Our group had a fantastic visit to Lincoln on 18th June when Vallances Coaches did us proud again. (I have booked Vallances Coaches again for our outings next year). The weather was very nice, warm without being scorching for us to wander around the city. What everyone else did I’m not sure but I saw members enjoying the outdoor café culture for food and drinks whilst I decided to go to the Jail inside the castle grounds. The jail had a special room inside which was the Magna Carta parchment document dating back to 1215 and there were other charters of the forest dating back to 1217. This made me think of King John who signed Magna Carta at Runnymede and died at Newark Castle where the group went a few years ago. How did the scribes manage to write so much so small on these documents when you consider they were writing with quill pens – and no blots of ink?
At the next John Godber meeting I will be taking names for the visit to Nottingham University on 20th August where we will be going to the museum and have a ‘hands on’ look at some of the artifacts. It seems that the visit to the Flight Test Museum on 16th July is full but if there is enough interest we can ask for another date.
17th September is the date for our next indoor meeting at Central Methodist Church. David Skillen is coming to tell us about ‘Knitters, Nailors and Traitors’ which he says is about Belper in the Industrial Revolution. David is a good speaker who did an excellent job when he came to John Godber Centre and spoke to Hucknall u3a main meeting.
Maureen Newton