Photography group update June 2024
The Photography Group Coordinator, Ian Smith, has written an update for June. To see this report just click here and scroll down the page to view.
Sizergh Castle & Gardens
Our visit to Sizergh Castle & Gardens, near Kendal, Cumbria, LA8 8DZ, is on Thursday 30th May 2024. We travel by minibus, driven by Dave, and leave from Tesco Car Park, bus stop A, at 9:45am and return at 3:30pm, expecting to at arrive in Leyland at 4:30pm. The cost is £21.50 (£8.50 for National…
Retrouver Des Ancetres Francais – talk by Sue Hughes
Sue is giving this very interesting talk at our u3a Genealogy group meeting of the 24th May at Morrisons Community Room 2pm – 4pm. Sue said about the talk that “she had always known that she had French ancestry. But it was in the late 1980s and using a wide range of methods that she set…
Little Shop of Horrors
An Octagon Theatre Bolton, new Wolsey Theatre, Theatre by the Lake & Hull Truck Theatre co-production. Book and lyrics by Howard Ashman, music by Alan Menken and directed by Lotte Wakeham. On Saturday 4th May 2024 at 2pm at the Bolton Octagon Theatre. The cost is £15 contact Pam Carroll or Christine Hoey for tickets….
Nye – National Theatre Live
A National Theatre Live production at Chorley Theatre, Dole Ln, Chorley PR7 2RL, UK on Tuesday 23 April 2024 at 7pm. The cost is £10, contact Christine or Pam for tickets. Nye This is a a new play by Tim Price and directed by Rufus Norris. Michael Sheen plays Nye Bevan in a surreal and spectacular journey…
Come Together
Join us for an unforgettable evening of the music of John Lennon and Paul McCartney in this stunning concert performance on Wednesday 3rd April 2024 at 2pm at Liverpool’s Royal Court. The cost is £16 contact Pam Carroll or Christine Hoey for tickets. Written by and starring Tom Connor and Mark Newnham, Designed by Christopher…
Jodrell Bank
Our visit to the famous Jodrell Bank telscope is on Friday 22nd March 2024. We travel by minibus and leave from Tesco Car Park, bus stop A, at 10.00 am and return at 4:00pm from the Car/Coach park where dropped off and we expect to at arrive in Leyland at 5:00pm. Travel is by minibus…
Northanger Abbey
Bold reimagining of Jane Austen’s romantic novel by Zoe Cooper, directed by Tessa Walker on Saturday 16th March 2024 at 2pm at the Bolton Octagon Theatre. The cost is £19 contact Pam Carroll or Christine Hoey for tickets. A Bold reimagining of Austen’s romantic novel Catherine Morland knows little of the world, but who needs…
Animal Farm
Based on the novel by George Orwell, adapted for the stage by Ian Wooldridge on Saturday 17th February at 2pm at the Bolton Octagon Theatre. The cost is £15 contact Pam Carroll or Christine Hoey for tickets. A powerful re-telling of George Orwell’s chilling and timeless classic. When the downtrodden animals of Manor Farm overthrow…
Bury Market
Our visit to the famous Bury Market is Friday 16th February 2024. We leave from Tesco Car Park, bus stop A, at 9:45am and return at 3:00pm from adjacent to the open market, expected at arrive in Leyland at 3:45pm. Travel is by minibus and costs £7 subject to minimum numbers of 15. Meals are…