In July 2003 I left the British Council, so to mark the occasion, of course, I had a party.

Stephenson Room

The evening began with my farewell pot in the Stephenson room at the British Council.
The guests arrived. 

The champagne and fancy nibbles were served

and I managed to keep my speech short (I think!) 

Café de l'Industrie

Then a merry crowd made its way to Café de l'Industrie

where more eating and drinking took place, and we were joined by Joel.

Auld Alliance

Then an even merrier, although smaller crowd made its way to the Auld Alliance pub.

where more drinking took place 

and we were joined by Carole.

The hard core party goers!

What a fantastic night! Trust you all enjoyed it as much as I did.