This Tuesday Corinne and her son James will regale us with a multimedia presentation, celebrating the vast vistas and varied sights of the US of A. Feel free to enhance the occasion by donning your cowboy outfit, stars and stripes hat, Elvis suit or whatever takes your fancy. Dionne is making some topical peanut butter […]
Amazing two-for-the-price-of-one offer! This Tuesday evening we bring you not just the usual extraordinary single COPSE Club Night value, but our special bargain basement deal: the perennial favourite Captions Competition, where we compete to find the humour in apparently random photographic configurations of COPSE people a chance to relive your schooldays with our Conker […]
As a follow-on from our recent past attention to the safety arrangements for our Club activities, e.g. a review of "Guidance for Walkers / Leaders" and advice on rucksack contents for emergencies etc., we shall be welcoming a First Aid Instructor this Tuesday. Although a few years back we have had sessions from instructors […]
During World War II, 164 women flew as pilots in the Air Transport Auxiliary, playing their part in the delivery of 308,000 aircraft. They flew in wartime conditions, in all weathers and many times without ever having flown a particular aircraft type before. It cost 14 of them their lives. After the war, they became […]
Tai chi, as I’m sure you know, is an internal Chinese martial art, now much practised here for its health and fitness benefits – low impact exercise relieving stress on the body and mind. Bob Gilly is an adherent, and we’ve persuaded his teacher, Richard Pearce, to come along this Tuesday evening to enlighten […]
You may have noticed that the thermometer has taken a downward turn lately, and the Hall is as much affected as anywhere else. So this week, and possibly next week’s party too, we’re going to use the back room, where the radiators actually belt out some heat. Cheaper than staying at home – and possibly […]
Food, drink, games, music, general jollity Update 15th December Christmas Party Night, 20th December, is taking shape, and you have a part to play, so before I send out the full details here's an early warning of your part in proceedings: Nobody's washing up, so you need to bring your own supplies of eating […]
Usually involving a few laughs, we spend our first Club Night of the New Year setting out to raise whatever funds we can for our Club charity, "ShelterBox". (Another moment of fame, via the photos below, for "Tiger Tim" and "Camisole Chris"!) Each year, we have managed to send a good sum of ££s to […]
Tony Rowland, of Rowland Brothers, is a well-known figure in the Croydon landscape. He will talk about his experiences in building the family business, illustrated with photos and with a fund of stories told with wit and humour. Plus he'll answer your pressing questions - like "Why does it cost so much?"