Events

Whilst Covid-19 restrictions persist, our monthly socials continue to operate via Zoom. Trips and outings planned for 2020 were postponed until 2021 and are being kept under review with regard to Covid-19 guidelines. Our annual lunch for 2021 will be arranged as soon as guidelines permit. Lots to look forward to!

Trips and social events for 2021

For more information about any of our trips, please email salfordu3a@gmail.com marking the subject line ‘FAO: Ken/Janet Ball’.

Annual lunch
This event is normally held in March at the Monton Sports and Cricket Club, Welbeck Road, M30 9EH. We have so far been unable to book the 2021 annual lunch but remain hopeful that it may yet be possible, later this year. Watch this space!

Spring trip

A Liverpool dock cruise including a 2-course lunch followed by a visit to The Royal Liver Building with inclusive tower tour. This trip, originally planned for April 2020 and then re-arranged to March 2021, has been further re-scheduled to Friday 23 July 2021.

Summer trip

A six day holiday to France with inclusive visits to Monet’s Garden and the Palace of Versailles. This trip, originally planned for June 2020 and then re-arranged to June 2021, has been further re-scheduled to 19-24 June 2022.

Autumn trip

A visit to the North East calling at the Bowes Museum, plus overnight accommodation with dinner and breakfast. We will also see the spectacular Kynren open-air show and have a visit to the famous Beamish Museum on the route home. This trip, originally planned for September 2020, remains re-scheduled to 4-5 September 2021.

Walkers 2020 HF holiday – This 4-night holiday was originally booked at Sedbergh for May 2020, then changed to May 2021 and now further rescheduled to 16-20 May 2022. For anyone who is interested in this holiday, please contact Ken McMahon or Ken Ball for more details.

Monthly social mornings with guest speakers 2021

Venue and Time: Our venue for monthly social mornings is normally Eccles Town Hall, 116 Church Street, Eccles, M30 0LH 10am-12noon on the third Friday of each month. Currently and until further notice, these meetings are being held via Zoom.

Our social mornings are extremely popular and allow members to have a discussion together with a cup of tea or coffee and to listen to a variety of guest speakers, to air your views and for the committee and convenors to pass relevant information to members. Prospective members are most welcome. For more information about any of the speakers below, please email salfordu3a@gmail.com marking the subject line ‘FAO: Carolyn Siddall’.

2021 Events Programme

Date		Speaker	Topic
29 Jan	AGM, social and speaker	Brad Ashton, comedy scriptwriter	The job of a laughtime
19 Feb	Social and speaker	Jim Holmes, documentary photographer	Japan: Bowing to tradition
19 Mar	Social and speaker	Les Green and Bob Cannell	Manchester Ship Canal
16 Apr	Social and speaker	Fool’s Gold	Musical entertainment
21 May	Social and speaker	Susan Barnett	Sandringham Secrets
18 Jun	Social and speaker	Jenny Mallin	My Anglo-Indian family
16 Jul	Social and speaker	Sarah Kelly	Harold Shipman
23 Jul	Summer outing		Liverpool dock cruise
20 Aug	Social and speaker	Philip Caine	From Barrow to Baghdad
4-5 Sep	Autumn outing		Trip to the North East, featuring the Bowes Museum, the Kynren open-air spectacular show and the Beamish Museum
17 Sep	Social and speaker	tba	tba
15 Oct	Social and speaker	tba	tba
19 Nov	Social and speaker	tba	tba
17 Dec	Christmas social

2019/2020 events and social mornings