ARDLEIGH HOUSE
COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION
Working for you and the Local Community
Here you will find a list of our forthcoming social events. These events are open to everyone but members of Ardleigh House enjoy a discount on most outings. Membership is only £10 for a year. For more information click on the ‘more info’ box against each item.
COME ALONG AND JOIN THE FUN IN OUR
WEDNESDAY CLUB
EVERY WEDNESDAY BETWEEN 1.30pm AND 3pm (During term time)
A social club that meets in our lounge for everyone to enjoy. Admission includes tea/coffee, sandwiches and a bingo card. Come along and meet new friends enjoy a game of Bingo and listen to the occasional guest speakers. (Click here for future details)
ONLY £2 payable on the door
No booking necessary, just turn up.
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GUIDED TOUR OF THE HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT
AND THE JEWEL TOWER
(Followed by Lunch with uninterrupted views of the Thames, London Eye and Big Ben)
FRIDAY 1st JUNE 2012
This guided tour of The Palace of Westminster better known as The Houses of Parliament will last about 1hour 20 minutes. The tour includes the House of Commons and the House of Lords as well as Westminster Hall.
As we leave the Houses of Parliament we will cross the road and enter ‘The Jewel Tower’. This building dates back to 1365 and was built by Edward III. English Heritage administer the Tower today and it houses an exhibition of Parliament: Past and Present.
After the tour a relaxing lunch has been arranged within walking distance of Parliament where you will be able to relax with uninterrupted views of the Thames, The London Eye and Big Ben while you enjoy a three course lunch, with waiter service. There is of course a licensed bar as well.
PRICE £45.00 Members Price £42.50
For a copy of the MENU Click here For more information Click here
Leave Ardleigh House at 9.30am.
Join us on this outing to
FREEPORT BRAINTREE OUTLET SHOPPING VILLAGE WITH OPTION TO VISIT WARNER TEXTILE ARCHIVE
SATURDAY 17 MARCH 2012
Today we offer the best of both worlds. If you like shopping then we offer 4 hours at the Freeport Braintree Shopping Village.
(Click Here for list of stores)
If two hours will be enough, then we offer the option of visiting “WARNER TEXTILE
ARCHIVE” for morning coffee followed by a guided tour lasting one and half hours.
Warner Textiles have been in Braintree since the 1890s, It holds over 100,000 different
hand made textiles and designs produced by Warner’s. Their textiles and designs are
in our Royal Palaces as well as other Royal Palaces overseas, stately homes and in
major churches, including Westminster Abbey. Their fabrics, papers etc. have to be
seen to understand the intricate work, The fine individual designs, fine art work
and richness of the fabrics they made. Individually designed for each customer and
then made using the finest silk threads and materials all worked by hand.
This tour is not available to the general public.
(TO VIEW MORE OF THE HISTORY OF WARNER’S DESIGNS AND TEXTILE click here )
PRICE 4 HOURS AT FREEPORT BRAINTREE ONLY £15.00 MEMBERS PRICE £12.50
PRICE INCLUDING WARNER’S TEXTILE ARCHIVE £25.00 MEMBERS PRICE £22.50
(YOU WILL STILL GET 2 HOURS AT FREEPORT WITH THE WARNER’S OPTION)
Leave Ardleigh House at 9.30am returning at 5pm. (TO VIEW MORE DETAILS OF THIS TRIP click here )
A TALK WITH SLIDES TO COMMEMORATE
30th ANNIVERSARY OF VICTORY IN THE FALKLAND ISLANDS
By Peter Garner
(INCLUDING PICTURES OF SOUTH GEORGIA AND THE ANTARCTIC)
WEDNESDAY 13 JUNE 2012 AT 1.30pm - 3pm
Tomorrow, 14 June 2012, is the 30th Anniversary of the Argentinean surrender in the Falkland Islands and the restoration of British Rule. In this talk Peter will show pictures from the Falkland Islands and Sth. Georgia as well as discuss what life is like there 30 years after the invasion. He will also relate tales, from the Islanders, as to what life was like under Argentinean rule for a little over 2 months.
FREE ENTRY with tea/coffee provided
VIEW PICTURES FROM SOME OF OUR EVENTS DURING 2011 click here 2012 click here
JOIN US FOR A VERY SPECIAL OUTING TO VISIT
THE ONLY SURVIVING WORLD WAR 1 AERODROME
And BETH CHATTO’S GARDEN
SATURDAY 28 APRIL 2012
STOW MARIES AERODROME WAS Operational from 1916 to 1920.
Tea/Coffee served on arrival with a short talk by the current owner followed by a 10 minute film showing footage from its use in WW1. We will then be free to walk around the buildings, view the museum or just wander amongst the numerous wildlife.
LUNCH
At ‘THE DUCANE’. This restaurant won the ‘Essex Life’ Fine Food and Drink Award in 2011. The Chef and owner Jonathan Brown has 25 years experience and started his career under Raymond Blanc. Jonathan has also worked along side John Burton Race and Marco Pierre White, (Hells Kitchen fame). Jonathan is preparing one of his 3 course menus plus tea/coffee, just for us. In due course we will ask you to choose from the menu, when we receive it.
BETH CHATTO’S GARDEN This afternoon we visit the garden of Beth Chatto. She still
lives here, in the bungalow, so you may well see her ‘Pottering’. Beth Chatto is
a well known personality in the gardening world and she won 10 Gold Medals at the
RHS Chelsea Flower Show in consecutive years in the late 1970s through the 1980s.
You will be free to wander round the garden and buy afternoon tea in the cafe if you wish.
FOR MORE INFORMATION ON BOTH VENUES CLICK HERE
COST £40.00 MEMBERS PRICE £37.50
(Includes morning coffee and 3 course lunch)
Leave Ardleigh House at 8.45am and return about 6.30pm
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Join us in the West End for
THE MUSICAL
CRAZY FOR YOU
THURSDAY 1 MARCH 2011
TICKETS £42.50 MEMBERS £40.
(Price includes tickets with a face value of £65 plus coach)
Leave Ardleigh House at 11.00am. Matinee Performance 3.00pm
Back at Ardleigh House about 8.30 to 9.00pm
FOR MORE INFORMATION Click Here
JOIN US on
SATURDAY 26 MAY 2012
FOR A
CELEBRATION OF THE QUEEN’S DIAMOND JUBILEE
We are going to have our own celebration a week before the main events and make no apologises for saying that this day will be all about our Queen who has devoted the last 60 years to serving her country.
We will be joined by Nadia Marchant, the Royal Correspondent for CBS and who broadcasts regularly, on Royal matters, on BBC Radio London. Nadia is passionate about our Royal family and for 10 years was a Director for the BBC. During the Wedding of Catherine Middleton to Prince William she broadcast regularly for the media. She is now working on the Diamond Jubilee. We are very lucky that she has agreed to spend the day with us at what will be a very busy time for her.
The day will follow the life of our Queen. We will visit the place where she was born, follow the areas where she grew up and visit the places that have played an important part in her long reign. Nadia will be talking about her Royal experiences, both Regal and funny and giving us some facts about our Queen’s life and family.
Nadia is still working on the final preparations for our day and we will publish full details as soon as they are available.
We expect this event to be very popular and it cannot be repeated so reserve your place now by telephoning the office 01708 440660. Once we have the final details from Nadia, we will ask you to confirm or cancel your reservation.
THIS EVENT HAS TO BE ON A FIRST COME FIRST SERVED BASIS AS WE CANNOT REPEAT THIS TRIP.
A GUIDED TOUR OF THE LONDON 2012 OLYMPIC SITES
THURSDAY 10 MAY 2012
PRICE £36 MEMBERS £33.50
(Price includes morning tea/coffee and a carvery lunch)
LEAVE ARDLEIGH HOUSE 9.45AM
BACK AT ARDLEIGH HOUSE ABOUT 6PM.
Enjoy a moment in history and see the tremendous scale of developments that have transformed neglected areas of London into a series of world class venues for 2012. Come July four billion people will be looking at the London we are going to show you today. On this tour we view the work that has been going on since 2006 to transform this run-down area of East London into the Olympic Site you will see today.
The vast Olympic Stadium is complete – a floating blancmange held in a cradle of steel. Nearby we see the Aquatic Centre, the “marshmallow” Basketball Arena and the delicious Aquatic Centre with its butterfly fairy cake roof. You’ll also see the quite extraordinary Orbit, a helter skelter of red steel, like something drawn with your left hand. This is Britain’s largest piece of public art and was designed by Anish Kapoor. Oh and did I say there is a massive shopping centre that’ll knock Bluewater into a cocked hat? This is a day out that we are going to talk about for a long time to come. A real eye opener.
In the afternoon we begin with a drive through the changing landscape of the Royal Docks where you’ll see ExCel which will need no further construction work to host the Boxing, Judo, Weightlifting, Wrestling & Taekwondo. You’ll see the old Millennium Dome, now re-named The O2. For 2012 it will be temporarily re-named the North Greenwich Arena, as the O2 mobile company aren’t an official sponsor of the Games, the events being held here include the rhythmic gymnastics, trampoline and the basketball final.
Then we cross the Thames for an interesting little drive out to see the longest parade ground in the world over at the Woolwich Barracks where shooting events will be held. Finally we stop inside the historic Woolwich Arsenal where cups of tea may be bought to round off an exciting day before heading for home by 4-45pm.
As ever we keep walking to a minimum, there is a walk of approximately 500 yards, some of it gently uphill, to the Olympic Park viewing point. But on this day we neither underestimate your minds nor overestimate your legs.
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ARDLEIGH HOUSE MEMBERS ONLY
DAY TRIP TO EASTBOURNE
(INCLUDES FISH AND CHIP LUNCH)
FRIDAY 8th JUNE 2012
£10.00 PER PERSON
(PLEASE NOTE - This is the only trip so book early to secure your place)
For 2012 the day out, for members of Ardleigh House only, is to the lovely south coast resort of Eastbourne. The price includes a fish and chip lunch and the coach.
THE ARDLEIGH HOUSE QUIZ NIGHT
SATURDAY 10th MARCH 2012
£8.00 PER PERSON
(Includes a fish and chip supper)
TABLES OF 8
(WE WILL MAKE UP TABLES OF 8 IF NOT ENOUGH IN YOUR GROUP)
THE CORONATION
SORRY! THIS TRIP IS FULLY BOOKED