Christmas Festive Meal 2024

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The Garden Visits group have arranged a Christmas meal on Wednesday, 4th December 2024.  We will visit Gordale Garden Centre a family run business, this is a beautiful and interesting garden centre with plenty for us to see around Christmastime and give us some festive inspiration.   We will then go onto Christmas lunch.
The venue is a mystery as some people like a  ‘surprise’. We offer a 3 course meal, with three choices to choose from in each course.  It also includes tea/coffee and mince pie.  The menu will be available at the Garden Visits table for you to choose.   The cost –  £46  a deposit of £15 is required   (cheques made payable to – Maghull and Lydiate U3A ) the rest maybe paid later.

Depart. – Maghull Square.     9.30am  and return  – Maghull Square.    5.30pm approx

Ramblers on the High Rocks of Helsby

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11 members of the rambling group set off today from Forest Hills Hotel at Frodsham to walk  along part of the Sandstone Trail and the hidden crags of Frodsham Hill, before going onto the High Rocks of Helsby. The route from the hotel should have taken us across the golf course but during the recce, having searched for some time, the leaders realised the golf course no longer existed but was now a forested area! Continue reading →

Tech and Science – September

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The Technology and Science group starts the new
season with the following topics:

Sep 11th : White Mountain – The asbestos story

Sep 25th : Chocolate – chemistry and manufacture

Meetings are 2.30 – 4 pm. at Kensington House

We are always looking for presenters and topics so if you have some thing that you feel might be of interest please contact Colin or Phil 

North Wales Wine Tour

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I have now obtained details of the dinner for the first night ie. 24th September

I have made out a copy for each member

Members are , if possible , to attend the coffee morning on Tuesday 3rd September to complete their choices , sign and date the copy and leave with me

Your urgent attention would be appreciated as I have to send off the completed menus to the hotel and Airedale as soon as possible

Any problem please advise me via a text on 07826 048379

Many thanks

Theatre Group

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New Shows

The Nutcracker Ballet, at The Empire Theatre on Saturday 11th January at 2.30pm. Tckets £36.50.

The Merchant of Venice 1936, at the Playhouse Theatre on Thursday 6th February at 1.30pm. Tickets £28.50.

La Boheme by Puccini, at the Empire Theatre on Friday 7th February at 7.30 pm. Tickets £36.50

Those members who attended A Night at the Opera at St George’s Hall in June, thoroughly enjoyed it. Why not try a full opera. This is the best one to start with. If this was written by Andrew Lloyd Webber you would know that you were going to enjoy it. What would be the show stopping songs, in Italian are called Arias. Above the stage there will be surtitles so you can follow the story. A synopsis of the show will be available at the theatre desk to help know what’s going on. But non of that is important if you give it a go and enjoy the wounderful music and the singing.

National Heritage Open Days 2024

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National Heritage Open Days is an annual event, when venues of  interest are opened, all over the Country, in September, free of charge. Some are only open for this event.  If you would like to see if there is anything that interests you locally (see AFF visit currently advertised) Google in National Heritage Open Days 2024 Merseyside. Some start their events as early as 6.9.24.

St Nicholas’ Church Blundellsands 150th Anniversary

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During part of the National Heritage Open Days , Saturday 14th September and Sunday 15th September ,  there are “guided tours of the church” and Prof. Peter Batey is giving a talk on “the development of Blundellsands” at the above Church , the church is open between 12 noon and 4.30pm an the talk is at 2.00pm

Members who wish to join the trip on either day are to text George on 07826 048379 providing which day they will attend , he will then advise the church on numbers attending on each day , refreshments will be available and members can make a donation if they so wish

Members are to make there own way to the church which is in Mersey Road L23 6SS

North Wales Wine tour 24th September 2024

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I have forwarded an email to all members requesting whether they are English Heritage members

To date , no members has confirmed that they are.

A discount is available to a number of English Heritage venues that we are visiting

If any member has English Heritage membership please reply by email or text George on 07826 048379 so that the tour operator can be informed

Bristol Art, March 21st 2025. 4 days 3 nights

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Bristol has a really great art scene.   It’s not just the home of Banksy we are visiting but four other art venues, so get yourselves fit for March 2025.      We have a eclectic itinerary, all entrances will be included if we have enough interest.

Book at out desk with Maureen or Jan

Deposits should be paid by October 31st and sent direct to Airedale Tours with a booking form