November Dining Club - 7th Nov

November Dining Club will be at the Plough and Fleece, Horningsea.  Let us know if you'd like to come!

October Dining Club, Sat 3rd Oct, Klub Polonia

Gem has booked us in to the polish club for Saturday night. She told them 6-8 people, and 6 said yes yesterday, so please let her know if you are coming (email or text) so that she can let them have a final number on Saturday.

Klub Polonia: On the corner of Chesterton Hall Crescent.
Address: 231 Chesterton Rd, Cambridge CB4 1AS, United Kingdom
Phone:+44 1223 365854

September Dining Club now at the NEW CHINESE on Chesterton Road

Hi All,

Sorry, I haven't had a chance to contact the Polish club.
Today has just been as mad as previous days - It does look good though.

The good news is that the NEW CHINESE has opened at the site of the Hot Pot on Chesterton Road,
so that is my new plan B
They have no menus and no phone, which also probably means it is cash only (so what has changed, you ask)

September Dining Club - Sat 5th

We're hoping to visit Polonia Club (Chesterton Road) for this month's Dining Club.  Please let us know if you'd like to come!

External event of potential interest: 52 Tuesdays plus live Q&A at Arts Picturehouse on Thursday

Note the film is on and finished before our regular meet, so I hope a few of us can make it.

The "Queers in Shorts" season has a Transgender film on!
https://www.picturehouses.com/cinema/Arts_Picturehouse_Cambridge/film/52-tuesdays-director-and-lead-actress-qanda

Thu 6th Aug 18.30

52 Tuesdays

<<
Teenager Billie thinks she knows everything about her mother, Jane, so she
is surprised when she learns of her mother’s plan to transition from woman
to man. Billie is further upset when she learns that her parents have
decided she will live with her father while her mother transitions; all she
has to cling to is the promise that she will see her mother every Tuesday
afternoon, without fail, for the year they live apart.

Filmed over the course of a year, once a week, every week – only on
Tuesdays – the unique filmmaking rules of 52 Tuesdays bring a rare
authenticity to this emotionally charged story of desire, responsibility
and transformation.

August Dining Club, Saturday 1st Aug

Dining club tomorrow! Yippee Noodles!
Having found that our "plan B" has closed, I am delighted to announce "Plan C"
Yippee Noodles, King Street at 8pm.

July Dining Club - Sat 4th July

We're planning to go to Frankie & Benny's (on Cambridge Leisure Park) for the July Dining Club. If you'd like to come please let us know so that we can book a table.

June Dining Club - Sat 6th June, Bella Italia

So we're booked in to Bella Italia, Cambridge Leisure Park, for 8.30 pm.  Thanks to Gem for doing the booking!  There's one space left - so if you'd like to come please let us know!

June Dining Club

Leaflet and poster design meeting, Milton Tesco Costa, 1pm

Rescheduled from Sunday, we're having a planning meeting to start designing leaflets and posters to promote Diamonds at festivals such as the Big Weekend. Please come along and share your ideas! If you plan to come please let us know so that we know who to expect and also so we can let you know if the time or place changes!

KaLing's farewell dinner at the Hotpot on Thursday

As you may know the Hotpot restaurant on Chesterton Road has been one of our favourite Dining Club venues over the years and the owner KaLing (who has always made us feel very welcome there) is leaving this week.  She has invited us to her farewell party on Thursday evening (from 7 pm with optional food (£10) at 7.30 pm; drinks priced as usual).  We need to let her know who's coming, so if you would like to come please let us know! Please note that there may not be any Diamonds members at the regular Thursday "Meet, Chat and Discuss" at the Boathouse if we're all at the Hotpot, so if you do want to go to the Boathouse you may wish to watch the forum or check with us if anyone is going to be there.

Mary Humphrey exhibition including our pics, 29 May - 31 July

Photographer Mary Humphrey, who took the lovely photos on our website when she came to Diamonds, is exhibiting her work at the ArtCell Gallery (CRUK Cambridge Research Institute, Addenbrookes site). It includes our pics so do go along to support her as she gave the pics to us! The exhibition is entitled 'Because - a reflection and accumulation of images and voices that demand to be acknowledged', and runs 29 May - 31 July 2015 (PV 30 May 10am-2pm). See http://www.stefaniereichelt-photographyandprints.com/artcell.html for more details.

John Wright Wednesday Session returns to the Boathouse!

After two weeks away due to the repair work, the John Wright Wednesday Session returns to the Boathouse from tomorrow (29th April), so our Social and Dance nights will again feature their live music!

I think everything should be pretty much back to normal now at the Boathouse - at least for the moment!

Dining Club Sat 2 May

Dining Club, Sat 2 May: We're planning to go to the Pipasha Restaurant (Indian and Bangladeshi) on Newmarket Road for this month's dining club. Please let us know if you'd like to come so that we can book a table!

Live music again at the Tally Ho, Trumpington this week

As last week the John Wright live music 'Wednesday Session' which  is usually the setting for our Wednesday Social and Dance nights at the Boathouse is moving to the Tally Ho in Trumpington this week.  They say it should be back at the Boathouse next week.  Some of the regular Diamonds girls will be following John Wright to the Tally Ho, so if you plan to join tomorrow's Social and Dance night you may wish to head to the Tally Ho too, or at least check with us if any Diamonds are likely to be at the Boathouse before turning up there!  The Meet, Chat and Discuss meeting on Thursday will be at the Boathouse as usual.

Boathouse update

Latest from the Boathouse facebook page (as of last week) is that their garden was open again and they expected the kitchen to be re-open by last weekend.  I wasn't there at the weekend so unable to confirm...

Meeting to discuss our involvement in the Pink Festival

A planning meeting has been proposed for Thur 14th May to discuss our involvement in the Pink Festival.  More details will be posted here when available!

For live music this week and next head to the Tally Ho, Trumpington

The John Wright live music 'Wednesday Session' which is usually the setting for our Wednesday Social and Dance nights at the Boathouse is moving to the Tally Ho in Trumpington for this week and next week while repair work is carried out on the adjacent Tivoli following last month's fire.  Some of the regular Diamonds girls will be following John Wright to the Tally Ho, so if you plan to join tomorrow's or next week's Social and Dance night you may wish to head to the Tally Ho too, or at least check with us if any Diamonds are likely to be at the Boathouse before turning up there!  The Meet, Chat and Discuss meetings on Thursdays continue at the Boathouse as usual.

Repair work affecting the Boathouse

The car park, kitchen and garden at our main venue the Boathouse are currently closed while repair work is carried out on the adjacent Tivoli following last month's fire. The pub is still open for drinks, and regular Diamonds meetings continue there as normal! The Wednesday live music sessions are also affected, so the Wednesday Social and Dance Nights may be a bit quieter for a couple of weeks and you may wish to check that others are going before turning up. The Thursday Meet, Chat and Discuss meetings should be largely unaffected.

Dining Club, Sat 11th April, Osteria Waggon and Horses, Milton

A reminder that this month's Dining Club is a week later than normal due to Easter - so is NEXT Saturday (11th April) and not tomorrow!  This month we'll be having another go at getting in to the Milton Italian (Osteria Waggon and Horses) - please let us know if you would like to come!

April Dining Club moved to Sat 11 April due to Easter

Due to moon phases causing inconvenient Easter positioning, the next dining club will be a week late, Sat 11th April. Presuming the moon doesn't shift unexpectedly, of course.

Boathouse now re-open

The Boathouse has now re-opened following Saturday's fire next door, so this week's events will be able to take place as normal. See you there!

Boathouse update

Latest from the Boathouse Facebook page is that they hope to re-open tomorrow...

Boathouse still closed following fire

Latest from our main venue the Boathouse is that following Saturday's fire at the adjoining Tivoli they are currently awaiting information from all the relevant safety officers before they can re-open. So at the moment all of our regular events at the Boathouse are TBC.  As soon as we have more information it will be posted here...

Boathouse still closed but should re-open on Monday

Latest news from the Boathouse following yesterday's fire next door is that they plan to re-open on Monday.  So no Quiz Night tonight, but meetings will resume as usual from Wednesday's Social and Dance Night :)

Major fire adjacent to our main venue

Apparently a large fire last night has devastated the Tivoli pub, the adjacent building to our regular meeting place of the Boathouse...  Cambridge News is reporting that fortunately no-one was in the building at the time, and that the Boathouse itself has been saved, but that firefighters are still takling the fire next door and Chesterton Road is currently closed.  The latest from the Boathouse is that they are currently unable to confirm whether or not they will be able to open for business tomorrow.  I will try to post more details here about how our meetings planned for the next few days could be affected as soon as the information becomes available.

March Dining Club - VENUE CHANGE

Unfortunately we've again been unable to get a booking at the venue we wanted to try...  So instead we'll be going to the Jolly Brewers in Milton for tomorrow's dining club (7th March).  Sorry folks!  (Will try to be more organised next time...)

The Jolly Brewers is nice though, if what we had there at Christmas is anything to go by.  If you'd like to come to this month's dining club and haven't told us yet please do let us know!

March Dining Club: Milton Italian, Sat 7th March

We decided to actually make a decision, and will try the Milton Italian (Osteria Waggon and Horses). Please let us know if you would like to come as we need to book this I think!

February Dining Club - Hot Pot

This month's dining club will be at our default favourite of the Hot Pot (Chesterton Road) - meet there at 8pm this Saturday (tomorrow, 7th Feb).  We had hoped to try the Orchid Chinese on Newmarked Road, but unfortunately couldn't get a booking for this Saturday... 

Normal Service Resumed

Regular meetings continue:

Weekly at the Boathouse:

Weds - music night

Thurs - discussion

Sun - quiz night

Monthly - venue TBD:

First Sat - Dining club 

No Quiz Night tonight (18th Jan)

The Boathouse aren't doing their weekly quiz this week - so no chance to shine tonight!  They say their weekly quiz nights will resume as normal next week (25th Jan)

No Meeting 15th Jan

Hi All
There will be no "greeters" at the Boathouse pub this Thursday evening, 15th Jan,
so please don't come along that day. Normal business will be resumed on 22nd Jan.

Other folk may turn up, so please do check the yahoo and facebook groups.

Reminder that every Wednesday evening there are plenty of gals listening to the live music,
and every Thursday (except above) we meet for a quiet night.
There is also a quiz team on Sunday night!

Happy New Year!

Happy New Year everyone!  See you tonight at the Boathouse for the first meeting of 2015!