It's hard to believe it was as long ago as September 2021 that COPSE Honorary Members Sally and Tim astonished us with their story and photos of cycling the peaks of Patagonia. In a long overdue return they're going to regale us with their adventures cycling the Great Divide. "What's that?", you ask. The Divide […]
An afternoon walk finishing with an option for an early evening pizza near Norwood Junction station. Meet at East Croydon station at 2pm. The title of the walk, as put forward to the Copse November planning meeting, is “The brutalist architecture of Croydon and South Norwood”. I got the idea from an event at Bookseller […]
Linda's quizzes usually provide something different, entertaining and not too serious. Enjoy!
We'll be aiming to take the 9.01am direct train from East Croydon which is due to arrive 10.41am at Cambridge. Meet at East Croydon station from 8.30am. We have a guide for the day, so we'll all have a much closer look at some of the famous colleges, "the backs" and the river cam but […]
Here are details of my countryside walk on Sunday 10 March 2024. Approx 7 miles (ok maybe 8). An early (for some) start: Meet at East Croydon train station ticket hall at 9.15am. (This will delight Barry.) We catch the 9.31am train to Chipstead. We return later in the day from somewhere further down that line, sorry […]
Last March local history enthusiast Carole Roberts gave us a wonderful presentation on the Grand Theatre, Croydon. It was clearly a labour of love - rich in detail and anecdote, with a wealth of supporting pictures and memorabilia, and was highly praised by all who were there. Now she returns to tell us about another […]
Here is the Itinerary for the Sunday 17th March Isle of Dogs Walk. Meet at East Croydon Station at 9.40am to catch the 9.51 platform 2 to London Bridge. London Bridge train to Greenwich leaves at 10.16 from platform 4. Arrives Greenwich 10.27. From Greenwich Station we do a short walk to The Gate Clock […]
Our local 2024 Saint Patrick's Night celebrations will be this Sunday, 17th March. A good number of us are already booked to share this good evening at Ruskin House. If you have not already given me your name but would like to come, please let me know so that I can increase the number of […]
Can’t tell GPS from GPO? (clue: one of them’s mostly reliable) Don’t know an App from a hole in the ground? Still think What3Words is a Radio 4 quiz? Then we have the event for you! On Tuesday Paul D will bring techknowledgy to COPSE via an evening of entertainment featuring a game, a quiz […]
On saturday (23rd) we'll be having a closer look at some of the city's livery company halls + courtyards where the plan is as follows: Meet at EastCroydon Station from 9.15am to take the 9.30am (approx) Thameslink train to Blackfriars Station (North side). A "clockwise" walk around the city from Blackfriars Station to London Bridge Station which […]
A Fund Raiser for Ruskin House, and an enjoyable evening in prospect. As before, Ireen will organise tables for a COPSE presence if you let her know you're coming. We need to purchase our own entry tickets, £5 cash but should be able to sit with each other, once inside. There will be a licenced […]
Advance Notice - land of opportunity for your photos! All Next Tuesday Club Night (26th March), one element of the evening is the Caption Competition, where you apply your considerable wits to some problematic pictures. Back in the days when this traditional diversion started, we took the occasional snap with a box brownie, only weeks […]
See the link below for further details: "Sick Notes" at the CR1 Club