Our Singalong group continues to be well attended, the theme of our last session was number one hits from the sixties and seventies chosen by one of our members.
Our finale of Bohemian Rhapsody was worthy of Britain’s Got Talent!!
Our next theme is to be decided but we think we’re due a session of Folk Music!
We meet at St Peter and St Paul’s Church Hall on the 3rd Tuesday of the month.
Despite heavy rain and overcast skies, six hardy walkers boarded the tram to Nottingham to alight at Gregory Street and follow the course of the canal back to London Road. A coffee stop at Hopkinsons was a well needed break before our tram ride home.
Thanks to those who attended!
Heavy rain and dull skies forced us to abandon our planned walk at Papplewick and visit Brooke Farm for coffee instead.
Better luck next time!
Annual Photo Quiz
28 members of our Medium Walks Group recently took part in our City Centre Photo Quiz. This has become an annual fixture for our January walk and this year we had 4 teams who each set off with a list of 26 streets and 28 small photos, the object being to locate each of the building features pictured. Some of these are quite small and can be 3 floors up in some cases.
This year, the weather was less cold, but also slightly damp after the start, and could have been a problem for writing down the locations; we had pencils, so we were prepared. One team suffered a slight delay when they found that their chosen Wetherspoons, for planning their route (and coffee), was closed all week!
Mark Jackson was in charge of the winning team, pictured, with 17 features located, and unusually we needed two tiebreaks to decide the team placings.
As in previous years, we retired to the Three Crowns pub opposite the Theatre Royal for a buffet lunch, while our organisers worked out the scores. Thanks go again to John Saunders and David Jackson for all the organisation and planning involved.
Our next walk will be on Monday, 16th February, and will be another City walk, taking in areas around the City centre which people may not be familiar with. New members are always welcome, just make contact via the tab on our website.
John Tedstone
There are spaces available for non-science group members to join us on this visit.
The venue is the Thackray Museum of Medicine in Leeds, which is the UK’s largest independent medical museum, offering immersive galleries that trace the evolution of healthcare from Victorian street life to modern medical breakthroughs.
A real highlight is “Disease Street”, a smelly, grimy depiction of what life used to be like in the slums of Leeds
Visitors can explore reconstructed historical settings, watch 19th‑century surgical demonstrations, and engage with interactive exhibits designed to inspire curiosity about medicine and public health.
Located beside St James’s University Hospital, the museum reopened in 2021 after major refurbishment and continues to host talks, workshops, and community events.
Cost and Itinerary
Travel by Vallances coach
Pick up: Ogle Street at 9.00am Return to Hucknall by approx. 5.00pm
Options
There are 3 options
A. Coach travel and an independent visit to Leeds: £15.00
B. Coach travel and museum entry £24.00
C. Coach travel, museum entry and a group talk entitled
‘Bloody Barbers and Splattered Surgeons’ £30.00
Please contact me if you are interested specifying which option A, B or C
David Rose (I will also be at the February monthly meeting)