Our next Ramble will be to Ribchester on the 2nd October
Start : Greenside Car Park – PR3 3ZJ
M58, M6, A59 37 miles
Parking is FREE but limited.
Walk is 8 mile circular, mostly undulating grass and may be very wet underfoot so boots and poles recommended.
Meet Kensington House 9.15
Our talk on Wednesday will cover the chemistry and science of various compounds that lead from artificial colours to poison gases. Interested? Come along for a hopefully enlightening presentation.
Sep 24 – Red to Gold and Prussian Blue
If you have an interest in technology and science then give us a try. The venue is Kensington House from 2:30. All u3a members are welcome.
Undeterred by Yellow Weather Warnings, 6 Ramblers set off from the lovely village of Bowland by Bowland for a 10 mile circular walk. The weather was fine and dry when we set off but we were realistic that this might not last!
After the first leg to the village of Sawley, we had a quick water stop and a photo op alongside the River Ribble. A couple of miles further on we stopped for lunch in a very odd location which comprised a Stone Circle and Arthurian sword in the stone!<
A heavy downpour caught us out, so shelter under some trees proved a good idea except for the multitude of very liquid cow pats! Moving on we crossed a small plateau before dropping down to the river along a steep and partially stepped path.
The final stretch took us through the village Bolton in Bowland and back to Bowland car park for a quick change before the short drive to Sawley and a welcome drink in the Spread Eagle pub.
Hi guys. The Liverpool Science Festival is on from 10-14 September with a varied collection of interesting topics. All are free !
See the link below for more information.
Interested in playing Bridge?
The Table Games Group restarts its’ weekly sessions on Monday lst September 2025 in Kensington House, Station Road, from 10 am.
All levels are welcome so give us a try.
We hope you have had a great Summer break and are eager and ready to start a new season of presentations in September with the following schedule planned:
Sep 10 Vera Rubin and the LSST
Sep 24 Red to Gold – Prussian Blue
Oct 08 Stereograms – 3D science
Oct 22 Compost – science in your bin
If you have an interest in technology and science then give us a try. The venue is Kensington House from 2:30. All u3a members are welcome.
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Our Technology and Science group looked at the history and science of ‘plague’ at the end of June. We covered several pandemics around the world but, because the presenter is squeamish, the gory details were only scraped over.
But Channel 5 has given us the chance to relive the 1665 English events.
Click on the image to watch the program. You will need to register with C5!
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We are visiting Norwich for theThursford Christmas Spectacular.
When: Sunday 23rd November with Airedale Travel
The holiday includes:
Price from £399
Wednesday’s talk was given by John Joyce (BA) who talked about all aspects of the Grenfell Towers incident. A very comprehensive presentation covered the incident itself, previous issues with similar buildings, building materials, council issues and the inquiry.
He also gave detailed information on the outcomes of findings within all the industries and services involved including significant changes to legislation, likely to affect all construction in the future.
The presentation was broken down into 5 key areas:
Our thanks to John and to Steve for inviting him to the group.
Further reading can be found in these links:
The Grenfell tower inquiry
The Hackitt Report
Grenfell – BBC podcast
Show me the bodies
Next month we will be looking at Luca Turin (11th) and plague (25th)