Archive for January, 2008

Frank Carlyle on Liverpool’s Cultural Heritage

A Talk by Frank Carlyle on this topical subject will be held

Tuesday 5th February 2008 at 2pm

St Andrews ChurchDamfield Lane , Maghull. Adm. £1.50   

Wollerton Old Hall Garden

Friday 20th June 2008 £14.50

A four acre plantsman’s garden developed around a 16th century house (not open). Strong formal design has created separate gardens each with its own character. Intensive cultivation of perennials using planting combinations with an emphasis on colour and form. Many rare and unusual plants. See more here.

Book Club – Reading Groups

Next Bookclub Meetings:

 Thursday 14th February 2008 7 30 pm at 17 Melling Lane Maghull  One Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini Friday 8th February  2008 10 30am  A Short History of Tractors in Ukranian If you have read or are reading either of these books or would simplylike to sample a Book Club Meeting please feel free join us. Click on the book title to see a review.

Brian Burgess – a one man show

Liverpool Academy of Art Thursday 13th March 2008

Local artist Brian Burgess will have a one man show at the Liverpool Academy of Art, Seel Street Thursday 13th March 2008 Meet at Maghull train station at 11.15am – free entry.

WALKING GROUP

The Mersey Riverfront.

Albert Dock to Otterspool. (Back by train)

Thursday 21st February 2008. Meet Maghull Station at 9.50 for the 10.00 train.

Five miles flat with wonderful views. Good facilities and a pub lunch for those that want it.

MALHAM

Saturday 8th March 2008. By coach to Malham in the beautiful Yorkshire dales. Price £12. Available now from Geoff Kean. A steady 6 miles with a good stop in the middle. Good facilities and a pub lunch if required.

Spanish for beginners

See Geoff Kean if you are interested in joining this group.

Course resumes 1st September 2008 – St Peters Church 10 am

Clipper Ships and Tall Ships

Advance Notice . We have reserved 100 places for the return of The Clipper Ships 5th July 2008. Names please to Bill and Win.

Apology: We understand all tickets for the Tall Ships have been sold. We will make other plans.

p.s. Please let us have your ideas for “08′ events.

The Mersey Tunnel

Historical Tour of the Mersey Tunnel Saturday 1st March 20082o Places only available – £3.00 – Book now.

Steve Binns on Kitty Wilkinson

Steve Binns will give a talk on Kitty Wilkinson

Tuesday 4th march 2008 2pm

St Andrews Church, Damfield Lane, Maghull

Adm. £1.50

Kitty Wilkinson

Kitty rose to fame after arriving destitute in Liverpool from Ireland in 1794. When the cholera epidemic broke out in Liverpool in 1832 she started up the use of public washrooms to help inhabitants of the cramped parts of the city gain some protection from the disease. Click on this link to find out more.