Hi everyone Spring is a time of renewal and rebirth. So far 2025 has seen me move into a new house into which we are settling nicely, still a long way to go to get it as I would like. I have found though that my Tetris stacking skills are getting better and am trying […]
First Blog of 2025 – General Chit Chat 26th January 2025
Well a little late but Happy 2025 to you all. I do apologise for the delay in the news and the lack of Christmas quizzes but I have been in the middle of moving house. Just a few miles up the coast from where we were but nearer to the beach with its lovely views […]
Halloween Coming Soon – 25th October 2024
Firstly lets hope that everyone has a very spooky and fun upcoming Halloween. And also in the UK a very safe and dry bonfire night on the 5th November. The autumn so far seems to be leading us into another difficult winter. Its sad to see people worldwide having to make choices about what they […]
Blog – Keeping in touch 26th July 2024
Thought it was about time I kept you all in the loop as to what’s been happening and what is planned for the next few months. Firstly we must open with some sad news. Some of you will know our friend and colleague Ruth Wood. Ruth sadly passed away at the end of June whilst […]
Heading Towards Summer – 26th April 2024
Well here in the UK we are heading into Summer so logic says that our members in the Southern Hemisphere will be heading into Winter. From Facebook group posts it seems we can welcome a few of you from Australia, New Zealand and the United States to the islands we call home. At this point […]
First Blog of 2024 – 26th January 2024
First of all welcome to the New Year. How many of you made resolutions and have already given up. I know I have. I decided I was not going to let the winter bugs get me this year. Wrong – but all is well just a head cold thankfully. I have also made a resolution […]
Halloween is Upon Us – 27th October 2023
Just getting a quick update in before the festive and reflective periods start. We have Halloween in just a few days. November brings Remembrance Day and of course we don’t need to be reminded of what is happening in December. I admit to being a total Christmas obsessive and have been watching the Christmas films […]
News & Progress – 22nd August 2023
Where to begin. Firstly if you are a follower of our Facebook page or you check the stats information on the home page of the website you will notice that we have been uploading lots of new and updated items to the website over the past few months. This is due to a few factors […]
Website Catch Up – 4th May 2023
How time flies. On a personal level it has been an up and down year, illness having sidelined me for several months but am getting there once more, and have found a new passion for the website albeit for now a reduced input. Am slowly building up to more input and man hours. Would like […]
Annual Meet Up, Christmas &c. – 23rd Ocrober 2022
The annual OPC meet up took place on the 8th October at the Bear Hotel in Devizes. It was good to see some familiar faces and two new faces too. I hope those who attended enjoyed the day. Due to illness and family matters the group was reduced to just 8 for lunch. 5 participants […]
