Newsletter - click here to download a copy of our Summer 2008 Newsletter.

Rambles - Croydon & East Surrey Branch Ramblers meet on the first and second Tuesday of each month from March to November (dates and details given below). Details of rambles arranged by the London West Branch are also listed. The rambles are taken at a steady pace.  Good walking shoes are recommended.  Take a packed lunch with you, as it is not always possible to arrive at a suitable place to purchase food and/or drink at lunchtime.

**Please check train times against the current timetable before travelling** - click here to check your train times on the National Rail website.

Croydon & East Surrey Branch members are also welcome to join the Rambles organised by the London West Branch on the first Tuesday of each month - see their Branch Diary for details.

Coffee mornings - Last Wednesday of each month (except December) at the Clock Tower Café, Katherine Street, Croydon (adjacent to Croydon Library) - no need to book, just turn up!

Lunch Group - starting 2008! - our Lunch Group will meet on the second Thursday of every alternate month (i.e. September, November, January, March, May and July), for a meal at a pub or inn within easy walking distance of a railway station.  If you have a favourite lunchtime venue that is easily accessible by rail and can accommodate a party of 20 plus, please advise Peter Blanthorn or Graham Harris (contact details available to members).

Here are some of the outings we enjoyed in the last year:

	Thurs 12 March - White City TV Studios
	Tues 15 April - London Transport Museum, Covent Garden
	Mon 19 May - Canal Barge trip from Broxbourne
	Weds 11 June - Coach trip from Colchester to Layer Marney Tower and Tiptree Jam Factory
	Weds 16 July - Visit to Didcot Railway Centre
	Weds 17 September - Visit to Bletchley Park
	Tues 28 October - Southampton Air Museum and Maritime Museum

Clock Tower Café, Katherine Street, Croydon (adjacent to Croydon Library)

Clock Tower Café, Katherine Street, Croydon (adjacent to Croydon Library) - no need to book, just turn up!

Meet at Reading Station

Clock Tower Café, Katherine Street, Croydon (adjacent to Croydon Library)

Further details to be advised nearer the date.

Meet at Basingstoke Station, then by bus to Oakley (4½ -5 miles)

This is a combined outing with BRB HQ Retired Staff Association

	Learn how the invading Normans defeated the English at the Battle of Hastings, 1066 - click here for further information about the venue
	Exhibition with interactive audio-visual presentations
	Optional tour of the battle field - wear stout shoes!
	Cost £5.50 (*free of charge for members of English Heritage)
	Lunch at the café on the battle site (10% discount) or in town
	Meet either at Battle station (half a mile on foot to the Abbey) or at the entrance to the Abbey site
	All members (*including English Heritage members entitled to free entry) should book places on this visit via Inge Weiss - closing date 31 March 2009.  Click here to download full details of the visit, train times and booking arrangements.
	Don't forget to check your train times nearer the date - click here to for the National Rail website.

Trains depart: Redhill 10:05, East Croydon 10:35

Clock Tower Café, Katherine Street, Croydon (adjacent to Croydon Library)

Meet at Kew Bridge Station for a walk along the Thames side

Trains depart: East Croydon 09:51, Redhill 10:34

Full details to appear in the Winter 2008 Newsletter.

This is a combined outing with BRB HQ Retired Staff Association

	The RHS's 'flagship' garden - open daily between 10:00 and 18.00 - click here for further information
	Cost £7.00 (*free of charge for members of the Royal Horticultural Society)
	Two cafeterias on site for refreshments, a coffee shop just outside, plenty of seats to have a rest - you can bring a picnic if you wish
	If the weather is inclement there is a new Glasshouse and various forms of shelter in the gardens
	All members (*including RHS members entitled to free entry) should book places on this visit via Inge Weiss - closing date 05 May 2009. Click here to download full details of the visit, including train and bus times and booking arrangements.
	Don't forget to check your train times nearer the date - click here to for the National Rail website.

Clock Tower Café, Katherine Street, Croydon (adjacent to Croydon Library)

Meet at Hampton Court Station

Trains depart: Redhill 10:00, East Croydon 10:03

Clock Tower Café, Katherine Street, Croydon (adjacent to Croydon Library)

Meet at Witley Station

Trains depart: Redhill 10:30, East Croydon 10:33

Clock Tower Café, Katherine Street, Croydon (adjacent to Croydon Library)

Meet at Leatherhead Station

Trains depart: East Croydon 09:48, Redhill 10:00

Clock Tower Café, Katherine Street, Croydon (adjacent to Croydon Library)

Meet at Shalford Station

Trains depart: Redhill 10:00, East Croydon 10:03

Clock Tower Café, Katherine Street, Croydon (adjacent to Croydon Library)

Details to be advised

Trains depart: East Croydon 09:18, Redhill 09:34 

Clock Tower Café, Katherine Street, Croydon (adjacent to Croydon Library)

Details to be advised

Trains depart: East Croydon 10:21, Redhill 10:39

Clock Tower Café, Katherine Street, Croydon (adjacent to Croydon Library)