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Ouch! at Naidex: April 2009

Ouch's stand at Naidex, nestled away in a corner of the massive National Exhibition Centre

Ouch's extremely bright and colourful stand at Naidex, nestled away in a corner of the massive National Exhibition Centre in Birmingham.

The view from inside the stand, looking over Ouch team member Gideon Goldberg's shoulder

The view from inside the stand, looking over team member Gideon Goldberg's shoulder as he chats to members of the public.

Ouch's Emma Tracey and Gideon Goldberg were kept busy meeting members of the public keen to hear all about Ouch!

Ouch's Emma Tracey and Gideon Goldberg were kept very busy meeting members of the public keen to hear all about Ouch!

Ouch's stand was decorated with bright banners - here's the one of Mat Fraser and Liz Carr from our disability talk show

Ouch's stand was decorated with bright cartoon banners - here's the one of Mat Fraser and Liz Carr from our disability talk show.

And on the other side of the stand, the unmistakable image of Disability Bitch herself

And on the other side of the stand, the unmistakable image of the fearsome and famous Disability Bitch greeted passers-by and visitors.

Here's Ouch's Emma Tracey on the stand, chatting to a member of the public

Here's Ouch's Emma Tracey on the stand, chatting to a member of the public and tempting them with some of the goodies we were giving away. Oh, and sweets too.

Laurence Clark performed a short stand-up set on two of the three days. Here he is sharing a joke with Ouch's editor, Damon Rose

Ouch columnist and stand-up comedian Laurence Clark performed a short set on two of the three days. Here he is sharing a joke with Ouch's editor, Damon Rose.

Laurence Clark performs in the Lifestyle Zone at Naidex

Laurence Clark performs in the Lifestyle Zone at Naidex.

A packed crowd squeezed into the Lifestyle Zone to giggle themselves silly during Laurence Clark's show

A packed crowd squeezed into the Lifestyle Zone to giggle themselves silly during Laurence Clark's short comedy set.

At the end of a tiring three days, Ouch's Damon Rose and Emma Tracey are still on our stand, and still smiling

At the end of a tiring three days, Ouch's Damon and Emma are still on our stand, and still smiling. [Thanks to our colleague Simon McPhillips for the great photos.]

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