Please join Dave and Alison online for a relaxed and informal Sunday afternoon of board games and chat. All members and friends are welcome. We play most Sundays using www.boardgamearena.com and Jitsi for chat. Further details are on the main Mensa web site. For more information please contact Dave a few days beforehand. Either telephone him on [Phone Number] or e-mail to [Email]
We are planning an informal and relaxed afternoon at our home in High Wycombe on the Bank Holiday to play word games, eg Scrabble, Word Rummikub, Lexicon or Bananagrams. If you have other favourites, bring them along for us to try. Tea, coffee, soft drinks, etc. provided. Contact me on [Phone Number] or e-mail me at [Email] to book a place and get directions.
An early evening meal on the banks of the river Trent at The Riverside pub/restaurant, Farndon, Newark, NG24 3SX. See menu at distinctiveinns.co.uk. Choose from a la carte or fixed price menu of 2 courses £12.95 or 3 courses £15.95 (until 6.30pm). Please contact Pete on [Phone Number] or [Email] by 1st latest so a table can be reserved. New faces and non-member guests very welcome!
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. Please call or text Steve on [Phone Number], or email [Email] for further information and encouragement.
Note slightly earlier start time as the Vat & Fiddle pub (NG2 1NB) now host a weekly quiz night on Thursdays starting at 8pm. Arrive on time to grab a seat and drink or even some food before we test our brain cells! We should be in the Goldings Room but look for yellow Mblem on table. Further info from Maxine on [Phone Number] or [Email] if required.
Costa have recently opened a new branch at 37-39, Park Parade, Hazlemere, High Wycombe HP15 7AA. Look for me in the upstairs area. Free parking available. 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]
If you're free daytime, or live locally and can escape work for an hour or so, join us at Cocoa Cafe, 2 Strutt St, Belper DE56 1UN, https://www.ishouldcocoacafe.co.uk/ . Free parking nearby. Panini, salads, daily specials, homemade cakes, hot/soft drinks etc. I need to know numbers so tables can be reserved, as can get very crowded sometimes. Please contact Helen on [Phone Number] or [Email] by Sunday 8th if possible.
Our "2nd Thursday" get together at The Cadland, High Road, Chilwell. We have a large table reserved at 7.30pm for a meal, usually to right as you enter from the car park. Or join us later for just a drink. Ample free parking and on bus route. Look for yellow Mblem on the night or contact Maxine on [Phone Number] or [Email] beforehand for encouragement to come along.
Our regular lunchtime meeting at the Adam & Eve Tavern, Lindum Hill. For our topic this month we are asking: "If you could wake up one morning as an expert on something, anything, just for one day, what would you choose?" All very welcome. Car park, pub food, decent ales, tea/coffee. Please confirm with Nicola by Friday 13th so she can book a table. Email [Email], or phone [Phone Number].
My annual Eurovision party at my home in Langley Mill (NG16 4AW). Watch the show, heckle the acts, wear something or bring a buffet contribution related to a European country, take part in the optional sweepstake or just socialise in kitchen/garden if not a Eurovision fan. Please RSVP and get directions from Maxine on [Phone Number] or [Email]
Or usual monthly meeting at: Zapato Lounge, Welsh House, Market Square, NN1 2EB. Join us for a light snack of the full Lounge Breakfast! Look for the Mblem on one of the tables at the front of the café. Contact me on [Phone Number] or [Email]
This month I'll be hosting our meeting at the Cradock Arms, 201 Knighton Road, Leicester LE2 3TT. You'll find me at a table with the yellow Mblem in the lower section of the pub. Feel free to bring a friend along and enjoy a real ale, hot drink or whatever your tipple is. Large car park. Contact [Email] or [Phone Number].
Join us in the foyer of Jury's Inn Hotel on Midsummer Boulevard as we discuss the next book in our series. Contact [Email], or [Phone Number] / [Phone Number] for more details.
This month we are at The Paddock, 391 Mansfield Road, Breadsall, Derby DE21 4AW (near the Meteor Retail Park). Come along to eat or just for a drink. Please let me know if you are thinking of coming if you can or look for the yellow Mblem on a table in the front of the pub. Contact Susan on [Email] or [Phone Number]
Join us at The Swan Revived Hotel in Newport Pagnell for a breakfast, a snack, or just a coffee. Confirm your attendance in advance if possible (though not essential) at [Email], or [Phone Number] / [Phone Number].
As ever, we are at the Cowper Arms, Digswell (next to Welwyn North station) from 8 pm. The restriction on numbers has been relaxed, but if you want to come, please can you call me on [Phone Number] by Friday 20th May to give me an indication of who is coming.
May's meal is at the Cheney Arms, 2 Rearsby Lane, Gaddesby LE7 4XE. All meals are freshly cooked at this village pub. There is a car park there. As always, you can bring a friend along. Booking is essential so please let me know by Sun 22 if you are joining us. Contact [Email] or [Phone Number]
Join us for a fun treasure trail around the market town of Ampthill Contact me beforehand for meeting point so I can bring enough copies - [Email], or [Phone Number] / [Phone Number].
Join us for a stroll around Snipe Dales Country Park and nature reserve, and bring a picnic lunch. Mostly good paths, but there are some steep and very muddy stretches. Car park, toilets, picnic tables available. Cancelled if wet. All welcome, including guests. Please contact Helen in advance on [Email], and again on the day if the weather looks doubtful.
Olive Moroccan restaurant, The Courtyard, off Market Place, Belper, are opening especially for us! Three course set meal of selection of mezze, lamb, chicken or vegetable tagine, flatbread, and Moroccan style trifle. £25 per person. Bring your own drinks. Reserve your place with Maxine on [Phone Number] or [Email] by 21st please.