Me...inadvertant keystrokes !! :-) I tried reopening the damaged project and now it does at least show the wedding menu in the orphans menu. But I can't dlete it. I also tried to select the auto layout but that must be in CS5.5 or higher because it does not give me that option. Right clicking only gives me the "new" and "import" with their respective drop down options ( menu, asset, timeline etc. )
Anyway, I've got what I wanted with the new project and so will just delete the corrupt file. I will in future try to keep my chubby fingers on one key at a time !
Regards,
TL.