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Ross Burgess at 21:01, 4 November 2015

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	[[File:Octopus Group.jpg\|thumb\|Octopus logo]]'''Octopus''' is a gay social group based around [[East London]] and the [[Essex]] borders. Regular activities include weekly social events, occasional parties, theme nights and barbecues, always held in the homes of members. There are also occasional days out.<ref>http://www.octopusgroup.org.uk/index.html. Accessed: 2015-11-04. (Archived by WebCite® at http://www.webcitation.org/6cnQEAoeq)</ref>		[[File:Octopus Group.jpg\|thumb\|Octopus logo]]'''Octopus''' is a gay social group based around [[East London]] and the [[Essex]] borders. Regular activities include weekly social events, occasional parties, theme nights and barbecues, always held in the homes of members. There are also occasional days out.<ref name=home>http://www.octopusgroup.org.uk/index.html. Octopus website home page. Accessed: 2015-11-04. (Archived by WebCite® at http://www.webcitation.org/6cnQEAoeq)</ref>

	The group was founded in 1978 in [[Braintree]]<ref name=hist /> (or alternatively in [[Chelmsford]])<ref name=oots> Tony Walton, ''[[Out of the Shadows]]'' page 93.</ref> to cater for the needs of gay people. According to ''[[Out of the Shadows]]'', Octopus got its name because it was "sending out its tentacles" into remote parts of Essex and also East London.<ref name=oots /> Due to local demand, the current Octopus (the East London and Essex Borders Group) was established as a separate and independent group in April 1982.<ref name=hist>http://www.octopusgroup.org.uk/OctopusHistory.html. Accessed: 2015-11-04. (Archived by WebCite® at http://www.webcitation.org/6cnQ2NhWD)</ref>		The group was founded in 1978 in [[Braintree]]<ref name=hist /> (or alternatively in [[Chelmsford]])<ref name=oots> Tony Walton, ''[[Out of the Shadows]]'' page 93.</ref> to cater for the needs of gay people. According to ''[[Out of the Shadows]]'', Octopus got its name because it was "sending out its tentacles" into remote parts of Essex and also East London.<ref name=oots /> Due to local demand, the current Octopus (the East London and Essex Borders Group) was established as a separate and independent group in April 1982.<ref name=hist>http://www.octopusgroup.org.uk/OctopusHistory.html. Octopus website history page. Accessed: 2015-11-04. (Archived by WebCite® at http://www.webcitation.org/6cnQ2NhWD)</ref>

			In October 2015 it was announced that the group would cease in its current form by the end of the year, and be replaced by a more informal social group.

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Ross Burgess at 20:50, 4 November 2015

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	[[File:Octopus Group.jpg\|thumb\|Octopus logo]]'''Octopus''' is a gay social group based around [[East London]] and the [[Essex]] borders. Regular activities include weekly social events, occasional parties, theme nights and barbecues, always held in the homes of members. There are also occasional days out.<ref>http://www.octopusgroup.org.uk/index.html. Accessed: 2015-11-04. (Archived by WebCite® at http://www.webcitation.org/6cnQEAoeq)</ref>		[[File:Octopus Group.jpg\|thumb\|Octopus logo]]'''Octopus''' is a gay social group based around [[East London]] and the [[Essex]] borders. Regular activities include weekly social events, occasional parties, theme nights and barbecues, always held in the homes of members. There are also occasional days out.<ref>http://www.octopusgroup.org.uk/index.html. Accessed: 2015-11-04. (Archived by WebCite® at http://www.webcitation.org/6cnQEAoeq)</ref>

	The group was founded in 1978 in [[Braintree]] to cater for the needs of gay people. Due to local demand, the [[East London and Essex Borders Group]] was established as a separate and independent group in April 1982.<ref>http://www.octopusgroup.org.uk/OctopusHistory.html. Accessed: 2015-11-04. (Archived by WebCite® at http://www.webcitation.org/6cnQ2NhWD)</ref>		The group was founded in 1978 in [[Braintree]]<ref name=hist /> (or alternatively in [[Chelmsford]])<ref name=oots> Tony Walton, ''[[Out of the Shadows]]'' page 93.</ref> to cater for the needs of gay people. According to ''[[Out of the Shadows]]'', Octopus got its name because it was "sending out its tentacles" into remote parts of Essex and also East London.<ref name=oots /> Due to local demand, the current Octopus (the East London and Essex Borders Group) was established as a separate and independent group in April 1982.<ref name=hist>http://www.octopusgroup.org.uk/OctopusHistory.html. Accessed: 2015-11-04. (Archived by WebCite® at http://www.webcitation.org/6cnQ2NhWD)</ref>

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Ross Burgess at 20:34, 4 November 2015

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	[[File:Octopus Group.jpg\|thumb\|Octopus logo]]'''Octopus''' is a gay social group based around [[East London]] and the [[Essex]] borders. Regular activities include weekly social events, occasional parties, theme nights and barbecues, always held in the homes of members. There are also occasional days out.		[[File:Octopus Group.jpg\|thumb\|Octopus logo]]'''Octopus''' is a gay social group based around [[East London]] and the [[Essex]] borders. Regular activities include weekly social events, occasional parties, theme nights and barbecues, always held in the homes of members. There are also occasional days out.<ref>http://www.octopusgroup.org.uk/index.html. Accessed: 2015-11-04. (Archived by WebCite® at http://www.webcitation.org/6cnQEAoeq)</ref>

	The group was founded in 1978 in [[Braintree]] to cater for the needs of gay people. Due to local demand, the [[East London and Essex Borders Group]] was established as a separate and independent group in April 1982.<ref>http://www.octopusgroup.org.uk/OctopusHistory.html. Accessed: 2015-11-04. (Archived by WebCite® at http://www.webcitation.org/6cnQ2NhWD)</ref>		The group was founded in 1978 in [[Braintree]] to cater for the needs of gay people. Due to local demand, the [[East London and Essex Borders Group]] was established as a separate and independent group in April 1982.<ref>http://www.octopusgroup.org.uk/OctopusHistory.html. Accessed: 2015-11-04. (Archived by WebCite® at http://www.webcitation.org/6cnQ2NhWD)</ref>

Ross Burgess at 20:33, 4 November 2015

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	[[File:Octopus Group.jpg\|thumb\|Octopus logo]]'''Octopus''' is a gay social group based around [[East London]] and the [[Essex]] borders. Regular activities include weekly social events, occasional parties, theme nights and barbecues, always held in the homes of members. There are also occasional days out.		[[File:Octopus Group.jpg\|thumb\|Octopus logo]]'''Octopus''' is a gay social group based around [[East London]] and the [[Essex]] borders. Regular activities include weekly social events, occasional parties, theme nights and barbecues, always held in the homes of members. There are also occasional days out.

	The group was founded in 1978 in [[Braintree]] to cater for the needs of gay people. Due to local demand, the [[East London and Essex Borders Group]] was established as a separate and independent group in April 1982.<ref>http://www.octopusgroup.org.uk/OctopusHistory.html ~~Octopus Group~~: ~~History~~</ref>		The group was founded in 1978 in [[Braintree]] to cater for the needs of gay people. Due to local demand, the [[East London and Essex Borders Group]] was established as a separate and independent group in April 1982.<ref>http://www.octopusgroup.org.uk/OctopusHistory.html. Accessed: 2015-11-04. (Archived by WebCite® at http://www.webcitation.org/6cnQ2NhWD)</ref>

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Ross Burgess at 08:23, 4 February 2014

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	'''Octopus''' is a gay social group based around [[East London]] and the [[Essex]] borders. Regular activities include weekly social events, occasional parties, theme nights and barbecues, always held in the homes of members. There are also occasional days out.		[[File:Octopus Group.jpg\|thumb\|Octopus logo]]'''Octopus''' is a gay social group based around [[East London]] and the [[Essex]] borders. Regular activities include weekly social events, occasional parties, theme nights and barbecues, always held in the homes of members. There are also occasional days out.

	The group was founded in 1978 in [[Braintree]] to cater for the needs of gay people. Due to local demand, the [[East London and Essex Borders Group]] was established as a separate and independent group in April 1982.<ref>http://www.octopusgroup.org.uk/OctopusHistory.html Octopus Group: History</ref>		The group was founded in 1978 in [[Braintree]] to cater for the needs of gay people. Due to local demand, the [[East London and Essex Borders Group]] was established as a separate and independent group in April 1982.<ref>http://www.octopusgroup.org.uk/OctopusHistory.html Octopus Group: History</ref>

Ross Burgess at 17:07, 10 October 2013

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Ross Burgess: Ross Burgess moved page Octopus Group to Octopus

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Ross Burgess at 15:39, 4 September 2013

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	'''Octopus''' is a gay social group based around [[East London]] as the [[Essex]] borders. Regular activities include weekly social events, occasional parties, theme nights and barbecues, ~~which are~~ always held in the homes of members. There are also occasional days out.		'''Octopus''' is a gay social group based around [[East London]] and the [[Essex]] borders. Regular activities include weekly social events, occasional parties, theme nights and barbecues, always held in the homes of members. There are also occasional days out.

	The group was founded in 1978 in [[Braintree]] to cater for the needs of gay people. Due to local demand, the [[East London and Essex Borders Group]] was established as a separate and independent group in April 1982.<ref>http://www.octopusgroup.org.uk/OctopusHistory.html Octopus Group: History</ref>		The group was founded in 1978 in [[Braintree]] to cater for the needs of gay people. Due to local demand, the [[East London and Essex Borders Group]] was established as a separate and independent group in April 1982.<ref>http://www.octopusgroup.org.uk/OctopusHistory.html Octopus Group: History</ref>

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'''Octopus''' is a gay social group based around [[East London]] as the [[Essex]] borders. Regular activities include weekly social events, occasional parties, theme nights and barbecues, which are always held in the homes of members. There are also occasional days out.

The group was founded in 1978 in [[Braintree]] to cater for the needs of gay people. Due to local demand, the [[East London and Essex Borders Group]] was established as a separate and independent group in April 1982.<ref>http://www.octopusgroup.org.uk/OctopusHistory.html Octopus Group: History</ref>

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