Monthly Meetings

WE MEET Every third Friday in the The Holy Apostles Church Hall, Charlton Kings at 10.00 a.m. Walks on Monday after meeting. Tenpin bowling every other Tuesday.

19 June: Gertrude Bell, Forgotten Heroine of the British Empire - Speaker: Mrs Jan Long was the British Council Director for the North East & Cumbria

17 July: 'Formal & Informal' performance poems - Peter Wyton

21 August: Charles Jessop - Victorian Nurseryman of Cheltenham - Carolyn Greet

18 September: Growing up in Norway during the German occupation - Tore Fauske

16 October: 'Trio' 3 part audio-visual presentation - Dennis Halliday

20 November: Kamchatka - A jewel in the Russian Far East - David Fletcher

December: CHRISTMAS LUNCH

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Our Events

Past

In May we had a wonderful trip to the Black Country Museum. To many, especially the 600 odd young people there, it was a trip back into history but for your chairman it was a trip of nostalgia. I remember my mother cooking on an open range, washing clothes in a boiler in the kitchen and as a little boy turning the handle on the mangle. What I noticed particularly was the smell of burning coal. The best bit of the trip was the Fish & Chips cooked in the old traditional way, there's nothing like it. A visit to the gents outfitters next door, a trip on the canal boat and a visit to the coal mine made it a most enjoyable trip.

Future

Wednesday, 24th June: Berkeley Castle £17. Pickup times are Sixways 9:30 a.m. - Bradley Rd 9:45 a.m. - Benhall 10:00 a.m. A 50-seat coach has been hired for this outing. The itinerary will be handed out on that day.

Friday, 31st July: Sezincote, House and Garden £8. On this trip we will be using our own transport, so an element of car sharing might be involved. So far 7 friends have indicated they are interested in going.

Wednesday, 19th August: Cotswold tour with guide and boat trip £27

Wednesday, 9th September: Fairford, £14 not including lunch. We will have a talk and tour of the church, especially referring to the stained glass windows. After lunch there will be time to explore the town and stroll by the river. If we get a good number joining us, the cost will be reduced.

Wednesday, 27th January: Pantomime, Sleeping Beauty £42

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Charlton Kings is an Independent Friendship Centre and also a Member of the Friendship Centre Federation