It’s a way off in September, so no rush, but I haven’t got a clue what to do to get mates and family together for a bash.

There’s little chance of a ‘surprise’ bash, because that’s not our style, but I’d like to do something other than the usual birthday of a night out on the lash in the local town.

Please nothing too expensive and nothing abroad, although if you want to share your experiences of mega birthday bashes then feel free.

A cottage in the lakes for the weekend has crossed my mind, but that’s rather unoriginal as my mother did that for her 50th.

I went for a bike ride in the west pennines with my best mate on the day of my 40th, then a couple of months later just had a big party at a local social club for family & friends. Pretty standard stuff really.

Im taking some friends to watch England vs Italy at Twickenham. Not very edgy I know but Ive always wanted to watch England play.

well it’s my 40th in a couple of weeks and GF has paid for a WE in New York to celebrate.

Like “footflaps”, I went to NY for a week with my wife and it was definitely a holiday I will never forget for the right reasons. That said it doesn’t have to be the same to be memorable.

Its my wifes 40th tonight, we are having a casino night, black tie with roulette, blackjack and caberet.

Been arranging it for weeks, im so excited i’m gonna burst 😉

i would have a good night out with all my mates and then a weekend away or a nice day out somewhere with my other half, if you have one.
i try not to mix family and friends, they dont get on.
i took my ex to the lakes for the weekend for his birthday, with our bikes. not sure if it was such a good idea though cuz he dumped me when we got home!

Fancy dress is the way I went. Had an “Invent your own superhero/villain party” w/ live bands and DJ last year for my 40th. The costumes made for great conversation starters between different friends who didn’t know each other.

Also, I eventually realised that I wanted to have a party that was a kind of antidote for mates who were feelin’ weird/stressed by turning forty, all of whom really made a crackin’ effort with their costumes.

It was a good night:

“KrackAddict” of the band “The Cereal Killers” checkin’ out the eyeball pinata…

“Manspider”. This is what happens when an unsuspecting arachnid gets bitten by a radiocative, 9 to 5, leisure suit-wearing, golf-at-the-weekends kinda guy.

“PunkMunk”. I was “Lippy Wrongstocking” (AKA “The Anarchic Acolyte of the Absurd”) on guitar in the background.

“JudgeMental” and “AuntArctica”.

The Pinata.

“The Fister” with his arm around “Thunder Thighs”.

I seriously hate fancy dress with a passion that’s almost unrivalled by anything else.

I’m renting a big ol’ house in Pembrokeshire for a weekend in June and getting all my good friends round for a weekend by the beach with booze, food and games – just generally kicking back and having a good time with the people you love.

Ideally I’d have liked to camp for the weekend somewhere nice but a few people coming just aren’t campers and we’re not so weather dependent in a house.

I am also at bursting levels of excitement and it’s five months away! 😀

40! Sheesh, I’m hitting 50 in just over a fortnight. Care to swap?

I seriously hate fancy dress with a passion that’s almost unrivalled by anything else.

uh…oops.

chefs table in a nice restaraunt?

going to Disney Florida with the wife and kids for my 40th 🙂

I road my bike down a hill at 40 mph.
That was all, but it was good!

Also, I eventually realised that I wanted to have a party that was a kind of antidote for mates who were feelin’ weird/stressed by turning forty, all of whom really made a crackin’ effort with their costumes.

What’s the girl in the black dress on the right of the 1st photo come as?

For my wife’s 40th we hired a big house for the weekend with enough space to sleep a load of mates and their kids and got some outside caterers in for the dinner on the Saturday night.

For my 40th she took me to Verbier for a weekend’s mountain biking and hiking with no kids! I know which one I enjoyed most! 😉

My 40th in 2 months time .. not being a drinker, I didnt see the point in throwing a party.
Instead, I intend entering a few enduro type events this year ( so far got entries to a 50k mtb on March 6th and the 200k Dragon ride June ) .. they arent my type of thing as a general rule. Too many of the geeky/lycra types I usually prefer to avoid at such events…
But its my 40th, so just proving to myself its just a number.

I don’t know the kind os scale you were thinking of but would the likes of this be of any interest.

http://www.marthrownofmabie.com/marthrown-roundhouse-c3.html

A friend of a friend went there for his stag do and they said they had a wickid time.

Cracking biking round there too

For my 40th 2 years ago I went riding round the forest with mates with a few pub stops, and got home to find a gazebo in the garden, a whole lamb roasting (serious yum!) and a whole barrel (72 pints) of Ringwood Best. Oh and a bunch of friends and family.

Its not what you do, its who you do it with 🙂

What’s the girl in the black dress on the right of the 1st photo come as?

man…you’ve already made me sorry about postin’ this stuff and now yer pickin’ apart the costumes. but i’ll indulge ya anyway.

well….she had some wings and was kind of a last minute attendee…

but check out the woman in the background with the crazy painted face…just about to turn 50 and her character involved killing small, warm-blooded pets!!

My 40th in the Autumn and will probebly get a Box at Kingsholm, Gloucester for a lads day out. And a Party some other time, possibly a joint 40th in Cheltenham.

Go karting!

Oi – fat stan………

Only curious mate 😉

Bought myself a tourer and did lejog for mine a couple of years ago. Seemed more like running away.

Only curious mate

nae bother, pal.
whatever ya end up doin’, i hope it’s a blast.

or….at least, that it’s what ya want/hoped for. 😀

I’m more interested in the nurse for some strange reason… 😆