Join me at ASK Restaurant at 17 High Street, High Wycombe, HP11 2BE. Either arrive at 2pm for a late lunch or come along later for coffee and to discuss plans for meetings in 2019. Details at https://www.askitalian.co.uk/menu/ Partners/friends welcome. I will need to book a table, so please contact me on [Phone Number] or [Email] by Sunday 30th December to reserve a place.
Time to get over the post-Christmas blues! As ever, we are 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.
Never been to one of our social events? Then come along to the Goldings Room at the Vat & Fiddle pub, Queensbridge Road, NG2 1NB and find out more about Mensa. There will be free chip butties for everyone confirming their attendance by 2nd January with Maxine on [Phone Number] or [Email]. Note earlier start time as food service ends at 8.00pm. New faces and regulars all most welcome!
Meet in the car park on the west side of Haversham Road, north of the Haversham roundabout, for a walk along the river to Stony Stratford and back. We will stop for lunch at a pub or restaurant en route. Contact Jo at [Email], or [Phone Number] / [Phone Number] for directions/encouragement.
A trip to Showcase Cinema, Redfield Way, Lenton, NG7 2UW (ring road near QMC). Please contact Maxine on [Phone Number] or [Email] by 6th January if interested in case we need to amend rendez-vous time depending on film choice or wish to meet earlier for dinner. See film listings at www.showcasecinemas.co.uk and cast your vote!
Join us for a meal or later for just a drink at the Cadland, High Road, Chilwell, NG9 5EG. We have a large table reserved at the far side of the bar. Ample free parking and on bus route. Menu at www.emberinns.co.uk. Contact Maxine on [Phone Number] or [Email] for further info or just turn up on the night.
Coffee at The Cedar Coffee Shop, 28 West Street, Marlow, Bucks, SL7 2NB. Lovely food and good coffee. No need to book, but if you want me to look out for you, let me know you are coming on [Phone Number] or e-mail me at [Email]
Our regular Second Saturday meeting at the Adam & Eve Tavern, 25 Lindum Road, LN2 1NT (opposite Pottergate Arch). The discussion topic this month is: "Closing down debate". All welcome. Car park, pub food, hot drinks available. Look for the Magazine on the table, usually in the alcove. Contact Jacquie on [Phone Number] or [Email] for encouragement or more details.
Our usual breakfast/brunch meeting will take place at the Rendezvous Coffee Shop, Market Walk, Northampton town centre. We'll be giving Pete a rest so each attendee will be bringing 2 of their own general knowledge quiz questions (with answers!) for him. Contact Marianne for encouragement/inspiration on [Phone Number] or email: [Email]
Join us at Brown's on Midsummer Blvd (next to Jury's Inn) from 10am for a full breakfast, a snack, or just a drink. Look out for the Mblem on a table. Contact Jo at [Email], or [Phone Number] / [Phone Number] for directions/encouragement.
Join Dave and Alison at their home in Flackwell Heath, near High Wycombe, for a relaxed evening of indoor board games. All members and friends welcome. Space is limited, so please contact Dave for directions and to discuss what games you would like to play on [Phone Number] or by e-mail at [Email]
Our regular get together at the Prince Rupert, Stodman Street, Newark, NG24 1AW. We should be in the room to the right as you enter the pub. Look for yellow Mblem on the table. Contact Pete on [Phone Number] or [Email] if needing directions/encouragement to come along or just pop along on the night. We're a friendly bunch and new faces always welcome.
Its our regular Third Wednesday get-together at the Standing Order pub on Iron Gate (Wetherspoons). Join us to eat or just for a drink and a chat from 7.30pm to cheer up the new year. Look for the yellow Mblem on a long table in the rear section. Contact Susan on [Phone Number] or [Email] for directions and/or encouragement. New faces especially welcome.
Join me for a drink and a natter at the Cradock Arms, 201 Knighton Road, Leicester, LE2 3TT. We usually gather in the lower part towards the rear of the bar. New faces are always welcome. Look out for the magazine or Mblem. For directions or encouragement, please contact me on [Phone Number] or by email at [Email].
Our monthly quiz outing to The Barge at Woolstone. Meet from 8.15 for a 8.30pm start - cost is £1 per person. We are away, so David is hosting; please let him know if you are coming so he knows if it will be one team or two. Contact [Email] / [Phone Number] / [Phone Number].
Let's have an Indian meal out at Bollywood restaurant, Hollybrook Way, Heatherton Village, Derby (DE23 3TZ). The restaurant has recently been revamped and has good reviews. Free parking. Please contact me on [Phone Number] or [Email] by Monday 21st so I can confirm numbers.
As ever, we are at 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.
Join us for an evening meal at the Soar Bridge Inn, 29 Bridge Street LE12 8PN. There is a free customer car park beside the pub. Booking in advance is essential so please let me know if you would like to come along by 21st January. You can contact me on 01949 861356 or e-mail me at [Email]
Meet us in the café of the Wellingborough Museum, 12 Castle Way, Wellingborough NN8 1XB - a FREE family friendly little gem, with plenty of parking in the nearby Swansgate Shopping Centre. Unless we want some sales retail experience, we can then adjourn to the historic Hind Hotel for some upmarket refreshment. Contact Marianne (as above) for directions or information.
Come along for a light lunch and chat in the Redwood Café at Wyevale Wolds View garden centre (formerly Crowder's), Lincoln Rd, Horncastle, LN9 5LY. Afterwards we'll browse the plants on display, and look forward to Spring. We'll need to book a table, so please contact us by Saturday morning if you would like to join us, also for directions and encouragement. Email [Email] or telephone [Phone Number].
This month's eating meeting is just over the Derbyshire border, at Zamani's Restaurant, 11 Rushtons Yard, Ashby de la Zouch, Leics LE65 1AL You can view the menu at http://zamanis.co.uk/. There is free parking nearby. To get to the restaurant you need to go through the archway and enter the building from Rushtons yard. To reserve a place, please contact me on [Phone Number] or [Email] before the 25th please.