Category Archives: Sunday Group

New Brighton, 28th July 2013

Another warm day, but overcast and humid, with the threat of thundery showers.  We took the 433 bus from Sir Thomas Street, and arrived in New Brighton at 10.45. There was very little wildlife interest today. Around the Marine Lake…

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Canal 5, Lydiate to Downholland, 21st July 2013

It was an overcast day, noticeably cooler, with a brisk breeze. Only a short leg today, not much more than a mile, which would have been very welcome if it had been as hot as it was earlier in the…

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Freshfield, 14th July 2013

The heatwave continues, and when we arrived at Freshfield station there were hordes of people getting off the train and heading down Victoria Road. We made a swift left turn onto College Path and took the footpath running through the…

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Woolston Eyes Open Day, 30th June 2013

We were at the limit of the distance our bus passes could reasonably take us today. We caught the 7A at 9.55 from Queen Square to Warrington Bus Station, then straight onto the number 3 at 11.15, which took us…

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Canal 4, Maghull to Lydiate, 16th June 2013

The train from Central Station dropped us at Maghull at 10.30, and we resumed our northward progress at the footbridge we had reached a few weeks ago. It was warm and overcast, but the sun broke out later in the…

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Neston Quayside, 9th June 2013

With another hot and sunny day in prospect we met at Sir Thomas Street for the 487 Parkgate bus at 10.30. We got off at Neston near Sainsbury’s, walked through the churchyard, down Church Lane, across the Wirral Way, and…

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Calderstones Park, 2nd June 2013

At last, a warm, sunny day!  We took the 80A bus from Great Charlotte Street to Allerton Road and walked to the park via Allerton Church.  Just inside the park gate near Ballantrae Road there was a carpet of flowers…

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Battle of the Atlantic, 26th May 2013

Down to the Albert Dock for the Battle of the Atlantic weekend. There was bunting, and crowds, and Russian sailors with their oversize caps, who were searching for somewhere to change their roubles. We spotted them later with souvenir bags…

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Canal 3, Old Roan to Maghull, 19th May 2013

It was an overcast and mild day, with hardly any wind, so the canal was calm and flat, and all the early wayside flowers were coming out. We met at Central Station at 10am, took the Ormskirk train at 10.10…

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Hale Village, 12th May 2013

It was a cool, cloudy morning with a promise of rain from midday. We took the 82A from Liverpool ONE bus station at 10.17, arriving at Hale Village at 11am. Hale is famous for the 16th century giant, John Middleton…

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