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I’ve heard some not-so-nice things about Spice, namely that it “costs a shitload” and it’s “full of yuppies” — my mate’s words, not mine!

Something similar you might not have spotted is the cringingly-named “Social Circle” in Didsbury (www.social-circle.co.uk). It’s not my cup of tea — I went down and found the bloke who runs it a bit much — but the normal social nights they put on (in the Slug and Lettuce in the aforementioned lovely suburb) are free. Although having said that, there are many, many overpriced events creeping into their schedule, presumably to keep the thing going!

By Mr X on 02.20.07 10:25 am

Do you think Social Circle have a permit to flypost across the whole of South Manchester? It’s very annoying.

I don’t like the look of it anyway – too well designed, too organised. Plus, you’d have to pay me to visit a Slug & Lettuce.

By Mancubist on 02.20.07 10:43 am

I’ve noticed the dreaded blue flyposters as far south as Macclesfield. It is a bit much, isn’t it?

I’m going to blog about it once my knackered blog comes back online (grrr), but for now I’ll have a rant in the comments on here. The bloke who runs the Social Circle can be charitably described as a completely mad Scotsman called Steve. He’s very earnest and enthusiastic about it all, but in an irritating rather than in an infectious manner. I went down a couple of times and found the crowd was fairly sound, but that pillock Steve made it seem more like one of those cringe-inducing work “getting to know you” nights.

He gave everyone going in a sticker, yes, a sticker – one of three colours. After a while, he called everyone to find two people with a sticker of different colours to theirs. I mean fuck me, it’s like nursery school and anyone who needs that sort of thing to get them to talk to people shouldn’t be allowed out in public.

He makes out that it’s some sort of little independent concern, that he’s started it up on his own, but the logo, fancy website and the fact that there are several million flyposters from Congleton to Rochdale suggest otherwise. I suspect it’s linked in with the “boy meets girl” speed dating they also put on in that Slug & Lettuce — he does plug it a lot!

Anyway, rant over. I think the comments box is straining at its scrollbar.

X

By Mr X on 02.20.07 11:55 am

Get it all out, Mr X! We don’t want you bursting a vein…

Anyway, what you describe sounds truly horrible. And I don’t even like the name, thinking about it – far too cliquey.

I can’t really find much information other than what’s on the website. Someone called Patrick Wall, from Cheadle, owns the domain.

By Mancubist on 02.20.07 12:53 pm

So rainbar used to be an umbrella factory eh, well that finally explains all the random pictures of factory types and umbrellas scattered about the place. I’ve been wondering about those for years.

By Tristan on 02.21.07 10:54 am

Well as it goes guys. at least the guys got off his arse and done something, Im quite sure he would welcome your comments on how shit his, social circle is, I mean 5 guys moaning about it here and 2700 members enjoying themselves, mmm, axe to grind guys ??

Daj

By Dajster on 06.05.07 11:25 am

I count two people talking about it and only one ‘moaning’ – from his own personal experience no less.

Nice lingerie by the way.

By Mancubist on 06.05.07 12:46 pm

Thanks Mancubist, with the way the guy was dissing him felt like 5 guys moaning :-) even if the guy is flyposting southern Manchester, will make a change from “earn £1000 per week” doing nothing usual B .. Sht you see on lamp posts, can I interest you in some nice lingerie for yourself or your partner at a special rate ?? :-)

Nice Forum
Daj

By Dajster on 06.05.07 10:37 pm

Totally agree with Mr X – went to one of these events myself and it was totally cringeworthy. If these poor sods don’t already feel like Billy-no-mates as it is – they’ll be wishing they’d had stayed at home in front of the box rather than put up that ranting Scots lunatic. Pats out a very boring and thoroughly rehearsed repertoire. He seemed a bit sinister to me, fleecing a load of lonely and vulnerable people. The other people you meet might be ok, but you’ll also be lining the pockets of someone that should be at Butlins summer camp!!

By Jamesy on 08.13.09 10:05 pm

Camera Culture photography society at Kro Bar » Mancubist: Life is good in Manchester
[...] Again, the phrase ’social events’ concerns me, but at least they’re using interesting venues: the launch event earlier this month was at Cafe Casbah in Shudehill, and tonight’s follow-up is upstairs at Kro Bar, opposite the Union on Oxford Road. [...]

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