Day Trips Christmas Lunch 13.12.23

Can you please let me know if you are Vegetarian. Also the Dessert for the above event is Christmas Pudding served with sauce. If you are Diabetic, I have requested they serve either fresh fruit salad or ice cream.  Can you please let me know which would be your preference. Either see me at coffee morning or ring me 526 4665. Many thanks. Cheers. Marj

John Moores Exhibition, @Walker Sunday Dec 3rd

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

N.B Cheque has been posted however if you want to come card payment is acceptable on the day at the venue,

Sunday December 3rd . meet at venue 11.30 am. .self guided visit. No time limit on ticket.

( 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.

Take Care

Maureen

Revised accommodation Cornwall 2024 confirmed

Hello all

Airedale tours (change of hotel for this Art lovers trip March 2024).

We are now booked at a nearby Premier Inn,  Hayle Cornwall, a short drive from St Ives, at £30 00 extra pax., with b/b and a two course  evening meal deal..  As you may be aware the Premier Inn breakfasts are famously substantial, don’t think we will require a lunch.

Please confirm you still want to attend this trip asap, to be sure of this price.

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.

Porthcawl Short Break

Well all 46 of us are back. What a week. We had everything. Nice comfortable hotel, good food, lovely staff, excellent company and the weather! What can we say about the weather? You could take your pick from sunshine, blue skies, warm and then we went downhill slightly. Fantastic sky formations of black and even blacker, squally showers and amazing seascapes of crashing rolling waves. We did a whole lot better than some parts of the country though. Did it deter us? No! Our excursions were good. Cardiff is a beautiful City with the Castle right in the City Centre, we partied at night and a good time was had by all.  We even braved Friday’s M6!

Ramblers defeated by storm Ciaran

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10 very intrepid ramblers relocated todays ramble from Dolphinholme near Lancaster to a local walk due to concerns about flooding. We decided  to walk from Waterloo to Formby, which, although not up to our usual level of difficulty, would give us a decent length walk where the area would hopefully be dry. However storm Ciaran had different ideas! Having travelled by train to Waterloo we walked along the edge of the Marine Lake where the waves were being whipped up by the wind, but at least it was only a light drizzle if a little breezy. Turning the corner onto the promenade we were met with a severe onward wind which increased in intensity as we walked. The sand was whipped up as we walked giving everyone a good sand blasting on the face! The  light drizzle then changed into a downpour and it wasn’t long before everyone was soaked in spite of good walking gear. Part of the walk had to be on the beach as the pathways have now been overtaken by the dunes and walking there is impossible. Reaching Crosby area we decided to leave the promenade and take to the footpath in the hope of getting a little shelter from the wind and driving rain. However by the time we reached Blundellsands the weather was even worse so we sensibly decided to abandon the ramble and head for the nearest station to return home. This is the first time we have been foiled by the weather  but the safety of walkers is paramount and we all agreed this was the right decision. Thanks to everyone who turned out today and I hope you all dried out quickly!