Monthly pub lunches

For the second Sunday of most months (see below for dates) we will meet at the Marquis de Granby (picture left) in Esher about 1/4 a mile walk from Esher station near to the Scilly Isles roundabout (Portsmouth Road, Esher, Surrey KT10 9AL. Tel: 0208 398 3815) at 13.30 p.m. for a pub lunch and possibly a walk. 

The Marquis de Granby offers a carvery for about £9.50 and other meals for about £8 to £12 and has plenty of seating both inside and out. 

It also has pleasant short walks nearby, including Claremont gardens and a walk to Garson's farm where you can browse a farm shop, a nursery and buy tea.

If you want to come along, please phone Luke Randall (07909660380), Barbara Lemanski or Sue Shaw (07807094988) so we know to expect you and to double check that the event is still on.

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Golf lessons  - a new sport for 2012?

Sign up for free adult beginners’ course and they’ll turn you into a golfer!  This offer is available in World of Golf centre locally in New Malden & Croydon.  Offering free adult beginners’ golf lessons - a saving of £60.

General Enquiries: 020 8949 9200 or book online URL:  https://mygolf.worldofgolf.co.uk/pub/Lessons.aspx

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Sunday 12th February - Regular pub lunch at Marquis de Granby in Esher, see top of page for more details.

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Saturday 25th February Valentines dinner dance - 7.30pm St Michael’s Church Hall, Sandhurst – tickets £12.50 per person (non-refundable) – contact Sharon at sinnerronny@yahoo.co.uk for more details and tickets, and state that you want to be on table with Sharon and Surrey Christian singles.

A Candle lit 3 course dinner  music , singing, dancing with Paul Roberts international singer who delivers in true Sinatra Style.

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Chris & Tony's Grand Day Out - 10th March 2012

The boyz have decided on having a day out. Would you like to join them?  For payment and other details contact tony@sesinglechristians.org

Phase One - Shopping in Croydon or Valley Park Retail & Leisure Complex Cost - FREE
Start the day with some retail therapy in the Whitgift Centre in the middle of town or at IKEA, B&Q and other major stores at Valley Park (free parking) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valley_Park_Retail_Area

Phase Two - Rendezvous
Cost - FREE
15.00/3pm Meet at Chris or Tony's houses for coffee/afternoon tea or go straight to bowling

Phase Three - Bowling at Valley Park
Cost - £6.99 /game
16.30/4.30pm Bowling at Valley Park. Leave around 4pm in order to drive together to Valley Park.

Non-bowlers have options on shopping in the stores or relaxing over a drink.
http://www.tenpin.co.uk/croydon

Phase Four - Dinner at Cosmo's at Valley Park (CRO 4YA)
Cost - £15.99
18.00/6pm Dinner at Cosmo's. 

With 10 Live Cooking Stations and over 300 dishes : Chinese, Indian, Japanese (Sushi Bar), Italian, Seafood Counter, Carvery etc. Refill your plate as often as you like.....with a caveat....save some space for the sumptous desserts which include fresh fruit, Creamy Gateaux and a Chocolate Fountain+! 
http://www.cosmo-restaurants.co.uk/find.php?rst_id=26 

Prepare to be amazed… COSMO Croydon is jaw-dropping is every respect. Just the numbers are incredible - 10 Live Cooking Stations and over 300 dishes. Wow! But the numbers only tell one story – just wait until you set foot in the restaurant for the first time. Your senses will come alive as your eyes focus on the stunning, vast décor, your ears hear the sizzle of fresh ingredients cooking at the Live Cooking Stations and you smell the tantalizing aromas of Pan Asian cuisine.
Allow us to take you on a gastronomic journey of the East with recipes spanning 9 countries (China, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Thailand, Mongolia, Singapore, Vietnam and India), with authentic recipes that combine spices, flavours and traditional cooking techniques – all freshly prepared by expert chefs. We also serve a selection of European favourites including traditional Sunday Roasts and Italian dishes. Just some of the reasons why over 35,000 people eat at COSMO restaurants every single week! 

Phase Five - Film time at the VUE cinema at Valley Park
Cost - around £10 

20.00/8pm Take your choice of film from the wide range of screens and sit back for a fun evening.
http://www.myvue.com/home/cinema/croydon-purley-way 

Phase Six - Nightcap at Chris or Tony's houses 

Cost - Free
Coast back to the boyz hideouts for a final drink and to pick up your transport home.

Feel free to come and go throughout the day. Just let us know what you are planning and send us the cash for the bits you want us to book you on. Most embarrassing if we arrive with different numbers and, yes, we are advised we really do need to book in advance for a Saturday night and trying to get in on the fly is a really, really bad move. 

Cosmo is a very popular venue we need to secure a table by Feburary 23rd. For payment and other details contact tony@sesinglechristians.org

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Sunday 11th March - Regular pub lunch at Marquis de Granby in Esher, see top of page for more details.

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 Saturday 24th March - International bring and share meal in Walton. Contact Barbara on 07941161347 to for more details and to book.

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Saturday evening 31st March. Modern Jive Dance, Hampton, Middlesex, TW12 3RN.

Doors open 7pm, evening includes two classes and time to freestyle. Dress code - Smart casual - Licensed bar - Sprung wooden dance floor - Free car park. These events are proving to be really popular, with over 100 people attending each dance, so book early to avoid disappointment. 

Tickets are £10 in advance and £12.50 on the door. White House Community Centre 45 The Avenue Hampton Midddlesex TW12 3RN. Directions available upon request.

Tickets are £10 in advance from www.ttfonline.org.uk or 01784 462219 or £12.50 on the door (if tickets still available). Full details given on enquiry/booking. This event is arranged by Twenties Thirties Forties.

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Sunday 1st April 14.30 p.m.  - 2 hour London walk - Dickens women, followed by tea or coffee.

We will be linking up with the reputable organised tour company London Walks visiting near Holburn for Dicken's women walk. Meet 2.30pm at Holburn tube stations. 

Cost £8. Afterwards we'll find a coffee shop and put our feet up! The walk lasts about 2 hours and details are below. Please phone Sue Shaw on Sue Shaw 07807094988 if you want to come, or E-mail her.

"London specialises in hiding the best of itself." 

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Sunday 15th April - Regular pub lunch at Marquis de Granby in Esher, see top of page for more details.

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Saturday 21st April - Quiz evening in conjunction with Surrey and Hampshire Christian rambling club groups. More details to follow.

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Saturday 12 May 2011, 1.15pm. Isabella Plantation, Richmond Park, Kingston Gate, Queen's Road, Kingston Upon Thames, Surrey, KT2 7SP. 

Walk followed by tea afterwards.

This is an opportunity to see the simply stunning gardens, in full bloom. Richmond Park at 2,538 acres is the largest Royal Park in London and is home to 650 free roaming deer. It is a Grade 1 listed landscape.

Location map, for Kingston Gate, Queen's Road.

Map of Richmond Park.

How to get there.

Park in the Broomfield Hill Wood car park by 12.50pm at the latest and walk to the Isabella Plantation, arriving at the plantation entrance gate (where we will meet) by 1.15pm. We will enter the plantation at 1.30pm promptly. Please allow sufficient time to find a car parking place and to walk from the car park to the plantation entrance, as this is a very popular time to visit the plantation. The Isabella Plantation is a very considerable distance from any of the entrance gates to Richmond Park.

The Isabella Plantation is an ornamental woodland garden, full of exotic plants. In 1831, Lord Sidmouth, the park deputy ranger, fenced off 42 acres. He planted oak, beech and sweet chestnut trees, as a crop for timber and gave the area the name it has today.

The present garden of clearings, ponds and streams was established from the 1950s onwards. The garden has 15 known varieties of deciduous azalea and houses the national collection of 50 Kurume Azaelas. There are also 50 different species of rhododendron and 120 hybrids, as well as camellias, magnolias and bluebells. From late April, the azaleas and rhododendrons are in flower. In summer, there are displays of Japanese irises and day lilies. 

After the walk, we will visit Pembroke Lodge, for optional tea / coffee and cakes.
Pembroke Lodge is open 10am - 5.30pm in the summer, 10am - dusk in the winter. This is a beautiful Georgian mansion set in 13 acres of landscaped grounds (inside Richmond Park, on the north side) with a spectacular view.

If you would like to book a place for this event, please contact Roger at roger@sesinglechristians.org

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Sunday 13th May - Regular pub lunch at Marquis de Granby in Esher, see top of page for more details.

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Sunday 10th June - Regular pub lunch at Marquis de Granby in Esher, see top of page for more details.

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Saturday 16th June - Cycle ride in Hampshire along flat terrain, more details to follow.

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Sunday 8th July - Regular pub lunch at Marquis de Granby in Esher, see top of page for more details.

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Saturday 14th July 2011 at 12.00 p.m. - Pub lunch at Thames court pub, Towpath, Shepperton, TW17 9LJ. Tel: 01932 221957. 

A Traditional Country Pub in the Riverside Village of Shepperton.

The menu is good, and there are lovely views across the river. After lunch there will be a chance for a short walk along by the river for those who want.

A Little Pub History

Originally a private residence for the Dutch Ambassador, The Thames Court is still adorned with hand painted Delft tiling and oak panelling, together with a set of beautiful fireplaces. In the 50s The Thames Court became a select private members club, today we welcome guests from all over country to enjoy our riverside setting.

If you want to come or for further details please contact Roger at roger@sesinglechristians.org

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Sat 21st to Sat 28th July - Keswick Bible week and walking with the Christian rambling club - Needs to be booked by May if you want to be in the hostel.

An opportunity to enjoy the beauty of God's creation and good Bible teaching and worship at the second week of the Keswick Convention - the World's longest running Bible week – http://keswickministries.org - There is no charge for the teaching, but a suggested donation for the week of about ~ £60 to £70.

Walking will be mainly limited to shorter walks after the morning meetings, such as, Catbells, Castle Crag, around Derwentwater or Buttermere and Ashness Bridge. However, there will be a chance to walk to the top of Glaramara and other harder walks depending on what people want to do. After the evening meetings we could meet up at a house booked for some of the group, and we may eat out as a group one evening. There are ten places booked at YHA Keswick and six of us already booked into a house, so don't delay in booking if you want to come. 

Anyone in B&B is welcome to join us if you book your own accommodation, but there is very little accommodation left in Keswick for this week. 

Please phone Luke on 07909660380 or E-mail  luke@sesinglechristians.org for further details.

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Saturday 4th August - Jane Austin's house near Alton.

We will meet at 12.30 at the Greyfriar pub in Chawton (photo right) - see http://www.thegreyfriar.co.uk/ for a pub meal if you want. 

For those who want to go directly to Jane Austen's house we will meet at 2.00 p.m. at the entrance - see http://www.jane-austens-house-museum.org.uk/ 

Jane Austen is one of the most popular and important novelists that England has ever produced. The house at Chawton is where she spent the last eight years of her life. It is of international importance as the place where she did the majority of her mature writing, but at the same time retains the charm of a village home. A 17th century house, it tells the story of Jane Austen and her family. 

Revised at this house: Pride and Prejudice, Sense and Sensibility & Northanger Abbey. Written entirely at this house: Mansfield Park, Emma, Persuasion

From a literary perspective the House provides an insight into the life of a writer of her time - a life that is to this day slightly enigmatic. 

After going round the house there is the option for tea at a tea shop outside the house. For those who want it will be possible to do a 4.5 mile afternoon / evening walk.

For further details please contact Daphne at daphnestockwell77@gmail.com or phone on the day only 07840346780.

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Sunday 12th August - Regular pub lunch at Marquis de Granby in Esher, see top of page for more details.

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Saturday 18th August - BBQ and tea with live music and perhaps a chance to dance!

You are warmly welcomed to a garden tea party at Ian's home in Surrey on Saturday, August 18th. A barbeque lunch starts at 1pm followed by afternoon tea. 

There will be live music and the opportunity to have dancing lessons (folk, contemporary) on the lawn (music and dancing to be confirmed). Marquee tent in garden. 

Tickets (max of 50) are £5. Email Ian on ianboston@hotmail.co.uk to confirm booking.

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Sunday 9th September - Regular pub lunch at Marquis de Granby in Esher, see top of page for more details.

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Saturday 29th September - Mercedes-Benz World near Byfleet, Surrey and later Brooklands museum.

Mercedes-Benz World is about one mile from the Brookands museum so this event takes place at two venues. You are welcome to either or both.

For Mercedes-Benz World - Meet Deborah at 10.45am at reception of Mercedes-Benz World, guided tour starts at 11.00am admission. Mercedes-Benz World is spread over three floors with over 100 cars on display, including 300Sl Gullwing as well as the McLaren Merceds SLR Sports car. 

For Brookands museum - Meet Deborah at the shop at Brooklands Museum 1pm, admission £10 plus £4 for the Concorde Experience. Brooklands has the world’s first purpose-built motor racing circuit, constructed at Weybridge, Surrey in 1907 and was more than a great sporting arena. Brooklands was the birthplace of British motorsport and aviation, home of Concorde and the site of many engineering and technological achievements throughout eight decades of the 20th century.

Lunch will be at the Sunbeam Cafe, Brooklands Museum or bring your own food. Please do not consume your own food in the cafe. Afternoon tea in the cafe.
Brooklands Museum closes at 5pm and Mercedes Benz World closes at 6pm.

Contact Deborah at deborah@sesinglechristians.org for more details or if you want to come.

Directions

The Brooklands museum is between Weybridge and Byfleet, just a few minutes from Junction 10 of the M25 and the A3 London to Portsmouth trunk road. Leave the A3 at the Painshill junction (A245) and follow the brown ‘Brooklands Museum’ signs. The main visitor entrance is reached via Brooklands Drive and 

Mercedes-Benz World postcode for satnavs KT13 0SL.

The nearest railway station is Weybridge (less than a mile away) is on the Woking to Waterloo and Staines to Weybridge lines.

The Arriva bus route 436 serves Woking, Sheerwater, Byfleet, Mercedes-Benz World and then Brooklands Museum and Weybridge Station. 

For bus times visit http://www.arrivabus.co.uk or call 0870 608 2608.

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Sunday 14th October - Regular pub lunch at Marquis de Granby in Esher, see top of page for more details.

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Sunday 28 October. Tate Modern, Southbank & Holy Trinity Brompton, Brompton Road, South Kensington

Contact Deborah deborah@sesinglechristians.org for more details or if you intend to come.

Meet Deborah at 2pm The Tate Modern, Level 7 Coffee Bar. The guided tour starts at 3pm on Level 5 of the Tate Modern.

At 4pm there is an opportunity to see more exhibits or meet at another coffee bar for more tea, coffee & biscuits. Or leave at this point.

Tate Modern
Bankside
London SE1 9TG 
http://www.tate.org.uk/modern/

Holy Trinity Brompton
Brompton Road
London SW7 1JA
SW7 1JA 
http://www.htb.org.uk/whats-on/services

Please bring a snack or buy a snack if you intend to go to Holy Trinity Brompton for the evening service. (Cafe at Holy Trinity Brompton opens at 6.30pm and the service starts at 7pm).

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Sunday 11th November - Regular pub lunch at Marquis de Granby in Esher, see top of page for more details.

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Saturday November 3rd - 7.30 p.m. to 10.30 p.m. - Dance with live band and buffet supper in Cobham Surrey. 

The band will play a range of songs from 60's to current. There will be a chance to Ceroc dance or freestyle dance to the music. There may be a raffle and there will be  a short presentation of the work of the charity.

If you would like to come in Fancy dress please come in 50's style - not obligatory, but fun?!

We hope that there will be 60 to 80 people at this dance, but please spread the word and invite your friends to make this a success and an enjoyable evening. We will try and keep roughly 50:50 men : women ratio, but ladies please help us to do this by inviting some men.

Ticket price will include light buffet style meal. Please bring your own drinks if you want. 

Please phone 07909660380 or E-mail luke@sesinglechristians.org for details of how to obtain a ticket. Ticket price is £12 and the ticket will include precise details of dance location.

Any profits from this events will go towards building a children's home in India (drawing left is by one of the children) and for the web hosting fees of this singles site.

This event will be mainly but not exclusively single people.

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Saturday 1st December - Christmas party in Croydon. More details to follow, contact Tony at tony@sesinglechristians.org for more details.

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Sunday 11 December 2011 Christmas lunch - 12.30pm. Italian lunch at the Vecchia Trattoria, 24 High Street, Leatherhead, Surrey, KT22 8AN. 

This is is a locally-owned Italian restaurant which serves excellent authentic Italian food and wine.

                             Location map      Parking        Restaurant        Menu

The restaurant is only a few minutes drive from the M25 J9. Alternatively, it is a few minutes walk from Leatherhead railway station to the restaurant, which is located in the historic part of the town centre. Leatherhead has a rich and varied tradition of building over many centuries.

Over 80 of the town's buildings are listed as being of special architectural or historic interest. Not a lot of people know that the actor Sir Michael Caine is a resident of Leatherhead.

The price per person is £20 if booked with Mark and paid for by Friday 04.11.11. All the details are on the Menu.

Advance payment is required in full, to be received by Friday 04.11.11. Contact Mark on 07968 131 599 or mark@sesinglechristians.org if you have any queries, but bookings (and your menu choices) do need to be made by e-mail and followed up by sending payment to secure your place (Mark will advise the address to send the cheque to, after you have booked).

Any unpaid for places will be released for others to use. The price will increase to £23 per person, for any places not paid for by Friday 04.11.11.

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Saturday 19th January 2013 - National photographic exhibition led by Janet, more details to follow.

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Ceroc (also known as modern Jive dancing) on Wednesday and Friday evenings.

 

Here is a new opportunity for single Christians to get together at the same Ceroc dance venues on a regular basis, arranged by Mark, please contact Mark on on 07968 131 599 or on mark@sesinglechristians.org for more details.

 

Ceroc in Surbiton on Wednesday evenings

Mark suggests that Surrey Christian Singles congregate on the far end of the left hand side as you enter the hall. 

Beginners 8pm, intermediates 9pm, advanced 9pm.

Assembly Rooms (Surbiton High School)   Maple Road   Surbiton   Surrey   KT6 4RT   Directions

Please check on the Ceroc Surrey web site to check on venue closure dates, on a regular basis.- see here

At both of these venues there is plenty of space to dance and the number of men and women is usually very well balanced, resulting in an enjoyable evening!