MKIVC logo Photos of MKIVC

What's on at Milton Keynes IVC - pubs, clubs, restaurants, parties, theatre, football - and more!
September Events
Tue 02 Club Night - The Fountain
2030 hrs

Come and have a drink, catch up with friends and come armed with some events for the October bulletin. If you can't find us, ask at the bar and they will point you in the right direction.

Location: Loughton
 
September Running Schedule
0000 hrs

Running - Tuesdays - Sept 2, 9, 16, 23 & 30 Running & Power Walking - Thursdays - Sept 4, 11, 18 & 25 Running - Sundays - Sept 7 (Parks 'n' Run), 14 (Wooburn), 21 (Biddenham) & 28 Emails will be sent out weekly to advise of location. Time is always 7:00pm for Tuesday, 7:00 or 7:30pm for Thursday Runs, 9:30am for Sunday Runs. Weekday runs are in the order of 5K, Sunday is 10K, sometimes plus ;-) Emails in respect of races eg Wooburn and Biddenham will be sent out separately. All Welcome.

Location:
 
Thu 04 Committee Night
2000 hrs

Are you interested in joining the next committee? If so, you are more than welcome to come along and see what's involved. Just let me know beforehand.

Location: Gilly's House
 
Fri 05 Pub Night
2030 hrs

Come and enjoy an 'end of week' drink and chat at the popular Wavendon Arms.

Location: Wavendon Arms
 
Sat 06 Woburn Oyster Festival
2030 hrs

Join us at the 15th festival. Even if you can't stand the little bivalve there is plenty going on in the pubs, tents and on the streets. Meet up in The Bell at the bottom of the High St. (to avoid the masses at the top initially). We can then form a cunning plan from there!

Location: Woburn
 
Bike Ride - Salcey Forest
1000 hrs

Join me for a bike ride to Salcey Forest - perhaps the last ride this summer?! 30 miles round trip - redways + road + off-road. Start from Furzton Lake pub car park.

Location:
 
Today Sun 07 Day out in Cambridge
0930 hrs

A leisurely punt, walk and eat around Cambridge. We thought we would try our hand at punting this time. Life over 'health & safety' they say!

Location: Cambridge
 
Today Parks 'n' Run - Shenley Wood
1000 hrs

Meet at Shenley Wood car park, off V2 Tattenhoe Street, Merlewood Drive. Meet in the pub carpark @ 9:45am. 2K,4K or 10K runs. Let me know if you are going to be there (for any of them)

Location: Shenley Wood
 
Thu 11 (Gourmet) Book Club
2030 hrs

Books, books and books - Chit, chat, chit .. the fun of book club ;-) P.S. eating optional.

Location: The Plough, Simpson
 
Fri 12 Camping in Cambridge
0000 hrs

Choosing somewhere more local so that if the weather is bad we can make it a day trip! ;-( But this will offer non-campers the chance to come non-camping so you can see if you want to be brave in 2009!

Location: Cambridge
 
A-Z Pub Night (H)
2030 hrs

H is for Harvester, so we're off to The Fountain, Loughton where there hopefully aren't any quiz or club nights on ;-) so we should have the run of the pub! If my last A-Z pub night at The George was anything to go by that is! Give me a ring if you can't find us.

Location: The Fountain
 
Sat 13 National Space Centre, Leicester
1230 hrs

The award winning National Space Centre is the UK's largest attraction dedicated to space. There are six differently themed galleries, see amazing space rockets, satellites and capsules, take part in hundreds of interactive hands-on activities and experience the latest in audiovisual technology. Plus Human Spaceflight: Lunar Base 2025 has been designed to challenge and involve the visitor on every level. Interactive exhibits will test visitors’ mental and physical ability to survive the long and dangerous voyage into deep space and culminate in a stunning 3D mission through our solar system to the ice moon Europa. Open until 5pm. www.spacecentre.co.uk Children welcome. Costs Adult £12, children (5-16) £10

Location:
 
Sun 14 A-Z of Sport
1100 hrs

F - Football - simple this time. Kick around at Emerson Valley, turn up on time means the earlier we can depart to go to the pub or go home to eat.

Location: Emerson Valley
 
Lawn Mowing
1030 hrs

Help the council out and join in with a bit of gardening - mow the grass at Emerson Valley. Bring a lawn mower, hand-powered or also bring extension lead.

Location: Emerson Valley
 
Wooburn 10K Run
1030 hrs

Wooburn, near High Wycombe ;-) Book online, £10 (unaffiliated) if in advance - link below or go into the runnersworld website. Only 500 runners so best to pre-book. http://www.runnersworld.co.uk/events/viewevent.asp?sp=&v=2&EN=44182 Please let me know if/when you have entered, and we’ll organise transport.

Location:
 
Mon 15 Quiz Night
2000 hrs

The quiz is back! At the new venue at the Clock Inn, Shenley Leisure Centre pub area. Tonight's proceeds go to Shenley Badminton Club. Join us for 10 rounds of 10 questions.

Location: Clock Inn, Shenley C. End
 
Wed 17 New Members Night
2000 hrs

*WANTED* - New Members! Come along for a chat, meet some new members and some more familiar faces. Have a sneaky preview at the October bulletin.

Location: Ship Ashore, Willen
 
Fri 19 Early Food, Late Drink - Loch Fyne
1830 hrs

Loch Fyne @ The Hub - 2 courses from a set menu + a glass of wine for £11 - just click 'n' print a voucher - see Martin’s money saving site or Loch Fyne website - the offer is a two course meal plus one glass of 'promotional wine' for £11 per person, everyday until 7pm, between 1 June and 30 September. We need one voucher per four people dining, so if we can get a multiple of 4 that would be good ;-) We’ll then go on to say All Bar One for a pub night, 8pm onwards ;-) Join us for both or either, but please let me know by Sept 12 if you are eating.

Location: Loch Fyne, The Hub
 
Sat 20 Easy MK Bike Ride
1100 hrs

Enjoy the MK scenery on two wheels! A relaxing bike ride for all non-adrenalin junkies! Approx. 12 miles, with a pub stop en route or at the end. Meet at Caldecotte Lake car park Book by - on the day by 10:30am!!

Location: Around MK
 
Pub Night
2030 hrs

Drink, chat, drink, chat...More details to follow.

Location: TBC
 
Sun 21 Biddenham 10K River Run
1045 hrs

Don’t know about this run, but the latest comment is ‘A great introduction to off-road running’. Book online, £12 (unaffiliated) if in advance - link below or go into the runnersworld website. Only 550 runners so best to pre-book. http://www.runnersworld.co.uk/events/viewevent.asp?sp=&v=2&EN=43768 Please let me know if/when you have entered, and we’ll organise transport.

Location:
 
Thu 25 Richard Digance - The Stables
0000 hrs

See Richard Digance (comedian/folk) at The Stables, Wavendon.

Location: Wavendon
 
Fri 26 Drink & Dance Night
2000 hrs

Meet at the Slug & Lettuce, Theatre District for a drink & chat then move on to City Limits for music & dance.

Location: Theatre District
 
Sun 28 A-Z of Sport
1100 hrs

G - Great Football - OK it may not be great, but come along and join us trying to kick a ball about.

Location: