The Bottesford Bar Story

This is basically like a 'memory bank' for our group. We've got lists of who was with us at any specific time and who was together, etc. Might seem pointless but useful for us!
Also this is where all the pictures are from when we formed as a group in October '98 up to the present day.
Pictures are added as I get them and each month's details are added about midway through that month! So simple...
(some sections have a lot of pictures and may take some time to load on modem connections)
* Updated 18th July 2000 *


Quick links:
 October 1998
 November 1998
 December 1998
 January 1999 (inc. New Years Eve)
 March 1999
 June 1999
 July 1999
 August 1999
 September 1999
 October 1999
 November 1999
 December 1999
 January 2000 (excluding New Years Eve 2000 party)
 February 2000
 March 2000
 April 2000

October 1998

The party that began it- Nick's 18th birthday party! The Bottesford Bar was formed (although not to be named till January...)

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Group now: Zoe & Nick (get together)
                   Linda & Martin (together for a short while...)
                   Paul
                   Spanner
                   Tom

November 1998

Beer consumption went up... pub visits were frequent... very frequent....

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Group now: Zoe & Nick (together)
                   Linda & Paul (get together)
                   Martin
                   Spanner
                   Tom
                   Stan The Man
                   Big Jones (Bungle)


December 1998
Christmas time! Beer time... (oh and a few exams for some of us!)

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Group now: Zoe & Nick (together)
                   Linda & Paul (together)
                   Martin
                   Spanner
                   Tom
                   Mat
                   Stan
                   Big Jones


January 1999 (inc. New Years Eve)
One of our biggest parties and with lots of pictures too! A slight loss of control occurred with a few of our guests...
Here a brief selection of pictures (with some omitted to prevent certain things coming to light!)

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Group now: Zoe & Nick (together)
                   Linda & Paul (together)
                   Martin
                   Spanner
                   Tom
                   Mat
                   Stan
                   Big Jones
                   Laura & Dan (together)
                   Mel & Neil (together)


March 1999
A little unrest for our happy bunch... short tempers fly as exam stress builds... but beer drinking goes on...

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Group now: Zoe & Nick (together.. only just...)
                   Linda & Paul (together)
                   Martin
                   Spanner
                   Tom
                   Mat
                   Stan
                   Big Jones
                   Laura & Dan (together)
                   Mel & Neil (together)
                   Katrina
                   Hannah


June 1999
Exam time! Scream!!!! But still we drink...

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Group now: Nick
                   Zoe  (split up...)
                   Linda & Paul (together)
                   Martin
                   Spanner
                   Tom
                   Mat
                   Stan (leaves us lot...)
                   Big Jones
                   Laura & Dan (together)
                   Mel & Neil (together)
                   Katrina
                   Hannah
                   Squid (Simon)
                   Adam


July 1999
Summer begins! Alcoholic beverage consumption goes up & up!

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 Group now:Donna & Nick (get together)
                   Zoe (leaves us lot...)
                   Linda & Paul (together)
                   Martin
                   Spanner
                   Tom
                   Rachel & Mat (get together)
                  Big Jones
                   Laura & Dan (together)
                   Mel & Neil (together)
                   Lisa
                   Katrina
                   Hannah
                   Squid
                   Adam


August 1999
Beer consumption continues to rise... and rise..... and rise a bit more....

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Group now: Nick
                   Donna (split up..)
                   Linda & Paul (together)
                   Martin
                   Spanner
                   Tom
                   Rachel & Mat (together)
                   Big Jones
                   Laura & Dan (together)
                   Mel & Neil (together)
                   Lisa
                   Katrina
                   Hannah (silently disappears without a trace...)
                   Squid
                   Adam


September 1999
Uni splits us- but not without many many many parties along the way!

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Group now: Nick
                   Donna
                   Linda & Paul (together)
                   Martin
                   Spanner
                   Tom
                   Rachel & Mat (together)
                   Big Jones
                   Laura & Dan (together)
                   Mel & Neil (together)
                   Lisa
                   Katrina
                   Squid
                   Adam


October 1999
The group grows with people... and we can drink in Uni bars!

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Group now: Nick
                   Donna
                   Linda & Paul (together)
                   Martin
                   Spanner
                   Tom
                   Rachel & Mat (together)
                   Big Jones
                   Laura & Dan (together)
                   Mel & Neil (together)
                   Lisa
                   Katrina
                   Squid
                   Adam
                   Sheena
                   Sarah
                   Spencer
                   Julie


November 1999
New years eve is already under full scale planning- and we burn trees in forests and drink...

No Pictures Yet.....

Group now: Nick
                   Donna
                   Linda & Paul (together)
                   Sheena & Martin (get together)
                   Spanner
                   Tom
                   Rachel & Mat (together)
                   Big Jones
                   Laura & Dan (together)
                   Mel & Neil (together)
                   Lisa
                   Katrina
                   Squid
                   Adam
                   Julie
                   Sarah
                   Spencer
                   Liz


December 1999
New Years Eve 2000 party is on the way- in the meantime we party and drink yet more.....

No Pictures Yet.....

Group now: Nick
                   Donna
                   Linda & Paul (together)
                   Sheena & Martin (together)
                   Spanner
                   Julie & Tom (get together)
                   Rachel & Mat (together)
                   Big Jones
                   Laura & Dan (together)
                   Mel & Neil (together)
                   Lisa
                   Katrina
                   Squid
                   Adam
                   Sarah
                   Spencer
                   Liz


January 2000
We survived New Years Eve 2000 so we began partying again! Despite the exams!

See Pictures Note: Does not include any New Years Eve 2000 pictures- coming soon...

Group now: Nick
                   Donna
                   Linda & Paul (together)
                   Sheena & Martin (together)
                   Spanner
                   Julie
                   Tom (split up...)
                   Rachel & Mat (together)
                   Big Jones
                   Laura
                   Dan (split up... and Dan leaves us...)
                   Mel & Neil (together)
                   Lisa
                   Katrina
                   Squid
                   Adam
                   Sarah
                   Spencer
                   Liz
                   Paul


February 2000
Onto February.... Valentines day approaches... then passes... exciting!

No Pictures

Group now: Laura & Nick (get together)
                   Donna
                   Linda & Paul (together)
                   Sheena & Martin (together)
                   Spanner
                   Julie
                   Tom
                   Rachel & Mat (together)
                   Big Jones
                   Mel & Neil (together)
                   Lisa
                   Katrina
                   Squid
                   Adam
                   Sarah
                   Spencer
                   Liz
                   Paul
                   Rich


March 2000
The all new Bottesford Bar is born! The bar itself is refurbished to give it some style! Our company 'Motion Disco'
is officially born...

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Group now: Laura & Nick (together)
                   Donna
                   Linda & Paul (together)
                   Sheena & Martin (together)
                   Spanner
                   Julie
                   Tom
                   Rachel & Mat (together)
                   Big Jones
                   Mel & Neil (together)
                   Lisa
                   Katrina
                   Squid
                   Adam
                   Sarah
                   Spencer
                   Liz
                   Paul
                   Rich


April 2000
Easter brings with it Easter eggs and drink! Oh and The Mirror Ball Party...

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Group now: Laura & Nick (together)
                   Donna
                   Linda & Paul (together)
                   Sheena & Martin (together)
                   Spanner
                   Julie
                   Tom
                   Rachel & Mat (together)
                   Big Jones
                   Mel & Neil (together)
                   Lisa
                   Katrina
                   Squid
                   Adam
                   Sarah
                   Spencer
                   Liz
                   Paul
                   Rich
                   John (Linda's dad)


June 2000
Exam time again- our lovely new Bar keeps on getting better and better! And planning for summer begins- The Bottesford Festival being the focal point of summer!

No Pictures

Group now: Laura & Nick (together)
                   Donna
                   Linda & Paul (together)
                   Sheena & Martin (together)
                   Spanner
                   Julie & Ian (get together)
                   Tom
                   Rachel & Mat (together)
                   Big Jones
                   Mel & Neil (together)
                   Lisa
                   Katrina (gone)
                   Squid
                   Adam
                   Sarah
                   Spencer
                   Liz
                   Paul
                   Rich
                   John


July 2000
MMMMMMM... summer summer summertime! The Festival is here at the end of the month- pics soon!!

No Pictures

Group now: Laura & Nick (together)
                   Donna & Rich (get together)
                   Linda & Paul (together)
                   Sheena & Martin (together)
                   Spanner
                   Julie & Ian (together)
                   Tom
                   Rachel & Mat (together)
                   Big Jones
                   Mel & Neil (together)
                   Lisa
                   Squid
                   Adam
                   Sarah
                   Spencer
                   Liz
                   Paul
                   John
                   Peter