ST FRANCIS OF ASSISI CATHOLIC RAMflLERS' CLUB
(Under the Patronage of the Cardinal Archbishop of Westminster)
Hon Treasurer: Hon Secretary:
Richard Walton Anne Walsh
Compiler of Ramble Lists - Michael Pallett, Social Events. - Frank Keating
Advertising - Maureen Furlong
Other Duties - Mary Walsh,
Peter Sturridge,
Finola Hickey ,
Magazine Editor - John Lawrence
Please remember in your prayers Ron Goswell's mother who died recently. Mass will be offered for the repose of her soul on Tuuesday 19 June 1979 in St Joseph's, Bunhill Row at 6 30 pm.
NEW MEMBERS We have the pleasure of welcoming the following nifw members, and
hope that they will be joining us in many of our activitees: Ann Peers, Bernadette Smith and Michael Butler.
LIFE MEMBERSHIP Subscriptions for 1979/80 will become due from 4 October1979. Anyone who has been a member for 10 years or more will now he able to apply for Life Membership. The subscription is 10 times the current annual sub. As the annual ,subscription is at present £1.50 cost of Life Membership this year will be £15. Once paid this fee will be non-returnable in the event of the club ceasing to exist, or the member wishing to disassociate. Where either partner has been a member for 10 or more years, a married cuuple will he eligible for Life Membership.
CHANGING ADDRESS Please, please, please, if you move house, do let us have a note of your new address. None of the committee membersare telepathic. A very large number of club members have moved house recently, and fortunately most of them did inform us of their new address, but a few others have written to say they haven't received the current programme, and the address from which they have written is not the same as the one on the club records. If you become a Life Member this will be even more important, because if you do not notify us you have moved we could go on sending ramble lists to a houseful of strangers or a pile of rubble till eternity.
LEAD A RAMBLE Do you. ever wish there were more rambles in a particular area? The venue of a ramble is the choice of the leader, so why not lead one? Plan it out and fill in the tear-off portion below. Send it to Michael Pallett as soon as possible, and by 5 August at the latest. The earlier you send off the better chance you have of getting the date of your first choice.
Leader.....................Station (BR or LT) ......................
Train Time................Destination ............... (Please state return station if not the same)
Fare .....................Lunch .....................Tea .....................
Date - 1st Choice ..................... 2nd ..................... 3rd .....................
SATURDAY 9 JUNE 1979 Meet Richmond Tube Station at 2.30 for an afternoon walk
along the river, into Richmond Park, and a visit to the Isabella Plantation.
SATURDAY 16 JUNE 1979 Visit to Rornney Hythe & Dymchurch Railway(RHDR),. Meet Charing Cross SR Station at 10.00 ·for 10.15 train to Folkestone. The party will leave the train at Westhanger and will have a short ramble through pleasant countryside to Hythe (about 3 miles). Book all-in ticket £5.90 which includes train, RHDR & bus back to Folkestone. Adequate light refreshments available. Leader - Oswald Barrett.
SATURDAY 16 JUNE 1979 Visit to Kenwood House. Meet Belsize Park Tube Station at 2.30 for walk to Kenwood. Tea at Kenwood House followed by Open Air Concert commencing at 8.00pm. Admission to concert costs £1.00.
FRIDAY 22 JUNE 1979 Slide film show & Cheese & Wine Party at 12.Anne Walsh's. about 8.00pm. Slides include Bath at Easter, Springtime in Belgium and Holland, Children's Party. Don't be put off if you didn't attend any of the above mentioned functions, you can still come along and enjoy the cheese, wine & chatter. It would be helpful to know who is coming, so please let Anne Walsh know by June 20th.
SATURDAY 30 JUNE 1979 Two day trip to Yorkshire Dales. Leave Saturday return Sunday 1 July 1979; Cost is £29 including one night's hotel.accommodation in twin bedded room, English breakfast, and a three course evening meal. Anyone who is interested in joining the party who have already booked phone Frank Keating as soon as possible. Cash will be required by 28 May.
SATURDAY 30 JUNE 1979 Merrymaker trip to the Peak District and the Tramway Museum at Crich (Ref E299). Members interested should book directly at St Pancras Station or British Rail travel offices in the city or West End as soon as possible quoting the.above ref. no. Cost is £5.15 and Lnclud tour of Peak DistrIct. Entrance to the Museum is optional and costs 8Op. Oswald Barrett will be going on this trip and hopes that some members will join him.
Depart St Pancras on 9.06 train to Derby.
SATURDAY 30 JUNE 1979 Interested in visiting Highland Games? You don't have to go all the way to Scotland. There will be a Highland Gathering at the Royal Caledonian Schools, Bushey, Herts commencing at 10.00am. The cost of admission is £1.00 adults, 50p children. Anyone interested please ceritact Anne Walsh by 23rd June.
FRIDAY 15 JUNE 1979 Uruguayan Fiesta at Latin American Centre, Hoxton Square. Meet Shoreditch Exit of Old-Street Station at 6.30. Cost £1.25. Event is in aid of Ccmmittee for Human Rights.
SATURDAY 30 JUNE 1979 Guitar Concert at Latin American Centre. For further details contact Finola Hickey. There are social events held here most Fridays including, carnivals, fiestas, guitar concerts and film shows. Finola will be pleased to provide information for anyone interested.
FRIDAY 6 JULY 1979 39 Steps. At the time of going to print this is at the Film Centre, Oxford st commencing at 8.25 and costing £2.20. But in case the venue has changed anyone interested in going meet Frank Keating at Leicester Square Tube Station at 8 pm.
STOP PRESS Two week Hostel Holiday in Israel tncm 18 Oct. Cost is £135 including travel, and accommodation. Anyone interested contact Frank Keating a soon as possible.
SUNDAY 8 JULY 1979 Annual outing to the sea (see ramble list) 11.05 from V1ctoria also calls at East Croydon at 11.20 and Redhill 11.3. Suggested return journey by 18.52 from Littlehampton, which also calls at Redhill and East Croydon and should arrive Victoria at 20.45. Please note that during the summer months the queues at the booking office at Victoria are
extremely long and it is advisable to allow an extra half hour, at least, for queueing.
SATURDAY 14 JULY 1979. There will be a Gilbert & Sulliv.an evening at Holland •Park Court Theatre. Meet at Kensington High St Tube station at 5.30 for a stroll in the park and a picnic tea, followed by Gilbert & Sullivan Concert. Cost is £1.00. Anyone wishing to go get in touch with Frank Keating ,by 9th.J:une 1979.
SATURDAY 21 JULY 1979, If you are interested in going to see the Agatha Christie thriller 'Murder at ·the Vicarage" at· the Fortune Theatre, Charing Cross Road, ;send £2.10 to Frank Keating by June 8th. Meet Leicester Sq Tube Station at 4.30. Performance begins at 5.00pm
SATURDAY. 11AUGUST.1979 - .OutIng to .Aylesford~ Anyone interested in joining to make up.a party on a whole day outing to visit the Priory and Pottery Works contact. Finola Hickey, quoting telephone no. by 15 July 1979. The fare from.Waterloo will be aprox £2.50.
SATURDAY 18 AUGUST 1979 Walking the Wandle Way. Meet Morden Tube Station at 2pm for M1 bus:to Hackbridge. Walk along the River Wandle led by .Maddie & John Lawrence. Afterwards to 8 Crowborough Road, Tooting for tea and a chat or records.
FRIDAY 24/MONDAY27 AUGUST 1979 (AUGUST BANK HOLIDAY) Some or us have already booked for a hostel weekend at Burley in the New Forest. If anyone else is interested in joining us get in touch with Frank Keating by 2 June.
SEPTEMBER 9 or 23 SATURDAY 1979 A weekend trip is being organised to the Isle of Wight. Cost is £24 including bed & breakfast, dinner, and road/railrover ticket giving unlimited travel. tf you are interested get in touch with Frank Keating,by. 28 July.
SUNDAY 30 SEPTEMBER 1979 The Annual Coach Outing will take place to Stonor, an old Catholic home near Henley. Cost of entry to the house is 90p per person (75p)if the party consists of 20 or more) ~ Price of the coach is not known at present and full details will be published in the next list. Names
of those wishing to go should be sent to Anne Walsh by 8th September.
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SEPTEMBER 15 - 29 1979 SCILLY ISLES - Dorothy Hickman is going on holiday to Penzance and the Scilly Isles. Details are as follows:- Leave Paddington on Saturday 15 September by 10.58 or 11:3O train to arrive Penzance about 5.30 pm. Depepart Penzance Saturday 29 September
by 10.54 or 11-.05 train to arrive Paddington about 5.00pm. Spend first 6
and final night in Penzance. Attractions are spectacular coastal scenery,
picturesque villages, numerous antiquities (in particular 2 lron Age
villages, St Michael's Mount, St Ives - Spend 7 nights on Scilly Isles
Attractions are 5 inhabited and 140 uninhabited islands and islets, caves,
castles, prehistoric monuments, seal ·breeding grounds, birds. Return f'are
Paddington to Penzance is approx. £23, return to St Mary's Island £14 by
boat or £18.40 by helicopter and about £100 for 14 nights guesthouse
accommodation (bed, breakfast & evening meal). Anyone interested in joining all or part of this trip, please, contact Dorothy as soon as possible.
LONDON EVENING .VALKABOUTS are organised by a company called London Walks and do Historic Tours of the lesser knowm parts of London. There is a professional guide in charge of the party and each tour costs 5Op or £2.50, for,a "Walkabout ticket" which can be used on any 4 walks. There
is no need to book a particular tour beforehand, just arrive at the
meeting pcirit. Tourstake place in all weathers.Details are included
at the end of the Ramble List and if anyone is interested in joining any
of these tours contact Anne walsh - some people may only be interested if -
they know that someone else from the st Francis Club is going.
SCOTTISH COUNTRY DANCING organised by GLC takes place on dry evenings in Holland Park on Thursdays in June and Wednesdays in August, and at Smith $quare on the South Bank in July, For further details contact Anne Walsh.
SQUARE DANCING Is is hoped that we might be able to organise a square dance in the Autumn, providing that enough members indicated that they would be willing to support this. Opinions will be guaged during the next couple of months. More details will follow on the next list if it gets off the ground.
OBERAMMERGAU 1980 Frank Keating is hoping to join in with an organised tour on a 12 day European Tour, visiting France, Belgium, Luxembourg, Germany and Austria, with 2 nights spent in Oberammergau where the Passion Play takes place every, 10 years (and will take place in 1980). Full details of costs, dates etc. are not available at present but those interested can register with the company for a £5 refundable fee. Anyone interested in this, please, contact Frank by 28th July.
THEATRE TICKETS Since neither Frank Keating nor any of the other committee members who organise theatre visits live or work in Central London it is a costly business obtaining tickets. It is proposed, from now on, to include an extra 10p charge per ticket so that the organiser will not incur extra expense.,
Please note also that theatre and film visits and occassionally other events
are organised at short notice, sparked off by a comment someone makes on a ramble. Anyone who doesn't get out rambling very often hut would like to
be kept up to date with any preposed outings should contact Frank Keating or Anne Walsh. Once we know you are interested we'll keep you informed of
events planned before the next list is published.
Sunday_9 September 1979 This ramble will include a visit to a silk farm at Welwyn. Anyone interested in visiting the farm, please contact Finola Hickey by 15 July. Please give telephone no.
LONDON WALKABOUTS (CONTINUED)
Discovering London - Mayfair Green Park 'l'ube Station, Monday 11 June 1979 7.30, Tues 3 July at 7.30, 'l'hurs 26 July at 7.30, Wed 8 Aug at 7.30, Tues 28 Aug at 7.30,
Disccvering London - Covent Garden Embankment 'I'ues26 June: at 7.30, Tues 21 Aug at 7.30,
An Historic London Pub Walk - Dockland Tower Hill Fri 29 June at 7.30,
Friday 24 Aug at 7.30
An Historic London rub ,talk -Mayfair Green }ark Friday 13 July at 7.30,
An Historic London Pub Walk -St .James ' Green Park Friday 17 Aug at 7.30,
An Historic London Pub Walk - Chelsea Sloane Sq Sunday 26 4ug at 7.30
Discovering London - Fleet St St Paul's Sunday 26 Aug at 2.00
Shakespeare & Dicken' s Southwark , Fish St Hill entrance to Monument Sat
23 June at 2.00, Sat 7 July at 2.00
Ghosts of the West End,Embankment Thurs 5 July at 7.30, Tues17 July at
9.00pm,
Sir Christopher Wren's London Tower Hill Sat 21 July nt 2.00,
Kensington - Qeen Victoria's Royal Village High St Kensington, Sat 25
Aug at 2.00
A London Village - Chelsea Sloane Sq Tues 10 July 7.30, Thu 19 Jul 7.30
A Journey Through Dicken 's London St Paul's Mon 6 Aug at 7.30
There are also walks takine' place sometimes during the day. For further
information contact Allne rJalsh.
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RAMBLE LIST
SUNDAY 3 JUNE 1979 Leader - Frank Keating
Meet: Waterloo at 10.00 for 10.20 to STAlNES.
Lunch: :Rising SUN, Englefield Green ABC Windsor.
Distance: 11 miles Fare: £1.26, Cheap Day Return
Duty: Anne Walsh
SUNDAY 10 JUNE 1979 Leader - Anne Walsh
Meet: Waterloo at 11.05 for 11.20 to SUNNINGDALE
Lunch: Seven Stars, Blacknest (Virginia Water) Tea: Little Chef, Sunninghill
Ditance: 11 miles (including 1 1/2 mils after tea) Fare: £1.80 CDR
Duty: Finola Hickey
SUNDAY 17 JUNE 1979 Leader - Joe O'Reilly
Meet: Baker St Metropolitan Line at 9.45 for 10.03 to CHESHA:M
(Please note early start)
Lunch: The Bull, Bellingdon Tea: Picnic
Distance:12 miles
Duty: Anne Walsh Fare: 80p from local Tube Station
SUNDAY 24 JUNE 1979 Leader - Maurice Hickman
Meet: Waterloo at 10.20 for 10.35 to DORKING
Lunch:The Plough, Blackbrook Tea: Picnic, Leith Hill
Distance: 16 miles Fare: £1.65 CDR
Duty: Frank Keating
SUNDAY 1 JULY 1979 Leader - DorothyHickman
Meet: Victoria at 10.50 for 11 04 to DORKING then bus to Holmwood
Return from Gomshall
Lunch:The Plough, Coldharbour Tea: Hazel Hall, Peaslake
Distance: 11 miles Fare: £1.65 CDR + 30p bus fare
Duty: Peter Sturridge
SUNDAY 8 JULY 1979
Annual outing to the sea
Meet: Victoria at 10.50 for 11.05 to Littlehampton
Lunch: The Plough, Col'dharbour
Fare: £3.84 CDR See above for further details
SUNDAY 15 JULY 1979 Leader ~ Tony Ryan
Meet: 'Charing Cross at 10.30 for 10.45 to SEVENOAKS
Lunch: Wheatsheaf, Ide Hill Tea: Sevenoaks
Distanoe: 11 miles £1. 42 CDR
Duty: Richard Walton
SUNDAY 22 JULY 1979 Leader - Richard, Walton
Meet: Liverpool St Central Line at 10.30 for 10.47 to Grange Hill
Lunch: Whi te Hart, Abridge Tea: Epping
Distance: 11 miles Fare: 80p FLTS
Duty: Maureen Furlong
SUNDAY 29 JULY 1979 Leader - Bernadette Cahill
Meet:Baker St Metropolitan Line at 11.15 for 11.28 to UXBRIDGE
Lunch:The Shovel, Cowley Lock Tea: Picnic
Distance: 7 miles Fare: 80p FLTS
Duty: Maureen Furlong
SUNDAY 5 AUGUST 1979 Leader - Mary Hickman
Meet:Victoria at 10.50 for 11.05 to Redhill
Lunch:William IV, Bletchingly Tea: Fortes, Redhill
Distance:12 miles Fare: £1.43 CDR
Duty: Michael Pallett
SATURDAY 11 AUGUST 1979
Outing to Aylesford - see above for further details
SUNDAY 12 AUGUST 1979 Leader - Frank Keating
Meet:Victoria at 9.45 for 10.04 to DORKING
Lunch:The Cricketers, Westcott Tea: Polesden Lacey
Distance:12 miles Fare: £1.64 CDR
Duty: Richard Walton
SATURDAY18 AUGUST 1979 Leader - Maddie & John Lawrence
Meet: Morden Tube Staion (Southern end of the Northern Line) at -2-.00pm
for M1 bus to Hackbridge - see above for further details
SUNDAY19 AUGUST 1979 Leader - Maureen Connor
Meet:Waterloo at 10.35 for 10.50 to GUILDFORD
Lunch: Drummond Arms, Albury Tea: Newlands Corner
Distance: 10 miles Fare: £2.15 CDR
Duty: Mary Walsh
MONDAY27 AUUST 1979 Leader Philip Evans
Meet: Victoria at 11.00 for 11. 14 to FARNINGHAM ROAD
Lunch: Chequers, Crockenhill Tea: Little Chef, Otford
Distance: 11 miles Fare: £1.25 CDR Swanley +Excess
Duty; Peter Sturridge
LONDON WALKOU'l'S
An Historic London Pub Walk - meet Embankment - dates 1 June at 7.30,
(Covent Garden) 6 July at 7.3 0
20 July at 7.30
All Fridays - 31 Aug at 7.30
A Journey 'l'hroueh Dickens' Lndon - 'l'ower Hill
Saturday 2 June at 2.00
Monday 18 June at 7.30
Monday 9 July at 7.30 saturday 28 July at 2.00
Sunday 26 August at 2.00
'l'he London of Dickens' Oliver 'l'wist - Blackf'riars
Monday 4 June at 7.30 Monday 30 July at 7.30
Crime & Punishment, sinister London - St Paul's
Tuesday 5 June at 7.30 ' l'hursday . 21 June at 7.30
'l'uesday 31 July at 7.30 'l'uesday 14 Aug at 7.30
1880's East End Murders - Jack the Ri ppe r - Tower Hill
Wednesday 6 June at .7.30 Wednesday 25 July at 7.30
Wednesday 1 Aug at 7.30 Wednesday 22 Aug a 7.30
Friday 31 Aug at 9 00 pm
Discovering London - Soho - Embankroent Friday 8 June at 7 30,Tuesduy
19 June at 7.30, Monday 2 JULY at 7.30, Thursday 2 Aug at 7.30, Monday
13 Aug at 7.30, Thursday 30 Aug at 7.30
An Historic London Pub Walk - Fleet St - St Paul's Friday 8 June at 7.30,
Friday 3 Au at 7.30,
In the Footsteps of Sherlock Holmes Baker St Saturday 9 June at 2.00,
Monday 25 June at 7.30, Wednesday 11 July at 7.30, sat 4 Aug at 7.30,
Wedneday 15 Aug at 7.30, Sunday 26 Aug at 11. 00 am
Ghosts of the City St Paul's Tuesday 12 June at 7.30, ''hursday 28 June
at 9.00 pm, Tuesday 24 July at 7.30, 'I'uesday 7 Aug at 7.30, 'l'riursday 29
Aug at 9.00pm,
1660's Graat Plague & Great Fire Tower Hill Thursfay 14 June at 7,30,
yyednesday 27 June at 7.30, Wed 4 July at 7.30, Wed 1 J8uly at 7.30,
'l'hurs 9 Aug at 7.30, Thurs 16 Aug at 7.30,
Lambeth Walk - Cockney London Westminster. Monday 16 July at 7.30,
Sunday 26 Aug 11.00am.
Legal & IllegaI London - Inns of Court Wed 13 June at 7.30, Holborn
A Journey Through 'Tudor & Stuart London Embankment Sat 16 June at 2.00, Thurs 12 July at 7.30,
A Royal Walk London and. the Monarchy Green park Wed 20 June at 7.30,
Mon 23 July at 7.30,
A Journey Through Roman.London Tower Hill, Sat 14 July at 2.00,
ST FRANCIS OF AiSSISI CATHOLIC RAMBLERS' CLUB
Churches near mainline Railway Stations
VICTORIA - Westminster Cathedral, Ashley Place - Sunday Masses - 7,8, 9, 10.30(Sung), 12, 5. 30 & 7 pm
KINGS CROSS/ST PANCRAS - The Blessed Sacrament, Copenhagen St - 8.30, 10.30, 12 & 6 pm
St Aloysius, Pheonix Road (Euston) - 7, 8.30,10.30, 12.15, 4 & 7 p.m.
CHARINGCROSS - Corpus Christi Maiden Lane - 8,9.30, 11(Sung Latin), 12, & 5 50 pm
Notre Dame de France, Leicester Place, Leicester Sq. - 10, 11.15,
(Masses are all in French) 12.15 & 6.30 pm
LIVERPOOL STREET & MOORGATE- St Mary Moorfields, Eldon Street - 8, 9.30, 10.30, 12 & 6pm
WATERLOO &. WATERLOO EAST - St Patrick, Cornwall Road - 9, 10, 11 & 5 pm
BAKER STREET(Underground) - St Anne , Laxton Place, Longford St, Regents Park - 8, 9.30, 11.30 & 6pm
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The Prayer of St Francis
Lord, make me an instrument of Thy peace;
Where them is hatred, let me sow love;
Where there is injury, pardon;
Where there is doubt, faith;
Where there is despair, hope;
Where there in darkness, light;
Where there is sadness, joy.
O Divine Master, grant
That I may not so much seek,
To be consoled, as to console;
To be und.erstood, as to understand;
To be loved, as to love;
For it is in giving that we receive,
It is in pardoning that we are pardoned,
And it is in dying that we are born to eternal life.
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