"Since joining the Group I have made lots of good friends and journeyed on many great trips to beautiful parts of the country. It has greatly improved my quality of life"
Thu 3 Open air theatre in Coulsdon at the Coulsdon Manor Hotel. Theatre Workshop present a spoof play version of "Dick Barton".
Tickets and information: https:////k?v=TWC_Online_Ticketslive.advancedticketing.co.uk
Tickets £10 or £7 for concessions/over 60's.
Thu 3 The Slaves of the Sultan at Coulsdon Manor Hotel An open air evening theatre production of a spoof of Dick Barton. 466 bus from Croydon. BBQ & bar. £10 Advise Andrew by 23-7-17. andrewthynne@hotmail.com
Fri 4 – Fri 11 Sidmouth Folk Festival. A week filled with folk music, singing, dancing, pub sessions, concerts, and cream teas, focused on the seafront and in the town centre of Sidmouth in Devon. Visit for a day or two, or all week. Plan your own trip here: https://sidmouthfolkweek.co.uk
Regular visitor to Sidmouth, Ireen can tell you more. umpfamily@hotmail.com
Fri 11 – Sun 13 Surrey Hostels Weekend - hostel places still available for this Saturday night A 2 night hostel weekend staying at 2 Surrey YHA Hostels, with a day walk from Tanners Hatch hostel on Saturday and a day walk from Holmbury hostel on Sunday.
Book a bed at Holmbury hostel for Saturday night on the YHA website if you would like to join us. Information from Paul Davidson. Pauldavidson@hotmail.co.uk
Thu 17 Planning meeting for activities until December Come along with any ideas you have for club activities, days out, Tuesday club evenings, weekends or anything that might interest COPSE members for October, November and December, to help plan our programme. All suggestions are welcome, new ideas, and especially if you can help organise them.
Meet upstairs in the Spread Eagle pub in Katharine St Croydon for 8pm start, where everyone is welcome.
Sat 19 The Tudor Way - part 4. About 12 miles walk in East Sussex, by train from Croydon. Walk with Keith – from Nutley to East Hoathly, about 12 miles into East Sussex, continuing from where we ended on the last stage of The Tudor Trail on 22nd July. Keith sends details from Keithrix1@gmail.com
Sun 20 Eastbourne Air Show and Biggin Hill “100” Festival of Flight Both air shows take place this weekend, on both Saturday and Saturday. The Red Arrows and the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight fly at each, on both days. William Edwards plans a day visit to Biggin Hill on Sunday; prebooked tickets £22, more details here: https://lbhacommunity.co.uk. or - take a train to Eastbourne for a day by the sea with air displays on the sea front.
Mon 21 Visit The Proms at The Royal Albert Hall. Evening 7.30pm. The world's greatest classical music festival with a concert of a Beethoven symphony and overture, a Stravinsky violin concerto, and a premier of a work by maverick composer Gerald Barry. See Andrew for ticket information. Andrewthynne@hotmail.com
Sat 26 – Mon 28 Bank Holiday weekend - details to follow.
Wed 6 – Tue 12 Trip to Alnwick and Northumberland A 2-centre week away staying in two great hostels.
Barry and Margaret will announce details.
Fri 8 Stanley Halls Barn dance. details will appear here nearer the time: https://www.stanleyhalls.org.uk/whats-on/
Information from Ireen nearer the time: umpfamily@hotmail.com
Sat 9 Northern Soul Night at the Stanley Halls Yer dancin'? at the People's Republic of South London. Tickets £8 on-line stanleyhalls.org.uk or £10 at the door. Soul food from Coffee Craft and a venue bar all at reasonable prices.
Sat 16 – Sun 17 Open House weekend. London buildings open days; you may like to plan your own day out, with or without fellow COPSERs. Details will appear here: https://www.openhouselondon.org.uk/index.html
Sat 23 The Tudor Way - walk part 5. With Keith – this stage from East Hoathly to Lewes, about 10 miles, the final part of this trip through historic places in Sussex. Keith. Keithrix1@gmail.com
Sun 24 Southern Cycle Saunter About 25 miles of not-racing-cycling solving clues en-route to check point challenges. Details to be advised shortly. Check out our "Annual Events".
Sat 7 – Sat 14 Ibiza trip. **Now sold out !** A week away on the picturesque island of Ibiza with days out on spectacular clifftops and coast, see island villages, enjoy the sunny Mediterranean. Information from Nigel;nigel.holidays@gmail.com
Thu 16 – Mon 20 A long weekend in Devon. With comfortable hotel facilities, Stan Spacey recommends the huge range of indoor and some outdoor activities provided at the Manor House Hotel. See your last Viewpoint for full details and see the hotel here: https://www.manorhousehotel.co.uk/
Stan is on stanspacey@hotmail.com for more detail on booking a few days away in Devon at a hotel with lots to do, including bowls and bowling,a spa, swimming, crafts and loads of activities, enjoy a few days away.
