Terry George & Michael Rothwell Profile Business and Personal
Bar Fibre - Bar. The bar of choice for the funky faithful in Leeds.
Viaduct - Traditional Leeds city centre pub.
Mission Leeds' largest Nightclub which plays host to a number of promoters including Glasshouse. The club underwent a multi million pound re-fit at the end of 2006.
Federation Hugely successful monthly club night which travels around Europe including Manchester, Leeds, Birmingham, Nottingham, Blackpool, Gran Canaria and Ibiza. The Leeds event moved to the Corn Exchange from February 2007.
Bent Magazine - Officially the UK's largest circulating free gay magazine. Features include celebrity interviews, gossip, fashion, travel, electronics, lifestyle, ...
All Points North - Premium rate telephone services arm which includes 118Gay Directory Enquiries; Chat and dating for the gay market, text messaging and WAP services.
Mr Gay UK Annual beauty contest with 25 heats around the UK and celebrity grand final in September. 2006 winner was Policeman Mark Carter.
Bent.Com Brand new online dating site with live webcam broadcasting.
Bent Radio live radio station due to be launched in the near future.
Bent Shop Mail Order business stocking hundreds of items including books, designer underwear, toys and novelty items for the adult market.
GoneTooSoon.co.uk A non-profit making organisation for the creation of free memorial websites to pay tribute to lost loved ones. Contains 6000 individual memorial sites and receives over 300,000 visits per week.
The Wash House new launderette opened Leeds in February 2007
Property Development A growing portfolio of city and rural residential properties most of which have been redeveloped by Terry & Michael and their team.
Terry also writes a column in the Leeds Guide and a weekly column in the Huddersfield Examiner.
Charity fundraising Annual bonfire party held at their home Carr Hall Castle for the last 4 years. Attended by over 800 people including a number of celebrities. Raised £8500 for Cancer Research in 2006.
Terry and Michael received extensive media coverage including BBC and Sky News on 21 December 2005 when they made legal history with the first Civil Partnership ceremony in Britain.
Their businesses employ over 100 staff both at their venues and at the Head Office just outside Leeds.
A number of family members are involved in the businesses including Michael's brother Darren who is a Director of the Bars and Clubs and best friend Shaun Wilson who is also joint partner in Mission, Fibre and Federation.
Terry & Michael's home is an 18th century castle in Yorkshire situated in the middle of a deer park. They live there with their 3 dogs Roxy, Ruby and Oscar, 2 ponies and geese.
Shaun, Terry and Michael along with a great team, have revolutionized the Leeds nightscene and softened it's image changing many people's perceptions of the city.
Club Mission played a key role in the introduction of a lesbian role into popular soap Emmerdale when it was used as a film set in Zoe Tate's first scene on the show.
Terry's Interests/Hobbies
Celebrity photographer covering all major celeb events and concerts. Pictures regularly appear in the regional and national press.
Photographer to Leeds Rhinos rugby league club
Regular visitor to Rio Carnival. A book of his images from the carnival was published in 2006 Carnival In Rio, Samba, Samba, Samba
Held his first photographic exhibition in Manchester in 2006.
Exhibition planned at Canning House in London for May 2007.Terry had a high profile friendship Michael Jackson when he was 13. This story has been covered extensively in the press particularly at the time of Michael Jackson's trial when Terry was asked to be a witness but refused.
Terry's personal phone book reads like a who's who of celebrities including Hollywood actor Sir Ian Mckellen, Alan Carr, Dale Winton, Chris Moyles and Boy George.
Terry is teetotal
Travels extensively worldwide favourite destinations include Brazil, Morocco, Spain & Thailand
Terry has been working on his colourful autobiography over the last few years.