Online
Sun 1st Jan - 2:00pm
Dave Denholm
Games Afternoon 

Join Dave and Alison online for a relaxed and informal Sunday afternoon of on-line board games and chat. All members and friends are welcome. We play most Sunday afternoons using www.boardgamearena.com and Jitsi for chat. Further details are on the main Mensa web site. Contact: [Phone Number] or [Email]

 Bucks
Mon 2nd Jan - 1:00pm
Dave Denholm
Bank Holiday Games 

Celebrate the Bank Holiday by meeting up for a "real life" games meeting in Flackwell Heath. For further information and to book your place please contact Dave Denholm on [Phone Number] or [Email]

 Lincoln online
Tue 3rd Jan - 4:30pm
Jacquie Harrison
Zoom with a cup of tea 

Join us for a New Year catch-up. If one of your New Year resolutions was to socialise in Mensa, this may be a way to dip your toe in the water. Regulars and far-flung friends also very welcome. Please email me in advance on [Email] and I will send the Zoom link.

 Letchworth
Thu 5th Jan - 8:00pm
Steve Thomas
FThOTM 

This is our monthly meeting at the Three Magnets, in Leys Avenue. This is one of the main shopping streets of Letchworth, and is a short walk from the railway station, which is served by frequent trains between London and Cambridge. Thursday is traditionally curry night, but other meals are available (standard Wetherspoons fare). If interested, please contact me on [Phone Number], or email [Email]

 Milton Keynes
Sat 7th Jan - 3:00pm
Jo Sidebottom
T@3 

Join us in the restaurant of Dobbie's Garden Centre in Fenny Stratford for tea, cakes and chat. Look out for the Mblem on a table. (Contact: [Phone Number] or [Email]).

 Derbys
Wed 11st Jan - 1:00pm
Helen Krasner
Lunch 

Start 2023 by coming to our regular 2WOTM meeting in Belper, at Cocoa Cafe, 2 Strutt St, Belper DE56 1UN, https://www.ishouldcocoacafe.co.uk/ Free parking nearby, just off the market square, or on a number of side streets. Panini, sandwiches, salads, daily specials, hot/soft drinks etc. I need to know numbers as it's a small place, so please contact Helen on [Phone Number] or [Email] by the previous weekend. All welcome!

 Notts
Thu 12th Jan - 7:30pm
Maxine Bates
2ThOTM 

Our first get together of the year at The Cadland, High Road, Chilwell, NG9 5EG. We have a large table reserved near the window at far side of bar from car park entrance. Look for yellow Mblem. Most of us eat but you are welcome to come along for just a drink. Menu at www.emberinns.co.uk. Further info from Maxine on [Phone Number] or [Email] or just turn up on the night.

 High Wycombe
Fri 13th Jan - 10:30am
Val Hinkins
Coffee & Chat 

Join me for coffee and chat at the café in Waitrose, Marlow Hill, High Wycombe, HP11 1TJ. Very close to J4 of the M40. No need to book, but if you want me to look out for you, please let me know you are coming. Contact: [Phone Number] or [Email]

 Lincoln
Sat 14th Jan - 12:00pm
Jacquie Harrison
2SOTM pub discussion 

Join us for our friendly discussion on a pre-arranged topic. This month we'll talk about: 'Great resolutions I have failed to keep!' All welcome, and you can bring a guest. Decent food and good ales, and a car park, at the Adam & Eve Tavern, Lindum Hill. Let me know by Friday 13th if you're coming, so I can book the alcove. Please contact me on [Email] or [Phone Number].

 Northampton
Sun 15th Jan - 1:30pm
Ian Sargent
Tiddly Tea 

A New Year meeting with a difference: a "Tiddly Tea" at the Eccentric Englishman in St Giles Street, comprising an afternoon tea and your cocktails of choice served from a teapot! £28.95 per person (or £18.95 for the non-alcoholic Prohibition Tea). Pre-booking is essential for this as we need to pay a deposit. (Contact [Phone Number] or [Email])

 Leicester
Mon 16th Jan - 8:00pm
Haydn Starkie
Pub Social 

Join me for our usual convivial third Monday of the month gathering at the welcoming Cradock Arms, 201 Knighton Road, Leicester, LE2 3TT. The pub serves real ales, hot drinks and food. You are welcome to bring a friend or partner. Look out for the Mblem or Magazine on the table. If you need any directions or encouragement, please contact me. Email meetings@mensa.org.uk marked for the attention of Haydn Starkie.

 Milton Keynes
Mon 16th Jan - 7:00pm
Jo Sidebottom
Book Group 

Join us in the foyer of Jury's Inn Hotel on Midsummer Boulevard as we discuss the next book in our series. Contact me for details of our current book. (Contact: [Phone Number] or [Email]).

 Notts
Tue 17th Jan - 7:00pm
Maxine Bates
Cinema 

Let's go to the movies! Venue Showcase Cinema, Redfield Way, Lenton, NG7 2UW. Meerkat 2-4-1 offer accepted. Contact Maxine on [Phone Number] or [Email] by 15th so we can decide on film and in case meeting time needs amending.

 Derby
Wed 18th Jan - 7:30pm
Pen Penny
3WOTM 

Join us to eat or just for a drink at The Paddock, 391 Mansfield Road, Breadsall, Derby DE21 4AW (Near the Meteor Retail Park). Large car park and it's on the H1 bus route. Look for the yellow Mblem on a table in the front of the pub. Wheelchair accessible. To let us know you are coming, contact Susan on [Email]. For questions on the day contact [Email]

 Milton Keynes
Sun 22nd Jan - 10:00am
Jo Sidebottom
Sunday Breakfast 

Join us in the lounge of The Swan Revived in Newport Pagnell for a leisurely breakfast, or just a coffee if you prefer. Let me know you're coming if possible, for the table reservation. (Contact: [Phone Number] or [Email]).

 Herts
Fri 27th Jan - 8:00pm
Richard Allen
LFOTM 

As ever, we are at the Cowper Arms, Digswell (next to Welwyn North station) from 8 pm. Good food and good conversation guaranteed. Please call [Phone Number] to let me know by the 20 January if you intend to come so that I know to book enough tables, as it does get busy there on Friday nights.

 Leics
Sat 28th Jan - 7:00pm
Pen Penny
Pub meal 

Come along to The Gate Hangs Well, Lewin Bridge, Fosse Way, LE7 1NH and enjoy their home-made cooking and cask ales. Large car park and dietary requirements well catered for. You may bring a guest but booking in advance is essential. Please let me know if you are joining us by Jan 21st. E-mail [Email] or telephone [Phone Number].

 Lincs
Sat 28th Jan - 7:00pm
Helen Shovlar
Pub and puzzles 

Our annual celebration of National Puzzle Day (https://nationaltoday.com/national-puzzle-day/ ). Join us for supper at the Bluebell Inn, a cosy Wolds pub, in Belchford near Horncastle. Bring a puzzle to share around - cubes, tangrams, metal wire, small jigsaws, mechanicals, etc. All welcome, and you can bring a guest. Booking essential, so please contact Helen by Wednesday 25th on [Email].

 Notts
Tue 31st Jan - 7:30pm
Maxine Bates
Eating Meeting 

A taste of the Deep South USA at Hickory's Smokehouse, Mornington Crescent, Nuthall, NG16 1PT. Steaks, ribs, burgers, fajitas, gumbos, mac 'n' cheese, salads and more. See menu at www.hickorys.co.uk and reserve your place with Maxine on [Phone Number] or [Email] by 26th.