posted 09-24-2015 03:00 PM               

Update: April's guest will be Apollo 17 commander Gene Cernan. See below.

Update for April 6: Due to a health concern, Gene Cernan is unable to travel to the UK. His Apollo 10 crewmate, Thomas Stafford, will be attending in his place.

Space Lectures has over the years developed a core of regulars that attend every show regardless of who the guest may be and regardless of the price (within reason). As a consequence, by the time you read this notice approximately 45 dinner places will remain so please... contact Ken Willoughby directly to confirm ticket availability on 01977 795535 or via e-mail before sending any payment; bacs or otherwise. He is unable to deal with third parties. If you use a withheld phone number you may get Ken's answer machine. Please leave a message and in all likelihood Ken will pick up.

Only upon confirmation of ticket availability will Ken accept bacs or cheque payments for April. Please be sure to include your name and address and remember to add £1.00 to cover p&p or your tickets will not be dispatched. If paying by cheque please include a self-addressed envelope.

Dinner will be held on Friday, April 8, 2016 at the Wentbridge House Hotel in Pontefract. The photo-shoot will last for 45 minutes commencing at 6.00 p.m. Guests will be seated for dinner by 7.00 p.m with a raffle, auction and signing to follow.

The lecture will be held at Carleton Community High School on Saturday, April 9, 2016. Photo-shoot from 2.30 p.m. to 3.45 p.m. The one hour lecture will start at 4.00 p.m. with a 20 minute Q&A, a raffle and the signing to follow.

Ticket prices (inclusive of one autograph per ticket) are as follows. Lecture £95, dinner £115; unfortunately, on this occasion there is no combination ticket option. Photo shoot will be £30 per photo, regardless of how many people are in the picture.

Ken is conscious that these prices are slightly higher than for Capt. Lovell but our April guest will be giving one lecture only, not two. A complete sell out of all tickets of themselves is not sufficient to cover the cost of this event. When Ken confirms the name you will all appreciate both the need for the modest price rise and the huge value for money that these prices represent when compared to the current value of this moonwalker's signature.

posted 09-29-2015 08:16 AM               

There was certainly a mix of opinions, but two things were certain (i) we know this will be a rare opportunity for a seldom seen in the UK/Europe Moonwalker and (ii) the majority, including myself, had already booked tickets!

posted 09-29-2015 04:24 PM               

Just an observation but if I was to book a concert or theatre event anywhere in the country I wouldn't expect the event organiser to sort my accommodation.

This is Ken's event and it is not unreasonable that he would want it in his own back yard.

The area is well served by alternate accommodation, many of which are cheaper than the Wentbridge: cheap enough to cover the taxi fare to the venue.

Demand for tickets is such that Ken has asked those who got in touch requesting tickets to please send payment asap. It is my understanding the our speaker's fee will be paid in installments the first of which will soon be upon us.

posted 09-30-2015 08:32 AM               

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Originally posted by Rowland:
I would love to put some faces to all these like-minded names.

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posted 10-01-2015 05:22 AM               

One word of advice. Ken has set aside tickets for some who having made their enquiry have promised to send payment but have yet to do so. That is understandable as we only confirmed the event 7 days ago!

But demand for this event is such that there will come a time fairly quickly when Ken will have to say to himself. "I can't hold on to these tickets without payment any longer - installments on the fee have to be met."

"You can't bank a promise," as my old boss would say and a second lecture is not an option unfortunately. So please, if you have asked Ken for tickets, send payment as soon as possible. Thanks guys!

posted 10-01-2015 09:10 AM               

Only lecture tickets remain and they too are going fast.

posted 10-10-2015 06:58 AM               

Please send payment asap.

posted 10-16-2015 05:25 PM               

Ken will also take orders with payment in person over that weekend. Only lecture tickets remain. The dinner is sold out.

He has asked that all ticket enquiries are made via e-mail, phone or in person; he is unable to take orders placed via Twitter or posted on this forum.

posted 10-18-2015 03:37 PM               

Ken will then start collating the names of those awaiting possible cancellations.

posted 11-03-2015 03:03 AM               

While the speed at which tickets sold out is great for the organisers I can sympathise with some who sadly missed out.

I posted a heads up over a month ago and I synchronized my post with Mrs OWL who runs the twitter site; there has been no lack of notice.

Sept. 24th: "Tickets for Capt. Lovell sold out very quickly. With only one lecture we expect the same for April."

posted 11-05-2015 05:03 PM               

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Originally posted by Rick Mulheirn:
I'm only sorry it took me a while to cotton on when you introduced yourself when we met in the photo room.

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I do have a question. As with the Lovell lecture, if tickets do become available for the Cernan event, say if someone cannot make the event, how would any of us possibly get hold of those tickets or be on a list to be contacted to get hold of those tickets?