November Long Walk

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For our November walk we were kindly given permission to park at The Griffin’s Head Papplewick. Our route was along Main Street to Blidworth Waye where we joined the Robin Hood Way to Ravenshead.

We took a short coffee break in Ravenshead before continuing onto and along Little Rickets Lane towards Larch Farm. The next stage was a footpath off Kirkby Road which led to Newstead Abbey and we all were relieved to get to the cafe and toilets because by that stage we had covered 7 miles.

After taking a late lunch we continued through the grounds towards Papplewick appreciating the autumn colours along the way. 9.3 miles later, we arrived back at the Griffin’s Head where many of us enjoyed a welcome drink.

Grumpy Old Men

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Our Grumpy Old Men were given cause to be even grumpier recently, when their planned trip to the National Mining Museum was cancelled at very short notice by a strike of the staff who work there. However, being a resourceful group, we reconvened for a visit to the National Civil War Museum at Newark.

After a delay caused by being in the same queue as people buying theatre tickets (the Museum shares the entrance with the Palace Theatre), and their payment card terminal and ticket printer being awkward, we actually started our visit. There is a lot to see and read about, and another visit would be worthwhile in the future.

Having decided, during our coffee stop, that Wetherspoons would be too busy for lunch, we followed up advice from a Wetherspoons customer, who suggested the Old Post Office, just round the corner. This was much better, although one of our members was very grumpy, when his scampi & chips arrived with only 4 chips! This was soon remedied – all in all a good day out.

For early 2023, we are planning to have another go at the Mining Museum, the Amazon warehouse at Doncaster (cancelled when Covid arrived) and also Wirksworth, to have a look at the railway and Heritage Centre. If these sound interesting, we always welcome more members, just use the email address grumpy@hucknallu3a.org.uk

John Tedstone

Pub Quiz with Lunch

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The October Pub Quiz was attended by 25 members. The next Pub Quiz will be on Monday, 8th November, 2022 at The Nabb Inn at 12 noon. All welcome – we can always add another person to a team if you would like to attend but haven’t got a team of your own.

Here are the answers to the October newsletter quiz:
1. Which American dramatist wrote The Crucible? Arthur Miller
2. By what name is nacre popularly know? Mother of pearl
3. What name is given to a stand or support for pans before or on a fire? Trivet
4. Which British naval explorer landed at Botany Bay in 1770? Captain James Cook
5. What sort of creature is a Gila monster? A lizard
6. Of which organ is the medulla oblongata a part? The brain
7. What sort of creature is a trogon? A bird
8. Which motoring organisation agreed to pay £20 million after it was caught plagiarizing Ordnance Survey maps? The AA Automobile Association
9. What name is given to a Hindu of the highest caste? Brahman
10. With whom did Queen collaborate on the 1981 UK hit “Under Pressure”? David Bowie
11. In which New York City street are the majority of the leading theatres situated? Broadway
12. Which King of England was nicknamed The Lionheart? Richard
13. In which English county is the port of Plymouth situated? Devon
14. Which element used in atomic bombs is represented by the symbol Pu? Plutonium
15. With which musical instrument is the Russian born musician Isaac Stern associated? Violin
16. Which British civil engineer if best known for his construction of the suspension bridge over the Menai Strait? Thomas Telford
17. Which silvery white semiconductor is represented by the symbol Te? Tellurium
18. In which European country can the Arlberg Pass be found? Austria
19. What is the longest nerve in the body? The sciatic nerve
20. Who succeeded his grandfather Edward III as King of England? Richard II
21. What is measured using the Beaufort Scale? Wind speed
22. Who played Hyacinth in the sitcom Keeping Up Appearances? Patricia Routledge
23. Which rock n roll legend had a top ten hit in 1964 with No Particular Place To Go? Chuck Berry
24. Who starred in the title role of Crocodile Dundee? Paul Hogan
25. In Greek mythology who was the goddess of love and beauty? Aphrodite

Apologies – no November quiz this month as have been on my holidays and didn’t have time to do it!

Reading Group

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This month’s Reading Group book was “A Matter of Murder” by Ann Granger; a “so-so” murder mystery.

The November book will be “The Last Patient” by David Johnson. And, in December, we grannies are going to give Hogwarts a go!

Weekenders

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The Weekenders’ November Newsletter was sent out on 28th October. 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.

We had Broomhill birthday lunches for Anita Lingard and Lindsay Smith. We had a lovely outing to Mercia Marina near Derby on 17th October. The end of October found the Coffee Club discussing “My Schooldays”.

We are planning an outing to Blue Diamond at East Bridgford in November and a Broomhill Birthday lunch for June Flint as well as our usual Coffee Club on 26th November, discussion topic yet to be decided.