Croydon: how you may have known it
Local history enthusiast and recent joiner Simon Wilkins presents little-seen images and commentary of Croydon in days gone by.
Local history enthusiast and recent joiner Simon Wilkins presents little-seen images and commentary of Croydon in days gone by.
NOTE: The Art Evening previously scheduled has had to be postponed - watch for announcements of a new date Local history enthusiast and picture collector, Simon, recently gave us his "Croydon: how you may have known it" photo gallery, to general acclaim. Now he returns with more of his little-seen pictures of bygone Croydon.
After so many of us enjoyed last year's extravaganza - mostly watching the experts, with beer in hand, but some occasionally being enticed into the fray - we're gathering again for an entertaining time. "Join us on Tuesday 8th September for a night of music, mirth and magic as a multitude of Morris maids and […]
Quite a few COPSE members will be away at The Manor this week, so there WON'T be a club night at the Church Hall tonight. Consequently, for those interested, I'm organising a "Central Croydon Pub Crawl" 🍺🍷🍸 🍵, where the plan is as follows => 1) from 7pm to 8.30pm (approx) "The Spread Eagle" pub […]
Last year Linda went on a very adventurous trip to Colombia. Here she tells us all about the thrills and spills of life on the edge.
Many of the participants in our highly enjoyable group visits to The Manor Resort in Okehampton- whether the one a couple of weeks ago or the one we did last year - were pleased with and proud of their endeavours in the many varieties of craft workshops. This evening event is a chance for them […]
An evening dedicated to preparations for the Gatliff Marathon. Every year a large dedicated team of COPSErs makes a huge effort to put on an extraordinary public event. Are you among them?
Andy has done great work devising COPSE's epic Green Spaces walks, using ingenious mapping to cover every one of Croydon's 127 green spaces in a series of great outings. Here he tells us what he found out about the spaces - their features, peculiarities and their intriguing history. Click the picture for the excellent Green […]