Scams – Free Webinars in July

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You are invited to join, in July, for a month of weekly online webinars to expose the
truths behind scams.

The webinars are FREE to attend and are open to anyone who would like to know more about scams, the psychology behind scams, prevention and how a fraud case is investigated.

The webinars bring together experts in their field relating to online fraud, a topic which we are all too familiar with and can affect anyone and everyone, as our lives are played out more digitally.

The dates of the webinars and their topics are as follows:

6th July, 5pm
Exploring the psychology behind scams and how scammers are so effective at their crimes. Paul Maskell, Fraud & Cyber Crime Prevention Manager, Dedicated Card and Payment Crime Unit (DCPCU)

14th July, 5pm
Insights into how a fraud case is investigated and how not to be the next victim. Ben Hobbs, Detective Sergeant; and Catriona Still, Head of Fraud Prevention & Training, Dedicated Card and Payment Crime Unit (DCPCU)

23rd July 5pm
Scams awareness training from the Friends Against Scams initiative. The National Trading Standards Scams Team (NTSST)

30th July, 5pm
Don’t get hooked by scammers! What you need to know about flubot and phishing scams. Christopher Budd, Senior Global Threat Communications Manager, Avast.

How to book your place
To register your place you can go to www.ourwatch.org.uk/webinars and click on the webinar that you wish to attend. You can attend all of them if you wish but make sure that you complete the registration page for each of them.

History Group

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The History Group always welcomes all U3A members. Our indoor meetings are held at Central Methodist Church on the 3rd Wednesday of the month commencing at 2.00 pm.

I have been busy revising the list of meetings and visits again and a copy is below. I will photocopy it for the first meeting we can attend. Incidentally we need to consider ideas for next year’s visits and speakers so please let me know what your thoughts are ASAP.

Local news: The old Co-op Bakery has been demolished with plans for houses on the site. The Dispatch Office is looking much better now the frontage has been refurbished. ‘Romans’ is an ongoing sore on Annesley Road however a message from the architect explained that the County Council (part which deals with roads) has changed over to another provider and the developer is waiting for them to set up barriers, etc. to enable contractors’ lorries to clear the site.

I am working on the 100th issue of Hucknall Torkard Times which is to be a ‘special’ one with extra pages to mark 25 years of publication. As we have been in lockdown, with less people shopping, I have been saving unsold copies to bring to the first meeting we can attend.

Bye for now, Maureen

HUCKNALL & DISTRICT U3A HISTORY GROUP PROGRAMME
Meeting dates: 3rd Wednesday of the month. For this year only I include July, August & December.
Venue for Indoor meetings: Central Methodist Church.
Time: 2.00 pm prompt.
This year meetings do depend on the Covid situation, government tiers and vaccines. Dates have been booked.

REVISED LIST.
July 21st 2021 If a meeting is allowed??? I will organise something.
August 18th 2021 Malcolm Darroch is coming to talk about ‘When the Balloon went up’. (He says it is a fascinating story.)
September 15th 2021 Robert Mee is coming to talk to us on Bradshaws and an early railway Tour. (He says it is the famous railway timetable and a mystery tour.)
October 20th 2021 Visit to Sharpes Pottery and The Magic Attic. Leave Hucknall 12.15pm: Leave Sharpes 4.30pm, Return Hucknall 5.30pm (ish) Cost £11.
November 17th 2021 Visit to Richard lll & Leicester Cathedral. Leave Hucknall10.30am. Leave Leicester 4.00pm. Return Hucknall 5.30pm (ish)
December 15th 2021 Friends of Bennerley Viaduct. (Kieran Lee)Coming to talk about this historic monument past and future.
January 2022 John Tedstone coming to tell us about the U3A High Street project. Plus a member’s Hucknall High Street project.
June 2022 Visit to Doddington Hall and Gardens. Leave Hucknall 9.30 am: Leave Doddington 4.00pm. Return Hucknall 5.30pm(ish) Cost £20 -Price cut to the bone.

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Mid-length Walking Group

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Twenty-three of our group had a really good walk in June. Starting from Woodborough Village Hall car park we set off on the circular Lapwing Walk. This walk is quite short for our group (5 miles max), but we had plenty of time to socialise over coffee in Lambley churchyard and then in our picnic at the end of the walk.

John and I really enjoyed the chance to catch up with as many of the group as possible. We are now looking forward to our next walk, which is on Monday 19th July in Southwell. We will be doing the 6-mile Bramley Apple Walk, led by Mandy and Chris; more details will follow on our group email.

Walking in one group worked well in June and we should be okay to do the same in July.

Sue Tedstone

Arts and Films Information

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Although there is insufficient reliable information on concerts and such to warrant a bulletin of planned program’s; film information is a much more positive situation. All cinemas in our area are now showing films, albeit that they are restricting audiences with a heavy emphasis on protection.

Our two local venues of The Arc and The Bonington are both issuing programmes and in the past month Colleen and I have enjoyed four showings sitting safely spaced out over 25% of the theatres.

Please contact me if you would like to be included in the circulation of the calendar each month. This year I plan to separate off the cinema section into The Film Club and I will attempt to include a description of what each film is about and who is in each film.

When booking seats at The Bonington on line you are asked to select your seats from a seating plan which only offers safe seats. The bar is open and drinks both alcoholic or coffee are available to take into the film with you.

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    Pub Quiz and Lunch group

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    Unfortunately due to group size restrictions we are not able to re-start the Pub Quiz at the Nabb Inn but hopefully who knows, by autumn, we may be able to do it.

    Here are the answers to the General Knowledge quiz from last month:-

    1. Which German word means lightning war? Blitzkrieg
    2. Can you name the rather tall co-presenter of the BBC One television quiz show Pointless? Richard Osman
    3. What name links the rugby playing husband of Charlotte Church to the creator of The Muppets? Henson
    4. The last British monarch to be born outside Great Britain? George II (born 1683 in Hanover)
    5. Which British television series was filmed at Weald & Downland Living Museum in West Sussex? The Repair Shop
    6. What did Ian Dury and the Blockheads want to be hit with? Rhythm Stick (“Hit Me with Your Rhythm Stick”)
    7. Human cells normally contain how many pairs of chromosomes? 23 pairs of chromosomes (for a total of 46)
    8. What is the name of Joe Biden’s wife? Jill Biden
    9. What’s the name of the tallest of all penguin species? Emperor Penguin
    10. What name is shared by a fictional plantation and the eldest daughter of Joan Collins? Tara (which is the plantation from “Gone With the Wind” and Tara Newley)
    11. In which decade was the Sydney Opera House formally opened? 1970s (October 1973)
    12. Which famous American company has supplied the Presidential helicopter since 1957? Sikorsky
    13. Which actor was dubbed the muscles from Brussels? Jean Claude Van Damme
    14. In miles per hour, maximum speed limit mobility scooters are allowed to do on UK roads? 8 miles per hour
    15. What does a Brannock Device measure? Shoe size or feet
    16. An ice giant is a giant planet composed mainly of elements heavier than hydrogen and helium. There are two ice giants in the Solar System, can you name both? Uranus and Neptune
    17. Who starred in the sitcom Nearest and Dearest with Hylda Baker and played Cannonball Lee in the 1990 film The Krays? Jimmy Jewel
    18. Which Jane Austen novel tells the story of naive young Catherine Morland and her journey to a better understanding of herself and of the world around her? Northanger Abbey
    19. Which 3-digit number, particularly in America, is cannabis culture slang for marijuana? 420
    20. Name the world’s lowest lying capital city, it sits 28 metres below sea level? Baku (the capital of Azerbaijan on the Caspian Sea)

    And for July here’s another quiz to keep you going.

    1. If you are in the capital city of Port au Prince, in which country are you?
    2. Which train service connects London to Paris?
    3. What colour is the Northern Line on the London Underground?
    4. In which city is “101 Dalmatians” set?
    5. What is the most common metal found in the Earth’s crust?
    6. Where would you be if you were walking along latitude 66 degrees 32 minutes North?
    7. In which park would you find London Zoo?
    8. Which battle took place on October 21st 1805?
    9. Who was the first man to fly solo across the Atlantic?
    10. Which 1984 film tells the story of Cambodian journalist, Dith Pran?
    11. When was Nelson Mandela released from prison after 27 years of incarceration?
    12. Which of the Kray brothers died in prison?
    13. In which year did Queen Victoria die?
    14. What is the medical term for the study of the brain and nervous system?
    15. Where in the body would you find ‘The Bowman’s Capsule’?
    16. Linseed oil comes from which plant?
    17. Red Iron Oxide is more commonly known as what?
    18. What is the main metallic element in bronze?
    19. Which gas makes fizzy drinks fizzy?
    20. On which day of the year does the oyster season officially start in the UK?
    21. What is a sad anagram of GYRATED?
    22. What is the name of the website where you can buy and sell ONLY handmade or vintage craft items?
    23. How would you write the number 7 in binary code?
    24. What is the 6th planet in our Solar System?
    25. Who wrote “The Horse-dealer’s Daughter”?