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Middle-earth Weekend is Saved!

Posted by on January 25, 2014 at 3:36 am
Carrie Sayer-White inside the $30,000 Hobbit house at the event (Courtesy of Birmingham Mail)

Carrie Sayer-White inside the $30,000 Hobbit house at the event
(Courtesy of Birmingham Mail)

As we reported earlier this week, Middle-earth Weekend at Sarehole Mill was in danger after the chairman and vice chairman of the event stepped down. Locals and past attendees were disappointed, and it looked as though the event would not continue in the future.

The Birmingham Museums Trust said they would continue to support the weekend if someone stepped forward to run it.

And luckily, someone has! We were contacted by Bob Hawtin who told us, “I have stepped forward to run the Middle-earth Weekend next year with lots of help from friends! So fear not, it will not die!”

Unfortunately, there will be nothing happening this year, but Bob and his team will be ready for Middle-earth Weekend in 2015. That gives you plenty of time to perfect your Khuzdul and create an amazing costume!

Middle-earth News will keep you up to date with news of the event as it becomes available.

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Author: Lily’s first experience with Tolkien was when the eccentric Mrs. H performed all of the characters from The Hobbit in her seventh grade class. In high school, she felt obliged to decline a second date with a boy who said he had no interest in reading The Lord of the Rings. In college, she unwisely decided to reread her beloved copy of The Hobbit during finals week, with only semi-disastrous results. When not writing for Middle-earth News, Lily tries not to unnerve her coworkers and family with her extreme geekery, but somehow, Star Wars, Star Trek, Sherlock, Merlin, Doctor Who, The Princess Bride, Back to the Future, superheroes, Disney movies, and of course, Tolkien, seem to have relevance in EVERY conversation.