Meet for a 'cheap and cheerful' Christmas Lunch at the 'Four Candles', Wetherspoons, George Street, Oxford OX1 2BE. After which there is a choice of two cHristmas Markets for any last minute Christmas gifts.
Book your theatre tickets for all your friends and family, direct with the Leeds Playhouse Box Office for the mattinee performance of ' The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe' and then don your Christmas jumpers or other festive attire, to meet in the first-floor cafe for a lunch. Then attend the mattinee performance in the main theatre. If you don't want to go to the play, you are still very welcome to join us for the lunch. Remember to book early as tickets go very quickly for these ferstive family performance.
Oxford Area: Thursday 14th December. 12noon Meet at ‘Four Candles’ (Wetherspoons), George Street, Oxford, OX1 2BE and join us for our ‘cheap and cheerful’ Christmas Lunch. After which there is the choice of two Christmas Markets for any last-minute Christmas gifts.
Saturday 14th December. 2pm Please join us Meet at the entrance to Heighley Gate Garden Centre, NE61 3DA, to enjoy the Christmas lights
Monday 16th December. 2pm Please join us Meet in the car park of Morrisons’ supermarket, Dark Lane, Morpeth, NE61 1HQ to see the Christmas Lights in the town and Christmas tree in the Sanderson Arcade, plus tea and cakes.
Every first Wednesday in the month, the Edinburgh Group members meet via Zoom at 3pm for an online meet-up. If you are interested in getting involved in this group, please contact the Edinburgh Local Contact for details so that you can be provided with the log-ins as required. Members who used to live in the Edinburgh area are also very welcome to get involved.
Thursday 2nd January. 12 noon The annual Handel’s Messiah takes place on 2nd January 2025 at the Usher Hall, Lothian Rd, Edinburgh, EH1 2EA at 12noon with an interval for your picnic, until just after 3pm. Prices range from £15.30 to £34.20. Tickets from the Usher Hall usually go fast. Again, Moira is hoping to sing.
Wednesday 8th January. 12noon Meet at the Toby Carvery, Copnor Road, Portsmouth, PO3 5HS for our annual New Year lunch. Please advise the Local Contact if you will be joining us by 2nd January 2025, so that the necessary seats can be booked. There is ample free parking on site.
Zoom Book Club 14th January – The Heart’s Invisible Furies – John Bayne
Wednesday 15th January. 12.30pm Join us for our annual Edinburgh 'Christmas' Lunch at the Scottish Arts Club, 24 Rutland Square, Edinburgh EH1 2BW at 12.30 on Wednesday 15th January. A menu will be distributed nearer the date and vegetarian options will be available.
Meet for a New Year lunch at the Royal William IV pub, Brayford Wharf, Lincoln, LN1 1 YX with members, friends and families to chat about the festive season and plan ideas for events for 2025. Please let the EXecutive Representaive know is you are plannig to attend as she will need to reserve a suitably sized table.
Saturday 18th January. 12noon Meet for lunch at Royal William IV pub, Brayford Wharf, Lincoln, LN1 1YX. This is a chance to meet to discuss plans for 2025. Please let me know if you are attending so I can book an appropriately sized table.