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Bee Gees fever at Robin Gibb fan event

BBC Dwina and RJ in front of a yellow Rolls Royce. It is in front of Robin Gibb's large house, which has a blue plaque.BBC
Robin Gibb's widow Dwina (pictured with her son) is one of the hosts at the event

Bee Gees fans have flocked to the hometown of the late singer Robin Gibb for a dedicated fan weekend.

Events in Thame, Oxfordshire, include a Bee Gee-themed wine tasting, a museum exhibition, a poetry evening with Mr Gibb's widow and a theatre showing of Saturday Night Fever.

About 600 fans are expected to make the pilgrimage.

Robin Gibb lived in Thame for 30 years, and bought The Prebendal House, the oldest building in the town, in 1983.

Three pairs of glasses, two are tinted blue, all are oval shaped.
The singer's trademark glasses are on display at Thame Museum

Thame museum held a temporary exhibition in 2022 on the 10th anniversary of Gibb's death.

It was such a success that it was turned into a permanent one, with the gallery officially opening last year.

The first fan weekend took place in the town last October, and it is has now been turned into an annual event.

The new exhibits unveiled at the museum included Grammys, Brit awards, and Robin Gibb's bicycle, while his yellow Rolls Royce was on display outside.

The armchair is in bright tartan. It has a cushion on it with a picture of Dwina.
Gibb's armchair, also on display, was designed in his own family tartan
A slightly weathered old suitcase next to a tartan footstool.
The suitcase Gibb used when returning to the UK from Australia to find fame is out for fans to see

Louise James, curator of the Robin Gibb exhibition, told the BBC previous get-togethers had been a "huge, huge success".

She said the museum had some items on special display for the latest event, including a suitcase Gibb used on his way back from Australia "on the Fairsky ship when the boys came back to the UK".

Louise James wears a dark blue gilet and a Robin Gibb t shirt.
Curator Louise James said the museum was privileged to have items on special display

"We’ve got his armchair, footstool - which was designed in his own particular family tartan which is very unique - and his Christian Dior dressing gown with his initials sewn nicely into the cuffs.

"So we’re very privileged to have these very personal treasured items on display this weekend."

Fans take pictures of Robin Gibb's house and car.
About 600 fans are expected to make the pilgrimage across the weekend

Brothers Barry, Robin, and Maurice Gibb formed The Bee Gees in the late 1950s.

They went on to find fame in the 1960s, achieving even greater prominence during the disco era, and ultimately became one of the most successful bands of all time.

Their hits include How Deep Is Your Love, More Than a Woman, Tragedy, and You Win Again.

Robin Gibb died in 2012 aged 62 after a long illness.

His brother Maurice died at the age of 53 in 2003.

Barry Gibb has continued to release music and last year was awarded a lifetime honour from The Kennedy Center.

A black and white photo of the Bee Gees in the mid-70s. Maurice Gibb has short hair, a beard, with a striped shirt and trousers with a tie, Barry Gibb has longer hair and a beard, and wears a patterned shirt and waistcoat, and Robin Gibb has no beard and long hair, and is wearing a polo neck. They are backstage at Top of the Pops.
The Bee Gees became one of the most successful bands of all time

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