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Colonel K has written 343 posts for 80sNostalgia.com

The Care Bears Movie Collectors Edition Mediabook

Competition time!!! To celebrate the re-release of one of the 80s most loved cartoons, THE CARE BEARS MOVIE, we are excited to have two copies of the special 2-Disc Limited Collector’s Edition Mediabook to give away! High above, where the clouds and the stars live, the Care Bears watch over the good on earth. One […]

Manchester United Legends Dinner & Charity Auction

You’re putting on a big Manchester United charity event at Hotel Football in Manchester.  Tell me about the background to this and can you share what will be happening on the night? I’m raising money for the NHS Salford Royal Hospital, because I had a really bad car accident last year and I had quite […]

Back to the Future FanFest Day 2023

Great Scott! Back to the Future has arrived in BLACKPOOL! Hollywood is coming to Blackpool for a special Back to the Future FanFest Day on Saturday 25th February 2023 at the Wintergardens, Blackpool. After a successful event in 2022, three best friends and super fans of the trilogy that make up the FutureFan Fest team […]

Gadgets, Gizmos and Gimmicks by Peter Leigh

As someone who grew up in the 80s, some of my favourite memories are of playing with 70s and 80s tech.  My introduction to the world of computing, as an example, started with the Sinclair ZX81.  I could spend hours playing blocky black and white games in complete silence.  And Toy Day at school in […]

Nerdcon 2022 at Arcade Club, Bury

1982 arcade life is all set to be recreated at Europe’s biggest arcade this summer. 17th August will see four generations of gamers come together for the first ever Nerdcon at Arcade Club, Bury, Europe’s biggest arcade. Brought together and driven by Motivational Speaker, Entrepreneur and former C4 Gamemaster and Sky Games World co-commentator and […]

Comiccon Liverpool 2022

There is a HUGE line up of guests scheduled to appear at Comiccon Liverpool this coming weekend! Obviously there are loads of guests from many different TV shows and films, but fans of nostalgia are also in for a treat! Michael Rooker – Michael is very well known for his portrayal of Yondu in Guardians […]

Scarred For Life

SCARRED FOR LIFE WIGAN OLD COURTS THEATRE THURSDAY 17 FEBRUARY 2022 DOORS OPEN 7.15PM TICKETS FROM £14 A funny and nostalgic deep dive into the dark and disturbing pop culture of the 70s and 80s Did you spend your childhood being traumatised by Worzel Gummidge, Hartley Hare, Children of the Stones and the Spirit of […]

Future Fanfest

Three SUPERFANS are set to share their love of a 1980s movie trilogy after setting up a day dedicated to the popular franchise. Mike Hutchinson is running Future Fanfest along with two of his friends who are also massive Back to The Future Fans, Ian Robinson a professional prop builder from Harrogate, and Adam Corbally […]

80s vs 90s Indoor Festival

**Bowlers Manchester presents 80’s VS 90’s Festival** Say goodbye to BLUE January! We promise to be something very special indeed from the best two decades! All your favourites from the ’80s and ’90s are reuniting for a true showdown of the decades, taking to the stage in a battle of the bops to discover who […]

Rock Of Ages

You’ve GOT to be a fan of 80s rock music if you’re here, haven’t you? Of COURSE you are! The musical Rock of Ages is currently showing at The Opera House Manchester and tells the story of two people falling in love – Drew (Luke Walsh) and Sherrie (Rhiannon Chesterman). Drew works at a nightclub […]

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