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Programme 2007
If any member wishes to lead an event on a free date, or if you have an idea for an event, please contact Peter Gamble.
The vast majority of events are open to newcomers - please contact Peter (on 01992 573638 or 07960 205 921) or Ken (on 020 8524 3960) for details of times/places, etc.
As the programme is prepared 3 months in advance, it can be subject to addditions/changes. Watch for updates.
UPDATES
23/02/07 addition of details for walk in Chilterns, Sunday 25th February.
21/03/07 badminton changed from 14th April to 21st April
20/09/07 programme changed from EFOG Factor! to Cheese/wine & conkers!
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JANUARY
| Monday 1st |
A HAPPY NEW YEAR'S WALK. Meet 10:30am at Fishers Green car park, Waltham Abbey (off Crooked Mile B194). Short walk but bring lunch. |
Fergus |
| Thursday 4th |
BRING & BUY SALE. Any unwanted presents or surplus gear? |
Maz |
| Saturday 6th |
10 PIN BOWLING at City Limits. |
Fred |
| Sunday 7th |
On your bikes for a CYCLE RIDE. Start Epping Station 10:30am. |
Ann |
| Thursday 11th |
CHEESE, WINE & PROGRAMME PLANNING. Bring along those new ideas. |
Peter |
| Saturday 13th
Sunday 14th |
WALKING W/E in Cambs. Saturday evening visit swan sanctuary at Wellney to see winter migrants. Staying at Pymoor. |
Bill & Inger |
| Thursday 18th |
GROUP AGM. New committee members needed. What can you do to help? Nominations to Ken. |
Peter |
| Sunday 21st |
DAY WALK across London's bridges. Bring lunch. |
Ken |
| Thursday 25th |
BURN'S NIGHT. A miscellany from North of the border. |
Fergus & Ken |
| Saturday 27th |
PANTOMIME TIME. Cinderella at the Kenneth More theatre, Ilford. |
Peter |
FEBRUARY
| Thursday 1st |
BALLOON VOLLEYBALL. It's different, it's fun. |
Ann |
| Sunday 4th |
CYCLE RIDE. Details tba. |
Ann |
| Thursday 8th |
HOLIDAY EXPERIENCES & INFORMATION. Bring photos, maps, anything relevant. |
Peter |
| Friday 9th to Monday 11th |
Long weekend WALKING IN THE LAKE DISTRICT, staying at Windermere. |
Susan W |
| Thursday 15th |
TEAM SCRABBLE. You don't have to be brilliant at spelling, just devious! |
Peter |
| Saturday 17th |
VALENTINE'S MEAL. Add your name to list on notice board. |
Jill & Ralph |
| Sunday 18th |
SWIMMING at Loughton pool, followed by breakfast. Meet 9am. |
Ann |
| Thursday 22nd |
TAI CHI. Gentle exercise (at least that's what he calls it!) |
Parviz |
| Saturday 24th |
SCOUT QUIZ NIGHT at Hainault. Can we repeat our success of the last 2 years? |
Sue |
| Sunday 25th
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LINEAR WALK between Saunderton and High Wycombe Stations. Approx 9.5 miles. Meet Marylebone booking hall 9:30am. Bring packed lunch. |
Ken |
MARCH
| Thursday 1st |
TALK on the SCOTTISH HIGHLANDS. Orkneys & Outer Hebrides. |
Ken |
| Saturday 3rd |
EVENING WALK. Meet 6pm at Copped Hall gates, Crown Hill. Finishing with fish & chips at the hall. |
Duncan |
| Sunday 4th |
WORKING PARTY at COPPED HALL. Meet 9:45am at gates as above. Old clothes & gloves. |
Maz |
| Thursday 8th |
TABLE GAMES. Bring along your challenging games. |
Ann |
| Saturday 10th |
QUIZ at ST. ANDREW'S CHURCH, E11. Fish & chips included. |
Jane |
| Sunday 11th |
SHORT WALK in THORNDON COUNTRY PARK, Brentwood. Meet 10am in car park. 4-5 miles. |
Paul |
| Thursday 15th |
A game of EFOGOPOLY. Don't ask! |
Frances & Parviz |
| Saturday 17th
Sunday 18th |
CYCLING WEEKEND in Oxfordshire area, staying at Oxford YH. |
Ann |
| Thursday 22nd |
QUIZ. Another aching brain event. |
Frances |
| Saturday 24th |
WALK from TOWER BRIDGE to GREENWICH. Meet Tower Hill Station 9:30am. |
Peter |
| Sunday 25th |
Wild daffodils, woods & ruins of LESNES ABBEY. SHORT WALK, 3-4 miles. Meeting 10am Abbey Road, Belvedere. Bring lunch. |
Paul |
| Thursday 29th |
PROGRAMME PLANNING. If you want an interesting and exciting programme, bring along your ideas. |
Peter |
| Saturday 31st |
WALK in the BRADWELL (Essex) area. Start 10am St. Peter's-on-the-wall car park. Approx 9 miles. |
Peter |
APRIL
| Thursday 5th |
Informal evening. |
Ann |
| Friday 6th to Monday 9th |
EASTER. NARROWBOAT TRIP on LLANGOLLEN CANAL. Early booking required. |
Peter |
| Thursday 12th |
HOT SANDWICH. A sort of game! |
Parviz |
| Saturday 14th |
BADMINTON. Venue to be arranged. NOTE moved to Sat 21st |
Val |
| Sunday 15th |
Spring visit to KEW GARDENS. Meet 10:30am at main entrance. |
Maz & Peter |
| Thursday 19th |
HOCKEY BY NUMBERS. Another action game. |
Parviz |
| Saturday 21st |
BADMINTON. Venue to be decided. |
Val |
| Sunday 22nd |
Support our representative, SUE, in the LONDON MARATHON. Followed by walk & meal. |
Peter or Ann |
| Thursday 26th |
DICE-AUCTION QUIZ. A team quiz with a difference. |
Maz & Peter |
| Saturday 28th
Sunday 29th |
WALKING WEEKEND. Details to follow. |
Duncan & Ann |
MAY
| Thursday 3rd |
Folk dancing |
Fergus |
| Saturday 5th to Monday 7th |
WALKING in SOUTH DOWNS area. Staying at Eastbourne. |
Andrea |
| Thursday 10th |
QUIZ. |
Ken |
| Sunday 13th |
CHILTERN CHALLENGE. Choice of 16 or 26 mile walking events. Starting at Ruislip Fire Station.
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Ann |
| Thursday 17th |
TAI CHI. Gentle exercise (so we are told!) |
Parviz |
| Saturday 19th
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EVENING WALK. 5 miles starting 6pm at Epping Station. |
Peter |
| Sunday 20th |
CYCLING in CAMBRIDGESHIRE. Day ride. |
Bill & Inger |
| Thursday 24th |
SCOUT (type) NIGHT. |
Jane |
| Saturday 26th to Monday 28th |
TRIP to FRANCE, Abbeville area. |
Ken |
| Thursday 31st |
TRADING PLACES. A team challenge. |
Peter |
JUNE
| Saturday 2nd |
MORRIS DANCING at Thaxsted (spectating only). |
Cliff |
| Sunday 4th |
WORKING PARTY at the Chigwell Riding Trust. |
Maz |
| Thursday 7th |
Make your own CHAPATIS (instruction provided, possibly plus curry) |
Val |
| Saturday 9th |
WALK in HADLEIGH CASTLE area. |
Lorraine |
| Monday 11th |
QUIZ at Weatherspoons pub, Chingford. (NOTE this is a Monday!) |
Ken |
| Thursday 14th |
SLIDE SHOW on EGYPT. Prompt 8:30pm start. |
Ralph |
| Saturday 16th
Sunday 17th |
WALKING WEEKEND in SUFFOLK. Details later. |
Eileen |
| Thursday 21st |
VOLLEYBALL in grounds. Indoors if wet. |
Ann |
| Saturday 23rd
Sunday 24th |
CYCLING, WALKING, BIRDWATCHING etc. at RUTLAND WATER. Bike hire available. |
Ann |
| Thursday 28th |
BOULE, WINE & CHEESE. |
Annick |
JULY
| Sunday 1st |
TANNERS MARATHON. 30, 20 or 10 mile challenge walks in North Downs area, starting from Leatherhead. Why not have a go! |
Ann |
| Thursday 5th |
PROGRAMME PLANNING. If you want an interesting & exciting programme, bring along your ideas. |
Ann |
| Saturday 7th Sunday 8th |
CAMPING AT DEBDEN HOUSE SITE. Set up camp 10am, walk via Forest Gate pub approx 11:30am. Evening barbecue from 6pm. Walk on Sunday. |
Peter & Maz |
| Thursday 12th |
EFOGOPOLY. Enhanced version! Has to be tried! |
Frances |
| Sunday 15th |
WALK on HAMPSTEAD HEATH. |
Paul |
| Thursday 19th |
BARBECUE from 6:30pm onwards. Bring food & drink. |
Peter |
| Saturday 21st
Sunday 22nd |
CYCLING & WALKING weekend, staying near ELY. Evening barbecue. |
Bill & Inger |
| Thursday 26th |
SUDOKU and other puzzles. Team challenge. |
Fergus |
| Saturday 28th |
WALKING in the LEA VALLEY. |
Fergus |
AUGUST
| Thursday 2nd |
7:30pm GAMES IN THE PARK, Wanstead High St. oposite Somerfields. |
Peter |
| Saturday 4th |
WALK in the LANGDON HILLS, Essex. 5-6 miles. Possible meal after. |
Lorraine |
| Thursday 9th |
TRADING PLACES. A team challenge. |
Peter |
| Sunday 12th |
RIDLEY ROUND WALK near Chelmsford. Meet 10am at Great Waltham. 13 miles. |
Alex & Susan B |
| Thursday 16th |
QUIZ. Thinking caps on again! |
Ken |
| Saturday 18th |
MAIZE MAZE near Braintree,. |
Susan W |
| Thursday 23rd |
Hall closed. Meet for CANOEING, 6:45pm Highams Park Lake Boathouse. Possible meal after. Spectators welcome. |
Jane & Alan |
| Saturday 25th to Saturday 1st |
A week's WALKING IN IRELAND. |
EILEEN |
| OR Sunday 26th |
COPPED HALL OPEN DAY |
Maz & Peter |
| Monday 27th |
MILDENHALL CYCLE RALLY |
Ann |
| Thursday 30th |
CHEESE, WINE & CHAT |
Ann |
SEPTEMBER
| Sunday 2nd |
Group's promotional stand at the FOREST FAIR, Chingford Plain. Set up 9am. |
Ann or Peter |
| Thursday 6th |
TAI CHI for beginners. More gentle? stretching. |
Parviz |
| Saturday 8th
Sunday 9th |
CYCLING weekend in Norfolk, CAMPING at FAKENHAM RACE COURSE. Also walking in the area. |
Bill & Inger |
| Thursday 13th |
FOLK DANCING |
Fergus |
| Saturday 15th |
The first 2007 CHECKPOINT PLOTTING adventure. |
Ann |
| Sunday 16th |
The Group's stand at WANSTEAD FAIR. |
Ann or Peter |
| Thursday 20th |
Cheese/wine & conkers. |
Peter |
| Saturday 22nd
Sunday 23rd |
LOCAL GROUPS EXTRAVAGANZA at HOLMBURY ST. MARY Youth Hostel. |
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| OR Saturday 22nd |
Michaelmas Re-Creation of Tudor Life at KENTWELL HALL, Long Melford, Suffolk. |
Maz |
| Thursday 27th |
Indoor VOLLEY BALLOON. |
Ann |
| Saturday 29th
Sunday 30th |
Walking in SUFFOLK staying at BLAXHALL Youth Hostel. |
Eileen |
OCTOBER
| Thursday 4th |
PROGRAMME PLANNING. Bring along ideas for your next exciting programme. |
Ann |
| Saturday 6th |
WALK in the STANSTEAD MOUNTFITCHET area. 7-8 miles. |
Cliff |
| Sunday 7th |
APPLE DAY at COPPED HALL, Epping. |
Maz or Duncan |
| Thursday 11th |
TABLETOP GAMES. Bring along your challenges. |
Ann |
| Saturday 13th |
TEN PIN BOWLING at City Limits, Romford. |
Fred |
| Sunday 14th |
More PLOTTING & WALKING in Epping Forest for Rodings Rally preparation. |
Ann |
| Thursday 18th |
Informal evening. |
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| Friday 19th to Monday 22nd |
Long weekend WALKING at PITLOCHRY, Scotland. |
Susan W |
| Thursday 25th |
Clues devising for RODINGS RALLY. Bring along brain. |
Ann |
| Saturday 27th |
NEPALESE eating experience. |
Cliff |
NOVEMBER
| Thursday 1st |
Jenny's HALLOWE'EN NIGHT. Bring scary nibbles, evil looking drink etc. |
Jenny |
| Saturday 3rd |
BLACKWATER MARATHON. 13 or 26 mile walk or run, based at Tiptree, Essex. |
Ann |
| Saturday 3rd(evening) |
QUIZ. 7pm at St.Andrew's church. £6.50 including supper. |
Jane |
| Thursday 8th |
Speaker 'GUIDE DOGS FOR THE BLIND'. |
Jane |
| Saturday 10th
Sunday 11th |
Checkpoint verification for Rodings - can we find the locations again? |
Ann |
| Thursday 15th |
PRE RODINGS BRIEFING. Final sort out of who does what at the Rally. |
Ann |
| Saturday 17th
Sunday 18th |
The 51st RODINGS RALLY. Everyone needed to help run the event and clear up afterwards. |
Ann/Peter |
| Thursday 22nd |
RODINGS RALLY DEBRIEFING. What went right, or wrong. What could we do better next year? |
Ann |
| Saturday 24th |
WALK in Herts, approx 7 miles. |
Andrea |
| Thursday 29th |
An event(undecided) or a quiz. |
Alan or Jane |
DECEMBER
| Friday 31st Nov to Sunday 2nd Dec |
WALKING at BETWS-Y-COED, staying at Mick & June's guest house. Book early. |
Peter |
| Thursday 6th |
MUSIC QUIZ |
Eileen |
| Saturday 8th
Sunday 9th |
Visit to CHRISTMAS MARKET in Germany, or Lincoln if no cheap flights available. |
Andrea |
| Thursday 13th |
PHOTO COMPETITION. Categories nature, holiday & portrait. |
Peter |
| Saturday 15th |
CHRISTMAS MEAL 8pm at Queen Victoria, Theydon Bois. Must book early. |
Peter or Fred |
| Thursday 20th |
Pre CHRISTMAS chat & nibbles. Party hat competition. |
Peter |
| Saturday 22nd Sunday 23rd |
FREE |
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| Tuesday 25th |
***HAPPY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE*** |
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| Thursday 27th |
Hall closed - no meeting. |
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| Saturday 29th Sunday 30th |
FREE |
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