Welcome to the first edition of Celebration Europe News. The big event is now only seven months away and over the coming months more and more exciting news and information will be announced as July approaches. This newsletter will be the source for official news and inside scoops, the articles below should give you a flavour of what is to come in future editions…..

The Stars Shine At Celebration Europe
One exciting feature of Star Wars Celebration Europe will be a dedicated Autograph Hall featuring a wealth of stars from the casts of all six Star Wars movies, where visitors will have the opportunity to meet the stars and obtain autographs. There will also be photo opportunities with selected stars. We have secured the services of the UK’s premier Autograph Contractor, Showmasters Ltd to provide Autograph Guests for the Autograph Hall.

“We have always been impressed with the quality and variety of the guests that Showmasters are able to obtain. Like us, their team includes many die-hard Star Wars fans and the enthusiasm they have for the saga shows through in the quality of their work.” said Darren Epstein Managing Director of The Cards Inc. Group “Together we aim to make Star Wars Celebration Europe the largest gathering of Star Wars autograph signings that Europe has ever seen, including some great first-time guests”

“For over 20 years I have wanted to be involved with an event like this and I’m proud that we’ve been selected to provide the guests for the Autograph Hall. We are going to pull out all the stops to bring fans the greatest gathering of Star Wars guests and celebrities that Europe has ever seen, it will be a weekend long remembered!" said Jason Joiner, Director of Showmasters Ltd.

We hope to be able to bring you the first of many regular guest announcements very soon, stay tuned to www.celebrationeurope.com/showguide

_guest.htm for guest details.

Artists Alley – A gallery far far away…
Another great feature of the show will be the Artists Alley, in which a host of Star Wars artists will be exhibiting their work, offering exclusively created limited edition pieces for sale and running Q&A sessions, demonstrations and how to workshops. Many of the artists will also be available to create custom, one-of-a-kind works for fans by request!
We have already received applications from several noted artists and the available space is filling up nicely so this feature looks set to include a wealth of creative talent, much of which will never have been seen in Europe before.

A Creative Empire – Designing Celebration Europe
The clever design droids at Celebration Europe HQ are currently working on lots of top secret stuff in the studio, burning droid fuel day and night. We hope to be able to include regular updates from the creative team and sneak peeks from the drawing boards in upcoming issues

Something that is taxing their servos at the moment is some new teaser imagery for Celebration Europe, you may of seen the first image on the net of The Death Star looming large over London’s Tower Bridge. You may even have been lucky enough to get hold of one of the ultra rare teaser postcards of this image that were given away at the November 2006 Memorabilia Show in Birmingham, UK, these were limited edition by the way, so if you have one hold onto it. The theme for these teaser images is ‘What if the Star Wars universe came to Europe?’ and plans are proceeding for more designs, keep an eye out for more promotional post cards at up-and-coming events and trade shows in the near future.

Celebration Accommodation – Hotel Packages
Once you purchase your admission ticket for Celebration Europe you will have access to a variety of special accommodation rates that are exclusive to Celebration Europe attendees.

To take advantage of these special rates you will need to provide the Hotel with the password ‘Celebration Europe Visitor’ and your Unique Booking Reference Number. You will be provided with this number at the checkout when you book your tickets. Please keep it safe and make a note of it.

You will need to contact the Hotels by telephone on the numbers listed to obtain the special rates as unfortunately the hotels online booking systems are unable to reflect these special prices.
We currently have rooms on hold in the following venues:

Ibis London ExCeL – £80.00 single, £90.00 double
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7055 2300

Novotel - £109.00 single, £129.00 double
Tel: +44 (0) 870 850 4560

Sunborne Yacht Hotel - £130.00 single, £140.00 double
Tel: +44 (0) 207 059 9442

Ramada Docklands - £109.00 single, £119.00 double
Tel: + 44 (0) 870 111 8779

Crowne Plaza London Docklands - £120.00 for a single and £130.00 for a double
Tel: +44 (0) 870 990 9692

All of the above prices are inclusive of VAT and breakfast.

We have also secured some budget ‘hostel-type’ accommodation at the nearby University of East London which is a 5 minute journey from the venue on the Docklands Light Railway.

University of East London - £43 for a single room
+44 (0) 208 223 2897

This price is inclusive of VAT but exclusive of breakfast

Please note that a limited number of rooms are available in each location, on a first-come-first-served-basis. This offer is only valid as long as rooms are available.

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