Trip

THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING ERNEST – comedy by Oscar Wilde POSTPONED - see Malcolm's message below

Open Air Theatre, Tolethorpe, Stamford, Rutland

Widely considered one of the funniest plays in the English language, Oscar Wilde’s masterpiece, set in the late Victorian era, contains some of the theatre’s most celebrated characters along with sparkling dialogue rich in witticisms.

Relax with a picnic before enjoying a performance in this covered theatre with its delightful stage setting.

There is a bar and area for buying coffee, tea and snacks.

Cost £29 (£30 non-LALG) – includes coach and good seat in centre block.

Coach leaves Letchworth Station Bus Stop opp. Barclays Bank at 10.45am.

Cheques to be made out to ‘LALG’ and sent to an address that will be provided when you book.

Malcolm's message of 24-3-2020  "I have just had a look at the Tolethorpe Hall Open Air Theatre web site  - where it states that all performances for this year have been postponed from 2020 until 2021. "

London Postal Museum and Mail Ride at Mount Pleasant

Rail trip £13.50, Guided tour £10 plus £6.50 lunch optional. 

The 2-3 hour visit will include a guided tour of the Museum, a trip on Mail Rail and a visit to the Mail Rail Exhibition. Descend into the former engineering depot of Mail Rail – the one-hundred- year-old Post Office railway – board a miniature train for a 15-minute ride into the original tunnels. See the original and largely unchanged station platforms deep below Mount Pleasant sorting office. Take in a theatrical experience that travels back in time to the railway’s lively 1930s heyday. See and hear the people who worked on it, experience their lives below ground and glimpse hidden parts of the railway that once kept the mail coursing through London for 22 hours every day.    

As Mail Rail was designed to carry mail sacks there are some restrictions and rules: for details please see www.postalmuseum.org/visit/planyour-visit/facilities/mail-rail-access 

We will travel off peak to Farringdon from where there is a 15-minute walk.  If you might be interested in this trip, please contact:   Group Contacts: Elaine Fox/ Tony Kuczys  01462 735642; London_Places@lalg.org.uk  lalg.org.uk/London_Places 

Rodgers & Hammerstein Musical, Kilworth House Theatre, Leicestershire

A welcome return to this awardwinning open-air theatre, built in a beautiful wooded glade. The sail-like canopy provides protection against any adverse weather.

This multi-award-winning musical is a timeless story of passion, loss and redemption. It includes some classic songs such as ‘Mister Snow’, ‘If I loved you’, ‘June is bustin’ out all over’, ‘When the children are asleep’ and the immortal ‘You’ll never walk alone’.

There is a bar, designated picnic area and facilities for buying hot snacks.

£47 (£49 Non-LALG) - includes coach and excellent seat in front centre. Coach leaves Letchworth Station Bus Stop opp. Barclays Bank at 12 noon. To book - phone Malcolm King 01462 677329 from Monday 3 February at 9.30am. Cheque to be made out to ‘LALG’ and sent to an address provided.

Clacton Airshow or Frinton

A day at the seaside. For times and details of the airshow see the website.
Alternatively we will ask the coach to go on to Frinton - when you phone to book I will confirm this.
Coach leaves bus stop opposite Library, Baldock 8.45am. Then bus stop on bridge opposite
Barclays Bank, Letchworth 9.00am.
Cost Clacton £16.50 pp, hopefully including Frinton. Cheques payable to: Monday to Friday Group.
Answerphone bookings not accepted.