Social Events
Calendar 2026
The Programme for 2026 is as follows:
To book events go to the member's area. Events will only be available to book when details such as price and date are known. Signing up for an event is an obligation to pay and attend. Cancellations to be discussed with the event organiser as payment may still be required.
The proposed programme of events for 2026 is given below. Please see this web site for the details on the events as they become available and to make a booking. Any member is welcome to organise or lead an event - especially if you have background knowledge that would make the visit particularly interesting!
29th July 2026 Croquet led by Graham Otter
DATE Wednesday 29th July 2026
EVENT Lunch at The Chequers 12 -1.45pm followed by
Croquet at Woodside Gardens 2-4pm
Limited to 16 Players
ORGANISER Graham Otter ably assisted by Martin Lockwood
PRICE £12 per person for Croquet. Lunch to be paid by attendees at the pub
DETAILS All equipment provided. Guidance will be given by Graham and Martin. Strictly flat shoes to protect playing surface.Graham will contact attendees closer to date for menu selection. There are now 16 people signed up so any further request will go on a waitlist.
4th August 2026 A Tour of Christchurch Priory with Cream |Tea led by John Gribble
DATE Tuesday 4th August 2026
EVENT Guided Ground Floor tour of Christchurch Priory followed by a Cream Tea
ORGANISER John Gribble
PRICE £15 per person
Max 20 people
DETAILS A tour of the Priory followed by a cream tea. Time to be notified. Transsport can be by Car or Train Christchurch Station is a 15 Minute walk to the Priory. They have a small car park. The address is Quay Rd Christchurch, BH23 1QA there is a council car park next to it also on Quay Rd. This event fully booked now contact John Gribble to go on a waitlist.
Thursday 27th August 2026 Archeological Site Visit led by Dave Bramley
EVENT Archeological Site Visit
DATE Thursday 27th August 2026 at 5.30pm
EVENT Archeologicical Site Visit near the Pig
PRICE £10
DETAILS Due to permissions from Forestry England the time and date may change. This is a local site of a Roman farm. Following on from the talk by Tony King in May we will visit a site occupied by Romans believed to have farmed aand manufactured Pottery.Details will be made available to those signed up closer to the date. The event can be booked on the events booking page in the members area.
Tuesday 22nd September 2026 Amazon Warehouse Visit led by Bruce McFarlane
DATE Tuesday 22nd September 2026
EVENT Visit and Guided Tour around the Amazon Warehouse Swindon
ORGANISER Bruce McFarlane
PRICE Entry FREE
DETAILS This is a difficult tour to pin down exact times until near the date. Travel will be by individual car share. More details available as they become known.
1st October 2026
A theatre trip to Southampton led by Rob Morgan.
DATE Thursday 1st October 2026
EVENT Jeeves Takes Charge at Mayflower Studios Above Bar Soton
ORGANISER Rob Morgan
PRICE Tickets £19
DETAILS
This play ‘Jeeves Takes Charge’ is one-man adaptation of P.G. Wodehouse Jeeves and Wooster stories Sam Harrison plays all twenty-two characters including the indefatigable Jeeves, the much-loved Bertie Wooster, Florence Craye, Gussie Fink-Nottle, Bingo Little, Uncle Willoughby and Aunt Dahlia.
Set in Wodehouse’s gloriously absurd world of country houses, terrifying aunts, engagements gone wrong and gentlemanly panic, the play follows the hapless Bertie Wooster as his brilliantly resourceful valet Jeeves attempts to steer him away from disaster — and matrimony — at every turn.
We are booked in for the matinee performance at 2:30pm on Thursday 1 October. The theatre is the Mayflower Studios at 142 Above Bar Street, Southampton, SO14 7DU - not the main theatre on Commercial Road. The nearest car parks are on Civic Centre Road and at the Marlands Ce
ntre. Ticket price is £19. Seats have been reserved until 25 August so sign up very soon!!
October
Wine Tasting led by Rob Evison
November
Quiz Night led by Ken Garrod and little helpers
8th December 2026
A lunch to be held at New Forest Park Hotel. Details will follow soon.
A Cruise Event in 2027
Bruce our social secretary has identified a short 5 day cruise with P&O - Cruise number G702. 8th Feb-13th Feb to BelgiumFrance and Netherlands. Costs will depend on the cabins chosen and your contract will be with P&O Bruce will try to negotiate a discount based on the level of interest.
Seven couples have now booked to go on the cruise. More can be accommodated based on cabin availabilty. If you are planning to go Contact Bruce and put your name on events page in the members area
