Summer (???) Munch

Not so much of a summer this year in Reading but it hasn't stopped the new-comers and old-hands attending the munches in June, July and August, with over 30 people at each one. It's been a pleasure to meet the newbies and it's always a pleasure to see the regulars.

We are planning a picnic on Saturday 6th September. If you are interested, please make sure you have joined the Yahoo Group to see details. (Note: Please make sure your profile states your age and your interest in all things adult, so that we aren't deleted as a group).

I'm sure you would all like to join me in wishing one of our beloved and most regular of regulars, Durbin, all the best in his moving away from the area next month. We will all miss you and we wish you the very best of luck. Hopefully you'll be able to pop along to visit every now and then, especially for some of the picnics.

Next Munch is September 11th and everyone is welcome. Please send us a message if you'd like someone to meet you when you arrive.

See you there,
Orchid x

May Flies

This month's Munch saw over 30 people - with several new faces. We have made ourselves at home now, in the downstairs part of the newly renamed Copa. The downstairs bar is open for us, there is an outside spot for the smokers, the music is down low so we can chat and the sofas/chairs are very comfy indeed. Yes, we like it!

I also like the new cocktails!!

Thanks also, to all those who came along to the inpromtu picnic on Saturday - the weather was lovely and the company was most pleasant. Sorry to all those who didn't get to hear about it. We really only decided to have one at the Munch and we didn't get time to advertise it anywhere. Despite this though, we had a turn out of 18 people!

If you are new and have been thinking about coming along, please do. I have been told that the Reading Munch is one of the most friendly and social Munches in the area and it's true. Please contact myself or Rob if you want us to meet you when you pop along.

See you on June 12th!

Orchid x

April Event - new venue thoughts

Well now, isn't our refurbished venue lovely folks? Despite our worrying over whether The Outlook would be ready on time for us, we needn't have. The newly named "The Copa" bar proved a hit with everyone. Stylish, clean and relatively quiet, we decided to move downstairs where we could spread out, have our own bar and be nearer to the loos too!

Over 30 people attended with quite a few, very welcomed, new faces making an appearance.

We are planning to make the downstairs our new permanent area now, so please don't miss us next month!

Orchid & Rob

The Outlook - renamed!

Our usual venue, The Outlook on Kings Street, is under new management and now has a new name.

The new name is The Copa, so see you there on April 10th.

(If it's too loud/busy etc) we'll be over the road at The Warwick, so look out for our mascot Scorchy.

Cheers,
Orchid

Possible change of venue for April

The Outlook is currently under refurbishment but is due to re-open on Thursday 10th April (our next munch night), so hopefully the plan to meet as usual from 7.30pm onwards still stands. However, should it be closed, we'll be continuing as normal over the road in the Warwick Arms.

Both munches were well attended with over 30 people at each of February & March Munches. Many new people come along to these things and we welcome anyone who might be thinking about coming along. Please contact us if you'd like someone to meet you there.

We have two new sites, so please add us:

www.myspace.com/readingmunch
www.facebook.com/readingmunch

See you Thursday!

Orchid x

2008 off to a good start

Thanks to everyone who came along to the first munch of 2008. Another good turnout (about 27) especially for a wet and windy January night. Plenty of regulars were there along with some new faces and a few folk we hadn't seen for a while - good to see you again!

Next month the munch falls on Valentine's night so Orchid and I are cogitating on if and how we should make this an extra special munch - suggestions welcome.

Also thanks to everyone who voted in the website poll (results bottom right). It's clear this site gets used by first-timers and regular munch-goers alike which is useful to know in terms of what content to post.

Hope everyone...

Hope everyone had a great Christmas and a fun time welcoming in the New Year. See you all at the January munch next week - same time, same place...

Xmas Lunch Munch

A group of us made it along to the pub yesterday for a festive munch lunch (turkey + all the trimmings). I for one was so stuffed I thought I would explode. Thanks to Orchid for organising this!

(Didn't know it was happening? - Get yourself signed up for the Yahoo! Group so as not to miss out on other munch activities...)

Website poll

While you're browsing the Reading Munch site, please take a moment to vote in the poll (bottom right of home page). I'm interested in people's reason for visiting the site. It only takes a few clicks and is entirely anonymous.

Thanks for participating...

November munch

Another great turnout last night - we managed to count 33 in total including some new faces and some old faces that we hadn't seen for a while (so welcome and welcome back)! We had our usual corner booked and all to ourselves for the whole time although we started spilling out towards the bar as the evening progressed.

Thanks to everyone who came along and hope we'll see you again soon...

New look website

The observant among you may have noticed a new look website starting from today. The new Blogger tools make it a lot easier for me to customise and extend the basic templates so I hope you like the new layout. Scorchy now has pride of place on the homepage along with a new hierachical view of the blog archives. I've also included a link to the excellent FAQ from UKMunchInfo which is a "must read" for all first-timers.

Comments welcome...(but remember I'll delete the ones I don't like).

Business as usual...

I'm pleased to report that the October munch passed off as usual. The pub had already decided to abandon the Thursday night karaoke so we were able to occupy our regular corner without interruption. Another good turnout too with 30 fab pervy folk joining in the chat.

Hope to see you all again next month...

October Venue Update (karaoke capers)

For the October munch, we will start in the Outlook at 8pm as usual. However, if the karaoke kicks off as threatened, we will decamp en masse to The Warkick (the pub across the road).

If you're arriving after 9pm, check the Outlook first and if we're not there in our usual corner we will be at the other pub.

Onwards and upwards

Reading Munch is going from strength to strength, attracting 25 folk in July and 31 in August. There was a great atmosphere last Thursday night with a good mix of regulars and new faces. As Joss takes a back seat, Natasha is now kindly helping me with the munch organisation. With the introduction of the new non-smoking laws, it means it's now much easier for us to book our regular area (inside and round to the right as you come in the door) as we are no longer monopolising the only non-smoking area of the pub. Thanks to Natasha we were able to do this this month and plan to do so in the future.

See you in September!

Bloomin' June

Thanks to everyone who came along and made the June munch another great evening. The pub was busier than usual and we had to wait to get seats in our usual corner. We did send [name withheld to protect the guilty] in to try to scare them off but some of them just would not be budged. We equalled our record from the previous month of 21 folk - if numbers stay at this level we will see if we can book the tables in the future. It's really gratifying to see a growing bunch of regular faces but we also had five newcomers and hope to see them again soon. I'm also very pleased to be getting feedback that people are finding the group very friendly and non-cliquey - long may it continue...

May munch feedback...

We had a crackin' good munch in May. Here is some feedback from the Yahoo! group (now with over 50 members):

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Just wanted to say congratulations on a brill, successful munch tonight, there was a great vibe, the 'crisp buffet' is becoming a habit too, we totally took over the non smoking section in perverts corner. It was great to see some familiar faces and some new ones too! so hello all the newbies! and to hit that magic '21' mark, thats fantastic! and a BIG hello to TIGGER the feisty new feline, who we cant decide whether he is a sub/dom or switch? (scorchy is definately sub)hope to see you all again soon! xxx

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Seconded! The pervs are slowly coming out of the woodwork! I knew they were in there somewhere ;) Perhaps if the weather gets better, we could organise a picnic in one of the parks this summer, on a weekend of course. Who would be up for that?

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It was certainly a good munch :) We certainly seem to be growing month by month, thanks to everyone who turned up and it was great to see you all again along with quite a few new people!A picnic sounds like a great idea to me :D

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A picnic would be a great idea - [we] were talking about suggesting something for the weekend only last night!!! Yeah yeah yeah .... I know something for the weekend used to mean something quite different!! LOL Great munch last night - come on you guys now start getting to the clubs!!!! hee hee

Snow Munch?

A big thank you to Durbin for filling in at the February munch in my absense (and for braving the weather too). In spite of the snow, quite a few folk made it into central Reading and a good time was had by all accounts. Hopefully, March will be back to normal in all respects (except for the people, of course)...see you there.

New dates for 2007

After much discussion, we have elected to change the munch schedule to the second Thursday of every month (at the Outlook as before). So the first munch of 2007 will be 11th Jan (followed by 8th Feb and then 8th March). Although we appreciate this may not suit everyone, we hope the regular day-of-week slot will make it easier for most folk to plan their diaries. Have a great fetish/festive Christmas and see you in the New Year!

Joss & Rob

The Yahoo! Group is up and running!

I'm pleased to announce that the munch now has its very own Yahoo! Group where members can post, exchange ideas, and get to know each other a little better in between our regular munches. You will need to set up a Yahoo! ID to join but this is free and easy.

Please note: we will decline any requests to join where the Yahoo! profile is blank - we need you to include some credible information in order to maintain our "adult" status (what you include is up to you of course - no one is going to check it's accurate).

New faces and first-timers

Good to see some new faces at the September munch (as well as some regulars too of course). New folk are always welcome and first-timers especially. So, if you're looking to pluck up courage and dip your toes in, do drop us an email here in advance - we can answer any questions you may have to put your mind at rest and be sure to look out for you on the day...