If you are free during the afternoon/evening of Saturday 2nd or morning of Sunday 3rd July please do come along to Harvey Hadden Stadium in Bilborough and support the "Cocktail Crew" team who are taking part in Relay For Life in aid of Cancer Research UK. Walk a lap of the track with one of our team, buy a non-alcoholic cocktail and relax in our bar - we've bagged the first pitch as you enter the stadium so should be easy to find! - listen to the live bands on stage, watch demonstrations, take part in a zumba class, visit the stalls and attractions and much more. This is a fun 24 hour event in aid of a very worthwhile charity. Do join us if you can.
On Tuesday 5th we'll be recovering from our walking marathon by having a relaxing drink at the Vat & Fiddle pub. Come along any time from 8 until late. We usually sit to the left of the bar where a yellow Mblem will be on display. The pub is on Queensbridge Road next to Castle Rock Brewery and close to Nottingham railway station.
The following evening we're going to the Theatre Royal to watch "Calendar Girls" - the true story of ordinary women doing extraordinary things and starring Lesley Joseph (of Birds Of A Feather), Ruth Madoc (of Hi De Hi), Camilla Dallerup (of Strictly Come Dancing) and more. We've already purchased front row seats in the upper circle costing £23 each. You are welcome to buy your own and join us. The performance starts at 7.30 pm on Wednesday 6th.
Meanwhile, the 1st Thursday meeting heads to Abington Vale in Northampton on Thursday 7th July. The Road To Morocco in Bridgwater Drive receives its first ever Mensa visit, and we'll be in the lounge if you want to join us from 9pm.
Our regular First Thursday meeting is at 8pm on 7th July at Jurys Inn Hotel on Midsummer Boulevard. We are away, so Becky Cave has kindly volunteered to host instead. Look out for the Mblem on one of the tables to the right in the foyer. 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. Contact Becky on 07941 168 131 or Jo as above.
There is the usual 2SaOTM on 9th at The Collection, Lincoln where we meet 12-2 for lunch, or you're welcome just to drop in for a quick cofffee with us. For info., contact Christine, details below.
Weather permitting, Helen & Paul Shovlar are offering the enjoyments of conversation, croquet, home-made jam and, hopefully, strawberries at their house near Spilsby on Sunday, 10th. Please ring [Phone Number], or [Email] for arrangements and directions.
Venue to be advised nearer the time as we may spend time looking for a Mensa Brilliant Day geocache.
Please do contact me if you would like to attend. If the weather is fine then it will involve a short talk. This will be followed by a walk and a search around followed by a visit to the nearest pub! Let's hope the weather is fine.
Meet us inside the main doors to the Cornerhouse in the city centre at 7.00 pm on Wednesday 13th for our "chicks & flicks" event which is a meal at Nando's followed by optional film at Cineworld. This is a very informal and good value night out and new faces are always welcome.
Regular first Thursday of the month meeting - except it's on the second Thursday to avoid clashing with hols! Come and join us! We'll be around for our usual mix of lively conversation and a good atmosphere. I'll try not to bore you with holiday anecdotes! As always, we're 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. Note that if you're driving, it is expected that the roadworks in the area will have finished by now, but if not, there is a signed diversion if coming from the west and the town centre. (Access from the east is possible without restriction.)
No matter the weather, it is a beach hut day on Saturday 16th at Mablethorpe. We will be there from 10.30, everyone is welcome to join us for as much of the day as suits them. The intrepid may swim and the crazy golf is a must this year. For details, [Email], [Phone Number].
Our second meeting this month is Sunday breakfast on 17th July at Carluccio's in the Centre:MK (aka Destination Dining). We will be there from 10.15 am, probably in one of the red booths outside the restaurant. Feel free to come for a full breakfast, a snack, or just a drink.
Join Alistair for the regular well attended Derby pub meet in the Standing Order; a Wetherspoon's pub in Irongate. Call Alistair on [Phone Number] or [Email] for info and encouragement. No need to pre book.
Our third-Thursday of the month get-together will take place at The Craddock on Knighton Lane in Leicester - look out for me in the lower bit. Details of the place can by found at http://www.everards.co.uk/pubs/cradock_arms_42, but please feel free to drop me a line or give me a call on [Phone Number] if you're coming along so I know to look out for you.
Our second meeting of the month is the Roadshow, which is again venturing to pastures new. The village of Denford is a mile or so west of the A45, just south of its junction with the A14 at Thrapston. Meet us in the bar of the Cock Inn on the High Street from 8pm (SatNav users should head for NN14 4EQ).
On Tuesday 26th we're dining at Livio's Italian restaurant in Shepshed. As well as their a la carte menu the Tuesday special offer is a pasta dish with glass of wine for £7.95. See www.livios.co.uk. Please reserve your place by 22nd with Maxine on [Phone Number] or [Email] so a table can be reserved for 7.30 pm.
The meeting will be at the Old Mill on Berkhamsted High Street at the end nearest to Hemel Hempstead. There is a car park, but this is popular so try to be there early.
We meet at the end beyond the bar, where it is usually quieter. Turn right as you come into the pub, and walk to the end, we will be on your right. If the weather is good enough we may move outside, near the canal, so just look around before you come in.
I do hope you will all come, I am hoping to see everyone.
Join us at the Cowper Arms, Digswell (near Welwyn village). Good food and good beer available to suit all tastes! The venue is next to Welwyn North railway station (Kings Cross - Cambridge and Peterborough line with trains every 30 minutes). There is also a pleasant outdoor seating area if the weather is fine. Contact me on [Phone Number] for further details and encouragement.
Finally there is a party night with disco and buffet from 7.00 pm to midnight on Saturday 30th in the function room at Eastwood Town Football Club. Tickets cost £6 with proceeds going to Cancer Research UK. Sorry, over 16s only. There is a theme of "silly shirts and dreadful dresses" so feel free to rummage through your local charity shop and join the fun!"
This year is the 500th anniversary of the death of the first Amersham Martyr. Seven Protestants, six men and one woman, were burned to death at the stake in Amersham during the fifteenth century. They were members of a religious group called the Lollards, who believed that they should be allowed to read the Bible in English rather than in Latin and wanted the freedom to worship in their own way.
The Martyrs' Memorial at Amersham was erected to their memory by the Protestant Alliance in 1931. It is tucked away in the corner of a field behind the houses on Station Road and was unveiled by Mrs L R Raine a direct descendant of Thomas Harding, one of the Martyrs commemorated.
Meet me just before 2:30pm on Saturday 30th July at Amersham Museum, 49 High Street, Old Amersham, where we will join a guided walk led by Museum staff around Amersham and up to the Martyrs' memorial. Cost is £2 for adults, children under 16 are free. It will take about two hours and afterwards we will find somewhere in Amersham for refreshments.
Please let me know if you are planning to join us - the museum will make extra guides available if needed as long as they know we are coming! Ring me on [Phone Number] or e-mail me at [Email] to book.