Come and join us at the movies on 24th June, 2022! For full details, please click on the link below:-
u3a Outdoor Promotion
On Saturday 21st May, Hucknall and District u3a took part in a Rotary Club activity on Hucknall Market Place, open from 10am to 3pm. Over twenty local activity groups took part and it was very well attended by the Hucknall public.
Quite a few folk took interest in our display, we had several interested in joining, and one guy actually signed up and paid his enrolment fees.
On Saturday 18th June, we have a similar activity organised by Ashfield Council on Titchfield Park, we are looking for a few volunteers to share the load of attending the stall,
Please see Lynda Smeathers if you can help.
Litter Picking Group
For various legitimate reasons, May has been a bit of a slow month for the litter pickers. Nevertheless 14 bags of rubbish have been collected thus far which has helped to make our environment cleaner and greener.
There is no limit to the number of people in the group – the more members we have the better it is for the environment – equipment is provided, there is no requirement to collect a certain amount of rubbish and no set days when it takes place. We are a flexible group!
Should anyone else wish to join the group or require further information please email me on litter@hucknallu3a.org
Val Gant
Short Walks
The May walk which started from Langley Mill canal basin was led by Phil and Liz Attenborough who report:
‘We had a lovely walk, about four miles along the canal, 13 people turned up. The highlight was being attacked by Swans guarding their young, and I mean really attacked! So much so, Sue Naylor used her jacket as a matador cloak! What fun we have eh!’
June 16th Walk
The circular walk of about 4 miles starts at the large lay-by next to Greasley Church.
Church Road Greasley NG16 2AB
It includes a visit to the remains of the old windmill at Giltbrook. At the end there is the opportunity to pop into the ‘Parish Oven’ cafe run by church volunteers for a drink and maybe a cake…
Meet at 9.45 for a 10am start.
David Rose
NSGOM – Visit to Linney
May 24th, 2022 Visit to Linney Mansfield
This visit was originally planned for March 2020 then deferred but not forgotten. Twelve members took part in what turned out to be an amazing experience.
Some of you will remember Linney as printers based on Westgate in Mansfield. The company began life as a bookshop opened by founder William Linney in 1851. Newspapers were a staple especially the Mansfield and North Nottinghamshire Advertiser (CHAD) launched by John Linney in 1871 in 1995 they sold all their newspapers to Johnstone Press.
They moved to Adamsway in 1998 and today, in a state of the art technological environment, they describe themselves as:
‘We’re your full-service creative resource – from digital development to event production, large-scale print to warehousing and fulfilment. We’re here to help your brand navigate the complexities of marketing in the modern world.’
We were shown how Linney’s dedicated video production team creates inspiring film and animation content for some of the world’s biggest brands including McDonalds, Boots and The Post office.
We were there for over two hours and did not see half of what they do and, both by popular request and by invitation from Miles Linney the current MD, we will be making a follow up visit later this year or early 2023.
David Rose