with 60’s music
with Strawberries and Cream
2025 EVENTS
| The Committee endeavoured to make sure they try to arrange as many events as possible to suit everyone’s taste. Penkridge Phoenix Club is a not for profit organisation. The ticket price for these events is to cover the overall costs involved such as room hire, coach hire, entrance fees, artist fees, food where applicable etc. We have you will enjoy the 2025 program |
| Date | Event | Venue | Time | Cost | Arrangements | Organiser |
| January Fri 24tth | Shuttle board Night | Peace Memorial Hall | 6.45pm | £7 TICKETS ON SALE | Bring your own refreshments | Mike |
| Enjoy a night of fun perfecting your Shuffle Board techniques with your partner. Bring your own food and drink. Maximum of 24 teams of 2 players. If your on your own, we can pair you with other single players. |
| February Fri 28th | Paul Birch Vocal Entertainer Buddy Holly Tribute 50’s Rock N Roll Music | Peace Memorial Hall | 7.30pm | £11 TICKETS GOING FAST – HURRY, DON’T BE DISAPPOINTED | Food included Drinks from the bar | Anna |
| Join us for a tribute evening to Buddy Holly with Paul Birch, vocal entertainer. Bring your own food and drinks. |
| March Thurs 17th | Big Breakfast | TBC | 10.00am | TBC | Full English Breakfast | Margaret Edwards |
| April Sun 27th | Mystery Tour including Lunch | TBC | TBC | Elizabeth Margaret K |
| May Saturday 10th | Short Break to Ilfracombe 4 nights Bed, Breakfast and Evening meal | Pavilion Hotel – Ilfracombe | £355 PP | FULLY BOOKED | Mike Smith |
| Coach travel from Penkridge. 4 nights dinner, bed & breakfast at the Imperial Hotel. £355pp based on 2 people sharing a double/twin room. 6 single rooms available (supplement may apply) If you’re interest in joining this group booking, please contact Mike Smith FULLY BOOKED |
| May Tues 20th | Trentham Gardens | Coach travel from Penkridge Bowling Green | TBC | £11 | TBC | Margaret E |
| Whether you’re a keen gardener or a shopaholic, Trentham Gardens has something for everyone. The estate includes the famous Trentham Gardens, including the very important Italianate Gardens designed by Charles Barry in the 1830s, which have been lovingly restored using top landscape designers. The gardens feature a beautiful walk around the mile-long lake, originally laid out by Lancelot ‘Capability’ Brown in the 18th century. The estate is also home to Trentham Garden Centre and the expanded Shopping Village, a unique experience with a unique blend of independent and nationally renowned high street leading names housed in over 80 timber lodges. There are several eateries on-site to suit everyone’s taste |
| June Wed 4th | Walsall Leather Museum Stourbridge Glass Museum | Coach travel from Penkridge Bowling Green | 9.15am | £28.00 | T/C/Cakes on arrival. Guided tour of Leather Museum T/C/Biscuits on arrival. Tour of the Glass Museum. Bring a packed lunch | Val |
| Walsall Leather Museum was opened in 1988, in a Victorian factory building renovated by Walsall Council. It tells the story of the leather trade in Walsall, charting the town’s rise from a small market town into an international saddle-making centre. Exhibits in the museum include a range of Walsall-made leather goods, from saddles to gloves, bags, shoes, and leather fashion accessories. A ‘contemporary design’ section in the museum showcases the work of designers working with leather today. Leather crafts traditional to Walsall are demonstrated within the museum’s workshops by a team of experienced skilled craftsmen and women. Enjoy a guided tour of the museum. Immerse yourself in the artistry and heritage of Stourbridge glass with a guided tour, curated to provide an insightful journey through the museum’s diverse galleries. Delve deeper into the stories behind the intricate glassworks with a curators talk, who offers a deeper understanding of the craftsmanship and techniques employed throughout history. Explore the essence of Stourbridge through the Heritage walking tour, unveiling the cultural significance of this renowned glassmaking region. |
| June Thursday 26th | Gloucestershire Warwickshire Steam Railway | Coach travel from Penkridge Bowling Green | TBC | £27 | Stop off in Broadway Heritage railway journey | Val |
| The Friendly Line in the Cotswolds’ offers a unique opportunity to sample train travel from 50 years ago hauled by steam, diesel or diesel railcar. Your 29 mile round trip from Broadway to Cheltenham Racecourse has glorious views westwards of the Vale of Evesham, the Malverns’ and Wales, and eastwards the Cotswolds. |
| July Thurs 17th | Time in Chester Cruise along the river | Coach travel from Penkridge Bowling Green | TBC | £27 | TBC | Margaret K Elizabeth |
| August Wed 20th | Strawberry Afternoon Tea | Haling Dene | TBC | TBC | TBC | Margaret E |
| Enjoy the delights of a traditional Afternoon Tea with bowls of fresh strawberries and cream, a selection of finger sandwiches and yummy cakes and pastries |
| September Thurs 18th | Halfpenny Green Vineyard Wine tasting | Coach travel from Penkridge Bowling Green | TBC | £28 | TBC | Diane |
| Experience the story behind Halfpenny Green’s internationally award-winning English wines. You will be welcomed by an expert tour guide to the Wine House – a purpose-built function room designed for tours and tastings. You will be escorted to a section of the vines and our state of the art winery, which now produces hundreds of thousands of bottles of wine each year. You will then enjoy a presentation on the history of our vineyard and the winemaking processes, which will include the all important wine tasting concluding with Tea and a Scone |
| October Friday 24th | An evening with Doug Parker and Friends | Peace Memorial Hall | 7.30pm | £14 | Bring your own food and drinks | Diane |
| Bring your own food and drinks. |
| November Fri 21 | Quiz Night | Bridge House Inn | TBC | TBC | Light Supper included Licenced Bar – payable directly to the owner Teams of up to 6 | Anna |
| Come along and join us in teams of up to 6 players and pin your general knowledge against your rivals. Light refreshments are included in the ticket price. Drinks available at the Bar (not included). Prizes for the winning team |
| November Sat 29th | Worcester Christmas Marketing | Coach travel from Penkridge Bowling Greenland | TBC | £23 | Margaret K Elizabeth |
| Fabulous street market selling all sorts of delightful Christmas goodies, handmade items and much, much more. There will be many local producers so you can take home locally sourced food and drink, arts and crafts and Christmas gifts. You won’t go hungry with this unrivalled street food selection! The Fayre has all your festive favourites and some tasty surprises too. The sights, smells and sounds of Christmas come alive at the Fayre! Go back in time and see how Christmas might have looked 150 years ago as Victorian characters fill the historic streets of Worcester. A Victorian Fayre wouldn’t be complete without a carousel and fun fair. Step aboard the Galloper to be whisked around to the sound of the traditional barrel organ. With live music, traditional carols and school choirs on the stages and buskers on every street corner, there is plenty of entertainment at the Fayre to keep you smiling throughout the day. |
| December | Members Christmas Lunch | TBC | TBC | TBC | .Mike |