Activities

To give you some idea of the sort of things we get up to, here are some of the things we do or have done in the recent past. Many of our events are paid for completely or in part out of club funds with a lot of our bar night events involving a buffet where those attending just bring something to share.

Eating out

We do a lot of this! We have some monthly regulars, eg Meal of the Month, Ladies Lunch and Let's Do Lunch, as well as other in-between foodie nights out. The venue can be anything from a local pub to a nice restaurant or bistro but we always try to make sure there are options to satisfy everyone.

Strawberries & Fizz night

A favourite around Wimbledon time. 

Burns night

We used to celebrate this every year, complete with haggis and a piper but now we just have a nice evening with some music by Scottish artists. Some members head up to Scotland to celebrate in style up there.

Cheese & Wine

Any time! 

Pizza Night

A couple of yummy slices followed by a quiz

Fish & Chip Night

To celebrate St George's day

Discos

Have a bop to a disco, a singer or band. We enjoy these often.

Ceilidh

We have a good one to celebrate St Patrick's day with plenty of dancing and a singalong

Golf driving range & Crazy golf

Take out some of your frustrations on the balls then have a great laugh on a brilliant crazy golf course, followed by something nice to eat and drink.

Walking

We have a dedicated group of walkers who walk every weekend and sometimes mid-week too. They have now formed their own separate club but are still closely associated with us. In the summer there are also shorter walks for those of us with a bit less stamina, usually ending up in a café or pub. 

Boating

Row boats on the River Esk at Ruswarp followed by lunch at a local garden centre then off to Whitby for a wander round before finishing up with fish & chips - a good day out

Tall Ships

When they visited this area - beautiful ships to look at and go on board

The Races

Dress up for Ripon Ladies Day.

Daffodil Walk

A nice stroll along the river at Farndale followed by lunch at the pub

Theatre

Lots of trips with a great variety – musical, comedy, thriller – both indoor and outdoor.

Day trips

We have trips at the weekend, and sometimes organise days out during the week. Examples of recent trips: Whitby for Goth weekends (plus fish ‘n chips) or to see around Captain Cooke’s Endevour when it called in; Durham to see the Lindisfarne gospels; Beamish Museum; War weekend at Pickering, Himalayan Gardens.

BBQs

Good fun in the summer if the weather cooperates. 

Xmas Celebrations

Always a good excuse to celebrate: We have a Xmas dinner dance at a local hotel and on our regular bar nights in December we have a Xmas party, a mulled wine & mince pies night and a Xmas cake, wine and cheese night.

Bottle & Plate

These are parties at member’s houses where you take some food to share and your own booze. Sometimes these are fancy dress or have a theme and raise money for charity.

Weekends away

Lots of choice, eg Scarborough, Llandudno in Wales, the Lakes, Isle of Man, Scotland

Cinema

With the option of meeting for food before.

Quizzes & Bingo

We do these now and then on bar nights, sometimes associated with something else, eg pizza night.

Music

Wide range – choral, folk, pop, rock.

Speakers

Interesting topics.

Big Day Out

An annual bus day trip, eg Keswick, Beamish, Alnwick Castle, Hull, Castle Howard, Scarborough 

Holidays abroad

There are a lot of these with recent trips to Tunisia, Italy, Corfu, Crete, Turkey, Morocco, Fuengirola, Thailand, South Africa, Greece, India, etc. 

We are always open to suggestions from the members.