Garden Visits – Calf’s Head Country Hotel & Shackletons Garden Centre – 26th March 2025

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To start the Garden Visits first outing for 2025, we have arranged a 2 course Carvery lunch at the Calf’s Head Country Hotel Worsley, Clitherow.  Wednesday, 26th March 2025.

We will first visit Shackleton Garden Centre. It’s a well stocked garden centre and hopefully give us some spring inspiration.  They have a warm and welcoming cafe which we can have a morning tea/coffee if you wish.

Later, we will go to the Calf’s Head Country Hotel for our carvery lunch with a choice of two or three roast meats and a vegetarian choice, also a selection of delightful desserts. Then to finish a tea/coffee included in the meal.  Cost of trip  £33.

Depart Maghull Square.   9.15am.        Return Maghull Square  5.30pm approx  

AFF – Trip to Lichfield – 27th February 2025

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Arrangements are in hand to visit Lichfield , a cathedral city in Staffordshire with the only medieval three -spired cathedral in the country

We will have a guided tour of the cathedral in the afternoon , prior to this we will visit the Samuel Johnson Birthplace Museum and  have a guided tour , (Samuel was the author of the first English Dictionary) and then have a lunch stop

Cost approximately £40 (based on 30 members) including all entrance fees , guided tour fees and probably a soup and sandwich lunch

Can members visit the Architecture for Fun desk to book a a place or text George on 07826 048379

 

Wine Tasting – 30th January 2025

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The next tasting is on the above date at Winetime at Scatchards

The tasting is £12 per member and a return taxi transfer from and back to Maghull Square is £10 per member.

There are only a few places available particularly for the taxi transfer

Any member wanting to book a place can visit the Wine Tasting desk on Tuesday 28th January or text George on 07826 048379

EMAIL SCAM

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If anyone has received an email purporting to be from me, please ignore it as I have been scammed. Please do not respond to it. I am In the process of closing that account. So sorry if you have been bothered. Cheers Marj

Theatre Group

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New Shows

Rumours of Fleetwood Mac at the Philharmonic on Thursday 17th April at 8.00pm. Tickets £41.00

North by Northwest at the Playhouse on Saturday 24th May at 2.00pm. Tickets £36.00
This is a riotously funny reworking of the Alfred Hitchcock thriller with 50s soundtrack and a lot of hats!
“A night of glamour, romance, jeopardy and a liberal sprinkling of truths!”

You still have time to book:

Private Lives, a comedy by Noel Coward at the LIttle Theatre in Southpoort. Saturday 29th March. Tickets £12.00
Only Fools and Horses at the Empire Theatre on Thurs 12th June at 7.30pm. Tickets £55.00

St Michael’s to Pier Head 19/01/2025

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St Michael’s to Pier Head 19/01/25

Fifteen Strollers took the train to St Michael’s for the first walk of 2025. It was good to see everyone again and with no rain in the forecast, we didn’t mind the grey skies. We set off down Southwold Road and through the woods to Riverside Drive, where we crossed into the Festival Gardens. Here, the Chinese Garden has been neglected Continue reading →

Flicks and Friends

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Join us for a showing of ‘A Complete Unknown’ at the Plaza Cinema Crosby on the 28th January 2025. The story covers the life of the 19 year old Bob Dylan as he arrives in New York.

Doors open at 12:15 pm with the film starting at 13:00. Free for the over sixties but donations are always welcome.

Tech and science – Correction

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We got our dates mixed up in the previous post. Hopefully this better.

A small turnout for ‘3 lines of coke’ but it seemed to be well received. Hopefully folk know a lot more about Pepsi cola, coal coke  and crystal meth 🙂

Our next topic will be the history of Thalidomide on Wed 22 Jan.

February:  12th – Kodaks first digital moments 26th – HAARP
March 12th we will be looking at ‘glass making’ with John. We are proposing a visit to the world of glass museum in St. Helens on Wednesday March 26th. We have the option for a private (FREE) visit or as a group with various add-ons for £15 per head.  Have a look at the website please, check out the group visit and let know if you’re interested.