My Dear Friends and Badger J
What can I say. I have missed you all, but sadly it is not possible for me to appear on here like I used to.
I have now located an additional two spirits and one human as a result of my success on the USA Message Forum.
I have started a new thread on a Russian Forum too and this is doing exceptionally well. In fact there are
several forums and chat rooms that we now have to administer.
I have been very agitated the last couple of days. Our computer systems have been down since Friday and I
have had to spend the most boring time watching technical staff wander around the office checking and re booting
the server and installing all manner of programs and hardware. At one point I was most concerned that this might
affect my being able to access the internet. At 1600 hours today I got my internet connection back.
This means I have a lot of catching up to do, not just here but in other places too. Janet and Jack
send their regards to you all.
Let me dispel a few myths for you. Whenever I open a new line of communication I always register on a
forum or communication channel twice. You will note that I am registered here under 14 and 15 full stop
signs as my user ID. The reason for this is that whilst I am here I can be contacted by another spirit
or human who might be urgently trying to reach me. They can interrupt me at any time. All you saw on 15th
January was a good spirit friend of mine try and send me a message and then remove it. Instead it ended up
in the main section and we cleared up the mess afterwards. We would have completely deleted it but as you
know our friends at admin have changed the settings on the Message Forum. The message was indeed binary.
There are many forms of binary communication. You have highlighted some of them. You will have to very
good at computers if you can read what we said. I doubt any of you here have the encryption skills
necessary for that level of code breaking.
I see admin you have been busy. Thank you for taking so much trouble over my humble writings.
I am deeply honoured. You may call the book what you will. This is of no consequence to me. However,
I will always ensure I return and frequent this Message Forum as you have demonstrated to me that I
am welcome and I also feel at home here. If it pleases you I will also provide you with details of
my adventures on other forums and in other countries once the results have been forthcoming. For
you these may read as amusing and interesting stories and the names I use on other locations will
not be that of my real name. However, you may find them interesting as simply stories. For me, and
to confirm that I have no great imagination, I have to rely on actual experiences that have been relayed to me.
In a previous message I mentioned that this had caused great interest in the spirit world. I have no
shortage of content and offers from spirits wanting to offer their assistance. Why don't they just
write their own stories and get on with it you ask. Well, in some cases they do and are doing just that.
Others require my literary skills to put down what they have to say in the right format.
There are some good folk in this Message Forum that are confused and concerned. They feel they have spiritual
feelings and can sense the dead. They are being led into more confusion by others.
Too much time has been spent on irrelevant code breaking and worry about hidden users or the How and Why
things have been able to happen when often there has been a perfectly good explanation and a little mischevious
and childish behaviour on my part. It is always welcome to see new users. I feel I have struck an affinity with
so many of you in here. Impossible that I could correspond with you all in person, and yet, I experience a
sense of closeness to some of you. It is obvious you have goodness in your hearts.
There are many questions I do not answer this time. I will complete my memoirs and then perhaps you will
understand the full story in a way not possible in this fragmented environment and the confusion of a Message Board.
I have given you many things to think about. I will try and contact the three special people here who have
a higher degree of understanding and spiritual enlightenment. I will however say that you are not quite ready yet.
Please be patient. There is much you will learn and there are painful lessons to be experienced along the way
before you can be emotionally ready for fulfilling your role. Too many of you are looking at ways of how
to become a medium. It does not happen like this. It just takes place as a result of circumstances in which
you find yourself. I cannot invite you to join with the others at this stage because you have not yet
demonstrated that you have the necessary skills to assist us.
There are many that have tried to reach me on by the personal message service on this forum.
I cannot get to those messages and Janet also struggles with receiving them. I fear it is the way our server
in the offices are configured. It may also have something to do with my covering of my tracks on the internet.
I am good at this. Today I am in Tokyo. From an IP perspective of course. This seems to intrigue some of you.
This is not difficult.
It is far better that you devote your attentions to sharing your thoughts and discoveries in this message
forum than trying to ask questions of me. Remember, my task is finished here and I must move on to other
things. I have already said that I will not let you down and that I will ensure you get my memoirs.
Do not worry I will continue to visit. I have to keep my eye on certain potential.
I am going to take the unusual step of providing you with my email address. I will make it available to you.
Please only contact me for one reason. If you feel that you are really in contact with the spirit world,
they should have explained by now what you need to do in order to join with others in our predicament.
You should already know this. They should already know this. After all, others have already found us
and knew exactly what to say. This is very important to me.
It is also not wise to ask me about contacting your friends and lost loved ones. Jack already has enough
problems with finding his own past and history. I am not a medium and I cannot do this for you.
A genuine living medium may be capable of doing this but it will be done in a private way and not
advertised across a message forum. If you find yourself being led into doubt or feeling uncomfortable
you should question the motive of the contact. Our way is not to cause you concern. The likelihood
of a spirit contacting a member of this forum with personal information for them is unlikely
in the extreme. Another spirit wishing to establish contact with its own kind is a far more likely scenario.
Therefore, my friend Ghost. Please declare yourself or more appropriately your spirits to us, and let
it be known your mission. This talk of the Council of Elders and some strange remarks you have made
lead me to consider questioning the motives of your actions. Are you a medium trying to establish
credibility by trying to prove your skills? This is not the way forward. If you have such skills
please request one of your spirit friends to make the approach. They will know how.
Finally, it is wrong that some of you are trying to find out ways of tracing my whereabouts or those of my
living friends. I made this clear from the start and it was a condition of my providing you with my memoirs.
Prying eyes have attempted to access the computers of the administrators and indeed our own offices.
This concerns Janet greatly. This must stop. In the same way as I am able to affect your computers
and the logo on this message board I will turn your world upside down if you attempt to treat my
world with contempt and ridicule and cause problems to my friends and the users of this forum.
We attempted a photographic session today. The weather and conditions were perfect. We have some
nice pictures of the canal bank and some brick walls. Neither Jack or I have materialised in any
of the photographs Janet attempted. How does this happen? Are all ghost photographs fake? I wish
I had the answers.
I will return soon. Please do not become obsessive with waiting for my next posting
or spend hours of time online just waiting for something to happen. Think instead of where you can go now.
What can you learn? Is there a way of discreetly contacting the spirits that I have missed? Do you have
the answers?
Michael Pennington
My Dear friends
I feel that I have somewhat let you down whilst I have been busy. I have not had the time to dedicate myself
to your enquiries and the interest that you have been taking in my predicament. There are reasons behind my absence.
This weekend my body or what remains of it were exhumed. I will explain this in more detail later. First however,
I shall make a few comments based on my interesting conversation with some of you last night and details from
what I have gleaned from the Message Forum.
It would appear that some of you are causing friction and animosity toward others. The purpose of my memoirs is
to provide you with an insight into life after death as it is observed by some of us in the spirit world. Life
is too short for arguments and derision of persons who are merely trying to express their point of view.
I read with concern that our friend Ghost is being tormented by criticism. I also was a little sharp and impatient
with him on my last visit. Perhaps Ghost it was unwise to claim that you were a spirit but I feel that your
postings and expression of goodwill and willingness to share and try and help people is based on the best
of intentions. It would be sad indeed if we have driven you from this Message Board.
My impish behaviour in meddling once again with the logo was not a sign that I had picked up any supernatural
transgression of thoughts or thought processes. I wish I had the power to do such things and my task would be
much easier if this were the case. It was simply that I read your postings on the Message Forum.
I have also failed some of you by not replying with a sense of immediacy with regard to your postings and private
messages. This I will do. It is just that there has been so much happening in recent days and the new turn of
events has taken up much of my time. My email address is now visible for you to email me any personal questions
that you may have. If you cannot access the Yahoo Groups then please ask a friend to retrieve the address for you
so that you can contact me directly. Please DO NOT post it here in this forum or I fear I shall have approaches
from those that have not actively been following my progress. It is private for you and for your use only. If
you do wish to send me an email I would request that you put your Forum nickname in the header and introduce
yourselves under your real name. I do abhor communicating with the unknown with respect to human contact.
There are some things which remain unclear and which I fear is a cause for confusion for some of you. I am not
a medium and cannot claim to have powers of communication with other spirits by thought process. If you are
desperate to make contact and you are trying too hard then I fear that contact may not transpire. If you are
a genuine medium then you will know that it is only correct to discuss your findings in private with the
individuals concerned. If I were to pass a message on to someone at the request of a spirit I would do
this with the utmost care and confidentiality.
I do have some ability whether psychic or otherwise. This is perhaps not the correct term and should remain
in the domain of humans but our electrical energy is beyond the comprehension of many. The very idea that
a spirit is communicating with you by a Message Forum and by a chat program is more than a little unbelievable.
With regard to your interest in contacting others. There are many of you that I feel do have an ability in this
field and I understand that you are keen and willing to explore the process of making contact with others from
the after life. I can only relay to you my own experience of how this works, the nature of which is contained
within my past and current writings.
If you are in the presence of spirits or the unknown and you strongly sense their being then I would urge you to
act with a degree of constraint. Your contacts are most probably glad to have your company and take an active
interest in your person and your well being. If you are experiencing these feelings then you are indeed a special
person. I have merely passed on to you my own method of communication and how it works for me. There may be some
very valid reasons why you are unable to make contact with others.
Let us take a look at what may be happening and the underlying reasons why contact is not as simple
as it may seem. As an example. Once contact had been established with Janet it still took me some time
to discover that I could communicate with her through a computer. I had already been observing people
using computers for some weeks prior to this chance and yet amazing discovery. Despite this, I still
have to communicate via a particular laptop with a wireless connection. I cannot operate a standard PC
and keyboard. Please do not all rush out and purchase such items as this would be an expensive exercise.
I do know that there are others like me that communicate on normal PC equipment.
If you have left a clear messages to a presence or spirits that you believe are with you, and following
the same procedure as Janet you have made attempts to contact your 'friends', then do not be disheartened
if the results are not forthcoming. It may be that those present cannot operate your equipment or cannot sense
that you feel they are present. If they do feel that you sense their being this may be enough for them and they
may have no wish to contact the living.
For my part I continue to endeavour to establish contact with the lost souls that are around us. I am making
considerable progress in this field. One day you will happen upon an article on the internet or a forum somewhere
and recognise my style of approach. The story may be similar to my own but in different circumstances or on a
different continent, but the aim will be the same. You will smile and understand. I hope you will have
fond memories of me. Regardless of what happens to me this message will be passed on to others and my
efforts will not be in vain. Others have now joined me and the message is spreading.
Some day in the not too distant future and during most of your lifetimes the whole subject of spirits and
ghosts and the paranormal will be explained. The human race has made great progress in this arena and it will
not be long before our network announces its existence to the living. There will be a most eventful and historic
day that will come to pass and history will be re written. Governments and nations will unite in a way that would
be impossible in today's climate. You will have been part of that. You will think back and remember Michael.
It will all make sense to you. My mission will have been worthwhile. For the time being let us consider that
this account of my life and death are the ramblings of a fool. No matter. I do not take offence at this suggestion.
It is of no relevance.
When my E Book has been passed on to you I will leave these forums. I hope that the admin will suffer
their continued existence as a testament to my being and as a means by which other humans and spirits
can establish contact. Once I am gone you can pass the details of my writings on this forum to who ever
you wish but the book is only personally gifted to my friends. I have no fear of press or media coverage
once I am gone. I respectfully request that you do not pass on my email details or the details of the Yahoo
Group which will be closed to new members once this chapter in my existence has passed. My email and the
Yahoo Group will continue to provide me with the means of communication with my new found friends. This
is assuming that I do not move on or find myself in some other environment, heavenly or otherwise after
my burial.
And to you. What of you. The sceptic, the believer, the spirit and the interested souls just passing by.
Spare a moment to think about what I have said. Treasure your new found friends that this forum has blessed
you with. You have gained more than you can imagine from this experience. Use it to your advantage. Drop by
once in a while but do not let it become an addiction. Hug your loved ones and devote more time to them.
This is what matters. You are most fortunate in this respect.
One thing that you may find strange and that death has taught me. If I were to live my time again as a human
being, would I change anything? I most certainly would. The stupidity of my selfish existence as a human
is easily observed with hindsight. Such a pity that I was not privy to what I know now. Worldly possessions
and the quest for material goods are a poor substitute for love. Embrace your loved ones. Money cannot buy
you happiness. It may seem to help misery more easy to cope with but that is a false delusion. Some of the
happiest people in the world are poor.
To the evil of this world I serve warning. The mad mullahs of the Islam world hiding behind a wall of conceit
and self opinionated prophecies. The fanatics of the Catholic and Protestant religions with their fire and
brimstone speeches. Religion, in history, has caused more strife and premature death than any World War.
I make a sweeping statement in that I can confidently say that I am more religious than many of you who
use religion for political gain and advantage even though I embrace no particular Church or religious creed.
If you abuse your religion there is little hope, empathy or understanding waiting for you in the after life.
Islam, Christianity, Jewish, Sikh or Buddhist. Which is the chosen religion? Does it matter? Embrace them
all if it pleases you but do not use them for devious and incorrect interpretations of their meaning and
the love that they can inspire.
I am beginning to sound like a prophet of doom. This was not my intention. Perhaps brought on about
concerns I have for my own future. I do not know what the future holds for me. I still seek to find
old and ancient spirits who have experiences of times long gone in the hope that they might provide
me with more substantial evidence of the meaning of life and death.
At this point I feel it is wise to continue with the details of my own situation.
With Jack having provided us with the details of my eventful passing, we were now in a dilemma as to what course
of action to take. We know that one of the perpetrators of my demise from my human form has conveniently left
us with a locket and a name. The fact that this lies somewhere in the shifting silt of the canal waters was
a matter of some concern but if it were a gold locket or necklace there was every possibility that the murderers
could be brought to justice.
While you were all enjoying your Christmas break our beloved Janet was spending her time back and forth from
libraries and registrar offices compiling information that would be needed to trace our targets. Janet compiled
a detailed and accurate document for the police and managed to find the current address of one of the two men
that had killed me all those years ago. One of them has died. I have more than a few words I would like to
convey to this individual if I ever come across him in my journey around the spiritual world. I am not a
vindictive personality by nature and I would not wish to torment his soul but I do have spirit friends on the
look out for him.
It transpired that the remaining and living character now lives in Newtown in Birmingham. A much older man now.
With amazement and awe we collated the information and went about our investigations. Janet, much to our concern
at the time, even paid the street a visit and observed the individual concerned walking to the post office.
Armed with a digital camera and sitting in her car with the window open she took several photographs of him
for our perusal. Jack was able to confirm that whilst the years had taken their toll, this was one of the
men that had been responsible for my death.
The scene was set but we were now in a quandary. How would we actually approach the police? How would Janet
explain how she had come about the evidence? This would obviously draw attention to the company and would not
go without notice. There was no concern that Janet would be arrested for my disappearance as she was but a mere
child at the time of my passing. However, the nature and the circumstance by which this evidence had come to
light would be the most difficult of problems to overcome. It would not be possible to just ring up the police
and call them round. You cannot expect the police to act on such scant evidence and supposition let alone
expect them to embark upon digging into a buildings foundations and dredging a canal. This was obviously
something that required much skill and delicate handling.
The truth had to be revealed but it was no simple matter. Jack was now becoming very concerned with the turn
of events. At best he might lose his closest spirit friend and at worst he might be faced with exorcists and
misguided attempts to assist him in moving on. We had major concerns which we discussed and debated considerably
in advance of our provision of this information to the police.
And what of me? I had my own concerns. Just what is heaven and hell. What actually happens to us if we move on?
There is no guidebook and nothing conclusive that has been written or proven with regard to this. It is all based
on supposition. It was a very harrowing time and I am sure Janet did not have a very enjoyable Christmas as a
result. Dear Janet, she always puts such a brave face on these matters.
Whilst Jack and I struggled to come to terms with the possibilities and outcomes of our quest, Janet reasoned
that we would need more assistance and some tactful negotiation from another trusted human who had no ability
or gift with respect to the supernatural.
Janet's boss is a pleasant and jovial individual of middle age. David is a practical man and a no nonsense
businessman. He has been successful though he does not flaunt his success. We know he has a great respect
for Janet and he is always careful to treat his employees with kindness, whilst maintaining a firm grip on
the day to day running of his enterprising and profitable organisation. Most importantly, he is approachable
and is a great listener. This would make our task a little easier. It all depended on David now. Janet would
approach him with a view to discussing our predicament. This was also the most honourable thing that we could
do considering we were his guests residing at his premises and about to cause a major disruption to his business.
After the Christmas break and after much debate and conversation between Jack and I, the office staff returned
to work. Janet had of course spent most of Christmas and the New Year with us, rushing off for Christmas dinner
and time with her family in between long days at the office and investigating.
Janet wasted no time in approaching David. She explained that she had a very delicate matter that required his
confidential attention and that it was something that would require his full understanding and co operation.
She is not normally an assertive person and both Jack and I admired the way she captured his attention.
It was agreed that David would discuss this with her after work when the other staff had gone home.
Jack spent most of the day hovering around David to see if he would discuss this with anyone or breach Janet's
confidence by asking questions of others. One of the senior managers had noticed Janet close the door to speak
to David and was inquisitive as to the nature of Janet's enquiry. David's only acknowledgement was that it was
a personal matter that he would be discussing with Janet after work. " I hope she isn't going to leave us"
was his only comment to the manager.
A day can pass slowly for a spirit too. With so many things to observe and view during a day at a busy office,
this was not normally a problem, but this particular day dragged on and on and made me impatient. The time
came and Janet was summoned to David's office. With great curiosity and nervousness Jack and I stood side by
side with Janet so that our presence and our support could be felt by her. This was no easy task for Janet.
Everything relied on Janet and David's reaction now.
What you are about to hear are the exact words from the conversation that took place.
David: "Come in Janet, grab a seat, no need to stand on ceremony".
Janet: Thank you David, I know this is a little unusual but I have something to tell you and I don't know where
to begin"
David: " At the beginning would be good then. Just fire away and let me know what is on your mind. I have an idea
what you are about to tell me anyway but I hope I'm wrong"
Janet: David, I don't think so, I don't think you could possibly know what I am about to tell you and what worries
me is what you will think of me afterwards"
David looked worried
David: " I hope it's not a personal thing or a women thing Janet. I'm not good at that type of thing, are you sure
that I am the right person you should be speaking to?"
At this point Janet could take it no longer and burst into tears. This took both Jack and I by surprise and David
shuffled nervously in his chair and struggled to work out what to do. Janet regained her composure and continued.
Janet: "In some ways what I am about to tell you is very personal. I have two friends whose very existence may
depend on what you decide to do as a result of what I have to say. I don't know how to begin because if someone
were to tell me what I am about to tell you then I would be worried about them. The only reason I am telling you
is that I have to. I have no option. I can also prove that what I am saying is based on fact although this in
itself will give you reasons for being very concerned.
I have never lied to you and I like to think that I have done a good job whilst I have been working for you and I
would hate to lose your friendship and have you dismiss me as a lunatic or someone who should seek therapy. If you
can just bring yourself to consider that what I am about to tell you is justified and take the necessary action then
I will be indebted to you for the rest of my life. This is how serious I am about the subject and yet I still do not
know where to begin".
David had listened intently to Janet's words. He looked nervous but at the same time we could tell that he was
receptive. Would this change as the story unfolded.
David: "Janet, I have known you for some time now and I want you to know that I am honoured that you have chosen
to tell me whatever it is you are about to explain. I like to think of myself as an open minded and approachable
person so whatever it is you want to say just spit it out girl and lets discuss it"
Janet: "What worries me David is just how open minded are you and how good are you at keeping a secret
and taking action on my findings"
David: "Lets get one thing straight Janet, the fact that you have approached me in this way and are obviously
very worried about something leads me to assure you that nothing you tell me will go outside these four walls
unless you want it to"
Jack and I listened and waited for Janet's skilful and tactful explanation and did not expect her to come out
with the truth in quite the way that she did. It was so direct and straight to the point. So unlike Janet. She
was obviously in distress.
Janet: David, this place is the scene of a murder that took place in 1971. The body is in the basement or cellar
area of the building that has been bricked up. There is a necklace and a locket with the murderers name on it in
the canal. I have two spirits or ghosts that I am in contact with who are with me right now and I have the name
of the person who committed the murder all those years ago and I desperately need you to believe me and help me"
David sat in disbelief and stunned silence. Not a word was spoken for what seemed like an age. This was not going
to plan. Janet was sobbing uncontrollably and not handling the situation as well as we had expected. It had all
been too much for her. David coughed nervously and was the first to speak
David: "Janet, I really don't know what to say. I never expected you to come out with something like this.
Lets calm down. I need to think about this".
David swivelled round on his office chair and opened the lower drawer of the filing cabinet. He produced a
bottle of brandy and two glasses. Slowly he poured both himself and Janet a double brandy and placed the
glasses on the desk. He was trembling and obviously shaken by what he had just heard.
Janet:"I knew you wouldn't believe me. I knew it. I'm so sorry"
David: "Janet, have you any proof of this?"
Janet: "Yes it can be proved but I don't know if you are ready for it"
David:"Well, apart from the fact that this has to be the most extra ordinary thing anyone has ever told me
in my entire life I am all ears"
Janet stood up. Jack and I nervously careered into each other and felt the electricity of our contact.
She rushed out of the office leaving David sat in amazement and returned clutching the laptop. Instantly
Jack and I knew what she was doing. If nothing else this could save the day. Janet placed the laptop on
David's desk. She opened up a word document and typed a simple statement.
Boys it is up to you now - help me
To which I typed
David, this is Michael. I am pleased to communicate with you.
If ever a man could have died of fright then this was the time. Instead David stared horrified at the screen
with disbelief. He grabbed his glass and in one huge gulp he swallowed its contents and topped it up again.
Not a word was spoken between Janet and David for several minutes.
David took charge of the laptop. He turned if off and then back on again. He checked for any new or unusual
programs in the start menu and opened up a new word document. He typed the following message.
If this is a joke then it is the best prank I have ever seen
To which I replied
Well no one could have known what your manager was asking you about Janet this morning unless they were in your
room. You thought she was going to leave didn't you. What proof do you need? How can I convince you?
David sank back in his chair. He looked tired and withdrawn. He turned to Janet and spoke slowly and with
deliberation.
David: "Janet, I have to get my head round this. This is messing with my mind. Start from the very beginning
and tell me everything you know. Let me just ring home and tell them I am going to be late. You have my
undivided attention"
That was how it was. I mean how else could we have explained it. Janet filled in the intricate details of
how we had met, how Jack had arrived, who we were and what we thought. Throughout all of this David sat
intently like a child hearing a fairy tale. And who could blame him. After all, it was the most important
and mind blowing experience of his life. Think how you would feel.
David has become our close friend. In some ways he is a changed man. His attention to detail and his love
of life has become a passion. David is still running the company effectively but his aspiration for wealth
and riches has dwindled. He still takes his responsibility seriously and understands that he is providing
work for his employees.
Both David and Janet now plotted and planned their approach to the authorities. David knows a senior police
officer at West Midlands Police. It would be far better to use his friend to explain the circumstances
behind this strange tale than make a more conventional approach and have PC Plod running amock around his
office asking embarrassing questions and ripping the building apart. We had every faith in David. It was
not going to be an easy task as you will see. We had however made the right decision.
David made the necessary arrangements for his friend from the police to call round on the following Saturday
morning. He contacted his brother who owns a small building contractor firm. He hired a dredger barge for
the following weekend. The wheels were in motion. I am approaching the conclusion of the discovery of my
death and the trauma and frustrations of the enquiry that followed.
The rest of my account is for issue within the E Book. There are reasons behind why I choose to reveal
the final chapter this way. The serving of a D Notice and my subsequent recording on a dossier by the
Government has led to certain parts of my account being classified under the Offical Secrets Act. I
do not believe that what I have to say is of national concern nor indeed any threat to the security
of this or any other country. However, the powers that be have made certain assumptions and do not
regard my case as something that is best discussed with the general public. Apparently it is not in
the public interest to reveal my accounts or to allow for general distribution.
It is not possible for this or any government to hide what I or other spirits have to say. However,
it does not suit my cause to spread panic or any form of disruption at all. This serves no purpose.
I will ensure that the conclusion is made available to you this week. Please register your interest
at the designated Yahoo Group or forward your email to the admin people at Birmingham UK Com. They
have already left you specific instructions on the forum.
I have made many friends here. I will now finish my final chapter and then devote some time
to replying and contacting some of the individuals here that have expressed an interest in what
I have to say. You may leave messages here for me. I will endeavour to reply via Janet or directly to
you if I have your contact details. You know where to find me.
I wish you a long and pleasant life. You will always be in my thoughts. I remain your constant friend.
Michael Pennington ( Deceased )
The Final Conclusion of Michael's Memoirs is to be found in his E Book. You have to be a registered
member of Michael's Yahoo Group or a registered user of this Message Board before 31st January 2004 in order to receive
your free copy and future updates. With respect to Michael's wishes the Yahoo Group will become a closed Membership
Group on 1st February 2004. That means members only and future members by invite.
