Category Archives: Ukulele for Fun

This group formed almost six years ago and, up to the lockdown 14 months ago, members were playing enthusiastically, introducing new songs each month.

In 2020 they held a few session on Zoom but it wasn’t a popular way of playing as a group, having to ‘mute’ while only being able to hear the leader of the group playing.

24 May 2021 was the date set for an outdoor session, the days leading up to that Monday morning had been atrocious, weather wise, more like November than May, but at 9.15am the sun was shining and the decision was taken to go ahead. The get together to be on the patio at Alan’s home, balloons were tied to the hedge at the entrance to his drive so the nine other members could easily locate the house,. So keen were the members one arrived a good 20 minutes early and another missed the drive and had to go another mile before they could turn around.

Everyone was set up and ready to go at 10.30am, Phil, the group leader admitted that he had not touched the uke since the last Zoom meeting, last September, gasps of horror could be heard from everyone, before most admitted they were as guilty of not practising.

Gradually everyone ‘warmed up’, their playing that is and the sun continued to shine. We managed to play all the songs requested, finishing just as the grey clouds arrived.

The group will start up again, Covid permitting, on Monday 13 September, 2021 at 10am at the John Godber Centre and will resume the regular meetings on 2nd and 4th Monday of the month. If you would like to come along, either to look at playing a ukulele or just to join in the singing please contact me.

To contact Vivian, the Group Co-ordinator, please use the form below:-

The Ukulele group will be resuming their meetings on 8 June, 2020 at 10.00 am for a 40-minute session via Zoom. All members will receive an invitation via email.

Meetings of the Ukulele group have been cancelled until further notice due to the corona virus situation.

The Group has now been meeting for almost 18 months, they performed at a Hucknall U3A Social Event, at the monthly meeting in December 2016 and, most recently, played and sang for residents at The Elms Care Home, Ogle Street, Hucknall.
There are 22 members in the Group, the five newest members of the Group are having ‘extra’ tuition to enable them to ‘catch up’. Due to the level the Group has now reached, it will be difficult for ‘non’ instrumentalists to join the Group, therefore the Group is now closed to new ‘non players’.
If a group of members decides they would like to start a second Group, for beginners, I will be very happy to help and can arrange for ukuleles to try.
The Group meets on the 2^nd and 4^th MONDAYS of the month:-
Feb. 13 & 27,
Mar. 13 & 27,
April 10 & 24,
May 8 & 22,
June 12 & 26,
July 10 & 24,
Aug. 14 & 28,
Sept. 11 & 25,
Oct. 9 & 23,
Nov. 13 & 27,
Dec. 11
Please contact the Group Leader, Vivian, on the form below:-

Ukulele for Fun meets on the second and fourth Monday of the month at the John Godber Centre, Ogle St. Hucknall at 10.00am.
The following dates take us to the end of 2016:
November 14th and 28th
December 12th final practise for performance at the monthly meeting on 14 December.
2017
The first meeting of the new year will be on 9th January
If you would like to have a go there are ukuleles you can borrow, we are a friendly group playing popular music.
Contact Vivian on the form below or look out for me at the monthly open meeting.