2.12.19 to 6.l2.19  Turkey n Tinsel Break – – final briefing for this break will be held on Tues.26th November 2019 in the Coffee Room at ll.15am.  If you cannot attend please arrange for your information pack to be collected.  Many thanks

Mon.16th Dec. 2019 – Christmas Lunch at Llyndir Hall Hotel, Rossett.  As there will be no Day Trip Table on 3rd December and it is the Carol Service on the 10th, please arrange to pay your balance for this trip by Tues.26th November. Please make sure you have completed and returned your choice of meal slip  Many thanks

Turkey n Tinsel –  2.12.19 to 6.12.19 Please note the final briefing for this break is on Tuesday 26th November 2019 at ll.15am in The Coffee Room.  If you are unable to attend please arrange for someone to collect your information.  Many thanks

Mon.16.12.19 Christmas Lunch – There will be no Day Trips table on Tues.3rd December 2019 and the Carol Service is on the 10th Dec. so can you please arrange to pay the balance for this trip by the 26th November.  Many thanks

An 8,.30am start and beautiful sunshine started our visit to Guru Nanak Gurdwara in Smethwick.  We had an uneventful journey – if you don;’t count the miles of smart motorway speed limits on the M6.  On arrival at this, the largest Gurdwara in Europe we were warmly greeted and appropriately suited but not booted eg. head coverings and no shoes, were ushered in to this beautiful Temple for an interesting talk and opportunity for a question session.  It was an amazing insight into a completely different culture. Sikhs are very welcoming regardless of faith etc. Everyone we met was calm, peaceful, very polite and very helpful. We attended Langa – this is counted as a blessing and food is provided all over the world free of charge, every day and we wondered how lines of people were able to easily squat on the floor to eat their meal. After bidding farewell to this peaceful area we set off for the Jewellery Quarter Museum.Smith and Pepper who owned the factory could not have known the legacy they left when they closed the factory and stopped production.  It is like a time warp and an indication of how different working conditions were then and now.  Very interesting guides who also gave a demonstration.  We finished with tea/biscuits and then set off on the tortuous journey home on the M6.  However, it was a good day with lots of surprising information. We met some lovely people and the sun shone all day.   .

To-day’s trip is a nice introduction to the start of the Christmas period and will begin with a visit to Manchester’s Christmas Market, one of the biggest in the country.  Set in the City Centre with plenty of chalet style stalls to choose from –  selling pretty well anything you want to buy.  Gifts with a difference, stocking fillers, food, maybe a glass of Gluhwein etc. A perfect chance to get some good ideas for your Christmas. Close to all the amenities that the City centre offers.  Shops, bars, cafes, galleries etc. Time to browse, buy, have coffee and some lunch.  Then we are off to the beautifully restored Art Deco Stockport Plaza for their annual Christmas Showtime.Many well known stars have performed on this stage down the years.  Sit back and relax in your comfortable stalls seat and enjoy.  Lovely scenery, stunning costumes, talented cast, all the songs we know – even “real” snow!!

WHEN?? Thurs.14th November 2019.  Dep.9.30am  Ret.5.30pm. Price:  £25 inc.GOOD stall seat.  Seats will be on sale at our table on Tuesday 3rd September 2019

Where better to be than the Lake District in Autumn?  We will be visiting Bowness which, until 1847 when the railways started, was a fishing village.  The Victorians quickly made it in to what it is to-day – a thriving tourist destination.  There are walks by the Lake where you can watch the world go by or book a boat trip, museums, most famously, the home of Beatrix Potter, galleries, shops, cafes and pubs. Some of the lovely hotels were originally the private homes of successful Manchester businessmen.  Time to browse, have a coffee, lunch and take in the lovely scenery. Then we will be off to visit the Blackwell Arts and Crafts House which is set in lovely gardens with stunning views of Lake Windermere.  It was originally the holiday home of Sir Edward Holt, a successful Manchester brewer.  It is now a place to explore, soak up the atmosphere and have an introductory talk to this special property.  We will finish with a cream tea. 

When ?  Wed. 16th October 2019.  Dep.9.15am   Ret. 6pm  Price: £23 inc. intro. talk and cream tea. Seats will be on sale at our table on Tuesday 30TH July 2019.

nb. no Day Trips table on Tuesday 23.7.19