ECONOMIC GROWTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT
Thu 6 Feb 2025 - 19:00 to 21:00
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Nina leads an informal Zoom chat on the topic of What's in the News. Tonight's topic will be "Is Economic Growth incompatible with Protections of the Environment"?

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  ZOOM: QUIZ, LIVE PERFORMERS, MUSIC VIDEOS, CHAT
Fri 7 Feb 2025 - 19:30 to 01:00
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A very popular evening of friendly chat, a pub quiz, live entertainment and sharing music videos.

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  VALENTINE'S SPECIAL: ZOOM MUSIC AND QUIZ NIGHT
Fri 14 Feb 2025 - 19:30 to 01:00
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A very popular evening of friendly chat, a pub quiz, live entertainment and sharing music videos. Tonight will be a valentine's Spcial with plenty of romantic music.

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  IN STEAM AT DIDCOT RAILWAY CENTRE
Wed 19 Feb 2025 - 09:25 to 18:30
London Paddington Station W2 1HQ (Click for Map)
How to find us:     Mapcase sign: '&FRIENDS'

Price:     See website: https://didcotrailwaycentre.org.uk/
Book By:   (Text me 07510907111)  
Join a friendly bunch of people, to see locomotives in steam at the Didcot Railway Centre In Steam on a Half Term Weekday in February. - all there is to do at Didcot Railway Centre. Love history, the olden days, what it was like, ‘back in the day’ of steam locomotives, and want to explore with friends?  Check out the Didcot Railway site for more information and to obtain prices/tickets.  https://didcotrailwaycentre.org.uk/ You may need to book in advance to get in, and the charge for Seniors is £17. Please text me so I can look out for you.  Meet 09.25-09.35 Paddington Station, Platform 1 by the Paddington Bear shop, on the train 09.48 to Reading, where we’ll change for the train to Didcot, or at 11.05-11.10 at the ticket hall of Didcot Parkway mainline railway station. 
Contact Details:     Text or email David Powell 07510907111; forestepping@yahoo.co.uk
Venue Website:     didcotrailwaycentre.org.uk/  
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  ZOOM SOCIAL: QUIZ, LIVE PERFORMERS, VIDEOS, CHAT
Fri 21 Feb 2025 - 19:30 to 01:00
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A very popular evening of friendly chat, a pub quiz, live entertainment and sharing music videos. Note later time.

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  CLASSIC WALKING IN THE MALVERN HILLS
Fri 28 Feb 2025 to Sun 2 Mar
Meet at the Wetherspoons pub, The Foley Arms Hotel, 14 Worcester Road, Great Malvern, WR14 4QS WR14 4QS (Click for Map)
How to find us:     Mapcase sign: '&FRIENDS'

Price:     No charge
Book By:   (Text 07510907111 or email David Powell)  

Arrangements: Great Malvern Friday evening 28 February until teatime Sunday 2 March.  Meet at the Wetherspoons pub, The Foley Arms Hotel, 14 Worcester Road, Great Malvern, WR14 4QS 18.30 onward.

There is some great walking in this area and a beautiful town to explore.  Find out more by putting this in your browser:  'visit the malverns' .  

I will leave it to people to book their own accommodation and travel.  I will be staying at a local B&B or hotel, and travelling in by train to Great Malvern station.  

I can also meet people at the station Saturday and Sunday morning if arriving by 10am.  Please let me know by 19.00 the previous evening.  

Participants on the walk will need to provide their own packed lunch as there are no cafes on the summits.  Which you can make at home, buy at a bakery, Greggs, supermarket etc.

The following extracted from the link:  “Nestled at the foot of the Malvern Hills, in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, is the Victorian spa town of Malvern.

Malvern is an elegant Victorian town, with roots going back to the bronze age. Modernised in the 1800’s as a popular destination for ‘taking the water’ travellers came from around the world to heal, relax and rejuvenate.

Today visitors come to take in the natural beauty of the hills, experience the rich history & culture of the town, relax in the excellent hotels and spas and treat themselves at our independent cafés and restaurants.

There are three town centres in Malvern – Great Malvern, Barnards Green and Malvern Link, making Malvern an impressive shopping destination. There are independent retailers a-plenty including arts and craft shops, galleries, boutiques and more. Browse bookshops, both new and second-hand, as well as quality furniture, fashion and food. The local lifestyle attracts artists and craftspeople, so you will find some delightful works on show and in shops and galleries.”

Contact Details:     Coming? Text David Powell 07510907111 or email forestepping@yahoo.co.uk
Venue Website:     www.visitthemalverns.org/things-to-do/towns/malvern/  
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  ZOOM: QUIZ, LIVE PERFORMERS, MUSIC VIDEOS, CHAT
Fri 28 Feb 2025 - 19:30 to 01:00
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A very popular evening of friendly chat, a pub quiz, live entertainment and sharing music videos.

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  HEART OF WALES SCENIC TRAIN JOURNEY 14-15 MARCH
Fri 14 Mar 2025 to Sat 15 Mar
London Paddington Station W2 1HQ (Click for Map)
How to find us:     Mapcase sign: '&FRIENDS'

Price:     No charge
Book By:   (Text David 07510907111 or forestepping@yahoo.co.uk)  

Join David for a much-vaunted scenic train journey through the heart of Wales. 

Where to meet:  9.30 – 9.38 Outside Paddington Bear Shop on Platform 1 Paddington Station; or the train departing 9.48 for Swansea, or on the Swansea to Shrewsbury train leaving 12.51, and Saturday on Shrewsbury station 09.50 onwards for the train to Swansea departing 10.06.

Please let David know you are coming bfh on 07510907111 or forestepping@yahoo.co.uk.

Links for more information:  The beautiful 121-mile UK train ride with hardly any tourists that's among Europe's best

Heart of Wales Line I Community Rail Partnership I Home

“According to Lonely Planet travel experts, the humble Swansea to Shrewsbury railway line in Wales has earned the title of "Europe's Best Train Ride."  … the Swansea to Shrewsbury line, known as the Heart of Wales Line (or Rheilffordd Calon Cymru), charms its passengers with an unassuming, pastoral journey through Wales' breathtaking hinterlands.

Stretching 121 miles, this single-track route meanders through Mid and West Wales, linking Swansea in the south to Shrewsbury in Shropshire. The train traverses 34 stations along its tracks, passes idyllic estuaries, lush forests, and rolling hills, and dips through quaint villages and historic spa towns.

The ride offers a spectrum of scenes, from the serene sands of South Wales' estuaries to rugged hillscapes and remote farming hamlets.”

Contact Details:     Coming? Text David Powell 07510907111; forestepping@yahoo.co.uk
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  A WEEK IN TROMSO, NORWAY
Sun 16 Mar 2025 to Sun 23 Mar
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Join Bristol & Bath Simply Social for a week in Tromso in northern Norway situated 35 km above ...
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  MEMBERS' ON-LINE IT FORUM
Mon 24 Mar 2025 - 19:30 to 21:00
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Another opportunity for club committee members to get together with those from other clubs - and ...
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  AIVC NATIONAL CONFERENCE AND AGM
Sun 6 Apr 2025 to Thu 10 Apr
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It's our Annual Conference and a chance to meet up with members from around the country!  ...
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  HOLIDAY IN AMSTERDAM
Wed 23 Apr 2025 to Mon 28 Apr
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Come and join members from Milton Keynes and London IVC for a break in Amsterdam!  We hope to ...
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  SUMMER SOLSTICE CAMPING AT SHELL ISLAND
Sun 15 Jun 2025 to Sun 22 Jun
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Shell Island is a remote, stunningly beautiful place, accessed by a tidal causeway. There is just ...
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  GLASTONBURY FESTIVAL
Wed 25 Jun 2025 to Tue 1 Jul
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Every year around 15 IVC members and friends get together at the Glastonbury Festival to work as ...
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  IF:MK - INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL MILTON KEYNES
Fri 18 Jul 2025 to Sun 27 Jul
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Come to sunny Milton Keynes for our bi-annual multi-arts festival!  Stay for the day, a week ...
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  EDINBURGH FESTIVAL
Sat 2 Aug 2025 to Sat 9 Aug
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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 2025. We will stay in value for money, ...
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  SWANAGE BLUES FESTIVAL
Fri 3 Oct 2025 to Sun 5 Oct
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