The East Midlands Region of British Mensa
The East Midlands region stretches from Buckinghamshire and Hertfordshire in the south to Lincolnshire in the north. Rumour has it that the region comprises the bits that Mensa had left over after all the other regions had been sorted out! Approximately 11% of the membership of British Mensa live in our region.
We organise a variety of social events. These include pub socials, 'eating meetings', theatre trips, treasure trails, walks, parties, visits to places of interest and much much more. In the past we have even enjoyed a medieval banquet, an archaeological dig, indoor skydiving - we will try almost anything once! Mensans come from all walks of life and our social events are a great way to make new friends. Don't be shy - give us a try!
Mensa is what YOU make it. Some members choose to just read the magazine whilst others obtain enjoyment by attending local events, participating in weekend gatherings throughout the country or joining one or more of the many Special Interest Groups. SIGs are a way of corresponding with like-minded people, usually via a newsletter, on a multitude of subjects from animals to amateur dramatics, rambling to rock music, sport to Star Trek!
Enquiries from anyone interested in joining Mensa or comments from existing members are very welcome.
For enquiries about the Mensa entrance test, including test dates and locations, please contact the Mensa office in Wolverhampton at enquiries@mensa.org.uk
For more information on Mensa in general, please see our main web site at http://www.mensa.org.uk
Facebook
There are a couple of Facebook groups for the region
Regular Haunts
Please note that where available, these links are to the place's "official" web site. Otherwise the link is to the best identified page that says something about the location, and ideally has a good picture. These links are external to this site, so the accuracy of any information that they contain can't be guaranteed. The postcode link is to Google maps.
Please note that although these meetings are typically on the date specified below, for a variety of reasons they sometimes get moved to other dates or very occasionally cancelled. Check the What's on page for the most up-to-date information.
Three Magnets, Letchworth
SG6 3EW
1st Thursday of every month, contact Steve Thomas for details
Adam and Eve, Lindum Hill, Lincoln
LN2 1LP
2nd Saturday of every month, contact Jacquie Harrison for details
The Cowper Arms, Digswell AL6 0EA
Last Friday of every month, contact Richard Allen for details
The Cradock Arms, Leicester
LE2 3TT
3rd Monday of every month, contact Haydn Starkie for details
The Cadland, Nottingham
NG9 5EG
2nd Thursday of every month, contact Maxine Bates for details
RSS
RSS is a news feed format that can be read by specialised feed "aggregators" or by web browsers like Internet Explorer 7, Firefox or Opera 9. Here, it is being used to provide a list of East Mids Mensa events and meetings over the coming few days.
RSS 1.0, RSS 2.0 and Atom feeds are provided to support different aggregators. By default, these will list events in the next seven days, however you can set the number of days you want on the url. For example, if you want the next 14 days' meetings listed, you can use https://eastmidsmensa.org.uk/rss1.0.ashx?days=14
For a fuller explanation of RSS, the Wikipedia article is a good starting place.