This walk will form part of COPSE's 90th anniversary Challenge, overall visiting, appropriately enough, a total of 90 of Croydon's green spaces. On this occasion we'll focus on those in the Lower Central parts of the Borough. Full details of the Challenge are at the bottom of this page. You don't have to take on […]
Just when you thought it was all over . . . . Yes, there will be some back-focus on aspects of the recent past that we have probably felt we've moved on from. However, this Tuesday evening will involve a light-hearted, quick-fire quiz, looking at some quirky and interesting facts concerning our recent General Election […]
We’ll be planning a quarter-full of activities, both Outdoor Events and Club Nights, on Thursday. This is how we create our Programme and your chance to influence what we do. Everybody’s welcome at the meeting and all your proposals are rapturously received – we rarely turn one down! If you can’t make the meeting please […]
This is another opportunity to walk the Upper Centre leg of the Green Spaces Challenge Walk. This walk will form part of COPSE’s 90th anniversary Challenge, overall visiting, appropriately enough, a total of 90 of Croydon’s green spaces. On this occasion we’ll focus on those in the Upper Central parts of the Borough. Full details of […]
Back in June, 14 of COPSE's more adventurous souls set off by train and plane for a week or so of fun and frolics in Germany's capital. History, culture and entertainment were consumed, as were the inevitable currywurst and industrial quantities of pork knuckles with sauerkraut. Tonight we regale you with our travellers' tales in […]
Another opportunity to complete the Lower Centre leg of the Challenge. Please note we've adjusted some timings after the first instance of this walk - shown in a nice shade of bold pink below. This walk will form part of COPSE's 90th anniversary Challenge, overall visiting, appropriately enough, a total of 90 of Croydon's green […]
Here are details of the Sunday 8th September cycle ride. It will be an approximately 35 mile ride to the Olympic park in Stratford. Meet at 10am outside Boxpark adjacent to E.Croydon station. Route: Cycle route 21 from Addiscombe to Greenwich, mainly off-road cycle paths. Greenwich foot tunnel to Island Gardens. Cycle route 1 via […]
We've all enjoyed Clare's previous talks to the Club. Tonight she returns by popular demand, this time to recount her travels in Tasmania - devils, pademelons and all. There's more about Clare and her travels on her website https://clare-walker-speaker.weebly.com/
Members, past members and friends of the Club and their guests are invited to join us for an evening of dining, dancing, presentations and fun to celebrate COPSE's 90th birthday. Featuring: A 3-course meal Presentation of Special Awards Guest Speaker Dancing to a ceilidh band with top-notch caller Strutting your funky disco stuff too In […]
EVERYONE is invited to come along for an informal visit during the afternoon to enjoy a chat and catch a little of our club's history by viewing some of our archive materials. Sorry I couldn't give the times sooner but I only gained them late yesterday. Please come upstairs to the Wheeler Room whenever you […]
Members, past members and friends of the Club and their guests are invited to join us for an afternoon in the great outdoors to continue our celebration of COPSE’s 90th birthday. More details will appear as planning develops.
Advance Notice – land of opportunity for your photos! All This Club Night 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 later paying through […]
Apologies all, but due to sickness I've had to postpone this at short notice. I'll reschedule. Ken We were all so impressed with the Pepys Walk last December that we did a Second Instalment in February. If it's worth doing, it's worth flogging to death, so here we are for a third go. Where? […]
Linda and Tim's Scottish recollections will now be on 12th November. Instead . . . Back in 1968 it was "I'm sorry Dave, I'm afraid I can't do that" But these things can (probably) do things HAL never dreamed of: Tonight we explore their possibilities!
We are planning on being based in Amsterdam with a visit to Arnhem. Unfortunately this trip will not happen when originally planned. Instead we will organise one for Spring 2025 - tulip time? 🎼When it's Spring again we'll bring again . . . 🎵 Watch for announcements of the new dates.
It's time to continue the London Outer Orbital Path from last spring. This is a 150 mile long trail around London linking together parks, meadows, woodland, rivers and streams, and some suburban streets in a kind of Odyssey. We shall continue from where we left off in Nonsuch Park and should reasonably expect to get […]
Our cyclists' recent trip down the Wandle took them into Merton Abbey Mills. While there they were so impressed by John Hawks and his knowledge of, and enthusiasm for, the history and importance of the Abbey Mills that they recommended him for a COPSE evening. So here he is, ready to educate and entertain us […]
Meet at East Croydon Station from 09.00 to catch the 09.22 train to Uckfield, alighting at Hever. This walk will be about 9.5 miles, and will start from Hever Station. It will take in Chiddingstone where we will stop for coffee, then The Rock at Chiddingstone Hoath, on to the Kentish Horse at Markbeech and […]