Category: History Group

The History Group welcomes all U3A members. Our indoor meeting place is Central Methodist Church on Baker Street : time 2pm – 4pm on the third Wednesday of the month.

Kathy and Sue will be taking names and money at the next main meeting in October at the John Godber Centre for the visit to the Potteries Museum and Art Gallery at Stoke – on – Trent on October 18th. We leave Ogle Street at 10.30 am and leave Stoke at 4.00 pm.

The talk by Robert Mee on Nottinghamshire Castles surprised us all, I think, because we hadn’t heard of some of them. Robert recommended a book about them which might be available from the library. Perhaps we should all be pro active by going round our local county looking for them.

We also had 2 lady visitors, Laurie and Mia, from Leicester University telling us about a project they are doing on Hucknall. Thank you to the members who took home the details and are considering taking part by being interviewed.

The next meeting at Central Methodist Church is Wednesday 15th November at 2pm

TTFN from Maureen

The History Group always welcomes all U3A members especially new ones. Our indoor meeting place is Central Methodist Church on Baker Street: time 2pm – 4pm.

Kathy and Sue will be taking names and money for our next visit in October. It is to the Potteries Museum and Art Gallery at our usual History Group meeting at 2pm on 20^th September.

Robert Mee will be with us giving an illustrated talk about ‘Nottinghamshire Castles – Eleven Sites and more besides’. How many do you know of?

Maureen

Meetings and visits

JULY & AUGUST = HOLIDAYS

September 20^th 2023

Robert Mee, whom we have enjoyed listening to before, will talk about Nottinghamshire Castles. He says – Eleven sites and more besides

October 18^th 2023

Potteries Museum & Art Gallery Staffordshire Hoard on display.

Leave Hucknall 10.30am – leave Stoke 4pm Cost of visit £12.50

November 15^th 2023

Michael Cooke, is another of our previous speakers, who usually tells about European history, this time I think it might be around England.

December 21^st No meeting too close to Christmas

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The History Group always welcomes all U3A members especially new ones. Our indoor meeting place is Central Methodist Church on Baker Street: time 2pm – 4pm ish.

Kathy, Sue and I will be having a break during July and August when there are no meetings. The three of us will look forward to seeing members at Central Methodist Church on 20^th September when Robert Mee will be with us with an illustrated talk about ‘Nottinghamshire Castles – Eleven Sites and more besides’. How many do you know of?

Maureen

Meetings and visits – 2023

JULY & AUGUST = HOLIDAYS

September 20^th 2023

Robert Mee, whom we have enjoyed listening to before, will talk about Nottinghamshire Castles. He says – Eleven sites and more besides

October 18^th 2023

November 15^th 2023

Michael Cooke, is another of our previous speakers, who usually tells about European history, this time I think it might be around England.

December 21^st No meeting – too close to Christmas

The History Group always welcomes all U3A members especially new ones. Our indoor meeting place is Central Methodist Church on Baker Street: time 2pm – 4pm ish.

The visit to Ashby de la Zouche town and Museum on June 21^st. was just brilliant. Weather super even touching a bit too warm at times; plenty of places with good food to eat, a town market to browse and St. Helen’s Church was really interesting. Did you follow the ‘mouse’ trail and did you try out the finger pillory? Our visit ended with a visit to the museum which was am-a-zing. Usually it closes on Wednesday afternoon but the staff were there to welcome us for a private viewing with ephemera and artefacts brought out of storage specifically for us. What can I say? Just fab-u-lous. Ashby is a town worth visiting. I think we all enjoyed the trip.

Maureen

Kathy, Sue and I will be having a break during July and August when there are no meetings. The three of us will look forward to seeing members on 20^th September when Robert Mee will be with us with an illustrated talk about ‘Nottinghamshire Castles – Eleven Sites and more besides’. How many do you know of?

Meetings and visits 2023

July and August – Holidays

September 20^th 2023 – Robert Mee, whom we have enjoyed listening to before, will talk about Nottinghamshire Castles. He says – Eleven sites and more besides

October 18^th 2023 – Potteries Museum & Art Gallery Staffordshire Hoard on display. Leave Hucknall 10.30am – leave Stoke 4pm Cost of visit £12.50

November 15^th 2023 – Michael Cooke, is another of our previous speakers, who usually tells about European history, this time I think it might be around England.

December 21^st  – No meeting (too close to Christmas)

The History Group always welcomes all U3A members especially new ones. Our indoor meeting place is Central Methodist Church on Baker Street: time 2pm – 4pm ish.

The most traumatic year in English history was what Mike Kelly was telling us about on May 17th.  Of course history was written by the Normans who were victorious and apparently bent the facts to fit their story including ethnic cleansing of the Saxon/Viking people especially those living in the north.

Kathy and Sue will be at the main meeting on June 14th to take bookings for our visit to Ashby de la Zouch town and Museum on June 21^st.

Kathy Sue and I will be having a break during July and August when there are no meetings. The three of us will look forward to seeing members on 20^th September when Robert Mee will be with us with an illustrated talk about Nottinghamshire Castles – Eleven sites and more besides. How many do you know of?

Maureen

Meetings and visits 2023

June 21^st 2023

Visit to Ashby de la Zouch Museum where there is a Dolly Shepherd Display. Do you remember the talk we had about the lady parachutist?  Leave Hucknall 11am – leave Ashby 4pm  Cost of visit £10

JULY & AUGUST = HOLIDAYS

September 20^th 2023

Robert Mee, whom we have enjoyed listening to before, will talk about Nottinghamshire Castles. He says – Eleven sites and more besides

October 18^th 2023

Potteries Museum & Art Gallery Staffordshire Hoard on display.

Leave Hucknall 10.30am – leave Stoke 4pm Cost of visit £12.50

November 15^th 2023

Michael Cooke, is another of our previous speakers, who usually tells us about European history, this time I think it might be around England.

December 21^st No meeting too close to Christmas