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OUTINGS

Co-ordinators: Pat Cooper and Barbara Matthews
e-mail: outings@newmillsu3a.org.uk
Meetings: various monthly - all outings are open to the full membership

When possible information will be printed in the news letter, and during monthly meetings can be found on the notice board at the back of the hall. Places are limited therefore we recommend checking at the beginning of each meeting.
The co-ordinators Barbara Matthews and Pat Cooper are always happy to answer any queries and take your booking by phone.
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Salford - Media City

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Salford - Media City

 

£8.50

Meet 5 minutes before start time at the reception desk STUDIO BLOCK. No large bags, rucksacks etc, or nail files, sissors or anything sharp.  There is no cloakroom facility.

Booths cafe can be found in the Open Centre close to the Studio Block.


Port Sunlight, and
Lady Lever Art Gallery
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Port Sunlight and Lady Lever Art Gallery

£15.50 includes coach, tour on coach of village, and entrance to museum.
Gallery is free.  Tea/coffee is ordered for our arrival, pay on day.

Arley Hall
Garden Festival
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Arley Hall Garden Festival
Sunday 23 June 2013 (9.30 am start)

Coach & entrance £16.50

Lytham St Annes

Day in Lytham St Annes 9th July £11.50

Northumberland
and Durham

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Northumberland and Durham - 4 day (3 night) break
4 August 2013

There is one single room available for Northumberland on 4th August
£319.
 

Sunday - enjoy the outward journey, making a stop at Bowes Museum, Barnard Castle
Monday - full day at Beamish Open Air Living Museum
Tuesday - short coastal drive to Alnwick castle and gardens
Wednesday - return journey with break in the city of York

Price £259 per person on a dinner, bed and breakfast basis at Newcastle Gosforth Park Marriott Hotel. Includes all excursions. Deposit £50 per person. Several twin rooms available. Please speak to the organiser Barbara Matthews regarding singles.

Cosford RAF Museum 

Cosford RAF Museum 3rd October £13

Thursford Christmas Spectacular

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Sunday 1st December  THURSFORD CHRISTMAS SPECTACULAR

Not to be missed magical show with a cast of 130, non-stop singing, dancing, music, humour and variety.

The coach pick up will be on the A6 close to Newtown traffic lights. We travel to Norfolk and the Norwich area with Cairngorm Travel.
Following an early evening meal at the four star Dunston Hall Hotel we travel to Thursford for the evening performance of this spectacular show.
Time in Norwich on Monday morning before returning to Stockport.

Cost including ticket to show, dinner, bed & breakfast £129 (single £149)
(none U3A spouses & friends are allowed)

2 twin rooms available

PHOTO GALLERY
Port Sunlight and Lady Lever Art Gallery
Thursday 16 May 2013
photos sent by Mac McLaughlin.
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The Analemmatic Sundial
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Instructions for the Analemmatic Sundial
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Fountain outside the Port Sunlight Museum
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Workers houses opposite the Lady Lever Gallery

 

Boscobel House/ Moseley Old Hall. April 2013 Click on image to enlarge
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outside house
three women
archway and two people
people around a table
the group seated
two candles
listening to speaker

 

Media City March 2013 Click on image to enlarge.
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breakfast show hosts
two members on sofa
weather girl
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Images supplied by
group members.
 

ANNUAL LUNCH

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February 2013 - New Mills Town Hall
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TATTON DECEMBER 2012
(pictures supplied by Barbara Matthews)
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WALK AT MALHAM SEPTEMBER 2012
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OUTINGS GROUP SHORT HOLIDAY AUGUST 2012

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by the river
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river view
group dining
bus trip
Pictures supplied by
Barbara Matthews.
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Outings trip to Liverpool 2012 click on images to enlarge
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BODNANT GARDENS

photos taken by Mac McLaughlin
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A successful visit
to the garden centre
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Looking down on
the Mill in the Dell
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Mecanopsis with
fallen rhododendron petals
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The Laburnum Walk

HAREWOOD HOUSE AND GROUNDS

YORKSHIRE

Wednesday 16 May 2012

images from Mac McLaughlin

Harewood House and Terrace

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Himalayan Garden

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Flamingoes in Bird Park
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Victorian Baths and Elizabeth Gaskell's house 2012

photos taken by Mac McLaughlin
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Elizabeth Gaskell's house
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Victorian Baths
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inside Victorian baths
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inside Victorian Baths
These images were supplied by Pat Cooper
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Lunch at New Mills Town Hall
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HIGH CLERE CASTLE

U3A summer break - images

from members

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notice in banbury town centre
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white horse statue banbury
castle gardens
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gardens at castle

Day 1
Travel down stopping at Millets Farm (Restaurants, garden centre, crafts etc.)

Day 2 (morning)
Visit High Clere Castle home of the Carnarvon family since 1679.

The present castle, which was the film location for Downham Abbey, was designed in 1842 by Sir Charles Berry, architect for the Houses of Parliament.  The 5th Earl, with Howard Carter, discovered the tomb of Tutankhamun in 1922.  The castle houses an exhibition commemorating this historic event including some rare antiquities

Day 2 (afternoon)
Afternoon visit to the bustling Wiltshire town of Marlborough.  The High Street is one of the widest in Europe and is lined on both sides with characterful old buildings housing an array of high quality shops.

Day 3
Travel home via the town of Banbury (to see a fine lady on a white horse) and maybe sample a Banbury cake.

Saltaire Trip.

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Liverpool trip

photos taken by Pat
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Visit to Shugborough

photos taken by Barbara

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A group of twelve members enjoyed a tour of the BBC studios in Manchester. Whilst the BBC Philharmonic orchestra were taking a lunch break we went into the recording studio and our guide Louise took this photo of us all.

Thanks to Barbara for organising it.
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BBC studios

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photograph taken by the club steward at
the Christmas lunch at New Mills Golf Club
the spread was magnificent

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photograph taken at
Black Country Living Museum

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April 2013