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...