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26th December 2006 |
Boxing Day Footy
Boxing Day Football on the Vicar's Field. Mulled wine at half
time. |
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15th to 17th
December 2006 |
Bryn mini-stag
Bryn, Marc and Mat stay in a chalet in Les Allues below
Meribel for the weekend of 'premier neige'. Not much was open
and there wasn't much snow - ski/boarding in Mottaret. |
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9th December
2006 |
Let's Rock Christmas
The Lavender Sweep Christmas Party 2006 |
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21st November to 4th
December 2006 |
Various
The Hardy's en famille visit the Fat Duck and eat some
very strange food. Cath's birthday in a pub near Waterloo. The
Moyle wedding with not a moyling in sight ! |
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16th to 19th
November 2006 |
Au Portail
Au Portail winter shutdown: Visit to Carcassonne; a
little frog, Alice cleans the pool, sunset and the view; things
round the garden, the local church and ruined castle. |
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11th November
2006 |
Courch 9697 Reunion
The 10 year
Courchevel 1996-1997 reunion. Dinner in Tamesa int eh Oxo
Tower followed by the Lord Mayors fireworks. Rendez-vous with
everyone else in the Auberge next to Waterloo... |
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4th November 2006 |
Jill's Birthday
Jill's 32 birthday celebrations in Worcester. Dinner, dancing,
boozing. Ed driving the beast back South |
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3rd November 2006 |
Guy Fawkes
Jono tucking in to Cosmos in Iniquity. Clapham common Guy
Fawkes firework display 2006 |
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1st to 27th
October 2006 |
Villefranche
Mat goes to the Institut de Francais in Villefranche to learn
French... View from the appartment. Friday night soiree in the
school, walking tour of the old village of Villefranche. Nice
beach... |
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29th September 2006 |
London Sights 2
St Albans Abbey in the rain. Drinks and dinner to welcome Cath
back to the UK. The Changing of the Guard at Buckingham
Palace. Wellington.... |
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18th-20th September 2006 |
London Sights
Posing in Kew gardens, colourful birds, wallabies, tallest indoor
plant in the world. Mat's arse on Kew Bridge (ask Lewis why). South
Bank walk.... |
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9th September 2006 |
Proms in the Park
roms in the Park 2006 - Alice modelling the free
merchandise. Chas and Dave and Chico were the warm up... Alice and
the moon. It was quite cold. |
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8th September 2006 |
Sea & Snow Ball
Hoops and Lisa's Sea and Snow ball at the Hayling Island
Sailing Club. Gobby and Mat get into character in the shower.
Delicious dinner, George's Mussels... |
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2nd September
2006 |
Furlong Wedding
In the minibus on the way to Penshurst Place. The
Happy couple tying the knot. Pre-dinner drinks with a magician and
string quartet. Wedding breakfast ... |
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31st August 2006 |
Lunch with the Wilkinsons
Pre lunch Pimms in the Coq d'Argent with David.
Lunch in the Bleeding Heart for 13 (Pasty and Princess, Lewis,
Tommy, Alan, Trev, Henry... |
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25th to 28th August
2006 |
New Forest
isit to the New Forest for the August bank holiday. Tea from the
Thermos !!! Walking to Lymington and then on to Milford. Paddling in
the sea. The Milford Carnival (!) |
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17th to 21st
August 2006 |
Horan Wedding
Alex and Lauren get married in Boston |
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12th to 13th
August 2006 |
Magic Numbers
Alice at the Proms. Trip to see the Magic Numbers at the
Eden project near St Austell in Cornwall with Michelle, Steve and
Alice. |
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27th July to 6th August
2006 |
Various
The Albert Memorial and bowls on Hyde Park. Night on the
Cosmo's with Bernie, Jetbum and Jono. Raving in Pacha. Lauren after
her hen night with Alice. |
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21st to 23rd July
2006 |
David's Stag, Ibiza
en, Henry, Chris, James, David, Al, Chef, Kieran and Mat go clubbing
in Ibiza. |
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11th to 19th
July 2006 |
Au Portail
Au Portail with Geordie and Ed. Visit to Carcassonne. In
the pool, it was very hot! The Tour de France in Montreal.
Meeting Alice in Agde and a visit to the beach. |
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7th
to 9th July 2006 |
Hoops' Sailing
Hoops' sailing weekend on the 40 foot Parallele. Motor to
Portsmouth from Hayling Island, night out in Portsmouth. Boozing on
the boat. |
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30th June 2006 |
G&C b-days
Lunch in the Cpq d'Argent for Rob's birthday with Clir
and Alice. Medea in the evening for a Moroccan party - Rob,
Jono and Bernie enjoy the belly dancer ! Birgitt's 40th... |
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29th June 2006 |
Leaving DRKW
Mat's leaving drinks. Pub for most of the afternoon, short
stroll to Abacus, Blair and Tammy bought lots of Champagne, can't
remember anything after that.... |
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24th June 2006 |
Royal Ascot
Steve sorted out a fantastic day for Sian and Chris,
Steve's sister and her friend and Alice and Mat. Our own
private balcony, champagne and lunch. Saw the Queen, Mat won
300 quid... |
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17th June
2006 |
Kitchen Warming
BBQ and kitchen warming in Ware, World Cup on the tele,
Tequila and gin slammers. Fish and birds, Jono trimmed the bush.... |
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15th June 2006 |
Tim's Back
Night out to see Tim back from Oz for his sisters
wedding. Dinner in Marzano on Northcote road with Rich, Wilow,
Suzie, Mat, Stu, Ben, Jan, Tim, Clir, Treacle and Georgie.
Beers afterwards. |
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9th to
12th June 2006 |
Edinburgh Marathon
Clir, Laura, Gobby and Mat do the Hairy Haggis Edinburgh
Marathon Relay race in about 3:45, preceded by a big not on the
berrs and followed by an all afternooner, late nighter ! |
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26th May to 4th June 2006 |
Nights out, Rugger 7s
Night out with Bern. Unhappy fruit. Ed Hardy
gets around... After Clir and Mat fail to do any siteseeing in
London, cocktails in B@1 with Laura's crew. Then on to
Inferno's... |
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23rd to 25th May 2006 |
Jen's Bday, Lewis Leaves
Jen's birthday in a pub in Islington, Clir and Jetbum in
attendance, ending the night back in the Sweep singing loudly to
Rod. Lewis cooks... |
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13th to 19th May 2006 |
Night out and wedding
Night out with Jen, Clir, Treacle and Chris in Clapham
North. Mark and Lisa's wedding at the Rhinefield House Hotel
in the New Forest. |
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11th May 2006 |
Artois 30
Artois 29th Birthday Party, the Wheatsheaf neat Parsons
Green and then Crazy Larry's |
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7th May 2006 |
Rosy and Rob's DP
Dinner in Ergen's with Jono, Treacle, Clir and Mat then a few beers in Babel.
Rosy and Rob's dinner party - cigars in the garden, Rob passed out,
George woke up |
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30th April 2006 |
May Day BH
Dad in Limoux town square, Mum cleaning the tiles round
the terrace. Bernie's Birthday. Sunday of the Bank
holiday weekend in the Freemasons, head-shoulder-arm... |
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15th to 21st April
2006 |
Courchevel
Another week of boozing in France |
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9th April 2006 |
Mat's Birthday 2
Birthday Presents in the Sweep then down to the Freemasons for an
all afternooner. Mikey's birthday started at midnight. Finally
back to the Sweep to play with Kylie and the Daffodils |
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8th April 2006 |
Mat's Birthday 1
Beers in the Goat with Fred, Bernie and Lewis. DRKW
night out in Abacus. Mat visit's Jenny in Manchester and has a
very random night out at someone's house party.... |
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12th
March 2006 |
Gobby 1/2 Marathon
Tossing pancakes on Shrove Tuesday. Gobby did a
half marathon in under 2 hours, Mat lost the bet and bought the
bolly... Italian dinner then into the Goat... |
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10th to 14th
February 2006 |
Poker, Jen's B-day, VD
Texas-hold-em at Simon's pad in Pimlico, Grant won the pot - £140...
Jenny's birthday, trailer happiness in notting Hill and then the
notting hill arts club. Valentines Day in Abacu... |
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4th February 2006 |
Rugger
In the Bouchon Bordelais to watch England thrash Wales 47-13. Then
onto a pub in Clapham for babyfoot and more beer, Pepper Tree for food
with Rosy and Vici. Mat the cracker... |
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13th to 23rd
January 2006 |
Bonnet de Douche 4
A week of skiing, boozing and intense
competition |
