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![]() Wed 27 Jan 2021 - 18:00 to 19:00 The Royal Society YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qtrqqG5_rlM Basingstoke IVC Science Cafe invite you to this free Royal Society panel discussion on their YouTube Channel titled "Putting the sun in a bottle: the path to delivering sustainable fusion power" The Kavli prize lecture 2019 given by Professor Ian Chapman The imperative to address climate change is only escalating. Fusion – the process that powers the Sun – offers the potential for carbon-free, effectively limitless, continuous electricity, if only it can be harnessed here on Earth. Professor Ian Chapman and his colleagues are working to make fusion power a reality, and with the advent of ITER, the largest science experiment humankind has ever undertaken, they hope to demonstrate fusion power on a commercial scale. The UK, as one of the world leaders in fusion, is embarking on the design of a compact fusion reactor to follow ITER which aims to drive down the scale and cost of fusion power, which Professor Chapman will explain and explore during his prize lecture. The prize lecture will be webcast live and the video recording of the event will be available shortly after the event. Attending this event
The award The Kavli Medal and Lecture is now awarded annually for excellence in all fields of science and engineering relevant to the environment. The medal is of bronze gilt and is accompanied by a gift of £1,000. Professor Ian Chapman was awarded the Kavli Medal and Lecture 2019 for his scientific insight that has illuminated the complex physics of confined plasmas and prepared the way for fusion burn. Enquiries: contact the Royal Society Events team CONTACT: The Royal Society, (promoted by Bob Clifford, Basingstoke IVC Science Cafe; info@cafesci-basingstoke.org.uk)TICKETS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qtrqqG5_rlM&feature=youtu.be INVITE FROM: ![]() Wed 27 Jan 2021 - 18:00 to 18:50 Location visible to members Barre Pilates is a combination of ballet related dance movements and Pilates exercises. Our goal is to tone, sculpt and strengthen your body with small isometric exercises and dance inspired moves. You will need a chair and a mat. The class costs £5 for IVC members and £7 for others. To join us click on https://tinyurl.com/y8u43jdj Follow the online instructions. You will enter the waiting room and Joy will invite you into the Virtual Pilates gym. Turn on sound and video. No need to book in advance - just join us. INVITE FROM:![]() Thu 28 Jan 2021 - 15:00 to 16:30 Location visible to members A new event - every second Thursday we will share our love of cooking. Topics might include dishes we have cooked recently, favourite recipes and recipe books, cooking tips, favourite restaurants, recommended food stores, food we have enjoyed on holiday, cookery videos. If you wish to share pictures or videos we can show you how to do this on Zoom. To join us click on https://zoom.us/j/4689584830 just before 3pm. Follow the online instructions and you will enter the waiting ... ![]() Thu 28 Jan 2021 - 18:00 to 18:50 Location visible to members This is Pilates to dance music - so its like being at a healthy disco. Joy will play some danceable music videos and demonstrate the moves for you to follow. But you can be creative..... To join us click on https://tinyurl.com/y8u43jdj and follow the online instructions. You will enter the waiting room and Joy will invite you into the Virtual Pilates gym. Turn on sound and video. No need to book in advance - just join us. Cost is £5 for IVC members and £7 ... ![]() Thu 28 Jan 2021 - 19:00 to 20:30 https://rigb.org/whats-on Basingstoke IVC Science Cafe invite you to this free Royal Institution talk titled "The hidden spring: a journey to the source of consciousness" Please re-register for the event via this link: https://www.rigb.org/whats-on/events-2021/january/public-the-hidden-spring We will have the replay of the video available for 72 hours after the event for those of you that can’t make the new date. It will also be uploaded to YouTube in the future. SUMMARY In this talk, Mark Solms discusses his new theory of consciousness that returns emotions to the centre of mental life. Join Mark as he explores the subjective experiences of hundreds of neurological patients, many of whom he treated. Their uncanny conversations help to expose the brain’s obscure reaches. ABOUT THE SPEAKER If you have any issues with your registration, please contact us at richannel@ri.ac.uk. CONTACT: The Royal Institute, (promoted by Bob Clifford, Basingstoke IVC Science Cafe; info@cafesci-basingstoke.org.uk)TICKETS: https://www.rigb.org/whats-on/events-2021/january/public-the-hidden-spring INVITE FROM: ![]() Thu 28 Jan 2021 - 19:00 to 20:30 Location visible to members Nina, of London IVC, leads an informal Zoom chat on the topic of What's in the News. Bring along a drink and be ready to join a friendly debate. Zoom is an easy to use videoconferencing package with new security features incorporated that we make full use of. Join us by clicking here: https://zoom.us/j/4689584830 Follwo the online instructions. You will be invited into the waiting room for the coffee lounge. When Nina the host lets you in ensure you have turned on video and sound. You will then be able to see and hear the rest of the team live. ...Click title for more details INVITE FROM: ![]() Thu 28 Jan 2021 - 19:30 to 21:00 Romsey Cafe Sci (https://www.cafscientifiqueromsey.com/) An online talk for Romsey Cafe Scientifique presented by Dr John Gould, Emeritus Fellow, National Oceanography Centre, Southampton. The subject of this evenings talk is "Our Changing Climate - What do we know and how do we know it?”.
SPEAKER TICKETS: https://www.cafscientifiqueromsey.com/ INVITE FROM: ![]() Fri 29 Jan 2021 - 17:00 to 18:00 Location visible to members If you would like to practise using Zoom before taking the plunge into joining one of our growing programme of online events this is your chance. You will need a PC with a video camera and a microphone (this may mean buying a Webcam which costs from £20 on Amazon – you plug it into your PC) or a Laptop or an iPad or a Tablet PC or a Smartphone. Laptops, iPads, Tablets and Smartphones will normally have a camera/microphone incorporated. If you have problems at any stage simply phone me on my mobile ... ![]() Fri 29 Jan 2021 - 19:00 to 01:00 Location visible to members Expect a pub quiz, some live entertainment, music videos and friendly chat. See you there for a great evening's sociable fun with your IVC friends around the country - plus a few guests from Meetup. Click here https://zoom.us/j/4689584830 First time you download a small app and indicate your name. You will be invited into the waiting room for the pub. When Dave lets you in ensure you have turned on video and sound. INVITE FROM:![]() Sat 30 Jan 2021 - 19:30 to 22:30 Location visible to members Its Disco time! I will set up the disco lights in my flat and play you plenty of usic videos of danceable music. I will have a play list but requests are also welcome. All you have to do is put on your dancing gear, log in, pour yourself a drink, turn down the lights and join in the dancing. Click on https://zoom.us/j/4689584830 and follow the online instructions. You will enter the waiting room and Dave will invite you into the Disco room. Turn on sound and video. INVITE FROM:![]() Sun 31 Jan 2021 - 18:00 to 19:00 Location visible to members Join us online for a coffee evening and good chat using Zoom. This is a friendly video conferencing package which is easy to use and lets you share video and chat with your friends and colleagues. Click on https://zoom.us/j/4689584830 using your PC (with video/microphone) or laptop or iPad or Tablet or Smart phone. Download the app and indicate your name (first Zoom visit only). You will enter the waiting room and Dave will invite you into the Coffee Bar. Turn on sound and video. INVITE FROM:
February 2021
![]() Mon 1 Feb 2021 - 17:30 to 18:30 Location visible to members Pilates is a great form of exercise that strengthens the core and tones you up. Mixed Ability means that Joy gives choices for each exercise to suit your ability. Joy's pilates emphasises breathing exercises - important for building up lung strength. Ideally you should have a pillow and a pilates or yoga mat to lie on - but the floor will do. To join us click on https://tinyurl.com/y8u43jdj Download the app and indicate your name (only necessary on your first Zoom visit). ... ![]() Mon 1 Feb 2021 - 19:00 to 21:00 Location visible to members Join us online for a coffee evening and good chat using Zoom. This is a friendly video conferencing package which is easy to use and lets you share video and chat with your friends and colleagues. Click on https://zoom.us/j/4689584830 using your PC (with video/microphone) or laptop or iPad or Tablet or Smart phone. Download the app and indicate your name (first Zoom visit only). You will enter the waiting room and Dave will invite you into the Coffee Bar. Turn on sound and ... ![]() Mon 1 Feb 2021 - 19:30 to 21:00 Register for Zoom: TBA
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TICKETS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lhq_379bB3w&feature=youtu.be INVITE FROM: ![]() Tue 2 Feb 2021 - 19:00 to 20:30 https://rigb.org/whats-on Basingstoke IVC Science Cafe invite you to this free Royal Institution talk titled "The value of the human in an age of automation" Please re-register for the event via this link: https://www.rigb.org/whats-on/events-2021/february/public-the-value-of-the-human-in-the-age-of-aut We will have the replay of the video available for 72 hours after the event for those of you that can’t make the new date. It will also be uploaded to YouTube in the future. SUMMARY There is still time. The next few decades are critical for humankind - not least because of looming ecological, military and economic crises - but principally because we will need to design a future where humans and machines can live in harmony and synchronicity. Anders Sandberg of the Future of Human Institute at Oxford will explore how it is not only machines that we must be responsible for reprogramming, but indeed our own selves. As artificial intelligence replaces the role of the 'specialist', it is multidimensional minds, or polymaths, that will become indispensable. This event is part of the Polymath Festival ABOUT THE SPEAKER He is senior Oxford Martin fellow, and research associate of the Oxford Uehiro Centre for Practical Ethics, the Oxford Centre for Neuroethics, the Center for the Study of Bioethics (Belgrade), and the Institute of Future Studies (Stockholm). He is on the advisory boards of a number of organisations and often debates science and ethics in international media. Anders has a background in computer science, neuroscience and medical engineering. He obtained his Ph.D. in computational neuroscience from Stockholm University, Sweden, for work on neural network modelling of human memory. Waqas Ahmed is founder of the DaVinci Network and author of the internationally acclaimed book The Polymath (Wiley 2019). A global authority on multi-disciplinary thinking, his work spans the fields of visual art, neuroscience, international affairs, intercultural education, health and fitness and world history. He is the founder of the The Polymath Festival – the world’s first major festival of ideas dedicated to celebrating many-sided human potential and exploring interdisciplinary solutions to complex world problems. If you have any issues with your registration, please contact us at richannel@ri.ac.uk. CONTACT: The Royal Institute, (promoted by Bob Clifford, Basingstoke IVC Science Cafe; info@cafesci-basingstoke.org.uk)TICKETS: https://www.rigb.org/whats-on/events-2021/february/public-the-value-of-the- ... INVITE FROM: ![]() Wed 3 Feb 2021 - 18:00 to 18:50 Location visible to members Barre Pilates is a combination of ballet related dance movements and Pilates exercises. Our goal is to tone, sculpt and strengthen your body with small isometric exercises and dance inspired moves. You will need a chair and a mat. The class costs £5 for IVC members and £7 for others. To join us click on https://tinyurl.com/y8u43jdj Follow the online instructions. You will enter the waiting room and Joy will invite you into the Virtual Pilates gym. Turn on sound and video. No need to book in advance - just join us. INVITE FROM:![]() Thu 4 Feb 2021 - 15:00 to 16:30 Location visible to members The London IVC Zoom Gardening Club returns by popular demand but needs a new host. Every other Thursday we will meet to chat about gardening. Topics might include: recent work in our allotment or garden, our plans for the year ahead, favourite plants and gardens, photos of plants at home or on holiday, videos of public gardens. If you wish to share photos or videos on your PC with the Zoom meeting we can show you how this is done. To join us click on Click title for more details INVITE FROM: ![]() Thu 4 Feb 2021 - 18:00 to 18:50 Location visible to members This is Pilates to dance music - so its like being at a healthy disco. Joy will play some danceable music videos and demonstrate the moves for you to follow. But you can be creative..... To join us click on https://tinyurl.com/y8u43jdj and follow the online instructions. You will enter the waiting room and Joy will invite you into the Virtual Pilates gym. Turn on sound and video. No need to book in advance - just join us. Cost is £5 for IVC members and £7 ... ![]() Thu 4 Feb 2021 - 19:00 to 20:30 Location visible to members Nina, of London IVC, leads an informal Zoom chat on the topic of What's in the News. Bring along a drink and be ready to join a friendly debate. Zoom is an easy to use videoconferencing package with new security features incorporated that we make full use of. Join us by clicking here: https://zoom.us/j/4689584830 Follwo the online instructions. You will be invited into the waiting room for the coffee lounge. When Nina the host lets you in ensure you have turned on video and sound. You will then be able to see and hear the rest of the team live. ...Click title for more details INVITE FROM: ![]() Thu 4 Feb 2021 - 19:00 to 20:30 https://rigb.org/whats-on Basingstoke IVC Science Cafe invite you to this free Royal Institution talk titled "Psycho-Logical: Why Mental Health Goes Wrong - and How to Make Sense of It" Please register for the event via this link: https://www.rigb.org/whats-on/events-2021/february/public-psycho-logical We will have the replay of the video available for 72 hours after the event for those of you that can’t make the date. It will also be uploaded to YouTube in the future. SUMMARY Join Dean as he looks at how these affects lead to so many mental health issues, the methods and complications around recognising and treating them, how our understanding has changed over the decades, and much more. In this talk, Dean takes an in-depth and interesting look at the science which explains how and why our mental health goes awry. ABOUT THE SPEAKER Previously employed as a psychiatry tutor and lecturer at the Cardiff University Centre for Medical Education, Dean is currently an honorary research associate at Cardiff Psychology School, as well as a Visiting Industry Fellow at Birmingham City University. However, Dean is currently a full-time author, previously known for his satirical science column ‘Brain Flapping‘ at the Guardian, now Brain Yapping for Cosmic Shambles Network. This led to his internationally acclaimed bestselling debut book ‘The Idiot Brain‘, which has resulted in several further books and even more interesting brain stuff. His latest book 'Psycho-Logical: Why Mental Health Goes Wrong – and How to Make Sense of It'' is available now on Amazon and in all good book stores. If you have any issues with your registration, please contact the RI at richannel@ri.ac.uk. CONTACT: The Royal Institute, (promoted by Bob Clifford, Basingstoke IVC Science Cafe; info@cafesci-basingstoke.org.uk)TICKETS: https://www.rigb.org/whats-on/events-2021/february/public-psycho-logical INVITE FROM: ![]() Fri 5 Feb 2021 - 17:00 to 18:00 Location visible to members If you would like to practise using Zoom before taking the plunge into joining one of our growing programme of online events this is your chance. You will need a PC with a video camera and a microphone (this may mean buying a Webcam which costs from £20 on Amazon – you plug it into your PC) or a Laptop or an iPad or a Tablet PC or a Smartphone. Laptops, iPads, Tablets and Smartphones will normally have a camera/microphone incorporated. If you have problems at any stage simply phone me on my mobile ... ![]() Fri 5 Feb 2021 - 19:00 to 01:00 Location visible to members Expect a pub quiz, some live entertainment, music videos and friendly chat. See you there for a great evening's sociable fun with your IVC friends around the country - plus a few guests from Meetup. Click here https://zoom.us/j/4689584830 First time you download a small app and indicate your name. You will be invited into the waiting room for the pub. When Dave lets you in ensure you have turned on video and sound. INVITE FROM:![]() Sat 6 Feb 2021 - 19:45 to 22:00 Location visible to members Our free online wine tastings have proved so popular that we are making them monthly events until the pandemic is over. We normally attract 15-20 people. Our wine tastings are informal but we hope you will learn something from them as well as enjoying some good company. 1. The topic tonight is the great variety of wines of Australia - you will need to obtain one (or more if you wish) bottle(s). Our experience is that very cheap wines are rarely good so aim to spend at least ... ![]() Sun 7 Feb 2021 - 18:00 to 19:00 Location visible to members Join us online for a coffee evening and good chat using Zoom. This is a friendly video conferencing package which is easy to use and lets you share video and chat with your friends and colleagues. Click on https://zoom.us/j/4689584830 using your PC (with video/microphone) or laptop or iPad or Tablet or Smart phone. Download the app and indicate your name (first Zoom visit only). You will enter the waiting room and Dave will invite you into the Coffee Bar. Turn on sound and ... ![]() Mon 8 Feb 2021 - 17:30 to 18:30 Location visible to members Pilates is a great form of exercise that strengthens the core and tones you up. Mixed Ability means that Joy gives choices for each exercise to suit your ability. Joy's pilates emphasises breathing exercises - important for building up lung strength. Ideally you should have a pillow and a pilates or yoga mat to lie on - but the floor will do. To join us click on https://tinyurl.com/y8u43jdj Download the app and indicate your name (only necessary on your first Zoom visit). ... ![]() Mon 8 Feb 2021 - 19:00 to 21:00 Location visible to members Join us online for a coffee evening and good chat using Zoom. This is a friendly video conferencing package which is easy to use and lets you share video and chat with your friends and colleagues. Click on https://zoom.us/j/4689584830 using your PC (with video/microphone) or laptop or iPad or Tablet or Smart phone. Download the app and indicate your name (first Zoom visit only). You will enter the waiting room and Dave will invite you into the Coffee Bar. Turn on sound and ... ![]() Wed 10 Feb 2021 - 18:00 to 18:50 Location visible to members Barre Pilates is a combination of ballet related dance movements and Pilates exercises. Our goal is to tone, sculpt and strengthen your body with small isometric exercises and dance inspired moves. You will need a chair and a mat. The class costs £5 for IVC members and £7 for others. To join us click on https://tinyurl.com/y8u43jdj Follow the online instructions. You will enter the waiting room and Joy will invite you into the Virtual Pilates gym. Turn on sound and video. No need to book in advance - just join us. INVITE FROM:![]() Thu 11 Feb 2021 - 15:00 to 16:30 Location visible to members A new event - every second Thursday we will share our love of cooking. Topics might include dishes we have cooked recently, favourite recipes and recipe books, cooking tips, favourite restaurants, recommended food stores, food we have enjoyed on holiday, cookery videos. If you wish to share pictures or videos we can show you how to do this on Zoom. To join us click on https://zoom.us/j/4689584830 just before 3pm. Follow the online instructions and you will enter the waiting ... ![]() Thu 11 Feb 2021 - 18:00 to 18:50 Location visible to members This is Pilates to dance music - so its like being at a healthy disco. Joy will play some danceable music videos and demonstrate the moves for you to follow. But you can be creative..... To join us click on https://tinyurl.com/y8u43jdj and follow the online instructions. You will enter the waiting room and Joy will invite you into the Virtual Pilates gym. Turn on sound and video. No need to book in advance - just join us. Cost is £5 for IVC members and £7 ... ![]() Thu 11 Feb 2021 - 19:00 to 20:30 Location visible to members Nina, of London IVC, leads an informal Zoom chat on the topic of What's in the News. Bring along a drink and be ready to join a friendly debate. Zoom is an easy to use videoconferencing package with new security features incorporated that we make full use of. Join us by clicking here: https://zoom.us/j/4689584830 Follwo the online instructions. You will be invited into the waiting room for the coffee lounge. When Nina the host lets you in ensure you have ... ![]() Fri 12 Feb 2021 - 17:00 to 18:00 Location visible to members If you would like to practise using Zoom before taking the plunge into joining one of our growing programme of online events this is your chance. You will need a PC with a video camera and a microphone (this may mean buying a Webcam which costs from £20 on Amazon – you plug it into your PC) or a Laptop or an iPad or a Tablet PC or a Smartphone. Laptops, iPads, Tablets and Smartphones will normally have a camera/microphone incorporated. ![]() Fri 12 Feb 2021 - 19:00 to 01:00 Location visible to members Expect a pub quiz, some live entertainment, music videos and friendly chat. See you there for a great evening's sociable fun with your IVC friends around the country - plus a few guests from Meetup. Click here https://zoom.us/j/4689584830 First time you download a small app and indicate your name. You will be invited into the waiting room for the pub. When Dave lets you in ensure you have turned on video and sound. INVITE FROM:![]() Sat 13 Feb 2021 - 19:30 to 22:30 Location visible to members London IVC has a strong Open Mic presence so we have established our own Virtual Open Mic club. During the course of the evening we will enjoy entertainment - mostly musical - from IVC and Meetup members and friends from the Open Mic circuit. The club will open at 7.30pm to give folks time to check in, have a chat and maybe rehearse a little – there are a few tweaks musicians will need to make to get live music to work on Zoom and we will talk you through these. From 8pm we will ... ![]() Sat 13 Feb 2021 - 19:30 to 21:30 Location visible to members Free online quiz presented on Zoom. A fun evening. If you are a couple or a family please enter as ... ![]() Sun 14 Feb 2021 - 18:00 to 19:00 Location visible to members Join us online for a coffee evening and good chat using Zoom. This is a friendly video conferencing package which is easy to use and lets you share video and chat with your friends and colleagues. Click on https://zoom.us/j/4689584830 using your PC (with video/microphone) or laptop or iPad or Tablet or Smart phone. Download the app and indicate your name (first Zoom visit only). You will enter the waiting room and Dave will invite you into the Coffee Bar. Turn on sound and ... ![]() Sun 14 Feb 2021 - 20:00 to 23:00 Location visible to members An evening of romance. Lots of love poems and sloppy music videos, maybe some Valentines humour and games. If you meet someone you like there will be several Breakout Romance rooms to retire to..... To join us click on https://zoom.us/j/4689584830 Follow the online instructions which will take you to the waiting room from where Dave will invite you into the IVC love nest. INVITE FROM:![]() Mon 15 Feb 2021 - 17:30 to 18:30 Location visible to members Pilates is a great form of exercise that strengthens the core and tones you up. Mixed Ability means that Joy gives choices for each exercise to suit your ability. Joy's pilates emphasises breathing exercises - important for building up lung strength. Ideally you should have a pillow and a pilates or yoga mat to lie on - but the floor will do. To join us click on https://tinyurl.com/y8u43jdj Download the app and indicate your name (only necessary on your first Zoom visit). ... ![]() Mon 15 Feb 2021 - 19:00 to 21:00 Location visible to members Join us online for a coffee evening and good chat using Zoom. This is a friendly video conferencing package which is easy to use and lets you share video and chat with your friends and colleagues. Click on https://zoom.us/j/4689584830 using your PC (with video/microphone) or laptop or iPad or Tablet or Smart phone. Download the app and indicate your name (first Zoom visit only). You will enter the waiting room and Dave will invite you into the Coffee Bar. Turn on sound and ... ![]() Mon 15 Feb 2021 - 19:30 to 21:00 https://www.sciencediscoverygroup.co.uk/future-talks Basingstoke IVC Science Cafe would like to invite you to the following talk organised by the Science Discovery Group based in Emsworth near Havant. Please go to the Science Discovery Group web site for details of how to book onto this talk: https://www.sciencediscoverygroup.co.uk/future-talks Monitoring the environment from space Hundreds of satellites orbit the Earth every day, collecting data that is used for monitoring almost all aspects of the environment. This talk will introduce to you the world of satellite imaging, take you beyond the 'pretty pictures' to the scientific data behind them, and show you how the data can be applied to monitor plant growth, air pollution and more. CONTACT: Science Discovery Group (Promoted by Bob Clifford, Basingstoke IVC Science Cafe - info@cafesci-basingstoke.org.uk)INVITE FROM: ![]() Wed 17 Feb 2021 - 18:00 to 18:50 Location visible to members Barre Pilates is a combination of ballet related dance movements and Pilates exercises. Our goal is to tone, sculpt and strengthen your body with small isometric exercises and dance inspired moves. You will need a chair and a mat. The class costs £5 for IVC members and £7 for others. To join us click on https://tinyurl.com/y8u43jdj Follow the online instructions. You will enter the waiting room and Joy will invite you into the Virtual Pilates gym. Turn on sound and video. No need to book in advance - just join us. INVITE FROM:![]() Wed 17 Feb 2021 - 19:30 to 21:00 Email for Zoom Address You are invited to join Basingstoke IVC Science enthusiasts at a talk on "Ocean Circulation in a Changing Climate" to be delivered by Dr. Simon Boxall. INVITE FROM: ![]() Thu 18 Feb 2021 - 15:00 to 16:30 Location visible to members The London IVC Zoom Gardening Club returns by popular demand but needs a new host. Every other Thursday we will meet to chat about gardening. Topics might include: recent work in our allotment or garden, our plans for the year ahead, favourite plants and gardens, photos of plants at home or on holiday, videos of public gardens. If you wish to share photos or videos on your PC with the Zoom meeting we can show you how this is done. To join us click on Click title for more details INVITE FROM: ![]() Thu 18 Feb 2021 - 18:00 to 18:50 Location visible to members This is Pilates to dance music - so its like being at a healthy disco. Joy will play some danceable music videos and demonstrate the moves for you to follow. But you can be creative..... To join us click on https://tinyurl.com/y8u43jdj and follow the online instructions. You will enter the waiting room and Joy will invite you into the Virtual Pilates gym. Turn on sound and video. No need to book in advance - just join us. Cost is £5 for IVC members and £7 ... ![]() Thu 18 Feb 2021 - 19:00 to 20:30 Location visible to members Nina, of London IVC, leads an informal Zoom chat on the topic of What's in the News. Bring along a drink and be ready to join a friendly debate. Zoom is an easy to use videoconferencing package with new security features incorporated that we make full use of. Join us by clicking here: https://zoom.us/j/4689584830 Follwo the online instructions. You will be invited into the waiting room for the coffee lounge. When Nina the host lets you in ensure you have ... ![]() Fri 19 Feb 2021 - 17:00 to 18:00 Location visible to members If you would like to practise using Zoom before taking the plunge into joining one of our growing programme of online events this is your chance. You will need a PC with a video camera and a microphone (this may mean buying a Webcam which costs from £20 on Amazon – you plug it into your PC) or a Laptop or an iPad or a Tablet PC or a Smartphone. Laptops, iPads, Tablets and Smartphones will normally have a camera/microphone incorporated. ![]() Fri 19 Feb 2021 - 19:00 to 01:00 Location visible to members Expect a pub quiz, some live entertainment, music videos and friendly chat. See you there for a great evening's sociable fun with your IVC friends around the country - plus a few guests from Meetup. Click here https://zoom.us/j/4689584830 First time you download a small app and indicate your name. You will be invited into the waiting room for the pub. When Dave lets you in ensure you have turned on video and sound. INVITE FROM:![]() ![]() Location visible to members Saturday Night is Music Night! We will watch music videos together and maybe even discuss them. The theme this week is Blues Music. Our VJ David will play the songs and you are invited to come along and make requests. Youtube of course is a great source of such material but music videos can be found all over the web. So settle back with a drink and enjoy a great musical evening. Click on https://zoom.us/j/4689584830 Follow the online instructions. You will enter the ... ![]() Sun 21 Feb 2021 - 18:00 to 19:00 Location visible to members Join us online for a coffee evening and good chat using Zoom. This is a friendly video conferencing package which is easy to use and lets you share video and chat with your friends and colleagues. Click on https://zoom.us/j/4689584830 using your PC (with video/microphone) or laptop or iPad or Tablet or Smart phone. Download the app and indicate your name (first Zoom visit only). You will enter the waiting room and Dave will invite you into the Coffee Bar. Turn on sound and ... ![]() Mon 22 Feb 2021 - 15:00 to 16:30 Location visible to members A group for folks who love poetry. Come along and present your favourite poetry. Or maybe read us one of your own poems. Or just come along to listen and enjoy. We are on Zoom at https://zoom.us/j/4689584830 Click on the link and you will enter the waiting room where Dave Lawrence will let you into the poetry parlour. The first time you use Zoom you will be asked to sign up - its free and easy to use. INVITE FROM:![]() Mon 22 Feb 2021 - 17:30 to 18:30 Location visible to members Pilates is a great form of exercise that strengthens the core and tones you up. Mixed Ability means that Joy gives choices for each exercise to suit your ability. Joy's pilates emphasises breathing exercises - important for building up lung strength. Ideally you should have a pillow and a pilates or yoga mat to lie on - but the floor will do. To join us click on https://tinyurl.com/y8u43jdj Download the app and indicate your name (only necessary on your first Zoom visit). ... ![]() Mon 22 Feb 2021 - 19:00 to 21:00 Location visible to members Join us online for a coffee evening and good chat using Zoom. This is a friendly video conferencing package which is easy to use and lets you share video and chat with your friends and colleagues. Click on https://zoom.us/j/4689584830 using your PC (with video/microphone) or laptop or iPad or Tablet or Smart phone. Download the app and indicate your name (first Zoom visit only). You will enter the waiting room and Dave will invite you into the Coffee Bar. Turn on sound and ... ![]() Wed 24 Feb 2021 - 18:00 to 18:50 Location visible to members Barre Pilates is a combination of ballet related dance movements and Pilates exercises. Our goal is to tone, sculpt and strengthen your body with small isometric exercises and dance inspired moves. You will need a chair and a mat. The class costs £5 for IVC members and £7 for others. To join us click on https://tinyurl.com/y8u43jdj Follow the online instructions. You will enter the waiting room and Joy will invite you into the Virtual Pilates gym. Turn on sound and video. No need to book in advance - just join us. INVITE FROM:![]() Thu 25 Feb 2021 - 15:00 to 16:30 Location visible to members A new event - every second Thursday we will share our love of cooking. Topics might include dishes we have cooked recently, favourite recipes and recipe books, cooking tips, favourite restaurants, recommended food stores, food we have enjoyed on holiday, cookery videos. If you wish to share pictures or videos we can show you how to do this on Zoom. To join us click on https://zoom.us/j/4689584830 just before 3pm. Follow the online instructions and you will enter the waiting ... ![]() Thu 25 Feb 2021 - 18:00 to 18:50 Location visible to members This is Pilates to dance music - so its like being at a healthy disco. Joy will play some danceable music videos and demonstrate the moves for you to follow. But you can be creative..... To join us click on https://tinyurl.com/y8u43jdj and follow the online instructions. You will enter the waiting room and Joy will invite you into the Virtual Pilates gym. Turn on sound and video. No need to book in advance - just join us. Cost is £5 for IVC members and £7 ... ![]() Thu 25 Feb 2021 - 18:30 to 19:30 Register at: https://app.geckoform.com/public/#/modern/21FO0097qban5000jq0acx7qdw An online talk from the University Of East Anglia London Lecture Series. These talks are open to anyone and promoted to you by Basingstoke IVC Science Cafe. Prof Lee Marsden (School of Politics, Philosophy, Language and Communication Studies) In the wake of the most bitterly contested US election in living memory, how can President Biden seek to heal the partisan divide? In this lecture examining the leadership style and character of the US’s two most recent presidents, Prof Lee Marsden will reflect on competing visions of America and the prospects for bringing the country together. CONTACT: University Of East Anglia London Lecture SeriesWEBSITE: https://app.geckoform.com/public/#/modern/21FO0097qban5000jq0acx7qdw INVITE FROM: ![]() Thu 25 Feb 2021 - 19:00 to 20:30 Location visible to members Nina, of London IVC, leads an informal Zoom chat on the topic of What's in the News. Bring along a drink and be ready to join a friendly debate. Zoom is an easy to use videoconferencing package with new security features incorporated that we make full use of. Join us by clicking here: https://zoom.us/j/4689584830 Follwo the online instructions. You will be invited into the waiting room for the coffee lounge. When Nina the host lets you in ensure you have ... ![]() Fri 26 Feb 2021 - 17:00 to 18:00 Location visible to members If you would like to practise using Zoom before taking the plunge into joining one of our growing programme of online events this is your chance. You will need a PC with a video camera and a microphone (this may mean buying a Webcam which costs from £20 on Amazon – you plug it into your PC) or a Laptop or an iPad or a Tablet PC or a Smartphone. Laptops, iPads, Tablets and Smartphones will normally have a camera/microphone incorporated. ![]() Fri 26 Feb 2021 - 19:00 to 01:00 Location visible to members Expect a pub quiz, some live entertainment, music videos and friendly chat. See you there for a great evening's sociable fun with your IVC friends around the country - plus a few guests from Meetup. Click here https://zoom.us/j/4689584830 First time you download a small app and indicate your name. You will be invited into the waiting room for the pub. When Dave lets you in ensure you have turned on video and sound. INVITE FROM:![]() Sat 27 Feb 2021 - 19:30 to 22:30 Location visible to members Its Disco time! I will set up the disco lights in my flat and play you plenty of usic videos of danceable music. I will have a play list but requests are also welcome. All you have to do is put on your dancing gear, log in, pour yourself a drink, turn down the lights and join in the dancing. Click on https://zoom.us/j/4689584830 and follow the online instructions. You will enter the waiting room and Dave will invite you into the Disco room. Turn on sound and video. INVITE FROM:![]() Sun 28 Feb 2021 - 18:00 to 19:00 Location visible to members Join us online for a coffee evening and good chat using Zoom. This is a friendly video conferencing package which is easy to use and lets you share video and chat with your friends and colleagues. Click on https://zoom.us/j/4689584830 using your PC (with video/microphone) or laptop or iPad or Tablet or Smart phone. Download the app and indicate your name (first Zoom visit only). You will enter the waiting room and Dave will invite you into the Coffee Bar. Turn on sound and ...
March 2021
![]() Mon 1 Mar 2021 - 17:30 to 18:30 Location visible to members Pilates is a great form of exercise that strengthens the core and tones you up. Mixed Ability means that Joy gives choices for each exercise to suit your ability. Joy's pilates emphasises breathing exercises - important for building up lung strength. Ideally you should have a pillow and a pilates or yoga mat to lie on - but the floor will do. To join us click on https://tinyurl.com/y8u43jdj Download the app and indicate your name (only necessary on your first Zoom visit). ... ![]() Mon 1 Mar 2021 - 19:00 to 21:00 Location visible to members Join us online for a coffee evening and good chat using Zoom. This is a friendly video conferencing package which is easy to use and lets you share video and chat with your friends and colleagues. Click on https://zoom.us/j/4689584830 using your PC (with video/microphone) or laptop or iPad or Tablet or Smart phone. Download the app and indicate your name (first Zoom visit only). You will enter the waiting room and Dave will invite you into the Coffee Bar. Turn on sound and ... ![]() Mon 1 Mar 2021 - 19:30 to 21:00 Register for Zoom: TBA
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TICKETS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lhq_379bB3w&feature=youtu.be INVITE FROM: ![]() Wed 3 Mar 2021 - 18:00 to 18:50 Location visible to members Barre Pilates is a combination of ballet related dance movements and Pilates exercises. Our goal is to tone, sculpt and strengthen your body with small isometric exercises and dance inspired moves. You will need a chair and a mat. The class costs £5 for IVC members and £7 for others. To join us click on https://tinyurl.com/y8u43jdj Follow the online instructions. You will enter the waiting room and Joy will invite you into the Virtual Pilates gym. Turn on sound and video. No need to book in advance - just join us. INVITE FROM:![]() Wed 3 Mar 2021 - 18:00 to 18:50 Location visible to members Barre Pilates is a combination of ballet related dance movements and Pilates exercises. Our goal is to tone, sculpt and strengthen your body with small isometric exercises and dance inspired moves. You will need a chair and a mat. The class costs £5 for IVC members and £7 for others. To join us click on https://tinyurl.com/y8u43jdj Follow the online instructions. You will enter the waiting room and Joy will invite you into the Virtual Pilates gym. Turn ... ![]() Thu 4 Mar 2021 - 15:00 to 16:30 Location visible to members The London IVC Zoom Gardening Club returns by popular demand but needs a new host. Every other Thursday we will meet to chat about gardening. Topics might include: recent work in our allotment or garden, our plans for the year ahead, favourite plants and gardens, photos of plants at home or on holiday, videos of public gardens. If you wish to share photos or videos on your PC with the Zoom meeting we can show you how this is done. To join us click on Click title for more details INVITE FROM: ![]() Thu 4 Mar 2021 - 18:00 to 18:50 Location visible to members This is Pilates to dance music - so its like being at a healthy disco. Joy will play some danceable music videos and demonstrate the moves for you to follow. But you can be creative..... To join us click on https://tinyurl.com/y8u43jdj and follow the online instructions. You will enter the waiting room and Joy will invite you into the Virtual Pilates gym. Turn on sound and video. No need to book in advance - just join us. Cost is £5 for IVC members and £7 ... ![]() Thu 4 Mar 2021 - 19:00 to 20:30 Location visible to members Nina, of London IVC, leads an informal Zoom chat on the topic of What's in the News. Bring along a drink and be ready to join a friendly debate. Zoom is an easy to use videoconferencing package with new security features incorporated that we make full use of. Join us by clicking here: https://zoom.us/j/4689584830 Follwo the online instructions. You will be invited into the waiting room for the coffee lounge. When Nina the host lets you in ensure you have ... ![]() Fri 5 Mar 2021 - 17:00 to 18:00 Location visible to members If you would like to practise using Zoom before taking the plunge into joining one of our growing programme of online events this is your chance. You will need a PC with a video camera and a microphone (this may mean buying a Webcam which costs from £20 on Amazon – you plug it into your PC) or a Laptop or an iPad or a Tablet PC or a Smartphone. Laptops, iPads, Tablets and Smartphones will normally have a camera/microphone incorporated. ![]() Fri 5 Mar 2021 - 19:00 to 01:00 Location visible to members Expect a pub quiz, some live entertainment, music videos and friendly chat. See you there for a great evening's sociable fun with your IVC friends around the country - plus a few guests from Meetup. Click here https://zoom.us/j/4689584830 First time you download a small app and indicate your name. You will be invited into the waiting room for the pub. When Dave lets you in ensure you have turned on video and sound. INVITE FROM:![]() Sun 7 Mar 2021 - 18:00 to 19:00 Location visible to members Join us online for a coffee evening and good chat using Zoom. This is a friendly video conferencing package which is easy to use and lets you share video and chat with your friends and colleagues. Click on https://zoom.us/j/4689584830 using your PC (with video/microphone) or laptop or iPad or Tablet or Smart phone. Download the app and indicate your name (first Zoom visit only). You will enter the waiting room and Dave will invite you into the Coffee Bar. Turn on sound and ... ![]() Mon 15 Mar 2021 - 19:30 to 21:00 https://www.sciencediscoverygroup.co.uk/future-talks Basingstoke IVC Science Cafe would like to invite you to the following talk organised by the Science Discovery Group based in Emsworth near Havant. "Development of a Deep Geological Disposal Facility for Nuclear Waste in the UK"Please go to the Science Discovery Group web site to join the Science Discovery Group mailing list to receive the Zoom link for their talks:https://www.sciencediscoverygroup.co.uk/news The list of future talks from the Science Discovery Group can be found at the link below: https://www.sciencediscoverygroup.co.uk/future-talks
CONTACT: Science Discovery Group (Promoted by Bob Clifford, Basingstoke IVC Science Cafe - info@cafesci-basingstoke.org.uk) INVITE FROM: ![]() Thu 18 Mar 2021 - 18:30 to 19:30 Register at: https://app.geckoform.com/public/#/modern/21FO0097qban5000jq0acx7qdw
Prof Charlie Wilson (School of Environmental Sciences and the Tyndall Centre) Digital technologies are woven into the fabric of everyday life. In this talk, Prof Charlie Wilson will explore the ways in which digitalisation is changing how we move, shop, interact, and manage life at home – and the impact this is having on carbon emissions... for better and for worse. He will argue that digitalisation can help us make progress towards net-zero emission targets, but only if it is steered in that direction by public policy. CONTACT: University Of East Anglia London Lecture SeriesWEBSITE: https://app.geckoform.com/public/#/modern/21FO0097qban5000jq0acx7qdw INVITE FROM: ![]() Mon 22 Mar 2021 - 15:00 to 16:30 Location visible to members A group for folks who love poetry. Come along and present your favourite poetry. Or maybe read us one of your own poems. Or just come along to listen and enjoy. We are on Zoom at https://zoom.us/j/4689584830 Click on the link and you will enter the waiting room where Dave Lawrence will let you into the poetry parlour. The first time you use Zoom you will be asked to sign up - its free and easy to use. INVITE FROM:
April 2021
![]() Mon 12 Apr 2021 to Fri 16 Apr Location visible to members Glasgow City Break In the late afternoon on Monday, 12th April 2021, we meet in the centre of Glasgow. Each day we breakfast in one of the many cafés near Cambridge Street, then set out for the day. The itinerary is flexible and will adapt to the needs of members. For those in the know, the week follows the same very successful template as the 2018 Edinburgh visit. On Friday, we have a light lunch then strike for home. Merseyside members are booked into the Hill Street Travelodge. Next door is a more modestly priced establishment, the Easy Hotel in Cambridge Street. Opposite Easy Hotel is the Double Tree by Hilton for those with deeper pockets. On 28th October 2020, a single room at the Travelodge for the four nights is quoted at:
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HOW CHILDREN LEARN WORDS: DIFFERENCES & COMMON PROCESSES Prof Larissa Samuelson (School of Psychology) Infants and toddlers vary widely in their rate of early word learning – variation that is predictive of later language development and school success. In this lecture, Prof Larissa Samuelson will discuss the difficulties children face when learning even a single concrete noun, and the work being done in UEA’s Developmental Dynamics Laboratory to understand individual children’s unique word learning pathways – work with the goal of informing interventions for children struggling to learn words. CONTACT: University Of East Anglia London Lecture SeriesWEBSITE: https://app.geckoform.com/public/#/modern/21FO0097qban5000jq0acx7qdw INVITE FROM:
May 2021
![]() Mon 10 May 2021 to Fri 14 May Location visible to members Time passes by Bishop’s Castle and so did the Luftwaffe. It is a small market town in southwest Shropshire, with a handful of pubs, restaurants, hotel, boarding houses and most importantly a campsite. It is the customary Merseyside IVC arrangement where each member is responsible for his or her accommodation and in the evenings, we meet to eat and plan activities.
The area is good for walking with historic attractions like Stokesay Castle; the country’s finest fortified manor house with Ludlow nearby. The Three Tuns has been brewing its own beer since 1642. In the town are a local museum and a railway museum.
The main party will camp at Foxholes and we will nominate a breakfast café. In previous years, several people have stayed in the town and it worked well.
We arrive on Monday 10th May and leave on Friday 14th May 2021.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bishop's_Castle http://www.bishopscastle.co.uk/ Click title for more details INVITE FROM:
June 2021
![]() Fri 11 Jun 2021 to Sun 13 Jun Location visible to members DUE TO THE COVID-19 SITUATION, THE AIVC COMMITTEE HAS RELUCTANTLY DECIDED TO POSTPONE THE AIVC ... Click title for more details INVITE FROM: ![]() Fri 11 Jun 2021 to Sun 13 Jun Mercure Telford Centre Hotel Forge Gate Telford Centre TF3 4NA (Click for Map) DUE TO THE COVID-19 SITUATION, THE AIVC COMMITTEE HAS RELUCTANTLY DECIDED TO POSTPONE THE AIVC CONFERENCE TO 11 - 13 JUNE 2021. THE AIVC COMMITTEE WILL DO ALL THEY CAN TO ENSURE THE PRICES FOR CONFERENCE BOOKINGS REMAIN UNCHANGED.
Option A - 2 Nights including 2 Breakfasts and 1 x Gala Dinner + Entertainment To book your place, please use one of the following links: To book your place at the conference including accommodation for Friday 12th June x 2 nights, click here: https://www.greatdaysholidays.co.uk/tour/AIVC-Conference-Shropshire2 To book your place at the conference including accommodation for Saturday 13th June x 1 night, click here: https://www.greatdaysholidays.co.uk/tour/AIVC-Conference-Shropshire1 If you wish to attend the Gala dinner on Saturday 13th June but do not need accommodation, click here: https://www.greatdaysholidays.co.uk/tour/AIVC-Gala-Dinner
Notice. This is an IVC National Event. You must be a full (paid up) member of an IVC to attend. If you are not, do not contact the organisers. Speak with your nearest branch of IVC. Clubs are listed at http://www.ivc.org.UK. Non-members risk losing money by accessing these facilities.
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July 2021
![]() Sat 31 Jul 2021 to Sat 7 Aug Middlewich to Llangollen, Return CW10 9BQ (Click for Map) Llangollen Canal - Saturday, 31st July 2021 for Seven Nights The cost is £550 (including a £100 deposit). The price is overstated, so that the trip is viable with less than full occupation. Merseyside IVC will take no profit. To book, first contact the organiser, Nick Wilkinson, and he will provide the club’s bank details. The last time that Merseyside rented a canal boat, the crew all received a cash refund on the first day. (Note 06OCT20 - Nick’s email is locked until 06NOV20, so please contact him via Facebook or telephone.) In the wake of 2020’s cancelled cruise, a virtual cruise was made on the Intervarsity Club Outdoors page on Facebook. ————————- Corona Virus The holiday market continues to change. In earlier years the MIVC was able to book late in the year before and secure boats for May. It was intended to book for May 2021, but in August 2020 the first availability was for the end of July 2021, almost 12 months in the future. It appears that many other people have decided on canal holidays. The price has increased considerably compared with previous years. The main reason is that we now renting in peak season. It is impossible to know what the corona virus regulations will be in August 2021. Each crewmember will be prioritised based on the date of his or her deposit. Thus, if groups are limited in number, those who booked first will travel. The future is uncertain and all that we are able to say is that Merseyside IVC will not profiteer. If Merseyside IVC says that you may not travel, you will receive a full refund. If required, crewmembers are to arrange their own cancellation insurance. ————————- http://www.canaljunction.com/canal/llangollen.htm https://www.canalguide.co.uk/canals/llangollencanal.html https://llangollen.org.uk/ ————————- Copied from http://www.andersenboats.com The Llangollen Canal is justifiably one of the more popular boating holiday canals in Britain. Most of its route is through unspoilt agricultural countryside, but with just enough locks and waterside villages to add interest. As the canal winds its way into Wales, it also features outstanding scenery and some world famous aqueducts. There are also has several short tunnels on this canal, to add to the excitement. Through rural Cheshire towards Wales Leaving Middlewich by way of an arm of the Shropshire Union Canal, the route has fine views over the valley of the River Weaver before making its way directly through an area full of Shropshire's 'black and white cows' to the main line of the canal. Here a short deviation would take you to the 'black and white buildings' of Nantwich. Turning off at Hurleston Junction, the Llangollen Canal itself then ascends a short flight of locks and sets off across open country, winding its way through Wrenbury under quaint old wooden lift bridges. It is worth pausing at Marbury for a short walk up to its remarkable church. As a bonus, several of the locks on this section have good pubs adjacent. At Willeymoor you don't have to walk at all, because there's a delightful pub slap bang alongside the lock. Gradually you have become used to locks, but at Grindley Brook half a dozen come all at once, the top three being telescoped together as a 'staircase' which can be something of a bottleneck in the summer season, especially on Thursdays when all the boats that have travelled towards Llangollen from the English end of the canal are busily heading back to base. Boaters have been in the habit of taking a taxi or catching the bus from Grindley Brook into nearby Whitchurch, but part of the old arm which once led right into the town has been restored to provide visitor moorings, and it is difficult to resist mooring up here and walking into this interesting old country town, famous as a centre of cheese-making. In the heyday of the canal a special cheese boat left here daily for Manchester, its hold covered with white canvas to keep the cheese as cool as possible. Beyond Whitchurch there are no more locks for many miles, though there are a number of lift bridges to be raised and lowered with the same windlass you use for operating locks. Ellesmere on the Llangollen Canal Passing briefly in and out of Wales, and crossing the mysteriously remote 'mosses' the canal reaches Shropshire's 'Lake District', skirting several of the charming meres which were formed hereabouts the end of the Ice Age. One of them, Blake Mere, is separated from the canal by the slenderest of margins, and makes a beautiful spot for a picnic. A short tunnel preceeds Ellesmere, a timeless old town with some particularly good shops specialising in local produce. The town arm provides pleasant moorings near to the canal company's original workshops, still used by British Waterways as a maintenance base, and the staff here welcome enquiries from passing boaters. Amazing Sights At New Marton you pass through the last pair of locks on your way to Wales. Soon the canal is running parallel to the London-Holyhead road. Then it turns a wooded corner and you are confronted with two huge stone bridges, an aqueduct and a viaduct, carrying the canal and a railway respectively, across the valley of the River Ceiriog, from UK into Wales. Border crossings don't come much more dramatic than this, especially as, on reaching the far side of the aqueduct, the canal plunges almost immediately into a long tunnel. From moorings at either end of this tunnel it's a short walk into the little town of Chirk, useful for shopping and with a 14th century castle to visit as well. The mountains, which have been simply pale outlines on the horizon, become more tangible as the canal slips into Offa's Dyke country. World Heritage Pontcysyllte Aqueduct Winding through woodlands you come to the River Dee and Pontcysyllte Aqueduct, the most astonishing feat of waterway engineering anywhere in the world. The 18 kilometres of canal from Chirk to Llangollen was awarded World Heritage site status by Unesco in 2009. A hundred and twenty feet above the river, in an iron trough no wider than the width of you boat, crossing the aqueduct is tantamount to flying through mid air! You could be forgiven for thinking that the last lap into Llangollen would be an anti-climax. It is nothing of the sort, as on a high shelf above the Vale of Llangollen and surrounded by high limestone ridges, the canal makes for its terminal wharf. Exploring Llangollen Twenty six hours cruising away from Middlewich, should leave you with plenty of time to explore some of Llangollen's well known attractions. Take a ride further on along the Dee Valley by steam train; visit Plas Newydd, where the Ladies of Llangollen were the centre of gossip in the 18th century; climb up to the ruins of Castell Dinas Bran, over a thousand feet above sea level; visit the Canal Exhibition Centre; stroll along the last two unnavigable miles of the canal to the famous Horseshoe Falls; or just wander about the charming streets of the town, grateful that you haven't got to find a parking space! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Llangollen_Canal PRICE DETAILS: £550 MEETING: Andersen Boats, The Boatyard, Wych House Lane, Middlewich, Cheshire, CW10 9BQ INVITE FROM:
August 2021
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