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Forthcoming events
These talks are in the lounge, which is limited to about 25 people max . How it works, How it goes wrong and how to keep it well The normal […]
Cost: £2 Pay on the door
INSPIRED BY REMARKABLE TRUE EVENTS “It’s built for us, isn’t it? The Spitfire. Built for women.” New Year’s Eve, 1959. Decades after answering the call, two women separated by […]
Cost: £49 - ticket, coach and driver's tip. (Booking from January 7th)
Booking Required
. The Halle Orchestra, conducted by Kachun Wong, at 6th Bridgewater Hall, is performing this major Mahler Symphony. Named 'The Tragic' this will be a another of the highlights of […]
Cost: £44 (incl driver's tip)
Booking Required
Our First Kayaking session of the year at Tarleton, Plox Brow.
Booking Required
Annual visit to Dutton Hall in Ribchester. Coach trip. Maximum 33 people. The gardens span over 10 acres and feature a Plant Heritage National Collection of Pemberton Hybrid Musk roses, rare […]
Cost: £25. Maximum 33 people
Booking Required
An Evening Kayaking Session at Burscough Bridge with a Social in the Burscough Wharf after the Kayaking.
Booking Required
Spend the morning in the beautiful city of Chester, then board the boat for a 2 hour sail with afternoon tea. Can't think of a better way to spend a […]
Cost: £47
A Paddle Board or Sit On Canoe Session at CRT (Canal & River Trust) Centre Wigan Top Lock.
Booking Required
Afternoon Tea Celebration. Details to follow The car park will be open at 2.00pm
Cost: £25
Booking Required
Donald Storm is head of Kirkby Council and he’s got an eye on creating a new destination for tourists from around the world. And if he can make a few bob in the process, so much […]
Cost: £36. Ticket, coach and driver's tip
Booking Required
The unique and quirky garden at Mill Barn is a delight, or rather a series of delights. Along the River Darwen, through the tiny secret grotto, past the suspension bridge […]
Cost: £5 plus refreshments
Booking Required
Our annual trip to the Cartmel races. Bring a picnic, a chair and enjoy a great day out. Pick up Rufford 9.30am, Croston 9.45am, Mawdesley 10.00am, Parbold 10.15am. Click on […]
Cost: £35
Booking Required
A Day Canoeing on Coniston Water, Canoe out to an Island for a Packed Lunch and Break then Canoe back to the shore.
Booking Required
Neil Hanson is a successful author with 70 published books to his name. As well as his own, much-acclaimed work, he’s also a “ghost writer”. His clients include household names […]
Venue: Mawdesley Village Hall
Cost: £3
The Shakespeare Group have planned another trip to Stratford on Thursday 8 October 2026 to see 'As You Like It'. In this production, as in Shakespeare's time, all the parts […]
Cost: £66
Booking Required
If you’d like to know what it’s like to share a bacon sandwich with a convicted murderer in the Old Bailey cells; to wear a 200 year-old horsehair wig; to […]
Venue: Mawdesley Village Hall
Cost: £3
Talk by Sarah Haisley
Cost: £5
Review from another U3A....... Frank Vigon delivered a talk titled 'The History of Advertising' to members of Clitheroe u3a at St. Mary’s Hall, which was described as both entertaining and […]
Cost: £3
Talk about Cornish Gardens. Cornwall is renowned for its exceptional gardens, thanks to its mild climate fostered by the Gulf Stream, which allows a wide variety of exotic and tender […]
Cost: £5
Chorley based historian and author, Steve Williams, talk is entitled “Unsung Lancastrians”. As the title implies, he highlights some not so well known or famous Lancastrians – from entrepreneurs, suffragettes, […]
Venue: Mawdesley Village Hall
Cost: £3
Andy Bennet is the CEO of Moulton Glass, based in Cheshire. Lots of photos showing a brief history of glass manufacturing and how lead light / stained glass windows have […]
Venue: Mawdesley Village Hall
Cost: £3
Author Caroline James has owned and run businesses encompassing all aspects of the hospitality industry, a subject that features in her best-selling novels. For many years, she ran a business […]
Venue: Mawdesley Village Hall
Cost: £3
An A-Z of funny stories and anecdotes About Martin Gaffney 32 years with a major UK Police Force. A time to laugh a time to cry, a time to live […]
Venue: Mawdesley Village Hall
Cost: £3
Chris is one of our own U3A members who is a fascinating speaker
Venue: Mawdesley Village Hall
Cost: £3