Science Group

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At our June meeting Terry Hill summarised the importance of the work of the late Sir Peter Higgs of Higgs Boson fame.

He made a fantastic job of explaining the very challenging concept of how the Higgs boson was proposed in 1964 by Peter Higgs, François Englert, and four other theorists to explain why certain particles have mass.

Scientists confirmed its existence in 2012 through experiments at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) at CERN in Switzerland. This discovery led to the 2013 Nobel Prize in Physics being awarded to Higgs and Englert.

After Terry’s talk we had an attempt to produce a cyanotype image using light sensitive paper. Members were given their own paper to try this at home; the resulting images will be displayed at a later date.

Last year a topic we covered was about sustainability in fashion. Much of today’s ‘fast fashion’ ends in landfill rather than being recycled. Science member Christine Vincent has a particular interest in this field and modelled a very creative colourful dress she has made from old ties.

Next Meeting

Friday 19th July 10.00am – 11.45am, JGC- please bring your cyanotype results.

16th August – No meeting as we are away.

We will reconvene on Friday 20th September.

Short Walks

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Our June walk started at Linby Village.

The route was across the meadow to Papplewick, into Moor Pond Woods following the footpaths by the River Leen to Grange Farm and Grange Mill.

Some of us could remember that once upon a time this used to be the location of Papplewick Lido. This was built on the site of the former Papplewick Grange, the home of Nottingham solicitor Jesse Hind, which was pulled down in 1932. The lido itself was built in the mid 1930s and demolished in 1995, with houses now built on the site.

Our return route took us via Papplewick Dam and the fishing pond back to Linby where we made good use of the facilities at Brooke farm.

July Walk

On Thursday 18th July we are meeting at the large lay-by car park at Greasley Church. Church Road Greasley NG16 2AB

Meet at 9.45am for a 10.00am start

Games Night

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On Friday 21st June we held a games night. This format was part of our aim to provide something different to previous social events and to vary the type of activities that we plan and organise. We have around 500 members and we understand that the music focused events do not appeal to everyone which is why the Games Evening came about.

Part 1 was competitive games in teams of 4.

The plan was that each team played every other team in a rotating circus of 9 activities.

There was much fun and laughter along the way and despite some teams going out of sequence it all worked out in the end. Scores were kept and added up to find the overall winning team.       

Following the team games there was an interval for a magnificent buffet

After the buffet to complete the evening we had 3 ‘Sticky 13’ card games and Quingo a 24 question Bingo style quiz.

Our thanks to the John Godber staff, to Cathy the caterer and all attendees.

Social Sub Committee – a date for your diary Friday 20th September Barn Dance.

National Trust

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Following last month’s very wet day at Gunby Estate, the weather Gods were on our side as we set out on a warm and bright sunny morning to visit Tatton Park.

There was a lovely moment, to start our day as a local duck followed by six of her young decided to jump out of the River Leen and head in convoy for the Market Place. Popping out to stop the traffic, we managed to herd the family back safely into the river before setting off on our journey.

After a pleasant journey we arrived at Tatton just after 10.30 am. One of the staff duly boarded the coach to hand out maps and give us all the information that we needed for the day ahead.

The Park was now bathed in bright and warm Cheshire sunshine. The first port of call for the majority of the group was a walk around the magnificent and extensive gardens which for many were highlighted by the stunning Japanese gardens.

Later the large courtyard at Tatton provided the ideal meeting place to have a drink and some lunch. This area also had some spacious gift shops as well as shops selling locally grown produce.

There was still time to research the Tatton Mansion and explore the extensive parkland with over 400 deer roaming freely.

As we returned to the coach at 4.00 pm for the journey back to Hucknall the majority agreed that it would be nice to return one day to complete our exploration of a wonderful site.

After a trouble-free journey, we were safely back in Hucknall by 6.15pm.

July sees the group take the shorter journey across to Belton House near Grantham. While the group are also planning to return to York in November to complete this years visits with a visit to the Christmas Market.

Bridge

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If anyone is interested in joining us, we do have vacancies. It would be an advantage if you had some knowledge of the game. We are a mixed ability group though and those that can play help those that can’t.

We meet on the 2nd and 4th Tuesdays of the month (6:30-9:00 p.m.) in the Byron Bar at The John Godber Centre (this is downstairs).

If you are interested and would like more information, please email me on bridge@hucknallu3a.org.uk