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 at 11am -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.
Thursday the 30th April
Join Joy for avisit to the Banksy Exhibition - "The Mystery of Banksy: A Genious Mind", at Depot Mayfield - an 8 minute walk from Manchester Piccadilly station. Join us on the 10.20 train from Preston, 10.26 from Leyland, arriving at 11.15. Exhibition timed tickets required: I suggest we book for 12.00 entry. Booking online at
https://depotmayfield.com Seniors £18 + £2 Booking Fee.
MAY 2026
Sunday 3rd May
Free Concerts in Ashton Gardens, St Georges Rd, Lytham St Annes, FY8 2AE on the first Sunday of each month in the summer, starting in May (Unhosted)
Friday 8th May
The Book Club discusses "The Fall and Rise of Sadie McQueen" by Juliet Ashton at Michael Barnes's home at 1.30 pm.
Saturday 9th May
Join Anne Squire at St Annes Artisan Market in St Annhes Square, FY8 1LW. Explore a range of vintage art, handmade crafts and street food. Meet in the square at 11 am
Monday 11th May
Our monthly meeting today is at St Gerard’s Church Parochial
Centre, 17a Brownedge Rd, Lostock Hall, PR5 5AA
Tuesday 12th May
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.
Thursday 14th May
Our coffee morning today is at The Mill at St Catherine's, Lostock Lane, Lostock Hall, PR5 5XU. Meet Celia at 10.30 am.
Sunday 17th May
Join Alan Cross for a 2 mile circular walk along the Rivert Brockto see the bluebells. Meet at Brock Bottom Picnic Site, Brock Mill Lane, Claughton. PR3 0PD at
11 am. There is free parking at the site. Join us afterwards for lunch.
Wednesday 20th May
The Wednesday Lunch Club today is at Euxton Mills, Wigan Road, Euxton, PR7 6JD. Meet Michael at 12.30 for 1.00 pm. Booking essential
Friday 29th May
Join Michael for afternoon tea at No 15 Cafe House (Macmillans), Priory Lane, Penwortham, PR1 0AR (Parking at Tesco's) Meet at 1.45 for tea at 2 pm. £17.50, £5 deposit. Please sign up asap. Booking essential.
Sunday 31st May
An afternoon of musical entertainment by Chris Powell at The Venue, Liverpool Old Rd, Much Hoole, 2.30 pm start.Entrance £7.50 inclulding refreshments (Unhosted)
June 2026
Monday 1st June
Our monthly meeting today is at St Gerald's Church Parocial Centre, 17a, Brownedge Rd, Lostock Hall, PR5 5AA. Join us for a talk by Mahmood "Mebs" Ahmed on "My Life's Journey". 2.00 pm start. £5.50 including refreshments.
Tuesday 9th June
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. Please sign up.
Wednesday 10th June
Our Wednesday lunch today is at The Arches, Embley's Garden Centre, Liverpool Rd, Much Hoole, PR4 4RL. Meet Michael at 12.30 for 1 pm. Booking essential.
Thursday 11th June
Join us for a matinee performance (2.30 pm) of Barrnum at the Winter Gardens, Blackpool. Prices from £30.07 to £57.63. Meet at the Opera House in the Winter Gardens at 2 pm. Please choose your tickets online.
Thursday 18th June
Our coffee morning today is at Barton Grange, Garstang Rd, Preston, PR3 0BT. Meet Celia at 10.30 am.
Friday 26th June
Join Michael for an afternoon tea at the Garden Room, Samlesbjury Hall, Preston New Road, Samlesbury, PR5 0UP at 1.45 for 2 pm. £24. £10 deposit. Booking by the 12th June essential.
Sunday 28th June
Join Alan Cross at 11 am at Hurst Grange Park car park, Hill Rd Penwortham, PR1 9XH. We will walk down into Avenham Park and along the south bank of the river to see how the Tram Bridge is progressing. Join us in the cafe afterwards.
Sunday 28th June
An afternoon of musical entertainment by Mark Thompson at The Venue, Liverpool Old Rd, Much Hoole. 2 pm start. Entrance £7.50 including refreshments (Unhosted)
July 2026
Thursday 2nd July
Join us for a matinee perforance (2.30 pm) of Miss Saigon at the Winter Gafdens, Blackpool. This is a pre-West End Cameron Mackintosh production. Prices from £37.70 to £75.07. Meet at the Opera House in the Winter Gardens at 2 pm. Tickets are selling fast. Please choose your tickets on line.
Coming up at the Arc Cinema
Frieda Kahlo: event cinema. 19th May, 18.30.
Playboy of the Western World: event cinema. 28th May. 19.00
Senior screen: every Thursday at 1 pm. £5 + coffee and biscuits.
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.