PROGRAMME 2016
January
Friday 1st Annual New Year's Day Walk. Meet Loughton Station 11am Parviz
Saturday 2nd * The Grand Finale New Year Concert at Westminster Central Hall Jacky
Thursday 7th Bring & Buy Sale Cliff
Saturday 9th * BARN DANCE at Holy Trinity Church, Barkingside. Sara and Tony
Sunday 10th * Visit to Apsley House. The Duke of Wellington's Georgian House Jacky
Thursday 14th Post-Christmas Exercise Class Sue C
Saturday 16th * Annual Pantomime: Snow White & The Seven Dwarfs at the Kenneth More Theatre, Ilford at 4.30pm. Pam
Sunday 17th Walk of about six-and-a-half miles around Paglesham. Peter
Thursday 21st Programme Planning (March - May). Maz
Saturday 23rd * Ten Pin Bowling Fred
Wednesday 27th * Burns Night at St Andrews Church, Leytonstone from 7pm to 10pm. Fun, food & music. Ian G
Thursday 28th AGM
Saturday 30th Green London Way Walk Part 8: Forest Hill to Crystal Palace. Pam
February
Thursday 4th Celebrate Chinese New Year. Bring a Chinese dish to share - and your monkey. Cliff
Saturday 6th Walk starting from Copped Hall gates at 6pm. Followed by * fish & chip supper. Peter G & Duncan
Thursday 11th Love Cats - will you win the 'Who's Cat' competition? See 'Coming Soon'. [In Aid of "Scratching Post".] Sue C
Saturday 13th * Valentine's meal at the Toby (Bald Faced Stag) in Buckhurst Hill Maz
Sunday 14th FYI Snowdrop Sundays in Harlow - Visit to The Gibberd Garden Marian
Tuesday 16th EFOG Committee Meeting Brian & Committee Members
Thursday 18th Quiz Peter
Friday 19th FYI See Steven Isserlis in free Cello recital in St. Margaret's Church, Barking. More details in 'Coming Soon'. Louise
Sunday 21st Visit to Fingringhoe Wick Nature Reserve, including Ann's Reeds. Fingringhoe is near Colchester. Car sharers meet 10am at The Eagle. Duncan
February 22nd - 26th * Shearings holiday at Melrose in the Scottish Borders. Four nights half-board, including travel to Scotland on a Shearings Coach. As well as walking and sightseeing in this lovely area of Scotland, you will have the opportunity to ride the new railway from Melrose to Edinburgh. Cost £170.00 inclusive of travel. Ken
Thursday 25th Indian Food Night Val
Friday 26th *FYI Bistro Meal In St. Andrews, Leytonstone. Starts 7pm Maz
Saturday 27th *FYI Pirates of Penzance st the Kenneth More Theatre, Ilford . More details in 'Coming Soon'. Peter & Maz
Sunday 28th Green London Way Walk Part 9: Crystal Palace to Balham High Street. Pam
March
Thursday 3rd Post-February Eating Exercise Class Sue C
Friday 4th * Charity Barn Dance [Heart Foundation] Buckhurst Hill Cancelled. Jacky
Saturday 5th Where are we now? First of short walks to practise finding your way in Epping Forest. 1: Chingford, Warren Wood and Grimston's Oak. (Postponed - see April 17th )Pam
Saturday 5th Epping Forest's Big Litter Pick Weekend. Sue C
Sunday 6th Copped Hall Working Party. 10am at gate. Maz
Thursday 10th Games Night Dave
Sunday 13th Visit to Rainham Hall and walk by Thames. Car sharers meet 9am at The Eagle. Duncan and Paul
Thursday 17th St. Patrick's Day Celebration Cliff
Saturday 19th Guided Walk In Epping Forest. 11.30 Visitors Centre, Rangers Road, E4 Ian G
Thursday 24th Easter Egg Decoration Sue C
Friday 25th - Sunday 27th / Monday 28th * YHA Easter Walking Weekend in Ingleton, Yorkshire Ian G
Sunday 27th FYI Copped Hall Easter Egg Hunt Maz
Thursday 31st Epping Forest Quiz Brian
April
Sunday 3rd Walk: Fishers Green to Broxbourne Jenny
Thursday 7th Route Planning for the 60th Rodings Rally Peter
Sunday 10th 8 mile walk in the Southend area of Essex Eileen
Thursday 14th Pictionary Parviz
Saturday 16th Bike Ride 10.45 from the Visitors Centre, Rangers Road Ian G
Saturday 16th * Spring Barn Dance at St. Andrews 7.45pm. Tickets £12 including a fish and chip supper.Ian G
Sunday 17th First of short walks to practise finding your way in Epping Forest. 1: Chingford, Warren Wood and Grimston's Oak. (formerly March 5th) Pam
Monday 18th *Short walk to, and tour of, The Mansion House (home of the Lord Mayor Of London). Jacky
Thursday 21st Cheese & Wine: St. George's Day Celebration
Sunday 24th FYI Alan Cox Lecture on progress at Copped Hall Maz
Thursday 28th Programme Planning. We need more pre-planning please. If possible e-mail before tonight. Maz
Friday 24th * Bistro meal at St. Andrews Maz
Saturday 30th - Monday 2nd or Friday 6th May * Trevor has organised a cruise on the Norfolk Broads with his 18+ Group. EFOG members invited to join them for a weekend or a week. Trevor
Saturday 30th FYI Swaines Green Fayre, Epping Maz
May
Sunday 1st Walk of 5/6 miles starting from Epping Forest's High Beach Visitors Centre at 2pm Brian
Thursday 5th May Quiz Pam
Friday 6th * Ukulele Song and Dance Band in aid of Heart Foundation Research. St. Mary's Church Hall, Chigwell. Tickets £12.50, inc. 'ploughman's'. Jacky
Saturday 7th Next Leg of the North Downs Way Ken
Saturday 7th *Chigwell Riding Trust for Special Needs Barn Dance. Tickets £10. 7pm. Maz
Thursday 12th T'ai Chi Parviz
Saturday 14th * EFOG's 60th Birthday Party Maz & Peter
Sunday 15th Next leg of the Green London Way. Postponed to June 25th Pam
Monday 16th - Monday 23rd * Holiday in the beautiful Isle of Arran at Lochranza YHA. Lots of nice walks and sight-seeing, not forgetting the lovely Scottish food! Ian G
Thursday 19th Balloon Volleyball Parviz
Sunday 22nd Cycle Ride Cancelled Cliff
Thursday 26th Skittles Cliff
Saturday 28th Circular walk around Haslemere (est. 9 miles) Lynne
Sunday 29th FYI Copped Hall Open Day Maz
June
Thursday 2nd Hockey By Numbers Jill
Saturday 4th - Saturday 11th * Holiday In South East Ireland Eileen
Saturday 4th Evening Walk. Meet at Epping Station 5pm Peter
Sunday 5th Open Garden Afternoon in aid of Amnesty International Marian
Thursday 9th Boule on Christchurch Green Annick
Saturday 11th *Lunchtime Concert with buffet. Chingford Old Church E4 6ST 12.30. Kathy
Sunday 12th London Walk: Lancaster Gate to St. Pauls Sue S Cancelled
Monday 13th - Friday 17th * Rhyl break Jacky
Thursday 16th Cream Tea Evening Bernie & Marian
Saturday 18th Walk along the Thames: Slade Green to Woolwich Arsenal (about 10 miles - shorter option catered for) Sue C
Sunday 19th * FYI 'Much Ado About Nothing' at Copped Hall Maz
Tuesday 21st Committee Meeting Committee members
Thursday 23rd Indoor Volleyball (originally 30th) Parviz
Saturday 25th Next step of the Green London Way. Wandsworth to Wimbledon. Pam
Sunday 26th Work day at Chigwell Riding Trust 10am Maz
Thursday 30th Ask Nurse Jim (originally 23rd) Jim and Sue
July
Saturday 2nd Tudor Midsummer. Kentwell Hall 11am - 5pm Cliff
Sunday 3rd Where Are We Now? Walk 2. Short walk round fringes of Epping Forest to practise navigation skills. Pam
Sunday 3rd FYI Chigwell Riding Trust Open Day Maz Cancelled
Tuesday July 5th - Saturday 16th * FYI Edinburgh Preview Fortnight, Red Imp Comedy Club, Rose & Crown, Walthamstow. Jill V.
Thursday 7th Beetle Drive Cliff
Saturday 9th Thames Walk. Woolwich to Greenwich Sue C
Saturday 9th * FYI Fiddler On The Roof 7.30 Kenneth More Theatre. Ian G
Sunday 10th * FYI New Redbridge Wind Orchestra at Copped Hall 2pm Maz
Sunday 10th Harpenden Highland Games Happening Ken
Thursday 14th Evening walk. From the Club to Manor Park Clive
Saturday 16th * Organised Shakespeare Walk in London. Paul
Sunday 17th Checkpoint Plotting Peter G & Sue C
Thursday 21st First Aid Talk Diana Kennedy
Saturday 23rd Next Leg of the North Downs Way Walk Ken
Sunday 24th Crime & Punishment London Walk. Meet at Blackfriar's Station. 11am. Eleanor
Thursday 28th Programme Planning. Ideas for September to November beforehand, please. Maz
Saturday 30th Freecycle London. 10 mile cycle ride Lynne
Saturday 30th Take part in one of the Ancestors Trail walks Pam
Sunday 31st Walk in Valentine's Park Louise
August
Thursday 4th Table Games Val
Saturday 6th Next leg of The Green London Way Walk Pam CANCELLED
Thursday 11th Quiz Night Ken
Saturday 13th * FYI Jazz at Copped Hall 7pm Maz
Saturday 13th - 20th * Visit to The Edinburgh Fringe Brian
Sunday 14th Visit to Lock-keeper Jim on the River Lea Sue C
Thursday 18th Japanese Evening Cliff
Sunday 21st Walk from Hassocks to Lewes 11 miles. Lynne
Thursday 25th Cheese & Wine Evening
Saturday 27th - 29th or (up to) Sept. 2nd. Holiday in Scarborough. Eileen
Sunday 28th FYI Copped Hall Open Day Maz
September
Thursday 1st Introduction to Ballroom Dancing Brian and Kathy
Saturday 3rd Walk & Visit to Geffrye Museum at Shoreditch. Lunch at the City Farm. Jacky
Saturday 3rd FYI Playne Nutz at Welsh Harp pub., Waltham Abbey. 8.00pm. Ian S
Monday 5th - Wednesday 7th * Norfolk Break Fully booked Ken
Thursday 8th Word Search Team Game Jacky
Saturday 10th 5.5 mile circular walk from Tring Station. Meet Euston Station ticket office at 9.10am Jenefer S
Wednesday 14th to Friday 16th Camping at Newbourne near Woodbridge in Suffolk. Ian S
Thursday 15th Sea Shore & Oceans Jacky
Saturday 17th Checkpoint Plotting. Leave from golfer's cafe car park, Chingford Plain. 10.00am Peter & Sue C
Sunday 18th EFOG stall at Wanstead Festival. Event starts at 11am Peter & Maz
Thursday 22nd Cake Evening & Sale in aid of Macmillan Cancer Support Sue C
Saturday 24th Next leg of the Thames Path walk. Meet at Pimlico Station at 9.45 for a 10am start. Sue C
Thursday 29th Quiz Night Eileen
October
Saturday 1st A further leg of the Thames Path walk. Sue C (note: this has replaced the walk advertised in the Programme)
Sunday 2nd FYI Chigwell Riding Trust. Open Day and Art & Craft Fair. (Maz for details)
Thursday 6th Japanese Holiday Photos Ken
Saturday 8th Walk (with tape and compass) in Epping Forest. Leave from golfer's cafe car park, Chingford Plain. 10.30am (note: not 10am as in Programme) Peter & Sue C
Sunday 9th FYI Apple Day at Copped Hall. 11.00-4.00 (Maz for details)
Thursday 13th Mystery Evening Ian S
Saturday 15th Walking the last leg of the North Downs Way. 8 miles from Chilham to canterbury. Ken
Sunday 16th Checkpoint Plotting. Leave from golfer's cafe car park, Chingford Plain. 10.00am Sue and Peter (note: this date has replaced that (23rd) advertised in the Programme)
Thursday 20th Programme Planning. Pre-planning would be helpful (i.e. before this evening) Maz
Saturday 22nd Continuing the Thames Walk. From Richmond to Hampton Court. Sue C.
Thursday 27th Rodings Rally Clues Evening Sue and Peter
Saturday 29th FYI Halloween Mischief at Cody Dock. From 5-9pm at Cody Dock, near Start Lane, Canning Town. Information from Duncan or Paul
FYI RNLI Quiz - 7.30 at Church Hall, United Reformed Church, High Elms, Woodford Green, IG8 0UP. (This event has been pre-booked)
Sunday 30th Epping Forest Bike Ride Brian
November
Thursday 3rd Amalfi Photos. A coastal area south of Naples Peter
Saturday 5th Walking the Beverley Brook, from New Malden to Putney. 7 miles. Meet at Waterloo Station at 09.45. Paul
Sunday 6th A visit to the start of the annual Veteran Car Rally in Hyde Park. Brian (This has replaced the 'Where are we now' walk advertised in the Programme)
Thursday 10th Samaritans Gift Shoe-boxes Jacky
Saturday 12th Further Checkpoint Checking - if needed. Sue and Peter
Thursday 17th Rodings Rally Briefing Sue and Peter
Saturday 19th 60th RODINGS RALLY. High Beach Village Hall opens 2.00pm. Meal 5.00pm. Sue and Peter
Sunday 20th RODINGS RALLY - after group breakfast, clean up hall and take equipment away.
Thursday 24th Rodings Rally Debriefing Sue and Peter
December
Thursday 1st Christmas Cards. Sue C.
Thursday 8th Skittles. Cliff
Saturday 10th Christmas Meal at the Bald Faced Stag, the Toby Carvery at Buckhurst Hill Brian
Thursday 15th Christmas Party. Bring food, drink and happiness.
Monday 19th - Wednesday 21st Longleat Festival of Light, with visit to safari park. Jacky (see below)
Thursday 22nd Brian's 69th Birthday.
Sunday 25th Happy Christmas to all.