Surrey page of South East Christian Singles

Surrey Christian singles is a local group of single Christians who meet to enjoy social activities and to make friendships. We Welcome anyone who is a Christian and those who are not Christians as guests of members. 

The Surrey Christian singles Committee is run by a group of volunteers and therefore we do not charge a subscription fee but we sometimes may make a profit on an event to give money to charity and also to cover our administration costs such as web hosting fees.

To get further details of any of the events below or to find out more about the group, please send an E-mail or phone the organiser for the event. If you get no response from the organiser, please send an E-mail to surrey@sesinglechristians.org

PLEASE NOTE - Every care is taken to put on good enjoyable events. However, you do attend all events at your own risk and the organisers of events and of this web-site can not be held responsible for any injury or distress caused through attending events or through relationships entered into with people met at events advertised on this web-site.

EVENTS 2010 to 2011 - Surrey Ceroc

Saturday 20th February – London Welsh Male Voice Choir. We have a great opportunity to hear the London Welsh Male Voice Choir in concert at the beautiful St Martin’s church in Church Street Epsom KT17 4PX.

Tickets are £15.00 and can be obtained from the Box Office, Church House, Church Street, Epsom, KT17 4PX.

The concert starts at 7.00pm and Annie would like to hear from you as soon as possible if you would like to come. Please phone me on 07812 141218 or E-mail annie@sesinglechristians.org - look forward to seeing you?

Saturday 13th March – Visit to ‘The Imperial War Museum’, Lambeth Road, London, SE1 6HZ. Meet at 12 noon at the entrance before having lunch in the café. Then wander around the museum (admission free) and any special exhibitions (fee applicable). Meet up for afternoon tea about 4pm back in the café then leave or stay until the museum closes. Museum open from 10 am to 6pm. Text Alison on 07941 802855 to let her know you are coming. 

Saturday 10th April - Chiltern walk near Beaconsfield with evening meal. Meet at 1.30 p.m. (having had lunch) at John's house ready (with boots and waterproofs) for a 2 to 3 hour walk which may include visiting one of the oldest pubs in England en-route. 

There will a two course buffet evening meal (£8 charge to cover costs). Please bring drinks, but the meal with include mulled wine. This event is suitable for those who only use public transport, nearest station Beaconsfield. For further details or to book (it is essential to book first) please contact John on 07872425902 or at john@sesinglechristians.org 

Saturday 24th April - Gospel group concert in Esher to raise money to build a children's home in India. This will be an evening of lively music with a break for drinks and nibbles and and a presentation about the work of the charity - see www.ilovetochange.org for some details of the charity.

This is not a singles only event or a Christians only event, so feel free to ask married couples of friends who don't go to Church. Tickets are £10 - please see concert page of www.ilovetochange.org for details of how to buy tickets.

There may be a chance to meet before the event for a take away at Luke's house in Cobham, E-mail luke@sesinglechristians.org for more details. Thanks.

Saturday 1st May - Lunch followed by bluebell walk near Outwood windmill. Meet at 12 noon at The Bell Public House, Outwood Lane, Redhill, Surrey RH1 5PN for lunch. 

The lunch venue is extremely popular and early booking (by contacting Caroline, see below) is strongly recommended, if you wish to join us. At around 2pm, we will set off, initially to see the Grade 1 Listed Outwood Windmill (Englands oldest working windmill built in 1665), and then walk on a 4½ mile circular walk across Outwood Common (National Trust) returning via Wasp Green. 

For further details and to put your name down, please contact Caroline by e-mail on caroline@sesinglechristians.org by Friday 23.04.10 at the latest.

I suggest that you exit the M25 at J6 (the Godstone exit), as this will avoid you having to go through Reigate and Redhill. Reigate roads in the town centre are often very congested, due to the railway level crossing in the town centre.

Saturday 8th May - Leonardslee gardens. Barbara is leading a group visit to Leonardslee gardens, Lower Beeding (5 miles SE of Horsham), W. Sussex.

This may be everyone's last chance to visit these exquisite Grade 1 listed gardens, set in a stunning valley with lakes etc. and which have been described as "One of Europe's most spectacular spring gardens". 

Sadly, Leonardslee has just been sold to new owners and is likely to be closed to the public at the end of June 2010, so don't miss this opportunity to enjoy the splendour of these gardens while you still have the chance. Check out their website for directions or more details www.leonardsleegardens.com or phone 01403 891212.

The attraction doesn't stop there. There is the famous Dolls House Exhibition, believed to be the finest in the world, which will amaze you. There is also an exhibition of Victorian cars. The Clock Tower Restaurant serves hot lunches from 12.30 - 2.30 pm and refreshments throughout the day. Or bring a picnic if you prefer. 

The gardens are open between 9.30 and 6.00 pm (last admission 4.30 pm) and entrance fee is £9 on weekends. Barbara will be meeting the group at the garden entrance between 10.30 - 10.45 am. Please register your interest by phoning or texting Barbara on 07941161347 or E-mail barbara@sesinglechristians.org 

Saturday 8th May 7.30 p.m. - An evening concert with Simeon Wood, flautist and composer. Playing over 20 instruments and delighting audiences in theatres, churches, art centres, for corporate events, festivals and as a guest entertainer onboard the finest cruise ships in the world, including Seabourn, Holland America Line, Fred Olsen Line, Cunard and Saga. 

As well as being an established and acclaimed flautist Simeon is regularly commissioned to write music for television both in the UK and America - see http://www.simeonwood.com/News.html for more details and a chance to hear some music. 

Please contact deborah@sesinglechristians.org if you intend to come, so she can look out for you. However, you will need to buy your own ticket as details below and this also gives the address of where the concert will be held.

Guildford Methodist Church
Woodbridge Road 
Guildford 
Surrey 
GU1 4RG 

Cost £10.00 Cheque made payable to Guildford Methodist Church. Please send a stamped addressed envelope if you want the tickets sending to you home.

Saturday 5th June - join us for the Twenties Thirties Forties jive dance in Hampton, Middlesex. Meet at Samantha's house for pizza and pudding (for a small donation) from 6.45 (just a few hundred yards from the venue) or at the venue from 8pm. Dancing will be led by Joseph and Tricia Sewell and they do some teaching, but there will also be plenty of time to do free style.

Contact Samantha on samantha@sesinglechristians.org for details. Please book your ticket for this event on the TTF website for £10 or at the door for £12.50. 

This event is not purely for singles but it will be mostly singles attending.

Saturday 19th June 2010. Pub Lunch at Thames Court, Towpath, Shepperton, Middlesex. TW17 9LJ.

Originally this riverside property was a private residence for the Dutch Ambassador. Thames Court is still adorned with hand painted Delft tiling and oak panelling, together with a set of beautiful fireplaces. 

The pub has good outdoor space as well as a roomy and comfortable interior. The food is excellent quality and very good value. The garden overlooks the River Thames, if it is nice weather we can sit outside. 

Meet at 12:15.See link for directions

In 2009, this was a very popular event for Surrey Christian Singles, we sat outside in the garden dining area for lunch, enjoying the riverside view, so do come and join us! After lunch, we aim to have a gentle afternoon stroll along a really pretty part of the river.

Please Contact Roger Brown on 0208 844 0914 or on 07799623891 rs.brown@ukonline.co.uk to book a place, by Thursday 17.06.10, as the pub is very popular at this time of year.

http://www.multimap.com/maps/?bundle=maps&locale=en-gb&countryCode=GB&mapData=&qs=tw17%209lj&zoom=15&moveMap=0,0

Saturday 26th June to 3rd July - One weeks holiday on Elba Island, off the coast of Italy. So far there are five of us booked to go, and it would be possible to take a group of up to 14.

See holidays page of this site for more details.

Saturday 17th July - Grey's court,  near Henley, Oxfordshire.

Reopening after two years of closure for conservation work, come and enjoy this NT intimate family home and peaceful estate set in the rolling hills of the Chilterns. This picturesque 16th-century mansion and tranquil walled gardens exudes a welcoming atmosphere – and added attractions include a 12^th century Great Tower (from which you can watch Red Kites soar) and a rare Tudor donkey wheel(?). The house is open from 2-5pm with admission charge of £7.10 - further details/directions can be found on their website.

We will meet for lunch at The Maltster's Arms, in Rotherfield Greys at 12.15pm. This is 3 miles west of Henley on Thames , up Greys Road which is off the A1455 (on the left hand side if travelling north) just south of the junction of the A4155 with the A4130. We will then either drive or walk to vist the house and grounds for 2pm, finishing around 4.30pm. 

I do need to know numbers – to book lunch and for timed tickets for the house - so please email me (catherine@sesinglechristians.org) by Saturday 10^th July if you can come along. 

24 July - Boating at Farncombe - meet at 2 p.m. at the boat house having had lunch. Last year about 15 of us enjoyed a gentle row or punt on the river, followed by tea by the riverside and a gentle amble along the river before having an evening meal at a pub backing onto the river.

If you want to come, please let Luke know you are intending to come by phoning him on 07909660380 or E-mail luke@sesinglechristians.org 

Please see http://www.farncombeboats.co.uk/find.htm for directions to the boat house which is located at - Catteshall Lock - Catteshall Road, Godalming - Surrey - GU7 1NH. Tel: 01483 421306 for the boathouse. 

Saturday 07 August 2010. Bluebell Railway and Sheffield Park Garden with lunch - Meet at 10.30 am.
Location of Bluebell Railway: meeting place to be advised. Lunch at 12 Noon. Lunch venue to be advised.

The Bluebell Railway is a heritage line running along the border between East Sussex and West Sussex. Steam trains are operated between Sheffield Park and Kingscote, with an intermediate station at Horsted Keynes. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bluebell_Railway

This gala weekend will be the 50th anniversary of the Bluebell railway running as a preserved railway. During this weekend, the Tornado steam locomotive will be visiting the Bluebell railway, this is the first mainline railway steam locomotive to be built in the UK for 50 years. See links at http://www.a1steam.com/ and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A1_Steam_Locomotive_Trust

Here is a video of Tornado taken on Friday 05 Febraury 2010, at Leamington Spa, Warwickshire. I suggest that you start watching the video part way through, at 2 mins 11 seconds. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XOtxzimFS3M

Please book your place on the lunch by contacting Mark, by Friday 30 July 2010, at the very latest.
Contact Mark on 07968 131 599 or on mark@sesinglechristians.org to book your place. Unfortunately, due to the popularity of the lunch venue, anyone who has not booked lunch well in advance may be disappointed, as the lunch venue is very popular. You are welcome to join us at 10.30 am (for the railway visit) or at 12 Noon (for lunch and Sheffield Park). Either way, it would be very helpful if you could let Mark know if you are intending to come.

Following lunch, we will go to Sheffield Park Garden, East Sussex, TN22 3QX. National Trust. Admission £7.40 per person, car parking free.

This a magnificent informal landscape garden 50 hectares (120 acres) Grade I listed. It was laid out in the 18th century by Lancelot 'Capability' Brown and further developed in the early years of the 20th century. The original four lakes form the centrepiece. Please bring footwear suitable for walking around the garden and parkland. The garden closes at 5.30pm. Visitors can now also explore South Park, 107 hectares (265 acres) of historic parkland, with stunning views.
http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/main/w-sheffieldparkgarden

Location of Sheffield Park Garden: midway between East Grinstead and Lewes, 5 miles north west of Uckfield, on east side of A275 (between A272 and A22).

Don't forget to bring your camera!

Saturday 21st August at 12.30 p.m. onwards - Summer Garden Party with BBQ or buffet lunch followed by cream tea in the afternoon.

This event has been very popular over the last few years with over 50 attending last year.

It will be a party with a difference:- a Fancy Dress Pageant with a theme - international costume. The prerequisite for all attending will be at least a token attempt to meet the dress code - suggestions: Mexican Sombrero, Sarong - for the Beckham's amongst you or even a pair of clogs that some of you Gen. X's may have in the closet. There will be a prize for the best costume and act.

Cost: £4.00 payable in advance - further details on application to anthony.barros@ymail.com

Book early to avoid disappointment 

Monday 30th August (Bank holiday Monday) – Visit to Loseley Park to see the House and Gardens. Loseley House is a magnificent 16th Century House built in 1562 by ancestors of the present owners for Queen Elizabeth I to stay. 

The house is surrounded by beautiful gardens including an award winning Rose Garden, Herb Garden, Flower Garden, Walled Garden and Lake Walk and it is recommended that we allow 4 hours to see everything! 

Loseley Park is located off Stakescorner Road at Farncombe off the B3000 which runs between the A3 and A3100 a few miles south of Guildford. See www.loseley-park.com for more details. 

Annie is hosting this event – please contact her at annie@sesinglechristians.org or phone 07812 141218 for more details if you would like to come.

Saturday 9th October - pudding party. Do you have a sweet tooth?   Then the Pudding Party is definitely the place to be.   Come along and try a number of delicious sweets.  

If you would like to join in the fun, you must bring your favourite dessert, either bought or homemade for everyone to share.  Please also bring something to drink.  

If you are interested in coming along then contact Janet either by ringing 07810810822 or emailing janet@sesinglechristians.org 

Saturday 23rd October - Autumn colors. More details to follow.

Saturday 13th November - A Gilbert and Sullivan evening performed by the Wandering Minstrels in St Mary’s Church, Long Ditton, Surrey. The concert starts at 19.30 and tickets will be priced between £10 and £12 to include a glass of wine in the interval.  

I will obtain tickets on receipt of your cheques. 

I suggest that, for those who would like to eat beforehand, we meet at 17.30 in The Dittons pub located in Ditton Hill Road, Long Ditton.  

If you are interested, please contact Janet either by ringing 07810810822 or emailing janet@sesinglechristians.org