Events
Please make a note of Joy’s
EVENTS PHONE NUMBER
07824 671857
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PARKING: Could we remind members NOT to park in EITHER of the car parks at Greenwood Park if you are going on one of our trips. If parking in local roads, please park with consideration for the residents and, if possible, car share to help ease the parking problem. Thank you.
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DATES FOR DIARY 2024
See the confirmed dates for the visits below. For trips later in the year, full details will be available nearer the date.
April 16th Romney Marsh tour – see details below
May 1st Steam Train on Kent & Sussex Railway - see details below
June 5th Chiswick House - see below for details
July 11th Cruise on Lee and Stort - canal boat - full details below
August 29th Peacocks Auctioneers - full details below
September 24th “Call the Midwife” tour, and Chatham Dockyard - Selling July/August
October 15th Going to the dogs, Romford Stadium - Selling September.
December 5th John Rutter Christmas Concert — Evening Performance - selling August/September
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TUESDAY 16 APRIL 2024
ROMNEY MARSH TOUR BY COACH
We meet our expert Blue Badge guide at 10.30 at Dobies Garden Centre on M20 at Ashford, with time for a comfort break and, traffic permitting, time to buy a coffee.
We then drive out to explore the remote Romney Marsh area before we have a fish and chip lunch (with a hot drink) at the famous Pilot Inn at Dungeness. Marshmen established a wild reputation with smuggling and felonious deeds rife in a world where men drank beer a full century before the rest of the country and evacuated their sheep before their women during the war.
In the afternoon we drive along the coast through St. Marys Bay and Dr Syn`s Dymchurch to Hythe. There may be time to browse and perhaps buy a cup of tea before heading for home around 4.45pm- dropping off our guide on the way. Please note the early start time for this trip.
Depart Greenwood Park – 8.30am
Depart for home - 4.45pm
Cost £ 51
On sale at February meeting
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KENT AND EAST SUSSEX HERITAGE RAILWAY
WEDNESDAY 1ST MAY 2024
Steam train through the glorious Rother Valley from Tenterden to Bodium and return, passing through Bodium Castle. Coach takes us to Tenterden Station with plenty of time for a 'leg stretch', should you wish to visit the Museum and buy lunch in the cafe. The steam train leaves at 1.10pm and returns at 3.15pm. There will be time for enthusiasts to get off the train at Bodium, watch it turn and relink, etc.
Departs Greenwood Park @ 9.30am
Departs for home approximately 3.30pm
Cost: £38.00
Selling March/April meetings
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CHISWICK HOUSE
WEDNESDAY JUNE 5th
Lord Burlington`s 18c villa with classical landscapes and 65 acres of gardens sits in West London not far from the Thames.
The house will be closed to the public, so our guided tour will be just for us.
NOTE: NO lift in the house.
We also have a guided tour of the gardens and time to buy lunch in the excellent cafe which has plenty of seating both outdoors and inside, and a good varied menu. We will be divided into 2 groups of approximately 25, 1 group in the house, 1 group in the garden before lunch and vice versa after.
NOTE: there is no coach parking on site, so we will have a short walk from the nearest drop off point.
Depart Greenwood Park 9.30am
Depart for home approx 3.30pm.
Cost £37
Tickets on sale: April/May meetings
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RIVERS LEE AND STORT - CRUISE PLUS PUB LUNCH
THURSDAY JULY 11th
Our afternoon starts with a 2-course lunch at The Waterside Inn in Ware.
After lunch we board our boat directly from the restaurant`s private garden
terrace. On the cruise we will pass the unique Ware Gazebo`s that
overhang the river, before journeying to Hertford along the picturesque
flood plains of the River Lee. We will pass Amwell Nature Reserve which
attracts ducks, gulls and waders. Seven species of warbler also breed
here, in addition to good populations of reed bunting, meadow pipit and
skylark. The cruise travels to Stansted Abbots before returning to Ware
Town Quay where our coach will be waiting to take us home.
NOTE
When you book you will also be asked to make your lunch menu choice.
This will make us very busy, please come as best prepared as you can.
Depart Greenwood Park 11.00am
Depart for home 4.00pm
Cost £55
Tickets on sale: May/June meetings
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PEACOCKS AUCTIONEERS, BEDFORD. 'AUCTION INSIGHT EVENING'
THURSDAY AUGUST 29th
The return of one of our favourites. This visit has proved very popular
in the past, with much laughter, just what we need.
On arrival we will be welcomed with a glass of wine or juice, and the
visit will begin with a short introduction to W & H Peacock and its
history. We will then be invited downstairs (there is a lift) to take
part in a light-hearted valuation competition. Another chance to see how good
you are (I'm absolute rubbish) before we go back upstairs for a light
supper and discussion.
Depart Greenwood Park 5.00pm
Depart for home approx 8.30pm
Cost £33
Tickets on sale: June/July meetings
NOTE
A few of you live very close to this site, so if you wish to drive yourself
there, that is possible. Tell me as you book.
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Details of all of our trips can be found in the monthly newsletter.
Important: Please remember to have with you or wear your CG Membership card and, most importantly, an up to date emergency contact card, preferably kept together in the lanyard.
Details of all our Events can be found on this page. Please note the month when tickets are available for trips. Purchase of tickets can be made at our monthly meetings via Joy Dabson, Events Organiser (cheques only please).
Details of each event can also be found in the Newsletter and on this website.
Tickets – Chiswell Green u3a members ONLY for 1st month when tickets for trips are on sale. Tickets for guests will be allowed in the 2nd month when they are on sale. (We hope this will avoid waiting lists of members when Guests take up places.) Tickets must be paid for on the day they are booked with cheques made payable to "Chiswell Green u3a". Please write your membership number on the reverse.
Cheques are paid in to the bank as and when they are received, unless otherwise stated. If paying for more than one Outing by post, please send separate cheques for each event. They can obviously go in the same envelope.
Coach pick-up point will be in Tippendell Lane, at the entrance to Greenwood Park
Please be prompt – the coach won’t wait/price includes driver’s tip.
If you wish to make a booking for an Outing, you can still do so by contacting the Events Organiser (Joy Dabson) by phone (01923 268018) or email (tdabson@tiscali.co.uk) or via this website. Payment should be made within 7 days.
If you are unable to go on a Outing, or running late, please contact the Events Organiser by phone, up to 10 p.m. the night before the trip (01923 268018) or by Event Mobile on the day of the trip 07824 671857 Please make a note of this number as this is Joy's new Events mobile number (28.03.2022)
If someone is able to take your place, you may be able to have a refund but this cannot be guaranteed.
Suggestions/ideas for trips and visits are always welcomed. Put them in the Suggestion Box (on the signing in table).
If you are participating in any Chiswell Green U3A trip or event, please read the following Disclaimer.
Disclaimer: It is the personal responsibility of each member to decide on their own capability to participate in any groups, trips or events organised by the Chiswell Green U3A. Chiswell Green u3a cannot accept any responsibility for your fitness to undertake a trip or participate in a group, event or journey. By committing to any activity, you will be declaring that you are fit and able to participate in the said activity..