Hundreds flock to Norwich Comic Con event
Hundreds of film fans flocked to Norwich Comic Con.
The event, which was held at the UEA Sportspark in Norwich, is a celebration of fantasy, sci-fi and super heroes.
Some of the main attractions included a Tardis and Dalek, a Harry Potter green room and prop display, retro gaming zone and special guests.
Local groups including Norfolk Ghostbusters and the Norwich Star Wars club UK were also putting on displays for visitors.
The event was run by Creed Conventions, a company that runs similar events across the country.
Managing director George Burrows said: "The whole point of Comic Cons is to bring people together, to have fun, to meet their favourite celebrities.
"It's about creating a good atmosphere where children, parents, grand-parents and whole families can come together and we hope that everyone has a great time.
"The last five years have been quite difficult for everyone so actually to have an event that is about fun, putting together great costumes and caring about local events is great to see."
Former Blue Peter presenter Peter Purves was at the event. He was the very first assistant on Dr Who and appeared in 46 episodes of the series.
He said: "I ended up in 1965/66 as the first companion in Dr Who - William Hartnell - being one of his travelling companions, and only 17 of the 46 episodes [still] exist which is infuriating.
Georgia Green, who came dressed as the character Cody Kyote, designed and made her costume herself.
She said: "It's a creative outlook, we enjoy it, it puts a smile on our face. It's a place you can come and see all the different costumes."
Ayden James, 10, dressed up as Kylo Ren from Star Wars. He is part of Battle Sabers UK, which is based in Thetford.
He said: "The club teaches you how to use light sabers safely and they teach you certain moves."
Ian Rudd is part of the Norfolk Ghostbusters which formed three years ago after the most recent ghostbusters film was released.
He said: "We're now up to 11 members. We travel the country coming to lots of events like this, bringing our replica props which we've made ourselves.
"We put a lot of time, energy and effort into these to make them as screen accurate as possible.
"We make money from doing re-enactments which we donate to East Anglian Children's Hospices."
The event will be back in Norwich on 6 April 2025.
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