Nottingham
Thu 5th Feb - 8:00pm
Maxine Bates
5OTM
Our regular get together at the Vat & Fiddle pub on Queensbridge Road falls on Thursday 5th. Join us from 8.00 pm for a drink and a chat. We can usually be found to the left of the bar displaying a yellow Mblem. New faces always welcome! The venue is adjacent to Castle Rock Brewery so serves a range of real ales and soft drinks are reasonably priced.
Harlestone
Thu 5th Feb - 9:00pm
Ian Sargent
FThOTM
Our First Thursday meeting will be in its usual place: The Fox & Hounds at Harlestone. If you don't know where the village is, you can find it on the A428 a couple of miles north of Northampton. So put Thursday 5th February in your diary if you want to meet up with the rest of the local members. We'll be there from 9pm.
Milton Keynes
Thu 5th Feb - 8:00pm
Jo Sidebottom
FThOTM
Our regular Jury's Inn meeting is on Thursday 5th February. Jury's Inn is on Midsummer Boulevard (West), and we meet from 8 pm, usually in the foyer as it's quieter than the bar. Look out for the Mblem. Parking is a bit busy around Jury's and The Hub, so we usually try and get in across the road and then walk through the underpass.
Hitchin
Thu 5th Feb - 8:15pm
Richard Allen
FThOTM
The regular first Thursday of the month meeting is, as always, at the Millstream, Cambridge Road, Hitchin. Good food and good beer both available! Call me on [Phone Number] for more details and encouragement. The pub is about ten minutes' walk from the railway station.
Lincoln
Sat 7th Feb - 12:00pm
Jacquie Harrison
Lunch
Join us in the Armoury Cafe at the Drill Hall, Free School Lane, for lively conversation and lunch, or just a drink with gentle live blues in the background. All very welcome. For encouragement or directions please contact Christine at [Email] or ring Jacquie Harrison on [Phone Number].
Nottingham
Tue 10th Feb - 7:30pm
Maxine Bates
Theatre
Calendar Girls is a comedy film based on a true story of WI ladies posing nude for a calendar as a charity fundraiser. It has been turned into a play starring Lynda Bellingham, Gaynor Faye and others and will be staged at the Theatre Royal. We'll be going to the 7.30 pm performance on Tuesday 10th. Dress circle tickets cost £23 but there's 10% discount for groups of 10+. Please let me know soonest if you'd like a ticket.
Hertfordshire
Tue 10th Feb - 7:30pm
Richard Allen
Eating Meeting
This is the first of our eating meetings. Meet at the White Horse (left-hand bar as you go in) on Castle Street, Hertford between 7.30 and 8 and we'll then go for an Indian meal in the town. Contact me on [Phone Number] for further details and encouragement. Hertford town centre is well served by public transport; the pub is about 10 minutes' walk from the bus station and Hertford East and 15 minutes' walk from Hertford North.
Nottingham
Wed 11th Feb - 7:00pm
Paul Henchliffe
Chicks and Flicks
On Wednesday 11th we'll be meeting at 7.00 pm, this time opposite the theatre, inside the doors to the Cornerhouse. From there we'll dine at Nando's chicken restaurant whilst discussing which film to see at Cineworld later. It's possible to join us for less than a tenner for the whole evening. For discount offers, film choices and to help table reservation please contact Paul on [Phone Number] or [Email].
High Wycombe
Thu 12th Feb - 7:30pm
Val Hinkins
Italian Meal
An Italian meal at the Mona Lisa restaurant in Frogmoor. Please ring me on [Phone Number] or e-mail me at [Email] by Monday 9th February so that I can book us a table.
Derby
Wed 18th Feb - 7:30pm
Matthew Smith
3WOTM
Our regular 3rd Wednesday of the month meeting at the Standing Order in Derby falls on the 18th. Join us for a meal or just a drink and some great conversation from 7.30 pm. Look out for the yellow Mblem on a long table in the area just beyond the bar. Please feel free to contact me, for more details/directions or even if you just want some encouragement.
Wellingborough
Thu 19th Feb - 8:00pm
Ian Sargent
Roadshow
The Roadshow meeting is on Thursday 19th February at 8pm and, for the first time in over a year, we'll be visiting Wellingborough. If any of you East Northants people want to come along, the venue is the Locomotive in Finedon Road. There's a train set to grab your attention, but don't play with the sarcophagus!
Heatherton
Tue 24th Feb - 7:30pm
Matthew Smith
Eating Meeting
It's some time since the local Mensa group enjoyed a curry at Jee-Ja-Jee's Indian restaurant in Heatherton near Littleover so we are returning at 7.30 pm on Tuesday 24th. Please book your place with Maxine on [Phone Number] or [Email] by 20th. They promise free poppadoms for groups!
Berkhamsted
Wed 25th Feb - 7:45pm
Jenny Habib
Pub
We will meet at the White Horse at Bourne End, half way between Hemel Hempstead and Berkhamsted, on the London Road, Car parking is in the front and the back, which usually has plenty of spaces.
Do come and join us for a drink, or to eat or just for a chat. All members welcome, come if you can.
Hertingfordbury
Fri 27th Feb - 8:00pm
Richard Allen/Gwen Jones
LFOTM
Join us at the White Horse, Hertingfordbury village (about one mile west of Hertford town centre, just off the A414). A warm welcome and stimulating conversation guaranteed! Look for the Mag/Mblem. Hertingfordbury is about 20 minutes' walk from Hertford North station. Contact me on [Phone Number] or Gwen on [Phone Number] for further details and encouragement.
Loughborough
Sat 28th Feb - 11:45am
Sue Watford
Great Central Railway
On Saturday 28th February we're taking a return trip on the Great Central Railway, from Loughborough to North Leicester, meeting at the Loughborough station on Great Central Road (LE11 1RW) just before midday. Although no timetable is out yet for 2009, I am assured that the times will not be dissimilar to this year's - 11.45 am from Loughborough, arriving Leicester North at 12.13, departing again 12.30 pm and arriving back at Loughborough 12.56 pm. We may break the journey somewhere along the line and maybe call for a meal if there is anywhere convenient, arriving back in Loughborough on a later train. Cost for "All Line Day Runabout" is £12.00 (£10 concessions, £7 children, £20/£30 family, depending on size!). More details at www.gcrailway.co.uk. Please email or 'phone to let me know you're interested, and if there are enough of us, I'll make a group booking.