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Trips & Adventures – 8 March 2018

We braved the sleet and snow to catch the train to Marple where the weather was dry and bright and much warmer than recently.

We had a coffee and then found a homely pub – The Norfolk Arms – selling “artisan food”. Artisan food turned out to be pie and chips and mushy peas for an expensive price, but it was delicious and we would recommend returning there.

We climbed the steep hill to Marple and walked down the canal towpath ending at the aqueduct.

Marple Aqueduct was built to carry the lower level of the Peak Forest Canal across a length of the River Goyt and is the highest canal aqueduct in England and the highest masonry-arch aqueduct in Britain. In 1966 it was listed as a Grade 1 ancient monument.

We carried on towards Romiley where we got the train back to Manchester.

Trips & Adventures – 1 March 2018

Due to the inclement weather we decided to postpone the walk in Marple and instead we went to see “Murder on the Orient Express” at the Odeon cinema, Manchester Great Northern. The Odeon operate a “Silver Cinema” which is the series of film screenings for people over 55. Tickets are £3.00 each and include tea or coffee and biscuits before the film.

A lavish, luxurious train journey through Europe turns deadly in “Murder On The Orient Express”, forcing legendary detective Hercule Poirot to solve the case and find out whodunit.

The motive is mysterious, and practically everyone on the train is a suspect. It’s a fiendishly difficult puzzle to solve, and Poirot’s now in a race against time to catch the killer before they can make their escape.

Agatha Christie’s classic novel comes to life in “Murder On The Orient Express”, with an all-star cast including Judi Dench, Josh Gad, Daisy Ridley and Kenneth Branagh as Hercule Poirot himself.

On the whole we enjoyed the film but the plot was a bit confusing at first.

Wednesday 28 February 2018, 6.00 – 7.00pm

The Drag Ball: Exposing Manchester’s Hidden Past

 

 

 

 

 

 

In September 1880, Detective Jerome Caminada and his Manchester police force raided the Temperance Hall in Hulme. Once inside, they found 47 men, half of whom were in women’s clothing. It was an event that shocked both city and country, but who were these men and what became of them?

This free talk at the Performance Space, Manchester Central Library is presented by Tom McGrath, a PhD student at Manchester Metropolitan University. Come along to find out more at 6.00pm, Wednesday 28 February 2018.

Trips & Adventures – 22 February 2018

The fantastic organisation Manchester Cares organised a trip to the Walter Carroll Lunchtime Concert Series at Manchester University.

Halle cellist and University cello tutor, Simon Turner and RNCM tutor and chamber musician, Paul Janes played two of the greatest duo sonatas for cello and piano: Beethoven Op 102 no 2 in D major and Debussy in D minor.

We were also treated to Three Tunes Heard in China, for solo cello: Seasons, The Little Cabbage and The Drunken Fisherman.