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SUMMARY:50 years in London Transport with John Wagstaff
DESCRIPTION:Highly recommended by Chris\, John will regale us with his tales of life in the slow lane with London Transport\, as well as showing us some of the mementoes of his  long career.
URL:https://www.copsecroydon.co.uk/event/50-years-in-london-transport-with-john-wagstaff/
LOCATION:South Croydon United Church Hall\, Aberdeen Road\, South Croydon\, CR0 1EQ\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Tuesday Club Nights
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SUMMARY:109 metres up and The Great Exhibition Road Festival
DESCRIPTION:A visit to the Battersea Power Station Chimney Lift followed by the Great Exhibition Road Festival \nThe Chimney Lift | View From An Icon \nPlease book your individual ticket for the 12:00 slot (if you want to experience the view together\, that is). Good availability of slots currently showing.   It is much much  cheaper to book in advance ( £16 plus booking fee) than on the day. \nYou can register for the exhibition on the website/ Eventbrite .  It’s a free exhibition from 12:00 – 18:00. (Please note that some events at the exhibition require you to register) \nWhat’s on – The Great Exhibition Road Festival \nAdults Only Zone – The Great Exhibition Road Festival \nFood and Drink – The Great Exhibition Road Festival \n  \nHow to get there  \n10:06      Train (BR) from West Croydon Station to Battersea Park station (direct train)\, arrives at 10:39 or  \n10:10     Train from East Croydon train station to Battersea Park station (change at Clapham Junction)\, arrives at Battersea at 10:39 \n10:39     Meet at Battersea Park Train Station (Do not wait for me at Croydon\, I will be making my way to Battersea Park Train Station by other means) \nWalk to Battersea Power Station\, coffee\, walk around\, refreshments etc\, as you please. \n11.00     From 11:00 onwards (as you please)\, enter the exhibition before the Chimney lift.  You can’t visit the exhibition after you have completed the Chimney lift descent. \n12:00    The Chimney lift – up we go (the time spent up as I understand is less than 10 minutes). \n12:30    (approx)  Make our way to South Kensington\, (by train or bus or both)  enjoy the exhibition as you please (together or not together).   \nIf there is anyone who would like to come but does not have access to a computer. or would like me to assist etc please let moi know. \nRegards \nSharon \n07958 686 231
URL:https://www.copsecroydon.co.uk/event/109-metres-up-and-the-great-exhibition-road-festival/
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SUMMARY:Camping South West Coast Path
DESCRIPTION:I have finally got round to booking a campsite.\n\nFirst phase   (Mon 8 June – Sat 13 June )\nWe are going to Stoke Barton Farm campsite\, near Hartland in North Devon.  The dates are arrive on Monday 8th of June\, depart on Sunday 14th of June\, so 6 nights.  The cost is £13 pppn for twin camping or £15 pppn for single tent.  If you don’t have access to a car then you can get a train to Barnstaple then a bus to Hartland\, the campsite is another 1.5 miles (though you might be able to get a lift from me or a cab).\n\nThere are 2 pixie huts at £67.50 per night for 2 people\, subject to availability (I haven’t checked)\n\nI intend to walk the coastal path from Appledore to Hartland in three parts.\n\nWe will move further down the coast on the Sunday for a few days\, subject to the weather\, returning on Friday 19th.\n\n\n\nSecond phase    (Sun 14 June – Thu 18/Fri 19 June) \nI have found a campsite\, Bryder Farm Camping\, Stibb\, which is a village about 3 miles north of Bude\, for the second phase.  We will be staying at Stoke Barton\, near Hartland from Monday 8th June until Saturday night\, then (unless the weather is foul) on Sunday 14th move on to Stibb for 4 or 5 nights\, coming home on Thursday 18th or Friday 19th June.\n\nPlease let me know if you are interested in doing any part of these trips.\n\nGuidance on Walking\, Cycling and Camping – Croydon Outdoor Pursuits & Social Events Club\n\nTim
URL:https://www.copsecroydon.co.uk/event/camping-south-west-coast-path-details-coming-soon/
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SUMMARY:Ken's Kroydon Kwiz 3
DESCRIPTION:From its first incarnation via Zoom back in lockdown days\, to live versions 1 and 2\, my Kroydon Kwiz has evolved. Now it returns in a new\, enhanced\, multimedia\, AI-assisted\, Starlink-enabled  version to tickle your local memory circuits once again. \nPopular demand? Yeah\, honest! \nAnd\, just because I like it\, here’s a repeat from #2: \n\n\n\n\n\nSorry\, she won’t be in it this time\n\n\n\n\nOn the plus side\, neither will he\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAnd definitely no hardly any roundabouts!\n\n\n\n\n  \nTurn up on Tuesday to earn the admiration of your COPSE fellows as you demonstrate your knowledge of all things local and\, possibly\, odd. Still guaranteed no hardly any roundabouts!
URL:https://www.copsecroydon.co.uk/event/kens-kroydon-kwiz-3/
LOCATION:South Croydon United Church Hall\, Aberdeen Road\, South Croydon\, CR0 1EQ\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Tuesday Club Nights
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SUMMARY:Stonehenge Midsummer Solstice
DESCRIPTION:STONEHENGE AT MIDSUMMER SOLSTICE – JUNE 20TH-21ST WEEKEND\, 2026.\n\n\n\nPLEASE GO TO THE WEBSITE FOR THE STONEHENGE MIDSUMMER CELEBRATIONS AND READ IT THROUGH THOROUGHLY AT LEAST TWICE AS THERE ARE MANY CONDITIONS AND DOS AND DON’TS FOR ATTENDING.\n\nSummer Solstice 2026 | English Heritage\n\n\nThe main headlines are that \n1. If you are coming by car you need to book up in advance for parking.\n\n2. You cannot bring any camping equipment with you on the site\, NOT EVEN A SLEEPING BAG. A rug or wrap is allowed. Strictly speaking you are not even allowed to lie down\, but people do\, moreso as you get further away from the Stones.\n\nSo\, should you happen to be attending this on the way back from a stay in the West Country (“just saying”) you need to store your camping etc\, gear somewhere\, i.e.\, in a vehicle\, or perhaps at Salisbury Station. I leave you to make all these arrangements YOURSELF please.\n\nLast year I went to this\, and the weather was fine and warm\, not a drop of rain in sight. BUT I imagine if the weather is not so good\, it may not be entirely pleasurable to be there – it depends what you are used to. So please think about what it may be like to stay awake all night in drizzle and coolness. If the forecast is really bad I MYSEL:F will not go.\n\nI don’t wish to put the Fear of Thor into you and put you off coming\, but you need to imagine what it may be like at Stonehenge under different weather conditions!! (with no tent or proper sleeping bag with you)\n\n\nThe Oak and the Ash have been coming out about the same time this year\, which may indicate some rainy spells this Summer\, if you believe the old country saying…\n\nMy plan: Last year I got there late in the evening\, and stayed until ‘late’ish’ (about 7.30am GMT or BST I can’t recall!) in the morning. By the time I got there it was dark and I was bumping into and tripping over the stones and when I put my hand out to touch a stone I found I was touching a person!!  It was noisy and crowded. I lay down and rested near the stones with people climbing over me – by the time of sunrise I had rather forgotten what I was there for\, and which stone to look through for the sunrise. I then hung around for a few hours\, and then joined a long\, long queue for the special bus back to Salisbury Rail Stn (at least two hours in the queue – it’s all a bit hazy by now). The bus back to Bournemouth (where I was staying) took some three hours owing to traffic\, likely because of road works. This last bit was NOT due to Stonehenge\, of course\, but added to the strange day. (I then managed to catch a train to Wareham for a multiple garden open day there in the afternoon!)\n\n\n\n\nTHE PLAN FOR THE WEEKEND\nSO THIS YEAR I want to do things the other way around: Get there early while it’s still light\, and have some time to explore around the stones before it gets dark (might be quieter too!). Then retire to quite a distance from the stones (as it’s possible to do) to rest and doze through until the early hours. At sunrise (around 3.40am GMT) I shall  be back at the stones. And then I shall leave quite soon (the bus service back to Salisbury starts VERY EARLY)\, despite possible temptations to linger on in the atmosphere. Back at Salisbury I shall either go home\, go to Bournemouth on the bus (if that’s where I’m staying)\, or possibly – if there’s any life left in me –  go and explore a bit of the city. Sometimes you get a second wind after a poor night’s sleep.\n\nSo that’s my intention. If anyone else wants to do anything differently then please do so\, and we can try and meet up using the wonders of modern technology.\n\nIf the conditions are good this is quite a thing to go to and you can walk amongst the stones of Stonehenge – there’s some so-called Pagan drumming and chanting going on within the stones too! It’s free to enter\, but getting there (and I imagine parking a car) is expensive. Bear in mind this is the last time the Summer Solstice falls at a weekend for some years\, probably until the early 2030s (although it takes place every year\, of course\, whatever day it is).\n\nJust be aware of all possibilities and bring a sense of Humour (and maybe flowers in your hair!).\nAlso good to bring your own food and flask. There are stalls selling food and drink (which I didn’t use last year)\, which will have queues.\nThere are loads of portaloos available.\n\n\nGETTING THERE\n\nI shall appoint a meeting time in the early evening outside Salisbury Rail Stn for anyone coming at that time. I may or may not have been in the City for part or all of the Saturday to explore around\, I haven’t decided yet and may not know until much closer to the time.\n\nA email much nearer the time will give a meeting time (around 6-7pm) outside Salisbury Rail stn on the evening of Saturday June 20th (Midsummer Even) – the Solstice is not until 8.24am GMT on Sunday June 21st\, BUT THE MAIN EVENT HERE IS THE SUNRISE THROUGH AND OVER THE STONEHENGE\, some hours before that at – yes – sunrise.\n\nSO UNTIL THEN PLEASE GO STUDY THE WEBSITE and see what you think. (The special bus service timetable has not appeared yet\, but will do shortly\, I’m sure. DON’T CONFUSE THIS SPECIAL CHARGED BUS SERVICE FROM SALISBURY TO STONEHENGE VISITOR’S CENTRE WITH THE FREE SHUTTLE BUS LAID ON BETWEEN THE VISITOR CENTRE AND THE STONES (FOR THOSE NOT WANTING TO WALK OVER TO THE STONES (about a mile or so) ).\n\n\n\nPaul
URL:https://www.copsecroydon.co.uk/event/stonehenge-midsummer-solstice-details-coming-soom/
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SUMMARY:Southdown Walk - details coming soon
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URL:https://www.copsecroydon.co.uk/event/southdown-walk/
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SUMMARY:Visitors' Open Evening
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URL:https://www.copsecroydon.co.uk/event/visitors-open-evening-6/
LOCATION:South Croydon United Church Hall\, Aberdeen Road\, South Croydon\, CR0 1EQ\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Tuesday Club Nights
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