{"id":22,"date":"2018-08-27T13:02:01","date_gmt":"2018-08-27T12:02:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.swffd.co.uk\/?page_id=22"},"modified":"2022-02-08T14:36:55","modified_gmt":"2022-02-08T14:36:55","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/www.swffd.co.uk\/?page_id=22","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #2a2a2a; font-size: medium;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-56 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.swffd.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/1632142.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"489\" height=\"326\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.swffd.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/1632142.png 489w, http:\/\/www.swffd.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/1632142-300x200.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 489px) 100vw, 489px\" \/>The Star Wars Fan Fun Day is an event for Star Wars fans by Star Wars fans started in 2008, the first event was held at the Clayton Conference centre with one guest and over 400 attendees.\u00a0 Since then it has moved to Burnley Football Club and grown from strength to strength and now, in its 15th year has moved to Blackburn Rovers Football Club, and continues to attracts huge numbers of fans and is one of the biggest and most recognised events in the north.<br \/>\nIt&#8217;s an event enjoyed by both die hard fans and families alike\u00a0and has raised thousands of pounds for charity.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #2a2a2a; font-size: medium;\">This years show will feature<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><span style=\"color: #2a2a2a; font-size: medium;\">Autograph guests<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><span style=\"color: #2a2a2a; font-size: medium;\">\u00a0Stalls selling Star Wars and other Sci Fi memorabilia<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><span style=\"color: #2a2a2a; font-size: medium;\">\u00a0Costume characters from the UK&#8217;s leading Costume Clubs and life size 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