Ramble to Glasson Dock and Cockersand Abbey

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10 members of the rambling group today had a very unexpected lovely day for our 8.5 mile circular ramble starting at Glasson Dock near Lancaster. The forecast had been for intermittent showers, but in spite of the very heavy rain on the M6 on our outward journey we found ourselves in a microclimate of warm sunshine and clear blue skies!

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John Moores Painting Prize for December 3rd

We may have a half price offer for December 3rd.  Which Is a Sunday.

Question :Why not?
Answer:  Why not indeed?

Love it or hate it, it’s back again. Twenty five tickets held for our group. At £2.50 each

Wednesday Sunday December 3rd . meet at venue 11.30 am. .self guided visit.

( cash only please)  Just a small victory if your happy with it?

Book at desk Tuesdays with Maureen or Jan.             Nice café on site. More info at desk Tuesdays.

Tickets available online, with half price tickets for Liverpool City Region residents on the first Sunday of every month.       Which is what we are, so, we’ve got  it.

 

Atkinson Gallery Southport, on until September 9th

We are not visiting as a group but this is a brilliant small exhibition ,you wont want to miss. On until September 9th . Closed Sundays & Bank Holidays

A poetic exploration of the relationship between nature, culture, and power in the digital age. Through a series of paintings and sculptures, viewers are invited to contemplate the rise and fall of civilisations in the age of globalisation. The show is constructed around the concept of a Chinese garden with sculptures created from Financial Times newspapers which draw inspiration from traditional Chinese ‘scholar’s rocks’ or ‘spirit stones’. Embodying microcosms of landscapes they are meditative focal points between nature and civilisation.