Comic and film convention heading to Oswestry

Ozcon.uk will open its doors at Oswestry Leisure Centre on August 4 and 5 bringing big names for all three worlds to the town.

Visitors can meet stars such as Pingu, Jonny Bravo, Scooby doo and Shaggy, all wrapped up in one person, voice actor, Mark Silk.

Mark can also be heard in Star Wars, Chicken Run and the new Thunderbirds are go series.

Quinton Flynn the voice of Timon from Timon and Pumba, who also appeared in Aladdin will also be at the event.

One of the organisers, Oswestry businessman, Martin Portlock, said comic conventions had evolved over the years to encompass films and gaming.

"There is also, of course, the Cosplay, with people dressing up as their favourite character. We have a competition for the best outfit that will run over the weekend ," he said.

"Our judges are huge in the world of Cosplay."

The weekend convention spans the generations, from stars ranging from television accurate Dr Who Daleks, to Doug Grant from the cult series, Walking Dead and Virginia Hey of Farscape and Mad Max 2.

"We have all genres represented and people of all ages will be enthralled by what is on offer."

As well as providing a new event for Oswestry Ozcon will also be raising money for Alzheimers UK.

Mark said: "We have put on live action gaming events successfully so I thought, we have the knowledge and skills, we should use them to put on a new event for the young people of Oswestry.

"Bringing celebrities to the town is a big thing. Like all market towns, Oswestry is suffering although there are gems if you look for them. We wanted to give the younger generation something to appeal to them. If it is a success then it will become an annual event."

Storm troopers arrived inthe town early on Sunday helping to publicise OzCon.