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WINES FROM NORTH-EAST SPAIN Wed 17 September 2025 @ 18:30 to 21:30 READERS' GROUP: THEFT BY ABDULRAZAK GURNAH Wed 17 September 2025 @ 19:00 to 21:00 SWIMMING AT QUEENSWAY Wed 17 September 2025 @ 19:30 to 20:30 BECKENHAM & BROMLEY MYN PUB EVENING IN PENGE Wed 17 September 2025 @ 20:00 to 23:00 KEEPING-FIT TO MUSIC FOR OVER 40 YEARS NOW Thu 18 September 2025 @ 19:00 to 20:00 |
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WINES FROM NORTH-EAST SPAIN
Location visible to members Price: £30 IVC members are invited to join the Central London Wine Society for their wine tastings at the ...
READERS' GROUP: THEFT BY ABDULRAZAK GURNAH
Wed 17 Sep 2025 - 19:00 to 21:00 Location visible to members Like to share your love of books with others? Join members for a couple of hours as, over a drink, we share our opinions of this month's ...
SWIMMING AT QUEENSWAY
Wed 17 Sep 2025 - 19:30 to 20:30 Porchester Centre, Queensway W2 5HR (Click for Map) How to find us: Find us in the training pool at the Porchester Centre, W2 5HR. Every Wednesday Price: £10.00 Book By: (No need to book) The training pool at the Porchester Centre is reserved exclusively for IVC for an hour every Wednesday evening. They take out the lane ropes so we have freedom to swim around. We can use the changing rooms before the advertised start in order to make a prompt start in the water. Afterwards we meet at a nearby pub, the Leinster Arms in Leinster Terrace. Do not pay on entry but pay our treasurer afterwards. Paddington, Queensway, Bayswater and Royal Oak stations are all nearby. Contact Details: Bob Wharton, bobwhartonnw9@gmail.com 07528 198150
BECKENHAM & BROMLEY MYN PUB EVENING IN PENGE
Moon And Stars Pub, 164-166 Penge High Street, Penge, London SE20 7QS (Click for Map) We hold two pub evenings a month on the first and third Wednesdays, with all the other Wednesdays being Zoom pub evenings. We also normally have a monthly quiz on the last Wednesday of the month, during the Zoom evening, at about 9pm, where a different member of our group prepares the questions to be used each month. This means that tonight is an actual pub evening. We are meeting at the Moon and Stars in Penge High Street, near the Sainsbury supermarket. The pub is a Wetherspoon establishment so we all know what to expect! Look for the IVC name on one of the tables. We usually try to sit towards the back of the pub, possibly in one of the booths on the right hand side. Contact Details: Host: Roland Lees (roland_lees@zen.co.uk) (07761 265 390)
KEEPING-FIT TO MUSIC FOR OVER 40 YEARS NOW
Thu 18 Sep 2025 - 19:00 to 20:00 Location visible to members Price: £6 It seems to have passed me by that last year was the 40th aniversary of me starting the class. I ... 
IS GLOBAL WARMING BEING EXAGGERATED?
Location visible to members Nina leads an informal Zoom chat on the topic of What's in the News. Tonight's topic will be: "Is Global Warming being exaggerated?" Bring along a drink and be ready to join a friendly ...
GERMAN LINGUISTS ONLINE
Location visible to members All members of IVC with any knowledge of German are invited to participate in informal and not-too-serious German conversation on topics of general interest. The Zoom ID is 3053410295 and the password is 0eeU9A. Bis dann alles Gute. Groups Shared With: Association of IVCs (AIVC)
WEEKLY WEST HAMPSTEAD NATURE CONSERVATION
Location visible to members We carry out conservation work in Westbere Copse Local Nature Reserve (Westbere Road), Jane Evans Nature Reserve (Minster Road), Cricklewood or Mill Lane open Space (West hampstead) every Friday ...
TALKS EVENT - ENGLAND'S LEGENDARY HISTORY
Fri 19 Sep 2025 - 18:30 to 22:00 Location visible to members TALK ON ENGLAND'S LEGENDARY HISTORY Myth and Fact Intertwined in our Cultural Memories by ...
ZOOM SOCIAL: QUIZ, LIVE PERFORMERS, VIDEOS, CHAT
Location visible to members A very popular evening of friendly chat, a pub quiz, live entertainment and sharing music videos. Regularly attracts around 20 people. A great way to start the weekend. We get together online every ...
IVC POETRY GROUP
Location visible to members Do you love reading or hearing poetry - then this is for you. The IVC poetry group meets every ...
COUNTRY WALKING - TEYNHAM TO FAVERSHAM
Sun 21 Sep 2025 - 11.39 Location visible to members Login to see more details
HERITAGE OPEN DAY, ROYAL ARSENAL, WOOLWICH
Sun 21 Sep 2025 - 11:00 to 18:00 Woolwich Works, 11 No 1 Street, Royal Arsenal, London SE18 6HD (Click for Map) How to find us: Meet 10.40am outside Woolwich Elizabeth Line station. Royal Arsenal's description: "architectural award-winning, Grade ii and ii* listed buildings ...
JULES' AND PAM'S BIRTHDAY LUNCH - RICHMOND
Sun 21 Sep 2025 - 12:45 to 16:00 Location visible to members Please join Jules and Pam for our birthday lunch at this lovely pub in Richmond. Please book by ...
REGENT STREET CINEMA - A STITCH IN TIME
Mon 22 Sep 2025 - 12:30 to 16:00 Location visible to members FILM " A STITCH IN TIME" 1963 1h 29m Slapstick Comedy
DOVE JONES JAZZ, BLUES & ROCK JAM
Location visible to members Price: £6/£8 Come along and enjoy another great evening of jazz, blues and rock with the Dove Jones Connexion. ...
VINTNER'S YARD AT DAVY'S WINE BAR
Location visible to members We will visit the new Vintner's Yard immediately behind Davy's Wine Bar
KEEPING-FIT TO MUSIC FOR OVER 40 YEARS NOW
Wed 24 Sep 2025 - 19:00 to 20:00 Location visible to members Price: £6 It seems to have passed me by that last year was the 40th aniversary of me starting the class. I ...
WALTHAMSTOW PUB SOCIAL
Location visible to members Free bar snacks will be avaialble. Come early to avoid disappointment. We return to one of our ...
SWIMMING AT QUEENSWAY
Wed 24 Sep 2025 - 19:30 to 20:30 Porchester Centre, Queensway W2 5HR (Click for Map) How to find us: Find us in the training pool at the Porchester Centre, hired exclusively for IVC Price: £10 IVC has exclusive use of the training pool at the Porchester Centre for an hour every Wednesday. We get access to the changing rooms before the advertised start. Do not pay at the desk on entry but pay our treasurer afterwards (because we have already paid for a block booking). The pool is recently refurbished. They take out the lane ropes so we have lots of freedom to swim around. There is no need to book in advance. Paddington, Bayswater, Queensway and Royal Oak stations are near the pool. Afterwards we meet at the Leinster Arms, Leinster Terrace. Contact Details: Bob Wharton (bobwhartonnw9@gmail.com) 07528 198150
BECKENHAM & BROMLEY MYN VIRTUAL PUB EVENING
Zoom How to find us: On Zoom - contact Roland in advance for link We hold two pub evenings a month on the first and third Wednesdays, with all the other Wednesdays being virtual pub evenings. We also normally have a monthly quiz on the last Wednesday of the month, during the virtual pub evening, at about 9pm, where a different member of our group prepares the questions to be used each month. This means that tonight is a virtual pub evening but incorporating a quiz. Contact Roland in advance, preferably by e-mail, so that he can send you a link to click on at the start of the meeting. Please note the different arrangements for the first and third Wednesdays of the month. Contact Details: Host: Roland Lees (roland_lees@zen.co.uk) (07761 265 390)
CAT APPRECIATION MEET-UP AT PREZZO IN HARROW
Location visible to members Please join us in Harrow for another in-person Cat Appreciation Meet-up. The restaurant is in St ...
THE WOODMAN HIGHGATE PUB NIGHT
Location visible to members Our regular well supported monthly social meeting of the North London MYN (Meet Your Neighbours) group at The Woodman. We will book a table for 12.
FRENCH LINGUISTS ONLINE
Location visible to members All members of IVC with any knowledge of French are invited to participate in informal and not-too-serious French conversation on topics of general interest. The Zoom ID is 3053410295 and the password is 0eeU9A. A la prochaine. Groups Shared With: Association of IVCs (AIVC)
WEEKLY WEST HAMPSTEAD NATURE CONSERVATION
Location visible to members We carry out conservation work in Westbere Copse Local Nature Reserve (Westbere Road), Jane Evans Nature Reserve (Minster Road), Cricklewood or Mill Lane open Space (West hampstead) every Friday ...
CULINARY ALPHABET OF LONDON: ECUADOR
Fri 26 Sep 2025 - 19:00 to 21:00 El Inca Plebeyo 162.Essex Road N1 8LY (Click for Map) How to find us: Meet inside the restaurant by 7pm latest We revisit once again this award winning , popular local gem. Location:short walk from Essex Road station , 5 minutes on the 21 bus from Highbury & Islington station or a short bus ride from Victoria or Central London via Islington Green. The restaurant is next to the Taste of India. The menu caters for all tastes. Visit their website,you will not be disappointed. Contact Details: Host: Thomas Eros teros@btopenworld.com mob.:07906 222844 on the night only Venue Website: www.elincaplebeyo.co.uk
ZOOM: QUIZ, LIVE PERFORMERS, MUSIC VIDEOS, CHAT
Location visible to members A very popular evening of friendly chat, a pub quiz, live entertainment and sharing music videos. Regularly attracts around 20 people. A great way to start the weekend. We get together online every ... 
MARKET DRAYTON GINGER AND SPICE FESTIVAL
Sat 27 Sep 2025 to Sun 28 Sep Location visible to members Saturday - Visit the Ginger & Spice Festival in Market Drayton during British ...
WALKING IN THE GREEN BELT FROM STANMORE TO PINNER
Sun 28 Sep 2025 - 10:30 to 16:00 Location visible to members Login to see more details
DOVE JONES JAZZ, BLUES & ROCK JAM
Location visible to members Price: £6/£8 Come along and enjoy another great evening of jazz, blues and rock with the Dove Jones Connexion. ...
October 2025
ALEXANDRA PALACE AFTERNOON
Wed 1 Oct 2025 - 12:00 to 17:00 Location visible to members WHAT: An exploration of the outside and the inside of the Palace.
SWIMMING AT QUEENSWAY
Wed 1 Oct 2025 - 19:30 to 20:30 Porchester Centre, Queensway W2 5HR (Click for Map) How to find us: Find us in the training pool at Porchester Baths. Exclusively booked for IVC Price: £10 Book By: (No need to book) The training pool at the Porchester Centre is reserved exclusively for IVC from 7.30pm to 8.30pm every Wednesday. An uncrowded pool, not divided up by lane ropes. No need to book. We get entry to the changing rooms at about 7.20pm. We get into the pool at 7.30 pm. Do not pay at the desk on entry but pay our treasurer afterwards . After swimming we meet at the Leinster Arms, Leinster Terrace. Nearby stations are Paddington, Queensway, Bayswater and Royal Oak. Contact Details: Bob Wharton (bobwhartonnw9@gmail.com) 07528 198150
BECKENHAM & BROMLEY MYN PUB EVENING IN ELMERS END
The Elm Tree, 116 Croydon Road, Beckenham, Kent BR3 4DF (Click for Map) How to find us: In the Elm Tree pub We hold two pub evenings a month on the first and third Wednesdays, with all the other Wednesdays being Zoom pub evenings. We also normally have a monthly quiz on the last Wednesday of the month, during the Zoom evening, at about 9pm, where a different member of our group prepares the questions to be used each month. This means that tonight is an actual pub evening. We are meeting at the Elm Tree pub in Elmers End. This is an Irish pub and is between Elmers End Green and Elmers End tram stop/South-Eastern railway station. Parking is free in the nearby side-streets and in the pub car-park. There are quite a few bus routes in the local vicinity. Most members will be eating here tonight and the meal prices and menu are typical for this type of pub. Look for the IVC name on one of the tables. We usually try to sit towards the back of the pub on the right hand side, in the restaurant area.
Contact Details: Host: Roland Lees (roland_lees@zen.co.uk) (07761 265 390)
SWANAGE BLUES FESTIVAL
Location visible to members Login to see more details Groups Shared With: Thames Valley IVC, Simply Social IVC, Association of IVCs (AIVC)
WHITSTABLE GUIDED WALK AND HERNE BAY
Sat 4 Oct 2025 - 10:00 to 16:00 London St.Pancras International Station How to find us: Outside the ticket offices at 9.45am We shall visit Whitstable including the Whitstable Museum (local history) and then we have a pleasant coastal walk to Herne Bay about 5 miles. We shall take the 10.20am train from London St.Pancras International arriving Whitstable at 11.40am. We need to meet at about 9.45am at London St.Pancras International Station ticket office to get our Group Saver Return to Herne Bay ticket. Lunch will be in Whitstable before we walk to Herne Bay. Return trains from Herne Bay depart to London at 26 and 46 minutes past the hour. Contact Details: Guide:Thomas Eros Mob:07906 222844 on the day only
COUNTRY WALKING - CONSTABLE COUNTRY
Sun 5 Oct 2025 - 10.24 Location visible to members Login to see more details
LIVE JAZZ AT THE BREWHOUSE & KITCHEN - HIGHBURY
Location visible to members We visit a great pub in Highbury that features its own built in brewery and beers, good food and ...
SWIMMING AT QUEENSWAY
Wed 8 Oct 2025 - 19:30 to 20:30 Porchester Centre, Queensway W2 5HR (Click for Map) How to find us: Find us in the training pool, reserved exclusively for IVC Price: £10.00 Book By: (No need to book) The training pool at Queensway is reserved exclusively for IVC from 19.30 to 20.30 every Wednesday. They take out the lane ropes so we have freedom to swim around. Afterwards we meet at the nearby Leinster Arms, Leinster Terrace. A historic pub with friendly staff. Queensway, Bayswater, Royal Oak and Paddington stations are within walking distance. Contact Details: Bob Wharton, bobwhartonnw9@gmail.com (07528 198150)
BECKENHAM & BROMLEY MYN VIRTUAL PUB EVENING
Zoom How to find us: On Zoom - contact Roland in advance for link We hold two pub evenings a month on the first and third Wednesdays, with all the other Wednesdays being virtual pub evenings. We also normally have a monthly quiz on the last Wednesday of the month, during the virtual pub evening, at about 9pm, where a different member of our group prepares the questions to be used each month. This means that tonight is a standard virtual pub evening. Contact Roland in advance, preferably by e-mail, so that he can send you a link to click on at the start of the meeting. Please note the different arrangements for the first and third Wednesdays of the month. Contact Details: Host: Roland Lees (roland_lees@zen.co.uk) (07761 265 390)
OPEN MIC AT THE OLD WHITE LION
Location visible to members This is one of the friendliest Open Mic clubs around at the moment and attracts a good crowd and ...
THE DAVE KING BAND
Location visible to members The Dave King Band are made up of IVC members and friends. And tonight they are performing a full ...
LONDON BREAK ~ C A N C E L L E D
Sun 12 Oct 2025 to Thu 16 Oct Location visible to members Merseyside IVC regret to announce the cancellation of the London Break set for October 2025. The ...
CLUB COMMITTEE MEETING
Tue 14 Oct 2025 - 19:00 to 21:00 Location visible to members Monthly committee meeting in the upstairs meeting room. Observers are welcome to the ...
THE CHEESE BARGE
Location visible to members We continue our exploration of different lunch venues. Today it is the Cheese Barge, a cosy ...
SWIMMING AT QUEENSWAY
Wed 15 Oct 2025 - 19:30 to 20:30 Porchester Hall, Queensway W2 5HR (Click for Map) How to find us: Find us in the training pool at the Porchester Baths Price: £10 Book By: (No need to book) The training pool at Porchester Baths is reserved exclusively for IVC for an hour every Wednesday. We get access to the changing rooms before the advertised start time. The staff take out the lane ropes so we have freedom to swim around. Do not pay at the desk on entry but pay our treasurer afterwards. We have paid for a block booking. Queensway, Bayswater, Royal Oak and Paddington stations are within walking distance. Contact Details: Bob Wharton, bobwhartonnw9@gmail.com (07528 198150)
BECKENHAM & BROMLEY MYN PUB EVENING IN PENGE
Moon And Stars Pub, 164-166 Penge High Street, Penge, London SE20 7QS (Click for Map) We hold two pub evenings a month on the first and third Wednesdays, with all the other Wednesdays being Zoom pub evenings. We also normally have a monthly quiz on the last Wednesday of the month, during the Zoom evening, at about 9pm, where a different member of our group prepares the questions to be used each month. This means that tonight is an actual pub evening. We are meeting at the Moon and Stars in Penge High Street, near the Sainsbury supermarket. The pub is a Wetherspoon establishment so we all know what to expect! Look for the IVC name on one of the tables. We usually try to sit towards the back of the pub, possibly in one of the booths on the right hand side. Contact Details: Host: Roland Lees (roland_lees@zen.co.uk) (07761 265 390)
LONG WEEKEND IN PORTSMOUTH
Fri 17 Oct 2025 to Tue 21 Oct Location visible to members Join Simply Social IVC for a long weekend stay in Portsmouth. We've booked into the ...
SARASTRO RESTAURANT - VERY EXOTIC!
Location visible to members We visit this notorious restaurant noted for its exotic charm, friendly staff, live entertainment ...
COUNTRY WALKING - BENFLEET CIRCULAR
Sun 19 Oct 2025 - 10.33 Location visible to members Login to see more details
PASTA EVANGELISTS - NEW GREENWICH RESTAURANT
Location visible to members We will visit this new Greenwich restaurant that specialises in classy freshly cooked pasta ...
CHATEAU MUSAR WINES FROM LEBANON
Location visible to members Price: £50 IVC members are invited to join the Central London Wine Society for their wine tastings at the ...
BECKENHAM & BROMLEY MYN VIRTUAL PUB EVENING
Zoom How to find us: On Zoom - contact Roland in advance for link We hold two pub evenings a month on the first and third Wednesdays, with all the other Wednesdays being virtual pub evenings. We also normally have a monthly quiz on the last Wednesday of the month, during the virtual pub evening, at about 9pm, where a different member of our group prepares the questions to be used each month. This means that tonight is a standard virtual pub evening. Contact Roland in advance, preferably by e-mail, so that he can send you a link to click on at the start of the meeting. Please note the different arrangements for the first and third Wednesdays of the month. Contact Details: Host: Roland Lees (roland_lees@zen.co.uk) (07761 265 390)
VICTORIA & ALBERT MUSEUM - HIGHLIGHTS TOUR
Thu 23 Oct 2025 - 12:30 to 17:00 Location visible to members TITLE; "MUSEUM HIGHLIGHTS TOUR".
COUNTRY WALKING - COOMBE LANE TO KENLEY
Sun 26 Oct 2025 - 10:00 to 16:00 Location visible to members Login to see more details
HANDEL HENDRIX HOUSE
Location visible to members Price: £15.95 Handel Hendrix House cares for and presents to the public the homes of two of the greatest ...
BECKENHAM & BROMLEY MYN VIRTUAL PUB EVENING
Zoom How to find us: On Zoom - contact Roland in advance for link We hold two pub evenings a month on the first and third Wednesdays, with all the other Wednesdays being virtual pub evenings. We also normally have a monthly quiz on the last Wednesday of the month, during the virtual pub evening, at about 9pm, where a different member of our group prepares the questions to be used each month. This means that tonight is a virtual pub evening but incorporating a quiz. Contact Roland in advance, preferably by e-mail, so that he can send you a link to click on at the start of the meeting. Please note the different arrangements for the first and third Wednesdays of the month. Contact Details: Host: Roland Lees (roland_lees@zen.co.uk) (07761 265 390)
November 2025
IVC CURRY CLUB: THE POPPADOM IN ENFIELD
Location visible to members Enfield Meet Your Neighbours welcomes you back to a great curry night out at The Poppadom, a ...
CLUB COMMITTEE MEETING
Tue 11 Nov 2025 - 19:00 to 21:00 Location visible to members Monthly committee meeting in the upstairs meeting room. Observers are welcome to the ...
FRUITY AUSTRALIAN SHIRAZ WINES
Location visible to members Price: £30 IVC members are invited to join the Central London Wine Society for their wine tastings at the ...
CITY BREAK IN NEWCASTLE
Sun 23 Nov 2025 to Thu 27 Nov Location visible to members Join Merseyside IVC in Newcastle for a late autumn break. Arriving Sunday, 23rd November and ...
LONDON IVC ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
Location visible to members Our AGM for 2025 is in The Trafalgar room at the Civil service Club. Please check in at ...
December 2025
CHRISTMAS DINNER
Location visible to members Price: See text Our popular annual Christmas dinner at the Civil Service Club attracts around 70 members and ...
CLUB COMMITTEE MEETING
Tue 9 Dec 2025 - 19:00 to 21:00 Location visible to members Monthly committee meeting in the upstairs meeting room. Observers are welcome to the ...
June 2026
TRIP TO COPENHAGEN
Mon 1 Jun 2026 to Mon 8 Jun Location visible to members Join Simply Social (Bristol & Bath Club) for a week in Copenhagen in the summer of ...
August 2026
EDINBURGH FESTIVAL
Location visible to members Join us at the world's greatest entertainment festival. After a terrific week at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival every year since 2014 we will return in 2026. We will stay in value for money, ... The content of this bulletin is copyright to London IVC and may not be reproduced without the express permission of the copyright owner. |
