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Trips Programme Charitable Incorporated Organisation No. 1160125

Trips must be booked in advance January to March 2019 Please call 0208 962 4141

Jean is our Trips Organiser and has arranged our trips programme. Christian is our Trips Escort. They’re both Meeting Point: The North Kensington Library, 108 volunteers, so please do thank them for all their efforts. Ladbroke Grove, W11 1PZ. We meet in the Library Foyer.

Trip Terms & Conditions Travel: Nearest tube is Ladbroke Grove. Please bring your

travel card or pass. How to pay: We accept cash or a cheque, with a receipt

provided on payment. Refunds can only be given if you If you need to cancel: Members who’ve booked trips and cancel a month before the trip date or if the space is re-sold. then cannot come on the day must call us on 0208 962

4141 as early as possible. Booking starts: 10.00am on Friday 4 January 2019.

To keep things fair, please book only 3 trips at once. If we need to cancel: Sometimes trips have to be cancelled Final confirmation of your place will be provided shortly at the last minute due to health and safety. This is due to before the trip. circumstances outside our control i.e. very poor weather

All our trips have a 15 people maximum. conditions. We will try to give as much notice as possible.

Clementi House

This was the home of Mirgio Clementi who was a composer, pianist and known as the ‘Father of Piano. One of his pianos stands in the hallway . Mendelssohn visited frequently and performed in homemade operas with the Horsley family who lived there. Other visitors included Chopin, Bellini and Joachim.

When: Thursday, 17 January 2019 Address: Kensington Church Street, W8 4BH

Travel: 52 Bus to Kensington Church Street

Depart: 10am Arrive: 11am

Cost: Free

Dennis Severs’ House

This offers a portrait of the lives of a family of Huguenot silk weavers from 1724 to the start of the 20th Century. Dennis Severs’ intention was ‘as if you had passed through the

surface of a painting exploring with your senses and imagination the 18th century world’.

When: Thursday, 24 January 2019 Address: 18 Folgate Street, E1 6BX Travel: Ladbroke Grove station to Liverpool

Street station by Circle line or & City line. It’s then a 12 minute walk approx. to the venue. Depart: 10.30am Arrive: 12 mid-day Cost: Guided tour - £12 per person. Pay on booking (by 17 January)

Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology

One of the greatest collections of Egyptian and Sudanese

archaeology. It has 80,000 objects. Exhibits include a pyramid text, a tarkhan dress, Akhenaten and the rays of the sun god Aten sculpture, a bead net dress and many more. When: Thursday, 7 February 2019 Address: Malet Place, WC1E 6BT Travel: Ladbroke Grove station to Euston Square station by Circle line or Hammersmith & City line. From Euston Square station it’s a 7 minute walk approx. to the venue. Depart: 10.00am Arrive: 11.30am

Cost: £5 per person. Pay on booking (by 31 January)

All Hallows by the Tower

This church dates back to Saxon times which make it one of the oldest churches. Samuel Pepys watched the Great Fire of London from the church’s tower. William Penn, founder of the English North American colony the Province of Pennsylvania was hospitalised here in 1644.

When: Thursday 14 February 2019 Address: Byward St, London EC3R 5BJ Travel: Ladbroke Grove station to Tower Hill station by Circle line. From Tower Hill station it’s a 6 minute walk approx. to the venue. Depart: 1.15pm Arrive: 2.30pm

Cost: Guided tour, £5 per person. Pay on

booking (by 7 February)

Museum of the Order of St. John

The English Headquarters of the Order was established in 1140s. It was given a Royal Charter by Queen Mary. This was dissolved by Queen Elizabeth I. The modern Order of St John in was granted a Royal Charter by Queen Victoria in 1888. The order recognised the need for a public First Aid and ambulance service to be set up as there was no system for these services of the time. The exhibits include paintings, illuminated manuscripts, rare armour ancient coins, decorative furniture, silverware and ceramics.

When: Thursday 21 February 2019 Address: St. John’s Gate, St. John’s Lane, , EC1M 4DA Travel: Ladbroke Grove station to by Hammersmith City and Circle Line. From Farringdon station it’s a 10 minute approx. walk to the venue. Depart: 10am Arrive: 11am Cost: Guided tour, £6 per person. Pay on booking (by 14 February)

The Fan Museum

This museum is a Grade II listed building. Its offers 3,500 fan exhibits which are all beautiful and intricate. These were used in ceremonies or as an accessory timed to the period and fashion of the day.

When: Thursday 07 March 2019

Address: 12 Crooms Hill, Greenwich, London, SE10 8ER

Travel: Ladbroke Grove station to Baker Street Station by Hammersmith and City Line.

Change at Baker Street Station onto the and travel to London Bridge. Change at London Bridge and take Southeastern Trains to Greenwich (two stops from London Bridge to ). From Greenwich station it takes 13 minute approx. walk to the venue. Depart: 10.30 am Arrive: 1 pm Cost: Guided tour, £7 per person. Pay on booking (by 28 March)

The Musical Museum

This museum contains a significant collection of self-playing musical instruments. These include self-playing pianos, orchestrions, pipe organs and violin players, the largest being a Wurlitzer theatre organ.

When: Friday 15 March 2019 Address: 399 High St, TW8 0DU, UK Travel: Ladbroke Grove station to Goldhawk Road Station by Hammersmith & City line or Circle line. Alight at this station and go to bus stop K and take the 237 going towards alighting opposite at "The Musical Museum" bus stop.

Depart: 10.30 am Arrive: 1 pm Cost: Guided tour, £9 per person. Pay on booking (by 8 March)

The Regent Street Cinema

Group outing to the cinema. Details of film will be announced nearer the date.

When: Thursday 21 March 2019 Address: 307 Regent Street, W1B 2HW Travel: Ladbroke Grove station to Paddington Station by Hammersmith & City line or Circle line. Change onto the to Oxford Circus station. Alight at this station. From here it takes 9 minutes approx. walk to the cinema.

Departure, arrival times & cost: To be confirmed when the film is announced.

Waterlow Park

th Described as ‘a garden for the gardeners’, this lovely park dates back to the 16 Century. Lauderdale House which is within the park’s grounds was home to Earl Lauderdale. King Charles II stayed in this house with Nell Gwyn. Amongst the flowerbeds, lawns, trees and shrubs, there are a number of natural springs which feed three large ponds. The top pond is set aside as a quiet area for certain birds, mammals and amphibians.

When: Thursday 04 April 2019 Address: Hill, Highgate, N6 5HD Travel: Ladbroke Grove station to King's Cross St. Pancras station by Hammersmith & City line. Change onto the Northern Line going to Archway station. Alight at this station. From here it takes 271 bus or 210 bus or C11 bus or 143 bus to Waterlow Park / Lauderdale House. Depart: 9.45 am Arrive: 11.45 am Cost: Free

The Steam Museum

Visitors can explore the past, present and future of London’s water system at this recently restored museum unearthing little known facts about the liquid history of the capital.

When: Thursday 11 April 2019

Address: Green Dragon Lane, Brentford, London TW8 0EN

Travel: Ladbroke Grove station to Hammersmith station by Hammersmith and City line.

Change onto to station. Alight at this station. From here it takes

21 minutes approx. walk to the venue.

Depart: 10 am Arrive: 11.30 am Cost: £9.90. Pay on booking (by 4 April)

EVERYONE TAKES PART IN OUR TRIPS AT THEIR OWN RISK Please be aware all our trips include using buses, tubes and trains, climbing stairs, escalators and walking from stations to venues which may involve going over uneven surfaces. If you need extra assistance, please do arrange this for yourself and let

us know when you’re making a booking.

TO ALL OUR MEMBERS, VOLUNTEERS & FRIENDS, THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR HELP AND SUPPORT IN 2018.

WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU ALL AGAIN IN 2019 WHEN WE OPEN FOR OUR NEW TERM.