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What would have been Southport's first ever My Little Pony convention has been cancelled.

The two-day event promised to attract Bronies (grown men who love My Little Pony) from all over the country for a weekend of special guests and musicians on Saturday, August 29 and Sunday, August 30 at the Southport Theatre on the Promenade.

But earlier this week the event's website www.mylittlecon.co.uk updated with a single post which said: "It’s with heavy hearts that we regret to inform you that due to financial difficulties we have been forced to cancel My Little Convention 2015.

"More details are to be announced soon but we wanted to make everyone aware of the situation as soon as possible."

There is now concern over whether people who have already paid for tickets will get their money back.

One of the few pages left on the website states that the company selling the tickets, MLC Events Ltd, "will not be obligated to issue a refund in the unlikely event of cancellation".

Under their ticket terms and conditions page it said: "MLC Events Ltd fully intends to run My Little Convention 2015 on the dates and location advertised. In the unlikely event that we have to cancel, we will attempt to give as much notice as possible to all attendees.

"MLC Events Ltd will not be obligated to issue a refund in the unlikely event of cancellation. Any refunds (full or partial) are at the sole discretion of MLC Events Ltd.

"In the unlikely event of cancellation, MLC Events Ltd will not be responsible for any additional costs incurred by ticket purchasers. This includes, but is not limited to, travel, accommodation and visas purchased in order to attend the event."

Tickets to the convention cost upward of £50 and when the ECHO reached out to the team we received an automated response reiterating their refund policy.