Guide Dogs for the Blind
The latest of our monthly speakers were Julie and David Oliver, who are members of Preston U3A, accompanied by Julie’s guide dog Queenie. David opened the informative talk by discussing how to puppies are moved to a volunteer puppy walker at 6 weeks old in order to work with the dog and familiarise them with normal sights and sounds in the home and out and about, including people, traffic. Continue reading
13 members of the Foodie Group took a 2 hour trip on the local barge ” Pride Of Sefton ” last week. We were blessed with glorious weather which added to the ambience of the day. Setting off from the mooring at Halsall , the barge cruised along the Leeds Liverpool Canal, as far as Scarisbrick Marina , then returned at a leisurely pace to the departure point. Continue reading
Tuesday 5th April, at 11am in the Sanctuary.
“The work of the association of Guide-dogs for the Blind”
Julie and David Oliver members of Preston U3A. Julie’s guide dog will accompany them.
Admission £1 per person, which will be donated to the Guide-dogs for the Blind association.
When the group was formed in December, the Pedal Pushers (beginners cycle group), set a target of trying to complete a 10 mile cycle ride. It was envisaged that this may take up to 6 months of riding due to the novices in the group.
Pedal Pushers met yesterday (23rd March) for our usual weekly venture out and about. Escorted by Ross Adams (Active Sefton and CTC) with our own leader Bill Ashton acting as rear lookout, we tackled new roads and cycle paths. Leaving the safety of the Leisure centre we travelled as far as the Cheshire Lines path in Maghull via Jubilee Wood crossing the New Brooms Cross road on outward and return journeys, and achieved 8.5 miles in less than 90 minutes.The evidence of our travels is pictured above! The group continues to grow in confidence with several members about to purchase their own cycles in preparation for our becoming a cycle group independent of Active Sefton.
65 U3A members recently heard Dr Josh McCauley from Home Instead, a local care provider, deliver a talk on the topic of dementia. He spoke about the different types of dementia, including the fact that the term dementia is an umbrella term for many forms of the illness, with Alzheimer’s disease being one of the types of dementia commonly diagnosed.
Autumn walks programme
Thursday 10th September – Meet at the Ship Inn, Haskayne. If coming by bus, the 300 stops a few yards beyond the Kings Arms. Walk back up Rosemary Lane back to the Ship Inn to chose your meal and then we will be off on a five mile circular walk around Halsall etc.
Leaders Ann & Bill Langham
Thursday 8th October – Meet at South Parkway Station on the Hunts Cross line for a six mile walk through Allerton, Woolton and Clarke Gardens. We will have lunch at the Pub in the Park in Clarke Gardens before returning the short distance to South Parkway Station for home.
Leader Margaret Schumacher
Thursday 12th November – Note change of venue. Meet at the Royal Oak at the top of Holborn Hill in Aughton for a circular 5 mile walk start around Clieves Hill, returning to the pub for lunch.
N.B. the 310/311 bus route is changing so watch this space.
Thursday 10th December – Meet at Ormskirk station at 1030 for a short walk around the town, finishing in The Fiveways for lunch.
Leaders Lynn & Ian Gent
All the walks start at 10.30
Bill Langham
The ramble on 6th March around three Liverpool Parks and the revamped Festival Gardens was a great success with twenty-nine people enjoying the walk under the leadership of Margaret Schumacher. We all had a very good meal at the Otterspool Harvester where Ann & I joined them having walked very slowly from the railway station to the pub.
Next month’s walk is from the Hesketh Arms in Rufford on April 10th starting at 10.30 and the Leader will be Ian Gent.
Hello All,
I am very pleased to tell you that we now have volunteers to lead walks every month this year. So far my wife Ann has led the December walk – in atrocious weather – my thanks to the hardy ten who turned up. She also led the January walk around Ormskirk, this time in good weather with thirty two people and we ended up in the Five Ways. Yesterday was also Ann’s walk around Clieves Hill ending up at the Royal Oak in Aughton. Twenty two people enjoyed this walk in sunshine but very muddy underfoot.
The next walk will be on 6th March around three Liverpool parks and the revamped Festival Gardens. We will meet at St Michael’s station on the Hunts Cross line to start the walk at 10.30am. Leave from Maghull station – change onto the Hunts Cross line and St Michael’s is the second station after Central. There will be a pub stop at the Otterspool pub before carrying on to the Festival Gardens
The Walk Leader for this ramble will be Margaret Schumacher.
Regards to all
Bill Langham (Walk Co-ordinator)
Todays ramble was from the Hop Vine along to “The Farm” near the Martin pub and then along the canal back to Burscough, 5.6 miles by my GPS..The usual late Summer obstacles were overcome ie,Long grass ,nettles,etc. However a totally unexpected event happened as we were nearing “The Farm ” for a welcome pot of tea,there, adjacent to the footpath, was one of these crop watering devices jetting pulses of water over the crops but also over the footpath,we had to try and dodge the spray but by and large not very sucessfully.We had our tea outside in the sun and let good king Sol dry us off.We then walked down to the canal and back to Burscough where we had the usual splendid meals offered by the Hop Vine (and their equally splendid brewed on the premises drinks).Thirty four of us enjoyed the day.