As ever, we are at the Three Magnets, Leys Avenue, Letchworth on Thursday 2nd. 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 Mark Sandford at the Swan Theatre in High Wycombe, 2:30pm on Saturday 4th November for "A Murder is Announced" one of Agatha Christie's classic tales brought to the stage by the Middle Ground Theatre Company. Watch as Miss Marple unravels a complex series of relationships and events to solve the mystery and reveal the truth.
Adult tickets are £19.00 - £29.00 from www.wycombeswan.co.uk. For further details or encouragement give Mark a call.
Remember remember the 5th of November. and join Brigitte for this month's get together at the Vat & Fiddle pub on Queensbridge Road near Nottingham railway station. It's all happening from 8.00pm on Sunday 5th and a few new members will be going along. Contact Brigitte on [Phone Number] if you need directions.
On Thursday 9th we meet at The Cadland on High Road in Chilwell at 7.30pm for a meal or later for just a drink accompanied by some good conversation. We have tables 20-24 reserved that are at the far side of the bar from the car park. You are welcome to just turn up on the night and look for the yellow Mblem on the table. Note if you'd like to come to this event on 14th December it will be pre-bookings only as it turns into the Nottingham Mensa Christmas meal.
Our regular second Saturday meeting will take place on 11th November. Join us in the alcove of the Adam & Eve Tavern on Lindum Hill for a discussion around "Should we move with the times in our language?"
Alphabet event W for Winter woodland Walk
As our alphabet events have reached "W" I thought I'd do a triple event of a winter woodland walk! Meet at 2.00pm on Sunday 12th at the visitor centre in Sherwood Forest (NG21 9HN) for a 5.5 mile walk. The walk is free but there is a £3 charge per car to park. The planned circular route will include the famous Major Oak tree and some of the royal hunting forest from Norman times that is now part of the Robin Hood Way. We should return as it is getting dark and can go in search of pub grub if anyone is hungry. Please contact me if interested in this event because in case of inclement weather it may be cancelled or postponed.
As usual we shall be meeting for breakfast/brunch on Sunday 12th November at the Rendezvous Coffee Shop in Market Walk, Norths Town Centre. Attendees will be invited to recite a favourite poem (with justification!). Contact me for encouragement or reassurance.
It was busy at the Standing Order on Iron Gate for our September event due to Wetherspoon offering discount on food and drink that day plus freshers week. Hopefully normal service resumes for our next event on Wednesday 15th. Come along any time from 7.30pm until late for food and/or drink. Look for a yellow Mblem on a long table in the rear section of the pub. New faces welcome!
Our first get-together this month is Sunday breakfast is on Sunday 19th. We are back at Brown's, next to Jury's Inn on Midsummer Boulevard (West), for the winter. Join us from 10am for a full breakfast, a snack, or just a drink.
On Monday 20th November at 8:00 pm, I shall be hosting our regular third Monday of the month gathering at the Craddock Arms, 201 Knighton Road, Leicester, LE2 3TT. There should be the usual conviviality and scintillating conversation. If you need any encouragement or directions please contact me.
Our regular Third Monday visit to the Barge in Woolstone for the quiz is on Monday 20th. Meet from 8.15 - the quiz starts at 8.30pm and costs £1 per person. Please let me know beforehand if you're coming - the maximum team size is 6 people so it helps to know whether we'll be one team or two, or somewhere in between.
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 20th November. Please contact them for directions and to let them know which games you would like to play.
Trying a new Indian eating venue - the Adam and Eve in Wragby at 7.30pm on 21st. For more details/directions and so I can book a table, please contact me by 17th.
Last Friday 24th, is at our usual venue of 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 for more details and encouragement.
Meet me from 10:30 onwards on Friday 24th November for a morning of informal conversation, coffee and cake. This month we are returning to Jung's at 5-7 The Broadway, Beaconsfield, HP9 2PD.
See http://www.hpjung.com/ for location and menus. If you want to, you can let me know in advance that you are coming.
You will still be welcome if you just turn up on the day. For further details or encouragement contact me.
We are meeting for on Saturday 25th for a meal at The Crown, 106 Main Street, Asfordby, Melton Mowbray LE14 3SA at 7.00 p.m. Please contact me by Fri 17th Nov to book a place.
Alphabet event W for Walk
Our final event in November is a walk around Stowe Landscape Gardens, near Buckingham, followed by a browse round their Christmas market and possibly a bite to eat afterwards. We'll meet at 11am on Saturday 25th in the Visitor Centre (look for the Mblem). Admission to the Gardens is £11.20 for non-National Trust members but the market is free of charge. Please let me know if you want us to look out for you.
We're heading Stateside for our 'eating meeting' at 7.30pm on Tuesday 28th. Come and taste American cuisine at Frankie & Benny's, Manor Road, Littleover. Menu at www.frankieandbennys.com. Let me know by 24th if you'd like a place reserving please.