Events

Our events are listed with full information in our members' monthly newsletter. Here, we give the basic details of every month's activities to give a flavour of what our members enjoy. Why not join us - and join them?

May 2025

Online (Zoom)

CATCH UP

Join our monthly catch-up for members and friends, old and new. A general chat in small groups about life, films, food, places, daily wins recommendations, anything goes!

Face to Face

JUBILEE CELEBRATORY WALK

Tower Hamlets & Mile End parks, London
Come for a 3.5 mile walk in Tower
Hamlets Cemetery Park and Mile
End Park and enjoy the Spring
Flowers and wildlife. If we’re
lucky, we might see or at least hear a woodpecker.
Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park is a designated nature reserve. Lots of interesting plants to see. We’ll have
a drink in a local café or pub at the end of the walk.
Bring a hat, sun cream and water if it’s hot.

PLAY PETANQUE

Eastbourne
Pétanque at The Helen Garden Club-house (aka Cadence), Eastbourne BN20 7XL. No experience needed. Beginners and spectators are welcome. Equipment provided. Easy parking close by.

PLAY PETANQUE

Vauxhall Pleasure Gardens, London
Kenric members and friends are in-
vited to join us for a friendly game
of pétanque, the first
time we have run a pétanque meet in London.
There is plenty of time to get to grips with the game, if you are planning on attending the Kenric annual Eastbourne meeting.
All levels of player are welcome, including beginners who want to learn the basics and more ex-
perienced players. The co-host is happy to share tips!
Equipment provided, but do bring your own if you wish. Pétanque is suitable for all fitness levels.
Meet us at the Tea House Theatre. This cafe specialises in tea and
has a great selection of cakes! Alternatively, meet us at the nearby pétanque area from 11.30am
Transport: Vauxhall tube/train is about 5 minutes walk.

HMS BELFAST

Queens Walk, London SE1
Daytime Dykes
Join us as we visit the Electric Dreams exhibition and enter a dreamscape of machines, movement and captivating installations that play with your perception.
Tickets: Adults £22, Art Pass: £11
Meet at 11.15 for an 11.30 start at the entrance to the actual exhibition.

LONDON PARK WALK

Greenwich Park, London
Regular walks in London parks
(and beyond) were once a valued
Kenric tradition ... pre lockdown.
For all Kenric members, friends
and their dogs keen to resume these walks, please join us in Greenwich Park,which is currently looking positively verdant and
beautiful, for an early evening stroll.
Meet at 4pm at the main gate into the park near Greenwich centre at the top of King William We set off about 4.15pm

JUBILEE CELEBRATORY WALK

Bosham, West Sussex
Join us on another in our series of
walks to commemorate KENRIC's
60th anniversary.
We're heading to the picturesque
West Sussex coastal village of Bosham, where our walk takes in the quay, the 11th-Century church, and the arts and crafts shops.
Dogs are welcome.
As some attendees will be travelling from distance, we will gather first to eat before our walk.
Meet at The Anchor Bleu, PO18 8LS.
The nearest station is Bosham, 1.3m from The Anchor Bleu (30-min walk).
There are trains from London Victoria and London Bridge.
Parking available at nearby Bosham Lane Car Park, PO18
8HT (MiPermit app; 350+ spaces), a 1-min walk from the pub.
Book soon for the cheaper tickets.

ASTONISHING THINGS: The Drawing of Victor Hugo

Royal Academy of Arts,
Burlington House, London
Daytime Dykes
Join us as we discover the imaginary world of Victor Hugo, one of France’s most famous writers at this
exhibition of his rarely seen works on paper. His visions of castles, monsters and seascapes are as
poetic as his writings.
Tickets: Adults £17, Art Pass £14
Meet inside the main entrance.