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Murder at the Manor 2005

  

The New Year break saw some tonsleyites retire to a country manor in Sussex. Fireworks, long walks, aga cooking, log fires, cheese fondues and fine ale all made for a jolly little shindig.

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Less predictable was the pass-the-parcel and roll-the-dice contest for the candy G-string.

Or the savage pruning of a tree and its improbable combustion upon a huge bonfire of several months' accumulation of damp garden waste (in the rain, of course).

But, all this paled into insignificance upon the sudden, shocking discovery of the murder of Lord Michael Jagged!

And so the evening's course turned to the task of finding the culprit. Guests passed blame amongst those gathered and established their own alibis.


Charlie Bunson, Mary-Jane Faithless, Kitty Killer, Babs Crayfish, Oliver Steed, Tamara Fara-Bucktooth, Brian Sewer and Terence Shrimp.
Who dunnit?

Needless to say, the murderer was flushed out: Joseph "Brian Sewer" Bruce had performed the despicable crime. Disciplinary action was appropriately taken and Brian was forced to sleep in the kennel and fed stale crusts for the remainder of the stay.

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Bonfire attempt one... didn't last longClaire and JoeRich and GilesA gathering for fireworks
Rich, Sally, Giles, Claire, Chingu, Joe, Paddy, Floody and BeeCheese fondue - Claire Bear, Rich, GilesWatching the slideshow on the ceiling.......6 hours later, just before breakfastThe contest for the candy G-string!
Joe wins the bottle of wine he'd bought earlierMidnight and Joe gets out his bagpipes......while Giles shows him how to play themThe girls man the fire......while the boys chop down the tree...
...and Joe picks applesBeeNice assDinner at the Manor
Oliver Steed - actor, raconteur and hell-raiserKitty KillerBrian Sewer - snide, arrogant, disliked. And guilty.Mary-Jane FaithlessBabs Crayfish'Champagne' Charlie Bunson
The ensembleDinner is servedMary-Jane and BabsBusted!
RegainSunday morning stroll to the village pubOf course