Join Mark and Kev for our first get together of the year. Look for Mblem on the table in the Goldings Room to left of the bar at the Vat & Fiddle pub on Queensbridge Road (near Nottingham railway station) from 8pm until late. Contact Kev on [Phone Number] or Mark on [Phone Number] if you need directions. All welcome!
We will have the usual first Tuesday of the month meeting at the Brache Beefeater, Osborne Road, opposite the Vauxhall Design Building. There is parking on site. Come along for a drink and a chat, or just the chat. Food is available at the bar or in the restaurant from the same menu. New faces will be welcome to join our group. Contact Bob for directions or more details.
We are now at the Three Magnets, Leys Avenue, Letchworth. Thursday nights are curry nights but other food (standard Wetherspoons' fare) is available as well. Leys Avenue is the main shopping street in Letchworth and is a few minutes' walk from the station (Kings Cross to Cambridge line). Call me on [Phone Number] for more details and encouragement.
We will be at our usual venue, 'Adam and Eve' on Lindum Hill, probably in the alcove, look for MBlem. This month's topic: 'Can poverty be eradicated?'
Our first outing of 2016 will be on Tuesday 12th when we will go for an Asian meal at Zen Garden in Midsummer Boulevard (west). This is a large set-price all-you-can-eat buffet that represents mainly Chinese but some other Asian cuisines too. Please book with me by Sunday 10th so I can reserve a table. Contact me at [Email], or [Phone Number] / [Phone Number] for directions and/or encouragement.
We're at the Beekeeper pub/restaurant on Meadow Lane in Beeston. This is a Hungry Horse venue and you're welcome to come along any time from 7.30pm for cheap eats or just a drink. New faces always welcome at this popular night out. Contact Maxine on [Phone Number] or [Email] if you need directions or encouragement to come along.
We have a Mensa visitor from overseas so come along for a drink and/or dinner and to say hello at The Lady Chatterley, Nottingham Road, Eastwood. This is a Wetherspoon venue so excellent value. An idea of numbers would be appreciated so we can try to reserve a table. Contact Maxine on [Phone Number] or [Email] please.
Meet me at half past twelve on Mark's birthday, Saturday 16th January for a relaxed lunch at The Gong, High Street, High Wycombe, HP11 2BE. This Asian fusion restaurant has recently been completely refurbished under new ownership. Details of the location, menu, etc. at http://www.thegong.co.uk/ Please let me know by Saturday 9th January if you want to join us.
After lunch we will walk up to Wycombe Museum, Priory Avenue, High Wycombe, HP13 6PX which should have reopened by then following an extensive programme of updating and refurbishment. The whole building is being renovated and a new café, disabled access and the inevitable shop provided. The galleries are also being renovated and redecorated to display the district's local history. If you are not coming to lunch first, there is no need to book, just join us at the Museum at 2:30pm.
Our monthly visit to the Barge in Woolstone for the quiz is on Monday 18th. Meet from 8.30 - the quiz starts at 9pm and costs £1 per person. Look out for the Mblem on a table. Please let me know beforehand if you're coming so I can bag a large enough table.
Join Mensans from Derby and beyond for a meal or just a drink any time from 7.30pm until late at the Standing Order (Wetherspoon) on Irongate in the city centre. Look for yellow Mblem on a long table in the low ceiling area at rear of pub. New faces always welcome. Directions/encouragement from Maxine on [Phone Number] or [Email]
Meet me from 10:30am onwards on Friday 22nd January for a morning of informal conversation and coffee. This month we are visiting the Costa Coffee Shop, 35-37, Sycamore Road, Amersham, Bucks. HP6 5EQ. If you can, please let me know in advance that you are coming so I can choose a suitable table. You will still be welcome if you just turn up on the day.
It's Australia Day so we're going to Moomba Australian restaurant in The Rushes in Loughborough. Menu at www.moomba-restaurant.com but there may be some specials to celebrate too. Please book your place with Maxine on [Phone Number] or [Email] by 19th January latest.
The first fourth Thursday forum of the year fires up in our usual haunt, The Cradock Arms, 201 Knighton Rd, Leicester LE2 3TT. We'll be meeting from 8:00pm onwards but - as it's been getting a bit busy lately - you might need to search around for the yellow mBlem or magazine. Feel free to give me a call on [Phone Number] to shout "Where are you??"
By popular request, a return to the Pyewipe Inn, Saxilby Road. All welcome but please book with me by 22nd if possible, thanks.
Last Friday resumes after the December break at our usual venue of the Cowper Arms, Digswell. The pub is next to Welwyn North station and is served by stopping trains from Kings Cross to Peterborough and Cambridge. Good food, beer and conversation guaranteed! Please call me on [Phone Number] for more details and encouragement.
Sunday breakfast will be on 31st at 10am at Carluccio's in the Centre:MK. You will probably find us in one of the red booths just in front of the restaurant - look for the Mblem on a table. Come for a full breakfast, a snack, or just a drink.