The seaside town where Stormtroopers patrol the beach

“So I move halfway across the globe and it’s right here at my doorstep – yeah, it’s brilliant,” said Monger, who has lived in the UK for more than 15 years.”

“Star Wars is just all over the place, especially where I grew up.

Since the film crews left, the location has become a magnet for fans thanks to Monger and her fellow Blackpool-based fan Neil Trickett.

Trickett, 41, said the pair teamed up on a social media after realising they live near each other and agreed to meet at the filming location in Cleveleys.

He added: “We very quickly put a plan together for some kind of free public event.”

Four years later, hundreds of devotees, some from as far away as eastern Europe, come to meet like-minded fans, take photos, buy merchandise and talk all things Star Wars.