The next Birdwatching visit has no venue as yet. New members are most welcome but please do let Chris the organiser know to expect you. No experience is necessary as […]

Following the visit to Fenton House on 31st July it is as yet unclear whether there will be a visit in the last week of August. Barbara will inform members […]

Cost: £20.00

Our next meeting is Thursday 27th August. Meet in the usual place, newcomers contact the organisers below for details. PLEASE NOTE THE CHANGE OF TIME - This is an attempt […]

"The Glassmaker" by Tracey Chevalier 📖 Overview Published in September 2024, The Glassmaker by Tracy Chevalier is a historical fiction with magical realism elements. It follows Orsola Rosso on the Venetian island of Murano […]

Location: Kings Head Pub, 2b Kings Head Hill, Chingford E4 7EA. The next Pub Lunch will be on Wednesday 2nd September at 1pm at the Kings Head in Chingford. The pub […]

This is a relatively new group and will meet at 11:00 at Mola Break, 477 High Road, Leyton for discussion on a pre-arranged topic communicated via the newsletter, the web […]

On Tuesday 8th September we will meet at 1:30 at Chingford Bus Station. From there we will be walking through the forest. There is no regular membership of this group. […]

"Once upon a River" by Diane Setterfield 📖 Overview This atmospheric, slow-paced historical mystery is set along the River Thames. On a winter night, a bloodied stranger stumbles into an ancient […]

Venue: Member's home

The film on 16th September will be "Coco before Chanel" (2009). French with subtitles. True story of Gabrielle Chanel, who rose from humble beginnings to become a legendary couturier and […]

Venue: Member's home

The next birdwatching trip will be on Wednesday 16th September at Woodbury Wetlands, New River Path, Woodbury Grove, Woodberry Down, N16 5HQ. We will meet at 10:30 at Manor House […]

The next Ten Pin Bowling session is at Namco Funscape in Romford. This two hour session costs £9.99 and to attend please email Elaine Mitchell at elainemitchell217@gmail.com.

The film on 21st October will be Le Weekend (2014). Jim Broadbent and Lindsay Duncan play a married couple in their late 50s who go on a weekend trip to […]

Venue: Member's home

The film on 18th November will be "Late Spring (1949). One of four Japanese films we’ve got with subtitles, award winning masterpieces by renowned director Yasujiro Ozu. A sort of […]

Venue: Member's home

The film on 16th December will be The Invention of Lying (2009). A comedy set in a world in which lying does not exist – everyone, even politicians and advertisers, […]

Venue: Member's home

The film on 20th January will be "The L-Shaped Room (1962). The classic British ‘kitchen sink’ drama directed by Bryan Forbes, based on the novel by Lynne Reid Banks. Jane […]

Venue: Member's home

The film on 17th February will be "Jimmy’s Hall (2014). Directed by Ken Loach and based on true events. In the 1920s political activist Jimmy Gralton built a dance hall […]

Venue: Member's home

The film on 17th March will be "Marvellous (2014). Biographical TV drama about Neil Baldwin, a man with learning difficulties, played by Toby Jones (who played Alan Bates in ‘Mr […]

Venue: Member's home

The film on 21st April will be "Dangerous Moonlight (1941). Classic romance about love affair between an American reporter and a Polish classical pianist, torn between their relationship and his […]

Venue: Member's home

The film on 19th May will be "Tokyo Story (1953). Another of the Japanese ones directed by Yasujiro Ozu. An elderly couple visit their grown-up children in Tokyo. ‘A beautifully […]

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The film on 16th June will be "Oranges and Sunshine (2010). Directed by Ken Loach, the true story of social worker Margaret Humphries (Emily Watson), who uncovered the scandal of […]

Venue: Member's home

The film on 14th July will be "Tsoti (2005). South African, language Afrikaans, Zulu and Xhosa with English subtitles. Gritty young gang leader Tsotsi lives on the dangerous, crime-ridden streets […]

Venue: Member's home