We met for a tour around Ormskirk Parish Church. The tour was free but we took a collection and raised the fantastic sum of £91.02 which I'm sure the Church […]

We travelled around the lovely Ribble countryside, most of which is designated as an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, and listened to the history, legends and stories that have shaped […]

All members were welcomed on this Coach Trip! Included a visit to Lytham Hall, Lytham Windmill, the Old Boathouse and St Annes.

At this museum, we learnt about the history of commercial vehicles in the home town of truck and bus making. An indoor museum, it has over 50 well maintained vehicles […]

As we travelled around the lovely Ribble countryside most of which is designated as an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, we listened to the history, legends and stories that shape […]

Where? Clue: be careful to avoid getting grit in your eye. We were going for a brief encounter at Carnforth Heritage Centre

All the venues were optional but we started at The Empire where we met at 10.50 am for and 11am start. We had an interesting tour of the front of […]

The Roman roads linking Chester with Lancashire may have passed through Aughton and Ormskirk, we do have a turnpike road and Roman coins have been found in the area. Our […]

Firstly we visited the West Derby Courthouse. This stone built Courthouse is the only free standing post medieval court in Britain. Built in 1586 on the authorisation of Queen Elizabeth […]

The 150 acre site located in Staffordshire is the UK’s centre of Remembrance and home to the iconic Armed Forces Memorial was the location for the first of the Summer […]

Meeting at the Albert Dock, we were treated to two role play performances at M.M.M. Firstly, from Robert Hitchins who was at the wheel of R.M.S Titanic on that fateful […]

Our popular trip was fully booked with a waiting list. Please pay at Horizons and select your lunch menu. Departs 9.30 am outside S.&G. Hq. Returns approximately 6pm.

The coach departed from Long Lane at 12.30pm for a ‘self guided’ tour of the Imperial War Museum, followed by a guided Tour around the BBC Studios at Salford Quays. […]

In July 2017 Margaret Gibbon organised a coach trip to Lancaster, where we were treated to a tour by an excellent and very knowledgeable guide round Lancaster’s historic castle. As […]

On our last outdoor visit of the year we walked in the footsteps of Agnes, Kitty and James listening to some of the history of our three humble local history representatives. The […]

We enjoyed a Tour and Tales around the Ribble Valley on Saturday 11th June, visiting a few ancient Inns. According to the Ordnance Survey map we were in the centre of the […]

A warm welcome awaited us in June at Fulwood Barracks, Preston, home of the Duke of Lancaster’s Regiment. 7 June: We travelled on to Lancashire Record Office and heard a fascinating presentation of our […]

After an interesting guided walk around the area known as the Ropewalks in Liverpool, the Athenaeum opened its doors to us for a tour and lunch. The Athenaeum was founded in […]

The 7 June trip was so successful, it was repeated on 20 September