EXCLUSIVE by our man in the field, Simon Hopes
You both met at the drama society - but that was a long time ago...', declared the Vicar at the recent Bruce and Jane marriage extravaganza. A little harsh, thought all those Madhatters present, but nevertheless true.
The unfortunate fact is that almost all of us are moving on, maturing and entering new stages in our lives. But just where is everyone in the 'growing up' stakes. Well after painstaking research, Madhatters magazine is proud to present the official 1997/98 Maturity Level Progress Chart.
You can now plainly see how far along the growing up scale some of our Madhatters are, some of us being clearly further down the road than others!
Please drop us a line and let us know how grown up you are. In order to beat our current leader, you'll need to be married, with four children, two dogs, three sheds and a matching trivet and serving spoon set.
WINNING ENTRY: Rob and Jacqui Slinger - 41 points. Married, own a house, have 2 children, one cat, a shed, with another on the way (child not shed)
Sion Hughes and Josie Gordon - Engaged, own a house, have two dogs, one cat need a shed, know what a trivet is
Helen Balls - Engaged, own a house, has dogs, brought a shed, owns a trivet
Simon Smith - Owns a house, needs a second shed
Honey Langcaster-James - Owns two children
Bruce and Jane Maclean - Married, own a house
Tony Matthews and Jolyon Hennings - Own a house, recently brought top of the range steam wallpaper stripper
Sam Roach - Engaged, owns a house, owns garage with pit, races minis
Justin Flute - Owns a flat
Simon Burges - MSc, owns large family saloon car, significant other but can't remember stuff
Simon Bennett - Owns a house (in Hatfield), owns Playstation
Andy Roughton - No joint purchases, unaware of what trivet is even after explanation
Nic McMahon - Well, he's just a little too silly isn't he?