Due to illness a ticket has become available for the Stephen Sondheim Musical Follies at the Liverpool Playhouse on Saturday 6th June at 2.00 pm cost £37. Leave a message or call in to the coffee morning.
The Philosophy Group will meet on Wednesday May 20th to look at AI – Artificial Intelligence from a philosophical viewpoint. We will look at the development, nature and ethical impacts of current and future developments.
All are welcome. Kensington House at 2.30 pm
Join us on the 12th of May for our monthly Flicks and Friends showing at the Plaza Crosby. This month our film is Sheep Detectives a humorous film starring Hugh Jackman and Emma Thompson.
When George Hardy is murdered his sheep turn detectives and try to solve the crime.
Doors open 12:15 Film starts 13:00 Entry is free but donations are gratefully accepted
The next Supper Club will be at McGraths at Scarisbrick on Thursday 21st May at 6.30. Two courses for £19 or 3 courses £24. Book and menus available at the Coffee Morning on Tuesday.
The June Supper Club will be at the Saracens Head Summerwood Lane Halsall on Thursday 18th June at 6.00pm. Cost and menus to be confirmed shortly.
As usual can you please choose one of the two so that everyone gets a chance to one of the nights. You can put your name down as a reserve on the other if you wish.
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The cost for the trip is now confirmed at £23 as we have the 30 signed up. Can all those who have put their names on the list please come in to the Coffee Morning and pay.
A group visit has been organised for those who want to visit the Bronte Parsonage and Museum at 11.15 and the cost is £13.00. If you wish to join the group visit can you please pay the £13. Alternately you can just turn up at any time or book yourself online to visit the Museum.
A short guided tour has also been arranged for those who wish to find out more about the Bronte sisters life in the village. I am told there is minimum walking and a short talk with tea in the Church. The cost of this will be between £5 -£7 depending on numbers. Please indicate when paying if you wish to join this group.
If you wish to go on the train journey I am told you can just turn up when you want to travel or book online.
Arrangements are in hand to visit the above on Thursday 2nd July commencing with return luxury coach travel from Maghull Square leaving at 9.30am to Llangollen Wharf where we will board a canal cruiser for a 2 hour cruise along the Llangollen Canal passing over the Pontcysyllte Aqueduct , a UNESCO World Heritage site known as the “Stream in the Sky” , it is a126 – foot – high cast – iron trough carrying the Llangollen canal over the River Dee in North Wales. Completed in 1805 . this masterpiece by Thomas Telford features 18 spans and offers iconic views for photography (see George for some photographs)
After the cruise we will be transported back to Llangollen or another tourist spot (tba)
There are various snack/lunch/drinks options available on the canal cruiser , details are available.
Cost is £40 per member excluding snack/lunch/drinks cost (£10 maximum for lunch with tea/coffee , other alcoholic and non alcoholic drinks are available)
See George or Jeff to book at coffee morning (full payment is required for trip/lunch) , only 30 places are available on a first come first serve basis,
Tech and Science Group talk dates and subjects for May are:
May 13 Gympie gympie – Australia’s worst plant
May 27 Cholera – History and Science of a nasty disease
All are welcome from 2.30 pm at Kensington House
Today we will be visiting the popular Town of Bala, set in the Snowdonia National Park and close to Lake Bala which is the largest natural lake in Wales. For the walkers there are lovely walks at the water’s edge and the Lake Bala Railway runs narrow gauge trains (£16.50 return) Bala is an interesting town with a good choice of Artisan Food Shops specialising in Welsh Food and Drink and local produce, Craft Shops etc many individually owned, there is no shortage of coffee/lunch stops either and don’t miss Arran Ice Cream Shop.THEN we are off to meet Erin at Pandy Farm. Erin is a 4th generation young Farmer. She has won BBC’s One Man and his Dog and is often on TV. She will demonstrate her skills with her lovely sheep dogs, they even herd ducks, followed by a talk about the value and processes of wool. We will finish with tea/coffee and home made, on the farm, Welsh Cakes. There is a Farm Shop and area selling local crafts.
WHEN? Wednesday 17th June 2026. Depart 8.30am Return 6pm. Price: £35 Inc. Demonstration/Tea, Coffee, Welsh Cakes. Seats are on sale. NB we will be visiting a working farm so appropriate footwear is advised.
Empire Theatre — Thursday 8th October at 7.30 pm. Lord of the Dance, 30th Anniversary.
Tickets £36.00 (stalls rows R and S 12 tickets).
A really nice Christmas outing. Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester, Saturday 12th December at 2.30 pm. Stephen Sondheim’s A Little Night Music.
Tickets on stage level, £67.00. A lot of money but it is a brilliant show. Songs; Send in the Clowns, A Weekend in the Country.
We will go in a minibus, which will be extra, leaving Maghull in the morning to allow time for shopping and lunch at one of the many restaurants in the vicinity.
There are 14 tickets available which will have to be paid by 14th May.
National Museums Liverpool (NML) is celebrating its 40th anniversary in 2026 with a free exhibition at World Museum starting 3 April 2026 – showcasing 40 items from its seven venues. Formed in 1986, NML is England’s only National Museum group outside London, having welcomed 80 million visitors over four decades.
We will be visiting Pierhead venue sometime in June.DTBA , no tour available . However we can visit independently as an Art Group and enjoy to the full, as we usually do. Booking with Maureen and Jan Tuesdays at u3a.
Donations welcome.
we will meet at venue , no charge for entry or viewing