Hello all

I have been in touch with Airedale tours once again to request a change of hotel for this Art lovers trip March 2024 or I would have to cancel  I have always been aware if its shortfalls and told them from the start WE do not want this hotel. They assure me they will find a good replacement ,possibly a nearby Premier Inn, at the same cost hopefully with b/b and evening meal deal.. The problem is we are such a large group and most St Ives hotels are not able to accommodate so many.  I need to know if anyone has a reason not to stay at Premier Inn or similar.

The cost is very reasonable for Cornwall . Itinerary stays the same,

23rd March. a.m      Tate St Ives………..   then  free afternoon in St Ives

24th March a.m        Barbara Hepworth Museum then Trengwainton Gardens.

(Nat Trust) free  if a member

Let me know if you are concerned about anything please.

Best wishes,  Maureen

This trip is full , thank you .

Hello we are visiting

Astley Hall , Chorley 

recently renovated and looking good.

see you Tuesday.

• Recently renovated and reopened
• 400 hundred years of history unfolds
• Entry £3.95
• Tour of hall and artwork – £9.00
• Coach £17.00
• Total £30.. based on 30 booking
• Coach from Maghull Square 9.am
• Lovely café on site
• Payment upon booking  at desk Tuesdays with Maureen or Jan
• Their website is    Astley Hall, Coach House & Park (astleypark.co.uk)

Sounds a great trip,                         (For all our lovely art lovers.)
March 22nd /  25th March 2024  4 days, 3 nights
Costs  £369 (40 pax),    £379 (35 pax),   £409 (30 pax)  single supplement £60 pp.  St Ives Bay Hotel, Dinner, Bed and Breakfast.                          

Click on link for info  (Maureen Birchall Cornwall 2024)

Both art venues –

Tate St. Ives,  Barbara Hepworth Museum, joint fee at a concessionary rate .=  £13 per person….Booked separately from Airedale

Also we have booked National Trust , Trengwainton Gardens afternoon 24th.

Free if a member, £11 if not ( to pay on the day )   Nice café on site for a snack.

Book at desk Tuesdays with Maureen or Jan

N.B Airedale require deposit by October 31st 2023

Your holiday will be covered against cancellation only (conditions apply). Further information can be found on our website, which you can share with your members. Details will be provided should yourself or one of your members be unable to travel.

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.

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.

Hi all

Biennial-2 (7)

 Maureen

Please take note of this important warning from a friend.

In view of recent events, we can not afford to let  down our guard.

Maureen