Weekenders

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The Weekenders’ September Newsletter was sent out on 27th August. Once again, many thanks to Margaret Whilde & Lindsay Smith for printing off copies for those members not on email and for delivering them on their morning walks.

Our outing was on 4th August to Boundary Mills at Rotherham, followed by an excellent lunch at Whitby’s Fish Restaurant. We then had a very successful Garden Meet up at Siobhan Lee’s home (many thanks to her) on the 18th August and our August Coffee Club on 27th had us discussing the current national financial situation but followed up with funny reminiscences about “the most embarrassing thing which happened to you”.

Some of us visited “The Arc” Cinema on 28th August to see an Andre Rieu concert. We made plans for a birthday lunch on 2nd September, a social afternoon at Lindsay Smith’s home on 16th September, discussed future possible outings and planned a Coffee Club session for 24th September.

Lunch Group

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On 24th August we went to Mr Man’s Chinese Restaurant at Wollaton Park; they do a three course lunch with coffee/tea for £17.

On the 28th September we shall be going to Ego At The Ashfields for which again a £5 deposit is required. The menu will be available at the September meeting.

On October 26th we are going to The Little John at Ravenshead and hopefully on 23rd November we are booking The Nuthall for our lunch. Menus are not yet available but deposits are being taken now.

Why not join us for our CHRISTMAS LUNCH? As usual we shall be going to the Albert Hall on Wednesday, 21st December. We are always made so welcome there and our regulars always look forward to this event, so please come and join us. I now have the menu which is a three-course meal for £21.50.

To contact Sandra, the group leader, please use the form below:-

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Litter Picking Group

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The end of August marked the first anniversary of the Litter Picking Group and in that year a total of 359 bags of rubbish have been removed from the environment by our group. A heartfelt thank you must go to each and every one of the group who have helped to achieve this, so well done everybody. You should be very proud of yourselves! Lets keep the momentum going during the next year.

I intend in the near future arranging an ‘anniversary meeting’ of the group in order to share thoughts and ideas on how the group is progressing so group members should look out for an email from me very soon.

There is no limit to the number of people in the Hucknall u3a Litter Picking Group so if anyone else would like to join or for further information please contact me by telephone or by email at litter@hucknallu3a.org.uk

Tabards and basic equipment will be provided and you will be made very welcome.

Val Gant

National Trust Group

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Nunnington Hall Visit
On a beautifully sunny and eventually hot day the group left Hucknall promptly at 9.00 am for the journey up to North Yorkshire with the air conditioning on the coach being really appreciated!!

Arriving at Nunnington Hall by 11.00 am most of the group headed for the cafe for much needed refreshments. Unfortunately all the wasps from North Yorkshire seemed intent on sharing our food and drink!!!

The Hall, like many National Trust properties was taken over by the Trust because the cost of maintaining the property became too expensive for the owners. The Hall itself was laid out slightly differently to most NT venues with rooms dating back to various periods in history, the earliest being from the Tudor period. There was also a separate exhibition and an arts area.

A free tour of the gardens led by the Head Gardner would normally have been very popular but with the rapidly rising temperatures many members opted for a place in the shade, some taking advantage of the deckchairs provided by the staff from Nunnington.

Nunnington and the surrounding area is a very picturesque area and if you are in the North Yorkshire the Hall and grounds are a lovely way to spend a day. A ride through more beautiful scenery in North Yorkshire followed as we made our way back to Hucknall after a very enjoyable and relaxing day.

September and October Visits
September 13th sees us take the short journey up to Hardwick Hall in Derbyshire. We will depart from Hucknall Market at 10.00 am and return from Hardwick at 4.00 pm. The cost of the coach is £10.

On Monday 10th of October, we will have our final visit of the year to Quarry Bank Mill in Cheshire. The cost is £14 which includes coach fare and a guided tour in groups of 15 around the mill and surrounding area. This trip now clashes with the Forest v Aston Villa match which kicks off at 8.00 pm but I am confident that Paul, our driver, will get us home to Hucknall in time to do both events on the day!!!!

Bookings for this visit will be available via my email, nationaltrust@huknallu3a.org.uk We will be at the September monthly meeting to collect monies.

Most members are aware but, just to confirm, that the National Trust group will continue next year with trips each month from March to October.

Barrie and Sue

‘Kynren’ Trip – August 2022

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It was a bright and sunny morning when the new 61 seater luxury Skills coach left Hucknall Market Place travelling north with 51 passengers on board.

The first stop was Harewood House near Harrogate, a beautiful Georgian house owned by the Lascelles family. We were given four hours to explore the house along with the bird sanctuary, walled garden, woodland walks and the many places to sit, eat and drink. Before arriving at our hotel in Newcastle we also had a stop to visit ‘Angel of the North’, a most impressive monument sitting at the side of the A1.

Saturday was spent exploring the sites and sounds of Newcastle City. Many opted to take the City tour bus which visited the Sage, galleries, cathedrals and the waterfront on the famous River Tyne. Our visit also coincided with Nottingham Forest playing their first match of the season at Newcastle.

In the evening we travelled to Bishop Auckland to see the main event of the weekend ‘Kynren’. It is an outside performance of 2000 years of North East history performed by actors and residents of the town, including animals, a wonderful show topped off by a spectacular firework display.

On the Sunday after breakfast we travelled from Newcastle over the moors to Whitby for an extended lunch break. Whitby was busy but the fish and chips were lovely. To finish the visit a brass band was playing near the pier, a wonderful ending to the visit before returning home in the early evening.