YOU DANCIN?  WE’RE ASKIN!!

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If you enjoy dancing to Soul or Motown music with maybe a bit of Northern Soul thrown into the mix, then let us know.

Chris Eagle and David Wright would like to hear from anyone who is interested in joining a new u3a Interest Group. The aim of the group is for good nights out, reminiscing with a group of like-minded u3a Boppers.

Some venues host DJs who play vinyl records on old style turntables.

They have a few possible venues in mind, including The British Legion on the 1st Friday of the month (Free Admission).

The Liberal Club are trialling the 3rd Friday of the month (£1 for the evening or £10 for annual membership). The 20th March is a definite date there.

Other possible venues are The Central Club (TBC) and other venues not far from Hucknall.

Please email Chris Eagle if you are interested and would like more information.

c.eagle_49@hotmail.co.uk

New Interest Group

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JIGSAW PUZZLERS

Are you a keen puzzler?  Do you usually have one on the go?  If there is enough interest I will organise an inaugural meeting for a Jigsaw Puzzlers Group on Friday 27th February at Central Methodist Church at 10.30am.  If you are interested come and put your name down in the refreshment room at the next main John Godber meeting on the 18th February.

Maureen Newton

An invitation to all members to join the Science Group Visit Friday May 15th

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There are spaces available for non-science group members to join us on this visit.

The venue is the Thackray Museum of Medicine in Leeds, which is the UK’s largest independent medical museum, offering immersive galleries that trace the evolution of healthcare from Victorian street life to modern medical breakthroughs.

A real highlight is “Disease Street”, a smelly, grimy depiction of what life used to be like in the slums of Leeds

Visitors can explore reconstructed historical settings, watch 19th‑century surgical demonstrations, and engage with interactive exhibits designed to inspire curiosity about medicine and public health.

Located beside St James’s University Hospital, the museum reopened in 2021 after major refurbishment and continues to host talks, workshops, and community events.

Cost and Itinerary

Travel by Vallances coach

Pick up: Ogle Street at 9.00am       Return to Hucknall by approx. 5.00pm

Options

There are 3 options

A. Coach travel and an independent visit to Leeds:         £15.00

B. Coach travel and museum entry                               £24.00

C. Coach travel, museum entry and a group talk entitled

‘Bloody Barbers and Splattered Surgeons’                     £30.00

Please contact me if you are interested specifying which option A, B or C

science@hucknallu3a.org.uk

David Rose       (I will also be at the February monthly meeting)

CHRISTMAS FILM SHOW

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CORRECTION and CLARIFICATION

The date is correct, but the day is Wednesday not Friday

CHRISTMAS FILM SHOW – WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 17TH

Doors Open 12.45pm

1.15pm to 2.45pm              A Christmas Story

2.45pm to 3.15pm               Refreshment Break

3.15pm to 3.45pm       ‘The Disappearing Husband’

Christmas Film Event

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Christmas Film Update

On Wednesday 17th December we are showing ‘A Christmas Story’ feature film and an exciting addition from the ‘Kept Woman’ film studio directed by Christine and David Vincent.

I feel lucky to have received an invitation to the preview, joining other distinguished critics. You may recognise some well-known local character actors in this film.

It is a story of a retiree Bob who longing for some excitement keeps disappearing from home. Not dramatically — just quietly. A coat missing from the rack. His phone left charging. No note. He’d return hours later with no explanation.

Concerned, his wife Maureen hired a private detective named Vince — a man with a dodgy moustache and a trench coat that hadn’t seen soap since the Millenium.

Vince takes the job with relish. “Retirees don’t just vanish, love. They drift. And I’m good at catching drifters.”

After a week of surveillance, Vince and his partner returned with a grainy photo and a single word scribbled on a napkin: Hucknallu3a

Curious and slightly baffled they followed him one morning. He walked past a chip shop and the marketplace before entering a building called the John Godber Centre.

Inside, they found a room full of retirees — Bob was grinning like a schoolboy.

“Hucknall u3a,” he explained, “is the University of the Third Age. It’s where we go to keep learning. To stay curious. To not fade away.”

David Rose