Charity Burns Night Supper
Celebrate Burns Night in style with The Brain Charity this year. Enjoy a tasty traditional meal, live pipe band and poetry performances. Fully licensed bar. Tickets: £8.50 which includes meal and a wee dram (Vegetarian/Vegan meal options available)
FIRST STEPS Family History Course
The “First Steps” course is a starting point for family history research, the initial aim is to help back to the early 1800s, and it will soon become apparent that not everything is available on the internet. Starting with an Introduction; Civil Registration; Family Search; Censuses; Church Registers; Record Keeping, the course costs just £40.00,...
Wigan Canal History Walk
Join us for a free guided walk along the beautiful Wigan Flight! Starting at Wigan Dry Dock, with free parking available at Trencherfield Mill (by the big industrial fan), we’ll walk up to Top Lock led by two knowledgable lock keepers, and then return to our starting point. It’s a leisurely walk of 4.5 miles...
Wooden Pendant Carving with Giles Newman
During this one day workshop with master wood carver Giles Newman you will learn how to carve your own beautiful wooden pendant with the simple and easy to learn knife techniques. Encompassing the whole process of art woodcarving from wood selection and design principles to knife work, detailing and finishing. Suitable for all levels from...
‘Ey Oop Campers!
St. James Church Hall Wrightington Church Lane, Wrightington, WiganA lighthearted look at the fun, intrigue and mayhem of a 1950s holiday camp, performed by Upholland & District U3A Variety Theatre Group! Tickets £6 per adult or £3 per U16 including refreshments on 01257 473941.
Ormskirk District Historical Society
Past Times in the Cartmel Vale Speaker Janet Niepokojczycka Visitors £3.00 Students Free
Standish Stories from the Past
Stan Aspinall tells three stories of Standish’s past – each with a twist to make you think. Refreshments available.
Quaker Burial Grounds
Four Lane Ends Mission Skelmersdale Road, Bickerstaffe, OrmskirkSpeaker Chris Skidmore presents a talk that describes the history of Quaker burial practices over the past 350 years using a number of specific examples from the north of England. Visitors £3.00. Students free of charge
Friends’ Monthly Talk
Informative and fun talk by Stuart McNulty 'A Brief History of Liverpool and the Humour of its People'. £1 donation requested. refreshments available from 10am. No need to book.
Rails to the Lancashire Coast.
The Friends of Eccleston Library are promoting an illustrated talk by local historian, Steve Williams. There will also be a wide selection of quality secondhand railway and transport books for sale (not ex-Library stock). Free entry but pre-booking at the library is recommended.