24 of us enjoyed lunch on 25th October at the Gedling Inn & Kitchen.
On 22nd November we dine at 6.30 pm at Bibiana Bengal Restaurant, Hucknall; they don’t open at lunchtime hence the early dinner.
We are looking forward to a full house on 20th December at 12 noon at our Christmas Lunch at The Albert Hall, Nottingham. The balance of £13 is due at the November U3A meeting.
The group were delighted to watch and, then taste, this month’s offering of Citrus drops and Butternut squash bread pudding. As ever, Anne excelled in her demonstration and provided tasty treats for all.
Next month’s meeting will be on the 26th November, 2023 from 10 am – 12 pm at St Peter & St Paul’s Church Hall.
To contact Anne, please use the form below:-
Due to the forecast for heavy rainfall the decision was made to postpone the October walk, starting from Gravelly Hollow, to Thursday, November 16th.
Reminder details will be sent out to group members around November 9th.
David Rose
On Tuesday October 24th we had a guided tour of Newstead Abbey. Best laid plans to meet at Newstead Village and to enter the Abbey grounds through the tradesman’s entrance were thwarted by a flooded road with two abandoned vehicles. Plan B was then executed as we travelled round to the main entrance and onto the Abbey car park.
Our guide Barrie was very enthusiastic and knowledgeable. The building and contents are very impressive and Barrie was able to explain the provenance of many of the paintings, furniture and rooms and put them in a chronological historical context. He also led us through history of the Abbey including the various Byrons and the Wildman family.
He recognised Melvyn from a time when their professional careers crossed, a time when Melvyn was without his recognisable beard!
Afterwards we dined at The Badger Box where the staff were very welcoming.
Our October meeting began with Part 1 of a theme entitled ‘The Greening of Nottinghamshire’ presented by David Vincent.
Following the Aberfan disaster new laws were passed regarding coal mining spoil heaps. David was part of the Nottinghamshire County team formed with the task of transforming and making safe the spoil heaps dotted around the county.
In Part 2 in February, David will explain how they set about this task of changing vast quantities of somewhat unstable and toxic waste into our country parks.
After the break we had an introduction to the history of photography which included looking at some ‘older style’ cameras bought in by members.
David Jackson explained how he approached photographing wildlife and gave the group some ideas of how to start from our own back gardens.
Some of David’s excellent photos were then viewed including this successful Kingfisher.
November 17th
Volcanoes with a focus on Vesuvius -Ann and Ian Murray
How knowledge of physics and chemistry led the progress of Photography and a visit to the oldest working photographic studio in Derby – John Tedstone
(Did you know that David was the most popular boy’s name from the late 1940s through to 1974 when 1 in 20 boys were named David .We have 7 Davids in the Science Group.)
David Rose