Sunday, 1 December
A Winter Walk in the Wolds
Enjoy a walk around the hills of
Louth, followed by a visit to their
annual Christmas Fayre.
Start time: 11.00 am
End time: 4.00 pm
Wed, 4 December
Festive Quiz
Come along for a light-hearted quiz
with a festive theme.. There will
also be the opportunity to have a
drink and chat and find out more
about the group and its activities.
Start time: 8.30 pm
End time: 11.00 pm
Sat, 7 December
A Christmas Carol
A visit to the local Caxton Theatre
for their latest production of this
classic Christmas story
Start time: 7.30 pm
End time: 10.30 pm
Sun, 8 December
Horncastle Christmas Market and Tree
Festival
Get in the festive mood with a visit
to the lovely Wolds market town of
Horncastle for their annual
Christmas market.
Start time: 11.00 am
End time: 3.00 pm
Sat, 14 December
Christmas Meal and Disco
The highlight of the year – our
Christmas celebrations! A night of
good food, music and dancing and
maybe a drink or two!
Start time: 7.00 pm
End time: 11.30 pm
Wed, 18 December
Christmas Conundrums!
Come along to the last meeting of
the year and join in a light-hearted
festive game. Enjoy a drink and a
chat and find out more about the
group and the forthcoming
activities.
Start time: 8.30 pm
End time: 11.00 pm
Sat, 21 December
Cocktails and Mocktails!
Get into the festive spirit and
enjoy a Christmas cocktail or
mocktail!
Start time: 3.00 pm
End time: 6.00 pm
Sun, 22 December
Breakfast and the Park
Chance to relax before the Christmas
rush with a leisurely breakfast,
followed by a walk in the park.
Start time: 10.00 am
End time: 12.00 pm
Wed, 26 December
Boxing Day Ramble and Lunch
Blow the cobwebs away and take a
stroll by the banks of the Humber
before enjoying lunch at a local
hostelry.
Start time: 10.45 am
End time: 2.00 pm
Sat, 28 December
The Final Film of 2019
Join us as we go to the pictures for
the final time in 2018.
Start time: 8.30 pm
End time: 11.00 pm
Mon, 31 December
Ring in the New Year - New Year’s
Eve Party!
Drink, nibbles, music and dance and
good company! See the new year in
with friends as we gather at a local
hostelry.
Start time: 8.00 pm
End time: 1.00 am
Sat, 4 January
Pub of the New Year
A chance to get together for a chat
and a drink in a local hostelry.
Start time: 8.00 pm
End time: 11.00 pm
Sun, 5 January
Round Louth Charity Walk for
Macmillan Cancer Support
Enjoy an invigorating walk in the
Lincolnshire Wold and raise some
money for a good cause at the same
time!
Start time: 10.00 am
End time: 1.00 pm
Wed, 8 January
That Was The Year That Was!
A look back over the last 12 months
- see how you much you can remember
from 2019.
Come along for a drink and a chat
and find out more about the group
and its activities.
Start time: 8.30 pm.
End time: 11.00 pm
Sat, 11 January
Monthly Meal Out
Always popular, join us at a local
eatery for some good food, good
company and maybe a drink!
Start time: 7.30 pm
End time: 11.00 pm
Sat, 18 January
RSVP Bhranga in Concert
Get ready to party Punjabi style as
RSVP Bhranga bring their bombastic
performance style and groove heavy
tunes to North Thoresby Village
Hall. Bhranga is a hugely popular
type of dance music – it’s simply
tonnes of fun! Every show comes with
an introduction to Bhranga dance.
Start time: 7.30 pm
End time: 10.00 pm
Sun, 19 January
Wassailing at Skidbrooke Cyder Farm
Come along to enjoy this ancient
tradition of blessing the apple
trees - and enjoy a cider or two!
The Grimsby Morris Men and The
Herring Gals will be there to lead
the celebrations.
Start time: 10.30 am
End time: 1.00 pm
Wed, 22 January
Peter’s Pop Parade – in the 1960s!
A look back at the music of the
swinging sixties. Come along and
test your brain and have a drink and
a chat and find out more about the
group and its activities
Start time: 8.30 pm
End time: 11.00 pm
Sat, 25 January
Under The Boardwalk
A visit to the local cinema for a
live show which celebrates the music
of the Drifters, Temptations,
Stylistics, Four Tops, and many more
soul icons. T
Start time: 7.30 pm
End time: 10.00 pm
Sunday, 26 January
Midland Area Conference
Sat, 1 February
Separation
A visit to the local theatre for
their first production of the year.
Middle-aged and over-weight British
playwright Joe Green hasn't been
able to write since the premiere of
his play about a woman faced with a
lifetime in a wheelchair a play. A
young American actress who is
suffering the debilitating effects
of the illness that plagues the
character in Joe's play wishes to
procure the rights to perform in it
Off-Broadway. A trans-Atlantic
telephone romance develops which
shatters when Sarah finally meets
Joe and realises he is not the man
of her dreams, but a mass of
unkindness and self loathing.
Start time: 7.30 pm
End time: 10.00 pm
Sun, 2 February
Ice Sculpture Trail at York
An amazing day out exploring York at
this festival celebrating ice
sculptures at the biggest ice trail
in the UK. The Ice Trail will
transform York into a sparkling ice
sculpture city. In 2020 there will
be even more carvings to find, with
frosty figures formed from
crystal-clear ice sprinkled across
the centre and surrounding streets.
Warm up with street food, or visit
one of York’s many cafes, as you
decide which statue is your next
stop.
Start time: 11.00 am
End time: 4.00 pm
Wed, 5 February
Group AGM
A look back at the activities of the
past year and election of a new
committee. Come along to have a
drink and a chat and find out what
is happening in the group
Start time: 8.30 pm
End time: 11.00 pm
Sat, 9 February
Monthly Meal Out
Our popular monthly event at a local
venue. Enjoy good food, good company
and a drink or two.
Start time: 7.30 pm
End time: 10.30 pm
Friday, 14 February
Tess of the d’Urbervilles
A visit to Louth Theatre for the
popular Hotbuckle’s production of
this classic tale.
Start time: 7.30 pm
End time: 10.00 pm
Sat, 15 February
A Night on the Town
Have a drink, a chat and take in
some live music. Venue TBC
Start time: 7.30 pm
End time: 11.00 pm
Sun, 16 February
Snowdrop Walk
We head into the Wolds for a 5 mile
walk, exploring the lovely
countryside around Donington on
Bain, with stunning views, and
finishing at Gayton-le-Wold Church
which is renowned for its display of
snowdrops.
Start time: 10.30 am
End time: 1.00 pm
17-21 February
Coach Trip to Aberfoyle, Scotland
Members of Lincs Quest board the
coach to head north for a 5 day trip
to the Aberfoyle. Fingers crossed we
don’t get snowed in!
Wed, 19 February
The Year in Question
How good are you at remembering
significant moments and events in
history? Come along and test your
brain and have a drink and a chat
and find out more about the group
and its activities.
Start time: 8.30 pm
End time: 11.00 pm
Sat 22 February 2020
National Annual General Meeting
Jacobean Hotel, Coventry
Sun, 23 February
Jazz at the Moon
Sit back, enjoy the views over the
Humber whilst listening to some
gentle jazz. Have a drink and maybe
enjoy some food from the excellent
vegan menu.
Start time: 1.00 pm
End time: 3.00 pm
Friday, 28 February
Choice Grenfell
A visit to Louth Theatre for a
professional show celebrating the
life of Joyce Grenfell during the
40th anniversary of her death.
Start time: 7.30 pm
End time: 10.00 pm
Saturday, 29 February
Strike Out!
Come along for a fun evening of
tenpin bowling at Cleethorpes Bowl.
Will you strike lucky tonight?
Start time: 7.30 pm
End time: 11.00 pm
Sun, 1 March
Fun with Chocolate!
Members will be getting ‘hands on’
with chocolate as we visit a local
chocolatier for a fun workshop,
making chocolate products.
Start time: 2.00 pm
End time: 3.30 pm
Wed, 4 March
Hearing Dogs for Deaf People
(Speaker)
We are pleased to welcome a speaker
with her hearing dog. She will
explain about the training involved
and the work a hearing dog
undertakes. Deafness can be a very
isolating disability. A hearing dog
can give a deaf person a newfound
sense of independence and confidence
now they have a loyal companion and
a true friend by their side. There
will also be an opportunity for a
drink and chat and to find out about
the forthcoming activities.
Start time: 8.30 pm
End time: 11.00 pm
Sat, 7 March
Handbagged
A visit to the local Caxton Theatre
for their latest production, which
examines the relationship between
the Queen and Margaret Thatcher.
Start time: 7.30 pm
End time: 10.00 pm
Sun 8 March
Breakfast and Boots at the Lakes
Feast on a hearty breakfast before
donning your walking boots for a 4.5
mile hike around the hills of
Caistor.
Start time: 10.00 am
End time: 1.00 pm
Friday, 13 March
Les Gloriables
A visit to Caistor Town Hall for
this Live & Local Production
described as a riotously silly
physical comedy show created by the
award-winning French/English comedy
theatre duo, Lise Boucon and Susie
Donkin. The glamorous Gloria has
dreamed a dream and takes her
one-woman version of Les Miserables
to the streets and stomps all over
it! Expect a master-class in
resistance – French style!
Start time: 7.30 pm
End time: 10.00 pm
Sat, 14 March
Monthly Meal Out
Another opportunity to get together
for good food, good company and a
drink or two.
Start time: 7.30 pm
End time: 10.00 pm
Sun, 15 March
Docks Beers – Brewery Tour and Lunch
Come along to Grimsby’s latest
brewery for what promises to be an
interesting tour, followed by a
pizza lunch.
Start time: 12.00 pm
End time: 3.00 pm
Wed, 18 March
Game for a Laugh
Tonight at our meet up night we will
be enjoying a games evening. There
will also be an opportunity for a
drink and chat and to find out about
the forthcoming activities.
Start time: 8.30 pm
End time: 11.00 pm
Sat, 21 March
Quiz and Chips for Hearing Dogs for
Deaf People
Members of Midland Area will be
joining us for our popular Charity
Quiz and Chips Night at the Holiday
Inn Express. Will your team rise to
the challenge? A fun night with
prizes to be won, and raising funds
for Hearing Dogs for Deaf People –
we are aiming to raise enough money
to sponsor a Hearing Dog puppy.
Start time: 7.30 pm
End time: 10.30 pm
Sun, 22 March
A Whisby Wander
A visit to the lovely Lincolnshire
Wildlife Trust site, Whisby Nature
Park - a beautiful landscape near
Lincoln, full of wildlife, trails
and lakes. The park was created by
quarrying for sand and gravel. It
offers walks which include lake
views, woodland and meadows
extending to around 6.5 miles, but
many shorter routes. Most tracks are
hard-surfaced for all-weather use.
Coloured arrows guide visitors
safely around the reserve. Along the
way there are over 30 seats and 6
bird hides, which contain wildlife
information. Afterwards why not
visit the Boardwalk Café, which is
within the Natural World Centre,
which is within the Natural World
Centre and offers delicious
refreshments.
Start time: 11.00 am
End time: 3.00 pm
Sat, 28 March
Mad March Movie
A visit to the cinema for the pick
of the latest movies.
Start time: 7.00 pm
End time: 10.00 pm
Sun, 29 March
Sunday Blues at Moon on the Water
Sit back and relax to some blues
music at this popular local venue in
Cleethorpes. Why not enjoy a drink
and some vegan food at the same
time.
Start time: 4.30 pm
End time: 7.00 pm
Wed, 1 April
Partners in Crime
A light-hearted quiz to test your
general knowledge. Come along and
enjoy a drink and a chat and find
out more about the group and the
forthcoming activities.
Start time: 8.30 pm
End time: 11.00 pm
Sat, 4 April
Monthly Meal Out
Our popular monthly meal – enjoy
good food, good company and a drink
or two.
Start time: 7.30 pm
End time: 10.30 pm
Sun, 5 April
Tealby Trek and Tearooms
Our annual trek in the hills above
the lovely village of Tealby, with
wonderful views across to Lincoln
and passing through the Lincolnshire
Longwool Sheep flock at Risby. Enjoy
refreshments in the local tea room
afterwards.
Start time: 12.45 pm
End time: 3.30 pm
Saturday, 11 April
The Ropewalk’s 20th Anniversary –
Open Day
The Ropewalk at Barton is
celebrating its 20th anniversary and
opening up the full length of the
building to the public. Events TBC.
Start time: 10.30 am
End time: 1.00 pm
The Government Inspector
A visit to Louth Theatre for this
play described as one of the most
famous comedies in the world. The
mayor and his cronies have got it
made in their small town in the back
of nowhere. When they learn they are
going to be the subject of an
undercover government inspection,
they panic. Unbelievably funny, one
not to miss!
Start time: 7.30 pm
End time: 10.00 pm
Wed, 15 April
The Health Tree Foundation (Speaker)
Tonight the group will be pleased to
welcome a representative from the
Health Tree Foundation, which is the
hospital charity supporting the work
of the local NHS Trust. There will
also be the opportunity to have a
drink and a chat and find out more
about the group and its activities.
Start time: 8.30 pm
End time: 11.00 pm
Fri 17 - Mon 20 Apr
2019
National Spring Holiday
Sat
18 April
Fund-raising Party Night
A fun evening with entertainment,
buffet, raffles and name-cards all
in aid of the Lincolnshire &
Nottinghamshire Air Ambulance.
Start time: 7.00 pm
End time: 11.00 pm
Sunday, 19 April
Treasure Hunt at Lincoln
An opportunity to explore the lovely
city of Lincoln as you try and solve
the clues!
Start time: 1.00 pm
End time: 4.00 pm
Sat, 25 April
St George’s Night Celebrations
A band, a choir and bangers and mash
as we belatedly celebrate St
George’s Day.
Start time: 7.30 pm
End time: 10.00 pm
Sun, 26 April
Midland Area Conference
