish! lol Ian Hisslop wasnt bad either! lol Only found one fault.......There wasnt one FTM 2005 to be found anywhere!!!! So it's off to Asda/Tesco in the morning.... Gerri and Lorna x

what was in the goody bag

Lesley ...a good pair of shoes and a BOTTLE OF WATER!....LOL Rosalind......leafletts...LOADS of em! lol Enjoy your day....we did.

Lesley Get there early and in the Q for 'help with the experts'......take your passwords for Ancestry....As you come in the door...go straight to the back and to the right far corner.....

Do you know if it`s touring the country? Ros

Dont think so Ross....sorry

Although this particular show isn't touring there are other shows and fairs. Many of the same exhibitors will be at a lot of them. These local events are usually reasonably priced to get into too. These are some events mentioned in my latest Family History Society newsletter. There are some AGMs too but I am not sure if they are for members only. 12th May SDFHS Open Day Sherborne 13th May Kent Family History Fair. Market Hall, Maidstone 10am-5pm 26th May Central England Family History Fair, Buxton, Derbyshire 10am-5pm 2nd June West Dorset Group Open Day Burton Road, Bridport, 10am-3.30pm 9th June Gwent FHS Open Day, County Hall Cwmbran 16th June Wiltshire FHS Open Day, Salisbury City Hall, 10 am-3.30pm 23rd June Devon FHS Summer Special, Plymouth 14th July SWAG FHS Fair The Winter Gardens, Weston-Super-Mare 10am-4pm 22nd Sept. Glamorgan FHS Fair Open Day, The Grand Pavilion, Porthcawl 10am-4pm 30th September Hampshire G.S. Open Day Horndean Technology College 3rd November West Surrey FHS Open Day, Woking Leisure Centre. 10am-4.30pm Sue

I went yesterday. Most impressive. Ian Hislop and David Startkey were the ones I saw/heard. Take a bottle of water with you. Get there before the 10am opening time............ If you can stay til the closing time 6pm Sunday, 4pm Monday.......do it ! Cos the hall empties in the last hour - it's then much easier to look. If you want a break, go up to the Gallary level, loads of space, refreshments, etc etc History Theatre needs no tickets, just get there about 25 mins before and wait in the queue. The WDYTYA stage chats, you do need a ticket. Get them as soon as you go into the Hall. Makes it all easy and saves time. Overall, very good indeed. The FH Societies are all clustered in one quarter of the hall, best to wait until the end to see these.....cos they are absolutely jam-packed !