Events Calendar

Description: Dance the night away and make some new friends at this Salsa night at the Vienna Bar in Nottingham. The lesson is free leaving you with some money to buy a few drinks at the bar afterwards.

Carolyn our Nottingham hostess attends this Salsa event regularly and is loving getting the extra exercise and having a fun night out at the same time.

Description: The Book Cafe has opened a new coffee shop opposite Primark in town and just before Christmas I went there one afternoon to try it out. This shop is better than the other one in the shopping centre and is much larger inside. They still have gifts and art for sell which make very interesting browsing whilst you wait for your order to arrive.

So I thought this would make a very central and convenient place for our monthly coffee and lunch.

Payment Deadline: Cost of lunch and drinks.

Description: For this months cinema night we will either be going to see Alice in Wonderland or Leap Year. When we get to the cinema the girls who are coming along will choose which film to watch. Even if the decision is that half go to see one film and the other half go to see the other.

Alice in Wonderland
In the sequel to Lewis Carroll's original stories, Alice Kingsley, now 19, attends a party at a Victorian estate shortly after the death of her beloved father.

The party, unbeknownst to Alice, is an engagement party planned by her mother and sister. Just as the arrogant and dull Hamish Ascot proposes to Alice under a gazebo and under the eyes of hundreds of snooty society-types, Alice spots a white rabbit wearing a waistcoat and pocket watch.

In shock and confusion, she runs off into a maze and follows the White Rabbit through it, only to later tumble down a rabbit hole into Underland (more commonly referred to as "Wonderland" by its inhabitants), a place she has visited ten years before, yet doesn't remember. In Wonderland, she reunites with her childhood friends, including the Mad Hatter, who explains to Alice that they need her help in over-throwing the Red Queen, who has assumed control of all Wonderland.

Leap Year
Anna (Amy Adams) travels to Dublin, Ireland to propose to her boyfriend Jeremy (Adam Scott) on February 29, leap day, because according to Irish tradition, a woman can propose to a man on February 29 during a leap year.

While mid-flight to Dublin, there is a storm and the plane diverts to Cardiff, Wales. Anna hires a boat to take her to Cork, but the severity of the storm forces her to be put ashore on the Dingle Peninsula. She enlists the help of a surly Irish innkeeper, Declan (Matthew Goode), to taxi her across the country to Dublin to pull off the proposal in time, and begins to question her intentions with Jeremy when she makes a connection with Declan.

Payment Deadline: Pay on the night.

Description: Dance the night away and make some new friends at this Salsa night at the Vienna Bar in Nottingham. The lesson is free leaving you with some money to buy a few drinks at the bar afterwards.

Carolyn our Nottingham hostess attends this Salsa event regularly and is loving getting the extra exercise and having a fun night out at the same time.

Description: Flat fields and long views are all part of this satisfying walk, starting from the West Derbyshire village of Doveridge. The village sits just inside the Derbyshire-Staffordshire border. Farming still plays an important role in the area. The land is relatively productive, much more so than in large tracts of north-western Derbyshire.

After leaving Doveridge behind, you walk down a long lane towards Holtwood Farm, before turning off through the fields. There are good open views and Doveridge Church is soon seen on the horizon. As you approach the village the tops of the houses come into view.

The route is straightforward to follow, with good signage and stable stiles that are easy to cross. Doveridge Preservation Society takes great pride in looking after the footpaths in the parish and ensuring they are kept up to a good standard.

Doveridge Mill was mentioned in the Domesday Book; it was situated just below the church and was fed by a mill stream from the River Dove. It was demolished in the 1970s. Nearby the footpath suspension bridge over the Dove has been well maintained.

Description: The Come Dine with Me events were so successful that I thought in the New Year it would be good fun to get some members involved in a baking challenge. The idea is we all bake some goodies of the same type i.e. cupcakes, then bring them along on every fortnight on a Tuesday evening for all of us to sample.

We then score each of the creations and whoever has the highest scores at the end of the challenge will win a fantastic prize. The Come Dine with Me winner won a spa session at Center Parcs so expect the prize to be worth the effort.

Themes for each week:

• Week 1 – 23 February - Cookies/biscuits
• Week 2 – 9 March – Cupcakes
• Week 3 – 23 March - Tarts
• Week 4 – 6 April – Fruit cake/Tea loaves
• Week 5 – 20 April – Old fashioned puddings

So get the recipes out and have some fun in the kitchen and trying everyone's baking efforts.

Description: Dance the night away and make some new friends at this Salsa night at the Vienna Bar in Nottingham. The lesson is free leaving you with some money to buy a few drinks at the bar afterwards.

Carolyn our Nottingham hostess attends this Salsa event regularly and is loving getting the extra exercise and having a fun night out at the same time.

Description: Looking to improve your look and image in 2010 and want to know all the lastest trends and style advice. Imogen Marley is a style and image consultant and has had a very successful career working as a style advisor. She is nothing like Trinny and Susannah and is just a genuine individual who wants to help women look and feel great.

She will be talking to us about the following at this event:

• Why image is important.
• Underwear-the foundation!
• Wardrobe maintenance and organisation.
• Bodyshapes and how to dress them.
• Secrets to great accessorising

Also bring along a couple of items that you struggle to wear and she will tell you how to wear them and help you achieve the look that you want.

Description: The European Restaurant is a cosy Italian restaurant situated in the Cathedral Quarter of the city. It is in one of Derby's oldest buildings and offers a Bistro and a restaurant. It was established eighteen years ago by the owner and chef Gian Carlo Slaviero.

The restaurants success has been its ability to provide classic cuisine with a contemporary twist, in an environment, which is always inviting. The service is always of a high level and makes a truly memorable dining experience.

Description: Dance the night away and make some new friends at this Salsa night at the Vienna Bar in Nottingham. The lesson is free leaving you with some money to buy a few drinks at the bar afterwards.

Carolyn our Nottingham hostess attends this Salsa event regularly and is loving getting the extra exercise and having a fun night out at the same time.

Description: Need a good laugh after a hard day at work? Then come and join the girls at The Venue on Abbey Road in Derby for a fun filled night of laughing with or at the comedy acts on the bill. Hopefully this time we won't be sitting near the front...

Payment Deadline: Pay on the evening

Description: The Come Dine with Me events were so successful that I thought in the New Year it would be good fun to get some members involved in a baking challenge. The idea is we all bake some goodies of the same type i.e. cupcakes, then bring them along on every fortnight on a Tuesday evening for all of us to sample.

We then score each of the creations and whoever has the highest scores at the end of the challenge will win a fantastic prize. The Come Dine with Me winner won a spa session at Center Parcs so expect the prize to be worth the effort.

Themes for each week:

• Week 1 – 23 February - Cookies/biscuits
• Week 2 – 9 March – Cupcakes
• Week 3 – 23 March - Tarts
• Week 4 – 6 April – Fruit cake/Tea loaves
• Week 5 – 20 April – Old fashioned puddings

So get the recipes out and have some fun in the kitchen and trying everyone's baking efforts.

Description: We have received some feedback recently that it would be a good idea to offer daytime events for our club members. So I had a look around and checked whatwould be a good idea for a daytime event and thought perhaps the mid week film at the Quad would be a good idea.

So if you are off work this week or don't normally work on a Wednesday come and join us and get free tea or coffee included in the price of the ticket.

Payment Deadline: Pay on the day.

Description: Dance the night away and make some new friends at this Salsa night at the Vienna Bar in Nottingham. The lesson is free leaving you with some money to buy a few drinks at the bar afterwards.

Carolyn our Nottingham hostess attends this Salsa event regularly and is loving getting the extra exercise and having a fun night out at the same time.

Description: I attended this very fun and entertaining show last year and loved it. Like everyone else I thought why would I want to go and watch such an unusual show but I was encouraged by someone who had been the year before.

I was blown away by the comedy and glitz of the show and it was a great excuse for a girl's night out. The majority of the audience were women with the occasional man dragged along by their wife or girlfriend.

So if you are a bit unsure but have an open mind and fancy a good giggle then book your place.

The tickets are quite cheap as this is the preview evening so get in quick if you want to come along.

Payment deadline: 7 March 2010

Description: Willy Russell's, Blood Brothers tells the moving tale of twins who, separated at birth, grow up on opposite sides of the tracks, only to meet again with tragic consequences. The score includes Bright New Day, Marilyn Monroe and Tell Me It's Not True.

Few musicals have received such acclaim as the award-winning Blood Brothers which recently celebrated its 21st year in London; no wonder it is 'The musical for all time'.

Read more at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blood_Brothers_(musical)

Payment deadline: 14 March 2010

Description: For this months cinema night we will either be going to see Remember Me or The Back-up Plan. When we get to the cinema the girls who are coming along will choose which film to watch. Even if the decision is that half go to see one film and the other half go to see the other.

The Back-up Plan
After years of dating, Zoe (Jennifer Lopez) has decided waiting for the right one is taking too long. Determined to become a mother, she commits to a plan, makes an appointment and decides to go it alone. On the day of her artificial insemination, Zoe meets Stan (Alex O'Loughlin) a man with real possibilities.

Trying to nurture a budding relationship and hide the early signs of pregnancy becomes a comedy of errors for Zoe and creates confusing signals for Stan. When Zoe nervously reveals the reason for her unpredictable behavior, Stan commits fully and says hes in.

Remember Me
In the romantic drama Remember Me, Robert Pattinson plays Tyler, a rebellious young man in New York City who has a strained relationship with his father (Pierce Brosnan) ever since tragedy separated their family.

Tyler didnt think anyone could possibly understand what he was going through until the day he met Ally (Emilie de Ravin) through an unusual twist of fate. Love was the last thing on his mind, but as her spirit unexpectedly heals and inspires him, he begins to fall for her.

Through their love, he begins to find happiness and meaning in his life. But soon, hidden secrets are revealed, and the circumstances that brought them together slowly threaten to tear them apart. Remember Me is an unforgettable story about the power of love, the strength of family, and the importance of living passionately and treasuring every day of ones life.

Payment Deadline: Pay on the night.

Description: Dance the night away and make some new friends at this Salsa night at the Vienna Bar in Nottingham. The lesson is free leaving you with some money to buy a few drinks at the bar afterwards.

Carolyn our Nottingham hostess attends this Salsa event regularly and is loving getting the extra exercise and having a fun night out at the same time.

Description: A popular and enjoyable walk on the edge of Derby, along quiet country lanes, through fields and woodlands, with a well preserved Hermit's Cave and views of the Cat and Fiddle Windmill to add variety.

Initially the walk follows Far Lane, until it disintegrates into a track. Here an Archaeological Project Information Board, on land at Little Hay Grange, provides details of the excavation, which may only be visited when archaeologists are on the site.

From this point, the walk continues across fields and through Ockbrook Wood to Dale Abbey and enters Hermitage Wood. Abundant wildlife exists in this ancient woodland and over 60 species of flowering plants have been recorded.

As you walk towards the Hermit's Cave, the Cat and Fiddle Windmill can be seen to the north, the only one of its kind left in the county.

After passing Boyah Grange, the walk continues along lanes and through fields, before ascending Constitution Hill and going through an area of woodland to the rear of Hopwell Hall. A farm track is then followed all the way back to Ockbrook.

Walk Length: 5 miles

Walk Difficulty: 2/5

Description: The Come Dine with Me events were so successful that I thought in the New Year it would be good fun to get some members involved in a baking challenge. The idea is we all bake some goodies of the same type i.e. cupcakes, then bring them along on every fortnight on a Tuesday evening for all of us to sample.

We then score each of the creations and whoever has the highest scores at the end of the challenge will win a fantastic prize. The Come Dine with Me winner won a spa session at Center Parcs so expect the prize to be worth the effort.

Themes for each week:

• Week 1 – 23 February - Cookies/biscuits
• Week 2 – 9 March – Cupcakes
• Week 3 – 23 March - Tarts
• Week 4 – 6 April – Fruit cake/Tea loaves
• Week 5 – 20 April – Old fashioned puddings

So get the recipes out and have some fun in the kitchen and trying everyone's baking efforts.

Description: Dance the night away and make some new friends at this Salsa night at the Vienna Bar in Nottingham. The lesson is free leaving you with some money to buy a few drinks at the bar afterwards.

Carolyn our Nottingham hostess attends this Salsa event regularly and is loving getting the extra exercise and having a fun night out at the same time.

Description: Every month we have a different place on the calendar where we go for lunch. For April we will be going to Fresh ground in Belper.

Coming to one of the club lunches is a great way to get to know some of the existing members and enjoy a lunch in an independent café/bistro.

Fresh Ground so no exception and is a great place to have a coffee and lunch and has grown in popularity over the years as one of the best places to go in Belper. So if you like home cooked food and a reasonable price then Fresh Ground is one of the best.

Payment Deadline: Pay on the day.

Description: The aim of the book club is to read a book every six weeks, meet and discuss what we think about the book and the review will be published on the website.

Annie and Duncan are a mid-thirties couple who have reached a fork in the road, realising their shared interest in the reclusive musician Tucker Crowe (in Duncan's case, an obsession rather than an interest) is not enough to hold them together any more.

When Annie hates Tucker's 'new release', a terrible demo of his most famous album, it's the last straw - Duncan cheats on her and she promptly throws him out. Via an internet discussion forum, Annie's harsh opinion reaches Tucker himself, who couldn't agree more.

He and Annie start an unlikely correspondence which teaches them both something about moving on from years of wasted time.

Nick Hornby's compelling new novel, four years after A Long Way Down, is about the nature of creativity and obsession, and how two lonely people can gradually find each other.

Description: We are launching the Ladies Night Out Club in Leicester this April and we going to be holding an event in a central location in Leicester. On the evening you can expect:

• A free drink on arrival
• A free pamper treatment
• Stalls selling – clothes, jewellery, gifts etc.
• A free goodie bag

So if you are new to Leicester or looking to meet new people and make new friends in Leicester then come along to this event and find out more about the club and the future events planned in the area.

Description: Dance the night away and make some new friends at this Salsa night at the Vienna Bar in Nottingham. The lesson is free leaving you with some money to buy a few drinks at the bar afterwards.

Carolyn our Nottingham hostess attends this Salsa event regularly and is loving getting the extra exercise and having a fun night out at the same time.

Description: At the end of each month (when everyone has been paid) we pop out to one of the fantastic restaurants in Derby or the surrounding area.

Normally this is at the start of the weekend so we can all let our hair down and perhaps go out for a drink after dinner.

Pietro's is a small Italian restaurant located on Frairgate serving good Italian food. The main restaurant is actually in a conservatory style room and as such has a really lovely atmosphere all year round.

Payment Deadline: Pay on the evening

Description: Fancy a fantastic weekend away to Center Parcs with the girls?

If you ask any of the girls that went last year I am sure they will all tell you about the activities that they tried and the fun that they had over the weekend. Just take a look at the photos from last year.

Accommodation

This year we are upgrading from the Comfort Plus accommodation and will be staying in a Woodland Lodge. Which includes the following features:

• Fully equipped kitchen with integrated microwave, dishwasher and fridge
• Larder space
• Open plan living space with new furnishings and oak-style flooring
• LCD TV and DVD player in the Lounge area
• Main bedroom with LCD TV
• Alarm clock and hairdryer in all bedrooms
• Bathroom with heated towel rails and towels
• New Sealy beds and white bed linen

Take a look at the photos and details of the Woodland Lodge accommodation or the online video.

About Center Parcs
Center Parcs is a place that people return to again and again. It is not just the activities that are on offer that attracts the crowds but the atmosphere and the setting. The parc is set in 400 acres of beautiful forest with lakes and streams and is very close to Sherwood Pines activity centre. There are 100s of activities on offer and you can try anything from abseiling to cheerleading or canoeing to belly dancing and you can do as much or as little as you want. There are restaurants and bars on site and a wonderful spa that offers a wide range of treatments and spa sessions.

Other Information
Deposits are due by the 14 February and places are only guaranteed with a deposit. So book yourself in early to make sure you are joining the girls for the weekend.

Where possible we will be arranging for people to car share in order to make it cheaper for everyone. Please indicate when you are booking your place whether you would be happy to drive or would prefer to get a lift.