We've had Mad March and April showers, so hopefully this is the time of May flowers! As ever, we are at the Three Magnets, Leys Avenue, Letchworth on Thursday 4th May at 8.00 pm. 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 for more details and encouragement.
Join us in the Goldings Room at the Vat & Fiddle pub from 8.00pm on Friday 5th for a drink and chat. The venue is adjacent to Castle Rock Brewery and near Nottingham railway station and has free parking right outside. Look for the yellow Mblem on the table. New faces always welcome!
I'm in the fortunate position of having lots of holidays booked this year and that, together with family celebrations and the odd bit of house and/or grand-daughter sitting, has made it impossible for me to stick to 2nd Saturdays for our pub discussions.
As I enjoy them and don't want to miss several in a row, nor do I want to lumber anyone else with having to host that many for me, I hope you will forgive me for shunting the next 3 months to the FIRST Saturday.
So, it'll be 12.00 on Saturday 6th May for our usual pub discussion at the 'Adam and Eve' on Lindum Hill, we're usually in the alcove, MBlem on table. If, by any chance, the weather is kind, look for us in the garden to join our discussion on "Is post-Truth new?" I was happily ignorant of what this meant, (so cynical that I don't believe politicians et al, anyway), I am assured it questions whether propaganda has always been with us, starts at around 12.30, food available, free parking. [Email]
Jacquie is planning a theatre visit to see "I Am Beast" by Sparkle and Dark at the Drill Hall, Lincoln on Tuesday 9th May. This may appeal to young adults as well as older members. For more details, please contact Jacquie Harrison on [Phone Number] or [Email], and by 1st May for tickets to sit together.
On Thursday 11th we meet at The Cadland pub/restaurant on High Road in Chilwell. Come from 7.30pm for a meal or later for just a drink. We have tables 20-24 reserved which are at the far side of the bar. Menu at www.emberinns.co.uk
I'm organising a charity supper and quiz night on Friday 12th at Greasley Parish Hall in Newthorpe (NG16 3QN). Doors open 7.30pm. There will be a supper of baked potatoes with various toppings and salad plus a choice of gateaux and cream. This will be followed by a general knowledge quiz. Play in teams of up to four people. Prizes for the winners. Tickets cost £7 each and all proceeds will go to Cancer Research UK. The event will finish at 10.00pm.
Join me anytime after 10:30 on Friday 12th May for coffee at Crumbs Too, 2 High Street, Princes Risborough, HP27 0AX. See www.crumbstoo.co.uk for more information. If you can, please let me know you are coming, call or e-mail me. You will still be welcome if you just turn up on the day.
The following evening on Saturday 13th it's my annual Eurovision party at my home in Langley Mill. The fun starts at 7.00pm. Watch the contest, heckle the acts, take part in the optional sweepstake, bring a buffet contribution and/or wear something related to a European country. If you're not really into Eurovision you're welcome to come and socialise in the kitchen or garden. I have Mensa friends visiting from Scotland, London and the North West to take part in both the quiz night and Eurovision party so there will no doubt be some activities planned for the rest of the weekend too. Contact me if you need my address or directions or just to let me know you're coming to the party.
Our regular Third Monday visit to the Barge in Woolstone for the quiz is on Monday 15th. Meet from 8.30 - the quiz starts at 9pm and costs £1 per person. Please let me know beforehand if you're coming so I can bag a large enough table.
We return to the Standing Order on Irongate in the city centre from 7.30pm on Wednesday 17th. You are welcome to join us any time throughout the evening for a meal or just a drink and stay as long as you like. Look for the yellow Mblem on a long table in the low ceiling rear section of the pub. We are usually 12-16 and the Wetherspoon location makes this a good value night out.
On Sunday 20th we'll be taking a leisurely stroll around Howe Park Wood in south west MK (near Westcroft). Meet outside the Visitor Centre at 10.30am. Hopefully the weather will be in our favour, but if it's raining please call me beforehand to check if we're going ahead.
On Sunday 21st May, forget the diet and join us at 3pm at Church House, Hughenden, HP14 4LA for one of their famous teas.
A good choice of home-made cakes, full cream teas, toasted tea cakes or delicious local ice cream is available.
Church House is easy to find - just take the turn for Hughenden Manor (NT), park at the bottom of the hill and walk up through the churchyard and past the church. The tea rooms are in Church House which is just outside the gate at the top of the churchyard. Look for me inside at 3pm. For further details or encouragement contact me.
Join Dave and Alison at their home in Flackwell Heath for a relaxed evening of indoor board games. Arrive for an 8pm start on Monday 22nd May. Please contact Dave on [Phone Number] or [Email] for directions and to let him know which games you would like to play.
For our midweek eating meeting, back to a favourite, Vincenzo's on West Parade in Lincoln on Tuesday 23rd May 19:00. All welcome, do bring partners/friends/et al if you wish, but please book with me by 20th if possible, thanks.
Last Friday 26th May at 8.00 pm is our usual venue of the Cowper Arms, Digswell and what better way to start the Bank Holiday weekend? 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 for more details and encouragement.
Sunday breakfast returns to Carluccio's in the Centre:MK for the summer, by democratic vote! Join us from 10am on Sunday 28th for a full breakfast, a snack, or just a drink. We will probably be in one of the red booths in front of the restaurant. We'll return to Brown's in the autumn, as we all agree it's cosier in the colder weather.
This month's "eating meeting" takes place at Yardley's tapas bar on Bridge Street in Belper at 7.30pm on Tuesday 30th. 3 dishes cost £13 or 6 dishes cost £24 but last time we mixed and matched so we had a choice of food at a reasonable price. I've reserved a table but please let me know by 25th if you'd like a place in case numbers need adjusting.