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Bull on the Green – Newick – Stop Press!!

December 6, 2016December 6, 2016 ron

Hi Folks, since the last post we have been notified that the pub is not available to us on 12th December due to a mix up in bookings, and so that evening is cancelled. However, everything else in the previous … more

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New Venue, New Venue, New Venue – BULL ON THE GREEN, NEWICK

December 2, 2016December 2, 2016 ron

Hi Wupsters and new viewers, we are happy to announce that with effect from Monday 12th December WUPS! will be moving to our new venue for our future meetings, and this will be THE BULL ON THE GREEN in Newick … more

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Next meeting 28th November, and other news…..

November 20, 2016November 20, 2016 ron

First of all, thank you to those members who were able to support WUPS! with the gig at St Peter & St James Hospice on 10th November – you did a fabulous job and were much appreciated by patients, carers, … more

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St Peter & St James Hospice 10th November – and next WUPS! Meeting 14th November

October 28, 2016 ron

 

Hi Wupsters!  Another excellent meeting on 24th October with approx 35 members present, and the additional work that people had put in on the new book 5 songs with the aid of Graham’s tuition videos really shone through. Well

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Meeting 10th October and next meeting 24th October

October 11, 2016 ron

Hi Folks, and thanks to all those who attended the 10th October meeting. It was another excellent get together and I counted 37 players – a great turnout. We played quite a selection fromour new songbook 5, and this proved … more

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Next WUPS! meeting Monday 22nd August and Pevensey Ukulele Festival 21st August

August 11, 2016August 11, 2016 ron

Another great meeting last Monday and thanks to all those who attended for contributing to a lovely friendly atmosphere which is becoming a feature of our Monday nights together. As far as I could tell we had a staggering 42 … more

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Next Meeting 8th August at 8.00pm at The Inn on the Green, Scaynes Hill

July 26, 2016July 26, 2016 ron

Hello fellow Wupsters!  Well, what another great evening yesterday – 32 members present, 27 songs played including two new ‘try outs’ House of the Rising Sun’ and ‘I have a Dream’. There was plenty of enthusiasm, and the playing and … more

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Next WUPS! meeting 25th July at 8.00pm & Gig information

July 12, 2016July 12, 2016 ron

Hi Fellow Wupsters, another great meeting last night (11th July), 30 attended and even more new faces ! Welcome new members – we hope you enjoyed it.

WUPS! made an appearance at Wivelsfield Village Day last Saturday and gave a … more

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NEXT MEETING 11th JULY AND WIVELSFIELD VILLAGE DAY 9th JULY

July 1, 2016July 1, 2016 ron

Hi Wupsters – and any prospective new members reading this item.

It’s great to report that we had another super meeting on 27th June, and were delighted to welcome yet another four new faces to our club. We would … more

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Next Meeting at The Inn on the Green, Scaynes Hill

June 22, 2016June 29, 2016 ron

Hi Folks, our next meeting will be at The Inn on the Green at Scaynes Hill on Monday 27th June at 8.00pm.

As usual any new members will be very welcome whether they are complete newbies or experienced players. It … more

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Next meeting Monday 13th June at 8.00pm

May 28, 2016June 29, 2016 ron

Hi fellow Wupsters (and anyone new entering our website!).

We had a tremendous meeting on Monday 23rd May, with 30 of our 45 members attending, and it was widely acknowledged to be our best meeting yet. It went with a … more

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NEXT MEETING 8.00pm MONDAY 23rd MAY

May 18, 2016June 29, 2016 ron

The next meeting will take place at the Inn on the Green, Scaynes Hill next Monday evening.  We will be following last time’s formula by playing some songs from a prepared list interspersed with requests from you, the members. So … more

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Riverside Club 29th April

May 2, 2016June 29, 2016 ron

Eleven members of WUPS! gave a one hour performance at the Riverside Club in Lewes, and it was warmly appreciated by the Audience. Happily it also raised £50 for the Kent Surrey and Sussex Air Ambulance.

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Next meeting Monday 9th May at 8.00am

April 28, 2016June 29, 2016 ron

Hi Folks, we had a most enjoyable evening on 25th April and we were delighted to welcome another 6 new faces, and we hope that they all had a good time and and that they will become regular members of … more

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NEXT MEETING MONDAY 25th APRIL 8.00pm

April 17, 2016June 29, 2016 ron

Hello Wupsters, just a brief note to say that we had a super meeting on 11th April with 27 members in attendance, of which 7 were new that evening.  We extend our warmest welcome them to them all, and hope … more

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NEXT MEETING MONDAY 11th APRIL

April 3, 2016June 29, 2016 ron

Hi folks, first of all let me say how much I enjoyed the last meeting on 21st March, I think it was easily the best session since we started the group in April last year, and the enthusiasm and happy … more

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Next meetings Mondays 7th and 21st March

February 23, 2016June 29, 2016 ron

Hi everybody, and thanks to those members who attended last night’s session at The Inn on the Green. It was a thoroughly enjoyable session and we packed in the maximum content we could in the time available. Thanks go to … more

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Next WUPS! meeting Monday 22nd February

February 16, 2016June 29, 2016 ron

Hi Folks, our last meeting on 8th February at the Inn on the Green, Scaynes Hill, was attended by 15 members and a good time was had by all. We performed some of our old favourites and tried out a … more

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NEXT MEETING MONDAY 8th FEBRUARY

January 29, 2016June 29, 2016 ron

Hi Folks, I’m delighted to report that our first meeting in our new home THE INN ON THE GREEN in Scaynes Hill was a great success with the new venue receiving much praise from the members present.  The larger room, … more

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NEW HOME FOR WUPS!

January 17, 2016June 29, 2016 ron

The big news from WUPS! is that with effect from Monday 25th January our regular meeting nights on the 2nd and 4th Mondays in the month will now be at THE INN ON THE GREEN at Scaynes Hill (address as … more

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Next WUPS! meeting Monday 11th January 2016 at 8pm

January 5, 2016June 29, 2016 ron

Hi folks, and Phil and I would like to wish each and every one of you a happy and healthy New Year.  After our successful and enjoyable Friends and Family evening (well done those who attended!)  at the Rose and … more

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WUPS! Extra meeting 30th November plus Friends and Family 14th December

November 24, 2015June 29, 2016 ron

Hello Folks, and thanks to those who attended last night. We had a super run through of the songs we will be presenting on Monday 14th December at our ‘Friends and Family’ evening, and we were delighted once again with … more

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WUPS! Next meeting 23rd November

November 11, 2015June 29, 2016 ron

We had a super meeting on Monday 9th November, when 12 members attended. It was a lively meeting and it was generally agreed at the end that everyone had thoroughly enjoyed themselves, and that we had achieved our best standard … more

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Next WUPS! meeting 8.00pm 9th November, plus good news

October 30, 2015June 29, 2016 ron

Hi Folks, we have GOOD NEWS and MORE GOOD NEWS!

The first good news is that we have finally been able to publish our third songbook, appropriately named WUPS 3 !

This has taken quite a while to pull together … more

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WUPS! Meeting 26th October at 8.00pm

October 23, 2015June 29, 2016 ron

Hi folks, just a gentle reminder that we’ll be in action again next Monday and hoping for a good turn out now that the summer evenings seem to have deserted us! We have tried really hard to publish Wups songs … more

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Next WUPS! meetings 28th September and 12th October

September 17, 2015June 29, 2016 ron

Hi Folks, we held our first Monday meeting on 14th September at the Rose and Crown and we had 9 members playing and singing. This was encouraging because a few members were still on holiday or had previous engagements,  and … more

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BIG NEWS! CHANGE OF NIGHTS FOR WUPS! MEETINGS

August 28, 2015June 29, 2016 ron

Hi Folks! We were recently asked by the proprietor of the Rose and Crown in Fletching whether we could alter the night for holding our meetings from Tuesday to Monday as their food business is now getting busier, and they … more

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Next Meeting at Rose and Crown in Fletching 25th August 8.00pm – 10pm

August 13, 2015June 29, 2016 ron
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Next meeting 11th August at Rose and Crown, Fletching 8.00pm-10.00pm

July 30, 2015June 29, 2016 ron

At the next meeting we’ll start with a selection from our ‘easy’ songbook to get us loosened up, and then the intention is to repeat the songs from the ‘intermediate’ songbook that we performed last time – plus a few … more

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Next meeting Tuesday 28th July at the Rose and Crown, Fletching

July 25, 2015June 29, 2016 ron

At our meeting on 14th July we had 13 members who were playing and one new member who was ‘observing’ with a view to attending with a ukulele at the next meeting.  It was a good turnout and the evening … more

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Meeting on 23rd June, and next meeting 14th July

July 2, 2015June 29, 2016 ron

We are delighted to report that there were 13 active strummers at our last meeting ( the largest number yet) plus one new recruit who came in to see what it was all about, and who says he will be … more

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Next meeting TUESDAY 23rd JUNE

June 18, 2015June 29, 2016 ron

We were happy to see that there were 11 members at our last meeting on 9th June out of a total of 17 who have now joined or expressed an interest to join. It is satisfying to see our numbers … more

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TUESDAY 9th JUNE MEETING

June 1, 2015June 29, 2016 ron

Hi everyone! Our fourth meeting took place at the Rose and Crown, Fletching on 26th May and, dare I say it, there were definite signs that we are improving! For instance, we are now paying a little more attention … more

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TUESDAY 12th MAY MEETUP & NEXT MEET 26TH MAY

May 16, 2015June 29, 2016 ron

Our third jam took place at the Rose and Crown, Fletching on 12th May. We had 8 participants, and this time everyone was playing and singing. We were happy to welcome Gavin to the group – this time he brought … more

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Songs for May 12th Meet

May 3, 2015June 29, 2016 ron

As you will have seen, we now have on this site all 11 songbooks belonging to Uke at the Duke in Shoreham, and they have kindly agreed to share them with us.

So, at the next meeting we will be … more

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Tuesday 28th April meetup

May 3, 2015June 29, 2016 ron

Our second ever meeting took place at the Rose & Crown, Fletching, on Tuesday 28th April.

This time there were 10 people present, 8 ukulele strummers (including one banjolele) & two potential members who came to see what it … more

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