JANUARY 2026
Monday 5th
Our monthly meeting today is at St Gerard’s Church Parochial
Centre, 17a Brownedge Rd, Lostock Hall, PR5 5AA. Join us
for an afternoon of fun with a beetle drive and a quiz. 2.00 pm
start. £5.50 including refreshments.
Tuesday 6th
Join Michael for a pub quiz at St Gerard’s Church Parochial
Centre, 17a Brownedge Rd, Lostock Hall, PR5 5AA. Meet at
7pm for 7.30pm start. £1.
Friday 9th
The Book Club discusses “Summer in Greece” by Patricia Wilson
at Michael Barnes’s home at 2 pm.
Wednesday 14th
The Wednesday Lunch Club visits The Fox Cub, Little Hoole PR4
5JT. Join Michael at 12.30 for 1pm. Booking by 7th essential.
Sunday 18th
Join Alan Cross at 11am for an easy walk from The Brown Hare,
Millbrook Way, Penwortham, PR1 0XW. Meet in the pub car
park. Join us in the pub at the end.
Thursday 22nd
Our coffee morning today is at The Mill at St Catherine’s, Lostock
Lane, Lostock Hall, PR5 5XU. Meet Celia at 10.30am.
Sunday 25th
The Sunday Lunch Club today is at Elliot’s Bistro, 206, Preston
Rd, Whittle-le-Woods, PR6 7HW. Meet Michael at 12.30 for
1.00 p.m. Booking essential.
Sunday 25th
An afternoon of musical entertainment by Elizabeth Harrison at
The Venue, Liverpool Old Rd, Much Hoole, PR4 4QA. 2pm start.
Entrance £7.50 including refreshments. (Unhosted)
FEBRUARY 2026
Monday 2nd
Our monthly meeting today is at St Gerard’s Church Parochial
Centre, 17a Brownedge Rd, Lostock Hall, PR5 5AA. Our
speaker is Paul Durham from Bowland Mountain Rescue. 2.00
pm start. £5.50 including refreshments.
Tuesday 10th
Join Michael for a pub quiz at St Gerard’s Church Parochial
Centre, 17a Brownedge Rd, Lostock Hall, PR5 5AA. Meet at
7pm for 7.30pm start. £1.
Wednesday 11th
Today the Wednesday Lunch Club visits The Loft Bistro at Loom
Loft Furniture Store, Port Way, PR2 2ZQ. Join Michael at 12.30
for 1pm. Booking by 4th February Essential
Thursday 19th
Our coffee morning today is at The Barn, 94 Church St, Tarleton,
PR4 6UP. Meet Celia at 10.30am.
Sunday 22nd
Join Alan Cross at 11am for an easy 2 mile walk from the Ribble
Pilot, Riversway, PR2 2YN, and lunch afterwards at the pub.
Sunday 22nd
An afternoon of musical entertainment by Andrew Nix at The
Venue, Liverpool Old Rd, Much Hoole, PR4 4QA. 2pm start.
Entrance £7.50 including refreshments. (Unhosted)
Monday 23rd
Join Anne Squire for a visit to the Maritime Museum, Custom
House, St George’s Quay, Lancaster LA1 1RB. Train from
Leyland 10.26 and change at Preston for the 10.42 train direct
from Preston to Lancaster arriving 10.56. Time for a coffee
before the museum opens at 12. Admission £5.
MARCH 2026
Sunday 1st March
The Sunday Lunch Club today is at Papa Luigi’s, 169 Wigan Rd,
Euxton, PR7 6JH. Meet Michael at 12.30 for 1.00 p.m
Booking essential
Monday 2nd March
Monthly Meeting at St Gerard's Church Parochial Centre, 17a Brownedge Rd, Lostock Hall, PR5 5AA. Join us for a talk by Maurice Black on "All things Ears", 2 pm start. £5.50 including refreshments
Friday 6th March
The Book Club discusses "The Zanzibar Wife" by Deborah Rodriguez at Michael Barnes's home at 1.30 pm.
Saturday 7th March
Join us for a performance of the musical "Blood Brothers" at the Lowther Pavilion Theatre at Lowther Gardens, Lytham, Tickets £15. Please sign up straight away at the February meeting so that we can get tickets before they sell out. (5 of us have got tickets already so you won't be alone) Meet in the foyer at 2.30 pm for 3 pm start.
Wednesday 11th March
Today the Wednesday Lunch Club visits The Brown Hare, Millbrook Way, Penwortham, PR10XW. Join Michael at 12.30 for 1 pm. Booking essential.
Tuesday 17th March
Join Michael for a pub quiz at St Gerard's Church Parochial Centre, 17a Brownedge Rd, Lostock Hall, PR5 5AA.
Thursday 19th March
Our Coffee Morning today is at Dobbies Garden Centre, Blackpool Road, PR4 0X. Meet Celia at 10.30 am.
Sunday 22nd March
Join Alan Cross at 11 am for an easy walk at Longton Brickcroft, Liverpool Rd, Longton. PR4 5YY. Meet at the car park at 10.45 for 11 am start.
Sunday 22nd (unhosted)
Join us for a music afternoon at The Venue, Hoole Village Memorial Hall, Much Hoole, PR4 4QA at 2 pm when Mike & Elspeth Sullivan will be performing. £7.50 including refreshments.
Friday 27th March
Join Michael for an afternoon tea at Whittle Vintage Tea Room, 34, Chorley Old Rd,Whittle-le-Woods, PR6 7LD. £22.50. 10.45 for 2 pm. Booking essential.
APRIL 2026
Friday 3rd April
Join us for a matinee performance of 42nd Street at the Blackpool Grand at 2 pm. Tickets from £21 to £34 + £3 bkg fee. Please sign up asap so we can get tickets. Meet in the Foyer at 1.45 pm.
Monday 13th April
Our monthly meeting today is at St Gerard’s Church Parochial
Centre, 17a Brownedge Rd, Lostock Hall, PR5 5AA
Wednesday 15th April
The Wednesday Lunch Club visits The Ribble Pilot, Riversway, PR2 2YN. Join Michael at 12.30 for 1 pm. Booking Essential.
Sunday 19th April
The Sunday Lunch Club today is at Elliot's Bistro, 206 Preston Rd, Whittle-le-Woods, PR6 7HW. Meet Michael at 12.30 for 1.00 pm. Booking Essential.
Tuesday 21st April
Join Michael for a pub quiz at St Gerard’s Church Parochial Centre, 17a Brownedge Rd, Lostock Hall, PR5 5AA. Meet at 7 pm for 7.30 pm start. £1.
Sunday 26th April
Join us for a music afternoon at The Venue, Hoole Village Memorial Hall, Much Hoole, PR4 4QA at 2 pm Byron Jones will be performing. £7.50 including refreshments.
Sunday 26th April
Join Alan Cross in the Asda Car Park, Clayton-le-Woods. PR6 7JY. We will stop for lunch at the Cuerden Valley Park Cafe.
Thursday 30th April
Join us for a matinee performance of the musical Mama Mia at the Winter Gardens Opera House,97, Church St, Blackpool, FY1 1HL. Meet in the foyer at 2.10 for 2.30 pm. Tickets from £24.45 to £55.38. Sign up asap while tickets still available.
FORTHCOMING EVENTS
Join us on a 3 day (2 nights) or 4 day (3 nights) coach trip to Norwich in November with dinner, bed and breakfast in a luxury hotel and an included Christmas Spectacular Afternoon Performance. Pick-up from home.
Option G-Line Tel: -01253 725999
3 day trip staying at Dunston Hall, Norwich. £439 + £80 single supplement. Departing Sunday 22nd November or Sunday 29th November.
Option 2 Bretherton Tel: 01772 783795/01995 61203
4 day trip staying at The George Hotel, Norwich. Also includes 2 lunches and a day trip to the seaside town of Sheringham. £615 + £30 single supplement. Departing Friday 20th November.
These trips get booked up months in advance, particularly if you want a single room or a ground floor room. Please sign up on the folder sheet if you are interested, indicating which option you prefer. We will then decide and let you know which one we are going for and ask you to make your booking direct with the company.
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Further details of events can be obtained at the monthly
meetings or from the named organiser. Members taking part in
any event do so at their own risk, and must also let the organiser
know if they cannot attend an event for which they have booked,
otherwise they may have to incur the costs.