Helen goes to the cinema (Cineworld) in Stevenage Leisure Park on Friday evenings. With 16 screens there is usually plenty of choice! If you wish to join her please call her on [Phone Number] or [Phone Number].
Meet at the tea rooms for lunch, followed by a visit to the house and gardens. Children welcome! Call Helen Rees on [Phone Number] for further details and encouragement.
Come down to the riverside for drinks at The Otter, located on the A6 near Kegworth. Car parking is available. The pub serves a selection of traditional foods until 10.00pm. New members welcome - look for the magazine on our table! Email [Email] or phone [Phone Number] for directions.
Yes there is still some Mensa life left in St Albans. Catch up on the holiday gossip before the new school year starts at [Address]. Entry by rattling the letterbox loudly! Encouragement, suggestions etc, on [Phone Number], [Email].
Join us at the Vat & Fiddle pub on Queensbridge Road near the railway station. New and old faces of all ages welcome. Find out what we have planned for the coming months and bring along your ideas for winter events. Just look for the yellow Mblem on the table - usually to the left of the bar - or call me on [Phone Number] for directions.
Tonight's meeting is at the Malt Shovel, Bridge Street, Northampton and we are going along for their music night. According to the pub's gig guide the band is The Two Timers. Those of you who are not driving will also be able to sample some of the ales that the pub is noted for. We may not be able to get a table so contact me in advance for meeting details.
Continuing our First Thursday Eating Meetings at The Dragon Boat Chinese Restaurant, Lloyds Court, Secklow Gate West (near centre of MK). Booking essential by 5th.
Monthly meeting at the Old Bull, High Street, Royston. Good food and good beer both available! Call Dan Ormsby on [Phone Number] or me on [Phone Number] for more details and encouragement.
Join us at one of England's finest narrow gauge railways for Steam-Up weekend, where every available locomotive will be in steam. Meet at the car park. Ring me on [Phone Number] for further details and encouragement.
2 miles west of Sandy, Beds. Meet at the tea rooms for lunch, and then visit the recently restored house. Call Helen on [Phone Number] for further details and encouragement.
Join me for our traditional meal, drink and good conversation at the Three Horse Shoes, Norton. Call Helen on [Phone Number] for further details and encouragement.
We've been competing regularly at the monthly quiz so why not come and join the fun? Food also available. Call Helen on [Phone Number] or me on [Phone Number] for further details and encouragement.
Meet promptly inside the doors to the Cornerhouse complex in the city centre. We'll decide which film to watch at Cineworld and purchase tickets before heading round the corner to Nando's restaurant. We are now able to book a table for parties of 10+ so please let us know if you are able to join us on [Phone Number] or [Email] . There's 10% discount on the meal for Cornerhouse card holders and 2-4-1 cinema tickets for Orange phone owners.
Yes, we are back at the Dusty Fox in Harlestone again. Come and join the regulars, who will be debating whether the adoption of the Gregorian calendar on this day in 1752 was a good idea (and can we have those 11 days back, please?).
Join us for a five mile walk in the pleasant Bedfordshire countryside starting and finishing at the Thornton Arms pub in Everton village, two miles north-east of Sandy. We'll finish with a pub lunch. Ring me on [Phone Number] for further details and encouragement.
Please join me on the 11.00am sailing from Caversham bridge to Henley. The "cruise" by steam boat takes a little over 2 hours before reaching the bustling riverside town of Henley which boasts many pubs and restaurants. There is a return sailing to Reading at 4.15pm arriving at 6.30pm. Single fair is £8.40 return £12.80.
This vineyard is only open to visitors for a few weekends each year, so join us for a tour and a tasting session! Meet at the vineyard car park. Old Warden is about three miles west of Biggleswade. Ring me on [Phone Number] for further details and encouragement.
Join us at Wetherspoon's in Midsummer Boulevard, CMK (the one next to Chiquito's, NOT the Secklow Hundred). Look for Mblem, probably in non-smoking area left of entrance.
Our usual haunt, the Standing Order on Irongate, now has two large television screens in the main area. However, if people prefer them to the wit, wisdom and general conversation of our meetings then I think I'd better resign. More info on [Phone Number] or [Email]
Join me for a return visit to Ask in the High St. A popular pizza/pasta chain with friendly service for a pre-AG bite and chat. Please confirm your attendance by Tue 19th Sep by calling me on [Phone Number].
Join us for an exhilarating walk taking in the Golden Valley, the Ashridge Estate and the Bridgewater Monument. A pretty straightforward walk though stout footwear is recommended. Meet at the road entrance to the Ashridge Monument on the B4506. Please contact me on [Email] or [Phone Number]
Join us for a visit to Claydon House, Middle Claydon, nr Buckingham. Entrance £5.50 for non-National Trust members. Meet by ticket office.
We have chosen a nice country location as some overseas visitors will be arriving early for the Diamond celebrations and may wish to join us. The venue is the Horse & Groom in Moorgreen, which is easy to find from either M1 J26 or J27. The village of Moorgreen is also home to locations used in some of D H Lawrence's novels. The pub offers an excellent menu of starters, light bites, main courses and desserts as well as a cocktail and mocktail (non-alcoholic) list. Join us for food at 7.30pm or later for just a drink and to take part in their general knowledge quiz, which starts at 9.15pm. And pick up another stamp for your "Postcode Pubcrawl" collector card with chance to win a prize at the end of the series of events.
The White Horse pub, Bourne End on the Hemel Hempstead Road (the old A41) half way between Hemel and Berkhamsted. Do come and chat, drink, or eat and be merry. We hope to meet sitting in the garden, or . . . . if it is too cold, in the non-smoking area. We have had some very interesting conversations lately. I do hope you will come and join us in September, and add your say to ours.
We go to the south-west of Northamptonshire this month and visit the Barley Mow, High Street, Paulerspury. The village is just west of the A5, a few miles south of Towcester (but don't get it confused with nearby Potterspury!). It's our first visit to this pub so come along to see what it's like.
Join us in the lounge of the White Horse to chill out at the end of the month. Look for the mag on the table. Ring Gwen on [Phone Number] or me on [Phone Number] for directions/encouragement. Meals available. We are considering changing the location to somewhere more easily reached by public transport, so if you have any suggestions, please do come along.