Again, New Year greetings to all COPSErs - and we look forward to having you crowd through our hall door next Tuesday, 9th January, in order to make it better […]

  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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]