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Circa
Events
Join
us at our monthly gay Social and Business Networking Events for
gay men and their friends in London.
CIRCA enables
members to connect with thousands of gay professional
men around the world, around the clock –
at home, in the office, on their travels –
whenever, wherever !! Link up with new friends,
increase your business contacts or even find the
perfect partner and much, much more!!
CIRCA
MEMBERS GET TOGETHER
“M2M”– Monday 26th August–
7pm – 11pm
CIRCA
invites all its members and their guests to our
August get together at The Loft Bar at The Yard
Bar, Soho, London W1. It will be a great night as
The Yard Bar is spread over two floors and has a
unique enclosed open air courtyard and terrace.
The Yard Bar’s drinks prices are very reasonable
with a bottle of House Wine @ £13 per bottle.
A glass of wine is £3.30 and a glass of beer
£3.30. There is no ticket charge or entrance
charge for this event for members or their guests.
Admission is on a first come first served basis.
Please note that The Yard Bar’s
customers will also be there on the evening but
you will be able to identify CIRCA members and their
guests by discreet lapel badges that will be given
out on the night on arrival.Guest List places are
limited to the first 150 members and their guests
that RSVP to spencer@circa-club.com. To view or
print out your invitation please click
here
CIRCA
MEMBERS GET TOGETHER
A
WARM WELCOME AT THE YARD BAR
Established
over 9 years ago, The Yard Bar
is the original gay Soho meeting place. The Yard
Bar has continued to dominate the busy West End
drinking scene as it is ideally situated in the
very heart of Soho just off the busy Old Compton
Street. On a summers evening The Yard Bar with its
enclosed open air courtyard and terrace is the perfect
place to escape to after a long hard day.
The Yard Bar offers a wide range of beers and spirits,
as well as wine by the glass or by the bottle. Opening
times are Monday to Saturday (1pm-11pm) and Sundays
(1pm-10.30pm). The Yard Bar, 57 Rupert Street, Soho,
London W1. Tel: 020 7437 2652
PHOTO
GALLERY - CIRCA DRINKS PARTIES
Photographs
from CIRCA previous Drinks Parties can be viewed
in “Photo Gallery” in Library. To view
please click
here.
LOST
CONTACTS
Lets
make the world a smaller place!
It’s
easy to loose contact with people so register your
details under Lost
Contacts in “Study” so you can be
found and can link up again with long lost friends
and former partners or business contacts that you
have lost touch with. Spread the word to your friends
and let’s build “Lost Contacts”
into a worldwide contacts directory that can help
put people ba ck in touch again!!
CRUSAID’S
ANNUAL GARDEN PARTY
Sunday
21st August
Crusaid’s
summer Garden Party returns for its 19th year of
fun and fundraising. The annual institution that
is Crusaid’s afternoon by the pool promises
to be as exclusive as ever. All the essential elements
that ensure the Garden Party’s success are
in place. Rupert Cavendish has kindly opened his
beautiful West London home with amazing outside
pool. Fantastic food. Drinks flowing all afternoon.
The auction and raffle return by popular demand,
this year with prizes donated by Le Caprice, Gaggia
and iconic photographer, Rankin (Dazed & Confused
and Another Magazine), to name a few. As always,
there are plenty of opportunities to raise vital
funds for HIV and AIDS, whilst enjoying poolside
fun and games. Entertainment kindly supplied by
4 Poofs and a Piano. Only 200 tickets are available
this year for a minimum donation of £65. Tickets
always sell out within days and are sold on a first
come first served basis so click here.
LIFESTYLE
TV CHANNEL FOR GAY MEN
Lanuches on Sky - 1st
September
Faze
TV, the UK’s first TV entertainment &
lifestyle channel exclusively for gay men, is to
launch as a subscription channel on the Sky Digital
satellite platform on 1st September 2005. The channel
will cover all aspects of gay male lifestyle - from
news, community and health to fashion, clubbing,
and travel; from homes, cars and comedy to cult
series, big-name interviews and late-night adult
programmes.
Further details of the schedule will be unveiled
over the summer, along with great value pre-launch
subscription offers. Although you cannot officially
subscribe to the channel yet, you can pre-register
online at Faze TV’s newly launched website
(www.faze.tv)
to learn more about Faze TV’s vision and plans;
to receive regular updates and breaking “Faze
News”; and to take advantage of attractive
pre-launch offers - the moment they are announced.
HELP
CRUSAID – JUMP FOR LIFE
24/25th September and
1/2/8/9th October
Crusaid
is looking for the bold and the fearless from all
over the country to raise money by skydiving and
parachuting - and it needn't cost you a penny! If
you are interested in sky-diving to help Crusaid
raise funds for people living with HIV and AIDS
in the UK and Overseas then read on because it could
be you! Next available jump dates: 24/25th September
1/2/8/9th October
“ …on Saturday I managed to complete
my parachute jump and it was absolutely amazing,
travelling from 13,500 ft at speeds of 120mph and
experiencing 50 seconds of free fall, there really
is nothing quite like it! …” Anna Howard,
Southampton.
There are three different types of parachute jump
for you to choose from: • 10,000 ft Freefall
Parachute Jump • 3,000 ft Static Line Square
Parachute • 2,000 ft Static Line Round Parachute.
To find out more about Jump for Life, request a
free information pack including details about the
nearest airfield to your home, available jump dates,
insurance details and sponsor forms. They also have
a dedicated helpline if you should have any questions
not answered in the information provided. http://www.crusaid.org.uk/how_help/jump_for_life.asp
The
GAY AND LESBIAN AWARDS
A brand new concept -
30th September
Its
objectives are simple: identify and honour individuals
in the community of whom we can be truly proud.
It will provide a vehicle that will celebrate individual
success and at the same time promote a positive
image of the gay & lesbian community. Culminating
in a glittering black-tie award ceremony on the
30th September at The Savoy Hotel, tickets to this
high profile event are strictly limited and cost
£3,000 per table of 10. Sponsors already include
Barclays and Lehman Brothers. Award Judges include
David Furnish, DAC Brian Paddick of the MET Police,
Jay Hunt from 'Wanna Meet' and Anna Whowell the
Co Chair of City Pink Network. For further information,
contact Simon Cherry, Ganesha Event Management on
01254 879789 or email simon@thegalas.co.uk
HS
LIQUID ASSETS
Independent fine wine
merchant operating in the U.K, Bermuda and the Cayman
Islands..a tough life!
They
sell Fine wines from the very best producers, such
as an outstanding Pinot Grigio by micro-producer
Ronco delle Betulle (awarded all three stars by
the Italian Wine Bible the Veronelli guide) at £95
inc VAT per case through to the 1982 Chateau Latour
at £5,800 per case In Bond. This wine is described
by Robert Parker, the world’s most influential
critic, as “ an unqualified legend..a tour
de force!” Also carrying an exclusive range
of spirits they offer the 35 year-old Cognac served
by French Presidents to their guests at the Elysee
Palace for a less crippling £565 per case
of 6 bottles inc VAT. HS Liquid Assets will deliver
wines to your door or alternatively you can purchase
wines in bond (less duty and VAT) to put down to
mature and they’ll arrange professional storage
for you.
So, if you’re a collector, looking to learn
more about wines and to try something new, or looking
for a special gift have a look at their website
www.hsliquid.com
and when ordering mention that you’re a Circa
member and there’ll be a range of special
offers available to you.
A
PICTURE IS A 1,000 WORDS
For
those members who have not completed their Member
Profile there is a default setting in place which
includes details sourced from your Membership Application
Form including: occupation and town of residence.
Without a Profile Header you will not be found by
other members so upload your personal messages and
photographs (head and shoulder images - 10kb jpeg)
and maximise your chances to connect with other
members.
MEMBER
BENEFITS - NEW FEATURES:
Available
now:
postcode search facility
member profiles with photos and or photo galleries
search facility
new members profile search facility
message alert throughout the CIRCA website to advise
members of new messages when logging on or when
on line
“photo
gallery” for up to 8 photos for all members
gold and platinum members to have the facility to
make their “photo gallery” private and
only accessible to view by providing other members
with a password