Grumpy Old Men
We usually meet every other month, on varying dates, for wide-ranging activities which are different each time. Members take turns to choose and organise an event – recent activities and venues have included visits to the Ecclesbourne Valley Railway & Wirksworth Heritage Centre, the Lace Market Theatre in Nottingham, Scrapyard Crazy Golf in Nottingham, and Skittles at the British Legion in Hucknall.
We will now be planning our activities for 2025 – get in touch via our website contact form if you would like to join the Group, and also with suggestions for future visits and activities.
Recent Posts
- Grumpy Old MenAfter a lapse of some years, the Grumpy Old Men have taken up skittles again, this time courtesy of the Royal British Legion in Hucknall. After initial surprise at the length we were supposed to bowl the, very heavy, wooden bowls and some effort in getting to grips with the rules, we played two rounds, …
- Grumpy Old MenFor their latest cultural outing, the Grumpy Old Men ventured into Nottingham, to try out the Scrapyard (Crazy) Golf, which is located upstairs at the Bowling Alley, next to Nottingham Arena. The 9 hole ‘course’ is constructed from various bits of metalwork, including the rear end of a pensioned-off car, and several Grumpies were to …
- Grumpy Old MenOur Grumpies have been in the Peak District again, this time at Wirksworth. The visit was in three parts, at the headquarters of the Ecclesbourne Valley Railway, where they first visited the LMS 10000 workshop. This ambitious project is reconstructing one of the prototype diesel locomotives which were built by the LMS railway in 1947, …
- Grumpy Old MenThespian visit The Grumpy Old Men have ventured out again, this time with a theatrical theme, where they trod the boards at the Lace Market Theatre, in Nottingham City Centre. The theatre is housed in a very old, listed building, just off Fletcher Gate, which started life as a chapel. By 1970, after several uses, …
- Grumpy Old MenAs 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 home, Cromford Mill. Our final visit of the year was to the fascinating W.W. Winter …
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