Croydon YHA Group

[Phil Manning]

As a YHA Local Group is 70 years old in 2004 and a number of events are being organised to celebrate
this. Culminating in a dinner dance in October 2004.

If there are any old members of the group out there in uk.rec.cycling please get in touch.

The Group changed it's name a few years ago and is now known as COPSE Croydon Outdoor Pursuits and
Social Events.

Phil Manning

[Richard Bates]

On 14 Nov 2003 03:58:11 -0800, in
<3746a038.0311140358.4cc6694f@posting.google.com>, g1lkj@hotmail.com (Phil Manning) wrote:

>As a YHA Local Group is 70 years old in 2004 and a number of events are being organised to
>celebrate this. Culminating in a dinner dance in October 2004.
>
>If there are any old members of the group out there in uk.rec.cycling please get in touch.
>
>The Group changed it's name a few years ago and is now known as COPSE Croydon Outdoor Pursuits and
>Social Events.
>
>Phil Manning

May I ask why you didn't consider the name Croydon Outdoor Recreational Pursuits and Social Events
more appealing :-)

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[Tony Raven]

Richard Bates wrote:
>>
>> The Group changed it's name a few years ago and is now known as COPSE Croydon Outdoor Pursuits
>> and Social Events.
>>
> May I ask why you didn't consider the name Croydon Outdoor Recreational Pursuits and Social Events
> more appealing :-)

Perhaps they should link up with Riders' Outdoor British Bicycling Events, Recreations and Socials
so we could have COPSE & ROBBERS ;-)

IGMC

Tony

[Phil Manning]

Not my responsibility and I told them at the time I could see no reason to change, I was quite happy
for it to stay as Croydon YHA Group but "they" seemed to think it would bring in more new members, I
don't think it has brought in more "hardened" youth hostel types though if you can call youth
hostelling hard these days ;-) Gone are the days of cast iron bunks and mattresses stuffed with
straw and duties, blimey those were the days!!

Now I spend all my time in hotels since getting married, my wife would not be seen dead staying in a
yoof hostel ;-)

Phil.

[Richard Bates]

On 17 Nov 2003 05:07:55 -0800, in
<3746a038.0311170507.25fe676b@posting.google.com>, g1lkj@hotmail.com (Phil Manning) wrote:

>Now I spend all my time in hotels since getting married, my wife would not be seen dead staying in
>a yoof hostel ;-)

I'd change my wife if that were the case!
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[Phil Manning]

Richard Bates <mail.sent.here.gets.deleted@cuddle.clara.co.uk> wrote in message
news:<a2jbrvgkj6kklh4d6u5vqerjckkstkg8hi@4ax.com>...
> On 17 Nov 2003 05:07:55 -0800, in
> <3746a038.0311170507.25fe676b@posting.google.com>, g1lkj@hotmail.com (Phil Manning) wrote:
>
> >Now I spend all my time in hotels since getting married, my wife would not be seen dead staying
> >in a yoof hostel ;-)
>
> I'd change my wife if that were the case!

After waiting fifty years for the right "girl" to come along you have to be joking Richard.

I was a confirmed bachelor, into motorcycling, ham radio, youth hostelling walking and cycling
occasionally.

Phil.