Date

Activity

Organiser

Sept

14

Sun

Walk from Watton at Stone. Starting at 11am from the Post Office. All day walk, bring your own lunch.

Christine

Sept

17

Wed

Bird Talk “The Return of the Red Kite” by the RSPB at the Hall starting at 8pm.

Carol

Sept

19

Fri

“Party Piece” by Richard Harris. A comedy about feuding neighbours at the Abbey Theatre, St Albans, starting at 8pm. Contact the Box Office for tickets on 01727 857861.

Maggy

Sept

21

Sun

Bike Ride from St Albans City Station, starting at 11:15am. Meandering route of 18 miles round country lanes and villages, visiting a pub for lunch and the Roman Baths at Welwyn in the afternoon. Ring the night before to let Sue know you will be on the ride.

Sue

Sept

24

Wed

Slides of Botswana and Zambia. Enjoy Wendy’s holiday pictures from her safari last year.

Wendy

Sept

26-28

Fri -Sun

No-car weekend at Streatley YH. £22.45 pppn incl breakfast. Reserve your place by 27 August.

Please book with Kevin by end of Sept if you wish to go on the weekend away in Edale (Dec 5 – 7)

Latha

Oct

1

Wed

Games Evening at The Goat, Sopwell Lane, St Albans starting at 8pm. Board games and bar billiards on offer. Evening meals available approx £7.50-£10.00.

Christine

Oct

5

Sun

Ashridge Deer Walk of 4 miles to glimpse rutting fallow deer. Cost £5.00. Meet at 6.45am at The Greyhound Inn, Aldbury. Binoculars and torch recommended. Optional pub breakfast to follow, approx £7.00.

Booking closed but contact Christine to see if any spaces left.

Christine

Oct

8

Wed

A talk with slides on our National Parks: their glories and their challenges as tourist destinations and living communities. How the Campaign for National Parks (CNP) is working with them to meet those challenges.

Book for Lynley’s weekend away at Sherwood Forest YH on 14-16 Nov.

Maggy

Oct

12

Sun

Morning Walk from The Swan Inn, Markyate (36 High Street), starting at 10.30am, followed by a pub lunch. Coming from St Albans take the first left into Markyate. The pub is on the left after the post office.

Wendy

Oct

15

Wed

Curry at The Pavillion, Markyate at 8pm. The restaurant is in the High street, as above, AL3 8PB. www.thepavillion.info. Let Wendy know the night before that you will be attending.

Wendy

Oct

19

Sun

Visit to London Zoo. Meet at the Ticket Office at 11am. Entrance cost £17 (incl voluntary donation) if bought on the internet at www.zsl.org in advance. Let Lynley know by the night before that you’ll be there. Bring your own lunch or eat in the zoo.

Lynley

Oct

22

Wed

AGM with slides of the Club’s activities, walks and weekends away in the past year.

Let Pauline know if you want tickets for “Holiday Snap”.

Peter & the Committee

Oct

24-26

Fri-Sun

Weekend in Burley YH. Price without breakfast £15.95.  Mountain biking and walking.

Booking closed. Contact the YH to see if there are spare beds.(0870 770 5734)

Neil Sh

Oct

29

Wed

Planning Evening at The Plough pub, Tyttenhanger from 8pm. Bring your suggestions for some great events you would like to organise for the Programme January-March.

Rory

Nov

2

Sun

Walk starting at 11.00. Location to be advised. Can you let Christine know by Saturday evening that you will be joining her.

Christine

Nov

5

Wed

“Holiday Snap”, a comedy by Radlett Players, in Radlett, directed by Pauline. Ticket prices £9. Starts at 8pm. Let Pauline know if you want a ticket by 22 October.

Pauline

Nov

9

Sun

Walk from Preston Gr 175 245 around John Bunyan country starting from The Red Lion pub at 2pm. Sunday lunches are popular so Neil will book places for those who would like to eat, from 12:30pm. Just let him know in advance.

Neil St

Nov

12

Wed

Slides of Ian's holiday in Mali, in the Hall.

Ian

Nov

14-16

Fri-Sun

Weekend away at Sherwood Forest YH. Walking, cycling and stately homes. Cost £17pppn. Let Lynley know that you’ll be attending by 8 October.

Lynley

Nov

19

Wed

Murder Mystery entertainment by Vic Botterill in the Hall. Come and work it out together, "who dunnit?" Bring your friends to join the fun.

Petra

Nov

23

Sun

Jubilee Walk around central London starting from Leicester Square at 10am. 14 miles taking in London sights and landmarks. Bring your own lunch or grab something along the way. Let Neil know the night before that you'll be coming and find out exact meeting point.

Neil Sh

Nov

26

Wed

Christmas meal – details to follow.

Lynley

Nov

30

Sun

Morning cycle ride starting at 10.30am from Colney Heath.  Returning to home made soup chez Pauline and Geoff.

Ring Geoff by the night before to book in for soup and find exact start point.

Advise Petra you would like to attend her Mulled Wine evening.

Geoff

Dec

3

Wed

DVD evening “at home” with coffee and biscuits and natural history films. Ring the night before to indicate interest.

Rugby at Wembley – fully booked.

Maggy

Rory

Dec

5-7

Fri-Sun

Weekend away in Edale YH in the Peak District. Book with Kevin by end of Sept.

Kevin

Dec

10

Wed

Mulled Wine “at home” with traditional German cakes and biscuits starting at 8pm. £2 food and wine charge.

Ring Petra to advise her you’ll be coming by 1 December, and to get her address if necessary.

Petra

Dec

14

Sun

Afternoon walk from The Bull in Wheathampstead. If you would like to join Jeff for lunch, he’ll be in the pub from 12pm onwards.

Jeff

Dec

17

Wed

Table Tennis in the Hall from 8pm. Run off those Christmas lunches. Bats, nets ping-pong balls all supplied.

Neil Sh

That’s it for 2008. Happy Christmas! See you in the New Year.