Lads outings

28th. February 2019.     Slaithwaite to Standedge Tunnel  For their outing today the lads are heading for the western reaches of West Yorkshire, to the village of Slaithwaite which nestles in the Colne Valley. Their target is to walk along the canal towpath heading  for Marsden a distance of about 3 miles, then continue to the beginning of the Standedge Tunnel an extra 10 minutes walk away. Today’s crew will amount to five , John Colin Keith Derek and Dave The other lads having prior arrangements. The adventure starts as usual at Leeds Railway Station where some of them will board the 10:40 train  bound for Huddersfield, the rest will join at different locations. Once all gathered at Huddersfield they will take the 11:28 train heading for Slaithwaite just a short distance along the tracks. On arrival a short downhill walk will take the lads from the Station to the canal and the beginning of their journey , but first stop is a ...

 24th January 2019.              Scarborough Trip  Today’s adventure would see some of the lads take their annual January visit to the East coast resort of Scarborough, a trip done many times before but still greeted with the same enthusiasm. The group for today’s experience will be Keith, Derek, Malcolm, Dave and John, all meeting up at Leeds Railway Station in order to board the 9:21 train leaving from platform 11b. A few minutes late the train pulled away and our journey began, a cold day had been the early forecast so suitable attire was the order of the day, but much to our surprise a rather pleasant day was the outcome, plenty of sunshine and relatively no east coast breezes to deal with. We eventually arrived at Scarborough a few minutes after 10:30. Our plans for today were to walk from the South Bay along Marine Drive heading for the North Bay and once there enjoy the delights of the fishery s...

 8th January 2019.     Museum Manchester  Today sees the lads take  their first adventure of this new year, their plan is to explore one of the museums located in the city of Manchester. This will be the Science and Industry Museum. As per usual their journey begins at Leeds Railway Station for most of the lads, the rest board the train at various stops along the way. The group for today’s outing will consist of Eddie Keith Colin Derek and Dave , John and Malcolm unfortunately have prior arrangements. Our train is due to leave Leeds at 9:40 and should take about an hour to reach Manchester Piccadilly. Derek has researched our trip and spotted a free city  bus service that will transport us to our intended destination. So a short walk from the station here a Piccadilly to the appropriate bus stop to catch the No 2 bus. We are soon on our way travelling the streets of this famous and renound city here in Lancashire. Ultra...

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 w...

     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. A...

      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 T...