History Group

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Meeting dates: 3rd Wednesday of the month
Usual venue for indoor meetings: Central Methodist Church.
Time: 2.00 pm prompt.

The History Group always welcomes all U3A members. Our usual indoor meeting place is Central Methodist Church and for our last meeting we were in the Church Room and found it was much better for those members who have hearing problems. If you wish we can continue with this booking.

Our visit on May 25th to Bennerley Viaduct with our guide Kieran Lee was stunning. I think we learned something about almost everything from geology, to natural history, engineering and a bit of old English in that Erewash meant a winding river. The explanation of the views we could see from the viaduct was also outstanding. It was possibly one of the best visits we have ever had.

At the next main meeting Kath and Kathy will be taking bookings for our much delayed visit to Doddington Hall on Wednesday June 15th, price £22. We leave Hucknall at 9.30am to get there for a tour of the house and leave Doddington at 4pm returning to Hucknall 5.30pm ish. There are still a few seats available if you would like to join us.

Bye for now – Maureen

Meeting Dates 2022

June 15th 2022 Much delayed visit to Doddington Hall & Gardens. Leave Hucknall 9.30: Leave Doddington 4pm. Return Hucknall 5.30 (ish) Cost £22 Price cut to the bone.

No meeting July or August – Holidays

September 21st 2022 Denis Hill is coming to talk about Victorian Housing Conditions which is a century or so before most of the bureaucracy and health and safety rules came into being. It would cover the lifetimes of our great grandparents.

October 19th 2022 Visit to Derby Museum and Art Gallery. We will have a talk about Joseph Wright of Derby (Famous artist) then a self guided tour of the museum. Leave Hucknall 1pm. Leave Derby 5pm. Arrive Hucknall 5.45pm(ish) Cost £10

November 16th 2022 Trevor Lee is coming to talk to us. He usually provides us with mind pictures of entertainers; sometimes even their voices. Lots of reminiscing at this meeting.

Pub Quiz

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The Monday, 9th May, Pub Quiz was attended by 25 members and was won by “Minus One”.

The next Pub Quiz will be on Monday, 13th June at The Nabb Inn at 12 noon.

Here are the answers to the May newsletter quiz.
1. Which character features as a clergyman in the stories of Robin Hood? Friar Tuck
2. What star sign would you belong to if you were born on October 29th? Scorpio
3. What type of beetle is sacred in Ancient Egypt? Scarab Dung Beetle
4. What C is a sign at the beginning of a musical staff indicating the pitch of the notes? Clef
5. Which national flags are in the Union Jack? The crosses of St.George, St.Patrick, and St. Andrew
6. What’s the name of the 1st Scotsman to be voted European Footballer of The Year? Denis Law
7. Which Las Vegas hotel did the party stay at in the 2009 film ‘The Hangover’? Caesar’s Palace
8. What is the highest number visible on a dartboard? Twenty
9. How many days did the Falklands War last: 74
10. How many yards are there between the wickets in a game of cricket? Twenty
11. What type of vegetable is known as celery root? Celeriac
12. Who is the author of Peter Rabbit? Beatrix Potter
13. How many lines does a Limerick have? Five
14. Who released a hit song in the 1980s called ’99 Red Balloons’? Nena
15. What is the name of the longest river in France? Loire
16. Which famous poet wrote ‘An Ode to a Nightingale’? John Keates
17. What is the largest planet in our solar system? Jupiter
18. Lateral Epicondylitis is a condition commonly known by what name? Tennis elbow
19. How many players are there in a baseball team? Nine
20. What is the softest mineral in the world? Talc

And the June quiz is a mixed-up Alphabet General Knowledge quiz. The first letter of each answer is a letter from the alphabet and it is used only once in the answers.

1. The Right Honourable William Pitt had what nickname?
2. Professor Dumbledore is in charge of which school?
3. With which book do you associate Captain Ahab?
4. Who wrote Dracula?
5. Who sang with Elton John on ‘Don’t Go Breaking My Heart’?
6. What is the name of the hotel in Stephen King’s The Shining?
7. Who had hits with ‘Lets Twist Again’ and ‘The Twist’?
8. Which Monarch’s reign started in 1837?
9. What is the highest waterfall in the world?
10. Which dog breed is a cross between a greyhound and a collie?
11. Thermal Imaging uses what type of electromagnetic radiation?
12. Who owned Bagpuss?
13. Which natural feature lies between the two Great Lakes of Ontario and Erie?
14. The Underwood brothers played for England at which sport?
15. Which letter is the car registration for Germany?
16. Which band’s debut album was called ‘Boy’?
17. What is 40 in Roman numerals?
18. Who originally sang, ‘I Will Survive’?
19. Which children’s TV character lived on Scatterbrook Farm?
20. What is a group of lions called?
21. Where do Tribbles first appear, Star Trek or Star Wars?
22. What investigative character was played by Angela Lansbury?
23. Which is the closest planet to Earth?
24. What is the name of the boys’ gang in ‘Grease’?
25. What hat do you associate with Tommy Cooper?
26. The Hindenburg disaster featured what type of airship?

Reading Group

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We held a Reading Group session in May when we discussed the set book “Away With The Penguins” by Hazel Prior. This was a delightful story with a bonus of little sidebar information about adele penquins presented in an engaging way.

The set book for June was “Your Neighbour’s Wife” by Tony Parsons with lots of twists and turns.

The set book for July will be “Jane Eyre” by Charlotte Bronte. I could not believe it when the library told me there were only two copies of this book in the whole of Nottinghamshire libraries and these were for “easy readers” – so luckily those of us who already had our own copies will re-read them and then lend them to the rest of the group.

Weekenders

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The Weekenders May Newsletter will be sent out on 1st June. 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.

We met up for coffee at Brooke Farm, Linby on Friday, 6th May when there was a big discussion on the state of the NHS at the moment!

Our Coffee Club session last month was on the last Friday of the month (April 29th) at Papplewick Village Hall, when we discussed plans for the next couple of months’ activities. We also brought items which brought memories back for us to re-tell to members.

Future Coffee Club sessions will go back to the last Saturday of the month at my house (on 28th May) reverting back to pre-Covid times.

We met up for lunch at Keycraft Garden Centre on Friday, 13th and also had an outing on 24th May to Jacksdale Garden Centre. We plan a Jubilee Afternoon Tea at Morton’s Farm on 4th June. It would be nice to get back to having our Social Evenings in members’ homes but no volunteers so far! Would anyone like to host a Garden Meet up instead?

Lunch Group

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On Wednesday, May 25th, 2022, seventeen of us went to The Magna Charta at Lowdham; on Wednesday, 22nd June we will be at The Thorn Tree at Woodlinkin (a “George’s” restaurant) and I will email the menu for you to let me have your pre-orders.

On 27th July we are going to The Royal Oak at Westwood but again I don’t yet have the menu.