Lads outings

Today’s blog is a brief summary of what the lads have experienced during this  year of 2018 Back to January now and the first outing of the year took place with a visit to Beverley which was thoroughly enjoyed  This was then followed by a journey to the seaside resort of Scarborough a frequent destination for the lads.  Now into February and the lads get a walk in the snow as they tread their way from Woodlesford to Crossgates , next its a long train journey upto Heysham Port and a walk along the coast to Morecambe , the return journey was rather cold!. The month of March is next and this sees the lads head for Ribblehead and get lost in the mist, then it’s a trip to Scarborough but we finished up on the beach at Bridlington. Late spring now and the lads venture to Liverpool and catch a glimpse of the terracotta warriors before climbing to take a rooftop view of the city from the towering heights of the cathedral. Their next outing was a canal side walk which took

     11th. December 2018.             Littleborough to Walsden Reduced in numbers due to other commitments, it was only a group of three that took part in today’s adventure. A canal side walk from The Lancashire town of Littleborough back to the village of Walsden on the outer reaches of Yorkshire . The Three Amigos so to speak will be Colin Dave and John. They have made arrangements to meet on the 10:20 train from Leeds heading for Southport.This is a journey of just about an hour ,calling at many stations along its way has it follows the river and canal heading west. A better day than expected greeted the lads has they reached Littleborough and began their canal side walk.They will follow the Liverpool to Rochdale canal for approximately 4 miles until they reach their intended destination of Grandma Pollards, a well known Fish and Chip outlet in the village of Walsden, where they will thoroughly enjoy a well earned lunch. As time wasn’t an issue a steady pace of walk

      6th December 2018.            A City Break. Today’s adventure would take the lads to the city of Leeds, a place they know only too well, that is for most of them. Some would see this visit as a step back in time so to speak! Back to the shop floor and the daily routine of manufacturing surgical instruments. The reason for this is that today the lads are  embarking on a visit to the Thackray Museum, a company that some of the lads dedicated most of their working life’s  to. The Museum is situated in part of an old wing of St. James Hospital in Leeds. The lads have arranged to all meet up in the city’s bus station at 11 o’clock, the group will include  Eddie Keith John Colin Derek and Dave , they have also invited a couple of fellow employees  John Howarth and Pete Hoyle. Once the group was assembled at the bus station it was now time to board a number 16 bus that would take the lads to the vicinity of the Thackray Museum just about a Ten minutes ride away