Epping Forest is a large wooded area in NE London, with plenty of fairly easy walking. So meet at E. Croydon station at 9.20 for the 9.33 train to London Bridge. Then by 149 bus to Liverpool Street station for the Overground to Chingford. (Zone 5) From there it is a short walk to the […]
Talk: Advance Decisions and Lasting Powers of Attorney for health and welfare, by Delia Barton Having set up a Power of Attorney for my ageing sister, I was shocked to hear that my younger sister was setting up one for herself. “What?”, I thought, “that’s only for old people, not us youngsters!” Let me tell […]
Planning Meeting Thursday 22nd February 2024 @ 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm This is your chance to set the agenda for the next quarter for both Club Nights and Outdoor activities. Bring along your proposals and bright ideas – very few are ever rejected! And if you can’t make the meeting send them in to me. Where? An […]
Here is some information about next Saturday’s Geeks’ Transport Tour (of part of London) 2024. This is a day for riding and observing London’s very new and established transport infrastructure with a bit of sight seeing on the way. This year I have some new features on the London’s transport network for you to experience […]
It's hard to believe it was as long ago as September 2021 that COPSE Honorary Members Sally and Tim astonished us with their story and photos of cycling the peaks of Patagonia. In a long overdue return they're going to regale us with their adventures cycling the Great Divide. "What's that?", you ask. The Divide […]
An afternoon walk finishing with an option for an early evening pizza near Norwood Junction station. Meet at East Croydon station at 2pm. The title of the walk, as put forward to the Copse November planning meeting, is “The brutalist architecture of Croydon and South Norwood”. I got the idea from an event at Bookseller […]
Linda's quizzes usually provide something different, entertaining and not too serious. Enjoy!
We'll be aiming to take the 9.01am direct train from East Croydon which is due to arrive 10.41am at Cambridge. Meet at East Croydon station from 8.30am. We have a guide for the day, so we'll all have a much closer look at some of the famous colleges, "the backs" and the river cam but […]
Here are details of my countryside walk on Sunday 10 March 2024. Approx 7 miles (ok maybe 8). An early (for some) start: Meet at East Croydon train station ticket hall at 9.15am. (This will delight Barry.) We catch the 9.31am train to Chipstead. We return later in the day from somewhere further down that line, sorry […]
Last March local history enthusiast Carole Roberts gave us a wonderful presentation on the Grand Theatre, Croydon. It was clearly a labour of love - rich in detail and anecdote, with a wealth of supporting pictures and memorabilia, and was highly praised by all who were there. Now she returns to tell us about another […]