| Event | N.T.C.M (Not The Christmas Meal) |
| Date/Time | Monday 1st December 2025 – 8 PM |
| Venue | Illyrian Albanian Grill, 55 Green Lanes, N13 4TD Travel: To Wood Green (Piccadilly Line) then a bus 329, 121 or 232 to Berkshire Gdns stop. |
| Details | Pre Dinner Drinks at 6 PM at ‘The Prince’, 1 Finsbury Road, Wood Green, N22 8PA Travel: To Wood Green (Piccadilly Line) and walk to the pub if not going direct to the restaurant. |
| Contact | Peter Chutter |
| Event | SPBW 62nd Anniversary |
| Date/Time | Sunday 7th December 2025 – Noon |
| Venue | The Rising Sun, 14 Heathcote Road, Epsom, KT18 5DX |
| Details | SPBW annual anniversary event in Epsom at the pub where we were founded in 1963. All members are very welcome and we have enjoyed ourselves here over the years. Can people please indicate if they will be attending. There is no buffet. Christmas Menu and Sunday Roasts are available along side the usual menu. Food 2 PM approx The postponed Tony Littler Trophy Quiz 3 PM approx. In the event of rail engineering works. A simpler and quicker way than replacement buses is to get a fast train to Surbiton. From there 406 and 418 buses go to Epsom every quarter of an hour or so ( exit Surbiton station from the back entrance and walk up to Ewell road for the bus stop). |
| Contact | Peter Campbell |
| Event | Alasdair’s Birthday Bash |
| Date/Time | Saturday 13th December 2025 – 6.30 PM onwards |
| Venue | West London Trades Union Club, 33-35 High St, Acton, W3 6ND, 020 8992 4557 |
| Details | TBA |
| Contact | Alasdair Boyd |
| Event | Cobra-Cow Branch Tenth Anniversary Chowder |
| Date/Time | Monday 15th December 2025 – 7 PM |
| Venue | Blythe Hill Tavern, Catford, SE23 1JB |
| Details | No planned food. But members have brought along food in previous years |
| Contact | Richard Martin |
| Event | NEC Meeting No.572 |
| Date/Time | 12tht January 2026 – 7 PM |
| Venue | Ye Olde Mitre |
| Details |
| Event | Mike Hall (Ex Chairman) memorial walk |
| Date/Time | 19th January 2026 – 7 PM |
| Venue | London Bridge area |
| Details | More details later from Campden Hill branch |
| Event | Annual Beer and Curry |
| Date/Time | Sunday 8th February 2026 – Noon start |
| Venue | Various pubs in East London |
| Details | Various pubs in East London finishing at the Pride of Spitalifields off Brick Lane around 7 PM. Full itinerary TBA. Once itinerary announced you can join at any point. |
| Contact | Roger Jacobson |
| Event | NEC Meeting No.573 |
| Date/Time | 9th February 2026 – 7 PM |
| Venue | Ye Olde Mitre |
| Details |
| Event | Annual General Meeting |
| Date/Time | Saturday 21st March 2026 – Noon for 12.30 PM sharp |
| Venue | The White Horse, Parsons Green, SW6 4UL |
| Details | Following meeting and any luncheons around 3 PM a local pub crawl will be arranged |
| Contact | Peter Chutter |
| Event | Roger’s Ramble |
| Date/Time | 4th April 2026 |
| Venue | Macclesfield |
| Details | TBA |
| Contact | RogerJacobson |
| Event | Woodfest VI |
| Date/Time | Thursday 14th May (3 PM-10.30 PM), Friday & Saturday 16th May (Noon-10.30 PM) 2026 |
| Venue | The Musical Museum, 399 High Street, Brentford, London TW8 0DU (5 minutes walk from Kew Bridge) The Museum is close to Kew Bridge on the north side of the Thames. It is easily accessible from the M4 and the North & South Circular roads. Train: From London’s Waterloo Station to Kew Bridge. Turn right when leaving the station and the Museum is a 5 minute walk. Underground/Bus: Take the District Line to Gunnersbury, then the 237 or 267 bus, alighting opposite us at the “Musical Museum” bus stop (we are a 10 minute ride away). Alternatively, catch the Piccadilly Line to South Ealing, then the 65 bus passes the Museum, or catch 65 northwards from Kingston. |
| Details | Volunteers to help with set up and serving etc. will be required |
| Contact | Peter Chutter/Angela Aspin angelajaspin@manx.net |
