Sussex Branch
Welcome to the Old Southeronians'
Association - Sussex Branch
We hold a variety of social events during the year in East Sussex, West Sussex and beyond.
Details of forthcoming social
get-togethers are shown below.
Rambles are normally on the last Thursday of each month, during the warmer months.
Sussex Branch
Sussex Socials
We meet up for coffee/tea and a light lunch, both of which are provided free of charge. A cash bar is available. Venues are Newhaven, Hampden Park, Lancing and Bognor Regis. Please feel free to bring an item for the raffle, and please buy some raffle tickets upon arrival as this is how we fund the following months' events! Members may bring their partner or one other guest.
Dates for 2024:
- Thursday 4th April: Hampden Park Railway Club, from 10.45hrs
- Tuesday 7th May: Newhaven Railway Club from, 10.45hrs
- Thursday 6th June: Lancing Empire Club, from 11.00hrs
- Tuesday 2nd July: Bognor Regis Railway Club, from 10.45hrs
- Thursday 1st August: Hampden Park Railway Club, from 10.45hrs
- Tuesday 3rd September: Newhaven Railway Club,from 10.45hrs
- Thursday 3rd October: Lancing Empire Club, from 11.00hrs
- Tuesday 5th November: Bognore Regis Railway Club, from 10.45hrs
Kent Socials
Informal ‘Get-togethers’ have been arranged at Wetherspoon pubs in Kent from 12.00hrs onwards. These are not organised events. You are welcome to just turn up and join the group for a chat and a drink in a friendly atmosphere, and lunch too if you want, all at own expense.
All OSA members are welcome.
10th April – “ The Thomas Waghorn”, Chatham
8th May - “The Society Rooms”, Maidstone East
12th June - “The Railway”, Rainham
11th September - “The Thomas Waghorn” Chatham
9th October - “The Railway”, Rainham
Our Rambles are more like "Ambles"
Our "Ambles" (we wouldn't claim they're as long or arduous as Rambles) normally take place on the last Thursday of the month, usually April to October each year.
Led by our own Members who have devised and tested the walks, our Ambles are not full-day hikes or hardcore country route marches with stiles, fields full of bulls and muddy streams. Ours are leisurely walks through towns, along seaside promenades and the occasional rural idyll, at a pace that is not going to challenge you. And we try our best to finish at a suitable hostelry for a well-deserved drink and/or lunch (strictly optional!).
Some months we just have get-togethers in pubs etc. where our regulars (and former regular amblers who aren't so mobile nowadays) enjoy getting together for a chat and a bite to eat.
Details of all our branch events, appear in Sussex Branch quarterly newsletters, sent out to subscribing members.
Our Outings and Theatre Trips
We enjoy group outings to locations around London and the South East, enjoying discounted group rate admission prices and sometimes refreshments too. We don't travel by coach; to keep the cost down we make our separate own ways to venues by public transport.
Details of forthcoming outings are publicised in our quarterly branch newsletters. You can bring guests ALL of our outings, including friends and family if you wish.
Matinee Club
We love going to the theatre to see all sorts of shows. Especially musicals! We get great discounts on ticket prices by going as a group. Most ticket offers are in London's West End, but sometimes we visit local theatres in Sussex, especially our favourite, Chichester Festival Theatre.
Our one rule? It must be a MATINÉE PERFORMANCE!
If you're interested in going to the theatre with us, whether in London's West End or more locally in Sussex, just let us know. We send out details of ticket offers by email free of charge, or you can elect to receive details by post by providing us with some stamps or SAEs. You can bring as many guests as you like too - all are welcome.