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Attention history lovers! We’ll meet up to go on historical walking tours, visit museums and attend historical events. We usually meet up at a cafe in the venue then go around as a group. You can also share a lift to and from the event where possible.
Upcoming events (4+)
See all- The Beatles' Liverpool tour on Help's 60th Anniversary with Mojo's Ed GlinertLiverpool Train Station, Lime Street, L1 1JD
Join me on The Beatles' Liverpool walking tour on Help's 60th Anniversary with Mojo's Ed Glinert.
Before you attend, please book your free ticket here via Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-beatles-liverpool-tour-on-helps-60th-anniversary-w-mojos-ed-glinert-tickets-1322094302649?aff=ebdssbdestsearch
Date: Wednesday 6th August 2025
Time: 1pm to 3pm
Location: Ken Dodd Statue, Lime Street Station.It was 60 years this day that the Beatles released their second soundtrack LP, Help!, named after one of John Lennon's earliest primal screams.
And what an album! Despite the pointless cover version of Larry Williams' banal 1958 R&B stomper, "Dizzy Miss Lizzie", the excrutiatingly maudlin "Yesterday" and the laughable idea of letting Ringo have a go with the ridiculous "Act Naturally", this is a collection of classic Macca love songs. And what a start. After "Help!" itself gets the juices flowing, there is an immaculate segue into the exuberant "The Night Before", quickly followed by the slowed down, yearning, "You've Got To Hide Your Love Away" - a barely matchable first three for any LP.
* An odd note: not once on "Ticket To Ride" does Lennon ever pronounce his "d"s.We mark the anniversary of its release with a guided tour (with appropriate music accompaniment) around the Beatles’ Liverpool haunts:
* The Cavern.
* St George’s Hall.
* The Eleanor Rigby statue.
* The shabby flat where John Lennon dossed.
* Brian Epstein’s rather more comfortable apartment.
* The Inny where George and Paul went to school.
* And of course Ye Cracke pub where we will try and order a “Creme tangerine, Montelimar/Ginger sling with a pineapple heart” for our “coffee desert”.Note: Please be aware this event requires a couple of miles of walking. There are a few stops along the way . Please wear suitable footwear and bring bottle water with you.
Event provided by Ed Glinert of New Liverpool Walks & New Manchester Walks
- Ride the East Lancs Railway - 200 Year Celebrationeast lancs railway 🚂 , bury
This Autumn, heritage railway ELR are celebrating the 200th anniversary and the birth of the modern railway.
We'll join them as they operate an intensive timetable of steam and heritage diesel trains full length of the 12-miles between Heywood, Bury, Ramsbottom and Rawtenstall, including additional attractions up and down the line.
We'll meet at the the Bury station (as that's easiest to reach and has a better station than Heywood) at 11am, in the station's Trackside pub if it's not too busy. Then after waiting a little for folks to join us, we'll go on through beautiful countryside to reach Ramsbottom. The World Black Pudding Throwing Championships happen to be taking place near the station there, so hopefully we'll get to see that too!
We'll reach Rawtenstall station and most likely eat then (if not earlier). Then hop on the train back to Bury. We should be able to try different steam and diesel trains on our journey.
All trains and workings are subject to availability. Tickets for a day's unlimited travel are £29 on the day or £25 in advance. As well as being cheaper, it's better to get tickets in advance just in case they get fully booked. Tickets are not on sale yet, but I'll keep an eye out for them. There's paid parking nearby which should be pretty cheap as it's a Sunday. More information here: https://www.eastlancsrailway.org.uk/events-activities/railway-200-celebration-weekend/ .
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I need to recuperate Meetup’s event host fees, so if you haven’t paid me eight pounds for annual fees yet, you can do so in person, or alternatively just pay two pounds to attend this event. PayPal and direct bank transfer also welcome. More info here: https://www.meetup.com/history-get-together-group/discussions/
