02.10.25.
The Perry Winkle 109
The latest edition of The Perry Winkle has arived, another triumph for Roger Robinson. Highly recommended.
Contact Roger at roger.robinson5@btinternet.com
New Blu-Ray discs scheduled
Following the acclaimed Laurel & Hardy: Year One and Laurel & Hardy: Year Two collections, Flicker Alley and Blackhawk Films® are proud to announce the culmination of the duo's silent years.
Laurel & Hardy: Year Three brings to Blu-ray disc nine of L&H's most beloved classic shorts, newly restored and joined by a host of rare archival material that also includes several of their earliest sound films.
A fascinating historical glimpse into a rapidly evolving cinematic landscape, Laurel & Hardy: Year Three delivers timelessly hilarious gags, as undeniably funny today as they were nearly a hundred years ago. Give the goat a donut, shake the crustaceans out of your pants, and put the horse on the piano: the final silent masterpieces from Laurel and Hardy are here to complete your collection.
The release date is 11 November 2025.
Click the link below to pre-order.
https://flickeralley.com/products/laurel-hardy-year-three
Oliver Hardy Festival, Harlem Georgia
The 36th Annual Oliver Hardy Festival is set to be held on Saturday, October 4, 2025.
There will be a parade, craft and food vendors, entertainment, movie shorts in the Theater and lots of other fun things to do for the day. Visit the Museum and see the Laurel and Hardy memorabilia displays as well as learn about the history of Harlem. Local businesses will be open that day, so be sure to stop by and check out what they have.
https://www.harlemga.org/bc-oliverhardysteering/page/oliver-hardy-festival
October next year
Mark Butcher of the Brats Tent announces his Laurel and Hardy themed birthday o3rd October 2026. It's in Dinnington near Rotherham and will be a daytime 12 till 6ish, with an evening disco likely. All details to follow but he provisionally has the Lucky Dog Theatre guys coming to do a show and a 1920's styled singer.
Saps at Sea Tent
Below Zero Tent
At the Panopticon
For the final Laurel and Hardy show of the season, Sons of the Desert was a fitting attraction at the Panopticon in Glasgow on 1st October.
Happy memories
I know Dave mentioned this event in BD Online recently, but here's the pic.
Mike Jones
Ron Dunn as Stan and Dave Williamson as Ollie
More happy memories
Largs & Millport Weekly News (10.09.25.)
Spied on Facebook
...and finally
From Stephen Barlow