David laid a wreath on behalf of our Walton Phoenix Club on Sunday 13th November
Date for your diary: ANNIE THE MUSICAL
ANNIE THE MUSICAL-MAY 10th. 2023, Regent Theatre SOT. Booking form will be included in the NOVEMBER edition of your Newsletter.
The smash-hit West End production of ANNIE, the world’s favourite family musical, returns to a city near you in 2023.
Set in 1930s New York during The Great Depression, brave young Annie is forced to live a life of misery at Miss Hannigan’s orphanage. Her luck soon changes when she’s chosen to spend a fairytale Christmas with famous billionaire, Oliver Warbucks. Meanwhile, spiteful Miss Hannigan has other ideas and hatches a plan to spoil Annie’s search for her true family…
With its Tony® award-winning book and score, including the unforgettable songs It’s The Hard-Knock Life, Easy Street, I Don’t Need Anything But You and Tomorrow, you can bet your bottom dollar that you’ll love it!
Outing to the Dog Breeding Centre
New Outings organiser! New venue! Thank you for the photograph Alison.
NEW Zumba Gold Monday Class with Aby
Thank you to everyone who attended our trial classes. Despite the heat, we had a brilliant time with our new teacher. Aby is so professional, friendly, enthusiastic and motivating. If you are interested in joining our waiting list for the class, please contact Carol (phone number is in the Newsletter)
Check out Aby Kate’s website: https://abykate.co.uk/
The new term will commence on MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 5th at 12.00 pm.
Pre payment per term will be required. £4.00 per week.
Please contact Group Leader, Carol for more details.
NEW Zumba Gold Thursday Class with Jackie
Start date: Thursday September 8th. 12.30 pm.
Pre booking per term required.
If you would like to join our waiting list, please contact Rose (phone number in Newsletter)
Classical Concert-Outing: Friday 18th November
GREIGS PIANO CONCERTO-HALLE ORCHESTRA at The Victoria Hall, Hanley
Our NEW Group Leaders, Alan and Leonie are delighted to announce that they have arranged their first concert for our members.
Grieg’s Piano Concerto
HUMPERDINCK
Hansel and Gretel Overture
GRIEG
Piano Concerto
DELIUS
Sleigh Ride
VIVALDI
Winter from Four Seasons
WALDTEUFEL
Skater’s Waltz
TCHAIKOVSKY
Nutcracker: selection
PROKOFIEV
Troika
Full details and Booking Form are included in the August edition of your Newsletter.
Book early to avoid disappointment.
CHRISTMAS CRUISE-TUESDAY DECEMBER 6th. and THURSDAY DECEMBER 8th. Both dates FULLY BOOKED. Please contact David if you would like your name to be added to the waiting list.
Please see your Newsletter for full details and booking form.
LIMITED AVAILABILITY on the outing to The Guide Dog breeding centre Leamington Spa- Book now to avoid disappointment.
An outing has been arranged to a NEW venue!
Guide Dog Breeding Centre
The National Centre, formerly known as the National Breeding Centre located just outside of Leamington Spa, is where our puppies begin their journey to become life-changing guide dogs. The centre has room to breed up to 1,500 puppies a year and, since opening our doors in 2011, we have now bred almost 11,000 puppies – that’s a lot of life-changer.
Total cost: £30.00
Full details and Booking Form will be included in the August edition of your Newsletter
NEW-Monthly QUIZ GROUP
The group will meet on the first Monday of each month at 2.00 pm. at Walton Village Hall.
The first meeting will be on Monday September 5th.
Entrance fee £1.50. All Phoenix members are welcome to attend
The outing to Dunham Massey & Speke Hall on Wednesday October 19th is now fully booked. If you would like your name added to the waiting list, please contact David.
An opportunity to visit Speke Hall Garden and Estate and Dunham Massey, a garden for all seasons, an ancient deer park and a house filled with treasures and stories.
Full details and Reservation form will be included in the AUGUST edition of your Newsletter
Speke Hall (below)
Our Saturday monthly SINGLES Lunch Club welcomes NEW members
See your Newsletter for reservation details.
New Line Dancing Group starting soon
Watch this space!
ZUMBA GOLD THURSDAY GROUP Update!
The Group is now full due to limited numbers
New members are invited to join our NEW class on Thursday September 8th.
Pre payment per term will be required. Please contact Group Leader, Rose, if you are interested.
Time for some practice to one of my favourites
This one is for you, Carol 🙂
New! Monthly Quiz Group
New member, Mike, a well-established quizmaster is bringing his experience to a completely new monthly Quiz group, starting soon. More details in the AUGUST edition of your Newsletter.
Date for your diary: Thursday December 8th.
Christmas canal cruise & Lyme Park
Full details and Booking form will be included in the AUGUST edition of your Newsletter.
Book early to avoid disappointment!
New Singing Group
A new singing group will be making its debut on Wed 21st Sept from 10.30am – 12 noon, Walton Village Hall in the Bromage room.
We will be singing a variety of popular songs from the 20th century bringing back memories of that golden age of musical medley from the 20s right through to Abba in the 70s. The singing will be very light-hearted with no hard practice as we are not a choir. Anyone can sing along with others in a group so why not give it a try.
Due to a cancellation, there are 2 places available on the outing to WELSHPOOL LLANFAIR STEAM RAILWAY and POWIS CASTLE (NATIONAL TRUST) WEDNESDAY AUGUST 17th 2022
David has arranges an day in Mid-Wales, with a delightful ride through beautiful countryside on the charming
Welshpool and Llanfair narrow-gauge steam railway, with the afternoon at the lovely house and
gardens of Powis Castle.
Full details of the outing and booking form will be included in the MAY edition of your Phoenix Newsletter.
PLEA FOR OUTINGS ORGANISERS
We have taken great pride over the years to offer a wide variety of outings in every Newsletter and would like to continue to do so.
Mike Jones our organiser for Symphony Concerts has now decided to retire so if you enjoy
attending these wonderful concerts please volunteer to take on this role, Mike would be very
happy to guide you through.
Please contact Pat Hayward if you would like to join our team of organisers. Help and advise always
available.
Congratulations Jean!
Congratulations to Jean who has reached the ripe age of 90 and is an accomplished indoor bowler with Phoenix at Walton VillageHall. Age would appear to be no barrier to this marvellous player and shows that exercise can help and is important to us all
.Pam Ewan
Limited availability! Outing to The Museum of Timekeeping & The Workhouse Wednesday 16th March
David has arranged an outing to the Museum of Timekeeping and The Workhouse at Upton, Notts. Full details and Booking form are included in the February edition of your Newsletter.
https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/the-workhouse-and-infirmary
River Cruise Fully Booked
The cruse on the River Trent outing is now fully booked! Outings that include WATER are always popular with our members!
Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Celebration
Our Committee members would like your thoughts on our plans to organise an event to celebrate the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee. The event would not be held during the official bank holiday weekend, as there will be so much going on. The suggestion is that our celebration should be an Afternoon Tea with entertainment. The date of the event is yet to be decided, but will probably be in mid July, before the School holidays. Your comments & thoughts would be appreciated. The event is dependant on the number of positive responses we receive.
Limited availability! Outing to Berkeley Castle. May 25th
Full details and Booking form are included in the February edition of your Newsletter
Book now to avoid disappointment
Outing to the Cotswold Farm Park
Please note, this event is now FULLY BOOKED!
Merry Christmas!
The Phoenix shopaholics enjoyed a great day out at Chester & Cheshire Oaks.
Thanks Patti!
We will remember them
Thank you to Alan Green who laid a wreath on behalf of SWPAC this morning
Just announced! Cruise on the river Trent
Date for your diary: Tuesday 5th July 2022.
Patti has arranged a river cruise and Dinner on the river Trent
More details to follow.
Singles Luncheon
The Singles and Carers Saturday Luncheon Group enjoying their first lunch back since the pandemic started. The numbers were understandably a little depleted as some members would prefer to venture out later in the year, no doubt when everyone is double vaccinated and had the booster. Never-the-less 17 of us enjoyed meeting up again for good food, friendship and a ‘natter’. Jenny Bloor, Group Leader.
Date for your diary, Outing to Chester & Cheshire Oaks
Our next outing will be to Chester and Cheshire Oaks on WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 24th.
Full details and booking form will be included in the next edition of your Phoenix Newsletter.
Welcome to our NEW Zumba Gold Group Leader
Carol (left) at her first class.