Monthly Archives: April 2025

Trip to Burnley 29/5/25

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AFF has managed to add a further visit on this trip (see previous post for original detail)

We are to visit The Singing Ringing Bell then Queen Street Textile Mill Museum where we will  tour this steam driven mill (the only one in the UK) after which we will have soup and sandwich lunch at the museum , we will then go onto a National Trust property , Gawthorpe Hall where members can take a self guided tour

Cost is £40 for NT members and £47 for non NT members

See George or Geoff at AFF desk (can those members who booked a place on the Banbury trip please make arrangements to pay the necessary fee

Two places available due to cancellation, June 13th

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Friday June 13th

The Whitaker Museum is a lovely, quirky Museum which has been part of the cultural life of the Rossendale Valley for over one hundred years.  Set in the beautiful Whitaker Park in Rawtenstall.  A traditional and contemporary Museum Art / Gallery  but with a modern twist.

Afternoon visit to Temperance Bar as seen in Hairy Bikers show. Seven tasting to take us back to our childhood.

Leaving Maghull Square 8.45 am prompt.

Total cost £40.         Lunch at cafe.not included in cost

Booking at u3a desk Tuesdays with Maureen or Jan

 

ADVANCE NOTICE JUNE AGM

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On 10th June 2025 we will be holding our Annual General Meeting at Maghull Baptist Church.  Doors will open at 09:30 with the meeting starting at 10:00.
Prior to the meeting, packs containing relevant information will be sent out digitally to those with an email address and printed for those who do not have access to the Internet.
We need as many members as possible to attend as this is your opportunity to voice your thoughts about how our u3a is
doing but also to vote on any relevant proposals.
See you there!

West Kirby to Thursaston 24/04/25

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For today’s walk, nineteen Stramblers took the train to West Kirby. We couldn’t have asked for better weather with bright sunshine and blue skies. We joined the Wirral Way – part of the Wirral Country Park which opened in 1973. The Wirral Way follows the track bed of part of the former Birkenhead Railway line, which closed in 1962. The path, flanked by trees, led through Ashton Park and further on, it rose to give Continue reading →

Jim Moir (aka Vic Reeves) Bird Artist, August DTBC

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Dawn to Dusk .  Jim Moir  is Vic Reeves

Art has always remained his first love and his original, eccentric and mischievous artwork has been exhibited at institutions including the Royal Academy in London.

The anarchy and wonderful eccentricity for which he is synonymous is evident in his bold, vibrant and often surreal artworks which merge his interest in the natural world and his witty imagination.

‘Moir is a compulsive artist, recording his thoughts and observations with abandon. The imagined and experienced worlds are chronicled in a prolific outpouring of ideas and thoughts beyond everyday life.’

We are visiting  early August DTBC with Lady Lever Gallery, Port Sunlight.

Well Deserved Congratulations

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In memory of lost friends and family members our Walking Groups decided to join Woodlands ‘Light up the Night Walk’ in support of the hospice .  Many of our other members joined in and dressed in a wide variety of outfits, completed the walk.

The amount of money they had hoped to raise was a modest target but what they did achieve was beyond their wildest dreams.

This certificate ( awarded by Woodlands today) gives thanks from the hospice to all who took part and all who supported the cause as they raised the magnificent sum of £3,042.50

As a u3a we extend our admiration for the work that Woodlands do and heartily applaud the amazing contributions our members have made.  Well done one and all.