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BBC reports convention

Georgia Levy-Collins, BBC News, Yorkshire, 
3 May 2025

Full report is at https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ckg1xldm5gyo?fbclid=IwY2xjawKGu_ZleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBicmlkETBjVXZoTng0MldhOUkzSk1BAR6k-L0WGpl67PrGjiYwqH5y6-omqb_6lT-A-bneuvPhVi7cxaxabLZD6vJnhw_aem_i6VfQ80sgpMYgh0EXyXxvg

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If you see hundreds of people wearing fez hats in Harrogate this weekend, don't be alarmed.


The town, better known for quaint coffee shops and Turkish baths, is hosting the 43rd Sons of the Desert Laurel and Hardy fan convention.


Comedy duo Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy made more than 100 films together between 1921 and 1950, and their slapstick humour remains popular a century on. Super fans have gathered for an international celebration at the Cairn Hotel, running across the bank holiday weekend.

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