11 members of the walking group completed a 6.5 mile circular walk today. Starting at The Griffin Pub at Bold Heath, an 18th century inn on the old Warrington to Prescot turnpike road, we walked along country lanes to reach the site of Bold Old Hall, where the stone piers and now dried up moat are still in evidence. The land all around here formed part of the old Bold family estate, but is now intersected by the M62 motorway which created something of an obstacle on our walk. Continue reading
Monthly Archives: October 2018
AFF and Wine Tasting Christmas meal
A Christmas meal is to be held in The Academy Restaurant , top of Duke Street , Liverpool on 20th December 2018 , arrive at 11.45am for 12 noon (make your own way there).
Cost is £26.00 per person.
Consideration will be given to those members who have attended the most visits during 2018.
ALL 45 PLACES NOW FILLED
MEMBERS TO NOTE ARRIVAL AT 11.45AM TO SIT DOWN AT 12 NOON
Please see George Birchall at Architecture for Fun / Wine Tasting desk
DID ANY LADY LEAVE A SCARF AT THE ACADEMY RESTAURANT , PLEASE CALL MOE BIRCHALL ON 0151 287 0308 OR 07758 925811
Subject, ‘ Glass’ 1st October.
Gardening trips
Interested in this trip? Call at the desk to apply.
Theatre Group
Shows now booking:
NB New Show The Producers The Royal Exchange Manchester – Fri 18th January Cost, ticket £37.00 plus £10.00 for transport.
Wed 7th Nov – Roger McGough. World War 1 poetry and music at St George’s Hall
Fri 9th Nov – La Traviata. Performed by Welsh National Opera at The Empire
Fri 30th Nov – Calendar Girls – Empire Theatre
Mon 31st Dec – New Year’s Eve ‘Don’t Stop the Music’ with RLPO at the
Philharmonic Hall (transport will be provided for this trip)
NB Please book your tickets for New Year as soon as possible. Theatre Desk will close at the end of November due to the Royal Albert Hall trip and tickets will have to be ordered and distributed before the end of November.
Active Sefton walkers catch runaway
On what promised to be an easy Sunday afternoon stroll with the Active Sefton group, around the wilds of Lydiate, nature once again taught us never to take anything for granted. The promised sunshine, winds, showers and good company were shaken by the shouts of a ‘thrown rider’ and a runaway horse galloping towards us. The stalwart crew faced up and shooed the animal
into an adjacent driveway, hoping for an easy capture. Sadly the driveway turned out to be several hundred meters long but luckily ended in a paddock where we managed to get the reins and calm the shaken beast down with pats and handfuls of grass.
Finally the rider caught up, dragging a damaged ankle and explained that dogs had skitted them both and she had been dumped as the horse turned over. However, it all ended well and we resumed our stroll, finally getting back to ‘Our Lady’s after 2 hours.
A smashing afternoon and thanks to Brenda and John for organising the last Maghul AS walk of the season.