Newsletter: 31st October 2016
Sat 12th Nov. Space Spectacular
Bridgewater Hall, Manchester £40.00 TT
There are 4 tickets left for this performance. Please enquire at the Theatre desk.
Thurs 22nd Dec Spirit of Christmas
Philharmonic £40.00 TT
Sat 31st Dec Hollywood Classics
Philharmonic £39.00 TT
Fri 13th Jan Sweet Charity
Royal Exchange, Manchester £43.00 TT
Key: TT Ticket and transport.
The meeting was attended by 20 people who come walking and we decided the following for 2017.
1. The new Group Leader will be Margaret Kendall. Deputy Group Leader is Alan Carr.
2. It was decided that all walks should be on the first Thursday of the month thus avoiding clashes with other activities.
3. Most members would like the walks to be accessible by public transport with occasional walks a bit further afield and one walk in June by coach. One person has an aversion to buses and would prefer to travel by train.
4. There was some interest in arranging venues using cars but the logistics could cause problems. Margaret Schumacher would be willing to make the arrangements.
5. There was a suggestion that some people would like longer walks and it was agreed that where feasible,and providing there are sufficient leaders, two walks will be arranged both finishing at the same point in order to maintain the social aspect of the group. One walk will be approximately 5 miles and the longer one 7 to 8 miles.
6. The 2017 venues for the first seven months are as follows:-
5th January – Lydiate – Leaders Judith Jones and Alan Carr
2nd February – Parbold – Leader Ian Gent
2nd March – Hale Village
6th April Sankey Valley – Leader Ken
4th May Ormskirk (Warhorse walk) – Leader Margaret Kendall
1st June By coach, Destination T.B.A.
6th July Aughton
I have deleted the word LOOP from the 5th Jan as the proposed walks do not use the Lydiate Loop.
At our 3rd October meeting Brenda (McKenzie) led an initial session on Garden Planning. Brenda had attended external Garden Planning sessions a few years ago,
Brenda’s lovely garden
following which she planned out and achieved the garden she wanted. Some of the key messages were:
Brenda reiterated the importance of drawing your garden and existing or intended key features to scale before starting to think about plants and using garden magazines and other sources to decide what you like and want to include. Garden Planning sessions will continue. The group generally want to make sure they are getting what they want from their own gardens whilst also using ‘to scale drawings’ of one or two of the group who wish to replan, to develop discussions.
Maureen planting a layered spring bulb pot
12 September meeting :
Today our discussions included our bulb preferences and the use of plastic bulb planting trays which have worked well for one member of the group.
Maureen (Ward) demonstrated planting a layered bulb pot which would produce a series of different flowers as the season progressed.
Tips: Plant latest flowering bulb deepest, use grit under each bulb layer and on the top of the soil when fully planted, let bulbs fully die back before clearing the leaves and feed bulbs with bonemeal after flowering. Continue reading
Our group enjoyed producing our Autumn baskets this week.
We are all learning so much thanks to Irene Rowe.
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The first meeting of our new group proved to be a great success with some beautiful flower arrangements made by our members.
We are all at different stages but enjoyed learning from each other and a nice cup of tea !!
Led by Irene Rowe we will doing various arrangements leading upto Christmas flowers.
Fri 28th Oct Carl Davies at 80
Philharmonic £42.50TT
Sat 12th Nov Space Spectacular. Music lights and fireworks
Bridgewater Hall £40.00 TT
Sun 20th Nov Benedetti’s Brahms
Philharmonic £31.00 ticket only (afternoon performance)
Fri 25th Nov When We are Married by J B Priestly
Playhouse £31.00 TT
Thurs 22nd Dec Spirit of Christmas
Philharmonic £40.00 TT
Sat 31st Dec Hollywood Classics
Philharmonic £39.00 TT
Key: TT Ticket and transport. Transport can be arranged for Benedetti’s Brahms if required.
The Table Games group is still looking for new members.
If you would like to try Bridge and Scrabble in a very friendly group then come along to our Monday morning sessions between 10 and 12 at Maghull Town Hall.
Gill Porter is currently standing in for Phil.
Cath and Gill and Phil look forward to meeting you.
George Sephton, “the voice of Anfield” entertained us this morning at the monthly speaker meeting. For the last 46 years he has been the stadium announcer at Liverpool FC, making him the longest serving stadium announcer in the world! He described his many brushes with UEFA officials, spoke about the times he was forcibly removed from European Stadia when he was supposed to be commenting, being mistaken for a ticket tout in Paris, his encounters with militia from various countries including being ejected from several places at gunpoint, and the time he was presented with an Italian interpreter…..from Wigan! All in all it was a very entertaining talk and irrespective of whether you were a red or a blue ,his talk was very well received .