The meeting in March was a talk on different perennial plants that can be used in pots as a change from annuals.
The meeting this month will be a trip to Lamport Hall in Northamptonshire. There will be no meeting in May as it is a Bank Holiday.
Anne
Our indoor meetings are always held at Central Methodist Church on Baker Street at the time of 2pm – 4pm (ish). Usually it is £2 per person to cover the cost of a speaker and the hire of the room.
At the March meeting Robert Mee came to tell us about the History along the Erewash Trail. He explained the trail was 30 miles as a round journey from Langley Mill to Long Eaton and back so in one hour we would have to move at 30mph to get the whole trail covered. He thought that each town we passed could really have a talk of its own but he showed ‘then and now’ images as we went along. Perhaps some of us could drive over to the river Erewash which isn’t very far away to see some of the sights he showed.
The April meeting is a visit to The National Arboretum by Vallances coach leaving Ogle Street in Hucknall at 10.30am on Wednesday 15th April. We leave the Arboretum at 4pm.
For our May meeting we are back indoors to hear David Speed telling us about ‘Beauvale Priory – Between Two Worlds’.
Maureen Newton
Games Afternoon
On Friday 27th March 72 members enjoyed an afternoon of friendly competitive games.
In Part One Teams of 4 competed against each other to play: Bar Skittles, Shut The Box, Executive Golf, Shuffleboard, Basket Toss Connect 4, The Bomb and Sticky Ball Darts.
At the break we enjoyed an excellent buffet provided by Cathy our regular caterer and tea and coffee were provided by Christine and John Berrill.
During the break teams completed a silent quiz and it could have been the food or the quiz, but following a hectic playing session hush descended in the hall.
To complete the afternoon Melvyn led 2 card games of ‘Sticky 13’
When players started to declare ‘last card’ the tension was palpable.
A prize of a pack of Cadbury’s Cream Eggs was awarded to the winners of the quiz and Sticky 13 games.
For the Team Games two teams tied for 1st place a tie breaker game was won by
Kay Twells, John Twells , Marion Curran and Alan Curran
who received eggs and a golden cup.
The Social Sub Committee wish to thank all competitors, the staff at JGC and Cathy for supporting this fun event. A date for your diary is Friday June 26th Disco and Hog Roast.
The March walk was a route from Bestwood Country Park which included a circuit of Mill Lakes. Unfortunately, although the paths were drying out, we did find some mud along the way.
However, the weather was much improved with some sunshine and temperatures warm enough for David Wright to slip into his shorts.
April Walk
The April walk is on Thursday 16th
The walk, a mix of urban and countryside starts from the parking layby outside Greasley Church. It is a variation on a walk we have done before with the addition of a literary theme.
After the walk I can recommend a visit to the Parish Oven Tea Rooms behind the church hall.
Meet at 9.30am for a 9.45am start
Further details will be sent to the group before the 16th.
David Rose
Jolanta also clearly explained the complexities of atomic structure, the types of radioactivity and their properties.
After the break Sue Tedstone described how she and her grandson assembled a lizard robot from a challenging electronic model kit. The robot had a stroll around the room cleverly avoiding obstructions along the way.
John Tedstone then gave a short history of the invention and development of model making and our finale was a 3-minute video created and narrated by Christine Vincent about the invention of tarmacadam (tarmac) with some additional information about current research aimed at solutions to make it better (at repairing potholes!)
Next month Friday 17th April
We have a guest speaker Sandra Hart who is a Notts u3a member with a talk entitled
‘City of Bees’.
After the break we will continue with the 3-minute talks about inventions.
David Rose