VE Day Celebration Event Friday 9th May

Posted on March 30, 2025 by Lynda Smeathers

There are a few tickets left so if you want one of these:

Look out for the glamourous 1940’s ladies selling them at the back of the hall for £12.00 each at the 9th April Monthly Meeting

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Short Walks

Posted on March 30, 2025 by Lynda Smeathers

The short walk on Thursday 17th April starts from the large lay by next to Greasley Church.

Church Road Greasley NG16 2AB

Meet at 9.30 am for a 9.45 am start

The route has some gentle undulations but no long steep ascents.

At the end we pass through the church yard with an optional visit to the ‘Parish Oven’

café which is run by volunteers for a drink and maybe more.

David Rose

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Science Group

Posted on March 30, 2025 by Lynda Smeathers

Our 18th April meeting is at 10.00am to 11.45am in the main hall (Portland) at JGC.

John Tedstone has prepared a presentation about an interesting group who called themselves the Lunar Society. The members became known as ‘Lunarticks’.

The Lunar Society of Birmingham was a British dinner club and informal learned society of prominent figures in the Midlands Enlightenment, including industrialists, natural philosophers and intellectuals, who met regularly between 1765 and 1813 in Birmingham. At first called the Lunar Circle, “Lunar Society” became the formal name by 1775. The name arose because the society would meet during the full moon. It still exists.

Original members included James Watt, Erasmus Darwin, Josiah Wedgewood and Matthew Boulton.

John will have much more to tell us about this interesting group.

After a short break there will be a presentation about the RAF Cosford Museum and a video which highlights the contribution to aerospace and flight made by ‘Hucknall Heroes’

David Rose

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National Trust visit to Packwood House, Warwickshire

Posted on March 25, 2025 by Lynda Smeathers

The first visit of 2025 got off to a very good start as we enjoyed very smooth and traffic jam free journeys to and from Packwood House. The weather also played its part with the sun shining down all day.

Packwood is a lovely venue boasting a very interesting main house where enthusiastic volunteers kept you well informed. The group were all given timed entry tickets for their tours which begin from 11.00 am at fifteen minute intervals.

As the sun continued to shine the organised garden tours proved popular with the group while others enjoyed the lakeside walk or walks which took you round the beautiful local countryside where new born lambs and spring flowers adorned the fields. A lovely setting.

There was still plenty of time to visit the large well stocked cafe, the plant sale area and gift shop.

Leaving promptly at 4.00 pm we were safely back on Hucknall Market shortly after 5.30 pm after a very good day out.

Barrie

                                                         

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Gardening Group

Posted on March 25, 2025 by Lynda Smeathers

Last month’s meeting was a visit to Birmingham Botanical Gardens. The weather was glorious and we were able to wander the grounds without coats!

There is so much to see in this historical botanic garden, which has remained intact since 1829. There are over 10,000 plants and we saw many spring bulbs, shrubs and trees all flowering. The 4 Victorian Glasshouses contained an amazing variety of plants, including cacti, lemon trees, gardenia, orchids and many others. There is also an Alpine Garden, a Bog and Fern area, a Japanese Garden – the theme of our meeting in April, a Pinetum and for the young an Adventure Playground. 

The shop and nursery area had a good variety of gardenalia to tempt visitors to part with some money! The café was unfortunately out of action, but we were well served with hot drinks by a young man with a pop-up drinks van and it was perfect weather to sit out with our packed lunches. It is well worth a visit if you have never been.

Anne

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