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Grumpy Old Men

As we get going in 2024, it’s time for the Grumpy Old Men to start thinking about outings for the coming year. In 2023, two of the places we visited were the National Mining Museum at Wakefield and, nearer to … Continue reading

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Grumpy Old Men in the Picture

Our October visit was to the business of W.W.Winter in Derby. Unknown to all ofus until recently, Winters are the oldest photographic business in the country,and possibly the world, having been established in 1852. They have been in thesame premises … Continue reading

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Grumpy Visit to National Mining Museum

After a last-minute cancellation of our booking by the Museum, which had postponed our originally planned visit, our intrepid members finally made it to Yorkshire in early June. The Museum is built around what had been a working pit in … Continue reading

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Ecclesiastical Grumpy Old Men

In our continuing spirit of enquiry, some of our Grumpy Old Men recently set off for Lichfield, which one of our number is familiar with from his working life. We started off with coffee in a very convenient cafe next … Continue reading

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Grumpy Old Men

For their March visit, the Grumpy Old Men set off for North Nottinghamshire, to the Holocaust Visitor Centre at Laxton. This was a thought-provoking visit – we started off with a video presentation and after a coffee break, went on … Continue reading

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