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?

November 2025

Online (Zoom)

CATCH-UP

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

An especially warm welcome to any new members of Kenric who would like to join us to say hello.

THEMED BOOK CLUB

Join our themed book club, running on the last Wednesday of the month. Each month there will be a theme. Wwe have chosen some themes for the first three, but after that we will ask for ideas from the group. All attendees will get a chance to share their choice for the theme: why they chose the book, why they like it (or not) and the basics of the storyline. Attendees will then get a chance to ask questions. So a chance to share and to learn about new books and authors.

The theme for November is a detective novel with a female author or lead character.

January 2026's theme: looking back at your most memorable book of 2025.

Face to Face

PETANQUE

Vauxhall Pleasure Gardens
London
Join us for a friendly game of pétanque in Vauxhall Pleasure Gardens, London. All levels of player are welcome including beginners who want to learn the basics and more experienced players. Equipment provided but do bring your own if you wish. Pétanque is suitable for all fitness levels.

Meet us at the Tea House Theatre (134 Vauxhall Walk). This cafe specialises in tea and has a great selection of cakes! Alternatively meet us at the nearby pétanque area.

There is also the option of regrouping in the cafe post-petanque.

TECH CLASS

The Depot
Lewes, Sussex
Our new series of Tech Classes in Sussex returns to Lewes. (This is a repeat of the class held in Eastbourne on 20th October.)

What to expect: a fun, friendly, small group session, suitable for the tech-nervous and improvers. Includes smartphone/tablet tips, password security, and app and website recommendations.

Booking is essential. Cost: £5 (contribution towards venue hire). The classes are run by volunteers on a low-cost, not-for-profit basis.
Payment details in the members' newsletter.

THEATRE PICASSO

Tate Modern
Bankside
London
Daytime DykesJoin us as we visit this exhibition which shows over 45 works from Picasso from the Tate's collection and elsewhere, including paintings, sculptures, textiles and works on paper,some never seen before.

TICKETS: Adults £14, Art Fund £7
Meet outside the entrance to the actual exhibition.

GWENDA'S GARAGE

Southwark Playhouse, Borough
London
Fridays in London

Join us for a trip to see Gwenda’s Garage, the musical, an exuberant call to arms. Out of the archive, in association with Sheffield Theatres: "Dismantling the Patriarchy one spark plug at a time, 1980s Sheffield, Thatchers Britain, Politics, Passion and Protest."

Based on a true story, three female mechanics defy the odds by setting up their own garage.
Running time 2hrs 15 mins including interval. £28 tickets.
Hop onto the theatre website and secure your ticket as soon as possible and meet beforehand in the bar from 6.15pm onwards.

There is the option of a drink after the show in a nearby pub.

COFFEE AT DEPOT

Lewes
Sussex
Coffee and chat in the café at Depot, the award-winning cinema in Lewes.

It's also 'low-cost Tuesday' at the cinema, so stay on for a film if you fancy it!

EVENING DRINKS AT THE REFINERY BAR

Bankside
London
Fridays in London

Join us for a relaxed evening in the Refinery Bar Bankside, close to Tate Modern, so you have the opportunity to pop before you join us in the bar, as it is just 5 mins away.

WILDLIFE PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR

Natural History Museum
Cromwell Road
London
Daytime Dykes
Join us as we visit this exhibition which sees photographers from across the globe set out to document Nature's most incredible moments.

TICKETS: Adults £18, Art Fund £9

Meet outside the entrance to the actual exhibition.

TECH CLASS

Eastbourne Library
Grove Road
Eastbourne, Sussex
This fun, friendly, small group session is suitable for the tech-nervous and improvers.

Topics this time: smartphone/tablet tips, a step-by-step guide to securing accounts with multi-factor authentication, and app and website recommendations.
Cost (contribution towards venue hire): £5

Booking essential: sign up via Meetup or the members' FB Group.

PETANQUE

Preston Park, Sussex
Join us for a fun and friendly game of pétanque. Beginners, dabblers, experienced players and spectators welcome. Free to play. Equipment provided. Suitable for all fitness levels. Wear whatever you feel comfortable playing in.

Meet at the Rotunda Café (BN1 6HN) on an outside table, or at the nearby pétanque terrain (next to the tennis courts). We play for about an hour. Attendees are welcome to return to the Rotunda for a post-game drink/snack.

All our events, including locations, prices, and times, are listed on our Meetup page and also on our Members-Only Facebook page.