Litter Picking Group

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The Litter Picking group has now been in existence for 2 years and during that time members have collected a total of almost 600 bags of rubbish, 18 of which were collected last month. That is a lot of rubbish, none of which should have been discarded but thanks to the active members of the group it has been collected and disposed of in the correct manner.

Should anyone else wish to join this worthwhile group and ‘do their bit’ for the environment please contact me as per the contact form below. Equipment will be provided.

 Val Gant

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    History Festival – Nottingham Castle

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    Nottingham Castle: Past, Present – and Future?’

    Monday October 23rd –The John Godber Centre 2pm to 3.30pm
    Nominal Entry Fee £1.00 payable on the door

    An opportunity to join a special event as part of the:

    The University of Nottingham History Festival 2023
    We are pleased to have a guest speaker Dr Richard Gaunt, an Associate Professor from the Department of History at the university. The talk is ‘Nottingham Castle: Past, Present – and Future?’

    Dr Richard Gaunt discusses his experience as Curator of Rebellion, working on the Nottingham Castle transformation project, in the context of the Castle’s 1000-year history as a Nottingham landmark.

    Short Walks

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    The September walk is on Thursday 21st

    It is a gentle 4.5 mile (mainly downhill) linear ‘bus walk’ using the 141 bus to the Larch Farm stop.

    The route is part of the Robin Hood Way through Hagg Wood to Newstead Abbey.

    At the abbey we have the opportunity to use the toilets and cafe if needed.

    We then return via Papplewick to Linby Village.

    The main meeting point is the bus stop outside the Horse and Groom for the bus scheduled at 10.11am

    Other options: Papplewick Lane /Hayden Lane roundabout at 10.00am

    Ashgate Road Tesco at 10.02am

    David Rose

    Science

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    We meet on September 15th at 10.00am in the main hall at John Godber Centre. I am pleased to report that we have a guest speaker, Isabel (Izzy) Ely, who is a postgraduate researcher at the:

    Centre of Metabolism, Ageing & Physiology (COMAP) Academic Unit of Injury, Recovery & Inflammation Sciences, School of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences University of Nottingham, Royal Derby Hospital Centre

    In her own words this is the rationale of study that she is currently undertaking.

    The loss of skeletal muscle mass (known as atrophy) is an undesirable feature of many disease and scenarios including ageing, cancer and reduced physical activity from illness, injury or increased sedentarism. One mechanism thought to influence age-related muscle mass loss is “anabolic resistance” which leads to a reduced muscle building ability in response to protein feeding and exercise. As such, the search for optimal exercise and/or nutritional strategies to combat this anabolic blunting effect remains a hot-topic in scientific research.    

    The study focus

    The study I am currently running is focused on a specific amino acid (the building blocks of protein) called leucine which is thought to be the most important amino acid for stimulating the muscle building process. We are investigating whether there is a dose-response of muscle protein building to “super whey” protein (a protein drink with a greater portion of leucine) at rest and during acute exercise.

    I have to admit to a vested interest as I am one of the ‘specimens’ being tested.

    David Rose

    National Trust Visit to Lyme Park

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    The National Trust group returned to Cheshire for the August trip visiting Lyme Park. Travelling across the Peak District to reach the venue we were met as usual by a National Trust member of staff who gave out tickets for the House tour and gave a brief outline of the estate.

    The estate is vast and covers over 1,400 acres. The group spent the day touring the large and lovely Lyme House with its wonderful rooms.  Many members attended a talk on the history of the estate given by a very enthusiastic speaker.

    There was also the opportunity to follow some lovely walks, explore the lakeside paths or woodland areas.

    A large courtyard in the house also contained several places to eat, gift shops and book shops along with a chapel.

    Safely back on the coach for four o’clock we returned via the Derbyshire countryside to arrive safely back in Hucknall before six o’clock.