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 […]
On the 16th May we will meet at E. Croydon station at 10.15 for 10.30am to Victoria station then to Gloucester Road station to see sculptures by a lady artist then walk to South Kensington station tunnel to see her posters with anagrams. After that we will visit the Natural History Museum and have a […]
During May Brighton is bursting with life thanks to the Brighton Festival https://brightonfestival.org/ and Brighton Fringe https://www.brightonfringe.org/events/? If you are up for a loosely organised amble around the town and some of its FREE performing arts events and laines and beachfront bars, please come along. Timings below. There is also a ticketed event in the fringe that I […]
Keith says: This is almost a repeat of my walk on Sunday January 7th, where, after a meal at "The Bull" pub, a few of us went to the nearby leisure centre + watched the Streatham Redhawks ice hockey match ⛸ 🏒 🥅. As I don't want to finish too late, we'll be meeting much […]
On 23 May Fairfield are staging "One night in Dublin". The band is the "Wild Murphys" a full eight piece band with guitars, flutes, violins, harmonica, ukuleles etc. I saw them last year and they are very very good and will be playing all the best Irish classic songs. Tickets are £28.75. Availability is still […]
Please note that the date of this walk has been changed from Saturday the 25th to Sunday the 26th May. The walk will be from Seaford along the coast to Cuckmere Haven, then over the Seven Sisters cliffs to Eastdean. A hilly 9 miles with lovely views. Bring a packed lunch, but there will be […]
On Monday 27th May I’ll be leading a Dickens themed walk around some of parts of London he frequented We will meet at East Croydon station on the main concourse at 12 noon to catch 12.15 train to St Pancras where our walk will start 30 minutes later. An early stop will be at the […]
🎶 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 […]
The last Planning Meeting was gratifyingly well attended and productive. A repeat would be great. It’s when we fill out the Programme for the next quarter, both for Outdoor events and Club Nights. You may have marvelled at the range of activities this Club provides, but what’s even more marvellous is that they all originate […]
Croydon Green Spaces Open Day Come along to Croydon's Central Library in Katharine Street to chat to some of our Club Members about COPSE. We are an invited stallholder at "Go Green! Go Exploring! Green Spaces Open Day", taking place at the library this Saturday between 11am and 4pm. We often spend time in various […]