Meols (Southport) u3a: Events

Events

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Our monthly meetings provide a friendly, informal opportunity for members and non-members to socialise and to talk to committee members and group leaders.

These monthly meetings are held at 10:15 for 10:30am start on the THIRD FRIDAY of every month at the Christ Church Hall, 124 Lord St, Southport PR8 1AA

There is usually a speaker at these meetings and we hope to introduce a diverse and interesting topic each month. If you have any ideas of who you would like to speak, or topics you would like to know more about, please let any committee member know.

Any changes to groups, notices will also be recorded here

Membership renewal is due in March.

Events are listed in Date order.

Events for each group can be seen in the Group pages, by either clicking on the 'blue' name, or going via the top line menu..

Dates for your Diary
April 2024
Fri Apr 19th	Meeting	Monthly Meeting Lionel Taylor Restorations and History of Bank Hall A recommended talk by one of our members, Lionel is a local man and “Friend Of Bank Hall” he is coming to tell us about the history of one of our local buildings. Please come along and support him.
Tue Apr 23rd	Short Social Walks	Hesketh Park. Meet at 10.15 at the Park Cafe.
Tue Apr 23rd	Meols Evening Meals	Bar Med We are really pleased to announce a revisit to the Turkish restaurant, Bar Med on Coronation Walk. We have booked Turkish Mezze which proved popular on our first visit. 23 April is St George’s day, which we thought worth celebrating as St George (AKA George of Lydda) was a Turkish national.
Thu Apr 25th	Lets Go Group	Cheshire Lines We are arranging a pub meal at The Cheshire Lines, followed by a couple of simple ‘pub games.’ One of the ‘games’ is loosely based on ‘Would I Lie to You?’ No special skills or knowledge are required. Participation is of course optional but it is good fun! Booking is essential
Fri Apr 26th	Coach Trips	Coach trip to Dunham Massey We are recommencing coach trips in collaboration with Birkdale and Ainsdale u3a. These will take place on the last Friday of each month. As the last Friday in March is Good Friday, we shall recommence from April with a trip to Dunham Massey on 26 April. Details of this and future trips will be available at the meetings.
Mon Apr 29th	Walking	Ainsdale to Formby. Meet at the station at 10.00 am Walk Leaders Ann/Pat.
Tue Apr 30th	Local history	There are two spaces available for a talk by local historian David Walshe on ‘Southport Street Names’ at the Windmill pub. The talk starts at 7.30pm on Tuesday 30th April. A couple of us are meeting earlier for a meal. There is no charge for the talk but seats do need to be reserved. Please let Eileen know if you want to attend either via the Local History group page or see her at the meeting.
May 2024
Tue May 7th	Wine tasting group	Wine Tasting May event - Italian The May wine tasting will be on Tuesday 7th May at Kim’s house in the Hesketh Park/Churchtown area Kim is well known for her hospitality and is hoping, weather permitting, to host the event in her wonderful garden, the theme will be Italian. People will be paired off, or can sign up in pairs, to decide what food and drink they want to bring.
Mon May 13th	Walking	Lytham St Annes. Early X2 (fare to pay) 09.10 Morrisons. Walk Leaders Ann/Pat
Tue May 14th	Fine Dining	Bistrot Pierre Fine Dining in May is on Tuesday 14th at Bistrot Pierre, 12 for 12.30. Two courses £20, three courses £24 including tip. Bookings at the April meeting please
Fri May 17th	Meeting	Pat Ashcroft Artic Dog Sledding Pat comes to us highly recommended from various people who have heard her talk, and have said they will come as visitors when she was with us, so do t miss this very entertaining speaker
Sun May 19th	Lets Go Group	Mini Break Ramsbottom 3 night hotel stay at The Old Mill Hotel Ramsbottom. Booking directly with hotel subject to availability. Contact Jacky via letsgomeolsu3a@gmail.com or click the link on the Let’s Go web page for further information.
Thu May 23rd	Lets Go Group	Walk and Breakfast A walk around Kings Gardens followed by a breakfast at Wetherspoons on Lord Street. It’s a circuit of the southern half of the lake, back across the venetian bridge. The walk starts at 10am and breakfast is whatever you want, even just a cup of coffee or a bacon roll. Booking is essential for this event. If you would like to come, please contact Jacky Let's Go leader via the group page
Tue May 28th	Short Social Walks	Kings Gardens Meet at 10.15, for a walk along the Promenade and return through the gardens for tea and coffee at the cafe.
June 2024
Mon Jun 10th	Walking	Hooton to Neston. Meet at the Station at 10.00 am. Walk leader Bill.
Mon Jun 17th	Lets Go Group	Sefton Coast Walk with John Dempsey
Fri Jun 21st	Meeting	Our speaker is Phillip Caine author of numerous books, Jack castle series amongst others and amusing raconteur we have been negotiating with him to come along since 2019! So now we have finally managed to get him please come along and support him. I am sure he will probably have a few copies of his books to sell as well
Sat Jun 22nd	Lets Go Group	Blackpool Ballroom and Afternoon Tea We are considering a group outing to Blackpool, with the centrepiece being the afternoon tea, served in the Ballroom, with its magnificent decoration; the venue for the final of “Strictly Come Dancing”. During our time there, we will be entertained by the organist on the mighty Wurlitzer. You can stay as long as you like, and take a spin on the floor if you wish. We will do this in groups sharing a car. We currently have at least 5 places for non drivers. Booking is essential. Please contact Jacky via the Let's Go Group Page
Mon Jun 24th	Walking	Morton West Kirby. Meet at the Station 10.00am. Walk leader Dave C.
Tue Jun 25th	Short Social Walks	Marine Lake. Meet at 10.15 at the Carousel for a walk around the south end of the lake ending at the cafe for tea and coffee.
Sun Jun 30th	Lets Go Group	Let’s Go Mersey Ferries Birdwatching and Wildlife Cruise Sunday 30th June and Saturday 31st August Lets Go are planning a trip on the Mersey Ferries Birdwatching Cruise. There are two dates - Sunday 30th June and Saturday 31st August. The cost is £25 for the cruise however if we get 20 people, we can get a group discount. We would need to be at the ferry for about 10am but being a weekend, train travel will be on our Mersey cards. You can visit the webpage https://www.merseyferries.co.uk/our-cruises/wildlife/bird-watching-cruises Booking is essential. Please contact Jacky via the Let's Go group page
July 2024
Tue Jul 2nd	Wine tasting group	Wine Tasting July event - A mixture of red and white wines, country TBA Pauline and Roy's house in Birkdale. More details will be provided at the monthly meeting.
Fri Jul 19th	Meeting	Mary Ormsby is a local historian with a wealth of knowledge about Buildings in Scarisbrick, the Scarisbrick family history , architecture, she really does and manages to make passing her knowledge on interesting please come along and support one of our local community.
Tue Jul 23rd	Short Social Walks	Lord Street West. Meet outside the main entrance to the Atkinson for a walk along Lord Street beside the gardens and return for tea or coffee at the Great Little Place.
August 2024
Fri Aug 16th	Meeting	Possible Quiz - waiting for details
Tue Aug 27th	Short Social Walks	Victoria Park. Meet at 10.15 am at the front of the Bowling Club Pavilion for a walk around the main ground, then along Rotten Row finishing in Morrison's cafe for tea or coffee or a hot chocolate!
September 2024
Fri Sep 20th	Meeting	Barry Humphries who is one of our long standing speakers will be today’s speaker. Topic still. To be decided just so if you have any preference make it known
Tue Sep 24th	Short Social Walks	Lord Street East. Meet at 10.15 for ma stroll though the gardens towards Farmfoods and back to A Great little Place for tea or coffee.
October 2024
Fri Oct 18th	Meeting	Monthly Meeting Pete Turner Curiosity Killed the Cat Pete is a returning speaker to us and is coming to give us his fourth lecture. In this fascinating lecture the magic door will be opened, slightly, with plenty of magical surprises and hidden curiosities that will make you feel spooked. There is also a very interesting presentation on the history of playing cards.
Tue Oct 22nd	Short Social Walks	Marine Lake. Meet at 10.15 by the Carousel for the last walk of the year. Walk around Kings Gardens returning via the Venetian Bridge for tea or coffee.
November 2024
Fri Nov 15th	Meeting	Brian Topping Tales of a Custom Officer Brian is someone else who comes highly recommended-as a very interesting and entertaining speaker, he has given talks to the majority of u3a’s in the area and numerous other organisations too. He is in great demand. He will be talking about numerous events during his time as a customs officer, very amusing speaker
December 2024
Fri Dec 20th	Meeting	Our festive get together, details to be announced nearer the time.

Dates for your Diary
Meetings
Fri Apr 19th	Monthly Meeting Lionel Taylor Restorations and History of Bank Hall A recommended talk by one of our members, Lionel is a local man and “Friend Of Bank Hall” he is coming to tell us about the history of one of our local buildings. Please come along and support him.
Fri May 17th	Pat Ashcroft Artic Dog Sledding Pat comes to us highly recommended from various people who have heard her talk, and have said they will come as visitors when she was with us, so do t miss this very entertaining speaker
Fri Jun 21st	Our speaker is Phillip Caine author of numerous books, Jack castle series amongst others and amusing raconteur we have been negotiating with him to come along since 2019! So now we have finally managed to get him please come along and support him. I am sure he will probably have a few copies of his books to sell as well
Fri Jul 19th	Mary Ormsby is a local historian with a wealth of knowledge about Buildings in Scarisbrick, the Scarisbrick family history , architecture, she really does and manages to make passing her knowledge on interesting please come along and support one of our local community.
Fri Aug 16th	Possible Quiz - waiting for details
Fri Sep 20th	Barry Humphries who is one of our long standing speakers will be today’s speaker. Topic still. To be decided just so if you have any preference make it known
Fri Oct 18th	Monthly Meeting Pete Turner Curiosity Killed the Cat Pete is a returning speaker to us and is coming to give us his fourth lecture. In this fascinating lecture the magic door will be opened, slightly, with plenty of magical surprises and hidden curiosities that will make you feel spooked. There is also a very interesting presentation on the history of playing cards.
Fri Nov 15th	Brian Topping Tales of a Custom Officer Brian is someone else who comes highly recommended-as a very interesting and entertaining speaker, he has given talks to the majority of u3a’s in the area and numerous other organisations too. He is in great demand. He will be talking about numerous events during his time as a customs officer, very amusing speaker
Fri Dec 20th	Our festive get together, details to be announced nearer the time.
Coach Trips
Fri Apr 26th	Coach trip to Dunham Massey We are recommencing coach trips in collaboration with Birkdale and Ainsdale u3a. These will take place on the last Friday of each month. As the last Friday in March is Good Friday, we shall recommence from April with a trip to Dunham Massey on 26 April. Details of this and future trips will be available at the meetings.
Fine Dining
Tue May 14th	Bistrot Pierre Fine Dining in May is on Tuesday 14th at Bistrot Pierre, 12 for 12.30. Two courses £20, three courses £24 including tip. Bookings at the April meeting please
Lets Go Group
Thu Apr 25th	Cheshire Lines We are arranging a pub meal at The Cheshire Lines, followed by a couple of simple ‘pub games.’ One of the ‘games’ is loosely based on ‘Would I Lie to You?’ No special skills or knowledge are required. Participation is of course optional but it is good fun! Booking is essential
Sun May 19th	Mini Break Ramsbottom 3 night hotel stay at The Old Mill Hotel Ramsbottom. Booking directly with hotel subject to availability. Contact Jacky via letsgomeolsu3a@gmail.com or click the link on the Let’s Go web page for further information.
Thu May 23rd	Walk and Breakfast A walk around Kings Gardens followed by a breakfast at Wetherspoons on Lord Street. It’s a circuit of the southern half of the lake, back across the venetian bridge. The walk starts at 10am and breakfast is whatever you want, even just a cup of coffee or a bacon roll. Booking is essential for this event. If you would like to come, please contact Jacky Let's Go leader via the group page
Mon Jun 17th	Sefton Coast Walk with John Dempsey
Sat Jun 22nd	Blackpool Ballroom and Afternoon Tea We are considering a group outing to Blackpool, with the centrepiece being the afternoon tea, served in the Ballroom, with its magnificent decoration; the venue for the final of “Strictly Come Dancing”. During our time there, we will be entertained by the organist on the mighty Wurlitzer. You can stay as long as you like, and take a spin on the floor if you wish. We will do this in groups sharing a car. We currently have at least 5 places for non drivers. Booking is essential. Please contact Jacky via the Let's Go Group Page
Sun Jun 30th	Let’s Go Mersey Ferries Birdwatching and Wildlife Cruise Sunday 30th June and Saturday 31st August Lets Go are planning a trip on the Mersey Ferries Birdwatching Cruise. There are two dates - Sunday 30th June and Saturday 31st August. The cost is £25 for the cruise however if we get 20 people, we can get a group discount. We would need to be at the ferry for about 10am but being a weekend, train travel will be on our Mersey cards. You can visit the webpage https://www.merseyferries.co.uk/our-cruises/wildlife/bird-watching-cruises Booking is essential. Please contact Jacky via the Let's Go group page
Local history
Tue Apr 30th	There are two spaces available for a talk by local historian David Walshe on ‘Southport Street Names’ at the Windmill pub. The talk starts at 7.30pm on Tuesday 30th April. A couple of us are meeting earlier for a meal. There is no charge for the talk but seats do need to be reserved. Please let Eileen know if you want to attend either via the Local History group page or see her at the meeting.
Meols Evening Meals
Tue Apr 23rd	Bar Med We are really pleased to announce a revisit to the Turkish restaurant, Bar Med on Coronation Walk. We have booked Turkish Mezze which proved popular on our first visit. 23 April is St George’s day, which we thought worth celebrating as St George (AKA George of Lydda) was a Turkish national.
Short Social Walks
Tue Apr 23rd	Hesketh Park. Meet at 10.15 at the Park Cafe.
Tue May 28th	Kings Gardens Meet at 10.15, for a walk along the Promenade and return through the gardens for tea and coffee at the cafe.
Tue Jun 25th	Marine Lake. Meet at 10.15 at the Carousel for a walk around the south end of the lake ending at the cafe for tea and coffee.
Tue Jul 23rd	Lord Street West. Meet outside the main entrance to the Atkinson for a walk along Lord Street beside the gardens and return for tea or coffee at the Great Little Place.
Tue Aug 27th	Victoria Park. Meet at 10.15 am at the front of the Bowling Club Pavilion for a walk around the main ground, then along Rotten Row finishing in Morrison's cafe for tea or coffee or a hot chocolate!
Tue Sep 24th	Lord Street East. Meet at 10.15 for ma stroll though the gardens towards Farmfoods and back to A Great little Place for tea or coffee.
Tue Oct 22nd	Marine Lake. Meet at 10.15 by the Carousel for the last walk of the year. Walk around Kings Gardens returning via the Venetian Bridge for tea or coffee.
Walking
Mon Apr 29th	Ainsdale to Formby. Meet at the station at 10.00 am Walk Leaders Ann/Pat.
Mon May 13th	Lytham St Annes. Early X2 (fare to pay) 09.10 Morrisons. Walk Leaders Ann/Pat
Mon Jun 10th	Hooton to Neston. Meet at the Station at 10.00 am. Walk leader Bill.
Mon Jun 24th	Morton West Kirby. Meet at the Station 10.00am. Walk leader Dave C.
Wine tasting group
Tue May 7th	Wine Tasting May event - Italian The May wine tasting will be on Tuesday 7th May at Kim’s house in the Hesketh Park/Churchtown area Kim is well known for her hospitality and is hoping, weather permitting, to host the event in her wonderful garden, the theme will be Italian. People will be paired off, or can sign up in pairs, to decide what food and drink they want to bring.
Tue Jul 2nd	Wine Tasting July event - A mixture of red and white wines, country TBA Pauline and Roy's house in Birkdale. More details will be provided at the monthly meeting.