After Blackpool

[Chris]

Blackpool Magic Convention had over 4,000 registrations by the last day, Sunday. While most come for the full three days (four if you count the all day auction on the Thursday) there are some who just come for the Sunday and the Final Gala Show. It really is an enormous convention and there is an incredible amount of Magic to see.
There were not a few Punchmen and I enjoyed a lot of chat and a few meals with David Wilde, James Arnott and Daniel Hanton together with Vent Figure-maker wizard Austin Phillips. A few of the magic dealers did have Punch puppets for sale, notably Mel Harvey and also Hocus Pocus Magic. I also spotted (I forgot which stand) a set of figures in the style of Maurice Gurney.