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]
Join us at: Zapato Lounge, Welsh House, Market Square, NN1 2EB. Have a coffee or treat yourself to a full breakfast, whilst catching up with what the rest of the Northampton members have been doing. Contact me on [Phone Number] or [Email]
Please check that this get together is happening at the Vat & Fiddle pub on Queensbridge Road (NG2 1NB) as opening hours are currently subject to change. Contact Maxine on [Phone Number] or [Email]
This is our monthly meeting at the Three Magnets, in Leys Avenue. Thursday is traditionally a curry night, but other food is available (standard Wetherspoons fare). It is strongly recommended to contact me before travelling to confirm that the meeting is going ahead. Please call [Phone Number] or email [Email] for details. Or please visit the East Midlands Mensa Facebook group for updates.
Join us for a friendly discussion over lunch. We might meet at a local pub or alternatively on Zoom, depending on circumstances. This month's discussion topic is: "What do we do about refugees and migration?" All welcome. It's essential to contact me by Friday 8th to confirm whether pub or online meeting and let me know you'll be attending. Contact Jacquie on [Email] or [Phone Number].
We haven't visited Hughenden Manor recently. Depending on the weather and Covid we may visit the house, or just walk in the estate. Both options will be followed by refreshments in the café. If you would like to come, please let me know on [Phone Number] or e-mail me at [Email] a few days beforehand so I can confirm the meeting is going ahead.
Join us as we make another visit to Dobbie's for tea, coffee, cakes & chat, getting back on our regular quarterly schedule. Contact [Email], or [Phone Number] / [Phone Number].
Follow this professionally written treasure hunt solving clues around the village of Edwinstowe and Sherwood Forest Approx. 2 miles and 2 hours. Ideal for families. Set off from outside Edwinstowe library. (NG21 9QS) and finish at The Dukeries Lodge (NG21 9HS) for food and/or drink. Full details in Empress. Please confirm attendance with Maxine on [Phone Number] or [Email] so enough trails available and to arrange staggered start times.
We are booked at The Cadland, High Road, Chilwell, NG9 5EG for a meal at 7.30pm. Please let Maxine know if you intend coming along so table size can be amended if necessary. [Phone Number] or [Email]. You are also welcome later for just a drink as the venue quietens down. Large car park and on bus route. All welcome to come along for food, drink and scintillating conversation!
Join us as we visit this newly reopened museum telling Derby's 300-year history of making. It's at the Silk Mill building, Silk Mill Lane, Derby DE1 3AF. Meet outside the large glass atrium entrance. The museum is free. The "Scale" exhibition is optional and extra - prebook on their website from 5th Oct. Please let me know if you are thinking of coming. Contact Susan on [Email] or [Phone Number].
In August this had to be postponed. Fingers crossed this time! Join us for a light lunch at the CafeBar at the Hub in Sleaford. Then a look at the exhibitions, and maybe a walk along the river. Let me know by Thursday 14th if you are coming, so I can book a table. All welcome, and you can bring a guest. Contact Helen on [Email] or [Phone Number].
At the start of UK coffee week, come and have a coffee or another beverage with us at the Cradock Arms, 201 Knighton Road, LE2 3TT. This is just 2 miles from the city centre and there is a large car park. You can bring a guest and to let me know that you are coming, contact me on [Phone Number] or at [Email]
This month we are trying Mr Grundy's, Ashbourne Road, Derby, DE22 3AD (bar area of the Georgian House Hotel). We've booked a separate room opposite the hotel reception. Ask for "Susan's Group". Come along to eat or just for a drink. Please let me know if you are thinking of coming so we look out for you. Contact Susan on [Email] or [Phone Number].
Join me at Jung's on the Broadway in Beaconsfield, HP9 2PD for relaxed conversation, cake and coffee. See http://www.hpjung.com/ for location and menu. No need to book, but if you want to confirm the meeting is going ahead contact me on [Phone Number] or e-mail me at [Email] a few days ahead.
Join us for a leisurely breakfast - check Empress or the East Midlands Facebook group for the venue, or contact [Email], or [Phone Number] / [Phone Number].
We're going for a taste of Mexico at Chiquito's, Redfield Way, Lenton, NG7 2UW. Menu at www.chiquito.co.uk. Please book with Maxine on [Phone Number] or [Email] by 22nd latest so a table can be reserved.
Join us for a chat on Zoom on the 4th Wednesday of October. It will last for an hour and twenty minutes but stay as little or as long as you like. Have your choice of refreshment to hand. New faces very welcome. Please contact me for the Zoom link and with any questions. Contact Susan on [Phone Number] or [Email]
We're hoping to attend a local Arts Society lecture on the painter Joseph Wright of Derby - cost £7.50pp. See Empress/East Mids FB group, or contact [Email], or [Phone Number] / [Phone Number] for further details.
As ever, we are at the Cowper Arms, Digswell (next to Welwyn North station) from 8 pm. Currently, numbers are restricted to six people at a table, so if you want to come, please can you call me on [Phone Number] no later than Friday 22 October. Regrettably, it may not be possible to accommodate you if you don't let me know in advance.
This month we are dining at the Britannia Inn, 47 Main Street, Queniborough LE7 3DB If you would like to join us, with maybe a guest, booking in advance is essential so please let me know by 23rd October if you want to come along. Contact me on [Phone Number] or at [Email]