SOCIAL EVENTS
COACH TRIPS 1
Leader: Roger Frost
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Coach Trips 1: Leader: Roger Frost (01923 465739)
Wednesday 19th June 2024: Peterborough and The Nene Valley Railway. Tickets £30.00
On arrival, we have an opportunity to visit Peterborough Cathedral, explore the City and have lunch.
In the afternoon our coach will take us to the station for a trip on the 7.5 mile Nene Valley Railway to experience the charm of vintage trains and the scenic views!
At Wansford Station you will have the chance to look at the railway memorabilia, and have some refreshments, before joining our coach back to Garston.
PLEASE NOTE OUR NEW COACH PICK-UP POINT
Depart at 9.15 am Stanborough Centre, St Albans Road, Garston. Return approx. 7.00 pm
All tickets have been sold for our visit to Ickworth House & Estate on Wednesday 15th May and we have a waiting list
Tickets for Coach Trips 1 will first be available at the monthly meeting prior to the trip.
After that, tickets can be requested via our email address at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
COACH TRIPS 2
Coach Trips 2: Contacts: Lorraine Law (07906 500974)
and Gill Dobson (07769 963532; This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.)
We are now selling tickets for our trip to Stratford-upon-Avon, on Thursday 27th June; cost £23.00.
There is plenty to see and do around this small town including an open air sight-seeing bus, boat rides (weather permitting of course) and plenty of shops for those who like a bit of retail therapy.
Please note that we will only be accepting cheques for any further trips from July onwards
If there are any members who would like to go to Brick Lane Theatre in October who have not yet let us know please come and see us today as we have to decide whether this is a viable trip.
Anyone interested in going to the Brick Lane Music Hall please come and see us at Coach Trips 2 table.
Tickets for our trip to Whitstable on Thursday 30th May priced £19, are on sale at April's General Meeting.
We will be leaving Stanborough at 9am.
We are hoping to run a trip to the Brick Lane Music Hall again this year. Unfortunately the price has increased to £60.00 which includes entertainment of a whistle-stop musical tour around the world plus afternoon tea. This price does not include the cost of the coach. The date for this would be early October. If you are interested in this please come and see us at the Coach Trips 2 table.
SAVE THE DATE!
The Garden Group has organised a trip to RHS Hyde Hall on Tuesday 2nd July.
Total cost, inclusive of garden entry, is £18.50. Tickets will be available in May.
Coach leaves Stanborough Centre at 09.30, returns 5.30/6.00pm.
These gentle walks are open to all members. Pre-booking is not usually required unless the walk includes admission to a Museum or Gallery. Otherwise just turn up at the agreed starting point. Full details are available from Mike
TRIPS FURTHER AFIELD
Leader: Mike Findley (01727 845122)
September 2024. Our visit to the “1066 Country” of Kent and Sussex will go ahead as set out below. Members who want to come should return their booking forms and deposit to Roger Frost, as soon as possible please.
The TFA team has arranged a new holiday for September 2024. We will visit the 1066 Country in Kent and Sussex.
Full details and booking form will be available at the monthly meeting or from This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Duration: 4 nights/ 5 days on a half-board basis from Monday 2nd – Friday 6th September. The holiday is arranged by Simply Groups. We will travel by executive coach from Garston and stay at the 3* Flackley Ash Country House Hotel, Peasmarsh, Rye. This has a Health Club with swimming pool & spa facilities.
Price £805 - 2 sharing Single supplement £99: Deposit £200 with booking form. Optional travel insurance - £45 pp (No upper age limit).
Highlights will include:
1066 Battle of Hastings, Abbey & Battlefield; Chapel Down winery for a wine tasting; Leeds Castle; Bateman’s where Rudyard Kipling lived; Romney, Hythe and Dymchurch Railway; Herstmonceux Castle grounds and gardens and the Observatory Science Centre; Bodiam Castle; Kent and East Sussex Railway.
Reminder—Riviera Travel Partnership scheme with the Third Age Trust.
Members who take holidays with Riviera Travel can earn commission for our u3a. In 2022, we received £675 from Riviera for holidays booked by our members. Claiming the commission is easy. When booking a holiday, members should say they are SWH u3a members and ask for commission to be paid. Riviera Travel will pay the commission to the TAT who then notify our Treasurer and transfer it into our SWH Bank Account
As Sergei would say — “Simples”