Events

PILOT CLUB
EVENTS FOR JULY 2024

EVENTS IN MEMBERS’ GARDENS
• Bring-and-share lunch in a member’s garden in Hatfield (on a Sat afternoon)
• Tea and cake afternoon in a member’s garden in St Albans (On a Sun afternoon)

OPEN GARDEN
Garden open for charity in St Albans (On a Sat afternoon)

LUNCH
At a pub in St Albans (On a Tuesday)

TRIP TO MARGATE
Trip by train to Margate, to see art gallery, beaches etc (On a Sunday)

MUSIC AND THEATRE
• Jazz at Campus West, Welwyn Garden City (On a Wed evening)
• Live theatre “Mrs Warren’s Profession” at Campus West (On a Sun afternoon)

QUIZ NIGHTS
At a pub in St Albans (On Monday evenings)

PILOT CLUB EVENTS FOR JUNE 2024

LUNCHES
At a pub in St Albans (on a Tuesday)
At a pub in Chiswell Green, St Albans (On a Friday)

PIMMS EVENT
In a member’s garden in Chiswell Green, St Albans (On a Saturday afternoon)

STROLL AND CREAM TEA
At Shenley Park (On a Sunday afternoon)

OPEN GARDENS
A garden in Fishpool Street, St Albans (On a Sunday afternoon)
A garden in Wheathamstead (On a Friday evening)

MUSIC
“A Night at the Musicals” at a pub in St Albans (On as Saturday evening)
Jazz in Clarence Park, St Albans (On a Sunday afternoon)

QUIZZES
At a pub in St Albans (On Monday evenings)

CINEMA AND SCREENED THEATRE
“My National Gallery” at Campus West, Welwyn Garden City (On a Sunday afternoon)
“Nye” at The Odyssey, St Albans (On a Sunday early evening)

PILOT CLUB EVENTS FOR MAY 2024

CINEMA, THEATRE, BALLET
Film: “Wicked Little Letters” at Odyssey St Albans (On two different Thurs afternoons)
Film: “Back to Black” at Odyssey St Albans (On a Sunday afternoon)
Theatre: Live screening of “Nye” at Odyssey St Albans (On a Thursday evening)
Theatre: “The Massive Tragedy of Madame Bovary” at Barn Welwyn Garden City (On a Saturday afternoon)
Ballet: “The Winter’s Tale” live screening at Vue, Watford (On a Wednesday evening)
Ballet: “Message in a Bottle” live screening at Vue, Watford (On a Thursday evening)

GAMES EVENING
Uno at a member’s home in St Albans (On a Saturday evening)

QUIZ NIGHTS
At a pub in St Albans (On Monday evenings)

STROLL AND SNACK LUNCH
Stroll round Sopwell and Verulamium Park and lunch at a member’s home in St Albans (On a Sunday morning)

LUNCH
At a pub in St Albans (On a Tuesday)

DISCO FOR GROWN-UPS
At the Alban Arena (On a Friday evening)

OPEN GARDEN
In Welwyn (On a Monday afternoon).

SOME EXTRA EVENTS WERE ADDED TO APRIL’S PROGRAMME
Play “Beginners” at Barn, WGC.
Film “Wicked Little Letters” at Odyssey, St Albans
Film “Boys in the Boat “ at Odyssey, St Albans.
(Sometimes members offer to host events after the main programme has been compiled, and these are emailed to members.)

PILOT CLUB – EVENTS FOR APRIL 2024

LUNCH
At a pub in St Albans (On a Tuesday)

GAMES EVENING
At a member’s home in St Albans (On a Saturday)

QUIZ EVENINGS
At a pub in St Albans (On Mondays)

TOURS AND EXHIBITIONS
• Tour of Graffiti at St Albans Abbey, plus photo exhibition (On a Tues afternoon)
• Tour of Images of Christ at St Albans Abbey (On a Sun afternoon)

CINEMA AND THEATRE
• Film “Boys in the Boat” at Odyssey, St Albans (On a Thurs afternoon)
• Play “Elgar and Alice” at Abbey Theatre, St Albans (On a Sunday afternoon)

BOAT TRIP with AFTERNON TEA, and PILOT CLUB ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
On a boat from Hemel Hempstead (On a Saturday afternoon)

SOME EXTRA EVENTS WERE ADDED TO THE MARCH PROGRAMME AFTER IT WAS COMPILED:
PLAYS AND FILMS
• Film “Wicked Little Letters” at Odyssey, St Albans (On a Wed afternoon)
• Play “Beginners” at Barn Theatre, Welwyn Garden City ( On a Friday evening)
(Sometimes members offer to host events after the main monthly programme has been compiled, and these events are emailed to members).

PILOT CLUB – EVENTS FOR MARCH 2024

THEATRE, CINEMA, AND MUSIC
• “Steel Magnolias” at Abbey Theatre, St Albans (On a Sat evening)

• “One Love” film at Odyssey Cinema, St Albans (On a Tuesday afternoon)

• “Beethoven Unwrapped” concert at Weston Auditorium, Uni of Herts, Hatfield (On a Sunday afternoon)

EXHIBITON
• World Illustration Awards, ast Art & Design Gallery, Uni of Herts, Hatfield (On a Thursday afternoon)

QUIZ NIGHTS
• At a pub in St Albans (On Monday evenings)

LUNCHES
• At a pub in St Albans (On a Tuesday)

• At a pub in Chiswell Green, St Albans (On a Sunday)

FUN EVENINGS IN MEMBERS’ HOMES
• Games Evening, at a member’s home in St Albans (On a Friday evening)

• Make your own fajitas, at a member’s home in St Albans (On a Saturday evening)

COMING UP IN APRIL
• Play “Elgar and Alice” at Abbey Theatre, St Albans (On a Sunday afternoon)

• Pilot Club AGM, on a boat trip from Hemel Hempstead (On a Saturday afternoon)

PILOT CLUB – EVENTS FOR FEBRUARY 2024

QUIZ NIGHTS
At a pub in St Albans (On Mondays)

LUNCH
At a pub in St Albans (On a Tuesday)

CONCERTS
• “One Night in Dublin” live Irish music at Campus West, WGC (On a Friday evening)

• “My Favourite Things” Rogers and Hammerstein music (on screen) at Campus West, WGC (On a Wednesday evening)

FILM
“One Life” at Odyssey, St Albans (On a Thursday afternoon)

GUIDED TOUR
About Bishops of St Albans, in St Albans Cathedral (On a Sunday afternoon).

COMING UP IN MARCH
“Steel Magnolias” play at Abbey Theatre, St Albans (On a Saturday evening)

COMING UP IN APRIL
Pilot Club AGM, on a boat trip from Hemel Hempstead, with afternoon tea.

SOME EXTRA EVENTS WERE ADDED TO JANUARY’S PROGRAMME

FILM “One Life” at Campus West, WGC (On a Tuesday evening)
GAMES EVENING At a member’s home in St Albans (On a Saturday evening)
(Sometimes extra events are added after the main monthly programme has been compiled, and these events are emailed to members.

PILOT CLUB EVENTS FOR JANUARY 2024

LUNCH
At a pub in St Albans (On a Tuesday)

QUIZ NIGHTS
At a pub in St Albans (On Mondays)

CARD GAMES EVENING
At a member’s home in St Albans (On a Friday)

EXHIBITIONS
• At Uni of Herts, Guided tour of “Together”: Portraits from UH Collection (On a Thursday afternoon)
• At St Albans Cathedral, Holocaust Memorial Exhibition and Peace Doves Installation (On a Saturday afternoon)

PUB NIGHT
At a pub in Chiswell Green, St Albans (On a Thursday)

WALK
In Clarence Park and Alban Way, St Albans, followed by tea and cake at a member’s home (On a Sunday afternoon)

FILM
At Odyssey Cinema St Albans, “One Life” (On a Sunday afternoon)

TWO FUTURE EVENTS BOOKING NOW:

In February: “One Night in Dublin”: Live Music, at Campus West, WGC

In March: “Steel Magnolias”: Play at Abbey Theatre, St Albans

PILOT CLUB – EVENTS FOR DECEMBER 2023

Christmas Lunch
At a pub in Hatfield (On a Monday)

Concerts
• Andre Rieu’s “White Christmas” at Vue Watford (On a Sunday afternoon)

• Christmas Concert by The Big Choir at St Paul’s Church, St Albans (On a Tuesday evening)

Christmassy Days Out
• Christmas Tree Festival at St Francis Church, Welwyn Gdn City, and Christmas Lights Trail in WGC (On a Sunday afternoon)

• Trip to Hertford to see the Christmas Guerrilla Knitting (On a Thursday daytime)

Quiz Nights
At a pub in St Albans (On Monday evenings)

Games Evening
Diminishing Whist at a member’s home in St Albans (On a Saturday evening)