Bring & Buy Sale

16 Oct , 2018 | Activities

The annual Bring and Buy Sale was, once again, a huge success with over £1700 raised for the Avenue Club. First prize in the raffle was a wonderful handmade quilt produced by the ‘knit and stitch’ group and we would like to thank them for all their hard work. New...

The History of London in Six Talks and Four Visits

16 Oct , 2018 | Activities, Lectures

This series will attempt the impossible: to compress almost 2000 years into ten Wednesday afternoons. Beginning on 3 October we will trace the movement of London from the edge of the world map to its centre, its development from a provincial backwater to [briefly] the...

Tuesday Talking Pictures

16 Oct , 2018 | Lectures

Every week, starting with David Lean’s “Brief Encounter” we will watch excerpts from a film and have a discussion about it. There will also be time for gossip about the latest films you have seen and shared information about what’s on in and around London. We could...

Opera in Performance

16 Oct , 2018 | Lectures

Following on from our last very successful series of Lectures, Ross Alley is returning to the Club with a series of “Opera in Performance” lectures which will focus on works currently on in London and especially live screenings to cinemas from The Met in New York,...

Choir Concert and Tea

22 Jun , 2018 | Activities

Tuesday, 3rd July at 3.00 pm – £6.00 This year’s Choir Concert is a tribute to Armistice Day following World War I. Please see our Choir Tea poster here There’ll also be tunes celebrating American Independence Day. They’re sounding good and would be delighted if...

C&C Creative Arts Concert

29 May , 2018 | Activities

This event will showcase C&C’s innovative and award winning Creative Arts service for older people. The programme will include: choir performances by residents from Cecil Court and their All Together Opera choir run by The Royal Opera House; readings from members...

Guided Tour of Dorney Court

29 May , 2018 | Outings

Dorney Court is one of England’s most uniquely beautiful Tudor Manor Houses set amidst acres of mature parkland and encircled by well tended yew hedges. The remarkable and characterful House is Grade 1 listed and designated as being of outstanding architectural and...

RAF Museum, Bentley Prior

29 May , 2018 | Outings

Did you see the BBC documentary with the McGregor brothers? Bentley Priory played a pivotal role during the Battle of Britain as Headquarters Fighter Command. Discover the stories of leadership, courage and technology and how the Battle Britain was won. BENTLEY PRIORY...

Heave Ho my Hearties

29 May , 2018 | Outings

Come with us to Greenwich, the historic heart of the British Navy. First, we will have a guided tour of the handsome Royal Naval College’s Banqueting Hall and Chapel. You can also ascend 60 feet to uncover the secrets of London’s largest painted ceiling while it is...

Picasso : Paper & Clay Exhibition

29 May , 2018 | Outings

We will be having a tour of their “Picasso : Paper & Clay” Exhibition. Picasso’s insatiable curiosity and tireless urge for creativity often led him to mediums beyond painting. Spanning almost seven decades of the artist’s life, the exhibition celebrates Picasso’s...

Outing to Broughton Castle

29 May , 2018 | Outings

Broughton Castle is a moated and fortified manor house near Banbury. Set in parkland and built of the rich local Hornton ironstone, it was selected by Simon Jenkins as one of only twenty to be awarded five stars in his book England’s Thousand Best Houses. The core of...

An Invitation to the Opera with Ross Alley

21 Mar , 2018 | Lectures

We are delighted to welcome Ross whose enthusiasm for his subject shines through his lectures and you will come away with a deeper and more meaningful appreciation of everything there is to know about opera. As he says opera is revered as one of the highest art forms...