Cad Monkey writes: Just a quick review of the rally that’s just finished in Auckland. A slightly disappointing turnout of around 250 people, plenty of news media, radio & tv. Mark Harrison the Auckland actor who has organised the nationwide rallies spoke very well and at length about the impact that LOTR had on tourism and the economy in NZ and that if Warner Bros want to make the best movies they can (and make plenty of money too ) then NZ is the only place to shoot them: NZ is middle earth. Each point he made was greeted by loud cheers and applause. A statement by Peter Jackson was read out at the end thanking everyone for their support.
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We’ve surpassed 10 thousand ‘likes’ on our Facebook page! Thanks to all the fans, family and friends that have helped us along the way. With the endless stream of Hobbit news (good and bad) TORN has been very busy lately, my personal thanks to all our staffers for their hard work! Visit us on Facebook!
Now to break half a million views on our YouTube page…we’re very close!
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New Zealand is not going down without a fight! Join the effort to keep The Hobbit in New Zealand by participating positive rallies throughout the country. A facebook page has been setup for the effort, including dates and times when rallies will be taking part in your town. If you are in New Zealand, join your fellow Kiwis this Labour Day Monday! [Facebook Page] [Rally Event Page to RSVP]
If you do attend, please send in your reports to spymaster@theonering.net. We’d love to hear from you all.
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To celebrate the addition of ‘There and Back Again – The Map of Tolkien’s The Hobbit’ by Brian Sibley to the Official Tolkien Online Bookstore, TheOneRing.net and HarperCollinsPublishers teamed up to giveaway 3 copies. And without further delay, the winners are:
Jason F – USA
Izzy C – UK
Stephen W – USA
Winners will be contacted via email shortly to arrange for delivery. (We know there could be a lot of you out there that match the winners names, but please wait for the email before contacting us.) A special thanks to HarperCollinsPublishers for sponsoring this giveaway. If you did not win, please pick up your copy today! [Harper Collins UK]
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Eowyn Rohan sends this in: Greetings Shirelings! The time has come. A Long-Expected Party II: There and Back Again, is officially one year away! Many meetings have passed between the organizers already, and a great number of things have been planned. There is still more to come, however; but the biggest thing we need is YOU!
Attendees of the first ALEP have raved many times over about the event, and we plan to make things even better – not bigger – this time around! The location will be the same: The restored Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill, located southwest of Lexington, Kentucky. The dates will be from September 28th to October 2nd, 2011. Bed space at the Village is filling up quickly, so – if you have thought about coming to our little Party – please don’t hesitate any longer, register today!
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Following on from a most successful weekend in May this year (and the sun shone beautifully on Birmingham), planning for next years weekend is underway and will be held on Saturday and Sunday May 21st and 22nd. It will be at the usual venue of Sarehole Mill Recreation Ground within The Shire Country Park, in and around the area that Tolkien and his brother Hilary explored as children.
Sarehole is a lovely rural area, with more trees than in Tolkien’s day and we are basing the weekend around Tolkien’s love of trees and the forests and characters of Middle-earth. As the plans for the weekend develop we will keep you informed. In the meantime pencil in the dates shown above and we look forward to your being at this free event celebrating the life and work of J.R.R. Tolkien.
For further information about the weekend www.middleearthweekend.org.uk or if you live in the Birmingham, England area and would like to take part in the drama excerpts of Tolkien’s work email www.shireproductions.co.uk
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Cad Monkey writes: Just a quick review of the rally that’s just finished in Auckland. A slightly disappointing turnout of around 250 people, plenty of news media, radio & tv. Mark Harrison the Auckland actor who has organised the nationwide rallies spoke very well and at length about the impact that LOTR had on tourism and the economy in NZ and that if Warner Bros want to make the best movies they can (and make plenty of money too ) then NZ is the only place to shoot them: NZ is middle earth. Each point he made was greeted by loud cheers and applause. A statement by Peter Jackson was read out at the end thanking everyone for their support. 
