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Chorley Walk 27/07/2023
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Monthly Archives: July 2023
Stramblers walk near Chorley
A group of sixteen Stramblers met at Yarrow Valley Country Park Visitor Centre on 27th July looking forward to a pleasant walk around the area. The weather forecast indicated that after some initial rain it would brighten up. The walk started from the car park where we noticed an interesting face carved on one of the nearby trees.
Anne outlined a little of the history of the valley, which was a large, industrialised area in the 18th century and beyond. It was a centre for bleaching, dyeing, calico printing and mining. Richard Arkwright developed the water spinning frame later named after him and formed part of the start of the Industrial Revolution. Arkwright’s frame made many of the local workers redundant and he eventually had to move away because of local hostility. Continue reading
History 4 fun
Fridays talk with our guest speaker Frank Carlyle was a great success. It was all about Guy Fawkes and the gunpowder plot (with an unusual twist to the tale).
Frank as usual was both interesting and amusing and we will no doubt be inviting him again in the future.
History 4 fun – Frank Carlyle
Frank will be this month’s speaker and his talk will be about Cromwell and the English Civil War at the usual place Kensington House at Station Road 21st July 2.30 pm
Hale Village 16/07/2023
With strong winds and possible heavy showers in the weather forecast, today’s walk from Hale Village to the bank of the Mersey had ominous overtones to it. Undaunted, eleven of us set off from Maghull to meet another five at Hale. The Maghull contingent took the train to Cressington via Liverpool Central and then the 82A bus Continue reading
Shibden Hall and Piece Hall Halifax
Arrangements have been agreed to visit the above on Thursday 21st September (coach leaves at 8.30am)
Lunch venue and menu has been agreed , (Hare and Hounds , Hipperholme) “Has any member any allergies or requires gluten free bread”
Luxury coach from Maghull Square
Cost is £32 per member. Can members who have booked (12 No.) please see George or Geoff and pay please A RESERVE LIST IS NOW BEING COMPILED
Text George on 07826 048379 or see George or Geoff Martin at Architecture for Fun desk on Tuesday mornings
Whalley Abbey and Sawley Abbey , Blackburn
Arrangements have been agreed to visit the above on Thursday 24th August (coach leaving at 8.45am)
Lunch venue and menu agreed (The Aspinall Arms) Luxury coach from Maghull Square “Has any member any allergies/or requires gluten free bread”
Cost £32 per member (members who have booked (12 No.) please see George or Geoff and pay , A RESERVE LIST IS NOW BEING COMPILED
Text George Birchall on 07826 048379 or see George or Geoff Martin at the Architecture for Fun desk on Tuesday mornings
Technology and Science news
I have been trying for several weeks to access the ‘FREE WiFi‘ on the new Merseyrail trains without success. I finally contacted the Helpdesk to be told that –
‘there are issues with the wifi and Stadler are looking in to it’
Merseyrail have a Customer Service number on WhatsApp – 0151 555 1111
Digital cameras – Summer events
Some items from ‘Art in Liverpool‘ newspaper – July 23 that may be of interest.
Wilkinson cameras have an exhibition of work from the South Liverpool photographic society on display from 31/7 – 06/08
Summer Botanical Cyanotype – Learn the intriguing process of Cyanotype Printing this Summer using our beautiful Bluecoat garden as inspiration