Bentley Priory at Stanmore, was formerly an 18th Cent stately home designed by architect Sir John Soane and owned by the Marquess of Abercorn, and was a magnet for the cream of society before being purchased by the Air Ministry in 1926 and converted into an RAF base.  Ten years later in June 1936, Air … Read more

Generally agreed by participants to be a good evening’s entertainment; a different mix of quizes to the previous year, with a balance tipped towards the arts – Art, Books, Music and Cinema. The night started with a Quiz ‘Bones of the Body’ which was easy for Doctors, nurses and others with medical leanings but not … Read more

Nymans estate is located with wonderful views over the High Weald in West Sussex. Garden lovers had a field day with the variety of plants and trees in the extensive gardens and meadows (circa 30 acres). The rare plants had been collected from around the world by Ludwig Messel, the owner at that period during … Read more

Croatia is a beautiful country with many intriguing small villages spread along a winding coastline and numerous small islands, and an inland range of mountains. We first noted the mountains when our plane flew level past the windows of houses and landed at the small Dubrovnik airport on the only level piece of land for … Read more

Wow, what a spectacle it was, with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, the military Band of the Royal Welsh Guard, the 120 member Royal Choral Society choir, the Royal Albert Hall  organ in full flight and bass, tenor and piano soloists filling the stage – so many performers together is a trademark of Classical Spectacular, and … Read more

In February, a large group of Members, partners and friends enjoyed the musical West Side Story at Woking Theatre, which was jammed packed at every performance – very popular. The scenery really created the impression of the New York apartments and balconies and ingeniously moved with changing lighting and backdrops to create different street scenes … Read more

We travelled in Robert Winslade’s new luxury coach (very comfortable) and despite the inevitable  traffic jams, arrived early enough to have a full day in Town.  The weather treated us kindly – it was not as cold as January generally is;  it was one of the few days in the previous couple of months in … Read more

Holiday travellers gathered in the Garden Room at St Pauls Church to recall the five days in July when the group visited Hidden Northumbria. The evening sought to remind travellers of the events of those days, using photos of locations, happenings and people, plus videos and prompting from fellow travellers to remember what happened there. … Read more

What A great day out! We learned about the history of Biddenden changing from being an apple orchard and losing money and the risk of laying down wines at a time when it was very risky, but now challenging the French and German wineries.in respect of the taste of the wines. All whilst simultaneously treated … Read more

For our holiday this year, we stayed in the UK – in fact we stayed in England – although we were only 10 miles from Scotland when we went to the Holy Isle. MONDAY Depart Pine Ridge early.   Kettlewells huge coach was much longer and higher than usual and very comfortable. FIRST  pleasant surprise. But … Read more