Events
As well as the specific events shown below, click [Calendar] to see also many other notified meetings. The Calendar may be useful for planning individual and group schedules.
Events shown below as a General Meeting or Outing are open to all our members. Unless stated otherwise, the other events are specifically for members of the relevant group and you need to join the group in order to participate. Outings and some group events require booking. Click Outings for more information on booking trips.
A General Meeting is held usually on the first Tuesday of every month (except August) at 2.30pm in the Countess Free Church, 10 Chapel Street, Ely. See the list below for details. New members and visitors are welcome (admission £2).
If your group has an event that you think should be shown here or you see an error or omission in the Calendar please send the details to Peter Lee via the Website button on the CONTACT page.
| Dates for your Diary | ||
|---|---|---|
| June 2019 | ||
| Thu Jun 27th | Gardens and Plants | Garden 2. Outing to Fullers Mill Garden |
| July 2019 | ||
| Mon Jul 1st | Gardens and Plants | Botany. Chippenham Fen for orchids and more. Led by Terry Moore. Meet time 9.30am TBC. |
| Tue Jul 2nd | Bird Watching | Evening walk @ Wicken Fen, led by Barbara, details to follow |
| Tue Jul 2nd | General Meeting | Fool's Gold, (Carole and Steve Robson). "Stories with Strings". Fool's Gold are an acoustic duo who mix together, live music, spoken word stories and projected images, to make their show unique. Countess Chapel 2.30pm |
| Thu Jul 4th | History and Current Affairs | History Group: Roger Haverson on ‘Captions Captured - a look behind some of the Imperial War Museums exhibits’, Ely Bowls Club, 2.30pm, £1 |
| Sat Jul 6th | Music | Music of Stage & Screen. Bill Morris will present his own vinyl music selection. Methodist Church, 2.15pm. Entry £2 for all. |
| Tue Jul 9th | Outings | Woburn Abbey and Wildlife Safari Park, Bedfordshire, £40, includes house and safari park. A few places available. Full payment due. Coach leaves Barton Square at 8.45am and returns at 7pm |
| Wed Jul 10th | Photography | By popular request guest speakers Andy and Daphne Hanson return with more of their stunning photos. Witcham Village Hall 1.45-3.45pm £2 |
| Sun Jul 14th | Transport | Open Day: Rob Barter's O-Gauge Garden Railway, Sutton, 1-4pm, part of the Sutton Open Gardens event. There will be a charge so that visitors can visit all the 7-8 gardens on one ticket |
| Mon Jul 15th | Transport | David Beale on '‘Engines and Transmissions from the Early Days to the Present and Future’, Ely Bowls Club, 2.30pm, £1 |
| Mon Jul 15th | Arts and Crafts | Cardcraft. Paper Flowers. Witchford Playing Fields Association Hall, 2-4pm. |
| Tue Jul 16th | Gardens and Plants | Garden 1. Visit to Barcham Tree Nursery. Includes tour of site. Details TBA. |
| Tue Jul 16th | Transport | Visit to the Henry Royce Memorial Foundation, Paulerspury, Northants, contact Jane Wicks for further information |
| Tue Jul 23rd | Written Word | Book Lovers Group choose 'A summer read', Ely Library, 2.15pm |
| Thu Jul 25th | Gardens and Plants | Garden 2. Outing to Pensthorpe Manor by coach |
| August 2019 | ||
| Mon Aug 5th | Gardens and Plants | Botany. Breckland visit. TBC. |
| Thu Aug 8th | History and Current Affairs | History Group: Norfolk churches coach trip, guided by John Vigar, to four churches in the Hempnall Group (Woodton, Bedingham, Morningthorpe and Fritton), lunch in Long Stratton, cost (excl. lunch) £25 pp, depart 8.45 Barton Square, booking required |
| Wed Aug 14th | Photography | Picnic and Fun Quiz in Jubilee Gardens |
| Thu Aug 15th | Bird Watching | 10:30 visit to Frampton Marsh led by Nigel |
| Mon Aug 19th | Arts and Crafts | Cardcraft. No meeting. |
| Tue Aug 20th | Gardens and Plants | Garden 1. No meeting. |
| Tue Aug 27th | Written Word | Book Lovers Group discuss books by 'Authors with names beginning with D', Ely Library, 2.15pm |
| September 2019 | ||
| Tue Sep 3rd | General Meeting | Mike Goward, 'Lynn's Fisher Folk'. As the title suggests, Mike will talk about King Lynn's Fisher Folk a closed community. Mike was originally coming to Ely in 2018 but due to ill health, his visit was postponed to 2019. Countess Chapel 2.30pm. |
| Wed Sep 11th | Photography | Night Photography presentation by Nigel Puttergill. Close and judge the Summer competition Bottles. Witcham Village Hall 1.45-3.45pm £2 |
| Wed Sep 11th | Bird Watching | Evening walk @ Cavenham Heath led by Barbara |
| Mon Sep 16th | Transport | Tim Young on ‘Percy Pilcher and the quest for flight', Ely Bowls Club, 2.30pm, £1 |
| Mon Sep 16th | Arts and Crafts | Cardcraft. Free Choice. Witchford Playing Fields Association Hall, 2-4pm. |
| Tue Sep 17th | Gardens and Plants | Garden 1. Talk from Norfolk Lavender. Products for sale. Library Meeting Room, 2.15pm. |
| Wed Sep 25th →Mon Sep 30th | Outings | Lisieux, Normandy, France, £539 pp sharing Single supplement £135, doubles/twins available, waiting list for singles. A preliminary draft itinerary will be available on 2/7. Final version will be issued in September. Final payment due by 2nd July. |
| October 2019 | ||
| Tue Oct 1st | General Meeting | David Reeve 'Protecting our Royals part 2' due to requests from members, this is a return visit. David first came to Ely in 2015 with part 1 of 'Protecting our Royals', Countess Chapel 2.30pm |
| Sat Oct 5th | Music | Music of Stage & Screen. Chris Bishop presents "Desert Island Discs" - guest, Councillor Lis Every. Methodist Church, 2 15pm. Entry £2 for all. |
| Wed Oct 9th | Photography | Field trip to Bury St Edmunds, led by Liz. |
| Thu Oct 10th | Bird Watching | Evening visit to Sculthorpe Owl Trust led by David |
| Wed Oct 16th | Outings | Gainsborough's House Museum, Sudbury, £35 includes morning coffee and afternoon cream tea, places available. |
| Mon Oct 21st | Arts and Crafts | Cardcraft. Button Cards. Witchford Playing Fields Association Hall, 2-4pm. |
| Tue Oct 22nd | Written Word | Book Lovers Group choose books by 'A favourite author', Ely Library, 2.15pm |
| November 2019 | ||
| Tue Nov 5th | General Meeting | Jason Raper 'The History of Norwich Theatre Royal'. Jason is giving a power-point presentation of the history of NTR, with theatrical artefacts. Countess Chapel 2.30pm |
| Thu Nov 7th | Bird Watching | 13:30 visit to Welney led by Nigel |
| Wed Nov 13th | Photography | Critiquing how to go about it (constructively and objectively) by Tony Pleasance. Followed by open display of members' photos from last month's trip to Bury St Edmunds. Witcham Village Hall 1.45-3.45pm £2 |
| Thu Nov 21st | Outings | Classical Spectacular, Royal Albert Hall, Evening performance, late return. £61, 4 tickets available. |
| Tue Nov 26th | Written Word | Book Lovers Group on a theme to be arranged, Ely Library, 2.15pm |
| December 2019 | ||
| Tue Dec 3rd | General Meeting | Sean Moyses, the Banjo Man. A selection of Dixieland, classics and country music, played by Sean, on a banjo, with a Christmas theme. Countess Chapel 2.30pm. |
| Fri Dec 6th | Bird Watching | 19:00 Ely Bowls Club Xmas party & quiz |
| Wed Dec 11th | Photography | Seasonal Social and Nibbles for Noel whilst reviewing and judging our 2019 year-long project The Four Seasons. Witcham Village Hall 1.45-3.45pm £2 |
| Thu Dec 12th | Outings | The 1000-year Tour, Coventry, three cathedrals, the mediaeval St Mary's, Guildhall, Christmas Market, £31 including lunch, places available. |
| January 2020 | ||
| Wed Jan 8th | Photography | We haven't forgotten the Autumn 2019 project Night Scene. This competition will be judged at this meeting. Witcham Village Hall 1.45-3.45pm |
| March 2020 | ||
| Thu Mar 26th | Outings | The King and I, Milton Keynes Theatre, Matinee performance. £45 + coach travel TBC. Booking opens on 2nd July. |