Frank will be this month’s speaker and his talk will be about Cromwell and the English Civil War at the usual place Kensington House at Station Road 21st July 2.30 pm
History 4 fun – Frank Carlyle
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Shibden Hall and Piece Hall Halifax
Arrangements have been agreed to visit the above on Thursday 21st September (coach leaves at 8.30am)
Lunch venue and menu has been agreed , (Hare and Hounds , Hipperholme) “Has any member any allergies or requires gluten free bread”
Luxury coach from Maghull Square
Cost is £32 per member. Can members who have booked (12 No.) please see George or Geoff and pay please A RESERVE LIST IS NOW BEING COMPILED
Text George on 07826 048379 or see George or Geoff Martin at Architecture for Fun desk on Tuesday mornings
Whalley Abbey and Sawley Abbey , Blackburn
Arrangements have been agreed to visit the above on Thursday 24th August (coach leaving at 8.45am)
Lunch venue and menu agreed (The Aspinall Arms) Luxury coach from Maghull Square “Has any member any allergies/or requires gluten free bread”
Cost £32 per member (members who have booked (12 No.) please see George or Geoff and pay , A RESERVE LIST IS NOW BEING COMPILED
Text George Birchall on 07826 048379 or see George or Geoff Martin at the Architecture for Fun desk on Tuesday mornings
Technology and Science news
I have been trying for several weeks to access the ‘FREE WiFi‘ on the new Merseyrail trains without success. I finally contacted the Helpdesk to be told that –
‘there are issues with the wifi and Stadler are looking in to it’
Merseyrail have a Customer Service number on WhatsApp – 0151 555 1111
Digital cameras – Summer events
Some items from ‘Art in Liverpool‘ newspaper – July 23 that may be of interest.
Wilkinson cameras have an exhibition of work from the South Liverpool photographic society on display from 31/7 – 06/08
Summer Botanical Cyanotype – Learn the intriguing process of Cyanotype Printing this Summer using our beautiful Bluecoat garden as inspiration
Biennial Tate. Friday September 8th
Table games
We are running right thru the summer so if you fancy a game of Scrabble or Bridge on Monday from 10am please come along to Kensington House.
We currently have places available for both games so give us a try or bring along a different game to play.
Newcomers welcome.
Wine Tasting Tuesday 01/08/2023 Italian Wines
Arrangements have been agreed to hold the above at “Winetime at Scatchards” on the above date.
Wines will be selected from ITALY and there will be the usual food available , meat , cheese , biscuits ,olives etc
As there is to be a “duty increase” in wine from abroad the cost for the tasting of 6 wines and the food will be £10 per member.
Taxi transfers from Maghull Square and return will be £9 per member.
2 PLACES STILL AVAILABLE
Pl ease text George on 07826 048379 to reserve a place (payment must be made at the next Tuesday coffee morning) or call in at the coffee morning and book and pay.
Recent Scam Email “BE AWARE AT ALL TIMES FOR SCAMS”
I refer to the recent email purporting to be from myself ie George Birchall with regard to recipients purchasing an “Apple e-gift card” for , supposedly a friend of mine who was down with liver cancer as it was her forthcoming birthday
Maureen and I were on holiday at the time the email went out , there was not even any “internet connection” on the ship on that day.
We received , whilst on holiday , telephone calls , texts and emails (received once the internet was reconnected)
Friends in Australia , United States and UK had received emails and several made contact with us to determine whether I had sent the email
Obviously , I advised all who contacted us by whatever means that the email was a “SCAM” and that it had not come from me obviously our email address had been compromised
Even today 07/07 I have had calls with regard to the email and I have advised all that it was a “SCAM”
Could I suggest that , if any member gets similar emails from anybody (U3A or not) that they , before doing anything , clicking on links etc , gets in touch with the person indicated in the email to verify that the email is from them and that it is or is not a “scam” This is the method that Maureen and I have adopted for several months now as we probably get half a dozen telephone calls and texts/emails every week
Please feel free to discuss any concerns with me if you so wish and seek my assistance if you have fallen for the scam
I BELIEVE ONE MEMBER UNFORTUNATELY PAID THE AMOUNT REQUETED BUT THIS HAS SINCE BEEN REFUNDED
Kind Regards.
George Birchall
New Day Trip
We are visiting Elsecar Heritage Centre, a living history centre set within the attractive l8thC village of Elsecar which is in South Yorkshire. Dating back to the l700’s, the whole valley was once owned by the 
Earls of Fitzwilliam of Wentworth Woodhouse. Today it has a Visitor Centre (You can book a guided tour £6 not included) where there are displays of the history of the site and a film show. There are also shops, a museum, studios, tea rooms etc. For the energetic there is access to the reservoir and nature reserve. After an interesting morning we will make our way to the Wentworth Garden Centre to have some lunch. We will then be visiting Wentworth Woodhouse, owned by the Fitzwilliam family. They made their money from coal. It has a longer frontage than Buckingham Palace and is one one of the largest homes in Europe. Used for filming Victoria, The Crown, Downton Abbey etc. and most recently Kate Winslet & Hugh Grant have been filming. We will have a guided tour of the property, visit the garden, see the Camellia House where 
£9million has just been spent restoring it. We will finish with tea/coffee/biscuits in one of the State Rooms. The National Trust has an interest in developing this property and there is a small reduction for NT members.
WHEN? Wed.20th September 2023 Dep.8.30am Ret 6pm. Seats will be on sale at our table on Tuesday 11th July 2023. Price: £27 NT Members £32 NNT members. inc. Guided tour, tea/coffee/ biscuits, coach.