Dr Who and Donna Road Feature - Sarah Myerscough with finished product

Sarah Myerscough is an artist based in the North West of England and currently working for Blackpool Illuminations.Her website is a showcase of her work at the Illuminations and previously as a model maker / artist at Blackpool Pleasure Beach and includes dozens of behind the scenes photos

Her own artwork is also offered for sale and the site features a timeline of her career in art so far.

Sarah Myerscough with Dalek Maquette

Illuminated road features of the Doctor, Oods, Sontaran Companions, etc.. along with animated 3D Daleks and Tardis have been lighting up Blackpool promenade from September to November, with more characters being added each year. Well worth a visit!

Tardis Road Feature - Sarah Myerscough with completed feature

 For more information about Blackpool Illuminations, Blackpool Illuminations official website is as follows:

Visit Blackpool

For more information on the Blackpool Doctor Who Museum, please visit:

Blackpool Doctor Who Museum

Note: Although she works for the Illuminations, the www.sarahmyerscough.co.uk website is a personal website. It does not represent the views of, nor is it endorsed by, Blackpool Illuminations, Blackpool Council or Visit Blackpool.

Ed’s Note:

I would like to thank Sarah for taking the time to submit all this information which highlights the great work that the team at Blackpool Illuminations HQ are doing, Blackpool has come on leaps and bounds over the past few years and has never been a more exciting place to visit, this has only been achieved by hard work and dedication of people like the Illuminations team coming up with new innovative ideas to attract today’s potential visitors, keep up the good work!!!!

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Dalek Appears On Mountain

A 100ft Dalek has appeared on the side of a mountain which overlooks Belfast.

However, people living in the city are presumably safe enough from this particular inhabitant of Skaro as it is made from bed linen.

The ‘artwork’ was created on Black Mountain at the weekend by Denis Rush of the UT Events group.

The stunt comes ahead of a charity convention for fans of Doctor Who and a number of other sci-fi TV series at the Europa hotel in Belfast.

Skaro is the name of the Daleks’ home planet

“There was meant to be a giant question mark beside the Dalek, but I ran out of bed linen,” said Denis speaking to BBC News.

“I got permission from the woman who owns the field to do it. She was only too happy to help when she heard that the convention is in aid of the Northern Ireland Children’s Hospice.”

The giant Dalek took two days to make after Denis had ‘exterminated’ his family’s entire supply of bed sheets.

“The first day it was just myself up there and then on the second day my girlfriend Tory gave me a hand,” he said.

“I must have asked every single member of my family for any spare bed sheets they had.”

The Daleks were created by writer Terry Nation

“It was tough going as it must be a 50 degree slope, but it was definitely worth it.

“We don’t make any money out of our events and don’t have any marketing budget to speak of, so hopefully this will get people talking about our latest event.”

‘Vortex’ is billed as a one-day convention for fans of Doctor Who, Torchwood and the Sarah Jane Adventures.

Paul Marc Davis, who has appeared in all three shows, and Chipo Chung, who has played two different characters in recent series of Doctor Who, are to take part in the conference.

Gareth David Lloyd, who stars in the spin-off series Torchwood, will also be making the trip to Belfast.

Delegates will be able to have a look inside the Tardis and also get the chance to shake hands – you know what I mean – with a Dalek.

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The Daleks were created by writer Terry Nation and designed by Raymond P. Cusick.

They were introduced in December 1963 in the second Doctor Who series, becoming an instant hit with viewers.

Last year, nine out of ten children in a National Trust survey were able to identify a Dalek correctly.

Only 47% of the children surveyed by the heritage charity were able to identify a barn owl.