The Programme: Please note we'll be taking £3 at the door to cover costs for this evening - a bargain any Scot would be proud to claim! Fair fa' your honest, sonsie face We didn't argue with that sentiment in previous years, and everyone had such a good time that we're doing it again. If […]

Well, we shall try to grab it!  Yet again, non-skiing COPSErs will be attempting to wrestle the prize (sometimes a fairly substantial pot of ££s) away from the regular teams competing at the "Builders Arms" Quiz Night.*   I have reserved three tables of six for our Members.  The quiz will cost £1pp (cash) and now […]

  Hear about the highlights of our trip to Okehampton, and a chance to tell your own tale of the goings-on. It’s also a bit of a taster for our return trip in September!   Following several folk asking me what "Fun at the Manor" means, it will be an illustrated explanation from some of […]

The time for tossing and turning has again come around.  This is 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. Please provide your own batter - prepared at home or at the hall, if you wish - plus […]

. . . with Andy                   Andy has entertained us before with his vast knowledge, experience and sense of fun. This time he'll chart his long love affair with motor bikes, and may even give us a look at one of his prime specimens.  Don't miss it!

  We again consult our oenological guru Alan, who I expect to be dazzling us with a variety of wines, some of which will, by way of a change and a challenge, emerge from boxes. Make sure you’re present at the 8.30 kickoff so as not to miss any of the wines or nibbles. Note […]

                  Here’s local historian Carole on a previous visit. You’ll remember how enthusiastically we responded to her wonderfully researched and presented talks on the Davis Theatre and the Grand Theatre. Carole gave us a fascinating Part 1 of her Croydon High Street story last October. She has […]

              We've made a habit of taking a party of COPSE people along to Ruskin House's enjoyable annual Irish kneesup. This year St Patrick's Day falls on a Tuesday so we're moving our Club Night up the road for the occasion. Ireen will be reserving a COPSE space so […]

Valerie now has so much time on her hands that she's been able to devise, along with Paul, a (no doubt) intriguing and ingenious Quiz for our delight. I can't wait to see what they come up with. Come along (arriving on time!) and find out for yourself!