All places have now been filled
A reserve list is in place if any member wishes to be considered for any cancellation
All places have now been filled
A reserve list is in place if any member wishes to be considered for any cancellation
The coach will leave Maghull Square at 9.15am , please arrive by 9.00am to board coach
We have arranged a visit to Tooleys Boat Yard at Banbury on the above date
We will have a return journey by luxury corporate coach from Maghull Square leaving at approximately 8.00am
We will be told about the history of the Oxford Canal and the Boatyard and then we will have a guided tour of the Boat Yard including the Blacksmith Forge (dated 1778 including a demonstration) , Dry Dock (dated 1778) , Carpenters Workshop , Paint Store , Belt Driven Machinery Shop and then view the historic wooden boat “Hardy” built in the 1940s and a look around the museum
We will then have a 40 minute canal boat ride along the Oxford Canal
Lunch ( a buffet consisting of 8 different items) will be taken in Ye Olde Reine Deer Inn
Numbers restricted to 36 members (18 members booked this morning)
Cost is £43 , please visit the AFF desk to book and pay
Wine Tasting 18th March (6.30 at venue , 5.50 for taxi transfer) £12 for tasting and £10 for taxi transfer SOME PLACES STILL REMAINING
Thursday 27th March Dewlay Cheese Factory and Hopworks Brewery Preston . A FEW PLACES REMAINING Cost £39 (those members who came to Lichfield) and £43
Saturday 27/9/25 – 02/10/25 (6 days / 5 nights) Cornwall Wine Tour Booking Form and Flyer now available (THERE ARE A LARGER NUMBER OF MEMBERS WHO HAVE SHOWN AN INTEREST THAN PLACES AVAILABLE) Please visit Wine Tasting Desk to book your place , complete Booking Form and pay £75 deposit
Contact George by text on 07826 048379 if further discussion is required
Arrangements are in hand to visit the above outlets on Thursday 27th March , travelling by luxury coach from Maghull to Garstang in the morning and then onto Preston in the afternoon before we return to Maghull
There will be guided tours of both outlets and sampling of cheese at Dewlay and samples of beer and pizza at Hopworks
Costs are £39 for those members who are taking the Lichfield trip and £43 for other members
Please see George or Jeff at the AFF desk or text George on 07826 048379
PLEASE NOTE COACH LEAVES MAGHULL SQUARE AT 8,15AM PROMPT , PLEASE ARRIVE EARLY TO BOARD COACH
A form is available for members to choose their sandwich for the lunch at the 9ineteen Bistro
Please call into AFF desk at coffee morning ASAP or call George on 07826 048379 to make a choice.
Due to increased demand , I have managed to negotiate further places with The Samuel Johnson Museum.
Therefore , can any member wishing to take up one of these extra places , please text George on 07826 048379 , the cost is £40 per member
Can members who have indicated their interest in joining the above please visit the AFF desk on Tuesday and pay the required fee.
I have a “reserve list” and preference will be given to the members on that list if payments are not received shortly
Please text George on 07826 048379 if any member cannot attend the desk on Tuesday
See my post
I have 29 members booked after yesterdays coffee morning. The luxury coach I have booked holds 39 passengers.
Can members who have booked a place , please arrange to pay by forwarding a cheque to George or pay at the desk on Tuesday morning
If any member wishes to take up a remaining place , please text George on 07826 048379 or visit the Architecture for Fun desk
This trip is one that Book Club members might enjoy as we are visiting the Samuel Johnson Museum, well know. as the man who wrote the first English Dictionary