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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
“Face
II Face”– Monday 26 September –
7-11pm
CIRCA
invites all its members and their guests to our
September get together at The Loft Bar at The Yard
Bar, Soho, London W1. A large glass of wine
on the house for all members and their guests between
7-8pm. 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 blue 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.
THE
GAY AND LESBIAN AWARDS
The
Savoy Hotel, London - Friday 30 September
The Gay and
Lesbian Awards (GALA’s) is a new concept 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
30 September at The Savoy Hotel, tickets to this
high profile event are strictly limited and cost
£3,000 per table of 10. A limited number of
After Dinner tickets are available. Award Ca
tegories
are: Shadow Lounge Artist of the Year, Barclays
Business Person of the Year, Lehman Brothers Entrepreneur
of the Year, Irwin Mitchell Performing Artist of
the Year, Circa-Club Media Person of the Year as
well as Lifetime Achievement Award. The Jury includes
David Furnish, Dep Asst Commissioner Brian Paddick
and Anna Whowell. This glittering event promises
to become an annual fixture in the “society”
calendar and celebrities attending include: Alexander
McQueen Stephen Fry, Patrick Cox, Gerri Halliwell,
Liz Hurley, Jack & Kelly Osborne, Lord Wahid
Alli, Lulu, Tracey Emin, Janet Street Porter, Tara
Palmer-Tompkinson, Stephen Gately, Philip Treacy,
Simon Napier Bell, with more names to still to be
announced.
The Shadow Lounge, renowned for
its themed parties has created the ultimate extravaganza.
Working with the beautiful art deco scenery at The
Savoy, they are creating a fabulous 1930’s
ball ….going back in time where glamour meets
high society and Noel Coward, Cole Porter and Marlene
Dietrich set the trends for London’s gay cocktail
circuit.
Sponsors include Barclays Bank,
Lehman Bros., Irwin Mitchell, Soho Clubs and Bars
and Devaux Champagne. For further information, contact
Simon Cherry, Ganesha Event Management on 01254
879789 or email simon@thegalas.co.uk
STONEWALL
WOULD LIKE TO KNOW...
What
do you think of the way gay people are portrayed
on television?
Around
25 million households in the UK have a television
license. Of these over 6% are gay people. Stonewall
wants to know what you think about how gay people
are represented on TV, and the way that its television
programmes affect your life and your community.
The research is being carried out for Stonewall
by Gill Valentine and Charlotte Kenten from the
University of Leeds. Group discussions are taking
place all around the country. If you would like
to take part in the focus group, or would like further
information, please email: Gill
or Charlotte
Tel: 0113 3433396 or 07713 624415.
SCREENCARES
FROM CRUSAID PRESENT:
WALLACE
AND GROMIT “The Curse of the Were-Rabbit”
Wednesday 5 October 6:45 for 7:00pm
Courtesy
of UIP, DreamWorks Animation and Aardman and in
association with Vue Cinemas, (Vue West End, Leicester
Square, WC2) Crusaid are proud to present an exclusive
advance screening of Wallace and Gromit, The Curse
Of The Were-Rabbit. There is a minimum suggested
donation £10 per seat. Contact Dan Solley
on 020 7539 3884 to book your tickets. ”Why
do we attend Crusaid events? Because Crusaid's work
is dear to our hearts and we know that the money
raised goes directly to those who need help, with
the minimum possible spent on administration. We
relish meeting old and new friends in a variety
of wonderful venues where the atmosphere is charged
with friendship, hope and worthwhile achievement.”
John Eborn and Nick Elliot (Supporters). Please
- click
here.
GAY
FRIENDLY BUSINESS
Do
you work for a company that welcomes gay and lesbian
customers ?
EuroPride
comes to London on 1st July 2006, bringing with
it thousands of extra gay and lesbian tourists from
around the world. And with their new parade route
along Oxford Street and Regent Street, this will
be central London's most colourful carnival ever,
with a bigger audience of family and friends. They
are asking Circa members to introduce EuroPride
to the right people in the company you work for,
so that they can present the various sponsorship
opportunities that will be available. Can you tell
EuroPride who handles your sponsorship, marketing,
or diversity departments? Please send contact details
to: jason@PrideLondon.org.uk
GAY
to Z DIRECTORY
2006
Edition will get you new business!
If
you have a business or service that is aimed at
the LGBT market, the annual GAY to Z Directory is
the ideal place to promote it. You can have a banner
on their google-like gay search engine, PLUS a display
advert in the printed GAY to Z Phone Book, for just
£199 a year. Check it out for yourself at:
http://www.gaytoz.com/advertise.asp
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.
We very much look forward
to meeting up with CIRCA members and guests at the
next CIRCA get together on Monday 26th September
2005.
Travel
Lounge
Reviews
of gay destination hotspots, weather forecasts, currency converters
and phrase translators. Click here for more.
Weekly
gay Blog -Diary of Circa-Club’s (the online club for gay men)
membership secretary, Spencer – his life + loves, work + play,
dreams + fears ! 
Join
us at our monthly gay Social and Business Networking Events for
gay men and their friends in London.
CIRCA
invites all its members and their guests to our
September get together at The Loft Bar at The Yard
Bar, Soho, London W1. A large glass of wine
on the house for all members and their guests between
7-8pm. 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 blue 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 
Culminating
in a glittering black-tie award ceremony on the
30 September at The Savoy Hotel, tickets to this
high profile event are strictly limited and cost
£3,000 per table of 10. A limited number of
After Dinner tickets are available. Award Ca
tegories
are: Shadow Lounge Artist of the Year, Barclays
Business Person of the Year, Lehman Brothers Entrepreneur
of the Year, Irwin Mitchell Performing Artist of
the Year, Circa-Club Media Person of the Year as
well as Lifetime Achievement Award. The Jury includes
David Furnish, Dep Asst Commissioner Brian Paddick
and Anna Whowell. This glittering event promises
to become an annual fixture in the “society”
calendar and celebrities attending include: Alexander
McQueen Stephen Fry, Patrick Cox, Gerri Halliwell,
Liz Hurley, Jack & Kelly Osborne, Lord Wahid
Alli, Lulu, Tracey Emin, Janet Street Porter, Tara
Palmer-Tompkinson, Stephen Gately, Philip Treacy,
Simon Napier Bell, with more names to still to be
announced.
Around
25 million households in the UK have a television
license. Of these over 6% are gay people. Stonewall
wants to know what you think about how gay people
are represented on TV, and the way that its television
programmes affect your life and your community.
The research is being carried out for Stonewall
by Gill Valentine and Charlotte Kenten from the
University of Leeds. Group discussions are taking
place all around the country. If you would like
to take part in the focus group, or would like further
information, please email: 
Courtesy
of UIP, DreamWorks Animation and Aardman and in
association with Vue Cinemas, (Vue West End, Leicester
Square, WC2) Crusaid are proud to present an exclusive
advance screening of Wallace and Gromit, The Curse
Of The Were-Rabbit. There is a minimum suggested
donation £10 per seat. Contact Dan Solley
on 020 7539 3884 to book your tickets. ”Why
do we attend Crusaid events? Because Crusaid's work
is dear to our hearts and we know that the money
raised goes directly to those who need help, with
the minimum possible spent on administration. We
relish meeting old and new friends in a variety
of wonderful venues where the atmosphere is charged
with friendship, hope and worthwhile achievement.”
John Eborn and Nick Elliot (Supporters). Please
- 
EuroPride
comes to London on 1st July 2006, bringing with
it thousands of extra gay and lesbian tourists from
around the world. And with their new parade route
along Oxford Street and Regent Street, this will
be central London's most colourful carnival ever,
with a bigger audience of family and friends. They
are asking Circa members to introduce EuroPride
to the right people in the company you work for,
so that they can present the various sponsorship
opportunities that will be available. Can you tell
EuroPride who handles your sponsorship, marketing,
or diversity departments? Please send contact details
to: 
If
you have a business or service that is aimed at
the LGBT market, the annual GAY to Z Directory is
the ideal place to promote it. You can have a banner
on their google-like gay search engine, PLUS a display
advert in the printed GAY to Z Phone Book, for just
£199 a year. Check it out for yourself at:
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.
