Hello everyone!

Phew!  Yet another busy week has FLOWN by!

The weather at the weekend was superb so what better way to spend a sunny Sunday afternoon than going for a nice relaxing drive?  So that’s what we did, well, sort of.  10 of us took to Eastleigh’s karting track and enjoyed 30 minutes of well fought battles…even the people who had never set foot in a kart gave us a run for our money.  Welcome to Tina who took this as her first opportunity to come along and meet us – hello Tina!

On Tuesday night we entered two teams in the St Patricks Day Quiz at the Blue Keys pub.  Paula’s team came a very respectable 7^th, but Amanda’s team (made up of Mark, Derek, Dominique, Nicola and Alan) won 1^st place!  Hoorah!

Last night we took up even more room than last week – 25 people we counted!  Mark, David, Jenny V and Karen all signed up and Rich came along to check us out for the first time as did Amanda’s friend Susan and my mate Natasha.  We also had special visitors National Chairman Adrian and Biggles paid us a visit too – I hope you enjoyed meeting everyone!

We’re also now on very good terms with the bar staff and manager at Chambers and have secured ourselves a 20% discount on all food and drinks – just remind them when you order that you’re with the social club to claim your discount (which they gave us on top of our BOGOF pizzas!!!!).

Future events for your diary:

Brean – is this weekend!  It costs £67.50 and all the info you need is here:

http://www.plusgroups.org.uk/a/brean2009

Vitality Show – 28^th March.  Paula, Karen and friend are travelling up together on the 8.08am train and then meeting Paula’s sister too so if you want to go with them then please contact Paula to arrange a meeting point/time.  Jenny and Palvi are also going to be there so you might run into them too!  2-4-1 Wagamamas is planned for the evening…yummy!

Centre Parcs – over the weekend of 5^th to 8^th of June there are already 18 people booked in and 2 more waiting in the wings as they need 4 more people to get a 6 man villa.  If you fancy it then all you need to know is that it’s a bargain at £105 for the whole weekend and our Shelly is going and would love a villa of Southampton people!

NGOOT – is for teams of 4 and over the weekend from 31^st July in Oxford.  More info: http://www.plusgroups.org.uk/a/event/ngoot

So, coming up soon:

After all of the recent excitement we’re taking a well earned break this weekend and having a quiet one.  If anyone wants to do anything then please shout and we’ll see if there are any like minded people out there to play with.

Next Tuesday Paula is entering a team in the pub quiz at the Blue Keys again – if you want to join her team or set one up of your own give her a buzz.  I’ve heard there’s going to be a playdough round…no, I’m not sure either.

http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#/event.php?eid=58206374801

Next Thursday is Play Away night (so no meeting on Wednesday) and we’re off to MINT casino for dinner (£8.95 for 3 courses) and will take our chances in the casino afterwards for a quick flutter.  We’re aiming to book the table for 8pm (limited to 20 people) so will meet in the Court Jester pub at 7.30pm for a drink beforehand.  Please contact Paula to make sure there is a space for you! http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#/event.php?eid=73062219777

Also, if you have any ideas for events then Shelly has asked for you to contact her or chat to her about your ideas when you next see her…this is a lady on a mission to fill our calendar.

So far we are in the middle of planning a Hog Roast, clay pigeon shooting, Go Ape and Monkey World are underway - you may have already seen the Facebook invites, but keep your eyes peeled for more information.

Right, it’s time to crash.  Have a good weekend off & see you all when you’re all well rested next week.

Princess Phil