Fifteen stramblers met at Burscough Bridge Station and caught the train to Appley Bridge last Thursday (27th). We made our way to the canal bank and took the towpath back towards Burscough. This was the anniversary of the original Canal Walking Group reaching Leeds in 2018, with ten of that group present today. We passed Appley Lock and Continue reading
Our Van Gogh immersive experience on May 19th has to be extra £4 due to so many unexpected cancellations due to illness and increased coach cost.
We will still need to give a donation to St Michael le Belfry Church..
Hope this is acceptable. Will you come in asap to pay the extra please.
We are showing our wonderful Art Appreciation Pottery Painting
at the weekly coffee morning on Tuesday 2nd May.
I’m sure you will all be as impressed as last time by the talent we have in our Art Appreciation Group. I am so please with all the group efforts, watch this space for pictures when available. We all look forward to seeing you there – Maureen
12 members of the Technology and Science group visited the Scottish Power control centre in Prenton last Wednesday. We were given a most excellent presentation by Jon and Sue that covered topics including the generation, power distribution networks, outages and call centre activity.
We were then shown around the ‘control room’ and given a close display of the Maghull area network by Kevin, who fielded all our questions.
We finished with Sue and a Q+A session regarding outages and their effects.
Thanks to all the staff and to Bill for organising the day.
We hope to visit a local factory in Knowsley in early June so watch this space.
Visiting the ‘great pottery throw down‘ venue, the Gladstone Pottery in Stoke on Trent. Can’t promise to meet the latest talented potters or their work but we are assured of a good visit.
DATE Wednesday 12th July
Coach: 9.30 am from Maghull Square
Cost: Coach and entry £30.
N.B Those who have already payed by cheque, note the change in cost .
Booking being taken at desk now, with Maureen or Jan, full payment is required by cheque to Maghull and Lydiate u3a.
N.B. The café on site has offered us a lovely Buffet menu.
Menu available at desk. Please indicate if you want Buffett when booking at desk. N.B Payment on separate check please for food, which is not required until nearer the date.
Liverpool u3a are running a quiz and are looking for attendees. Are you interested?
I am, David Coss, the chairman of the Liverpool U3A.
I am writing to you regarding the Network Fun Quiz which we are holding in the Adelphi Hotel on Wednesday, 24th May at 1:30pm. We are charging only £4 admission and this covers the tea and coffee refreshments, the prize money for the winning table and the hire of the room.
It is going to be run along the lines of our previous Network Quizzes which were held before Covid struck. They proved to be very enjoyable afternoons and gave all the members of the neighbouring U3As the chance to meet, chat and get to know what great ideas might be knocking about which one U3A is using to their benefit, while others haven’t even known about – a benefit to all U3As and, in the end, to the organisation as a whole.
Will you please pass this information on to your members and ask, those of them who are interested in attending the quiz, to either phone Marion Carson on 0151 427 0175 or email her at marioncarson2010@hotmail.co.uk by the 10th May, as she has to give the hotel a fortnights notice so they can ensure that everyone present will be comfortably seated and, of course, there will be enough refreshments to go round.
Thanking you in advance – David.
Two New Shows
A new theatre to us, ‘The Brindley Studio‘ in Runcorn, is
presenting ‘Allo Allo‘ on Friday 15th September at 7.30 pm
Tickets cost £15.00 and transport will be provided.
The Empire Theatre – Peter Pan Goes Wrong
Thursday 19th October at 7.30 pm
Tickets £35.00
Monday 24th April until Saturday 22nd July
https://www.prescotmuseum.org.uk/knowsley-open-art/
Free entry to all, this lovely little art gallery has really done itself proud, with artists from across the area and age range. Well worth a visit.
More info at desk on Tuesdays.
We will start our day with a visit to the affluent and attractive Town of Wilmslow in 
Cheshire. Part of the Golden Triangle & home to some of our footballers. Browse the boutiques and shops. Look out for designer bargains in the Charity Shops. Time for coffee. Then we are off to Quarry Bank Mill, once owned by the Greg Family. Discover what it was like to work in a busy Cotton Mill and take a guided tour of the Apprentice House where the child pauper workers lived. Discover how it compares to the lavish home of the
Greg family. There are lovely gardens and a visit to Styal Village shows how other workers lived. Styal is still a thriving community. For the more energetic there are lovely walks along the River Bollin. With a choice of 3 places to eat and a shop to browse, it is an interesting place to visit.
WHEN? Wed.28th June 2023. Dep.9.l5am Ret.6pm. Price: NT Members £12 Non NT Members £29. Seats will be on sale at our table on Tuesday 25th April.