PROGRAMME 2017
January
Sunday 1st Annual New Year's Day Walk. Meet 10.30 at Loughton Station for a 2-3 hour walk in Epping Forest. Parviz
Thursday 5th Bring and Buy sale: have you unwanted Christmas gifts?... Cliff or Val.
Saturday 7th * Visit to Dr. Johnson's house. Jacky
Sunday 8th * Pantomime - Peter Pan at the Greenwich Theatre. 5pm. Sue C.
Thursday 12th AGM. Review of past year and election of Committee
Saturday 14th Barn Dance, Barkingside. Sara
Thursday 19th Guest Speaker: a talk by photographer Geoff Wilkinson. Sue C.
Friday 20th to Monday 23rd * Walking break in North Wales. Staying at Bodelwyddan Castle, near Rhyl. Ken.
Saturday 21st FYI For those not going to Bodelwyddan, Burns Night at Cody Dock from 6 p.m. til Midnight. Duncan
Thursday 26th Hockey by numbers. Jill V.
Sunday 29th River Lea Walk, Broxbourne to Stansted Abbotts (4 miles and return.) Jenny
February
Thursday 2nd Programme Planning meeting Lynne
Saturday 4th *10-pin Bowling at Romford. Fred
Thursday 9th Jelly Baby Olympics Trevor (formerly 16th Feb.)
Saturday 11th Valentine's meal at the Toby (Bald Faced Stag) in Buckhurst Hill.
Sunday 12th Epping Forest walk Brian
Thursday 16th Quiz: Marathon Memories Sue C. (formerly 9th Feb.)
Saturday 18th *Visit to the Museum of Brands, in Notting Hill. Sue C.
Thursday 23rd Literary Evening, with Cheese and Wine. Poetry, readings etc. Marian and Ken.
Saturday 25th Walk followed by Fish and Chip supper. Meet 6pm at Copped Hall gates. Re-programmed for March 18th
Sunday 26th Swimming at Walthamstow. Ken.
March
Thursday 2nd Pictionary Parviz
Friday 3rd - Monday 6th *Long weekend in Torquay Jenny
Saturday 4th Clean-up in Epping Forest (Meet at Bury Road car park, Chingford) Brian
Thursday 9th Wildlife Around Copped Hall. An illustrated talk by Peter Warne Peter G
Sunday 12th Copped Hall work morning. 10am at gates. Maz
Thursday 16th Quiz Sue S
Saturday 18th Walk followed by Fish and Chip supper. Meet 6pm at Copped Hall gates. Peter and Duncan
Thursday 23rd Route Planning for 61st Rodings Rally Peter G
Saturday 25th Pond clearance at Leonard Cheshire Disability Home in Chigwell. Peter and Duncan
Thursday 30th Talk - "Life and Death in the Workhouse" by Mark Carroll. Kathy and Brian
April
Sunday 2nd Walk Peter G.
Thursday 6th Mystery Speaker Sue C.
Saturday 8th Visit to Mrs. Wilmott's garden at Warley Place nature Reserve, near Brentwood, and pub meal. Lynne
Sunday 9th Bike ride in Epping Forest. Brian
Thursday 13th Sensory Evening Pam
Sunday 16th FYI Easter Egg Hunt at Copped Hall Maz
Thursday 20th Programme Planning Lynne
Saturday 22nd Walk along the River Wandle Paul
Sunday 23rd FYI Lecture by Alan Cox at Copped Hall, 3pm Maz
Thursday 27th Board Games Members bring own
Saturday 29th FYI Rochester Sweeps Festival Fred
May
Thursday 4th Balloon Volleyball Parviz
Saturday 29th April - Saturday 6th May *Norfolk Broads cruising holiday Trevor
Sunday 7th Visit to Fingringhoe Wick Nature Reserve. Ann's seat and a walk around the reserve near Colchester Duncan
Monday 8th - Friday 12th *Stay at Bodelwyddan Castle Hotel, near Rhyl. Ken
Thursday 11th Crystal Maze Trevor
Sunday 14th Walk Eileen
Thursday 18th Charades Eileen
Saturday 20th Narrowboat Festival at Rickmansworth Duncan
Sunday 21st Work Day at Chigwell Riding Trust for Special Needs Maz
Thursday 25th Quiz Brian
Saturday 27th Visit to Knole House and Ightham Mote, near Sevenoaks in Kent Ken
Sunday 28th Open Day at Copped Hall. 11am - 4pm. Maz
June
Thursday 1st Bicycle Maintenance Bring your bike. Brian
Saturday 3rd Stowe Park, Buckinghamshire. National Trust Ken
Sunday 4th Marian's Open Garden Marian
Thursday 8th Cheese & Wine. Election Special!
Saturday 10th Dickensian Festival. Rochester Fred
Thursday 15th T'ai Chi Parviz
Saturday 17th - Sunday 25th * Annual Holiday in Co. Clare, Ireland Eileen
Sunday 18th FYI Midsummer Night's Dream at Copped Hall. 3pm Maz
Thursday 22nd Dice Quiz - a team Game Peter
Saturday 24th Walk in Thorndon Park, Essex Trevor
Saturday 24th FYI Le Tour De Waltham Forest Cycling event: residents can discover the borough on two wheels. See group e-mail 25th April & www.enjoywalthamforest.co.uk/tdwf Maz
Thursday 29th Barbecue. 7.30 at Hall. Sue C
July
Saturday 1st New Redbridge Wind Orchestra at Copped Hall 2pm - 4pm Peter B
Sunday 2nd FYI Open Day at Chigwell Riding Trust Maz
Thursday 6th Boule
Saturday 8th Walk. Hever to Leigh, Kent - 8.8 miles Lynne
Sunday 9th Burghley House, Stamford Brian
Thursday 13th Evening walk from the Hall 7.30pm Peter G (originally July 20th)
Saturday 15th Walk. Parndon Mill, Harlow Jacky
Sunday 16th Bike Ride, Epping Forest Brian
Thursday 20th Pictionary Parviz (originally July 13th)
Saturday 22nd Walk. Windsor Great Park 5 - 7 miles Sue C
Sunday 23rd Swim & Breakfast Ken
Thursday 27th Programme Planning. We need pre-planning suggestions please. It worked well with this programme Lynne
Saturday 29th to Tuesday 8th August * Scarborough Eileen
Sunday 30th Walk in Theydon Bois Brian
August
Thursday 3rd Pointless Trevor
Saturday 5th * FYI Jazz at Copped Hall. 7pm Maz
Thursday 10th Badminton outside & garden games at ROVSCO hall Val
Sunday 13th Have an interesting walk in Epping Forest - checkpoint plotting. Meet 10am Chingford Golf Course. Peter G
Thursday 17th Quiz Eileen
Saturday 19th Walk. Surrey Hills Ken
Sunday 20th Checkpoint Plotting. Meet 10am Chingford Golf Course Peter G & Sue C
Thursday 24th Team Word Search Jacky
Sunday 27th FYI Open Day at Copped Hall. Maz
Thursday 31st Wine Tasting Ken
September
Sunday 3rd Walk Brian
Thursday 7th Guide Dog Talk Jinan
Sunday 10th FYI Fitzwilliam String Quartet. Copped Hall. 3pm Maz
Thursday 14th Cake Sale in aid of Macmillan Cancer Nursing Sue C
Saturday 16th Cycling / Walking Gog Magog Hills, Cambs
Sunday 17th Walking & Cycling in Cambridgeshire with - Inger & Bill
Sunday 17th Wanstead Festival - (may be EFOG stand - Sue)
Thursday 21st RR Clues Evening Peter & Sue
Saturday 23rd Checkpoint plotting. Leave golfers café car park, Chingford Plain 10am. Peter & Sue
Wednesday 27th 'The Tempest' at Greenwich Theatre 2-4-1 tickets (Preview Evening) Pam
Thursday 28th Ireland Photos Brian
Friday 29th to Monday 2nd October CAMPING in Suffolk Ian
October
Friday 29th Sept. to Monday 2nd October Camping in Suffolk. Ian
Thursday 5th Games Evening (Colditz etc) Dave
Sunday 8th FYI Apple Day Copped Hall. 11am - 4pm Maz
Thursday 12th Quiz Val
Sunday 15th Walk CANCELLED Eileen
Thursday 19th Hockey by numbers Jill V
Saturday 21st Ten Pin Bowling Fred
Sunday 22nd Cycling in Epping Forest Brian
Thursday 26th 'City of The Dead' Evening Walk in London Jill S
Saturday 28th Sutton House visit (NT) Hackney. Ken
November
Thursday 2nd Programme Planning. We need more pre-planning please. This works well. Sue C
Saturday 4th Turkish Restaurant. Lydia. Chingford Val
Thursday 9th Countdown Trevor
Saturday 11th Checkpoint checking-in. Sue & Peter
Sunday 12th Further checking-in (if needed). Sue & Peter
Thursday 16th RR Briefing Sue & Peter
Saturday 18th 61st RODINGS RALLY. High Beach Village Hall opens 2pm. Meal 5pm. Please be on time. Sue & Peter
Sunday 19th 61st RODINGS RALLY. After group breakfast CLEAN UP hall & take equipment away. Brian
Thursday 23rd Rodings rally De-briefing. Your input on how we can improve future rallies welcome. Sue & Peter
Sunday 26th Walk Lynne Cancelled
Thursday 30th Quiz Night Brian (Ian's Mystery Evening Postponed to New Year)
December
Saturday 2nd FYI Rochester Dickens Festival
Sunday 3rd FYI Chigwell Riding Trust carol Concert Maz
Thursday 7th Christmas Greenery - bring a candle. Sue
Sunday 10th Wanstead Park Walk Brian
Wednesday 13th Christmas Meal Brian
Thursday 21st Christmas Quiz Val
Sunday 25th HAPPY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE
Thursday 28th NO MEETING TONIGHT