Castlepoint staff braced for Ollymania (From Bournemouth Echo)
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Castlepoint staff braced for Ollymania
8:10am Friday 2nd November 2012 in News
Castlepoint staff braced for Ollymania
Teenagers have been queuing overnight to meet Olly Murs at his book signing at Waterstones this morning.
The event, which will see the Waterstones Castlepoint branch closed to all customers who don't have a wristband for the signing, is fully sold out.
Hundreds of people queued overnight last weekend to buy wristbands to get into the event - but now they're queuing again because they want to be first in the queue.
Waterstones asked fans to stay away until the morning and is warning those who don't have wristbands not to try and get in.
Read our exclusive chat with Olly
The shop is expected to be closed to all other customers until at least 1pm.
Georgina Kinge, 14, and Leah Stroud, 14, started queuing at 10am yesterday – a full 24 hours before the X Factor runner-up was set to arrive at Waterstones in Castlepoint. And they were swiftly joined by 12-year-old Louise Williams and her mum Dawn Pearman.
Leah, of Wallisdown, said: “We want to be the first people to see him. We don’t want to be at the end of the queue when he is tired.
“He seems like a really nice, down to earth guy. We can’t wait to see him.”
And Georgina, of Poole, added: “We don’t mind sleeping outside. It’ll be worth it to see him first before anyone else.”
Dawn, of Kinson, said she was happy to spend the night outdoors with her daughter and her new pals.
“It was a good atmosphere last week and the way I see it, it’s a once in a lifetime opportunity. It will be a special memory for her. It’s all good fun.”
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Comments(11)
Holes Bay Curve
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5:06pm Thu 1 Nov 12
homerjsimpson1979
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6:23pm Thu 1 Nov 12
Imagine what it would be like if a signer was coming
homerjsimpson1979
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6:24pm Thu 1 Nov 12
muscliffman
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7:01pm Thu 1 Nov 12
Unless their parents are individually staying with them what on earth are they thinking about by allowing this?
Call me old fashioned if you wish, but even when you take away the current 'Savile' hysteria this still seems rather irresponsible if it is happening.
Old Colonial
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8:44pm Thu 1 Nov 12
GAHmusic
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9:11pm Thu 1 Nov 12
muscliffman wrote:It's alright, they have Pauline Quirke looking after them
So do we have kids (teenagers under 18) queuing and sleeping unsupervised overnight in a public shoping centre?
Unless their parents are individually staying with them what on earth are they thinking about by allowing this?
Call me old fashioned if you wish, but even when you take away the current 'Savile' hysteria this still seems rather irresponsible if it is happening.
Lord Spring
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11:42pm Thu 1 Nov 12
Phixer
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12:59am Fri 2 Nov 12
be happy,dont worry
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12:08pm Fri 2 Nov 12
The children and I were safe, and it was our choice to camp overnight, in my opinion you only have one to live so live it as you wish and we chose to do this which we really loved doing and was well worth it as Olly Murs turned up early to see us on the thursday night.The children were not glued to tv,s and playing in computer games, they were out in the fresh air , making a memory that will live with them forever,, so I don't seem the harm done, and most of all they weren't up to mischieve.Some people have forgotten what it is like to be young and excited ,about something,
ragj195
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11:44pm Sat 3 Nov 12
be happy,dont worry wrote:Chill out Pauline. There's some right grumpy **** on here. Don't rise to it. According to Muscliffman you can leave home at 17 provided your parents stay over each night.
In response to all the negative comments, I was the adult with the children staying over night to meet Olly Murs , They were very well behaved and no trouble at all, I am NO pauline Quirk....,The children and I were doing no harm to any one and I am annoyed that you have to make such horrible comments.
The children and I were safe, and it was our choice to camp overnight, in my opinion you only have one to live so live it as you wish and we chose to do this which we really loved doing and was well worth it as Olly Murs turned up early to see us on the thursday night.The children were not glued to tv,s and playing in computer games, they were out in the fresh air , making a memory that will live with them forever,, so I don't seem the harm done, and most of all they weren't up to mischieve.Some people have forgotten what it is like to be young and excited ,about something,
BarrHumbug says...
5:00pm Thu 1 Nov 12
I can just about understand them queueing through the night last week to get the wristband, I presume it was a first come first serve arrangement, but they have the wristband now, they will get to see their idol, why camp outside there tonight just to get to see him first?
You'd have thought they'd want to look their best when meeting their idol, not cold, tired, hungry and possibly wet?