Category Archives: History Group

It was so unfortunate that Robert Mee, the booked speaker for the group contracted Covid. It meant that the talk about History on the Erewash Valley trail didn’t happen. We had looked forward to seeing Robert again – however I … Continue reading →

Our next indoor meeting for the Hucknall & District u3a History Group is as usual at Central Methodist Church on Wednesday 18th September at 2pm. Robert Mee is the speaker and he is coming to tell us all about ‘The … Continue reading →

I have some bad news for members of our group. A message from the Holocaust Centre where we were going in October, explained they were having major alterations and didn’t really think we would enjoy being there. I’m so sorry … Continue reading →

Our visit last month was to Wellow for a history-based walk around the village. We met in the village schoolroom and had a brief early overview talk from Denis Hill, a historian who is always good value and has an … Continue reading →

Despite the problems at the beginning of the meeting when our own Greg did amazing work getting everything sorted out; we had a marvellous afternoon. David Amos presented ‘Part 1’ of the History of Annesley and the village, explaining that … Continue reading →