30 November 2017 – Trip to Smithills Hall, Bolton

Smithills Hall is a Grade I listed manor house, and a scheduled monument in Bolton. The oldest part of the structure is the Great Hall in the north range which was probably built in the early-14th century and once was surrounded by a moat,

There are also a consecrated chapel and Victorian extensions including The Poppin Tea Rooms, where we enjoyed a relaxing tea and coffee.

Later we enjoyed fish and chips at the Olympus in Bolton town centre.

24 November 2017 – Pitch to Enrich

The AXM Foundation held an event – Pitch to Enrich (a bit like Dragon’s Den) – in the New York, New York pub and Out In The City was awarded the top prize of £500.00 following a vote by the audience.

     

The AXM Foundation was set up to help LGBTQ+ groups and individuals in Greater Manchester in the areas of Health, Poverty, People, Community and Entrepreneurialism.

The Foundations’ aim is to raise over £10,000 each year from various fund raising activities such as sporting events, club nights, a village calendar and AXM Foundation nights.

To find out more go to http://www.axmfoundation.org/ or the Facebook page.

The large cheque was presented to Out In The City on the night but was shown to group members at the following meeting:

We are very appreciative of the support from AXM Foundation as the money will help with running costs for the group including trips out.

23 November 2017 – Meal at Bury College

Students work in the college’s professional industry standard kitchen and restaurant facilities and gain experience in all aspects of catering and hospitality.

We certainly enjoyed the meal and it was very reasonably priced.

16 November 2017 – Trip to Nantwich

Nantwich is a market town near Crewe, dating back to Roman times. The town is believed to have been a salt-producing centre from the 10th century or earlier.

We visited the museum which featured shoes and cheese making as well as salt production.

We found a very good fish and chip shop where the service was as excellent as the food.

There are are many old buildings in the town including the church which we also visited before coffee and cake on the way home.

10 November 2017 – Streetwise Choir at Manchester Cathedral

Stuart, Stephen and Tony braved a wet and cold night to listen to Norman sing with Streetwise Choir at Manchester Cathedral. As well as Nessun Dorma, there was some audience participation.