In January members of the group collected 13 bags of litter which is quite a lot taking into account the mainly inclement weather, so thank you litter pickers!
For the whole of 2024 a total of 215 bags of litter were collected and correctly disposed of by the group 🚮. Sadly this is only a small proportion of rubbish dumped in and around Hucknall but we are doing our best to help improve our environment so if anyone knows of any particular grot spots please do let us know.
Val (Gant)
Our latest walk was to Haywood Oaks and Blidworth Woods, the weather kept fine for us, with bright sunshine.
The walk was 8.34 miles and on very good Forestry Commission paths, which meant we weren’t walking through mud. The walk was mainly through woodland which was very nice; through Blidworth where we stopped for lunch. After which we continued our walk through fields, again on good paths, where we saw two Red Kites. Then through Blidworth Bottoms and woodland back to the carpark; a big thank you to all who turned out, fourteen in all, a good turn out for the time of year.
Everyone commented on what a good walk it was and how much they had enjoyed it which was very nice. Our next walk is Tansley Knoll and Lumsdale Falls, which is near Matlock.
Our popular photo quiz took place again in January, in and around Nottingham City Centre. Our 22 walkers, assembled into four teams, were each given a sheet with 28 photos and a list of streets. The object was to locate as many individual features as possible – these varied from small stone carvings to date plaques, street nameplates, lamps and a variety of usually old items, often being several floors up. The photo shows 3 of the plaques we were all looking for.
Each group needed to work out a route, with locations spreading out as far as Sneinton Market and up to the Ropewalk area. A good plan was to have a short coffee stop in the nearest Wetherspoons (other pubs are available), to try and optimize the route, which came to over 4 plus miles for each group. Care needed to be taken to avoid giving away locations, particularly if another group was sighted coming the other way!
Thanks to John Saunders and David Jackson for once again compiling the quiz. After an interesting morning for everyone, in reasonably benign weather, they set themselves up in the Three Crowns pub at Theatre Square, where the winning team was decided, and where we settled down to a welcome buffet.
This walk marked the start of our 2025 programme. New members are always welcome – just use the tab on our website to get in touch.
John Tedstone
Now open to family, friends and members of other U3as
A quick reminder about our Quiz Night (plus Sausage and Mash)
Tickets will be for sale at the February 19th Monthly Meeting
Teams of 6 -if you are not in a 6 it is not a problem – we can place you into a team.
The cost is £12.00 each with cash or cheque payable to ‘Hucknall and District u3a’
or better still please pay by card
A group of ladies from the GOD Group enjoyed a visit to the Mary Potter Heritage Centre, situated in the park.
We were made very welcome and learned about Mary Potter and her work helping the poor and unwell both in Nottingham and around the world. The centre is well worth a visit.
Tea and biscuits rounded the afternoon off.