organisers

haydn wheeler (jaws obsession uk)
chris buckley (westhoughton.net)

guest speakers

ryan dacko (author of the book of quint)
joe Mills (creator of the robert shaw website)
adrian mCKENNA (ROBERT SHAW EXPERT)
NICK BLATT (JAWS BARREL FAN PAGE)

SPECIAL THANKS

NIKKI AT 51 KING STREET
DAVID PRICE AT OAKLEA
WESTHOuhGTON community HUB
JULIE curless AT THE ROBERT SHAW PUB
SHEILA WIGGINS 
colin gradwell (red flag reading)
kevin fleming (orca model)
MARK FITZGIBBONS (EVENT VIDEO)


OVER TWO SUN DRENCHED DAYS, THE ROBERT SHAW PUB IN WESTHOUGHTON HOSTED A SPECTACULAR FAN EVENT TO CELEBRATE THE 5OTH ANNIVERSARY OF JAWS AND TO CELEBRATE THEIR MOST FAMOUS SON.

FANS CAME FROM FAR AND WIDE (AMERICA, SPAIN AND ALL OVER BRITAIN) TO LISTEN TO EXCLUSIVE PRESENTATIONS FROM JAWS AND SHAW EXPERTS, ENJOY AN IMPRESSIVE COLLECTION OF EXHIBITS AND PROPS, GO ON GUIDED TOURS OF THE TWO HOUSES ROBERT WAS BORN AND BROUGHT UP IN, 51 KING STREET AND OAKLEA IN WESTHOUGHTON, WATCH A SPECIAL SCREENING OF JAWS WITH POPCORN AT THE COMMUNITY HUB, WIN COPIES OF THE SPECIAL EDITION OF RYAN DACKO'S THE BOOK OF QUINT AND TAKE PART IN A SPECIAL JAWS QUIZ. we also had a raffle to raise money for basking sharks.

THE EVENT WAS A FANTASTIC OPPORTUNITY FOR FANS OF ALL AGES TO MINGLE, SHARE STORIES AND ASK LOTS OF QUESTIONS ALL WHILST ENJOYING THE WONDERFUL HOSPITALITY OF THE ROBERT SHAW PUB.

THE NEXT EVENT IS PLANNED FOR AUGUST 2027 WHICH WILL BE THE CENTENARY OF ROBERT SHAW'S BIRTH AND IT PROMISES TO BE EVEN BIGGER AND BETTER! 

MASSIVE THANKS TO HAYDN AND CHRIS FOR ORGANISING THIS AND TO RYAN AND HIS WIFE TATIANA FOR FLYING IN FROM NEW YORK.

FINALLY, THANK YOU TO YOU AMAZING FANS WHO KEEP THE FLAME ALIVE.

UNTIL THE NEXT TIME...LET'S DRINK TO OUR LEGS!


JOE