Showcoach

Exclusive to our members, our 'Showcoach' programme offers monthly group excursions to exhibitions, concerts and musicals, heritage sites, theatres and museums, plus once a year we organise short residential trips. Recent visits include Chichester Theatre , the Royal Albert Hall and Tate Britain, and our most recent residential trip took all Showcoachers to Northumberland for three nights.

We know how important safe transport and like-minded companionship is for our members, and we make every effort to ensure ease of access for all. Coach pick-up points are available across the borough.

We still have some places on this year's residential trip to Norfolk

You can download all the information and booking forms below.

The wide open spaces of present-day East Anglia give little indication of the region’s rich past, a time when Norfolk was one of England’s most densely populated and wealthiest areas. During the Middle Ages, a vibrant economy based on trade and farming resulted in the creation of beautiful churches and fine buildings in the towns. Wealth and power went hand in hand as the centuries passed, and politics also loomed large in East Anglia. For those at the top of the political tree, in many cases men from merchant backgrounds, the system of patronage enabled the building of some of the country’s most magnificent country houses, each with its own glorious architectural embellishments and  splendid art collections. 

Join us for our annual visit to Chichester Festival Theatre on Tuesday, 23rd July to see a performance of  MY FAIR LADY at 2.30

Lerner and Loewe’s glorious, evergreen musical is being performed at Chichester for the first time. Songs such as The Rain in Spain, I Could Have Danced All Night, Wouldn’t It Be Loverly and many more, along with sparkling dialogue, witty story and gorgeous costumes make for a perfect musical.

Cockney Eliza Doolittle earns a living selling flowers on the streets of London. Unless she can speak ‘proper English, ’ her dream of being a lady in a florist’s shop is out of reach. So when she encounters Henry Higgins, a Professor of Phonetics, she seizes the chance to transform her life!

Higgins blithely takes on a bet to turn this 'squashed cabbage leaf' into a high society paragon. His impulsive wager becomes a journey of discovery for both him and Eliza!

Cost: £81, which includes your ticket and coach fare

There will be time for lunch at the theatre or in the city before the performance.

Please sign up as soon as possible as we only have 29 seats