Short Walks Group

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Our 15th July walk was a 4.6 miles predominantly riverside route initially along the River Trent from Ferry Farm before following the Dover Beck to Hoveringham Mill. This dates from 1778 and was a corn mill driven by the flow of the Dover Beck. We then followed footpaths looping back towards Hoveringham village via the cricket pitch which made a convenient drinks stop.


Top walker Ken Carlin still leading the way at 90 plus

Our next Walk is on Thursday August 19th,2021 which is our annual summer walk in the Peak District. 4.6 miles starting from Whatstandswell, details tbc

David Rose

How do we know if something is a scam?

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One of the most important things to remember is that if something seems too good to be true, then it probably is.

Other warning signs are:
• Someone you don’t know contacts you out of the blue
• You’re asked to give away personal information like passwords or your PIN
• You’ve been asked to transfer money quickly, often to solve a problem you didn’t know you had
• Someone refuses to confirm the company or organisation they are contacting you from
• Email addresses or links within an email don’t look right

How do scammers dangle bait to fish (phish) for information?
Phishing – a term coined in the mid-1990s to describe how scammers dangle bait to ‘fish’ for passwords and other sensitive data – is still the most effective line of attack. Fake emails, text messages (referred to as smishing) and phone calls (vishing) aim to trick you into thinking you’re dealing with a genuine company.

Examples:

David Rose

Cycle Group – 50 mile trip for Rumbletums

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Many of the group have been suffering from withdrawal symptoms and as the annual ‘Great Notts Cycle Ride ‘was cancelled in 2020 and 2021 we decided to plan our own 50 mile route.

John Saunders and Terry Hill both veterans of many cycle tours mulled over various options and came up with the suggestion to ride to Alvaston Park which is just outside Derby. The outward route via Eastwood followed the Erewash canal towards Trent Lock and then onto Alvaston .The return route was via national cycle route 6 which runs from London to the Lake District. Locally the route passes through Clumber Park, Sherwood Forest, Sherwood Pines, Old Clipstone, Mansfield, Rainworth, Blidworth, Ravenshead, Newstead Abbey Hucknall, Bulwell and Nottingham. In total we covered 52 miles in humid conditions.

One of our popular local refreshment stops is Rumbletums Café in Kimberley. This is both a Community Café and a supported training project for young people with a learning disability, some of whom may also have an additional physical disability. The u3a crisp packet collection is for Rumbletums and for this ride we agreed to donate a minimum of £5 each to help to support their projects. (To date £120 with more to come)

We were joined on the ride by some family and friends and at the end of the day after hours in the saddle we really did appreciate why cowboys walk this way….


Half way there at the lunch stop in Alvaston Park

David Rose and John Saunders

National Trust Visit to Fountains Abbey

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After sixteen long months, “Freedom Day” gave us the opportunity to re-book our visit to Fountains Abbey, and we will now be going on Thursday, 26th of August. The bus is booked and the Abbey booked too. All that is needed now is for me to complete a comprehensive Risk Assessment.
The coach will leave from Hucknall Market, near to the bus stop at 8.30 am, and we will be returning from Fountains at 4.00 pm. The coach is provided by J.B.Tours.

We are booked in for a self-guided tour of the Abbey at 12.15 pm. The grounds cover an extensive area of land/water, but there is a complimentary minibus operating around the grounds for those who wish to use it.

After this visit I would like to arrange another trip in late September (Covid permitting), and details will follow. I would also like to organise a visit to Belton House in November to see their “Light Trail”.

I would finally like to thank all the members for their patience and understanding over the past year or so. This has made my role so much easier.

If anyone would like to join the group, please contact Barrie Saunders, the group leader, on the form below:-

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Pub Quiz and Lunch

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Unfortunately, due to group size restrictions, we are still not able to re-start the Pub Quiz at the Nabb Inn but hopefully, who knows, by autumn we may be able to do it.

Here are the answers to the General Knowledge quiz from last month.
1. If you are in the capital city of Port au Prince, in which country are you? Haiti
2. Which train service connects London to Paris? Eurostar
3. What colour is the Northern Line on the London Underground? Black
4. In which city is 101 Dalmations set? London
5. What is the most common metal found in the Earth’s crust? Aluminium (IN the Earth’s crust, Iron is the most abundant ON the Earth)
6. Where would you be if you were walking along latitude 66 degrees 32 minutes North? Arctic Circle
7. In which park would you find London zoo? Regent’s Park
8. Which battle took place on October 21st 1805? Trafalgar
9. Who was the first man to fly solo across the Atlantic? Lindbergh
10. Which 1984 film tells the story of Cambodian journalist, Dith Pran? The Killing Fields
11. When was Nelson Mandela released from prison after 27 years of incarceration? 1990
12. Which of the Kray brothers died in prison? Ronnie
13. In which year did Queen Victoria die? 1901
14. What is the medical term for the study of the brain and nervous system? Neurology
15. Where in the body would you find ‘The Bowman’s Capsule’? Kidney
16. Linseed oil comes from which plant? Flax
17. Red Iron Oxide is more commonly known as what? Rust
18. What is the main metallic element in bronze? Copper
19. Which gas makes fizzy drinks fizzy? Carbon Dioxide CO2
20. On which day of the year does the oyster season officially start in the UK? 1st September
21. What is a sad anagram of GYRATED? Tragedy
22. What is the name of the website where you can buy and sell ONLY handmade or vintage craft items? ETSY
23. How would you write the number 7 in binary code? 111
24. What is the 6th planet in our Solar System? Saturn
25. Who wrote “The Horse-dealer’s Daughter”? D,H.Lawrence

And for August here’s another quiz to keep you going:-

1. Outside which New York building was John Lennon killed?
2. Which character does Morgan Freeman play in Bruce Almighty?
3. Complete the advertising slogan for FedEx: ‘When there is no..’
4. Wellington is the capital city of which country?
5. What letter is located between letters X and V on a standard keyboard?
6. Which famous astronaut once said, “That’s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind!”?
7. In the opening lyrics to Queen’s ‘Killer Queen’, what does she keep in her pretty cabinet?
8. During which decade did Elvis Presley die?
9. How many of Snow White’s seven dwarfs have names ending in the letter Y?
10. As of 2018, which athlete had won the most Olympic medals?
11. ‘I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings’ is the autobiography about the early years of what inspirational African-American writer and poet?
12. Who is lead singer of the Foo Fighters?
13. What are the two main ingredients of a ‘screwdriver’ cocktail?
14. What is the tallest breed of dog in the world?
15. Who is the author of ‘The Hunger Games’ trilogy?
16. Unscramble the following word to reveal a type of cloud: ARSTSUT?
17. Which actor starred in: What Lies Beneath, Six Days and Seven Nights, and Air Force One?
18. What does the Olympic motto ‘Citius, Altius, Fortius’ mean?
19. When placed in alphabetical order, which country appears first under the letter C?
20. What is the 1st UK supermarket to sell edible bugs?