All New Shows
Thu 12th Mar Empire The King and I £46
Fri 20th Mar Playhouse Northern Broadside, Quality Street £22
Fri 17th Apr Empire Cabaret £40
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New Day Trip
We will start our day with a visit to the historic city of Lancaster, set on the banks of the River Lune. This is an English Heritage city, compact, vibrant and quirky, with a 
captivating past and cultured present. There is something for everyone here – museums, galleries, the castle, priory, shopping, Georgian architecture, ‘Olde World’ pubs and the Charter Street market. Take your choice of its’ lively coffee culture, including Atkinsons’ famous coffee and tea merchants, where you will get a cup of freshly roasted coffee. Follow footsteps along ancient alleyways and discover for yourself its’ charm. Then we will be off to the White Cross restaurant which is set in a 130 year old converted cotton
warehouse on the banks of the canal. It has a very good reputation for food and we will have a delicious 2 course lunch, pre-selected from an excellent choice of menu, (3 courses if you prefer is an extra £4)
Wed. 25th March 2020 Dep. 9.15am Ret. 5pm. Price: £25 inc. lunch. Seats will be on sale at our table on Tuesday 21st January 2020
Notices – 14/01/20
Happy New Year to all
Theatre
‘King and I’ tickets for the Empire 12 March are now available £46
Film
21st January ‘Flicks and Friends’ are showing ‘CATS‘, the film at Crosby Plaza at 1 pm. This will be subsidised by Age Concern Crosby at £1.
Tai Ji
Happy New Year to all my Tai Ji members. Here’s something to think about –
The greatest revelation is stillness (Lao-Tsu)
Local History Group
Our next few speakers are:
Tuesday 4th February – Cliff Duncan, one of our own members, will give a talk on one of the murder inquiries he was involved in. The ‘Murder of John Moon’ will deal with the events that transpired on the 29th August 1974.
Tuesday 3rd March – Roisin Stoddern will give a talk and slide presentation on ‘Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral’. Having been a guide there for many years Roisin will take us on a guided tour delving into the heart of the Cathedral.
Tuesday 7th April – Mr Michael Murphy will give us a talk and slide presentation on ‘The History of Ration Books’. This fascinating topic may well bring back memories for some of us!
History for Fun
Last year has flown by so fast it’s hard to believe, that as group, we are approaching our first anniversary. During a packed year, we have enjoyed some really interesting topics, many of which originated from members within our own group. We certainly plan on keeping up the good work as we begin another year of delving into history’s great tales.
Our first talk for this year (17th Jan) will be about Queen Mary (the wife of George V); we’ve all seen pictures of this very stately lady with her pearl choker but to find out about the lady herself join us at our regular venue – Kensington House on the third Friday of each month at 14:30
Our future programme will include talks on George Washington, Joan of Arc and the Brothers of Shugborough. All are welcome.
Wine Tasting Holiday – Sardinia
All places on this holiday have now been filled.
Any member can add name to a “waiting list”
See George Birchall on Wine Tasting desk
Glass workshop
The Stained Glass Workshop will be holding a ‘Practical Introduction to Working in Leaded Stained Glass’ starting 14th February at Lydiate Village Centre. There will be 5 weekly sessions covering Design, Glass cutting, Lead work and finishing off. By the end of the course each participant will have made a small piece of stained glass. The cost of the course, including all materials, is £15. Places are limited so for further information or to book a place please talk to someone at the Glass Workshop Desk on a Tuesday or call in at one of our usual sessions on Friday afternoons. The course will run alongside the usual workshops and some workshop members will be participating in the course instead of working on their own projects. So that we can make sure we have sufficient materials etc. we will set 3rd Feb as the last day for bookings and anyone wanting to book after that would go on to a reserve list. (Maybe come along as an observer!)
Holker Hall and Cartmel, Cumbria
The revised trip to Holker Hall and Gardens with , if time allows , a short visit to Cartmel has been arranged for 14th October 2021
We will have a guided tour of the Hall (12 noon) after a self guided tour of the gardens , (there is no guided tour of the gardens)
The cost including all entrance and tour fees is £31.00
Members have provided there lunch choices and this has been forwarded to Heather Creasey together with the necessary cheque , lunch will be in a separate area provided by the hall , lunch will be at 1.00pm or shortly after the hall tour has been completed
IT IS NECESSARY TO LEAVE MAGHULL SQUARE AT 8.15AM AND THEREFORE MEMBERS SHOULD ARRIVE AT 8.00AM TO ACCESS COACH (MASK UP PLEASE WHILST ON COACH , HALL AND ENTERING DINING AREA)
See George or John at Architecture for Fun desk or call 07826 048379
Auckland Castle and Barnard Castle Durham
We have joined the Art Appreciation Group on there three day / two night trip (20/02/20 – 22/02/20) based at the Durham Marriott Hotel in Durham on a DBB basis. If interested see the Discovery Travel flyer obtainable from George or John on the Architecture for Fun desk.
Combined with the visits to Auckland Castle there will be visits to “The Auckland Project”, including The Spanish Gallery, Auckland Tower, The Deer Park (weather permitting), Bishop Trevor Galley, No. 42, The Mining Art Gallery and the Faith Museum.
After Barnard Castle we take a short walk to the Bowes Museum where we will take in “The Norman Cornish – The definitive Collection ”
The cost is £250 pp sharing a room (single supplement £50) , all entrance fees are included