Events
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Shelterbox Auction
South Croydon United Church Hall Aberdeen Road, South Croydon, United KingdomUsually involving a few laughs, we spend our first Club Night of the New Year setting out to raise whatever funds we can for our Club charity, "ShelterBox". (Another moment of fame, via the photos below, for "Tiger Tim" and "Camisole Chris"!) Each year, we have managed to send a good sum of ££s to […]
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Local walk around Keston, High Elms & Downe
This walk will be about 8 miles, but 6 with a possible short cut depending on conditions. It is fairly hilly and some paths will be muddy. As usual, bring a packed lunch, but there are cafes at Keston and High Elms, and pubs at Downe. So meet at East Croydon bus station at 9.30 […]
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60 Years in the Funeral Business, by Tony Rowland
South Croydon United Church Hall Aberdeen Road, South Croydon, United KingdomTony Rowland, of Rowland Brothers, is a well-known figure in the Croydon landscape. He will talk about his experiences in building the family business, illustrated with photos and with a fund of stories told with wit and humour. Plus he'll answer your pressing questions - like "Why does it cost so much?"
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8 mile walk Bletchingley to Oxted + pub meal in Old Oxted
Tim says . . . Hello copsers I am leading a linear walk about 8 miles long on Sunday from Bletchingly to Oxted, with the option of a meal (including Sunday Roast) in Old Oxted in the late afternoon. The plan is to meet at East Croydon at 9.30 am to catch the 9.39 train […]
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Outing: Tenpin Bowling at Valley Park
Tenpin, Valley Park Hesterman Way, CroydonWe're Going Bowling Again Back by popular demand! A party of COPSE's finest athletes enjoyed this outing last year, so we're doing it again. I'll book (and pay for) as many lanes as we have players for, maximum six to a lane. But how do I sign up for this event? … you may ask. […]
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Walk Crystal Palace to Streatham Common+ Pub Meal
Meet outside Crystal Palace Station from 10.45am (where the coffee stall should hopefully be open). We will walk down to the bottom of Crystal Palace Park for a close look at the "famous" dinosaurs 🦕🦖 + the lake 🏞 (near Penge Gate) where there are public loos + maybe a cafe stop as it normally […]
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Burns Night
South Croydon United Church Hall Aberdeen Road, South Croydon, United KingdomFair fa' your honest, sonsie face We didn't argue with that sentiment last year, and everyone had such a good time that we're doing it again. If you have yet to be convinced of haggis’s virtues (or even if you have been), roll up on Tuesday evening for a treat of said puddin’, with its […]
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Walk: London Loop – Erith to Bexley (8 miles)
This walk is from the southern shore of the Thames into Kent. So, going from Erith along the Thames eastwards, turning up the River Darent (which you may know from its upper reaches around Otford), and then doing a right turn along the River Cray. We can do 8 miles or so to Bexley, or […]