Our group meets at Central Methodist Church on Baker Street on the third Wednesday of the month when we are indoors. The time is 2pm – 4pm and the venue is handy for car parks, bus stops and drop offs.
Last month our speaker was David Speed who told us all about ‘Beauvale Priory – Between two Worlds.’ We learned about what life was like in Medieval times for the monks who lived at the Priory in the ‘beautiful valley’ and how money was donated to the cause. Eventually of course during the reign of Henry Vlll it was dissolved; the monks sent away and the priory lands sold. I think most of us felt it would be good to do a site visit. Something to think about for the future.
On 17th June we are to visit Matlock Bath and Masson Mill; leaving Hucknall Market at 10.30am on a Vallences coach. After lunch at Matlock Bath we are back on the coach at 1.45 to Masson Mill for a guided tour; leaving at 4pm for the journey back to Hucknall.
What a shame that the three of us; Kathy, Sue and I decided to cancel the visit to the Observatory. There seemed to be so many rules that our group would have to follow such as: times, number of visitors, no refreshments, costs, and others with which we felt unable to comply. (How on earth would we manage without the refreshment break?) Maybe a review of the rules for larger groups would be in order and we can think about a visit later. We will be in the refreshment room at the main meeting in John Godber on 10th June if you need to ask questions
Our next indoor meeting is Wednesday 16th September when one of our favourite speakers, Ann Featherstone, is coming to tell us about the history of post war baking. Might we get some samples?
Bye for now, Maureen Newton