North West Council
Diary of events for the North West Council group of branches. Click on the Branch you require (more to be added in due course):
Chester, Crewe & District, Liverpool, Manchester & District, Morecambe Bay, North Wales, Preston & Fylde, Warrington, Wigan
Chester Branch
In 2004, the Chester Branch celebrated its 40th Anniversary. At the end of 1964 the Branch had just 24 members. Our current membership stands at 237, with an average attendance of 76 at our monthly meetings.
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| First Tuesday of each month (except January) | Monthly meeting 10:15 to 12:15 at Deva Royal Mail Social
Club, Station Road, Chester.
Light refreshments available - all welcome. Speakers / entertainment at all meetings except April (AGM). See below for details of last year's speakers. Forthcoming meetings:
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Weds 21 Jan 2009 |
Annual Luncheon Queen Hotel, Chester |
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| First Tuesday in April |
Annual General Meeting |
Guest Speakers for our monthly meetings during a recent 'season' included:
 | May - Meg Parks: Far East Prisoners of War |
| June - Mr. Richard Hardy: Reminiscences of East Anglia |
| July - Friends of Hilbre Island |
| Aug - Mr. Alan Jackson: Railways in North America |
| Sept - Mr. Gethin Davies: the origins of the Llangollen Eisteddfod |
| Oct - Mr. John Ryan: Travelling with a Society Part 1 |
| Nov - Mr. Edgar Richards: History of Local Railways |
| Dec - Jen Owen & Partner: "Me and My Gal" songs old and new |
| Jan - Mr. John Ryan: Travelling with a Society Part 2 |
| Feb - Mr. Bob Frost: the Hooton Trust |
| Mar - Mr. Alan Jackson: Tour of New Zealand |
To find out more about any of the activities listed, please contact us via Membership Enquiries.
Crewe & District Branch
This Branch has members as far afield as the Shetland Isles and Queensland, Australia!
All members, irrespective of their "home" branch, guests and visitors, are made very welcome. Our meetings take place on the first Tuesday in April, August and November. The Branch offers a range of membership options - further details can be obtained via Membership Enquiries.
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| First Tuesday in April |
Regular meeting with Guest Speaker, commencing 13:15 hours
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| Tuesday 05th August |
Regular meeting with Guest Speaker, commencing 13:15 hours
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| Tuesday 04th November |
Regular meeting with Guest Speaker, commencing 13:15 hours
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To find out more, please contact us via Membership Enquiries.
Liverpool Branch
Diary dates 2009
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| Fri 20 February 09
13:00 - 15:00 |
Committee Meeting
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| Fri 17 April 09
12:00 - 15:00 |
Annual General Meeting
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To find out more, please contact us via Membership Enquiries.
Manchester & District Branch
This Branch has members throughout Greater Manchester and in the surrounding counties. Membership costs £2.00 annually.
Volunteers invited
There are no social activities, owing to the size of the area covered. However there is potential for this, given appropriate local help at Bolton and Stockport - membership in these areas stands at 50 and 70 respectively. The Secretary will be pleased to hear from anyone in these locations, or elsewhere in the Branch catchment area, looking for a more active role.
Railway Benefit Fund
The Branch holds membership of RBF (formerly the Railway Benevolent Institution) for its members, who, through unfortunate circumstances might need financial assistance. Matters are dealt with in strictest confidence - tel. 01270 251316 if you need help or click here to visit their new website.
Diary dates 2007- 2008
Awaiting details for 2008. Here are last year's dates, to give you an idea of what we do.
| Date | Event |
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| Thurs 29 March 07
14:00 hours |
Annual General Meeting Religious Society of Friends Meeting House, Mount Street, Manchester If you wish to bring a relative or friend they will be most welcome. Guest Speaker: Royal National Lifeboat Institution. Mrs. Kathleen Miller from the RNLI North Region. This is a departure from our usual Pension or Transport topics, but should be of interest to many. |
| Tues 08 May 07
14:00 hours |
Committee Meeting LMRCA (Railway Club), Navigation Road, Manchester - adjacent to Interchange Station All members are encouraged to attend. |
| Tues 14 Aug 07
14:00 hours |
Committee Meeting LMRCA (Railway Club), Navigation Road, Manchester - adjacent to Interchange Station All members are encouraged to attend. |
| Tues 13 Nov 07
14:00 hours |
Committee Meeting LMRCA (Railway Club), Navigation Road, Manchester - adjacent to Interchange Station All members are encouraged to attend. |
| Tues 12 Feb 08
14:00 hours |
Committee Meeting LMRCA (Railway Club), Navigation Road, Manchester - adjacent to Interchange Station All members are encouraged to attend. |
To find out more, please contact us via Membership Enquiries.
Morecambe Bay Branch
This Branch is not a Social Club, owing to the extent of the geographic area covered, but two open meetings are held each year - diary details below.
We have some 170 members and our area covers the Isle of Man, much of Cumbria and North Lancashire/Yorkshire as far as Garstang and Ingleton. Membership costs £2 annually (£1 for widows of deceased members).
| Date | Event |
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| March (date notified to all Branch members by letter) |
Branch AGM, held at BRSA Club, Carnforth |
| October (date notified to all Branch members by letter) |
Annual "Get-Together", held at BRSA Club, Carnforth |
To find out more, please contact us via Membership Enquiries.
North Wales Branch / Cangen Gogledd Cymru
Our Branch has well over 400 members from all grades of retired staff. Situated where we are, many of our members worked in the shipping grades before retirement.
We hold meetings at both Llandudno and Holyhead. These are always well attended, and provide a good opportunity to recall past years with friends and former colleagues.
The North Wales Branch sends representatives to meetings of the North West Council and the Federation, which are held six times each year in Manchester and London. At our local meetings we give an update on any information received and a report of North West Council and Federation Meetings attended by your branch officers.
| Date | Event |
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| 2nd Tuesday each month
10:45 hours |
Regular coffee morning at Queen's Hotel on the
promenade at Llandudno.
Members and spouses very welcome. |
| To be advised | Four meetings a year are held at the Holyhead Railway Club - dates/details advised to members. |
| May | Annual General Meeting - date/details advised to all members. |
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Christmas Lunch - (December) date/details to be advised to all members. |
To find out more, please contact us via Membership Enquiries.
Preston & Fylde Branch
The Branch was formed in September 1998, meeting the needs of retired people in the Preston (PR) post code area and avoiding them having to travel to Carnforth (Morecambe Bay), Manchester, Warrington or Wigan. In June 2002 the Blackpool Branch found it necessary to close because of lack of Officers, and they resolved to transfer en bloc, thereby taking in the FY post code area.
At the end of August 2002, there were 89 members, including wives and partners, but more are always welcome, as are guests and visiting members from other Branches - further details can be obtained from Membership Enquiries.
The annual membership fee is currently £1.50, which has been held since the Branch was formed.
Diary of Events
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| Second Tuesday each month | Regular meeting, commencing at 13:30 hours.
Venue: Thurlby Club (former BRSA), Egerton Road, Ashton, Preston |
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Social Events - Social outings are arranged at the request of members, as well as the occasional social activity at the Club |
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Speakers - During the winter months speakers are invited at the suggestion and request of the members |
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Annual General Meeting - This is usually held on the second Tuesday in November |
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Christmas - A Buffet is usually arranged for the second Tuesday in December at a modest cost. |
To find out more, please contact us via Membership Enquiries.
Warrington Branch
Our aim is to supply Railway Pensioners with an informative, but informal afternoon meeting chatting with friends and colleagues while enjoying a choice of liquid refreshments (tea and coffee included). Our links with the Local Agenda 21 Older Peoples Forum and North West Warrington Pensioners has created the means to campaign and lobby for pensioners' rights both locally and nationally with the BTPF taking a leading role. A partnership with a local Community Forum has been formed giving the branch access to a mini-bus used to assist members to attend meetings and for social events.
See below for further details:
| Regular Meetings - are held on the third Tuesday of every month, starting at 13:30 hours. |
| Venue - is the Rail Club, Winwick Road, Warrington (adjacent to Warrington Central Station - pay & display car park opposite). |
| Newsletters - these are sent bi-monthly to every member. |
| Social events - the Warrington Branch is very active socially, with "Free & Easy" afternoons, refreshments, entertainment, bingo and raffles. Hot Pot Supper entertainment nights out are arranged during the winter period. |
| Outings - are arranged at the request of members. |
| Speakers - a wide variety of speakers have been welcomed to the branch. Members are requested to nominate topics on which speakers can be invited to address the group during the coming year. |
To find out more, please contact us via Membership Enquiries.
Wigan Branch
Wigan Branch has been affiliated to the BTPF for over 10 years. We have approx. 235 members in the Branch.
| Meetings - our meetings take place every second Thursday of the month at 2.00 p.m. (14:00 hours) | ||||||||||||||
| Venue - we meet at Morris Street Working Men's Club, Greenought Street, Wigan | ||||||||||||||
| Guest Speakers - at recent meetings these
have included:
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| Membership Contributions - these are currently £2.15 per year | ||||||||||||||
| Raffle - at each monthly meeting there is a raffle with three prizes of £10 (membership numbers are taken from a bag) | ||||||||||||||
| Days Out - in 2008 we arranged outings to:
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Dates for your Diary 2008-2009
These events are additional to the Day Trips listed above, which have already taken place:
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| November 2008
date to be advised to members |
Outing to Blackpool
Including festive meal at the Norbreck Hotel |
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| Thurs 4th Dec 2008
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Christmas Dinner
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February 2009
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Branch Holiday to
Spain
In February 2008, 32 members went to Benidorm on the Costa Blanca, Spain, for a good time, wine and sunshine all day long! We are planning a repeat visit in 2009. |
To find out more, please contact us via Membership Enquiries.