Milton Keynes
Thu 3rd Sep - 8.00pm
Jo Sidebottom
FThOTM 

First Thursday is at our regular venue of Jurys Inn on Midsummer Boulevard, on 3rd September from 8.00pm. Look out for the Mblem on one of the tables to the right in the foyer. Parking is a bit busy around Jurys and The Hub, so we usually try across the road and then walk through the underpass.

 Hitchin
Thu 3rd Sep - 8.15pm
Richard Allen
FThOTM 

Thursday 3rd is our regular first Thursday of the month meeting. As always, we're at the Millstream, Cambridge Road, Hitchin, from 8.15pm. Good food and good beer both available! The pub is about ten minutes' walk from the railway station.

 Dallington
Thu 3rd Sep - 9.00pm
Ian Sargent
FThOTM 

Our 1st Thursday meeting takes place on the first Thursday: 3rd September at 9.00pm, but for one month only it is at a different venue: The Wheatsheaf, Dallington Road, Dallington, Northampton. If you don't know that part of the town very well and you have a SatNav punch in the postcode of NN5 7HN . If you manage to find the pub we'll be in the Lounge.

 Lincoln
Sat 5th Sep - 12.00noon
Christine Howells
FSaOTM 

The first meeting is on Saturday 5th at 12.00noon in Lincoln. Do come and join us in the Armoury Cafe at the Drill Hall for the regular first Saturday meeting. Some of us have lunch/snack, others just partake of drinks and conversation. I usually try for the table furthest away from the excellent musicians, jazz guitar duo, so we can talk as well as listen, spot the magazine. All very welcome, for more details/encouragement please contact me, or [Email]

 Nottingham
Sat 5th Sep - 8.00pm
Mark Sloan
5OTM 

Mark Sloan will be hosting this month's get together at the Vat & Fiddle pub on Queensbridge Road on Saturday 5th. Join him from 8.00pm for a drink and chat. New faces always welcome. For those on public transport there's a good range of real ales brewed at the adjacent Castle Rock microbrewery and for those driving the soft drinks are reasonably priced. Look for the Mensa Magazine on the table, usually to the left of the bar.

 Leighton Buzzard
Sun 6th Sep - 11.00am
Richard Allen
Steam Up Festival 

On Sunday 6th from 11.00am it's the annual Steam Up Festival at the Leighton Buzzard Railway with every available loco in steam. I'll be there all day - do come and join me! Nearest station is Leighton Buzzard (Euston - Milton Keynes), about 30 minutes' walk. I can arrange pick-ups from Leighton Buzzard, Flitwick (Thameslink line) or Letchworth if required.

 Derby
Sun 6th Sep - 11.00am
Matthew Smith
Gardens Open Day 

On Sunday 6th Littleover Lane Allotments are holding an open day from 11.00am to 5.00pm. View 175 allotments covering 11.8 acres, there will be a plant and produce sale, refreshments, disabled toilets, and dogs on leads welcome. Entry is £3 or under 16s free. Money going to National Garden Scheme charity. Look for Mblem at DE23 6JH . Contact David Kenyon on [Phone Number] or [Email] for more info.

 Nottingham
Wed 9th Sep - 7.00pm
Paul Henchliffe
Chicks & Flicks 

On Wednesday 9th we have our "chicks & flicks" event which is a meal at Nando's Portuguese chicken restaurant (the chicks bit) followed by a film at Cineworld (the flicks bit). Meet us inside the doors to the Cornerhouse building in the city centre at 7.00pm. You are welcome to join us for either or both parts of the evening. Contact Paul on [Phone Number] or [Email] for further details or just see us there on the night.

 Nottingham
Tue 15th Sep - 7.30pm
Maxine Bates
'Annie' Musical 

The musical Annie is being staged at the Theatre RoyalTheatre Royal starring Su Pollard as Miss Hannigan and songs such as 'Tomorrow', 'It's A Hard Knock Life' and 'You're Never Fully Dressed Without A Smile'. We'll be going to the 7.30pm performance on Tuesday 15th. Tickets cost from £12 for rear balcony to £24 for front stalls. Please contact me as soon as possible with seating preference if interested so that I can make a group booking and hopefully get 10% discount.

 Pytchley
Tue 15th Sep - 8.00pm
Ian Sargent
Roadshow 

Our Roadshow meeting is on Tuesday 15th and we return to The Overstone Arms, Stringers Hill, Pytchley. We'll be in the bar area from 8.00pm, so don't go looking for us in the restaurant.

 Milton Keynes
Wed 16th Sep - 8.00pm
Jo Sidebottom
3WOTM 

Our Third Wednesday meeting at the Old Beams in Shenley Lodge is on 16th September. If you're definitely planning to come, please let me know as it will help us to grab the right sized table, but don't let that put you off deciding on the spur of the moment - you'll still be welcome. See www.mcmullens.co.uk for location and menu details. You can eat or not, as you wish - their food is quite good and reasonably priced. Look around for the Mblem as we don't always get the same table each time.

 Derby
Wed 16th Sep - 7.30pm
Matthew Smith
3WOTM 

Our regular 3WOTM meeting at the Standing Order in Derby falls on Wednesday 16th. Join us for a meal or just a drink and some great conversation from 7.30pm. Look out for the yellow Mblem on a long table in the area just beyond the bar. Contact me as above for more details/directions.

 Letchworth
Thu 17th Sep - Sat 19th Sep - evening
Richard Allen
Letchworth beer festival 

Yes, it's that time of the year again. From Thursday 17th to Saturday 19th the Letchworth beer festival is on at Plinston Hall, about five minutes' walk from the railway station. I'll be there each evening - hope to see you there! There should be a good range of interesting beers from both the local area and further afield.

 High Wycombe
Thu 17th Sep - 7.30pm
Val Hinkins
Indian meal 

It's a while since we have been for an Indian meal, so with the nights drawing in and autumn on its way, join me on Thursday 17th at 7.30pm at Chutney's restaurant on Easton Street in High Wycombe. This is located in the premises previously used by the Shaheen Spice restaurant and has continued their practice of presenting all female diners with a rose as you leave. See how many we can collect tonight!

You can get some idea of the menu from the group's web site, http://www.chutneywycombe.com/

Please ring or e-mail me by Monday 14th September so that I can book us a table.

 Old Warden
Sat 19th Sep - 11.00am
Richard Allen
Bedfordshire Steam and Country Fayre 

It's time for the Bedfordshire Steam and Country Fayre at Old Warden on Saturday 19th. Plenty to see and do and I shall be there all day from 11.00am - working up a thirst before the Letchworth beer festival that evening! Hope to see some of you there - please let me know if you're coming. Nearest stations are Bedford and Biggleswade. I can arrange pick-ups if required.

 Northampton
Mon 21st Sep - 9.00pm
Ian Sargent
Pub 

Back to Northampton for Monday 21st and there's an additional meeting in the Town Centre for those who are unable to travel to the outer reaches. The venue is The Malt Shovel in Bridge Street, which is one of Northampton's premier real ale pubs. Come along at 9.00pm and you'll find us at one of the tables towards the back of the pub.

 Hertingfordbury
Fri 25th Sep - 8.00pm
Richard Allen/Gwen Jones
LFOTM 

Join Gwen and me on Friday 25th from 8.00pm at the White Horse, Hertingfordbury village (about one mile west of Hertford town centre, just off the A414). A warm welcome and stimulating conversation guaranteed! Look for the Mag/Mblem. Hertingfordbury is about 20 minutes' walk from Hertford North station. Contact me, or Gwen on [Phone Number].

 Leicester
Sat 26th Sep - 10.00am
Sue Watford
Tour round The Curve theatre 

Something different this month. Mike Cullen is arranging a guided tour round The Curve Theatre in Leicester on Saturday 26th. The tour starts at 10.00am, and costs £2 (with a complimentary cup of tea/coffee!), followed by a set price (approx £10) eat-as-much-as-you-like meal at The Real China, High Cross, which is a 10 minute walk from The Curve. If you would like to book, please get in touch with Mike at [Email]. A cheque for £10 will be required with the booking - £2 to cover the cost of the tour, and £8 towards the meal. Mike will book the tour (which is open to the public) as the reservations come in (there is a limit on numbers) and the meal some time during the week before. No email? Then please ring me.

 Milton Keynes
Sun 27th Sep - 12.00noon
Jo Sidebottom
Sunday lunch and cinema outing 

There's another Sunday lunch and cinema outing this month, on Sunday 27th. Meet at 12.00noon for lunch outside Dexter's restaurant in Xscape, and then we will attempt to reach agreement about which film to go on and see at Cineworld afterwards. Call me on my mobile after about 1.15pm if you just want to come along to the film.

 Alford-ish
Sun 27th Sep - 3.00pm
Christine Howells
Free apples! + Tea and cakes 

Christine is then inviting us to her home near Alford on Sunday 27th at 3.00pm.

Free apples! Please come to our garden and pick loads of our surplus apples, mostly eaters, to take home to stock your cupboards with. Or, just come for a chat. Tea, cakes and a warm welcome for all. For directions please ring [Phone Number] or email [Email].

I know we will be made very welcome.

 Coddington
Tue 29th Sep - 7.30pm
Maxine Bates
Eating meeting 

This month The Inn On The Green in Coddington near Newark has been recommended for our "eating meeting". We have been there in the past but the venue has since been refurbished and is under new management. Join us at 7.30pm on Tuesday 29th for a meal, but please book with me by 25th so that a table can be reserved. I'm on [Phone Number] or [Email]

 Winkwell
Wed 30th Sep - 7.45pm-ish
Jenny Habib
LWOTM 

We will meet at the Three Horseshoes on the canal side, over the swing bridge down the little lane beside the Texaco petrol station at Bourne End, on the London/Hemel Hempstead Road, just after the A41 roundabout.

We can sit out beside the canal if it is fine, and inside if it rains. All members young and adult very welcome. There are two car parking areas across the road from the pub. Hoping to see you all there.