Lately we took an exploratory look at the Elizabeth Line and next Uber Boats Clipper service on the Thames in London.
The Clipper affords convenient and speedy access to riverside venues and the last trip included Battersea Power Station, the interior an surroundings of which are transformed to an attractive shopping and residential area.
We also had a Rail Trip to the city of Winchester and had a careful look at the Cathedral and stroll about the town, fitting-in lunch before returning home. This proved to be very popular and a programme is being developed. See Below.
We also try to fit in a local informal lunch with our wives/partners; the last was at the Rose and Crown in Green Street Green and the previous – the Miller and Carter in West Wickham.
Details of other events will be announced shortly, at monthly lunch meetings..
2025 – Talks at our monthly Lunch Meetings (subject to change)
8 Jan Women in World War 1 – Joanna Friel
12 Feb Penge Pavement Plaques – Kate Boyle
12 March Pearly Kings and Queens – Chris Conran
9 April AGM
14 May Women in World War 2 – Joanna Friel
11 June Medieval Origins of Medicine – Trevor Beedham
9 July LPA’s Made Easy – Jackie Lucas
13 August Mid-Summer Meeting
10 September TBC
8 October TBC
12 November TBC
2024 – Outings and Visits
Provisional list of Rail Trips.
Chiswick House and Gardens
RAF Museum, Hendon
Bristol – SS Great Britain and Clifton Suspension Bridge
Ramsgate/Margate – Hornby Models Centre and a pub lunch
Rochester – Cathedral and the town’s connections to Charles Dickens and the Castle
York – National Railway Museum
Birmingham – the Bull Ring and the Canals (more numerous than Venice’s) with boat trip and waterside pub lunch.
Full details will be announced near the time of each and relayed to members by our Secretary.
