Events

PILOT CLUB DIARY OF EVENTS AUGUST
2016

And COMING EVENTS FOR SEPTEMBER
2016

A special August pub night was at
the Six Bells in St Albans, with a beer-tasting festival and barbecue. Other pub nights were at
the Chequers, Redbourn, with an optional meal beforehand; at the Rose and
Crown, Sandridge; and at the William IV, St Albans. There was also a Friday night
get-together for members old and new at the Speckled Hen on the Hatfield Road. Members also joined the regular
Monday night pub quiz. The first Tuesday lunch was at a pub in St Albans.

Members wanting to keep fit joined
the Zumba Gold class in Hatfield, and walkers went on a 4-5 mile walk from
Redbourn, and a Bank Holiday walk by the canal in Hertford, with drinks in a
pub afterwards. Dancers went to the dance-club at Edgware.

Days out included a short walk to
the Festival Garden at Ayletts Nursery; a visit to Bletchley Park war-time
code-breaking centre; a trip to Hatfield House, with its garden and park; and a
visit to the Flamstead Scarecrow Festival.
There was also a plant-swap and tea in a member’s garden, and a Sunday
morning brunch in another member’s garden.

Coming Up in September

In September our pub nights will
be at the White Horse in Shenley; the Prae Wood Arms in St Albans, with
optional meal beforehand; at the Garibaldi in St Albans; and at The Gate in
Bricketwood. Members will join the usual Monday night quiz in the pub on the Hatfield Road. Our club’s first Tuesday lunch
will be in a pub in St Albans.

Dancers will go to a masked ball
at the dance club in Edgware.

Days out will include visits to
the Rolling Stones exhibition in Chelsea; to an exhibition in Cuffley to
commemorate the bringing down of a German airship there; to the classic and
vintage car show at Capel Manor in Enfield; to Waddesdon Manor by coach; and to
the St Albans Beer and Cider Festival. There will also be an afternoon tea in a
member’s garden in St Albans.

Evening entertainment will include
the film “The Beatles: Eight Days a Week” at Campus West in Welwyn Garden City; an event to celebrate the 1981 winning
of the Eurovision Song Contest by Bucks Fizz; and a new production of “The
Threepenny Opera” at Campus West, Welwyn Garden City.

There may be even more events added to
our September programme, as quite often late events are submitted by members
and sent round to all members by our special Pilot email.

If you think you would enjoy some
of these events, please contact our New Members’ Co-ordinator, through the
contact box on the main page of this website, for further details. You can attend three events before joining
the club.

PILOT CLUB DIARY OF EVENTS JULY 2016

And COMING EVENTS FOR AUGUST 2016

In July we had pub nights at The Green Dragon in
London Colney, The Plough at Tyttenhanger, The Paper Mill at Apsley, and The
King William IV in St
Albans. Members joined
the weekly Monday night quiz at the pub on the Hatfield Road, and there was our regular first Tuesday lunch in St Albans. There was also a Sunday lunch at the Peahen in St Albans, and another lunch at the Speckled Hen in St Albans.

Evenings out included “Hi-de-Hi” at Park Street, Big Band Jazz at The Maltings St Albans, the
music festival in St Michael’s St
Albans, and a Pilot Club
summer event, with food, games and sing-along, in the hall at Tyttenhanger.

Days out included a visit to the St Albans Organ
Theatre for a demonstration of the self-playing instruments; a visit to the
“Sicily: Culture and Conquest” exhibition at the British Museum; a visit to the
Classic Cars and Cycles show on Harpenden Common, followed by a meal at The
Skew Bridge; and a walk around the Hampstead Town Trail, with a picnic on the
heath. There was a butterfly walk in Bricket Wood. A group of members enjoyed a
seaside day out in Whitstable, travelling by the Javelin train from St Pancras.

Coming Up in August

A special August pub night will be at the Six Bells
in St Albans, with a beer-tasting festival and barbecue. Other pub nights will
be at the Chequers, Redbourn, with an optional meal beforehand; at the Rose and
Crown, Sandridge; and at the William IV, St Albans. There will also be a Friday night get-together
for members old and new at the Speckled Hen on the Hatfield Road. Members will
also join the regular Monday night pub quiz.
The first Tuesday lunch will be at a pub in St Albans.

Members wanting to keep fit will join the Zumba
Gold class in Hatfield, and walkers will go on a 4-5 mile walk from Redbourn.
Dancers will go to the dance-club at Edgware.

Days out will include a short walk to the Festival Garden at Ayletts Nursery; a visit to Bletchley Park war-time code-breaking centre; and a trip to Hatfield House, with its
garden and park. There will also be a plant-swap and tea in a member’s garden.

If you would like to join any of
these events, or if you’d like to put an event of your own choice in our club
programme, just contact the new members’ co-ordinator through the box on the
main page of this website. You can attend three events in a 3 month period
before joining the club. Membership is £30 a year, with discounts if you host
events.

PILOT CLUB DIARY OF EVENTS JUNE 2016

Pub nights in June were at The Speckled Hen on the
Hatfield/St Albans road, The Old Bell in Harpenden, The Garibaldi in St Albans, and the King William IV in St Albans. There was the usual pub quiz every Monday at our popular
pub on the Hatfield road and the first Tuesday lunch was at the King William IV
in St Albans. There was a de luxe fish and chips meal at a
restaurant in Harpenden.

Dancers went to the dance club in Edgware. Walkers
joined the Health Walk In Heartwood Forest.

Day-trips out included a visit to the Steam &
Country Show at Oaklands College, to the V&A to see the “Botticelli Re-imagined” exhibition, and
to a garden open day in St
Albans.

Evening entertainment included “The Elvis Years”
and “The Bee Gees Story” at the Arena in St Albans, and a concert of songs from many eras in St John’s Church Welwyn Garden City. Films included a matinee of “Eddie the Eagle” at the Arena,
after lunch at the Waterend Barn. Evening films at Campus West were “Love and Friendship”
and “Race”. There was also a film evening at a member’s home, and a games
evening at another member’s home.

Coming up in July

Coming up in July we have pub nights at The Green
Dragon in London Colney, The Plough at Tyttenhanger, The Paper Mill at Apsley,
and The King William IV in St
Albans. Members will join
the weekly Monday night quiz at the pub on the Hatfield Road, and there will be our regular first Tuesday lunch
in St Albans. There will also be a Sunday lunch at the Peahen
in St Albans, and another lunch at the Speckled Hen in St Albans.

Evenings out will include “Hi-de-Hi” at Park
Street, Big Band Jazz at The Maltings St Albans, the music festival in St
Michael’s St Albans, and a Pilot Club summer event, with food, games and
sing-along, in the hall at Tyttenhanger.

Days out will include a visit to the St Albans
Organ Theatre for a demonstration of the self-playing instruments; a visit to
the “Sicily: Culture and Conquest” exhibition at the British Museum; a guided London
Walk in Little Venice; a visit the Classic Cars and Cycles show on Harpenden
Common, followed by a meal at The Skew Bridge; and a walk around the Hampstead
Town Trail, with a picnic on the heath.

If you would like to join any of these events, or
to put an event of your own choice in our Club Programme, please contact the
New Members’ Co-ordinator through the box on the main page of this website.

PILOT CLUB DIARY OF EVENTS MAY
2016

And COMING EVENTS FOR JUNE 2016

Our first Tuesday lunch was at The
William IV in St
Albans,
and our pub nights were at The Waterend Barn in St Albans, The Plough at Tyttenhanger, The
Three Hammers in Chiswell Green, and the William IV in St. Albans. At two of these there was an
optional meal beforehand. There was also a lunch at the Sky Garden in London, and a special coeliac meal at West Herts College.

Over the first May bank holiday
there was a circular walk from the Shenley Tea Rooms, and a walk from St Albans ending with a pot-luck lunch in a
member’s garden. Also in May there was a walk around Bricket Wood, followed by
lunch, and there was dancing at the dance club in Edgware.

Film visits included some of the
Green Film Festival at Campus West (“Racing Extinction”, “Just Eat”, and
“Population Boom”); “Midnight Special”, “Victoria, the classic “Vertigo” and “Our
Kind of Traitor” at Campus West; and “The Revenant” at the Arena in St Albans. Visits to live shows included
“The Solid Silver Sixties Show” in St Albans, and “Jesus Christ Superstar” in
Radlett. Music included a concert of Brahms and Tchaikovsky at the University of Hertfordshire in Hatfield; and some members
went to hear Ronnie Scott’s All-Stars at the St Albans Arena.

Other visits were to the Jeyes Heritage Museum and other attractions in
Northamptonshire, to the Rolling Stones exhibition in London, and to the Highland Games in
Welwyn Garden City.

Our gardening club met for a chat
and cake, and our Bridge Club, Snooker Club and Supper Club continued to meet.

There was a quiz with buffet in St Albans in aid of charity, and also our
club AGM, with a quiz and supper.

Coming
Up in June 2016

Pub
nights will be at The Speckled Hen on the Hatfield/St Albans road, The Old Bell
in Harpenden, The Garibaldi in St Albans, and the King William IV in St Albans. There will be the usual pub quiz
every Monday, and the first Tuesday lunch at a pub in St Albans. Dancing will be at the club in
Edgware. Day-trips out will include a visit to the Steam & Country Show at Oaklands College, to the V&A to see the
“Botticelli Re-imagined” exhibition, and to a garden open day. Evening entertainment will include “The Elvis
Years” and a concert of songs from many eras in St John’s Church Welwyn Garden
City. There will be a deluxe fish & chips
meal at a restaurant in Harpenden.

If you
want to join club members on any of these events, or if you’d like to put an
event of your own choice into our programme, please contact the new members’
organiser through the contact box on the main page of this website for more
information.

PILOT
CLUB DIARY OF EVENTS APRIL 2016

Our weekly pub nights in April
were twice at the King William IV in north St Albans, and also at The Chequers
at Redbourn (with optional meal beforehand), The Plough at Tyttenhanger, and
The Blackberry Jack at Jersey Farm. Members continue to join a Monday night
quiz at a pub on the Hatfield road. Our first Tuesday lunch was also at the
King William IV this month.

Dancing was at the dance club at
Edgware, and there was a walk in Heartwood Forest.

Entertainment outings included a
jazz night in Kings Langley, and an evening with the St Albans Jazz Ensemble at
the Abbey Theatre in St Albans. Members went to an evening with an Irish comedian at
Potters Bar, and “The Tap Factory” and “A Touch of Class” at St Albans Arena. Theatre
included “The God of Carnage” at The Barn in Welwyn Garden City, and “Parlour
Song” at the Abbey Theatre in St Albans. Films included “Anomalisa”, “High Rise” and “Eye of the
Storm” at Campus West in Welwyn Garden City.

Members went to a talk on Queen
Eleanor in St Albans Abbey and a slide lecture on Petra at the Radlett Art Society. There
were also two Saturday night quizzes with supper, in aid of different charities

This month there was an outing to London by train to visit The Foundling
Museum, where there was a special exhibition on illustrations about orphans in
literature.

Our club also has a Bridge Club
and a Snooker Group meeting weekly, and a Supper Club meeting occasionally in
members’ homes.

Coming Up in May

Over the first May bank holiday
there will be a circular walk from the Shenley Tea Rooms, and a walk from St
Albans ending with a pot-luck lunch in a member’s garden; plus a film “Racing Extinction” at Campus West, WGC.

Our first Tuesday lunch will be at
a pub in St
Albans,
and our pub nights will be at Waterend Barn in St Albans, The Plough at Tyttenhanger, The
Three Hammers in Chiswell Green, and the William IV in St. Albans. At two of these there will be an
optional meal beforehand. There will also be a lunch at the Sky Garden in London, and a special meal at West Herts College.

Also in May, members will be going
on a Bluebell Walk around Ashridge, and dancing at the dance club in Edgware.
Film visits will include some of the Green Film Festival at Campus West
(“Racing Extinction”, “Just Eat”, and “Population Boom”); and “The Revenant” at
the Arena in St
Albans.
Visits to live shows will include “The Solid Silver Sixties Show” in St Albans, and “Jesus Christ Superstar” in
Radlett. Music will include a concert of Brahms and Tchaikovsky at the University of Hertfordshire in Hatfield. Other visits will be
to the Jeyes Heritage Museum and other attractions in
Northamptonshire, and to the Rolling Stones exhibition in London. Our gardening club will meet for
a chat and cake. There will be a quiz with buffet in St Albans in aid of charity, and also our
club AGM, with a quiz and supper.

If you are interested in finding
out more about our club, please contact our
new members’ organiser through the box on the main page of this website.

PILOT DIARY OF EVENTS MARCH 2016

Our Thursday pub evenings in March
were at The Waterend Barn in St Albans and The Chequers in Redbourn, both with the option of a
meal beforehand; at The Three Hammers in Chiswell Green; and twice at the
William IV in north St Albans. We also had our regular
first Tuesday lunch in St Albans, and our regular Monday night quiz at a pub on the
Hatfield road. There was also a Saturday night quiz at a church in
Marshalswick.

Dancers went to the dance-club in Edgware
for a Saturday night dance, and again for a dance on Good Friday. Walkers went
for a two-hour walk around Bricket Wood, with the option of a meal afterwards.

A highlight of March was our Pilot
trip to London by train on a Saturday to see the Cutty Sark and the Pepys
exhibition at the Maritime Museum at Greenwich.

Entertainment evenings included writer
and comedienne Pam Ayres at Wyllyotts Theatre in Potters Bar, and an evening of
dance music at Trestle Arts Base in St Albans. Members also went to the University of Hertfordshire in Hatfield to hear a programme
of Beethoven and Elgar by the De Havilland Philharmonic. Some members went to a
slide lecture on John Singer Sargent organised by the Radlett Art Society.

Theatre in March was the
live-screening of the black comedy “Hangmen” in Welwyn Garden City. Films were
“Janis:Little Girl Blue”, “Hail Caesar”, “Marguerite”, and “Eddie the Eagle”,
all at Campus West, Welwyn Garden City, where we meet in the café/bar
beforehand. Members also had a lunch in St Albans, followed by the film “Dad’s
Army” at the Arena in St Albans.

Coming up in April we have another
Saturday trip by train to London, this time to visit the Foundling Museum and probably also the Wellcome
Collection. There will be an evening of jazz in Kings Langley; an evening with
Irish comedian Brendan Grace in Potters Bar;
a charity quiz night at Trinity Church, St Albans; and the shows “The
Tap Factory” and “A Touch of Class:
Strictly Come Dancing” at the Arena in St Albans. Local theatre will include
“The God of Carnage” at the Barn Theatre in WGC, and “Parlour Song” at the
Abbey Theatre in St Albans. The walk in April will be in Heartwood Forest. This is all in addition to our
regular pub-nights, quiz-nights, and first Tuesday lunch, and to our Supper
Club, Snooker Club and Bridge Club.

If you are interested in joining
our club, you can attend three events before joining.

Why not find out more detail from
our New Members’ Co-ordinator through the box on the main page of this website?

PILOT CLUB DIARY OF EVENTS FEBRUARY 2016

Our weekly pub nights in February were at pubs in
London Colney, Tyttenhanger, central St Albans, and north St Albans. Club members continued to enjoy the Monday
evening quiz at a pub on the Hatfield Road. The first Tuesday lunch was at the popular pub in
north St Albans.

Valentine’s Day was celebrated with a dance at the
dance club in Edgware. Walkers went on a 2-hour health-walk in Heartwood Forest, followed by lunch in a Sandridge pub.

A highlight was a trip by train to Westminster
Abbey, where we followed the recorded tour, with lunch afterwards in the café
at Westminster Hall.

Film events included “The Danish Girl” at St Albans
Arena, “Spotlight”, “The Big Short” and “The Dressmaker” at Garden City Cinema
; and theatre included “The Weir” at Wheathampstead, and “The Real Thing” at
the Abbey Theatre St Albans. Pilot members also went to a concert of Russian
classical music at the University
of Hertfordshire in Hatfield.

There was a quiz at a church in Marshalswick, with
a fish and chip supper. A games evening was held in a member’s home. Members
also went to Lussman’s restaurant in St Albans for a
Saturday evening meal.

Our regular clubs-within-the club continued, with
snooker on Fridays at a snooker club in St Albans; bridge club on Tuesday evenings in members’
homes; and the Supper Club, in which members take it in turns to host meals in
their homes.

Coming up in March we have a trip to Brooklands
Museum of Motor-sport and Aviation in Surrey, and a
visit to the Cutty Sark in London.
We’ll be going to a concert of music by
Beethoven and Elgar at the University of Hertfordshire and an evening of dance
music in St Albans; a live-screening of the black comedy “Hangmen” and an
interactive theatre event called “The Town Meeting” in Hatfield; “An Evening with Pam
Ayres” at Potters Bar; and the film “Dad’s Army” in St Albans. This is in addition to our regular
pub-nights, quizzes, dancing and walks.

Why not join us for a few events to see if you
would get more out of life as a member of Pilot Singles Social Club? Just
contact the New Members’ Co-ordinator through the box on the main page of this
website.

PILOT SOCIAL CLUB DIARY OF EVENTS JANUARY 2016

We saw in the New Year by going to a concert of light
classical music at St Albans Abbey, followed by hospitality at a member’s home.
Another January highlight was our delicious Burns Night supper, plus quiz, at a
hall in Tyttenhanger.

Our regular Thursday pub-nights were at our usual
venues: a pub on the Hatfield road, a pub in Chiswell Green, and twice at a pub
in north St Albans, plus our popular new spot, the Hemel
Hempstead Ski Centre. The regular Monday night quiz at the Hatfield road pub
continued, as did the first Tuesday lunch at the north St Albans pub. Dancers went to the regular dance-club
event at Edgware.

Film and theatre events included “Spectre”,
“Macbeth”, “Suffragette” and “Bridge of Spies” at St Albans Arena; “Joy”,
“Sunset Song” and a live-screening of “Les Liaisons Dangereuses” at Campus
West, Welwyn Garden City; the play
“Brassed Off” at The Barn Theatre in Welwyn Garden City; and the play “Eclipsed”
at the Abbey Theatre in St Albans.

There was an evening of “silly and sensible” games in
a member’s home, and a crib evening in another member’s home.

Members also joined a coach trip to a behind-the-scenes
tour at Wembley Stadium. Some members went to a pop-up auction in Welwyn. There
was a Pilot club trip by train to see some free exhibitions around King’s
Cross, subjects ranging from a Tibetan Temple, to a pioneering woman doctor, to “Alice in Wonderland”, to contemporary ceramics.

So we certainly didn’t stay at home and hibernate: we
were out-and-about enjoying ourselves.

Coming up in February we have a visit to Westminster
Abbey. Films will include “The Danish Girl” at the Arena, and “Spotlight” and “Leviathan”
at Campus West. Theatre will include “The Real Thing” at the Abbey Theatre, and
“The Weir” at Wheathampstead. We will be going to a concert of classical music
at the University of Hertfordshire. There will be a special Valentine’s Dance at the
Edgware dance club, and a Health Walk in Heartwood Forest followed by a drink in a pub. We’re
also booking now for the live-screening of “Hangmen” at Campus West, and a
coach trip to Brooklands Museum of Motorsport and Aviation, both coming up in
March.

If you would like to have good company to go to any
of these events, or to an event that you would like to put in our programme,
just contact our New Members’ Co-ordinator by using the box on the main page of
this website.