Maya is 30
And we wrote
It all down.
The scrapbook
Some of us,
on a good day.
Letters, opened in order
Twenty-four people
wrote
to you.
Unfold a card to read how it starts. Some are sealed until the day itself.
Our years
Thirty years,
one drag.
Sunday lunch, all of us
2026
That year
Turned 29 and planned nothing, so we did
In the photo: Maya, Sam, Priya and Esther
Jo’s wedding, as a guest
2019
That year
Gave the best speech of the night (unofficially)
In the photo: Maya, Sam and Priya
Moving day, Manchester
2015
That year
Left home for university with eleven boxes
In the photo: Maya and Dad
Leeds Festival, front row
2012
That year
Saw her first live gig and lost a shoe
In the photo: Maya, Priya and Jo
Year 7, with Priya
2008
That year
Started Year 7 at Park Lane
In the photo: Maya and Priya
Filey, the windiest week
2004
That year
Learned to swim in the North Sea (briefly)
In the photo: Maya, Esther, Mum and Dad
First day at Ivy Road
2002
That year
Started Reception with a borrowed lunchbox
In the photo: Maya
Day one, Leeds
1997
That year
Born on a snowy Thursday in March
In the photo: Maya, Mum and Dad
1997
2002
2007
2012
2017
2022
2027
Wishes
Hold on, and
make a wish.
From everyone
Send your own wish
Short and sweet. Sam adds new wishes to the wall.
The party
Pull up
a chair.
Saturday 20 March 2027
7pm till late
The Glasshouse, Hackney, London
Dress: something you can dance in
How the night goes
7:00
Drinks in the garden
8:00
The long table
9:30
Cake and wishes
10:00
Dancing
1:00
Carriages
Save your seat
Please reply by 1 March 2027.
The gift
One big thing,
from all of us.
The group gift
A weekend in Lisbon, flights and all
Two nights, one very good custard tart and Priya as tour guide. Chip in whatever you like. Sam x
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