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Topic: 3/15: Walt Cunningham dinner and talk (Pontefract)
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Rick Mulheirn Member Posts: 4167 From: England Registered: Feb 2001
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posted 11-12-2012 04:14 PM
Hot on the heels of the highly successful Charlie Duke event, Ken Willoughby is pleased to announce the appearance of Apollo 7 LMP Walt Cunningham in March of 2013.Ken had to postpone this event last year because of building issues at the new venue but those are now a thing of the past and Walt is looking forward to coming. - Dinner at Wentbridge House Hotel, The Great North Road, Wentbridge, West Yorkshire. WF8 3JJ on Friday, March 15, 2013 at 19:00. Tickets are £60. Photo shoot is £20, payable on night. After dinner auction.
Cheques payable to Ken Willoughby. - "Apollo - The Golden Age of Spaceflight." Public lecture by Walt Cunningham-Apollo 7. Saturday March 16th at Carleton Community High School. Carleton Green,Carleton Road, Pontefract, West Yorkshire. WF8 3NW.
Tickets are £30. Photo shoot is £20, payable at event. One item per person will be signed free after talk. Cheques payable to Space Lectures. As on previous occasions the event will rely upon ticket sales but given the enthusiasm exhibited by those that attended the Duke event last month I am confident enough to promote this event well in advance. Please be sure to include a self-addressed envelope with ticket orders. Thank you.You know what to do! |
Kite Member Posts: 831 From: Northampton UK Registered: Nov 2009
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posted 11-12-2012 05:06 PM
Great news. I'm sure he will give us a great talk. |
johnpslater New Member Posts: From: Registered:
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posted 11-12-2012 05:09 PM
I am definitely up for this! |
crash Member Posts: 318 From: West Sussex, England Registered: Jan 2011
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posted 11-12-2012 08:02 PM
Count me in! I think that Walt C will be a fitting appearance following Charlie Duke. He will have a few tales to tell in a style of his very own. Good work Ken!!!! |
moorouge Member Posts: 2454 From: U.K. Registered: Jul 2009
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posted 11-13-2012 05:55 AM
Something to look forward to... |
johnpslater New Member Posts: From: Registered:
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posted 11-13-2012 06:54 AM
I have just noticed that it's Walt's birthday on March 16th, 81 years old. Let's hope for a full house and really make it a special occasion! |
Steve Procter Member Posts: 1031 From: Leeds, Yorkshire, UK Registered: Oct 2000
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posted 11-13-2012 07:10 AM
I'll be there and I will have finished the painting by then I would hope... |
robert_l Member Posts: 168 From: Dundee,Scotland Registered: Jul 2008
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posted 11-13-2012 09:07 AM
Hope to be there. Looking forward to this event. |
Tykeanaut Member Posts: 2212 From: Worcestershire, England, UK. Registered: Apr 2008
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posted 11-13-2012 01:06 PM
Here we go! Looking forward to seeing Walt and all of those I know. |
james watt Member Posts: 54 From: england Registered: Sep 2011
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posted 11-13-2012 04:54 PM
I have been told by a friend of mine in Florida that we are in for a treat! My cheque is on it's way.This could well be his last visit to these shores so I hope everyone takes the opportunity to see him. |
Rick Mulheirn Member Posts: 4167 From: England Registered: Feb 2001
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posted 11-13-2012 06:02 PM
This may seem pretty obvious but can people requesting tickets from Ken please include a self-addressed envelope with their order?Ken received one ticket order today without one. Thanks guys. |
Tykeanaut Member Posts: 2212 From: Worcestershire, England, UK. Registered: Apr 2008
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posted 11-15-2012 05:52 AM
I will also be donating some suitable raffle prizes. So bring your loose change! |
Rick Mulheirn Member Posts: 4167 From: England Registered: Feb 2001
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posted 11-15-2012 01:40 PM
An update from Ken. Dinner ticket price £60. Talk ticket price £30. Combined ticket £80 for the two. |
Rick Mulheirn Member Posts: 4167 From: England Registered: Feb 2001
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posted 11-16-2012 06:11 PM
Walt will sign one item for free at the event. I'd be interested to know what one item peope will be bringing? |
icarkie Member Posts: 618 From: BURTON ON TRENT /England Registered: Nov 2002
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posted 11-16-2012 11:39 PM
Count me in... One to sign: his book (cracking read in my opinion). |
robert_l Member Posts: 168 From: Dundee,Scotland Registered: Jul 2008
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posted 11-22-2012 10:16 AM
Holidays sorted cheque will be in the post to Ken shortly! |
moonsuit steve Member Posts: 51 From: U.K Registered: Jun 2001
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posted 11-28-2012 07:42 AM
Wow, I am in for this! Very excited.Could you give me an address to send the cheque to please? I'm currently building a pair of replica EVA gloves, so I'd love Mr. Cunningham to sign one of them. |
Rick Mulheirn Member Posts: 4167 From: England Registered: Feb 2001
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posted 11-28-2012 01:21 PM
Contact details for tickets, etc. are here. |
OWL Member Posts: 175 From: United Kingdom Registered: Aug 2007
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posted 12-10-2012 08:55 AM
Having spoken to Ken yesterday ticket sales have been steady for the forthcoming event. Walt is the last surviving member of the historic, back to flight, Apollo 7. What better Christmas present than a chance to meet the great man and listen to a gifted speaker. Please don't forget the Combo Ticket offer and each ticket ensures a free autograph.Let's make this event as successful as the last. |
Tykeanaut Member Posts: 2212 From: Worcestershire, England, UK. Registered: Apr 2008
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posted 12-10-2012 01:16 PM
Are tickets being issued yet? |
OWL Member Posts: 175 From: United Kingdom Registered: Aug 2007
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posted 12-10-2012 06:26 PM
Yes tickets are now on sale. |
Rick Mulheirn Member Posts: 4167 From: England Registered: Feb 2001
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posted 12-29-2012 05:27 PM
Christmas is behind us and New Year will soon follow; time to focus on the impending astronaut events planned for 2013. Next Year may seem a long way off; in reality Walt's show is only three months away. Meeting Walt Cunningham strikes me as a worthy New Year's resolution. |
johnpslater New Member Posts: From: Registered:
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posted 12-30-2012 04:17 PM
My cheque for £80 will be on it's way this week. Can't wait to meet Walt, this was one of the most important missions of the Apollo program! |
Rick Mulheirn Member Posts: 4167 From: England Registered: Feb 2001
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posted 01-06-2013 05:59 PM
Anybody get any Walt Cunningham tickets from Santa then?We are already in to the second week of January and the time is really flying by. It will be mid March before we know it. Walt I'd imagine will require his deposit pretty soon from Ken so get to it guys. Here again are Ken's contact details (ken.willoughby@btinternet.com) and a link to his site. |
moorouge Member Posts: 2454 From: U.K. Registered: Jul 2009
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posted 01-08-2013 01:06 PM
quote: Originally posted by Rick Mulheirn: Anybody get any Walt Cunningham tickets from Santa then?
Nope! Got my order in early to celebrate getting away with a future day out without the Command Module realizing I'd done so.
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Rick Mulheirn Member Posts: 4167 From: England Registered: Feb 2001
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posted 01-08-2013 05:07 PM
moorouge, we could do with more like you. Ticket sales to date for Walt have been slow. Typically they pick up nearer the event but deposits have to be paid so the sooner the orders get in the better. |
Tykeanaut Member Posts: 2212 From: Worcestershire, England, UK. Registered: Apr 2008
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posted 01-09-2013 03:17 AM
Are tickets being sent out yet?I find it hard to believe that following on from the successful Charlie Duke event that this isn't already a sell-out! |
Rick Mulheirn Member Posts: 4167 From: England Registered: Feb 2001
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posted 01-09-2013 12:13 PM
quote: Originally posted by Tykeanaut: Are tickets being sent out yet?
I'll find out. |
moorouge Member Posts: 2454 From: U.K. Registered: Jul 2009
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posted 01-09-2013 12:14 PM
Haven't had mine and my cheque went in as soon as talk was announced.
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Rick Mulheirn Member Posts: 4167 From: England Registered: Feb 2001
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posted 01-09-2013 12:33 PM
I suspect Ken is waiting before sending out tickets; waiting for a response good enough to guarantee the event goes ahead. |
Rick Mulheirn Member Posts: 4167 From: England Registered: Feb 2001
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posted 01-10-2013 04:25 PM
Ken has confirmed that tickets will be sent when he has sold enough to proceed. |
OWL Member Posts: 175 From: United Kingdom Registered: Aug 2007
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posted 01-11-2013 08:27 AM
I have just spoken to Ken and all members who have not booked tickets for the events need to act now. Ken has to pay the deposit very shortly. Let us make the event as successful as the last one. It has been a long time since Walt visited the UK and this may be the last chance of meeting him. Do not forget Walt will sign autographs, have photos taken and he delivers a excellent lecture. Let us all make this stress free for Ken and ensure we send in our cheques promptly. |
Tykeanaut Member Posts: 2212 From: Worcestershire, England, UK. Registered: Apr 2008
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posted 01-11-2013 09:41 AM
Sorry, I don't get it. If you are going to go why not just send your cheque now? |
james watt Member Posts: 54 From: england Registered: Sep 2011
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posted 01-11-2013 04:49 PM
I certainly hope all the so called 'space enthusiasts' in this country do get their cheques in so we can meet Walt! I cannot remember him being over here before and with most of the apollo astronauts saying they are not travelling any more it could be our last chance to meet him! James. |
crash Member Posts: 318 From: West Sussex, England Registered: Jan 2011
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posted 01-11-2013 05:04 PM
Hear, hear!We cannot expect these people to be happy willing visitors if the organisers struggle to raise the support. Imagine how much better a visit would be if the 'person' concerned knew that there was resounding support and eager anticipation of his/her visit, and the opportunity of meeting them. Can I add my voice to the request that all those people still deliberating to send their cheque in ASAP. Thank you. |
johnpslater New Member Posts: From: Registered:
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posted 01-12-2013 07:47 AM
I certainly agree. We have missed out on Lovell, Armstrong and Schmitt coming to Pontefract because no one would pay to meet them for some strange reason that is totally beyond me. We should grab the opportunity to meet the rare visitors with both hands, no matter where they are appearing! |
Tykeanaut Member Posts: 2212 From: Worcestershire, England, UK. Registered: Apr 2008
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posted 01-12-2013 11:59 AM
I am loathe to say it but I think "Joe Public" with only a passing interest are always on the lookout for a moonwalker perhaps? While I know this does not apply to us, we need ticket sales to the "great" British public too, which could be the problem I suppose? |
topmiler Member Posts: 148 From: eastleigh, hampshire, UK Registered: Jul 2012
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posted 01-12-2013 12:42 PM
After the Harrison Schmitt debarcle it was suggested that a wider advertising campaign might be beneficial for future events such as via local newspapers or tv station. The limited number of interested parties able to be reached through these forums I suspect will not be enough to secure the number required.If it's possible to get the information out into the wider community, and big-up the importance of the Apollo 7 mission, we might just be able to save this one. |
Rick Mulheirn Member Posts: 4167 From: England Registered: Feb 2001
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posted 01-12-2013 04:13 PM
I think it safe to say the campaign to promote Dr. Schmitt was pretty extensive.Direct contact with radio, tv and newspapers in Yorkshire, all the Astronomy Societies and Universities in the UK, promotion by Professor Brian Cox to his 600,000 Twitter followers in addition to 3000 direct e-mail by Ken to guests who had attended previous astronaut events in Pontefract. Then of course there was contact with schools across Yorkshire and Merseyside, businesses and banks in and around the region not to mention regular posts here on Collectspace. Incidentally, when Brian Cox kindly agreed to post on Twitter about Dr. Schmitt's appearance in Pontefract he confidently predicted tickets would "sell out over night." Best estimates suggests his 600,000 followers produced around 80 tickets orders! Short of a national advertising campaign on prime time tv or the national newspapers at a cost that would have paid for Armstrong, Lovell, Cernan and Schmitt... I think promotion was good. Ticket orders for Dr Schmitt numbered in excess of 400; attempts to bring Ken Mattingly to the UK have to date secured just 3 backers. |
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posted 01-12-2013 05:19 PM
Words are meaningless. We must get Walt over here for what could be our last opportunity to meet him! I just cannot understand why this event has not sold out!Walt is 81 on the day of his talk, we should make this his best birthday present ever! He charges $80 (£50) for an autograph at events but for £30 we get a talk and an autograph in Pontefract plus £20 for a photo with him which is good value. The events in Pontefract are excellent and certainly worth the trip. I can also recommend the dinner at Wentbridge House Hotel. |