Our Isle of Wight holiday is now full but a waiting list will be kept so if you are interested please ring Jane on 526 2530.
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Isle of Wight Holiday 2022
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Bodmin Jail Hotel – June 2021
A 4/5 star hotel, a dining room built inside a chapel, Michaelangelo’s fresco on the ceiling, lights that changed in tune to the heavenly music and Cordon Bleu cooking. You’d be expecting the dress code to be black tie and long frocks for the ladies – but no.
For this intrepid couple it meant putting on your pyjamas and turning up in barefeet!
Frances and Ken are on a mission and they turned up in their signature Alderhey pyjamas! Their aim is to raise awareness for the work Alderhey hospital is doing and they have been turning up in their pyjamas at various venues.
There were no disapproving looks from the rest of the guests though, just an interest in what it was all about. Guess that means they fulfilled their aim – mission accomplished!
I wonder where they’ll turn up next?!
Cornwall Holiday
A room has become available on this holiday which departs on the 6th of June 2021 for six days. Please ring Jane on 526 2530 for more info.
Lockdown Leads to Poetry
The following poem was written by one of our members, I’m sure the sentiment will strike a chord with many of us!!
Decisions! Decisions!
Sitting here deciding and thinking what to do
It really is quite wearing makes me feel quite blue
I should clear out that cupboard throw out all the tat
But I might need it one day so that’s the end of that
Executive decisions they are running through my mind
Should I clean the paintwork or something of that kind?
It’s made me tired thinking of the jobs ahead of me
I’ll have to sit and have a rest and make a cup of tea
You’d think it would be easy to have the time you need
But all I really want to do is sit down and have a read
I feel a little guilty when friends say what they’ve done
But that guilt it soon wears off when I’m sitting in the sun
I get out all the tools to make a garden of perfection
Then it seems that I have lost all sense of my direction
I’m right back in the kitchen now how did I get here
The teapots on the table and I’ll have a cup to cheer
The nasty time is over and things have not been done
Do I regret time wasted when I didn’t even manage one?
I’ve got a lovely sun tan, have read favourite books galore
And the jobs they still awaiting just as they were before
Pat Johnson Litherland
2020 Holidays Update
Due to the current crisis all my holidays for 2020 have been either deferred to 2021 or cancelled. Here is an update
Derbyshire Weekend – this holiday has been moved to 26th March 2021. As this date was not feasible for everyone i now have rooms available on this break. Click on this link to view the flyer.
Battlefields Tour – this holiday has been moved to 5th of September 2021 and amazingly has remained at almost the same cost. Once again the new date has clashed with other events for a few people so places are now available on this break. Click on this link to view the flyer.
If you have an interest in either or both of these breaks please contact Jane Jones on 0151 526 2530
Something for those long days to come.
Library Books To Your Armchair.
The above link is a great way to help pass a few hours whilst we are all cooped up. If you’re a member of a library, download the app and log into your library account. Then you can borrow either electronic books to read on your device, or audio books to listen too. I’m currently drifting down the Ganges in a leaky boat with Eric Newby. A bit nicer than sitting in a semi in Maghull you’ll agree. Next week I intend to cross the Kalahari with Thesiger, then walk the Appalachian trail with Bill Bryson. An escape of sorts. Maybe you can make use of it and catch up with your favourite authors.
Dathliadau a ‘Charades’ – Celebrations and Charades
Fel bob tro, cawsom amser gwych yn y dosbarth Cymraeg heddiw gyda chacen ffrwythau a Bucks Fizz yn doreithiog. Roeddem yn dathlu priodas Siobhan, merch Chris a Stuart, ac yn hapus iawn i godi gwydraid wrth i ni dostio ffortiwn dda’r cwpl hapus.
Doedd hyn yn golygu na wnaethom ddim gwaith yn y dosbarth! Fe wnaethom barhau i ychwanegu berfau at ein geirfa gynyddol a’u rhoi i weithio yn ein gêm o charades!
Trowyd tudalennau geiriadur ar gyflymder ac roedd yn anhygoel faint ohonom a luniodd ddehongliad gwahanol o’r gweithgaredd yn cael ei actio!
Roedd yn sesiwn dda iawn ac roeddem i gyd yn teimlo’n flin dros y rhai a gollodd allan heddiw.
Bwyd da a cwmni gwych – Good food and excellent company
Ddydd Iau cawsom ein gwibdaith gyntaf yn 2020. Fe wnaethon ni fwynhau pryd bwyd rhagorol yn yr Hayloft yn Lydiate gyda digon o amser i sgwrsio a rhoid y byd yn ei le.
Cawsom gyfle hefyd i groeso aelod newydd i’n dosbarth. Cafodd Margaret ei geni a’i magu yn Ynys Môn ond mae hi wedi byw yn ardal Maghull ers blynyddoedd lawer yn cadw ei Chymraeg yn fyw gyda galwadau ffôn hefo ei theulu yn Sir Fôn. Mae hi bellach wedi dod o hyd i gyfle arall i ymnarfer ei Chymraeg ac wedi mwynhau’r cyfle i ddefnyddio ei mamiaith unwaith yn rhagor.
Yn 93 oed, roedd Cymraeg Margaret yn anhygoel ac rydym i gyd yn edrych ymlaen at ei gweld yn ein dosbarth nesaf.
On Thursday we had our first outing of 2020. We enjoyed an excellent meal at the Hayloft in Lydiate with plenty of time for a good old gossip. We also had the opportunity to welcome the newest member to our class. Margaret was born and bred in Anglesey but has lived in the Maghull area for many years keeping her Welsh alive with phone calls back home. She has now found another home and revelled in the chance to natter away in her mother tongue once more.
At 93, Margaret’s Welsh was amazing and we all look forward to seeing her at our next class.
Tai Ji
Happy New Year to all my Tai Ji members. Here’s something to think about –
The greatest revelation is stillness (Lao-Tsu)
Local History Group
Our next few speakers are:
Tuesday 4th February – Cliff Duncan, one of our own members, will give a talk on one of the murder inquiries he was involved in. The ‘Murder of John Moon’ will deal with the events that transpired on the 29th August 1974.
Tuesday 3rd March – Roisin Stoddern will give a talk and slide presentation on ‘Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral’. Having been a guide there for many years Roisin will take us on a guided tour delving into the heart of the Cathedral.
Tuesday 7th April – Mr Michael Murphy will give us a talk and slide presentation on ‘The History of Ration Books’. This fascinating topic may well bring back memories for some of us!