Newmarket Speed Dating Information

Muddy Matches has teamed up with the Eastern Region of the Countryside Alliance to offer a unique speed dating experience for country-minded, or ‘muddy’, people of all ages at Tattersalls in the heart of Newmarket.

Tickets can no longer be bought online

As of the morning of the 25th, we have had to stop selling tickets online.  However, we have a small amount of space for a few more men – if you would be interested in coming please call Lucy on 07901 865283 and we can sell you a ticket on the door.  Tickets cost £20 and include a free drink and a week’s subscription to Muddy Matches.

Filling out a profile on Muddy Matches

This is not compulsory but it is a really good idea to complete a profile as it will increase your chances of follow-up contact after the event.  When you meet a number of people in a short amount of time it can all become a bit of a blur, and this is an excellent way to jog their memories.  You’ll also be able to make the most of the week’s subscription to Muddy Matches that we will be giving away after the event.  Click here to sign in and add your profile if you have not done so already.

Registration on the Night

Please make your way to the Tattersalls Reception Room in order to register and get your instruction sheet, scorecard and pen.  You will then be invited to have a drink at the bar while everyone else registers.

IMPORTANT:

• Please arrive on time!  We will try to include latecomers but you may have to wait until the first break and might miss the chance to chat to a lot of people.
• Please let us know if you can’t make it!  Imbalanced numbers due to ‘no-shows’ can spoil the event for everyone else.

Timings

7.30-8.15     Registration and Welcome Drink
8.15-8.30     Everyone seated
8.30-11.30   Speed Dating (with bar breaks and a chance to mingle at the end)

For those of you who are staying locally and keen to make a night of it, we have arranged free entry for a local night club. More information on the night.

Dress code

There is no strict dress code and some people may be coming straight from work.  Wear what you feel comfortable in but remember that first impressions count!

Food and drink

We advise you to eat beforehand as it will not be possible to buy food at the venue and it can be easy to overdo the drinks!

Getting there

Postcode – CB8 9AY

Turn off Newmarket High Street into The Avenue (signposted for the station). Just past Cardigan Street (on the left) take the first right-hand turning into Park Paddocks, which is clearly signposted for Tattersalls and has big white gates.  The Speed Dating will be clearly signposted from the car park.

How the speed dating works

Once everyone has registered, you will be shown where to sit and the dating begins.  The women will then stay seated, while the men rotate every couple of minutes when the bell rings.  After chatting to each person you are asked to make a note on your scorecard as to whether you would like to see them again, either as a friend or for a date.  Once the dating has finished, you need to hand your scorecard to a Muddy Matches team member. (For your reference, you may wish to make a note of who you wanted to see again on the back of the instruction sheet.)

After the event

We go home to work out who liked who and will email you within 48 hours to inform you of any successful matches and tell you that your week’s free subscription to MuddyMatches.co.uk has been activated.

We will only put you in contact with the people you want to meet who also want to meet you again.  If one person ticks somebody for ‘dating’ and the other as a ‘friend’ it will appear as a ‘friendship’ match; if you both tick each other as ‘friends’ it will also appear as a ‘friendship’ match; it will only appear as a ‘dating’ match if you have both ticked each other for ‘dating’.

When there is a successful match, you will be given each other’s email addresses (and links to each other’s profiles on Muddy Matches if you have added one); it is then up to you make contact and arrange to meet up again.

A few speed dating tips

• Come with an open mind and don’t take it too seriously
• Be yourself, smile and have fun!
• Have a couple of questions up your sleeve in case you run out of things to say.

Men

Remember, if any men still want to come we have a few spaces left.  Please call Lucy on 07901 865283 and say you’re interested.  We can then sell you a ticket on the door (£20 including a free drink and a week’s subscription to Muddy Matches).

See you there!