September 14th-17th
A 3 night / 4 day visit to Liverpool is planned for September.
 Planned Itinerary
Monday 
Arrive before lunch and leave bags at hotel. 
Afternoon Walking Tour of Liverpool followed by a river cruise on Mersey Ferries.
Evening group meal at a local restaurant.

Tuesday 
We will go to the cultural quarter and start with a short visit to the Central Library, then a visit to the Walker Art Gallery. Our guide Simone will show us the highlights of the collection and there will be some time to look around by ourselves.
After lunch, we can either walk up the hill to the Metropolitan Cathedral or take taxis. After a tour of the Metropolitan Cathedral, we will walk along Hope Street to the Anglican Cathedral where we will have a guided tour. We will also visit the Philharmonic Pub, said to be the most ornate in the country.

Wednesday
In the morning, we will visit Anthony Gormley’s ‘Another Place’ installation at Crosby beach followed by a visit to Port Sunlight and the Lady Lever Art Gallery. These visits are by booked coach.

Thursday. 
Visit to the Museum of Liverpool- the city’s newest national museum with interesting artefacts and displays which tell the story of the port, trade and dock developments as well as the social and cultural history of the city.
Also visit to the Western Approaches WW2 museum which was the secret command Centre used by the British Allied forces during the Battle of the Atlantic.
Although Tate Liverpool is closed, there is a temporary exhibition in RIBA North and it is also possible to go to the Open Eye Gallery (photography.)
Train home late afternoon/early evening.
 
The cost for the visits and guiding will be £200 per person. 

We have a recommended hotel with parking, where the itinerary will start every day, but you are free to stay anywhere. Hotels are approximately £130 per night per room.
Second class return rail fare is approximately £30 (with a senior rail card).
 

A limited number of places are still available.
Please contact Barbara Noble nobleb@doctors.org.uk 
 

A visit has been arranged on the morning of Thursday 24th September to Shrewsbury Flaxmill Maltings to include a Behind the Scenes Tour. The Flaxmill has been described as the precursor to the skyscraper because of its iron-frame construction. The exhibition describes the history of the building and tells the story of some of the people who worked there.

We will be divided into small groups of twelve for the tour, which will take about 1-1/2 hours. This extract from the website describes the tour.

Behind the Scenes Tour 
Go behind-the-scenes at this iconic landmark of the Industrial Revolution and dig deeper into the past, present and future of building that changed skylines across the world forever.  You will be shown around the wider site by one of our trained volunteer guides and taken into some areas the ordinary visitor does not usually get to see!  Hear the stories of the site, its history and its people from a knowledgeable guide.  Have the chance to stand in the amazing atrium space of the The Kiln.  Follow in the workers footsteps as you walk down the original stairs.  Visit the Cross Mill and enter an unrestored floor of the building.
Behind-The-Scenes tours involve an extended period of standing and climbing stairs, including 200-year-old stairs which have worn and eroded with time. 

There will also be an opportunity to view the Mill exhibition.

There is also a café available at the Flaxmill for refreshments.
 
The Flaxmill Maltings is approximately 10-15 minutes walk from Shrewsbury Station. There is limited parking at the Flaxmill, which is limited to 4 hours. 

In the afternoon there will be a guided walk by Dorothy Nicolle starting at 2.00pm starting at the Old Market Hall, which will last approximately one and a half hours.
This will be limited to 20 people.


This will be a different walk to that given by the Drapers last year and will cover the history of Shrewsbury.
If this is over-subscribed another walking tour will be arranged.

Please note it is a half hour uphill walk from the Flaxmill to the Old Market Hall.

It is possible to book either or both visits.

Cost

Visit to the Flaxmill including tour (for English Heritage Member) £3
Visit to Flaxmill for non-member under 65 £10 
Visit to Flaxmill for non-member over 65 £9.50
Walking Tour of Shrewsbury £12.

To book a place on either or both tours, please contact Barbara nobleb@doctors.org.uk indicating which tours you want to book, if you are over or under 65 and if you are an English Heritage member.

Also please include your mobile number and the name and contact details of your next of kin. 
Please note that without these contact details it will not be possible to book your place.

After your place is confirmed please transfer the money by BACS (preferred) to THE ARTS SOCIETY WREKIN – number two Account, sort code 20-97-90, A/C number 03857654 with 'Shrewsbury' as the reference or send a cheque payable to ‘The Arts Society Wrekin’ to Barbara Noble, 1 Rowley Park Farmhouse, Worfield, Bridgnorth, Shropshire. WV15 5NT