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 […]
Advance Notice - land of opportunity for your photos! All Next Tuesday Club Night (26th March), 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 […]
Work? Remind me . . . This week it’s that four-letter word again, version IX. Ireen has organised our presenters, so the words of encouragement are hers: Yep - this […]
Outing: Tenpin Bowling at Valley Park Tuesday 9th April 2024 @ 8:30 pm to 10:00 pm Update Sunday 7th April Just to confirm that I’ve booked our lanes for Tuesday evening. Thanks […]
Local historian John Hickman digs deep to bring us his excellent talk on the under-reported women who have made history from this part of the world. Come along to hear […]
On the 23rd April, Joyce Trotman will be speaking at our weekly Tuesday evening meeting. Her topic will be Children of the Empire and she will be talking about her […]
COPSE Photo Competition Win a prize! The competition will be judged by you, COPSE Members, on Tuesday, 30th April. Categories: To enter: 1. The photo must be taken by you. 2. Provide up to 8 entries to the competition. 3. Preferred and maximum print size is A4. 4. Photo(s) must fall into one of the […]
While some are away on the Isle of Wight trip we'll take a break from the Hall and have yet another crack at the pot of gold lurking behind the bar at the Builders. The quiz begins at 9pm but most of us have gathered by about 8pm to order food and share a social […]
It's time for COPSErs to rummage among their bits and pieces, their mementoes and their treasures. Be they exotic items from far-flung places or homely items with a little tale to tell, please find and bring along some objects to display this Tuesday. Even ordinary-looking something-or-others can hold the attention of an audience, when their […]