At our first Singalong of the year the theme was songs from films.
After the break we enjoyed watching the film Christine and David Vincent produced for the U3A Christmas event.
Our next theme is Dance which will be “directed” by the Vincents.
All are welcome.
After the Christmas break, January’s meeting was well attended and members enjoyed tasting the recipes of the day. A big thank you to all those who helped in any way, with signing in to loading the oven to washing up. It was very much appreciated.
The next meeting will be on Monday 24th February, when three different recipes will be demonstrated and tasted.
Anne Wilkinson
By the time you read this we will have had our February meeting, a talk on A Spring Garden.
We are currently taking names for our first trip, on 3rd March, to the Birmingham Botanical Gardens, leaving Ogle Street at 9.30 am. The cost is £20.
There are some gardens opening in February for the NGS, I thought some of you might be interested if the weather is favourable!
| 15 and 16 Feb | The Dower House, Melbourne, DE73 8JH Oak Cottage, Well Lane, Swadlincote, DE11 8AG Church Farm, Church Lane, West Drayton, DN22 8EB |
| 22 and 23 Feb | Hedgehog Hall, 3 Loddington Rd, Tilton on the Hill, LE7 9DE The Old Vicarage, The Fields, Middleton by Wirksworth, Matlock, DE4 4NH |
Just a reminder that we are having our plant swap a month earlier this year, at our April meeting, so if you are starting to plan your growing for this year, or indeed have already started, and you have more than you need, please bring some along to exchange with others.
Patricia Rayner is coming to that meeting to talk about Japanese Gardening. She was snowed in when she was due to come in 2024, so we look forward to her talk this year.
Anne
At the January meeting we welcomed a very enthusiastic guest speaker David Wheeler.
David presented a very interesting and comprehensive talk about the progress of the soon to be opened Rolls Royce Hucknall Flight Test Museum.
He began with a brief history of the Hucknall site which began in 1920’s as an RAF station and in 1934 became home to the Rolls Royce Flight Test Establishment where prototype piston and then jet engines were secretly built and flown.
The new museum is dedicated to giving the public an opportunity to have a unique insight into Hucknall’s secret aviation history.
Many residents of Hucknall from the late 1930s to 1971 will probably have fond memories of the almost constant background noise booming out from the test beds.
For more information: look at their website for opening dates and details of volunteering opportunities at the museum: huflighttestmuseum.co.uk
Next Meeting
Friday 21st February 10am JGC
We have a presentation by Ian and Anne Murray who have completed lots of research into Black Holes which are regions of space-time where gravity is so strong that no matter or electromagnetic energy (e.g. light) can escape it.
I will also be telling you about our ‘science away day’ visit on Friday 16th May.
The coach and mystery venue are booked and details will be sent to members before our February meeting.
There may be time for some of the 5 min talks which will also feature as a significant part of the March meeting so it’s best to ‘Be Prepared’.
David Rose