1-3 December - Llanthony Priory weekend
4 December - Backwell Christmas gift delivery tour
18 December - Weekend Company Christmas Bash - Beautiful South at
the Ice Stadium
23 December - Cuba. Havana Hotel Plaza
24 December - Hotel Plaza
Christmas Day - Indian village by crocodile farm then on to
Trinidad, Las Cuervas
Boxing Day - Trinidad cave disco!
27 December - Pinar del Rio, Hotel Moka
28 December - Pinar del Rio, Hotel Moka
29 December - Havana, Hotel Inglaterra
30-31 December - Varadero, Hotel Villa Cuba
1-6 January - Varadero, Hotel Villa Cuba
7 January - Return from Cuba
12 January - Yvonne Harrison birthday bash
14 January - Lunch with Tony and Denise
26 January - Newport Tourist Forum, South Wales
3 February - Meet new owner of 19 Quayside Close
4 February - Walk to The Plough at Hickling
10 February - Out with Martin and Debs
13 February - Drinks at Tony's
16 February - Peacock Farm, Room 6
17 February - Belvoir Challenge walk from Harby
18 February - Hilary goes to Bristol for her dad's birthday
24 February - Jongleurs
1 March - Galleries of Justice, Lord Lucan Exhibition
13 March - Jeremy Hardy at Nottingham Playhouse
17 March - Tony's birthday meal at the Laguna Indian restaurant
23 March - Penny's surprise birthday bash
27 March - Hils back. Back window explodes on Passat
30 March - Wiggy's birthday (Herbie, our golden retriever)
31 March - Debbie's birthday bash, Ruddington
1 April - Garden clear out
Sunday 8 April - Martins to check PC. Circuit training at Bingham
20 April - Hilary cooked meal for Keith Hodges and Young Kenny
21 April - La Tasca with Keith Hodges and Young Kenny
22 April - Walk to The Plough at Hickling
25 April - Mark and Jo farewell drink (prior to their "world tour")
in the Slug and Lettuce, after circuit training at Bingham (Rose,
Shape Fitness)
28 April - Reg and Betty visit. Glenn's birthday meal in Old
Isleworth
29 April - Census Day. Visit Kate and Robbie in Greenford. Circuit
training. Martin popped round in the evening
9 May - Steve Harley and Cockney Rebel at Newark Palace
12 May - Caythorpe Canter cancelled (foot and mouth). Keith Adams
party. Deacon Blue at the Royal Centre
19 May - Keith Hopkinson's party, West Bridgford
20 May - Vale of Belvoir cycle ride
21 - 25 May - Canal cruise, Anderton
26 May - Shelf fixing
27 May - Ivy cutting
28 May - Bank Holiday Monday - walk to Wheatsheaf, shopping BHS am
29 May - Interview for Internet Services Manager job with IM&T at
Queen's Medical Centre, University Hospital Nottingham NHS Trust
30 May - SPICE 20 year anniversary party, Cadman's Dance Studio,
Sale, Junction 7 M60
Friday 1st June - Start new job as Internet Services Manager job
with IM&T at QMC
2 June - Move bedroom and bathroom stuff into new extension
9 June - Build PC cupboard and filing cabinet
11 June - Work on our new garden starts. Went to Martin's in
Leicester to try and fix modem problems
16 - 19 June - Dave Gentry "stag weekend" in Benidorm (£265)
17 June - Swim in sea, Acuarium II, Bar de Munk
19 June - Return from Benidorm. Good progress on garden and "outdoor
room".
29 June - Annual leave. Mow new lawn for the first time. Weekend
Company "Investors in People" presentation
30 June - 6 July - Many Steps, South Sands, Salcombe
7 July - Bandanza at Backwell
8 July - Circuit training
14 July - Glenn and Anne's wedding, Isleworth
15 July - Timber treat "garden room", mow lawn, circuit training
26 July - Profile Nottingham dinner at the Council House, Nottingham
Market Square
28 July - 1 Kinoulton Road garden party
31 July - 3rd wedding anniversary meal at the Martins Arms, Colston
Bassett
3/4 August - Booze cruise to La Touquet. Meet 23:45 Stand 8, Collin
Street, back of Broadmarsh shopping centre
4 August - Nottingham Riverside Festival chez Keith Hopkinson
10 August - The Old Nags Head
11 August - Camping, Edale, Peak District. Rambler pub, rain and
village fete
12 August - Martin visited. Went to Wheatsheaf
25 August - Gardening
26 August - Tithby and Cropwell Butler walk. Sunday carvery in The
Plough
27 August - Chequers Pub family day with BBQ
1 September - Sandra and Marks wedding in Sheffield
2 September - Belvoir fireworks
3 September - Pretty Orchid. Louise leaving do (Weekend Company)
5 September - Circuit training, back in big hall
6 September - Vauxhall Agila service
8 September - La Tasca and shopping. Clear garage to get cars in
9 September - Training run and gardening. Sunday circuit training
resumes
13 September - Wellby Arms, Allington
15 September - Unicorn's Head, Langar with ChocIce and Sandie
16 September - Cropwell Bishop 10 mile run
5 October - Brian Robbins visit
6 October - Galleries of Justice
13 October - Black tie dinner and "Sinatra" at the Royal Moat House
20 October - Pretty Orchid with ChocIce and Sandie
21 October - XL haddock at the Lime Kiln
26 October - Orepool Motel, Clearwell, Gloucestershire
27 October - Tudor Farmhouse Hotel. Clearwell Caves fancy dress
Halloween party
28 October - Earth tremour 3.8! Circuit training
30 October - UK NHS Web Editors Conference, Aston Villa. Unicorn's
Head with Tony and Tim
10 November - Rob & Josie came to visit. Tales of Robin Hood
medieval banquet
11 November - Harry Potter at Leicester. Circuit training
17 November - New curtains and telephone
21 November - FF-CHIEDOZIE (?). House painting complete! Circuit
training
22 November - Boulogne booze cruise. 23:00hrs at QMC
2 December - Bristol
6 December - 07:30 to 11:50 Lanzarote. £228 QKM13276 Late Escapes.
Air Tours.
13 December - 12:50 to 17:05 East Midlands Airport
15 December - IM&T Christmas bash at the Moat House Hotel
22 December - Dave Kilner Christmas party
24 December - Dave Young, ChocIce and Denise
25 December - Tony Ward and Keef Hopkinson join us
29 December - Tony's winterval party!
30 December - Carol and John Watsons for nibbles
20 January - Return to Sunday circuit
training at Bingham
22 January - Ordered recordable audio CD's
23 January - Thai-fit at Bingham Leisure Centre
25 January - Denise Raynor came over to stay. Vegetarian haggis!
27 January - Circuit training
30 January - Thai-fit
2 February - Martins Arms, Colston Bassett with ChocIce and Sandie
8 February - Keith Hopkinson Kendal Cottage £35
23 February - Harby Challenge walk. Collected new Khyam tent
25 February - Richard Willis found dead in car in garage. Carbon
monoxide poisoning. Possible suicide. Rang George and Karen in
Australia
12 March - Ponte Vecchio with Tony and Tim
14 March - Richard Willis's funeral. 13:00hrs St Mary's Church,
Bedfont Green
16 March - Martin McCormack
23 March - Maggie (Birmingham SPICE) 40th birthday party in
Birmingham
29 March - Good Friday. 10:30hrs off to the East Coast looking for a
campsite
30 March - Camping at Beeches in Chapel St Leonard. Visit to Anderby
Creek
31 March - Strike camp and return home
1 April - Easter Monday. Walk to the Wheatsheaf. Gardening. Dry out
tent.
6 April - Mark and Helen Toogood wedding
27 April - Anderton. Collect narrowboat "House Sparrow"
28 April - Martin joins us on narrowboat. Barbridge
29 April - Plans to do the Cheshire Ring scuppered by canal closure.
Moored near the Cheshire Cat
30 April - Arrived at Chester. Walked around the city walls while
Hilary and Herbie stayed on the boat
1 May - Calverley, Davenport Arms. Open fire and teapots!
2 May - Middlewich Chinese meal
3 May - Meal with Pete and Karen in Anderton Boat Yard
4 May - Back home. Shopping at ASDA
5 May - Tackled the ivy on our house
11 May - Cropwell Bishop bike ride (24 hour Le Mans)
25 May - Dinner at Keith Hopkinsons
28 May - Out with Tony
29 May - Weavers wine tasting at the Toll House, Gunthorpe
1 June - Setup Mexican hammock in the garden
2 June - Preparation for BBQ
3 June - Golden Jubilee Bank Holiday Monday. BBQ piss-up with
Denise, Tony and Keith Adams
4 June - Watched Golden Jubilee on TV
8 June - Salcombe, Devon
15 June - Returned from Salcombe
23 June - Nottingham bike ride - marshalling 08:00 to 12:00hrs
28 June - Foel, Powys
29 June - Lluest Fach, Lake Vyrnwy, waterfalls and lunch at the
hotel with panoramic view over the reservoir
6 July - Grannies party at Backwell House
9 July - The Ferry Inn at Wilford with Tony. Met SPICE gang
11 July - Mark and Jo meal
12 July - George arrives in the UK from Australia
13 July - Reg and Betty visit
14 July - Broadmarsh 08:25 Coach FK230. Arrive Heathrow Airport
11:55. GoByCoach.com IB421341 Pete Willis house PO12 4PX
15 July - George and I subjected to monologue from Pete Willis.
Drive back to Cropwell Bishop in George's hire car. Evening meal in
the Unicorn's Head and a pint in the Wheatsheaf
16 July - Nottingham tourist rounds with George. Olde Trip to
Jerusalem, Robin Hood, Nottingham Castle. Lunch in the Globe. George
returns to Hounslow
17 July - Back to work (Wednesday)
18 July - Ordered dog tags from America (actiongear.com)
$23.60 on Barclaycard
20 July - Mark and Jo's BBQ
22 July - George returns to Australia
24 July - Bicycle panniers ordered from bicyclenet.co.uk
29 July - Interflora order
30 July - Ordered PhotoPlus 8 from Serif
1st August - 17:25 car pile up on A52. Lorry shunted car into the
back of me, and me into car in front. Occupants of car that hit me
were coming home from hospital and had to be cut out by the Fire
Brigade. Breathalysed negative.
3 August - Trip to Thames Valley to see Dave Young and ChocIce
4 August - Visit Nick's new house by the lock on the Thames
5 August - First bell-ringing session at St Giles, Cropwell Bishop
7 August - Cycled to work! About 12 miles.
9 August - Mr Lings Sizzling Wok booked to celebrate Hilary's
birthday
10 August - Pete Taylors BBQ in Lincolnshire
19 August - Vauxhall Agila in for repair at Nottingham VW at West
Bridgford. Cycling to work
22 August - 17:30 collect car from garage
23 August - City Hospital - SMT meeting (ICT Services)
24 August - The Weekend Company move offices from London Road to our
pink guest bedroom!
25 August - Meal at Denise's with Nick Davis
26 August - More moving office equipment, gardening, garage
28 August - Hilary moves office to home
30 August - Office move PC's and British Telecom
31 August - More computer and BT shennanigans. Non-feather duvet
incident with allergic guests in Corner Cottage
1 September - Cropwell Bishop 10 miler run
7 September - Bar Risa 19:00hrs for Mark Brown stag do
14 September - Sue's wedding in Manchester
16 September - Bell ringing
19 September - Watched Morris Dancers outside the Chequers in
Cropwell Bishop
21-22 September - SPICE National Weekend at Pontins in Southport
24 September - Car service at Reg Vardy, Castle Marina
27 September - Denise and Penny
Sunday 29 September - Grannies 90th birthday party
5 October - Mark and Jo's wedding
12 October - Bell ringers tea at Cropwell Bishop Methodist church
14 October - Bell ringing
15 October - Give blood sample for testing
18 October - GP appointment. One month no alcohol prescribed!
19 October - Composter installed in our garden in "Herbie pen"
26 October - Clearwell Caves fancy dress Halloween party. Lambs Quay
House, GL16 8QB. Bring own towels to remove make-up! £96 per night.
27 October - Barry and Sonya lunch at the Plough. Jeremy Hardy. Mick
and Debs for 50th birthday party
29 October - e-Health at Aston Villa
4 November - Bell ringing
6 November - Le Meridien, Warwick with Deborah Watmough for Trove
User Association dinner
7 November - Trove User Association seminar
8 November - ChocIce came over for a meal. Mushrooms and pork and
wine!
9 November - Andy Whitelaw and Nicola got married. Central heating
problem so we moved into Corner Cottage
10 November - Plough, Chequers, Wheatsheaf
13 November - Tony and Pauline. Wold's feast
14 November - Blood test at QMC.
17 November - Santa Fe and Phoenix Nights
18 November - Dr Armstrong re blood tests. All OK. Liver back to
normal!
29 November to 2 December - Portmeirion, North Wales. Birthday meal
with Rob and Josie in hotel
6 December - ICT Services Customer Services Managers Christmas bash
in the Welbeck Hotel, Nottingham
7 December - Bell Ringers dinner, Barnstone Club
8 December - Bristol present swap
14 December - Tony's party
Saturday 4th January - Lincoln,
Browns Pie
Shop lunchtime and Pete Taylors birthday curry in the evening.
Stayed in hotel by the cathedral
Sunday 5th January - Return to circuit training, 6pm at Bingham
Leisure Centre
Wednesday 8th January - Return to Wednesday circuit training (Rose
at Bingham Leisure Centre)
Saturday 11th January - Barlow's party
Sunday 12th January - circuit training
Tuesday 14th January - Hilary's first parish council meeting (as
parish council clerk)
Wednesday 15th January - circuit training
Thursday 16th January - Tony over for dinner
Sunday 19th January - circuit training
Monday 20th January - bell ringing at St Giles, Cropwell Bishop
Thursday 23rd January - bell ringing at Langar
Sunday 26th January - Bus into Nottingham, Slug & Lettuce. Johnny
Vegas at Just the Tonic comedy club
Monday 27th January - bell ringing
Tuesday 28th January - Jan, Weekend Company interview
Wednesday 29th January - circuit training
Saturday 1st February - Started Carol Vorderman 30 day Detox Diet
Sunday 2nd February - circuit training
Wednesday 5th February - circuit training
Monday 10th February - bell ringing
Friday 14th February - Valentine's vegetarian meal from the
Farmshop
Saturday 15th February - Dave Young visit and
Belvoir
Challenge walk
Tuesday 18th February - Stayed at the Washington Hotel in Bristol.
Brian's birthday vegan meal in Colleys Supper Rooms, Clifton
Wednesday 19th February - Annual leave, return from Bristol
Thursday 20th February - Belvoir Castle 18:30-20:30 hrs
Sunday 23rd February - Circuits with Debbie (instructor) at Bingham
Wednesday 26th February - circuit training
Thursday 27th February - bell ringing at Langar
Saturday 1st March - Jackie and David meal
Sunday 16th to Saturday 22nd March - Narrowboat holiday from Gayton
Marina near Northampton
Saturday 22nd March - Wine and Wisdom evening at Cropwell Bishop
Memorial Hall
Wednesday 26th March - Dreamweaver Course with Ray Harrison. 10
weeks, 18:00 to 21:00hrs
South Nottingham
College, Charnwood Centre,
Clifton, NG11 8LU
Saturday 5th April - Jamie and Jo Dicks came over for a meal with
Bonnie (Labrador)
Sunday 6th April - The Plough, Cropwell Butler
Thursday 10th April - Chinese banquet at Mr Lings with Cropwell
Bishop bell ringers
Sunday 13th April - circuit training
Friday 18th April - Camping at Sandringham, Norfolk
Saturday 19th April - lunch at the Rose and Crown Snettisham
Sunday 20th April - Sandringham, Dersingham walk, then return home
Monday 21st April - bell ringing at Cropwell Bishop
Tuesday 22nd April - bell ringing at Southwell Minster! Drink in
Coach and Horses pub afterwards
Wednesday 23rd April - bus to the Goose at Gamston to meet Tim
Friday 25th April - Congresbury, Rob & Josie
Saturday 26th April - Queen's Medical Centre, University Hospital
Silver Jubilee Day
Wednesday 12th May - Steve Harley at Newark Palace
Thursday 15th May - Cropwell Bishop saunter with guide Val Henstock.
19:00hrs St Giles church gate
Monday 19th May - bell ringing
Saturday 24th to Sunday 25th May - camping at Clumber Park
Monday 26th May - George and Karen visit (from Australia)
Saturday 31st May - Beachbuggy at Rock City
Wednesday 11th June - last Dreamweaver session
Friday 13th June - La Tasca in Nottingham with Sandra and Mark
Wednesday 18th June - meal at the Unicorn's Head, Langar with Mike
and Avril Rust
Saturday 21st June - Off to Salcombe. BBQ.
Monday 23rd June - Putt putt boat trip to the Crab Shell pub in
Kingsbridge
Tuesday 24th June - Walk to Hope Cove along coastal path. South
Sands Hotel!
Wednesday 25th June - Lunch at the Ferry Inn, Salcombe and Chinese
take-away in the evening
Friday 27th June - Evening with Jeremy in the Fortescue
Saturday 28th June - Return home
Sunday 29th June - Return to circuit training. BBQ in the garden
Monday 30th June - Cleaning bell tower
Saturday 5th July - BBQ Mark and Jo, Tim, Tony, Keith A. and Denise
Saturday 19th July - Rutland Water? Martin McCormack
Sunday 20th July - Belvoir Bike Ride (British Heart Foundation
event)
Thursday 31st July - Wedding Anniversary meal at Langar Hall with
Tony and Denise
Friday 1st August - camping at Woodhall Spa for Pete Taylors
Lincolnshire Wolds weekend
Saturday 2nd August - Riverside festival chez Keith Hopkinson (but
we were camping!)
Saturday 9th August - Hilary's birthday. Wedding bell ringing
Wednesday 13th August - Agila service and MOT
Tuesday 26th August - Set off for Ghana, Shangri La hotel, Accra.
Flight delay until Wednesday!
Saturday 30th August - Patrick's wedding in Ghana
Sunday 31st August - Chill-out on beach
Wednesday 3rd September - White Sands Beach Club Hotel, Fete
Friday 5th September - Arrive in Cape Coast, Ghana
Saturday 6th September - Festival in Cape Coast then return to
Shangri La in Accra
Wednesday 10th September - Return to the UK from Ghana
Thursday 11th September - Agila careers off Stragglethorpe Road into
ditch
Thursday 18th September - Parts arrive for Agila, 12 (working?) days
to fix
Saturday 20th September - Calendar Girls at the Corner House cinema.
Hard Rock Cafe
Sunday 28th September - walked to the Plough in Cropwell Butler but
it was closed
Saturday 4th October - Baz's stag do, Nottingham. Gang up from Red
Lion in Isleworth
Saturday 18th October - Brian's visit. Chinese
Sunday 19th October - Auntie Annie's
Wednesday 12th November - Trove User Association at University of
Warwick. Coventry railway station
Thursday 27th November - Fly to Lanzarote
Thursday 4th December - Return from Lanzarote
Saturday 6th December - Sophie birthday meal at Ponte Vecchio
Sunday 7th December - Bristol Christmas present swap rounds
Tuesday 9th to Friday 12th December - Dreamweaver MX training at
Learning Tree in Euston, London
Saturday 20th December - Jackie Maidment Christmas meal at the Moat
House, Nottingham
Monday 12th January - bell ringing
Saturday 17th January - setup curtain over door in Corner Cottage
Sunday 18th January - back to circuit training at Bingham
Monday 26th January - train from Grantham to St Pancreas. Foot tour
of London sights with Diane. Travel Inn restaurant evening meal
Tuesday 27th - Friday 30th January
- FrontPage training at Learning Tree in Euston, London
Tuesday 27th January - Portuguese restaurant near Kings Cross
station
Wednesday 28th January - Learning Tree piss-up and Indian restaurant
Thursday 29th January - O'Neills Irish pub, red wine!
Friday 30th January - final exam and return home
Sunday 1st February - circuit training
Friday 13th February - Berwick-upon-Tweed. Virgin trains first class
with Herbie (Golden Retriever) via Derby. Bed and Breakfast at No1
Sally Port. Met Tina and Andy in Foxtons bar
Saturday 14th February - Holy Island (Lindesfarne) by bus. Rain.
Valentine's bargain meal in Leaping Salmon pub
Saturday 15th February - Berwick city walls and DVD's on flat screen
telly in room. Rabbit Proof Fence, Horse Whisperer. Evening out with
Andy and Tina
Monday 16th February - Return from Berwick via Derby to Bingham.
Bell ringing
Tuesday 17th February - Apple Tree pub with Tony Ward, Keith Adams
and Penny
Sunday 22nd February - Brian's birthday meal. Huge Greek feast at
Congresbury
Friday 5th March - Movie "I capture the castle" at Lowdham village
hall 19:30
Thursday 11th March - Open meeting of parish council
Saturday 13th March - pickup narrowboat at Alvechurch
Saturday 20th March - return home from narrowboat holiday
Tuesday 23rd March - 16:40hrs Dr Harrison at East Bridgford. Medical
for insurance policy. A46. Left after garden centre, first building
in village on the left
Saturday 3rd April - Keef and Carol, Hathersage, Peak District
Friday 16th April - Sean's Canadian canoeing and camping weekend in
the Wye Valley
Saturday 17th April - Ross-on-Wye to Symonds Yat. Wye Knot Inn
Sunday 18th April - Symonds Yat to Monmouth
Wednesday 21st April - blood doning
Saturday 1st May - camping at Clumber Park
Saturday 8th May - paint guest bedroom ceiling
Sunday 9th May - circuit training
Saturday 15th May - David Martin (and Jackie) birthday curry in
Arnold
Sunday 16th May - BHF Belvoir Bike Ride, 40 miles
Saturday 22nd May - bell ringing for a wedding
Saturday 29th May - camping at West Runton, Norfolk. Went down ahead
of Hilary and Herbie due to Corner Cottage holiday let commitments
Saturday 12th June - Sandy Reader birthday BBQ
Saturday 19th June - Off to Salcombe for a week
Traded in blue Vauxhall Agila 1.0 for black Vauxhall Agila Design
1.2, FM 04 PKJ (Postman Pat van)
Friday 2nd to Sunday 4th July - Cropwell Bishop Flower Festival.
Hilary is main organiser
Saturday 17th July - Grannies party at Backwell House
Saturday 7th August - bought Hilary new bicycle with basket on front
from SuperCycles for her birthday present
Monday 9th August - Hilary's birthday. Martins Arms meal. Torrential
rain!
Wednesday 11th August - Wheatsheaf, Cropwell Bishop
Saturday 14th August - Brian's virtual 50th wedding anniversary (to
Jill)
Sunday 15th August - Rob and Josie
Saturday 21st August - cycle to Marquis of Granby pub
Saturday 28th to Tuesday 31st August - camping at Horsley, North
Downs (KT24 6PE). Lunch with Kate, Robbie and kids in the Volunteer.
Tyre bulge fixed in Guildford. Met Gill in
Denbies
vineyard
Tuesday 21st September - 19:30hrs Neighbourhood Watch meeting in Old
School, Cropwell Bishop
Saturday 25th September - Sechuan chinese meal with ChocIce
Sunday 26th September - Cheese Festival at Blenheim Palace (saw Eglu)
Tuesday 28th September - Neighbourhood Watch letters delivered
Tuesday 5th October - Neighbourhood Watch follow-up
Saturday 9th October - East Midlands Food Festival at
Melton Mowbray. Plain Bob
bell ringing training, Shelford 14:30hrs
Sunday 10th October - shopping at B&Q and ASDA
Monday 18th October - 11:16hrs Grantham, 12:32hrs Kings Cross
(Apollo Travel)
Tuesday 19th to Friday 22nd October - ASP.NET training course at
Learning Tree in Euston, London
Friday 22nd October - Rushcliffe Civic Centre for Mayors Reception
Saturday 23rd October - Gails Wedding at Homme House, Much Marcle,
Ledbury
Sunday 24th October - visit to Symonds Yat
Monday 25th October - Hands On Introduction to ASP.NET in Edinburgh
cancelled. Lost money on flight
Monday 1st November - Miah's Indian restaurant in Tollerton
Aerodrome with Tony and Ann
Saturday 6th November - Hayseed Dixie in the Rescue Rooms
Friday 12th November - Tim's birthday meal in Bistro Live
Tuesday 30th November to Tuesday 7th December - Tenerife. Return
flight quarantined at East Midlands Airport due to tummy bug
passengers from budget cruise
Friday 24th December - Christmas drinks in the Olde Trip to
Jerusalem. Cycled there and back, rain on way home
Saturday 25th December - Christmas dinner in the Plough, Cropwell
Butler
Friday 31st December - Wheatsheaf and bell ringing in the New Year
Saturday 1st January - drinks in the
Wheatsheaf followed by ringing in the New Year at St Giles
Tuesday 4th January - back to work
Monday 10th January - train down to Kings Cross. Virgin Megastore
shopping
Tuesday 11th to Friday 14th January - Hands-on SQL Server, Learning
Tree, Euston, London
Saturday 5th February - organ recital at St Giles church, Cropwell
Bishop
Thursday 10th February - Neighbourhood Watch "meet the neighbours"
drinks hosted at our house
Wednesday 16th February -
Perkins Restaurant, Plumtree, 20:15hrs
Saturday 19th February - Brian's birthday curry, chez 19 Karen Drive
Saturday 26th February - Belvoir Challenge Walk (Harby school)
Sunday 13th March - Narrowboat cruise from Wrenbury Marina. Evening
at Willey Moor Lock
Monday 14th March - Ellesmere
Tuesday 15th March - Froncysyllte
Wednesday 16th March -
Pontcysyllte Aqueduct and into Llangollen. Lunch in the
Corn Mill overlooking the river
Thursday 17th March - The Poachers Pocket pub, Gledrid, Chirk,
Wrexham
Friday 18th March - Whitchurch
Saturday 19th March - Marbury Lock. Walked to the Blue Bell Inn
Sunday 20th March - return narrowboat to Wrensbury and drive home
Mondaly 21st to Thursday 24th March - annual leave from work
Saturday 26th March - Choc Ice, Dr Who, BBQ
Monday 28th March - Wheatsheaf with Martin (brother-in-law)
Friday 1st April - bicycle ride to St Mary's, Colsten Basset
Saturday 2nd April - Chequers and Wheatsheaf with Martin
Tuesday 5th April - Godfrey's birthday
Wednesday 6th April 18:00 to 21:00 hours for ten weeks. Macromedia
Flash training course.
South Nottingham
College, Charnwood Centre,
Clifton, NG11 8LU
Friday 15th April - Brian (father-in-law) came up to visit
Saturday 16th April - bus into Nottingham. Tony - Laguna feast in
evening
Thursday 21st April - Kissing Married Women, play at Toot Hill
Theatre, Bingham. 7:30pm
Sunday 1st May - cycled to Hickling and Kinoulton. Wheatsheaf in the
evening
Monday 2nd May (Bank Holiday) - Trent Walk circuit via the Toll
Bridge. Lunch at Casa on Trent Bridge
Saturday 7th May - Chrissie's 18th birthday celebration meal at the
Dew Drop Inn. Rob and Josie
Sunday 8th May - Bob Stanley's 60th birthday party
Tuesday 10th May - Six Hats training, Holiday Inn, Sandiacre
Friday 13th May - Wheatsheaf with Sel and Jean. Return with Martin
Saturday 14th May - Herbie to vet (Martin Grace) for hotspot.
Shopping at ASDA
Sunday 15th May - Belvoir Bike Ride 09:45am
Monday 16th May - Meal to celebrate Jeff's secondment. Miah's Indian
at Tollerton Aerodrome
Saturday 11th June - Cropwell Bishop bike ride
Wednesday 15th June - Last week of Macromedia Flash course
Friday 17th June - drive down to Salcombe
Saturday 18th June - South Sands ferry into Salcombe. Lunch at Ferry
Inn. BBQ at Many Steps in the evening
Sunday 19th June - Start Bay Inn at Torcross. Crab sandwiches and
Addlestone cider. BBQ evening
Monday 20th June - walked into Salcombe. Kings Arms for lunch,
Winking Prawn Budvar beer on way back. Jasmine Chinese take-away at
Many Steps in the evening
Tuesday 21st June - Hope and Anchor in Hope Cove. Choc Ice heads for
home
Wednesday 22nd June - North Sands with Herbie
Thursday 23rd June - Lunch at Taylors of Dartmouth as New Angel was
fully booked. Thunder and lightening
Friday 24th June - ferry to Salcombe. Seafood chowder in the
Victoria Inn followed by drinks in the Ferry Inn
Saturday 25th June - Coastal path wine picnic at scenic spot.
Evening at the New Inn, Marlborough with Jeremy and Ann
Sunday 26th June - back home via Josie's and grannies
Friday 1st July - Eurostar to Paris. Evening meal in the Bistrot des
Dames
Saturday 2nd July - Live 8 concert at the Palais de Versailles
Sunday 3rd July - Eiffel Tower and rose wine in the Bistrot des
Dames garden
Monday 4th July - Eurostar return from Paris
Saturday 9th July - Cropwell Bishop festival/concert/fireworks
Saturday 16th July - Grannies pool party at Backwell House. Camping
overnight
Friday 22nd July - flight from East Midlands airport to Cork,
Ireland
Saturday 23rd July - Explore Kinsale
Sunday 24th July - walked from Sandy Cove to Kinsale in torrential
rain. The Dock Pub. Left holiday home for hotel in Cork
Monday 25th July - "Wedding Crashers" at cinema in Cork. Flight home
Thursday 28th July - back to work
Saturday 30th July - 11:15am circuit training at Cotgrave Leisure
Centre (Chantelle)
Sunday 31st July - our 7th wedding anniversary. Burgers at Saltwater
in the Corner House, Nottingham
Saturday 6th August - Circuitz Body Blitz at Cotgrave
Friday 12th August - Summer Sundae music festival in Leicester.
Setup tent and fix pole. Return home for Big Brother final and
drinks in the Wheatsheaf with Martin and Mick
Saturday 13th August - circuitz at Cotgrave then return to
Leicester. Bands of note - The Editors, The Magic Numbers and DUHKS
Sunday 14th August - Patti Smith headlines
Monday 15th August - lunch in the Windmill at Redmile. Collect new
inner tent from JR Leisure (Floralands Garden Centre), Catfoot Lane,
Lambley, Nottingham, NG4 4QG. Mice nibbled the old one up!
Tuesday 16th August - Back to work. Bob and Mel wine in their
garden, Stockwell House. Evening BBQ at Mick McQ's with Martin and
Stuart
Saturday 20th August - Charlie took circuit training. BBQ for
Godfrey and family plus Martin
Sunday 21st August - cycle to the Neville Arms, Kinoulton
Sunday 28th August - Mick McQ's BBQ. Cycled to Long Clawson.
Collison on way home!
Bank Holiday Monday 29th August - walk ending up at Wheatsheaf
Friday 2nd September - camping at Cannock Chase
Saturday 3rd September - we missed Carol's World Tour Farewell party
at Keef's in Hathersage and the Bell Ringers tea at the Methodist
Hall in Cropwell Bishop
Wednesday 7th September - back to work
Saturday 17th Septhember - Raspberry Village, Dunelm and Aldi
Saturday 1st October - Old Stocks Hotel, Stow-on-the-Wold with Rob
and Josie
Sunday 2nd October - Sezincote walk
Sunday 16th October - Las Iguanas. 14:30hrs Nottingham Cemetery Tour
Saturday 22nd October - circuit training
Sunday 23rd October - walk to the Plough, Cropwell Butler
Monday 24th October - AGA engineer
Tuesday 25th October - Cropwell Care. Take Rosemary to QMC
Saturday 29th October - circuit training
Monday 31st October - Martin off to Portugal for golf holiday
Thursday 3rd November - Martin to East Midlands (or Bristol?)
airport for divorce court proceedings, then back to Portugal to
finish golf holiday
Saturday 5th November - Circuits
Sunday 6th November - Shopping in Nottingham. The Tubes at the
Rescue Rooms, 7:30pm (but had to queue)
Monday 7th November - Jo's funeral in Backwell. Rob and Josies. The
Plough
Tuesday 8th November - lunch at Las Iguanas in Bristol with Brian
Saturday 12th November - Circuits
Saturday 19th November - Martin came to circuits. "Birthday meal" at
Las Iguanas
Tuesday 22nd November - Toilet system overflow in bathroom. Flood!
BP Minerals reunion meal in Shepperton. Stayed with Nick and Janis
overnight
Sunday 27th November - Trevor Stowell stag do. Lincolnshire Poacher
pub and the Chand Tandoori Restaurant
Tuesday 29th November - Martin has knee operation
Wednesday 4th January - Drove down to
Gatwick Airport Acorn Lodge Hotel. Evening meal in the Olde Six
Bells with Gill
Thursday 5th January - Fly to Kerala, Southern India to Poovar
Island Resort
Friday 20th January - back from Kerala
Tuesday 24th January - Dr Armstrong re insect bit on right ankle
Saturday 18th January - 1st time back to circuit training in 2006 at
Cotgrave Leisure Centre
Friday 24th February - debut selling on ebay
Saturday 25th February - circuit training. Bob and Mel, Sel and Jean
came round for a meal
Saturday 4th March - circuits
Sunday 5th March - shopping at Dunelm and Aldi. Walk to the Plough
in Cropwell Butler
Tuesday 7th March - 09:15hrs Practice Nurse regarding ankle bite
Saturday 11th March - circuits
Saturday 18th March - circuits
Saturday 25th March - Rose and Crown at Stettisham. Lunch in pub at
Gedney Dyke
Sunday 26th March - Brancaster beach and Holme next the Sea
Monday 27th March - Harry Potter (4th film) DVD. Choc Ice
Sunday 23rd April - pickup narrowboat from Hilperton. Chug to
Limpley Stoke
Monday 24th April - Kennet and Avon Canal. Moored by green cycle
route on the River Avon
Tuesday 25th April - chugged into Bristol docks
Wednesday 26th April - SS Great Britain. Keynsham?
Thursday 27th April - Bath. Rob and Josie joined us during day.
Supper from M&S in Bath
Friday 28th April - Bradford on Avon. Breakfast with Choc Ice in the
Lock Inn Cafe
Saturday 29th April - return home
Tuesday 2nd May - 1st time at Military Circuits at Cotgrave Leisure
Centre
Friday 5th May - New Dell PC arrived. BBQ with Martin, Ellie and
Annie
Saturday 6th May - circuits, Cotgrave
Tuesday 9th May - Military circuits, Cotgrave
Saturday 13th May - circuitz
Sunday 14th May - Martin and Mick doing Belvoir Bike Ride. Met them
for lunch at the Manners Arms, Knipton
Tuesday 16th May - Military circuits
Saturday 20th May - ebay University in Nottingham
Tuesay 23rd May - Military circuits
Saturday 27th May - circuitz
Sunday 28th May - Allie and Harry
Monday 29th May (Bank Holiday) - Go Ape at Sherwood Pines
Tuesday 30th May - Military circuits
Friday 2nd May - Sunshine!
Sunday 4th June - Keith and Carol cycle round and "cup of tea"
becomes extended "wine appreciation" session!
Monday 5th June - Dell engineer comes round to fit R/W DVD drive
Tuesday 6th June - Cropwell Care. Take Rosemary to hospital
appointment at QMC
Saturday 10th June - circuitz
Tuesday 13th June - Circuit training (Mark Barlow joins class)
Thursday 15th June - 2006 World Cup: 1st Round - England versus
Trinidad & Tobago
Sunday 18th June - RIP Rita the chicken falls off her perch. Cycle
to Kinoulton
Thursday 22nd June - Eurostar to Brussels. Multi-nation World Cup
football celebrations
Friday 23rd June - Grand Place / Grote Markt, Brussels and Manneken
Pis
Saturday 24th June - Atomium
Sunday 25th June - Eurostar home from Brussels
Thursday 29th June - GP Diclofenac 50mg sodium for gout
Saturday 1st July - Hot sun so Martin buys paddling pool for
Princess. Takes ages to fill. Later cycled to Hosenbury in Hose by
bike and then back via Harby pub where the X-Tractors were playing
in the bar
Tuesday 4th July - Military circuits
Thursday 6th July - Drinks in the Wheatsheaf with Martin
Saturday 8th July - Grannies party and camping at Backwell House
Saturday 15th July - Josie's 50th birthday garden party
Sunday 16th July - Howling Bells at the Social in Nottingham
Thursday 20th July - cycling circuit via Cropwell Butler, Newton and
Bingham
Saturday 22nd July - Newton Maize Maze
Monday 24th July - Walk to Cropwell Butler but the Plough was
closed. Back to Cropwell Bishop Wheatsheaf in hot sun! Martin and
Mick set off to cycle from John O'Groats to Lands End (click
here)
Tuesday 25th July - Military circuits
Friday 28th July - John Foxx at the Social
Saturday 29th July - circuits at Cotgrave and Pizza Express in West
Bridgford
Sunday 30th July - Embankment, new plates, Tony and Ann
Tuesday 1st August - David Knox from Cotgrave plus dogs
Thursday 3rd August - SHAPE Fitness circuit training 7pm at Bingham
Monday 7th August - Took Herbie for final picnic at St Mary's
church, Colston Bassett. Farewell to Herbie, may he RIP
Tuesday 8th August - Newark. Lunch in Pizza Express overlooking the
river
Wednesday 9th August - Collect Herbies ashes from pet crematorium in
West Bridgford. Trip to Southwell
Thursday 10th August - Shape fitness circuits
Friday 11th August - Summer Sundae festival at Leicester. Setup big
tent at Regents College campsite
Saturday 12th August - Removals with Martin (collection of final
possessions from house in Leicester) then back for the end of the
Howling Bells set. Young Knives, Forward Russia and Nouvelle Vague
perform in the evening
Sunday 13th August - Camera Obscura in acoustic tent
Tuesday 15th August - Military circuits
Thursday 17th August - off sick (first time in 8 years) with gout.
Watched DVD's Hostel and Saw II
Friday 18th August - off sick with gout in right ankle. Watch
Gladiator on video
Saturday 19th August - home cinema Hotel Rwanda and The Dish
Sunday 27th August - cycle ride to the Lime Kiln with Martin and
Ellie
Tuesday 29th August - Military circuits
Wednesday 30th August - Joined Slimming World in Cotgrave, weighing
in at 18 stone and 8 pounds!
Thursday 31st August - "Workforce Change" letter received. Imminent
redundancies at the hospital. Shape circuits
Saturday 2nd September - circuitz taken by Charlie
Tuesday 5th September - Military circuits at Cotgrave with temporary
instructor
Wednesday 6th September - Slimming World 1st week weigh-in 18st 8lbs
to 18st 1lb
Thursday 7th September - Shape circuits
Saturday 9th September - Cycling for Jesus. Sponsored cycle ride
with Godfrey
Sunday 10th September - cycle to Hickling Scarecrow Festival
Tuesday 12th September - circuitz at Cotgrave
Wednesday 13th September - Slimming World 2 week weigh-in. 17st
12.5lb which was 2.5lbs down
Thursday 14th September - Shape circuit training
Saturday 16th September - Herbie's wake. Walk to the Plough at
Cropwell Butler scattering some of his ashes in Hoe Woods
Tuesday 19th September - Military circuits
Wednesday 20th September - Slimming World week 3
Thursday 21st September - Shape circuits
Saturday 23rd September - Circuitz
Tuesday 26th September - Lift with Mark Barlow to Military circuits
at Cotgrave
Wednesday 27th September - Slimming World, 17 stone 6.5lbs
Thursday 28th September - Shape fitness circuit training
Saturday 30th September - Heythrop Park, Chipping Norton with Rob
and Josie. Lunch and supper in the Crown Inn at Church Enstone
Sunday 1st October - Great Tew Walk. Lunch in Falkland Arms pub
Monday 2nd October - TIN training course, Marketing at a Glance.
Grantham Marriot Hotel
Tuesday 3rd October - Cotgrave circuits
Wednesday 4th October - Weigh-in 17st 6lbs
Thursday 5th October - Redundancy score meetings at work. Mike Rust
to be made redundant
Friday 6th October - TOM6587 16:15 (21:25) to Corfu. Hotel Sellas,
Sidari
Friday 13th October - TOM6588 22:25 (23:45) Corfu to EMA
Saturday 14th October - Martin drives us to Settle. Burn Lodge, 13
Town Head Avenue. BD24 9RQ. 01729 823118
Monday 16th October - TIN training course, Marketing at a Glance.
Day 2
Tuesday 17th October - circuit training
Wednesday 18th October - Slimming World 17 stone 5.5 pound
Thursday 19th October - Hilary and Sel collect Alfie, the West
Highland terrier from Leicester. Evening in the Wilford Ferry with
Tony and Ann and Keith Adams
Friday 20th October - 8pm Nottingham Playhouse "Grumpy old women"
£44:50 F Circle
Saturday 21st October - circuitz, Cotgrave
Tuesday 24th October - Military circuits, Cotgrave
Wednesday 25th October - Slimming World 17 st 3lbs.
Thursday 26th October - Shape fitness circuits
Saturday 28th October - Circuitz. Cropwell Bishop quiz night in the
Memorial Hall with Mike and Avril. We won!
Sunday 29th October - walked to the Plough in Cropwell Butler with
Alfie
Monday 30th October - Capital One open evening
Tuesday 31st October - Military circuits
Thursday 2nd November - Shape circuits followed by drinks with
Martin in the Wheatsheaf
Friday 3rd November - Farewell to Alfie as he is re-homed with the
Newbolds
Tuesday 7th November - TIN Advanced Communication Skills training
course
Tuesday 14th, Thursday 16th, Saturday 18th November - circuit
training
Tuesday 21st November - no circuits as Leisure Centre taken over by
blood donors
Wednesday 22nd November - Slimming World followed by meal with Tim
at the Goose at Gamston
Thursday 23rd November - Shape circuits
Friday 24th November - Brian came to visit. Took him to see Bill
Bryson at Newark Palace Theatre
Saturday 25th November - circuitz. Took Brian to see James Bond
Casino Royale at cinema
Tuesday 28th November - Albert Hammond Junior at the Rescue Rooms
with Tim
Saturday 2nd December - Bristol Christmas present swap weekend
Friday 8th December - Center Parcs weekend with Pete and Jo, Keef
and Carol etc
Thursday 14 December Circuit training in pirate
fancy-dress!
Saturday 30th December - collected Cadbury the chocolate Labrador
from Chris and Julia
Sunday 31st December - wine picnic on old gate posts by the Grantham
Canal to see in the New Year
4 January Roses circuits restart
23 January Military circuits at Cotgrave Leisure Centre. Christa
back from maternity leave
27 January Newark. Took Cadbury to hotel for first time. Ruan Thai
with Mark and Jo
28 January Point to Point
5 February Hilary on residential training course in Lincoln for a
week
7 February Diabetic Retinopathy Lessons Learned Event
8 February Kitchen cabinet and curry with Martin
23 February Successful Business Writing course (Trent Improvement
Network)
Sunday 4th March Howling Bells at the Rescue Rooms
Sunday 11th March Cotgrave Country Park
Monday 12th March Curry buffet at The Pullman,
Widmerpool with Tony and Ann
Sunday 18th March Hilary to London South Bank for
training until Tuesday 20th
Wed 28th March Huge electricity bill from Telecom Plus
- £500!
Thursday 29th March caught the end of the set of The
Horrors at the Rescue Rooms
Friday 30th March Agila service at Evans Halshaw
Sunday 1st April Chequers for lunch. Patchwork Grace at
Junktion7 part of Trash-Stock UK Tour
4th April Agila MOT due
Saturday 21st April to 28th April Narrowboat
from Gayton Marina
Thursday 24th May Patti Smith at The Plug in Sheffield.
Stayed with Keith & Carol
Friday 25th to Sunday 27th May GlastonBudget
at Wymeswold. Rain!
Tuesday 5th June Pet Shop Boys at the Royal Centre,
Nottingham
Saturday 16th to 23rd June Many Steps, South
Sands, Salcombe, Devon
Friday 13th July Allie and Pete 25th
Anniversary Party
Saturday 14th July Grannies party at Backwell House
Tuesday 31st July 9th wedding anniversary.
Trashlight Vision and Patchwork Grace at the Corporation, Sheffield
Tuesday 7th August Walberswick
Thursday 9th August Hilarys 50th birthday
Saturday 11th August Hilarys birthday party in garden.
Glorious sunshine, borrowed gazebo
Saturday 18th August Trash-Stock at Junktion7.
Patchwork Grace
Sunday 26th August Park Hall Live Patchwork Grace,
Isolysis
Monday 27th August Bank Holiday
Friday 14th September Disarm at Junktion7
Wednesday 31st October Patchwork Grace at Junktion7
Sunday 11th November Alice Cooper at Nottingham Ice
Stadium. Went with Stefan. Motorhead cancelled, support from Joan
Jett and the Blackhearts
7th to 21st January - Sal, Cape Verde
Islands
Friday 25th January - My Ruin, Plastic Toys and Die So Fluid at the
Corporation, Sheffield
Friday 15th February - Plastic Toys at Junktion7, Nottingham
Friday 22nd to 24th February - Cottage Hotel, Hope Cove for Brian's
80th birthday
Friday 19th February - Ginger (Wildhearts) at Junktion7
Monday 3rd March - Hanoi Rocks at Rock City, Nottingham
Wednesday 23rd April - HealthCare Computing, Harrogate
Tuesday 25th March - Rainy day trip to
Skegness on the train with Cadbury. Lunch in Wolfie's Wine Bar
Wednesday 30th April - Health & Social Care Award Ceremony,
Leicester
Friday 2nd May - QA-IQ Birmingham for Microsoft SharePoint training
Friday 9th May - Keith Adams 50th birthday party
Saturday 10th May - Leicestershire walk and pub session
Thursday 22nd May - ASSIST Award Ceremony, Kennington Oval Cricket
Ground, London
Friday 23rd May - HMRC walk, Nottinghamshire
Friday 23rd May to Sunday 25th May - Narrowboat with Sandra and Mark
Wednesday 28th May - Mikron theatre company at Black Horse, Hose.
Rain!
Saturday 14th to Monday 23rd June - Many Steps, Salcombe, Devon
Wednesday 25th June - Butterfly Polite at the Musician pub in
Leicester
Sunday 29th June - Radiohead at LCCC Manchester
Tuesday 1st July - New York Dolls at the Rescue Rooms, Nottingham
Saturday 12th July - Grannies party at Backwell House
Thursday 31st July - 10th wedding anniversary. Meal at Langar Hall
Saturday 2nd to 3rd August - Lluest Fach, Foel to stay with Barry
and Sonya
Monday 4th August - Romany caravan in the Black Mountains, Wales
Friday 15th August - New Generation Superstars at Junktion7
Thursday 25th September - Isolysis in Beeston pub
Friday 26th September - La Tasca with ICT Services Communications
Team (while on LighterLife diet!)
Saturday 11th October - Ashton Canal, Manchester with Mule and
Katrina
Thursday 16th October - My Ruin at Junktion7
Saturday 18th October - Sunny day trip to
Skegness on the train with Cadbury. Lunch in Wolfie's Wine Bar
Thursday 30th October - Electra Glide at Ye Olde Salutation Inn (The
Sal), Nottingham
Sunday 19th November - Cropwell Bishop walking club walk
Thursday 20th November - Airborne and Stone Gods at Rock City
Monday 24th November - Gorgol Bordello at Rock City
Tuesday 25th November - Acorn Lodge Hotel and Olde Six Bells pub,
Gatwick
Wednesday 26th November to Wednesday 10th December -
Nile Cruise and Luxor Hotel
Thursday 11th December - Karen Drive, Backwell. Chinese meal with
Rob and Josie
12th to 14th December - Cottage Hotel, Hope Cove, Devon for Robbins
family presents swap
Wednesday 14th to Sunday 28th December - Christmas at Fort Belan, North Wales
Wednesday 21st January - Buzzcocks -
Another Bites Tour at Rock City, Nottingham
Friday 6th February - meal with Denise and Mike, Jackie and David
Saturday 14th February - Sunny day trip to
Skegness on the train with Denise, Mike and Cadbury. Lunch in Wolfie's Wine Bar
Friday 20th to Sunday 22nd February - Backwell for Brian's birthday.
Congresbury pub crawl with Rob and Josie.
Saturday 21st February - Clay pigeon shooting in the morning.
Brian's birthday meal at Bottelino's Italian restaurant in Nailsea
Wednesday 25th February - Rose & Crown, Cotgrave meal with Tony and
Ann
Thursday 5th March - new NUH intranet goes live, based on Microsoft
SharePoint MOSS 2007
Friday 6th March - Shopping at Tesco in Melton Mowbray followed by
lunch at The Chequers Inn, Woolsthorpe By Belvoir
Sunday 7th March - The Unicorn Hotel, Gunthorpe. Lunch with Nick and
Janis
Friday 13th March - The Bentley Brook Inn, Fenny Bentley. Evening
meal in the Rose & Crown
Saturday 14th March - Sunny walk to The George pub in Alstonefield
to celebrate Tony's 50th birthday
Sunday 15th March - drive home listening to The Archers. Shopping at
M&S in West Bridgford
Monday 16th March - A/L took Cadbury to Cotgrave Country Park
