NOTE this is Plan B. The original Beckenham and Kelsey Park stroll has been affected by a tram strike, so Keith has come up with an attractive alternative. Later update: the tram strike has been called off, but we're sticking to the Streatham Stroll. Meet at Streatham Station (not Streatham Common or Streatham Hill!) at […]
We welcome all visitors to come along to a sociable evening and the chance to find out what we do. Our members will meet and greet you from 8.15pm. Coffees and teas available. There'll be a free raffle ticket just for coming through the door - with the possibility of winning a prize donated by […]
A light-hearted way to find out how much you already know about mapping and geography - particularly some places near to home. It'll be multiple choice, so nobody has to think too hard, and you might actually learn something. A fun evening in prospect.
Nothing on at the Hall! The plan is to meet at 6.45pm - 7pm outside East Croydon railway station. Walk through Pàrk Hill to Lloyd Park then Coombe Gardens, the viewpoint, Heathfield and finish at Coombe Road tram stop for the return to Croydon. Total distance approximately 4 miles. If you are delayed en-route please […]
Movie fun with Andrew and Sandra. Andrew says: Dear All. While Ken takes a break, Sandra and I are overseeing next Tuesday. We've have decided it will be a Film […]
Way back in lockdown (shudder!) we Zoomed the Close To Home Quiz, complete with roundabouts, saving you all from going completely stir-crazy. Back in the Hall, we teased out even more of your local knowledge with Ken’s Kroydon Kwiz. Well now it’s back - this time with even more multimedia multichannel marvellosity, reincarnated as Ken’s […]
C. J. Schüler is a freelance writer, journalist and cultural historian specialising in travel, the arts, the environment, and European fiction in translation. In this talk he will expand on a subject close to his heart and ours in COPSE: the history of the Great North Wood that once covered large areas of South London […]
Just when you thought it was all over . . . . Yes, there will be some back-focus on aspects of the recent past that we have probably felt we've moved on from. However, this Tuesday evening will involve a light-hearted, quick-fire quiz, looking at some quirky and interesting facts concerning our recent General Election […]
Back in June, 14 of COPSE's more adventurous souls set off by train and plane for a week or so of fun and frolics in Germany's capital. History, culture and entertainment were consumed, as were the inevitable currywurst and industrial quantities of pork knuckles with sauerkraut. Tonight we regale you with our travellers' tales in […]
We've all enjoyed Clare's previous talks to the Club. Tonight she returns by popular demand, this time to recount her travels in Tasmania - devils, pademelons and all. There's more […]