The February meeting saw the group tasting a Potato and Rosemary Boulangere and Vegetable rolls made with spinach, cheese and courgettes. Again, there was very little waste, so everyone obviously enjoyed them and probably didn’t need lunch afterwards!
The next meeting will be on Monday 23 March at St Peter and St Paul’s hall on Ruffs Drive at 10.30 am.
We still have a couple of spaces in this group so if anyone is interested, please contact me at the main u3a meetings.
Anne
Medium Walks – Nottingham City Walk
We continued our custom of choosing a city walk for each February, and walking on firmer ground, while seeing locations which members of the group may not be familiar with.
We set off from the Nottingham station tram stop, after finding one of our members who went temporarily missing. We walked along the canal towpath towards Trent Bridge, then into the old Cattle Market site, after looking at the football heroes mural and sculpture near Notts County’s ground. An interesting feature at the Cattle Market entrances is the bulls’ heads on top of each gate post, which are listed structures.
Crossing Lady Bay Bridge, we paused to look at the new footbridge, built in Hucknall, and recently installed over the river. Once opened, this will link Colwick Park with Holme Pierrepont, for walkers and cyclists.
After a welcome coffee stop at the Trent Bridge Inn, we carried on along the Wilford side of the river, getting very wet in the process. After pausing at the War memorial on the Embankment, we returned via the Meadows area, noting the very different styles of housing, where 3-storey Victorian villas contrast with the 1970s redevelopment.
Finally, it was back to Hucknall on the tram, and in some cases via Wetherspoons. Our next walk will be on Monday 16th March, at Brinsley.
John Tedstone
March Short Walks
The February walk was cancelled due to heavy rain.
The next walk is on Thursday 19th March.
It will be the planned February walk from Bestwood Country Park Car Park
Following the rain the photograph shows the mud and flooding on the path round Mill Lakes last week.
Details will be sent to the group nearer the time.
David Rose
Games Afternoon Friday March 27th
Let the Games Begin: An Afternoon of Friendly Fun
Doors Open 1.00pm Finish time 3.30/45pm
Games start 1.30pm, end 2.30pm.
Teams of 4 competing for prestige and prizes
2.30pm to 3.00pm Plated afternoon buffet
Silent Quiz during the food break.
Sticky Thirteen 3pm. Event ends 3.30/45pm, doors close 4pm.
Tickets are £8.00 each and will be on sale at the March 11th monthly meeting.
Social Sub Committee
At the February meeting John Tedstone described the history and development of Battersea Power Station, an Art Deco landmark on the Thames.
It once powered a fifth of London. Its iconic chimneys made it a cultural symbol, appearing in films and album covers. After decades of dereliction, it’s now a vibrant hub of homes, shops, leisure, and restored industrial heritage, blending past and present. John then concluded by comparing electrical energy sources between the 1950s and today.
We then went back in time to Shropshire, Coalbrookdale and the Iron Bridge which sit at the heart of the Industrial Revolution. Coalbrookdale’s pioneering ironworks powered new technologies, while the Iron Bridge, opened in 1779, became the world’s first cast‑iron bridge. Together they transformed engineering, reshaped global industry, and remain striking symbols of human ingenuity in the Severn Gorge.
Finally, we thank the 5 members who gave their ‘3-minute talks’ about the invention of:
Smoke alarms, pacemakers, wheelie bins, credit cards and the tin opener.
20th March Meeting
Jolanta has prepared a very interesting presentation about the discovery and development of radioactivity with a focus on the work and life of Marie Curie.
There will be time for more ‘3-minute’talks after the interval and contributions from willing volunteers will be most welcome.
David Rose