Organisers:

Hugh Winterbottom / Helen Powell

Description:

Meet at Bar Fringe for some real ales then on to Matt & Phreds for some Jazz from Nine North West. The North West's Super Jazz Band, comprising of nine of the best players in the region.

Venue and Time:

Bar Fringe, Swan Street, Manchester, 8pm.
Matt & Phreds, Tib Street / Oldham Street, Manchester. 9pm (£5 entry)

Booking:

Just turn up and pay on the door (£5).

Note:

Booking for Matt & Phreds is advisable. Please post message on message board if interested. Thanks.

Organiser:

Max Townsend

Description:

Come and see Ireland’s top Mind-Reader (Quentin Reynolds) for a bewitching mix of mental magic and game show fun!!

Venue and Time:

8pm at The Lass O’ Gowrie (Haunted Room Upstairs) 36 Charles Street, Manchester (next to BBC on Oxford Road).

Booking:

Just turn up and pay on the door (£5).

Note:

Seating is limited so you are advised to get there at least 10 minutes before the show starts.

Organiser:

Chris Morris

Description:

The clocks have gone forward, it’s lighter in the evenings, it’s the start of the Easter holidays and you don’t have to get up in the morning… what better way to celebrate than going for a short 3 mile canal walk and then visit 2 quality pubs? (Hyde’s Cheshire Ring and Sportsman Inn).

Suggested ticket:

Return to Woodley (if wishing to get earlier train back) or a GM Rail Ranger (if staying for second pub). Tickets are half price if purchasing after 18.30.

Booking:

Just turn up!

Meeting Point:

Manchester Piccadilly destinations board at 18:20. Train leaves at 18:36 (probably platform 1 – Rose Hill train).

Return services:

21:23 from Hyde Central or 22:53, 23:53 from Newton for Hyde.

Extra:

Boots are advised in wet weather as the canal path is likely to be muddy.

Organisers:

Jennifer Egan and Nardia Lloyd

Description:

Come and try the monthly wine tasting at Room Restaurant. The evening entails canapés followed by two starters, two mains and a dessert, with the wines being matched carefully by the evening host. There are usually six wines to taste. The full menu is yet to be confirmed, but the theme is ‘Discover Lebanon.’ Vegetarian dishes are available. More details to follow. You don’t need to be a wine expert, just come along and enjoy!

Venue and Time:

Room Restaurant at 7pm prompt, meet in the bar area. It’s a five minute walk from Piccadilly Gardens.

Address:

81 King Street, Manchester, M2 4AH. Tel 839 2005. For more details visit www.roomrestaurants.com

Booking:

This is a popular evening and places need to be booked a month in advance, with a £10 deposit.

Please email socials@madwalkers.org.uk by Monday 22^nd March if interested to arrange paying the £10 deposit. The deposit is required by Friday 26th March

Cost:

£30 (including £10 deposit).