Meet from 9.30am at East Croydon Station => 9.45am (approx) train to London Bridge => Northern Line tube to East Finchley => loo/coffee stop => from 11am, an eight mile "interest" urban walk (which might include some bus travelling) visiting those three London Boroughs where I've previously lived (Barnet, Haringey + Camden) before "moving down […]
This walk will form part of COPSE's 90th anniversary Challenge, overall visiting, appropriately enough, a total of 90 of Croydon's green spaces. On this occasion we'll focus on those in the Lower Central parts of the Borough. Full details of the Challenge are at the bottom of this page. You don't have to take on […]
Just when you thought it was all over . . . . Yes, there will be some back-focus on aspects of the recent past that we have probably felt we've […]
We’ll be planning a quarter-full of activities, both Outdoor Events and Club Nights, on Thursday. This is how we create our Programme and your chance to influence what we do. Everybody’s welcome at the meeting and all your proposals are rapturously received – we rarely turn one down! If you can’t make the meeting please […]
This is another opportunity to walk the Upper Centre leg of the Green Spaces Challenge Walk. This walk will form part of COPSE’s 90th anniversary Challenge, overall visiting, appropriately enough, a total of 90 of Croydon’s green spaces. On this occasion we’ll focus on those in the Upper Central parts of the Borough. Full details of […]
Back in June, 14 of COPSE's more adventurous souls set off by train and plane for a week or so of fun and frolics in Germany's capital. History, culture and […]
Another opportunity to complete the Lower Centre leg of the Challenge. Please note we've adjusted some timings after the first instance of this walk - shown in a nice shade of bold pink below. This walk will form part of COPSE's 90th anniversary Challenge, overall visiting, appropriately enough, a total of 90 of Croydon's green […]
Here are details of the Sunday 8th September cycle ride. It will be an approximately 35 mile ride to the Olympic park in Stratford. Meet at 10am outside Boxpark adjacent to E.Croydon station. Route: Cycle route 21 from Addiscombe to Greenwich, mainly off-road cycle paths. Greenwich foot tunnel to Island Gardens. Cycle route 1 via […]
We've all enjoyed Clare's previous talks to the Club. Tonight she returns by popular demand, this time to recount her travels in Tasmania - devils, pademelons and all. There's more […]
EVERYONE is invited to come along for an informal visit during the afternoon to enjoy a chat and catch a little of our club's history by viewing some of our archive materials. Sorry I couldn't give the times sooner but I only gained them late yesterday. Please come upstairs to the Wheeler Room whenever you […]