The award winning musical Calendar Girls comes to Nottingham Theatre Royal. Tickets in stalls or upper circle £46-50 with £6 discount for groups of 10+. Please express interest with Maxine on [Phone Number] or [Email] as soon as possible. Don't miss this extraordinary true story brought to life by famous faces.
Once again, we are at the Three Magnets, Leys Avenue, Letchworth. Thursday is traditionally curry night, but other food is also available (standard Wetherspoons fare). Leys Avenue is the main shopping street in Letchworth and is just a few minutes' walk from the rail station (Kings Cross to Cambridge line). Call me on [Phone Number], or email [Email] for further details and encouragement.
We'll be at the Vat & Fiddle pub on Queensbridge Road (NG2 1BN) usually in the Goldings Room. Look for yellow Mblem on table and join us for food (served until 8pm) or later for just a drink. Real ales from the adjacent Castle Rock Brewery to soft drinks or coffee. Directions/encouragement from Maxine on [Phone Number] or [Email] or just turn up on the night. New faces always welcome!
An annual event with 20+ gardens of various sizes and designs open to the public from 1-5pm both days around Lady Bay (NG2 5AD). Cost £3.50 adult, free for children. Leaflet with map and descriptions available from each garden, primary school or scout hut. Plants and refreshments for sale. On number 11 bus route. Contact Sue on [Email] for further info or to arrange to meet up.
Come and visit the Mensa team taking part in this 24 hour event for Cancer Research UK 1pm Saturday to 1pm Sunday. Walking, survivors lap, live music, demonstrations, food vans, fruity cocktails, candle ceremony, fundraising stalls and lots more. Venue is Harvey Hadden Stadium, Bilborough, NG8 4PB. Free parking! Free entry! All welcome! Further info from Maxine on [Phone Number] or [Email]. Donations gratefully received at http://relay.cancerresearchuk.org/goto/cocktailcrewteam
Join us at Dobbie's Garden Centre in Fenny Stratford for tea, coffee, and cakes in the restaurant. We will probably be in the conservatory area at the back. Contact Jo at [Email], or [Phone Number] / [Phone Number] for directions/encouragement.
Join our growing group for a meal or drink at The Cadland, High Road, Chilwell, NG9 5EG. Menu at www.emberinns.co.uk. Lovely food and great company! We have tables reserved at the far side of the bar. Ample free parking. Contact Maxine on [Phone Number] or [Email] or pop along on the night.
Our Second Saturday meeting at the Adam & Eve Tavern, 25 Lindum Road (opposite Pottergate arch). Our topic is: "If you were a member of a different taxonomic class, order or phylum, what would you choose to be, and why?" (That is, not a mammal!) Pub food, decent beer, car park. All welcome. Look in the alcove, Magazine on the table, or contact Jacquie beforehand on [Phone Number] or [Email] .
New and not-so-new members are invited to our room at the Old Wine Vaults, Church Street, Eastwood, NG16 3BP, to find out more about our society. Free afternoon tea of sandwiches and cakes. Buy your own drinks from the bar. Pinball machine and retro games table available plus outdoor play area for younger members. Please confirm attendance with Maxine on [Phone Number] or [Email] by 8th to help catering please.
Cromford Road Festival in Langley Mill (NG16 4ED) runs from 10am to 4pm. Lots of free entertainment including male voice choir, marching band, live music, dance demos, whacky activities, shops and stalls, food and drink. A lovely event for villagers and visitors of all ages. Further info from Maxine on [Phone Number] or [Email]
Come and join the fun at our breakfast/brunch meeting at the Rendezvous Coffee Shop in Market Walk, Northampton Town Centre. Pete will be offering a new, simpler quiz (!) and the brave among us will be describing the project/plan/dream that we've given up - to our regret (assuming we can remember!). Contact Marianne on [Phone Number] or email: [Email] for encouragement/advice.
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].
The monthly outing to The Barge at Woolstone has been cancelled because the Barge is no longer running a weekly quiz. Contact Jo at [Email], or [Phone Number] / [Phone Number] for details.
Fancy a night out making new friends? Then come along to The Prince Rupert, Stodman Street, Newark, NG24 1AW, for food and/or drink and relaxed conversation. Look for yellow Mblem on table, most likely in room to right of door. Contact Pete on [Phone Number] or [Email] if needing encouragement or directions. All welcome!
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]
Join us for our monthly get-together in the centre of Derby. We will be at the Standing Order pub on Iron Gate (Wetherspoons) to eat or just for a drink and a chat from 7.30pm. 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.
Sunday tea in our country garden. We provide sunshine, tea and cakes! We grow many kinds of fruit - orchard tour on request. All very welcome, including guests. We need to know numbers, so please contact us by Friday 19th. Email us on [Email] or telephone [Phone Number] - please include your phone/mobile number so we can contact you if bad weather obliges us to cancel.
A special seasonal treat: a strawberry cream tea and wander around Margaret's carefully planted wildlife friendly garden in Duston. It's free though donations are welcome! Contact Margaret on [Phone Number] or email: [Email] for information and directions.
Meet on Platform 4 at Princes Risborough station, HP27 9DN to board the 11:35 steam train to Chinnor. (Or park free at Chinnor and catch the 11am train to meet us.) All-day tickets (adults £12, concessions available) can be bought at https://www.chinnorrailway.co.uk/article.php/2/visit-the-railway In Chinnor we will visit the windmill and Wee Bookshop & Café before returning to the station. Further details and encouragement on [Phone Number] or [Email]
On Thursday, 25th July we will be in the grounds of Robinson College, Cambridge for a performance of Henry IV (Part 1). Meet at 6.30pm for a picnic or 7.30pm for the start of the play. Date may change if weather bad so phone/email me beforehand. Tickets at the gate £17 or £13 concession. Contact me on [Phone Number] or [Email] for directions/car sharing.
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 a spot of encouragement to come and join us.
Join me at the Air Raid Shelter Café and Tea Room in the Chilterns Centre, HP13 5ES for relaxed conversation, cake and coffee. This café has a WWII theme. 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]
We will be dining at the Three Crowns (a Cat & Wickets pub) 45 Far Street in the village of Wymeswold LE12 6TZ,this month. There is a drive to the side of the pub which leads to a car park at the rear. Booking in advance is essential but we welcome new and old faces. Please let me know by 22nd July if you would like to join us by either calling [Phone Number] or e-mailing [Email]
Join us for lunch at The Nags Head, Diseworth Road, Castle Donington (DE74 2PS) before some of us go on to the nearby Aeropark. Set menu of traditional pub food £10 for 2 courses, £12 for 3 courses. For menu, see their Facebook page (lunchtime menu) or drop me a line. Please contact me on [Phone Number] or [Email] by Friday 19th so I can confirm numbers.
Join us as we visit East Midlands Aeropark near Castle Donington which is both an aviation museum and a viewing area for East Midlands Airport. Entry is £4 (adults), £2 (age 5 - 16). Postcode is DE74 2PR, free parking. Skylink buses pass the entrance. Meet at ticket desk, or join us for lunch beforehand (see previous advert). Let me know to look out for you - [Email] or [Phone Number]
Come and watch the T20 match between the Northampton Steelbacks and the Yorkshire Vikings starting at 2:30pm. Meet at the County Ground main entrance in Abingdon Avenue an hour earlier. Tickets are £25 (£20 in advance). Recommended free parking in the official car park (via Park Avenue South), a 10 minute walk away. Contact Ian on [Phone Number] or email: [Email] for info and encouragement.
Join Christine and others at Carluccio's in the Centre:MK from 10am for a full breakfast, a snack, or just a drink. You can still contact Jo at [Email], or [Phone Number] / [Phone Number] for directions/encouragement.
Let's spend a summer evening near the river. We're going for an Indian meal at The Bridge And Bayleaf, Trentside, Gunthorpe, NG14 7FB. See menu at www.thebridgeandbayleaf.com and reserve your place with Maxine on [Phone Number] or [Email] by 26th latest please. New faces welcome.