National Gallery Visit
An afternoon visiting the National Gallery in London.
An afternoon visiting the National Gallery in London.
Visit the Gujarati Yatra exhibition at Croydon Clock Tower followed by a meal out. The itinerary is as follows: 1. Meet at Croydon library's Clocktower Café, about 1.00pm-ish on Saturday, 7th April. Tables are being reserved for us. (Light lunches or just coffee/cake etc. are options.) 2. Progress to the Gujarati Yatra exhibition in the […]
London opens it's often inaccessable and rarely open gardens to the public. Always good fun as we travel from garden to garden using the best form of public transport available (almost a geek's tour!). Beware, lots of walking involved too. We will put together a rough itinerary to make best use of our time and […]
Trip to the BBC Proms at the Royal Albert Hall. The programme comprises works by Webern, Mahler and Wagner and is given by the Philharmonia Orchestra. It starts at 7.30pm. As usual our tickets are at the back of the upper circle and cost £15. First come first served. I have 15 tickets available.
To mark the RAF's centenary this year, the two-day Festival of Flight (18-19th August) will see 12 Spitfires scrambled, re-enacting the Hardest Day. Biggin Hill's Heritage Hangar, with the world's largest gathering of flyable Spitfires, will provide the focal point of the salute.
There's plenty of things to do including walking along the river Arun, Arundel castle, cathedral, wetlands, dragonboat racing along the river, an outdoor lido, tea shops, outdoor cafes + plenty of good pubs.
A free mini festival of kite flying and spectacular displays organised by Friends of Streatham Common. Watch the pros and bring your own kites down to have a fly. There is also food and drink stands, a bouncy castle and stalls run by local community groups.
Pay our respects and commemorate the ending of the 1914 - 18 "Great War" at Croydon's War Memorial, at 11.00am. This year's Remembrance Sunday coincides exactly with Armistice Day and that time in the day will mark 100yrs since cessation of hostilities.
A visit to see the Wildlife Photographic Competition Winners
Meet East Croydon 9.20am for the 9.40 train to London Bridge, then the Tube to Canary Wharf followed by a 15 minute pleasant water ways walk to the Museum. Free entry to the museum, the galleries include the Roman era & all displays are very well presented. Late lunch at Wetherspoons in the adjoining customs […]