Litter Picking Group

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Now that longer daylight hours are here members of the litter picking group have been out in action and to date this month have collected 19 bags of litter. One member has unfortunately noted a number of discarded ‘sharps’ dumped where they could easily get the attention of local children. Should anyone or even any of the local wildlife prick themselves on the syringes which have obviously been used by drug addicts the consequences could be very serious indeed. Anyone finding such ‘sharps’ should not touch them at all but report details to the local council either online or by telephone (the App what3words is useful) and an officer with specialist equipment will be sent to collect the items.

On a brighter note, 13 members recently got together for an informal meeting to discuss the way forward with the group and agreed that unfortunately there will always be plenty of litter to keep us busy.

If anyone is interested in joining us please contact me by email on litter@hucknallu3a.org.uk

Pub Quiz

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The March Pub Quiz took place on the 13th March when 28 of us met at The Nabb Inn.  All are welcome – we prefer a maximum of four to a team where possible as we can always add a person to another team if you would like to attend but haven’t got a team of your own. Sometimes the quiz is easy and occasionally it is very hard, but the idea is to have a bit of fun and to socialise whilst enjoying a lunch.

PLEASE NOTE:  The next Pub Lunch Quiz would have fallen on Easter Monday so I have changed this to Monday, 3RD  April instead.

And here are the answers to the March quiz:

  1. Who rode his ‘Funky Moped’ to No 5 in the UK charts in 1975?              Jasper Carrott
  2. What are the surnames of the 3 tenors?  (1 point for each)                   Pavarotti, Domingo, Carrera
  3. Who wrote and illustrated the children’s book, ‘The Snowman’? Raymond Briggs
  4. What was the name of A.A. Milnes’ son?                                          Christopher Robin
  5. Who was the captain of ‘The Black Pig’?                                            Captain Pugwash
  6. What nationality was the magician and escapologist, Harry Houdini? American
  7. Which month in 1969 did Neil Armstrong first stand on the moon?    July
  8. Which explorer discovered the Hawaiian Islands?                          Captain Cook
  9. In which modern country are the ruins of Troy?                              Turkey
  10. What TV series was set on Craggy Island?                                         Father Ted
  11. Which river runs through Baghdad?                                                   Tigris
  12. On what street in London would you find The Bank of England?              Threadneedle St.
  13. The A1 road starts in London and finishes in which city?                Edinburgh
  14. What food would a Cockney be eating if he is going for a ruby?   Curry (Ruby Murray)
  15. What is the colour of the black box on commercial aircraft?              Orange
  16. How many old pennies were there in a guinea?                              252
  17. In which film did Raquel Welch appear in a fur bikini as a cave girl?  One Million Years BC
  18. The first two words in the film title where David Bowie plays Mr Lawrence? Merry Christmas
  19. What is the motto of the boy scouts?    Be Prepared
  20. What is the highest bid, without doubling, in the game of bridge?          No Trump
  21. In a game of bowls, what name is given to the target ball?               Jack
  22. Which team won the 2017 FA Cup?                              Arsenal
  23. Which sport is said to have been played for over 3,000 years?                   Hurling
  24. What is Japan’s national sport?               Sumo
  25. What is an ice hockey puck made of?       Vulcanised rubber

And here is the April quiz.

  1. When was William Shakespeare born?                                                            
  2. On what date did the Battle of Culloden take place?                                    
  3. Who was Henry VIII’s first wife?                                                                                       
  4. Which famous battle between the British Royal Navy and the combined fleets of the French Navy and Spanish Navy took place on 21st October 1805?                 .
  5. Who became the British Prime Minister after Winston Churchill in 1955? 
  6. When did the Cold War end?                                                                                           
  7. What is sushi traditionally wrapped in?                                                                   
  8. May Queen, Wisley Crab, Foxwhelps and Lane’s Prince Albert are all species of what?       
  9. What is allspice alternatively known as?                                                                                      
  10. What colour is Absynthe?                                                                                                               
  11. What flavour is Cointreau?                                                                                                             
  12. By what name is Lancelot Brown more usually known?                 
  13. Name the world-famous gardens situated ten miles outside of London, close to the River Thames. 
  14. Which popular gardener created Barnsdale Gardens and was the author of many books such as The Ornamental Kitchen Garden, ‘Gardeners World’ Practical Gardening Course and Paradise Gardens
  15. Which garden is considered to be among the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World? 
  16. What colour is a Welsh poppy?                                                                                                      
  17. What colour is a Himalayan poppy?                                                                                                
  18. Name the three primary colours.                                                                                     
  19. In needlework, what does UFO refer to?                                                        
  20. Name the famous ballet Russian dancer who changed the face of modern ballet.
  21. What is the painting ‘La Gioconda’ more usually known as?                                      
  22. What does the term ‘piano’ mean?                                                                      
  23. Name the Spanish artist, sculptor and draughtsman famous for co-founding the Cubist movement.
  24. How many valves does a trumpet have?                                                                                         
  25. If you were painting with tempera, what would you be using to bind together colour pigments?                                                                                                                                                               

Reading Group

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The April Reading Group will meet on Wednesday, 5th April when the March choice (The Fell by Sarah Moss which is set during the Covid pandemic) will be discussed. 

The choice for April is yet to be decided.

Weekenders

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The Weekenders April Newsletter was sent out to its members at the end of March. Once again, many thanks to Margaret Whilde & Lindsay Smith for printing off copies for those members not on email and for delivering them on their morning walks. 

Thanks to Lindsay who hosted a very nice Social Lunch on 20th March. 

We had a Broomhill Birthday Lunch on 22nd March for Pam Farrell and Margaret Whilde which we all very much enjoyed. 

We had an outing to Dobbies Garden Centre & East Midlands Outlet on 29th March and a Coffee Club get together on 25th March when we finalised the programme for our April events.

Lunch Group

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On March 22nd twenty-four of us dined at The Red Lion at Bagthorpe.

Then on 26th April we are visiting The Countryman in the Kirkby in Ashfield area and again a pre-order is required.   

On the 24th May we are booked into The Corinthian, Goldsmith Street, Nottingham and a £5 deposit is required.

I should be grateful to receive any reasonable venue suggestions within an eight mile radius of Hucknall as the menu prices for most places have gone up so much in recent months.

Many thanks to Hucknall U3A Committee, Hucknall U3A Lunch Group and Hucknall U3A Weekenders Group for all the flowers over the last few weeks. Also thanks for the plant which is still going strong despite their usual penchant for committing suicide as soon as they move in here.