Members have obviously had other things to do on the run up to Christmas. However, one member has managed to collect 9 bags of rubbish and other members have collected small amounts of litter on their perambulations and disposed of it in the nearest litter bins. No doubt there will be plenty for us to do when normality resumes.
On behalf of the Litter Picking Group may I wish all members of Hucknall & District u3a a healthy and happy 2025.
Val (Gant)
We had an interesting and varied final session of 2024.
We started with our series of ‘5 minute talks’. Group members each have a scientist from different eras and from different disciplines. The talks were to highlight the significant contribution they have made.
Our thanks to:
Anne Sibley for Gertrude B Elion
Bob McEwen for Barry Marshall
Val Kelly for Howard Flor
Christine Faithfull for Alfred Wegener
Lynda Jackson for Elizabeth Friedman
Bob Gow for Wilder Penfield
Tony Whilde for Willem Rontgen
David Vincent for William Perkin
William Perkin discovered the dye for the colour purple and David recalled his unrealised teenage ambition to own a purple mohair jumper – known locally as ‘Hairy Marys’.
After the break we held a science and trivia quiz won by Bob Gow, Anne and Ian Murray.
17th January – Meeting 10am to 11.45ish JGC
We have a guest speaker, David Wheeler from the Hucknall Flight Test Museum which is based on the Rolls Royce site.
Following the talk, if time permits, we will continue with the 5 minute talks
Report on the National Trust visit to York on Tuesday 3rd December.
Members of the group gathered on Hucknall Market to travel in a brand new £250,000 coach supplied by Millennium Travel from Mansfield. The coach providing a very comfortable journey up to York.
Once in York the group went their own way as members seem to have planned out their day.
There was plenty to do as we enjoyed visits over the day to the Christmas Market, the Minster, the Railway Museum, The Shambles, a certain famous tea rooms and many of the local museums, shops and other attractions. Some well organised members had even prebooked their lunches.
The weather was cold but dry and eventually sunny to help make a lovely day out. Departing at 4.30 pm we made our way back to Hucknall arriving by 6.45 pm.
Next year’s programme begins in March and goes through to October with visits to National Trust properties around the country.
Once venues and coaches are confirmed then details will be sent out.
Thank you to everyone who has supported the group this year.
Regards
Barrie
Just in case there are any new members interested in joining our group, we meet at the Central Methodist Church on Baker Street, opposite the Market Place. There is a small car park behind the church. The time is 2pm to 4pm.
The next meeting is the 8th January a week before our usual date due to changing dates for other meetings. The speaker is Tony Rotherham who is going to tell us about Robin Hood – Fact or Fiction – which sounds very intriguing. If you have friends who are not online please explain to them.
A quick note about money as from this first meeting in 2025 we need to start paying £2 again. Does everything have to go up – in this case the answer is ‘yes’?
A short reminder that our meeting in February has changed as well to the 12th February for the same reasons as before.
Bye for now, I’ll see you on the 8th January,
Maureen
Proposed new reading group to be called the ‘Kindlers’.
The group will meet on the first Wednesday of the month 1pm – 3pm at the leader’s home.
At the previous Reading Group it became increasingly difficult to obtain enough copies of books from the library for us all, so I am proposing this new group. Each month a member of the group chooses a book from ‘Kindle’ which we will all read then meet to discuss.
The first meeting will be 5th February, to discuss how to go forward and what book to read. Tea and biscuits will of course be available.
If interested please contact via the website kindlers@hucknallu3a.org.uk