As I’ve said before on these pages, the TGirls in Nottingham
have really sorted themselves out and have a lot of activities to keep them
amused and sane. The monthly Nottingham Invasion is one of the better monthly
meets around the country mainly as there is no ‘gay ghetto’ to confine the
wanderings of the trans posse. The Invasion bossladies, Sam and Maddy, are to
be commended for making this such a success.
So, as previously, I stayed in the very pleasant New Gables
hotel run by Debbie and Maria, and met some of my oldest and closest friends
there. I booked a table at the recommended Noor Jahan restaurant where we ate a substantial, tasty and
good value meal with attentive service. Recommended. I was particularly pleased
with being addressed as Madam on the phone. My female voice is improving.
Good food and good company. At Noor Jahan with some of my closest friends.
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New Foresters pub is
the gateway to the proceedings and where most of the girls meet first for a
drink and a chat. We moved on to the Newmarket Inn, an Australian gay pub which I hadn’t visited
before and which had a party on to celebrate its first birthday. I quite liked
its traditional interior (see picture). The TGirls at the bar are really
beautiful. On the down side, I found the karaoke too loud.
At the Newmarket Inn |
Another venue I’d not visited before was the Queen of
Clubs which was not bad apart from the
deafening music throughout which makes conversation impossible except in the
quite pleasant ladies’ loos. I jerked about a bit which is what passes for
dancing with me.
And finally to the NG1
club which is my favourite Nottingham venue as it has an attractive bar area where you can
have a conversation without having to shout over the music, which is confined
to a completely separate dancefloor area.
So that's a brief summary of the venues we visited. For me it's not the locations that count but an opportunity to meet up with some really nice people and catch up with all our news.
Nottingham has really got a lot to offer the out-and-about
TGirl and I now recommend it to all girls who want a good night out and are prepared
to travel. Many thanks to Tiff, Maddy, Ange, Jo, Gayna, Lynn, Rachael S.,
Rachel K.S., Holly and all the girls for another great evening.
Sue x
We're a bit spoilt for choice up in the Midlands. I guess that's one advantage of the place not being too big. Funny, in my youth (!) I used to think that everything T-wise was in London or Brum. How things change I guess.
ReplyDeleteIt was lovely to meet and chat with you again. Glad to hear that the meal went well. Queen of Clubs was loud and I bowed out at the end of that. Maybe NG1 next time! :-)
Thanks, Lynn. It was good to see you again as well and have a giggle. I've never noticed much of a T scene in London, hence my desire to travel! Sue x
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