Short Walks

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The October walk was a ‘wash out’ with torrential rain and flooding on several sections of the driving route from Hucknall. The seven members who braved the elements sensibly decided to walk the 25 metres from the car park to watch the rain pour down from inside the cafe at Hollybeck.

In November on Thursday 17th, 2022, we will return to Hollybeck and try again! Meet in the car park of the Hollybeck Garden Centre and Cafe at 9.45 am for a 10.00 am start. Circular 4 mile walk on good tracks and bridleways, no stiles.

Hollybeck Nurseries Oxton Road, NG25 0RW

David Rose

Science

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Our meeting is on Friday 18th November, 2022 10am to 11.45am in the Portland Room at the John Godber Centre.

Our theme and presentations are ‘Animal’ based:
Bob McEwen: An aspect of animal design
Terry Hill: Human evolution, the future of mankind and how it may develop.
David Rose: To consider some reasons for animal extinction.


An image of an extinct Sabre Tooth Tiger

David Rose

Robin Hood Real Ale Festival

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Travelling by tram and bus, making full use of our free bus passes, on Wednesday 13th October,ten of the Real Ale Group ventured down to the Trent Cricket Ground to attend CAMRA’s (Campaign for Real Ale) Robin Hood Real Ale and Cider Festival.

There were almost 800 different beers on offer, one of them 28% alcohol content, we had a third of a pint and shared it between most of us, just a sip to say that we had tried it – not particularly pleasant.

However, a very pleasant afternoon/early evening was had by all sampling, in thirds of a pint, the many varied beers on offer. The idea was to try many different beers rather than just drinking lots of it.

Making our way home, some of us stopped off at Wetherspoon’s Pilgrim’s Oak in Hucknall for a very tasty curry. Once again, a very enjoyable day, with pleasant company, thanks to all.

NSGOM – Amazon trip

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Have you ever wondered how products in your online shopping cart get from Amazon to you? Well, in October, the Not So Grumpy Old Men visited the Amazon Fulfilment Centre at Doncaster to find out.

The Doncaster facility is one of over 50 Fulfilment Centres across Europe and is over 1m square feet of technologically advanced storage space where the barcode is king. From receipt to stowage, picking, packing, labelling, shipping and delivery, everything, is driven by those thick and thin lines. The application of the final despatch labels in the SLAM machine is a joy to behold.

In a Q&A session we learned what happens to the returns and where to buy cheap Amazon products (but it’s our secret!).

On leaving with our goodie bags we made a short trip for our lunch stop before the return home.

Bridge

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Our new group has proved to be a huge success!

Most of the group are beginners and we quickly realised that it will take a few sessions to learn the basics. The good news is that we have a brilliant volunteer teacher and four further u3a volunteer helpers. They are all very patient!

We meet at 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. on the 2nd and 4th Tuesdays of the month, in the Byron Bar (downstairs) at the John Godber Centre.

You can contact Sue Tedstone on bridge@hucknallu3a.org.uk