Wednesday 5th June 2.30 – 4.30 at Kensington House
We will continue to look at some fiendish puzzles and find that they are not so scary after all.
It’s easy when you know how!
All welcome. Entrance £1
More info from Wanda Leach 284 8454 or
wleach099@gmail.com
The Monday evening group will be walking from Halsall to Lydiate along the canal on 10th June. You would need to have been on the training for Nordic Walking to take part. If you are interested come to the Group Support desk on a Tuesday morning or text Brenda McKenzie on 07900525222.
The next meeting for this group is 20th June at Lydiate Villiage Hall. (not Parish Hall) at 2-4pm. John has recommended the following :
These are excellent lectures and eclipses anything I could do!
The Reith Lectures – 2019: Jonathan Sumption, 1/5. Law’s Expanding Empire – @bbcradio4 http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00057m8
The Reith Lectures – 2019: Jonathan Sumption, 2/5. In Praise of Politics – @bbcradio4 http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0005f05
Some of the members of this group are away this month so if you would like to come to this meeting come to the Group Support desk on a Tuesday morning or text Brenda McKenzie on 07900525222
Join us for a special day visit to Trentham Gardens, the Shopping Village and one of the largest Garden Centres in the country. On arrival we will receive our day ticket which will entitle you to wander as you please. In and out of the Gardens and Village. See the wonderful Show Gardens, Italian Gardens, Upper Flower Gardens, etc. etc. All beautifully laid out. As you stroll round can you spot the Fairy Trail with its’ interesting statues? There is a boat which sails the Lake if you feel like taking a relaxing trip. The lovely Shopping Village has an amazing choice, something for everyone and a big selection of eateries cate
ring for every taste. Don’t miss the fantastic Garden Centre
WHEN? Wed.2lst August 2019. Dep. 9.15am Ret.6pm Price: £20 includes entrance to Gardens. Seats will be on sale at our table on Tues.4th June 2019..
Fourteen walkers met at the London Bridge pub on the Bridgewater Canal at Stockton Heath. The weather was warm and sunny so coats were left in cars. The staff at the pub let us use their facilities and we chose our meals before setting off across the A49 and along Mitchell Street to the canal towpath at Thorne Marine. We walked along the canal Continue reading
In order to facilitate a trip by the Architecture for Fun group, the July ramble to Dovestones will now take place on 11th July rather than the 4th. Further details will be posted in due course. The Easy Walk will still take place on 4th July.
Kirkby Gallery will be hosting an exhibition this year celebrating industry in the local area – the goods produced here and the people who made them, sharing the stories of businesses large and small, past and present.
If you are interested in being involved in the Made on Merseyside exhibition at Kirkby Gallery, please contact Tina Ball on 0151 443 5617 or email tina.ball@knowsley.gov.uk by Friday 31 May 2019
Sunday Strollers decided to try something different this month. 18 of our members solved a mystery murder in Chester. We split into 3 groups of 6. Group 1 got off to a flying start. We started at St John the Baptists Church and the ruins next to it. We had 22 clues in total to solve and we visited the Amphitheatre, River Side, Edgar Field Park.
The foodie group met yesterday and 3 of our members presented regional bakes. Jill (who sadly could not join us but sent the most amazing bake) made a Shropshire Fidget Pie. In spite of extensive research, the history of this pie is unknown, but it is a genuine regional bake but with no provenance. It is thought it might have evolved in the same way as Cornish Pasties and Bedfordshire Clangers….filling pastry with meat and vegetables to use leftovers. Whatever its origins it was delicious! Continue reading
Rich or Poor? Adopted? How did they live? Where? When were they born? Die? In service? Transported ? Emigrated? Did they marry? How many children?
Soldier, Sailor, Butcher, Candlestick maker?
