Steve Barbe returns to again take an impromptu COPSE choir through its vocal paces. No singing ability required, this is purely about enjoying the process of exercising your lungs and making some (possibly musical) noise. Steve brings humour and freshness to get the most unpromising vocalisers up and joining in.
Meet at East Croydon Station from 9.40am for the 10.12am Thameslink train to West Hampstead. This will be a six mile walk (mostly flat) via Hampstead, Hampstead Heath, Kenwood House (visit + tea stop), Highgate Village and Waterlow Park to either Highgate or Archway Station (both Northern Line). There will be a pub stop 🍺🍷☕ […]
Jana’s put together an entirely novel and mysterious Quiz for us all. Come along and enjoy!
An easy going walk of about 6 miles along the banks of a very scenic part of The Thames. Meet Barnes Bridge Station 11.15am (direct train from Clapham Junction platform 5 at 11am). The walk crosses Barnes Bridge and continues a few miles along the river and then crosses Hammersmith Bridge for a more wooded […]
Gatliff Time! This evening is one for Planning for the Gatliff Marathon, and your chance to go hands-on with your support for this major Club event. Unlike last year’s effort there’ll be no struggles with the field communications system. Instead it will be an evening of creating, packing and sorting materials for the big day. […]
A guided visit to the Buddhapadipa Temple which is a Thai Buddhist temple located in Wimbledon. The tour is booked for 2pm. Please see below for the link to their website for more information. https://www.watbuddhapadipa.org/about-us/ For those who would like to travel from East Croydon, the arrangement is that we meet at 12:15 - 12:20 […]
St Matthew's Redhill is organising a Walking Treasure Hunt on Saturday 30th September, along similar lines to the Weald Walkers Wander. The plan is to have a relatively easy morning session, geared towards families and children, but in which everyone can take part, ending with a pub lunch at 'The Stepping Stones' pub next to […]
A talk by Nicola Hunt Nicola entertained us last year with the very well appreciated "Grand Day Out in Croydon" talk she gave with the RSPB. This time her theme is Croydon's open spaces. Expect to learn a lot more about them than you thought you knew!
Meet outside Fairfield Halls at 1pm this Sunday. We will cross the road to catch the 109 bus to Brixton. It’s quite a long bus ride so do bring your packed lunch/ drinks/ snacks We will be doing quite an extensive tour of Brixton to include the prison, windmill, Bowie legacy, market and much more. […]
"You know, I don’t like straight lines. The problem is that most instruments are square and music is always round." So spoke Tom Waits, and he should know. But I’m here to tell you that, in Croydon, music is Oval! This week COPSE will invade the Oval Tavern, so there’s nothing on at the Hall. […]