History of Watercress

  • Creation of the CAH Gang group chat

    Steph creates the CAH Gang group chat for herself, John, Ethan, Georgina and Molly to communicate when playing Cards Against Humanity. Molly declares "Oh. A new chat".
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    A-Levels

    Also called 6th Form, it was the birth age of Watercress, following the primordial era of GCSEs where the members became friends. It was marked by a time of maturing, teenage angst and planning for the future.
  • Jake, Chris, Nick & Sam added

    Steph adds Jake, Chris, Nick Sam to the group chat as several of them are on their way to see Endgame in the cinema. Along the way Chris sees Evan for the last time.
  • Name change chaos

    Several time is the group chat's name changed, beginning with Not CAH Gang, Gang, Seductive Chris Noises, Thanos Chin, Crarlett Pricehta, :(, Stephanie eats poo poo, Let's talk about sex, Gucci Gang, Jake O'Hara, I am a meem, Wink's club, Wank's club, I'm joking, H, The Crewcumber, Because, and back to CAH Gang.
  • Katie added

    Katie is added to the group chat by Steph.
  • Planning of the Malta trip

    A possible group trip abroad was in the air. Malta as a destination was first mentioned by John which became popular with group chat name changes, such as Malta mates, and the famous Maltesers, as examples.
  • Callum & Kevin added

    Molly adds Kevin and Callum to the group chat.
  • Trae added

    Trae is added to the group chat.
  • Trump is in a peach

    John changed the group chat name to the legendary Trump is in a peach.
  • Watercress

    When the group chat name is changed to Trump is not in a Peach, and Trump should be in a peach, John, in an act of divine inspiration, changes the name of the group chat to Watercress.
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    University

    With the completion of A-Levels, each member of the group went their separate ways across the country to various universities. The great diaspora drove the members as far as Bristol to Nottingham.
  • Trump is in a peach 2

    With the return of Trump to the Oval Office, he was once again put in a peach with group chat name changes such as Trump is in a peach 2, Trump is back in a peach, Trump outta the peach.
  • Return of Watercress

    Sam, following Trae's chat name change, officially removes Trump from the peach by returning the group chat name to Watercress. It has remained that way for years.
  • England lose the Euros

    A moment of heartbreak for everyone, spirits crumbled as England lose the 2020 Euros to Italy on penalties.
  • Molly leaves

    Having felt disappointed in the response the group gave to her and Ethan's break up, Molly leaves Watercress in search of a partner. She found him in a Swiss man named Remy.
  • Connor, Evie & Vishal added

    Connor, Evie and Vishal are added to the group chat. Evie states, “I feel very cressed to be here ✨️🙏”
  • George added

    George is added to the group chat.
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    Employment

    Also called Employment Unemployment, it marked the entry of the members into the real world, now forced to try and get jobs and figure out what they want to actually do with their lives.