Events

PILOT CLUB: EVENTS FOR SEPTEMBER 2022

Lunches and Teas
Tea in a member’s garden (On a Sunday afternoon)
Lunch at a pub in St Albans (on a Tuesday)

Pub Nights
In a pub in Chiswell Green, St Albans (on a Thursday)
In a pub in St Albans (on a Thursday)

Music in Parks
Grimsdyke Brass Band in Cassiobury Park, Watford (on a Sunday afternoon)
Fleetville Swing Band in Clarence Park, St Albans (on a Sunday afternoon)

Visits to Gardens
To Ayletts Dahlia Festival, St Albans (on a Wednesday morning)
To Hill Garden and Pergola, Hampstead (On Sunday)

Visit to Exhibitions etc
To Wellcome Collection, London for “In the Air” (on a Sunday)
Visit to The Sky Garden in London (on a Saturday)

Theatre, Ballet, Cinema
The Trocks ballet at Peacock Theatre, London (on a Saturday afternoon)
Fisherman’s Friends film at Odyssey, St Albans (on a Friday afternoon)

Quizzes
In a pub in St Albans (on Monday evenings)

Coming up in October
Visit to Panacea museum in Bedford (On a Saturday)
“Jack Absolute Flies Again” at Vue Cinema, Watford (on a Thurs evening)

An Extra event was added to August’s programme:
“Prima Facie” at Campus West, Welwyn Garden City (Wed evening)
(sometimes extra events are added after the main programme has been compiled, and these are emailed to members)

PILOT CLUB EVENTS FOR AUGUST 2022

LUNCH/BRUNCH/TEA
• At a pub in St Albans (on a Tuesday)
• Brunch in a member’s garden in St Albans (on a Sunday)
• Tea and cake in a member’s garden in St Albans (on a Sunday)

PLAYS AND FILMS
• “The Importance of Being Earnest” play at Hatfield House park (On a Tuesday afternoon)
• “Encanto” and “Mamma Mia” at Potters Bar outdoor cinema (On a Saturday afternoon and evening)
• “Elvis” at Odyssey St Albans (on a Saturday evening)
• “Sweet Charity” at Odyssey St Albans (on a Monday evening)

RIVER LEA WILDLIFE CRUISE
• From Ware (On a Wednesday morning)

VISITS TO GARDENS
• A garden in Bengeo, Hertford (on a Saturday afternoon)
• Luton Hoo Walled Garden (on a Wednesday morning)

WALKS AND STROLLS
• To Batchwood and Childwickbury, St Albans (on a Sunday morning)
• At Shenley Park, with afternoon tea at outdoor café (On a Thursday afternoon)

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

AN EXTRA EVENT WAS ADDED TO JULY’S PROGRAMME
“Downton Abbey” film at Odyssey, St Albans (on a Thursday afternoon)
Sometimes events are organised after the main monthly programme has been compiled, and these are emailed out to members.

PILOT CLUB EVENTS FOR JULY 2022

LUNCH
• At a pub in St Albans (on a Tuesday)

PUB NIGHTS with option of meal beforehand, pubs with gardens
• At a pub in St Albans (On a Thursday)
• At another pub in St Albans (On a Thursday)

WALKS AND STROLLS
• Walk at Bricket Wood, with pub lunch option (On a Sunday morning)
• Stroll at Stanborough Lakes, Welwyn Gdn City, with option of snack lunch at outdoor café (On a Thursday morning
• Guided History Walk, at Panshanger Park (On a Sunday morning

MUSIC OUTDOORS
• Picnic on the Meads at Wheathampstead (On a Saturday afternoon)
• Music in Cassiobury Park (On a Sunday afternoon)

DAYS OUT
• To Hampstead Hill Garden & Pergola, and Burgh Museum (On a Sunday)
• To Hitchin Lavender Fields (On Monday afternoon)

QUIZZES
• At a pub in St Albans (On Monday evenings)
• At Park Street Village Hall (On as Saturday evening)

COMING UP IN AUGUST
• Play The Importance of Being Earnest, outdoors at Hatfield House (On a Tuesday afternoon)
• Wildlife Cruise on River Lea from Ware (On a Wednesday morning)

COMING UP IN SEPTEMBER
• Comic ballet TheTrocks at Peacock Theatre, London (on a Saturday afternoon)

AN EXTRA EVENT WAS ADDED TO OUR PROGRAMME IN JUNE
• Visit to the Jubilee Street Party in St Albans
(Sometimes extra events are added after our main programme has been compiled, and these events are emailed out to members).

PILOT CLUB

EVENTS FOR JUNE 2022

JUBILEE/SUMMER PICNIC

In a park in St Albans (On a Saturday lunchtime)

WALKS

• In St Albans to Childwickbury (On a Sunday morning)
• Through Brocket Park, Lemsford, Herts  (On a Sunday morning, with option of pub lunch)

STROLL

At Shenley Park, near Radlett (On a Thursday afternoon, with option of afternoon tea)

LUNCH

At a pub in St Albans (On a Tuesday)

OPEN GARDEN VISIT

To a garden in Bedmond, Herts. (On a Sunday afternoon)

QUIZZES

At a pub in St Albans (On Monday evenings)

SOME EXTRA EVENTS WERE ADDED TO OUR MAY PROGRAMME

Two Films:

• “Downton Abbey” at Campus West, Welwyn Garden City (on a Thursday early evening)
• “Elizabeth” at Odyssey, St Albans (On a Thursday afternoon)

Sometimes extra events are added to our monthly programme after it has been compiled. These extra events are emailed to members.

Pilot Club Events for May 2022

• AGM with supper. At a hall in Tyttenhanger, St Albans (on a Sat)

• Pot luck Supper. At a member’s home in St Albans (on a Sat)

• Lunch. At a pub in St Albans. (on a Tues)

• Open Garden in Potters Bar (on a Sunday afternoon)

• Stroll and lunch at open air café. At Stanborough Lakes (on a Friday morning)

• Ballet “Swan Lake”. At Campus West, Welwyn Garden City (on a Sunday afternoon)

• Music in Clarence Park St Albans. (on a Sunday afternoon)

• Quizzes. At a pub in St Albans (on Monday evenings)

Some extra events were added to April’s programme:
• “La Traviata” at Campus West
• “42 Street” at Odyssey, St Albans
• Wine and knitting for charity at a member’s home in St Albans
Sometimes members offer to host events after the main programme has been compiled, and these events are emailed to members.

PILOT CLUB EVENTS FOR APRIL 2022

PLEASE NOTE: OUR SUBS HAVE NOW BEEN REDUCED TO £25 A YEAR

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

LUNCHES
At a pub in St Albans (on a Tuesday)
At a pub in St Albans (on a Sunday)

WALKS/STROLLS
At Stanborough Lakes, WGC, with option of lunch at outside café (On a Friday)
At Shenley Park, nr Radlett, with option of tea at outside café (On a Friday)

THEATRE
“September in the Rain” at Barn Theatre, WGC (On a Saturday evening)

PLANT SWAP AND TEA
At a member’s home in St Albans (On a Saturday afternoon)

BUS TRIP
To Hitchin, on market day, with option of lunch out or byo (On a Tuesday)

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

COMING UP IN MAY AND JUNE
May: AGM with fish and chip supper and a light-hearted evening, at a hall in St Albans (on a Sat)
June: Jubilee Picnic, in a park, probably St Albans (Bank Holiday Thursday)

SOME LATE EVENTS WERE ADDED TO OUR MARCH PROGRAMME
Lecture at Uni of Herts
Concert by Hardynge choir at church in St Albans
(Sometimes members send in events after the main programme has been compiled, and these are emailed out to members)

PILOT CLUB: EVENTS FOR MARCH 2022

LUNCHES
At a pub in St Albans (on a Tuesday)
At a pub in Wheathampstead (on a Sunday)

THEATRE
“All Shook Up” musical at Radlett (on a Saturday afternoon)

BALLET
Live screening of “Swan Lake” at Campus West, Welwyn Gdn City (on a Sunday afternoon)

CINEMA
Film “King Richard” at Odyssey, St Albans (on a Thurs afternoon)
Film “The Duke” at Odyssey, St Albans (on a Tuesday afternoon)

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

TRIPS OUT
Watch the Pancake Race in St Albans plus option of lunch in a pub in St Albans (on a Monday lunchtime)
Open Garden in Wheathampstead (on a Sunday afternoon)

WALKS
At Stanborough Lakes, Welwyn Garden City (on a Friday morning)
At Highfield Park, St Albans (on a Thurs morning)

COMING UP IN APRIL
Theatre “September in the Rain” at Barn, Welwyn Gdn City (on a Saturday evening)
Bus Trip to Hitchin on Market Day, with option of pub lunch (on a Tuesday)

SOME EXTRA EVENTS WERE ADDED TO OUR FEBRUARY PROGRAMME
Film “The Duke” at Campus West, WGC (on a Monday late afternoon)
Theatre “Sydney and the Old Girl” at Barn, WGC (on a Saturday evening)
(Sometimes extra events are added to our programme, after the main monthly programme has been compiled. These events are emailed to members)
One of our February events had to be cancelled because of storm Eunice (walk at Stanborough)

PILOT CLUB – EVENTS FOR FEBRUARY 2022

QUIZ NIGHTS in a pub in St Albans (on Mondays)

LUNCH in a pub in St Albans (on a Tuesday)

WALKS:
At Highfield Park in St Albans (on a Thursday)

At Stanborough Lakes in Welwyn Garden City (on a Friday)

At Sandridge, St Albans. Plus optional drink/lunch in a pub afterwards (on a Sunday)

GAMES EVENING –Diminishing Whist – at a member’s home in St Albans (on a Saturday)

An extra event was added to the January programme:
Screening of Ballet at Vue Cinema, Watford.
(Sometimes events are added to the programme after the main programme has been compiled, and these extra events are emailed to members).