Midcon

Midcon is a Star Trek: TNG and TOS con. 
It was held at over the years in Leicester, with the dates of 1978, 1982, 1984, 1985 (the fourth one), 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991 (the tenth one), 1993, 1997 and 1999 being confirmed. 
==1978 (1)==
==1982 (2)==
October 16-17, 1982
Took place in Post House, Leicester.
Guests of Honor were Bruce Hyde and Rupert Evans. 
Numbers were limited to 200.
"Special Room rates. Cheap hot/cold food. Plenty of goings on to amuse a delight you all, including THE Rendition of Kathleen by the one and only KEVIN RILEY and a special sing-a-long with the talented folk singer/guitarist/pianist, BRUCE HYDE. And how much does it cost for this fantastic STAR TREK weekend? -- Not a lot! REGISTRATION IS ONLY £4.00. Yes, that's right! Just £4.00 for the whole weekend. But hurry! Places are strictly limited to 200, so send for your recitation form today from Terry Elson." from Communicator #4 
===1982: Con Reports===
==1984 (3)==
* Sayana of Vulcan won best zine.
==1985 (4)==
October 11-13, 1985.
This con was the "Fourth Annual Midlands Convention." Due to the movie filming, there were no major celebrity guests from Star Trek, but perhaps others from other British media SF series.
At one point, the confirmed guests were George Takei, Bruce Hyde, and Richard Arnold. Takei did not attend. It is unknown if Arnold was there.
Bruce Hyde (Lieutenant Riley) was present. He sang several songs there: 
==1986 April: Midcon Special)==
April 4-6.
DeForest Kelley made a special trip to the UK for this special con (limited to 350 people) to make up for the fact he couldn't, due to filming commitments, attend the one in 1985.
The attendance cap was "in accordance with De Forest Kelley's wishes and our own policy of keeping MIDCON a small, friendly convention." from Empathy Newsletter spring 1985 
Text of a letter by the Midcon committee sent to fans 
==1986 (September) (5)==
Midcon, England, September 12-14, 1986, De Forest Kelley, Carolyn Kelly, Richard Arnold, and Denny Arnold were GOH.
From a flyer: 
Image:midcon19851986flyer1.jpg|the first half of the flyer explaining the cons for the years 1985 and 1986
Image:midcon19851986flyer2.jpg|the second half of the flyer explaining the cons for the years 1985 and 1986
=== 1986: Con Reports===
==1987 (6)==
October 9-11, 1987 at the Holiday Inn, Leicester, England.
The guests of honor were Nichelle Nichols and Richard Arnold.
===1987: Con Reports===
==1988 (7)==
October 8-10
Robin Curtis was the guest of honor. The M.C. was George Clark. Also present were Denny Arnold and Richard Arnold.
===1988: Con Reports===
There is a con report for this in Enterprise Originals #7.
==1989 (8)==
Holiday Inn, Leicester, November 3-5, 1989. GOH were Gates McFadden, William Ware Theiss, Guy Vardaman, Richard Arnold, fan guest of honor was Miri Rana. 
=== 1989: Con Reports===
==1990 (9)==
Guests of honor were Michael Keating, Richard Arnold and Butch Day.
===1990: Con Reports===
==1991 (10)==
Midcon was held October 4-6, 1991.
=== 1991: Con Reports===
==1992 (11)==
==1993 (12)==
==1994 (13)==
HOLIDAY INN LEICESTER 1994 21 YEARS OF TREKKING
==1995 (14)==
Midcon 14- Unification - 
Victoria Hotel - Sheffield.
GOH = Max Grodenchik, Mark Allen Shepherd, Aaron Eisenberg, John Pertwee.
Jon Pertwee - Dr.Who - Worzel Gummidge - Sheffield - Victoria Hotel 1995 - VIDEO!!
==1996 (15)==
October 4-6, 1996 at the Holiday Inn Leicester.
Guests were Tim Gaskill, Roy Brocksmith, and Richard Arnold.
==1997 (16)==
MIDCON 16 was held on 3 - 5 Oct 1997 in Leicester.
Guests of honor: Todd Bryant, Richard Arnold, Jonathan Del Arco, Bojo Trimble.
==1998 (17)==
Midcon 17 - 2nd/4th Oct Leicester
==1999 (18)==
In 1999 Midcon was held in Shrewsbury England?
Midcon 18 con at Leicester?
==2002 (19)==
MidCon 2002
Website: http://www.sfcp.co.uk/
Email: Paul Evans
Where: Queensway, Birmingham, UK
Dates: November 1, 2002 - November 3, 2002
Attendance: 120-160
Location: Royal Angus Hotel, St. Chad's
Description: Gaming, Diplomacy Convention.
==References==
Category:Star Trek Conventions
Category:1978 Conventions
Category:1980s Conventions
Category:1990s Conventions
Category:Conventions in United Kingdom