There will be a particular birthday to mark this Tuesday. Whose is it? If you don't know, come along and find out! If you do know, of course come along to enjoy a bit of a celebration, a bit of a special birthday cake, plus share a toast 🍾🍾🍾. There will be some focus […]
The Programme: Please note we'll be taking £3 at the door to cover costs for this evening - a bargain any Scotsman would be proud to claim! Fair fa' your honest, sonsie face We didn't argue with that sentiment last year (or the year before), and everyone had such a good time that we're doing […]
Dear Non-Skiers, As many of us will not be away to the mountains for physical exercise in the snow, we plan to join up for some mental exercise at the pub quiz put on by "The Builders Arms". I have been able to reserve tables for three Club teams of six people in each. Some […]
G. B.'s "Home Turf" Airline tickets and passports required? No! This week please join us for a further trip around a range of places and sights within our own land of Great Britain. Join us as we travel in areas "south of the border", having considerably explored north of it in "Bravo Britain", Part 1. […]
The time for tossing and turning has come around again - no, not a reference to restless sleep but a reminder that the COPSE Pancake Night will be this week! A flipping good time can be had. 😁 Packets of batter mix with "just add milk" (or even just water?) are available in many supermarkets for those […]
Talk: Advance Decisions and Lasting Powers of Attorney for health and welfare, by Delia Barton Having set up a Power of Attorney for my ageing sister, I was shocked to hear that my younger sister was setting up one for herself. “What?”, I thought, “that’s only for old people, not us youngsters!” Let me tell […]
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 […]
Linda's quizzes usually provide something different, entertaining and not too serious. Enjoy!
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 […]
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 […]