London IVC

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Future Events

COUNTRY WALKING - OXFORD CIRCULAR WALK
Sun 1 March 2026
@ 10.50

HIS GIRL FRIDAY- REGENT STREET CINEMA
Mon 2 March 2026
@ 12:30 to 16:00

DOVE JONES JAZZ, BLUES & ROCK JAM
Mon 2 March 2026
@ 19:00 to 23:00

ENFIELD PUB CRAWL
Tue 3 March 2026
@ 19:00 to 22:30

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GERMAN LINGUISTS ONLINE
Tue 3 March 2026
@ 20:00 to 22:00

Welcome to London IVC
The best club to socialise and make new friends in London.

To join London IVC Click on Welcome and then Trial Membership at the top of the home page.

Make the most of your life with London IVC!

As we face changes in our personal and working lives, who has not wondered whether we are getting enough out of life and really making the most of all London has to offer.
The London Intervarsity Club is London's longest established social and activities club for graduates, professionals and those who share similar interests. Being owned and run by the members, we are able to offer a very extensive programme of social and cultural events, activities and holidays. New members will soon feel that they are socialising with friends and can relax amongst good company. With hundreds rather than thousands of members, we believe we retain a genuine club-like ethos. Most members are 50+. Check out our Diary under the Events tab and find some further info under the Activities tab. We also keep members up-to-date with a weekly e-newsletter. Why not make the most of your life by joining London IVC?

See what we have to offer by viewing our diary, which is frequently updated with new events. Full details are only visible to logged in members. Like what you see? The annual membership fee is only £25. This follows a trial period when you can evaluate what we have to offer. Click on Welcome and then Trial Membership at the top of the page to join.

And here are a few reviews of recent events from our very full programme...

The Walthamstow Wetlands are a great fairly new nature reserve in East London. On Sunday Feb 22nd twelve members of IVC plus friends from Meetup joined a pleasant afternoon's walk around the reserve to observe the birds. After the walk we enjoyed a great meal at the nearby Ferry Boat Inn. The photos show the group and a beautiful Egyptian goose.

London IVC hosts the best value for money wine tastings in the capital. On Saturday 7th 15 of us enjoyed a brilliant tasting of the full range of English wine types made from the Pinot Noir grape. This is a difficult grape but England's climate and soil suit it well with Essex being a major area for this fussy grape. The evening was hosted by Pauline Reith of wines4all who is an authority on English wines. We tasted sparling white, white, sparkling rose, still rose and red wines - all of an excellent quality. And the evening started with an English Pinot Noir gin. English wines are improving dramatically and Pauline showed us some superb examples.

The tasting was held in Caroline's beautiful and comfortable flat. We greatly enjoyed generous quantities of her carefully prepared vegan cookery - a complete meal of starter, main course and dessert.

And the whole event cost only £25 each - an absolute bargain

We hold wine tastings every month. If you love wine join London IVC.

Around 35 IVC members and guests enjoyed a fabulous Open Mic "IVC's Got Talent" evening at The Washington in Belsize Park on Saturday Jan 31st. The evening showcased performers from the club playing guitar, saxophone, flute and keyboards, singers and poets. An excellent buffet was also provided. Performers paid only £5 admission and non-performers £10, the event being subsidised by the club.

This was the first outing for the new IVC keyboard, played by Frank Harrison who performed both classical and popular music. I was pleased to have a chance to play guitar before a live audience for the first time following excellent guitar classes from Paul Danson who also did a great job of looking after the evenings proceedings.

The photos show Joy Jewson singing accompanied by Thomas Eros who also sang solo, and Dave reciting Burns poetry. Other performers including Sasha on flute, Nigel Dansy who is an amazing guitarist, Barry Piggott on saxophone, Mark on percussion and vocals, superb poetry and story telling from Sylvia Browning. Some of Frank Harrisons family also treated us to poetry and a creative rendition of Bohemian Rhapsody.

Congratulations to IVC member Natasha on her public debut singing at the Old White Lion Open Mic on Jan 8th. As usual there was a good IVC turnout despite the terrible weather.
Up to 20 of us come here every month. The IVC band plays regularly.

London IVC members saw in the new year a day early on December 30th to avoid the rush. We met at the Walthamstow Trades Hall where there was a great disco night. Photo shows just a few of us - we were all up dancing eventually...

London IVC Xmas dinner 2025

Every year London IVC members enjoy a Xmas dinner at the Civil Service Club in central London. 64 of us booked this year. Its a brilliant meal complete with three generous courses followed by coffee and a mince pie, crackers, a Xmas tree and decorations, our own large dining room and suitable Christmas music - all for £33. The club provides a £15 subsidy for all the members attending. Another reason to consider joining London IVC if you have not already done so. We ended with a round of applause for the staff who provided great value food and attentive service.

Click on the "London IVC Xmas dinner 2025" link to see a short film of the evening. After the video ends click on the return arrow top left < to come back here and join London IVC......