After an excellent August drinks party (Photo Gallery) we are looking forward to our September Drinks Party, so come and join us and enjoy a complimentary glass of wine on arrival (7pm-8pm).

The September CIRCA DRINKS PARTY has the exclusive use of the St Stephens Club on 3rd September (7-12) and, by special arrangement, guests can collect Passes to Shadow Lounge, Europe’s No 1 gay members club.

So come and join us and enjoy a complimentary glass of wine (7-8pm). Drinks will be available in the Bar and the Queenborough Room and Supper will be available in The Garden Room. Enjoy the spirit of the original Victorian townhouse and its lush views over the garden and St James Park.

Club drinks are: Wine: £4.50 per glass, £15.50 per bottle, Beer: £3.50, Spirits: single £3.50 (inclusive of mixer), Soft drinks: £2.25, Bottled Water: £1.00 glass.

Renowned for the quality of its food, Head Chef Alex Wood has created a 2/3 course menu (£20/£25 inc vat + service charge) with delicious choices.

There will also be a Silent Auction for our fabulous 3 Silent Auction Prizes! So Come along and Place your Bids. Each month we will have a selection of great “Silent Auction” Prizes. Something for everyone from: club memberships to weekends away to pampering treats !!

Your Hosts – Curtis, Patricia and Alastair will be meeting and greeting. Our members and guests are all ages and professions. There is NO admission charge and the drinks prices are very reasonable… Enter our LUCKY DRAW for a superb Photograph/ Painting on canvas…

Guest List places are limited to 450 members and their guests. Click here for more details and send an email to spencer@circa-club.com including your name and the names of your guests!

Keep up to date make the Daily Circa your home page; World, Uk, Gay and Circa news, horoscopes, cartoon, quotes of the day, this day in history and much more,

Samuel Butler - A man should be just cultured enough to be able to look with suspicion upon culture at first, not second hand.

Desiderius Erasmus - War is delightful to those who have had no experience of it.

David Hockney - Shadows sometimes people don't see shadows. The Chinese of course never paint them in pictures, oriental art never deals with shadow. But I noticed these shadows and I knew it meant it was sunny.

Truman Capote - It is the want to know the end that makes us believe in God, or witchcraft, believe, at least, in something. …more…

SPENCER:THE SECRETARIAL DIARIES

The Circa-Club Gay Events Calendar tells you What’s On and Where to Go!! – a monthly guide to gay social, sporting, networking and business events in the UK. Whether you're wanting to expand your social/business horizons or looking for love there's something to keep you entertained all year round including: Bent Double to Essex Pride to International Chamber Music Season 2010/11 to Trock & Roll - Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo…

1,000’s of Circa-Club members and their friends/ business contacts view our guide and we are adding new gay events every day. For more details about the individual events either click on the event “Title” or on “More Info”. Enjoy!!! ...more..

At the age of sixteen he was appearing in an amateur theatre production when he was spotted by Eddie Marsh (later Sir Edward), an influential patron of the arts, who took a fancy to him. Eddie Marsh introduced him to the world of Ivor Novello and Ned Lathom. This led to him also meeting Beverley Nichols for whom Godfrey Winn developed a crush.

Godfrey Winn began his professional career as a boy actor in Galsworthy's Old English at the Haymarket Theatre, London. He then played in St. Joan and in Noël Coward's The Marquise, at the Criterion Theatre, London. He began writing with his first novel Dreams Fade in 1928, and after several more novels he turned to freelance journalism which included pieces in Woman and Woman and Home with titles such as 'Do We Understand Our Parents' and 'The Girl That I Marry'.

Godfrey Winn began to write pieces for the press that emulated the style of Beverley Nichols with its sentimental whimsy. Beverley Nichols may have been flattered at first but came to regard him as a rival. Godfrey Winn became a star columnist for the Daily Mirror from 1936 to 1938, and then for the Sunday Express from 1938 to 1942.

Later in the Second World War he served in the Royal Navy as an Ordinary Seaman. After the Second World War he lectured across the United States on two occasions. He continued to write books and he also appeared on the radio and television. more

CIRCA GRAPEVINE - ADRIAN GILLAN

Hang onto your towels! In the first part of our Gay Travel Trilogy, the UK’s best-travelled queer, Adrian Gillan, relates the perks and pitfalls of going on hols with your gaggle of gay mates!

I remember my first holiday with a boyfriend. We went to Paris and pushed our little single beds together, but he kicked up such a fuss when I admitted fooling around, just a wee trifle, whilst on my own in Berlin the month prior, that I dumped him up the Eiffel Tower.

So might I - I thus wondered - fare any better on holiday with gay “mates” instead? Just a bunch of single gay male friends on a bog standard group package to Gran Can or ‘biza: what simpler? No smooching off into cliquey pairs, no jealous bickering and no hand-in-hand promenading gingerly down streets too straight for queer romance. Just one long tanked-up doss. ...more...

It's accessible only by you and you can store any information you need access to:  friends screen names, contact telephone numbers, their birthdays, notes etc and click through to their profiles.

Little Black Book facilities are available only for logged members. Please click here to Log In.

Planning your next trip? Once all important decision has been made, make our Travel Lounge your first stop! It contains lots of helpful information, including 5 day ahead international weather forecasts, world clock, a currency converter, phrase translator, a list of international holidays and festivals and much more. Looking for a new friend, or even a holiday romance at your destination? No need to wait until you arrive - get the holiday started early, and let Circa-Club members know where you plan to be and when! ...more...

We are looking for Circa members that would like to be ChatHosts and Host either a one off slot or Host a regular slot. So if you have a special personal/business/community interest that you are knowledgeable about and that you think will be of interest to other members .. just send Spencer (Membership Secretary) an email at spencer@circa-club.com telling him what subjects you would like to cover and why in your HostedChat

Lifestyle, General / Relationship Advice, Points of View, Business Networking, or Personal Interests … anything goes, art, music, films, books, boats, classic cars, counselling ... What is important to you ? Share your experiences in life - Discuss and debate it in the Chat Lounge

The Hosted Chat Diary is on the front page of the ChatLounge and will list the details of forthcoming Hosted Chats and they will also be promoted in the monthly Newsletters, emailed to over 60,000 members and contacts.

“Job Search” is the UK’s first fully-comprehensive online gay-friendly JobSearch. It already showcases over 1,00 exciting job opportunities from over 260 recruitment agencies that have registered to date:

All Gay-friendly recruiters and employers are invited to have “A Month’s Free Trial” to post unlimited job adverts. All job adverts are posted within 24 hours and will be displayed for 2 months, or less if we receive notification that the vacancy is filled.

1st Page Search Results Listings for Google, Yahoo and the other major Search Engines for search terms inc: "gay friendly employment, "gay jobs" and " gay recruiters". For “A Month’s Free Trial” just click on this link, , and we will email you your access codes and then you can start posting your Jobs for FREE - TODAY !!!

Jobseekers can search using up to 7 search criteria including specific recruiter, industry sector, location, salary and keyword search or access our resource centre for more information on: gay business organisations & associations, career building tools, assessment quizzes and distance learning courses.

Our online “Job Search” facility has been created to help you find that perfect job!!! Good Luck.

Whatever the occasion - Happy Birthday, Congratulations, Happy Anniversary, Get Well, I Miss You, We Are Having A Party, Wish You Were Here - we've got all sorts - from the elegant and stylish to the flirty and fun - FREE to send, So go ahead, let someone special know you are thinking about them today !!  .

So go ahead, let someone special know you are thinking about them today !!. Click here for a direct link. Simple as that!

RUSSELL GRANTS; DAILY, WEEKLY AND MONTHLY HORROSCOPES

Russell's rise to fame has been meteoric. Dubbed “Astrologer Royal” by the media, he has syndicated his Stars column to 450+ newspapers world-wide and Russell's Stars have also become a huge hit across the Internet with Britons and Americans alike flocking to read his stars. His best-selling books include: Russell Grant's Sun Signs and Russell Grant's Dream Dictionary. Russell's latest book 'You Can Change Your Life' published by Random House is already scaling the Best Sellers List ...more...

All Member Profile Searches give top listing to Member Profiles that include a main photograph. Photographs 400x400 pixels or 64 kb can be uploaded. Should you wish to have a modesty flash across your face for privacy then please email your photograph with your Screen Name to photos@circa-club.com and we will do this for you.

Photographs will maximise your chances to connect with other members. Please note that Gallery Search is a search by main photograph only, so if you do not upload a photograph you will not be able to be included.