to the group

We had all better be careful when we go outside, as i have been imformed that the striped cat is stillon the loose and last seen riding a sports bike!!!into Manchester cheers student 4

Science Museum

The visit to the Science Museum have opened up a bit of nostalgia?
John L Could read all Uniteds Past Glories?
John R could drive the Train ?
Elaine recount her experiences in Cottonopolis?
Tiger could get back on the Frosty packet?
Chowo could examine the old M/C University Computer
Cock Aleakie could chase his Shares in old companies?
Mr Bucket Could examine the Gun Department
Sorry Ken "Victory" is Portsmouth
Learning is a good thing? did it do them any good?
Mary Certainly hopes so!

To Elaine

Hello Elaine we all trust you had a wonderful time in Spain, I expect the weather was too hot!!! See you next week cheers Mr Bucket

To the tiger in the tank

Put your foot down and burn the rubber man!

Spot a familiar face!

Big Bad John 

Waterfall calling all spouters

The rain in Spain sometimes does lie on the plain

HMS Vitory.

Photo found on the internet

Back in action.

After a few weeks away from the group I am now back in action. I much prefer computing to being head cook and bottle washer.
Sorry that I had to dash away at 12 noon but someone special was waiting for her lunch.

my picture

Working Class Movement Library

I recently heard on Radio four a programe about the National League of the Blind March from Manchester to London in July 1920 (almost Eighty five years ago) to protest to the Government about the treatment of the blind, particularly in relation to the Blind Workshops that were run by charities and the treatment and payment of these types of workers. This march pre dates Jarrow and the Marches of the Unemployed of the 1930's. The speaker indicated that much of the planning for the march had their origins in the suffragettes movement of 1912, the year of the great unrest. The treatment of Blind Officers returning from the first world war was also a bone of contention.

The speaker indicated that the research for his programme had originated in the minutes and papers of the National League of the Blind now housed at the Working Class movement Library at 51 the Crescent, Salford. I visited the library to look at these and found them to be in excellent condition for researchers, but with little or no aids to the blind or partially sighted.

A web site exists at http://www.wcml.org.uk/

The Zoom Team

Available for parties

welcome to my pad

IT IS NICE TO BE IN WITH AVERY GOOD GROUP
ZOOMERS

Welcome John Lever

Welcome to you, glad to hear you can find the time from Man Utd. They are doing very well especially at Norwich. I am sure my fellow zoomers wil welcome your appearence, if Henshaws can spare you.

Jodrell Bank 1

The Telescope

Jodrell Bank 2

A Smaller one

Jodrell Bank 3

The Control Room

Visit to Jodrell Bank March 2005

The Henshaws visit to the telescope was a great success and we were allowed to go into the Control Room where monitors were linked to all of the telescopes in the UK. The room looked like a miniature Nassau and the Duty Officer had worked there for 32 years. He gave us a wealth of information about the running of the telescope and how they were able to rectify any faults which may occur at other telescope stations. There was a German telescope located there, trained onto the telescope and we were able to see birds perched on the top of the structure. Some photos were taken and once they have been cleared as safe by the powers that be, we hope to be able to add them to this post. The short lecture given to us was fascinating and we were able to listen to various recordings of distant planets. The fact that sound waves cannot travel in a vacuum has led tot eh discovery of the "Black Universe" which has been overlooked in the past due to the fact that there are no stars. I hope that I have remembered all of my facts correctly and if anybody has any questions, I am sure Mary would be able to answer them as she is an astronomy enthusiast.

hello from elaine

good morning everybody from monday group new web site.

after a shaky start, i am finally logged onto the web site and hope to be able to send all members some photos from JODRELL BANK
trip and a brief description of everything we experienced on this super trip. Bye for now.
Elaine

Hello from Big Bad John.

I come from a less than idyllic Salford as Ewan McColl says "I met my girl by the gas works wall, dreamt a dream by the old canal" hardly the holdiday resort pictured.

hello from ken leckie

Hello folks, I finally made it. I live in Manchester and belong to the Zoomers at Henshaws