Arnhem Evening: a focus on our twin town and it's history from WWII to the present, covering both its war and its peace. This should be of interest to all "history buffs", whether or not they are joining our April / May visit to the Netherlands, which will include a day visit to Arnhem. We […]
What do John Singer Sargent, Teresa Hoy and myself have in common? Find out at the next Club night Tuesday 22nd April! We will be hosting a workshop to enable anyone to pick up some drawing observational skills learning how to draw from the right side of the brain. To get the most out of the […]
The Kentones are a Barbershop Choir who have been entertaining crowds for 50 years and come highly recommended. As their website says: What we love to do is entertain. Our music committee have worked hard to put together a diverse repertoire of traditional and popular songs which is constantly changing. We are always working on […]
This coming Tuesday we bring you another very special presentation that should be close to the hearts of all Croydonians – even us adopted ones! Will Noble is the author of Croydonopolis: A Journey to the Greatest City That Never Was. Here’s the blurb from Amazon: D. H. Lawrence and David Bowie struggled with being […]
Another highly recommended talk for our education and entertainment! Some of us have walked at least part of the Camino, and more of us would like to! Trevor Meadowcroft has done it and he'll be here to tell the tale. He'll talk about the walk he did a year ago and fill us in on […]
The opportunity for everyone who went to tell their story of what they did and what they saw, where they stayed, what they ate, and their favorite experiences. And, of course, for everyone else to be thrilled - nay, stunned! - by their reminiscences. It's bound to include lots of pictures of the sights of […]
A warm thank you to those who joined the Take Better Photos event on 17th May. We packed a lot in on the 7-mile photo walk; we learnt about leading lines, negative space, macro, camera angle, portraiture, abstract, and visual storytelling. It was a joy to see you all getting involved, experimenting, and working together. […]
The Morris Dancing evening has been rescheduled for 1st July. What's the Bourne? The undiscovere'd country, from whose bourn No traveller returns, puzzles the will, And makes us rather bear those ills we have Than fly to others that we know not of? Nope, Shakespeare had no clue. It's actually the mysterious intermittent stream that flows […]
