Weld Blundell to Maghull 16/11/25

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Fifteen strollers met at Maghull Station for today’s walk in ideal conditions as the rain and wind from Storm Claudia had thankfully left us. We took the bus to the Weld Blundell and set off along Pilling Lane. It was quite mild with no wind and plenty of sunshine. We crossed the canal bridge by the Mersey Motor Boat Club and followed Continue reading

Family History Group 2026 Programme

Jan 8th     After Christmas Lunch

Feb 5th      Migration of British Children in WWII                              Pat

Mar 5th      Queries Week, and how to solve Family History problems          All

Apr 2nd      Select a family member (any age), in the 1891 Census and find out as much as you can about their life.                                         All 

May 7th      Parish records and what we can find in them.                         Dave & Rod June 4th     AI (Artificial intelligence).                          Iain

July 2nd      Prisoners of War, WWI and WWII, both here and abroad.

Aug             No Meeting

Sept 3rd     Family movement! Why, where, and when. What was happening in the world?                                    Pam  & ALL   

Oct 1st      Military Uniforms, Medals and Photos.               Guest speaker

Nov 5th     How did I start, where am I now with my research and records.        Maureen

Dec 3rd      Where did they live, maps, photos, paintings, local landmarks in the area.                                                                                

Go Potty in February. Ormskirk. DTBD

pot 2   We are booking another, very popular pottery visit. This time closer to home. Moorgate, Ormskirk.  Easy to travel to via train from Maghull.  Quite a bit bigger than previous venues, twenty five places available.  £5 pp basic studio fee, then cost of pottery depending on size etc.

Full details on flyer.   Payment on booking,Tuesdays u3a with Maureen or Jan

Ramblers in West Kirkby

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Thirteen ramblers arrived at West Kirby station on a very mild November day and proceeded to walk along the Wirral way.  Trees in their Autumnal colours, with lots of leaves falling, passing some very nice properties overlooking the Dee estuary and the North Wales coast, we arrived at the Thurstaston visitor centre for a coffee break.

We continued on the old railway line until turning off for Heswall fields, taking us down to the beach for a look at the various boats.Then we picked up the King Charles III coastal path, taking us along the cliffs over Thurstason beach and couple of occasions, down on to the beach.  A brief rain shower brought out the wet gear but it soon passed and we were again in sunshine. At the boat club we retrieved the coastal path, arriving back in West Kirby, having walked 8.5 miles. Wetherspoon provided a welcome meal.