by Val | Sep 27, 2014 | News
On Sat 13th Sept we went to see Concorde at Runway Visitors park at Manchester Airport. It was a lovely warm afternoon and we met at 12.30 ready for our 12.50 tour. The size of Concorde was amazing to see.
We had the services of a guide to take us on board and tell us the history of Concorde. Some of our members even sat in the same seat as the Queen has done on her previous trips on Concorde. Other members got to sit where the Duke himself also sat when on state business with the Queen. They each like to have a window seat. We then went underneath Concorde and were amazed at the size of the wheels, they are huge, as are the engines.
After this we then went on a DC10 and had a 2hr tour of it and other planes. The staff told the story of the various jobs around the airport, e.g. firemen and women. The children then did some role playing, playing the parts of fireman, also they were interactive with other roles such as police, captain, pilot and cabin crew. We also got to see the planes taking off including double decker planes. We finished off getting a penny press of the planes as a keep sake.
What a fabulous afternoon, which everyone enjoyed.
Thanks, Val.
by Anne | May 1, 2014 | Notices
We’re holding this year’s Annual General Meeting at Chester Zoo on 14th June 2014. Members can also get discounted admission to the zoo following the AGM.
For more details see our poster below.
by Val | Apr 13, 2014 | News
As part of our 40th year celebrations we went to Boreatton Park in Shropshire for the weekend. The centre is run by PGL and provides adventure breaks and holidays. We all arrived Friday night in time for our evening meal, checked into our log cabins and unpacked. Our coordinator from PGL was called Callum and he was a star all weekend. Thanks for the extra time you put in for us.
A camp fire in the woods was arranged for Friday 8.30pm to toast marshmallows. It had been teeming all Friday night but as soon as we were ready to go down into the woods the rain stopped, we had to use our torches as it was very dark. We all had fun singing together and toasting marshmallows. Later some of the families decided to head back to the bar where it was warmer while the families with young children turned in for the night. At the camp fire the rest of us stayed to have a drink and listen to music, thanks to Jenni and Sammy and the IPod. It was very enjoyable just socialising together.
On Saturday morning we went to breakfast and we split into groups and we started
our activities with each group doing 8 activities over the 2 days. We had a dry day, which is always a blessing when we do any event, even more so when it’s outdoor activities. After 2 morning activities we had lunch then did another 2 activities. It was lovely to hear the stories of how some of the older ones encouraged some of the younger ones on the activities. Myles encouraged Luke to try the zip wire with a magic wand – well done you were fantastic. Well done Jo for doing the zip wire, I didn’t tell you at the time but
even the instructor said he had never seen anyone so scared and he had been doing it for 3 years.
In the evening we had tea, then some of us went swimming and some adults
went to a cheese and wine event put on by PGL. Later we met at my cabin at 8.45pm to go in the woods for an easter egg hunt. Will and Ella had hidden them about 1hr 45 mins earlier with our PGL rep Callum. Thank you Will & Ella. We had our wellies on and torches lit. All the children found an egg but what nobody had thought of was that squirrels may also eat our eggs – oops – thankfully we only lost one egg, all the others were untouched. At 9pm Joanne and Jay had arranged a Family Fortunes quiz for us so we went to a social room and enjoyed that till 10.30pm. Thanks Jo & Jay.
On Sunday we had breakfast, 2 more activities and then lunch. It started overcast but dry and soon it was warm and sunny for the whole day. After we completed the last 2 remaining activities we finished our adventure with an evening meal and then it was time to leave. Thanks to everyone who came and made it a family fun weekend with great memories made to last and new friendships formed. Thanks for the fab comments, it was such a superb weekend, lots of fun had by all and with great lasting memories.
Here a just a couple of photos from the day, hopefully more to follow (meanwhile check out our Photo Gallery for pics from last year, just to give you a taste of the events we got up to!)
by Val | Apr 13, 2014 | News
It was a Saturday afternoon and we met at Awesome Walls, Liverpool. We had a mix of ages and abilities and it was lovely to see such a mixed group.
As we had 3 instructors and Paul, who is a qualified climber, it meant we could get more turns climbing. Once we were harnessed up and secure, we started on a smaller wall and made our way round, each wall a bit taller than the previous making it harder and harder. On the last wall some went up blind folded!
We all had a great time and looking forward to going again
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