| Holidays
New
Zealand - March
It's a
long way to NZ, but our 3 week trip was well worth the
effort. Spectacular scenery, friendly people, oh and did
we mention the wine?
Vancouver
& The Rockies - July
Quite
a surprise this one. Tacked on the end of a business trip
to Vancouver. Kairen enjoyed exploring Vancouver whilst
Laurie worked. We weren't prepared for the spectacular
scenery. A great trip.
Burma
- November
A controversial
country to visit. Hostile to travellers we were alarmed to
find on arrival that no-one was expecting us!. This little
detail sorted and we had an insightful tour of a beautiful
country wrestling with it's internal politics.
Spain
- Christmas/New Year
Our
first visit to Jan & Kev's new house in Spain. |
Social Events
David
Mills Retirement Party - February
Well
the big man had to go sometime, and he went out with a hell of
do.
Kairen's
leaving do - March
Despite
being pleased to retire there were tears when leaving long-time
friends.
Girls
Behaving Badly - Girlie Day out - May
The
girlies go on a shopping week-end. Not one for the
faint-hearted!
Queen's
Jubilee Party - June
Despite
the rain, we kept with tradition and had an outdoor party to
celebrate the queen's golden jubilee.
Our
HSBC Family Fun Day Pictures - June
The
annual family fun day at Dore. These are our family photos of
the day
HSBC
Family Funday - June
The
official photos!
Birthday
Party - August
Well
it comes around every year and this is no exception. We even had
good weather!
Architecture
Christmas Party - Dec
Laurie's
team meets for the usual festive silliness. |
| Outings
Saddleworth
Whit Week-end - May
The
famous Saddleworth Brass Band competition made famous by the
film 'Brassed Off'. Eric and Janet were our hosts and guide to
this amazing contest with over 70 bands visiting the village in
only 7 hours.
Silverstone
F1 Testing Day - May
A day
as guest of McLaren at the Silverstone test day a month before
the British Grandprix. Includes a really scary flight in
the McLaren helicopter!
Laurie's
week-end at the British Grand Prix - July
A
whole week-end of formula 1. As a guest of Hewlett Packard
and Jaguar Racing. Access to the pit lane, and a helicopter
in on race day.
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