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 […]

  🎶 Oh the games people play now Every night and every day now Never meaning what they say now Never saying what they mean   Nah, not those games. Our Tuesday evening will be a social one – a fun Games event. Andrew and Paul D will turn the Hall into a COPSE palace […]

A Special Event! As a timely follow on to Julie's Dickens Walk, we've managed to secure the services of author, magician, and Dickens expert Ian Keable to present his show: Charles Dickens, Conjuror: Playbill of his Most Famous Show Charles Dickens was an amateur conjurer for around seven years of his life, from the time he […]

Large numbers will be away sampling the nightlife of Berlin. For those remaining, Barry will lead a gentle  local stroll in the waning sunshine. Meet at Blackhorse Lane Tram Stop 19.30. W3W: ///shared.hails.apples. This is about 9 minutes from E.Croydon on an Elmers End or Beckenham Junction tram (not New Addington) Also bus 197 stops nearby. […]

Astonishingly, it's nearly three years since Barry and Gill entertained us with their Traditional Treasures, an evening of revelations and songs about the oddities of English life. Now they're back with their new presentation, Down the Canal, the story of Britain’s canals in words, pictures and song. As they describe it: A look into the […]