Weekenders

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In January we had a planning meeting to share our ideas and suggestions for the group and create a list of forthcoming events.

We held a celebratory birthday meal for Doreen, at the Broomhill Inn, on the 12th and on the 27th we have arranged for a coffee club meet up. 

In February we are looking to visit Brooke Farm in Linby, on the 3rd, and have been invited to the home of one of our members to have a lunch and social get together on the 10th.  We have decided to book some day trips out by coach when the weather is a little warmer.

Lindsay

History Group

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The History Group always welcomes all u3a members especially new ones. Our indoor meeting place is Central Methodist Church on Baker Street: time 2pm – 4pm. It is on the third Wednesday of the month.

The next meeting is on January 17th. This time we have Peter Amour coming to talk to us. He should have come last year but had a family emergency. His topic is ‘Wanderings in and around Wiltshire’ so think Stonehenge; the Avebury Long Barrow, etc. I feel sure it will be excellent.

May I please take the opportunity to wish all members ‘A happy and healthy new year’.

Maureen

Litter Picking Group

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Obviously with Christmas and the poor weather it has been a slow month for litter picking. However, during an afternoon walk one member collected a supermarket basket, filled it with empty beer cans (he claims not to be responsible for emptying the cans and leaving them as litter!) and then left it at a council litter bin. He then climbed up the pit tip on the Ranges and picked up a metal chair which he deposited at another local litter bin. That’s commitment for you!

However, if anyone wishes to join the litter picking group please contact me as per the litter picking group contact details – and please do not feel that in joining the group you have to collect bulky or heavy items. Anything that can be picked up using a litter picking stick will suffice.

Val Gant

Grumpy Old Men

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As we get going in 2024, it’s time for the Grumpy Old Men to start thinking about outings for the coming year.

In 2023, two of the places we visited were the National Mining Museum at Wakefield and, nearer to home, Cromford Mill. Our final visit of the year was to the fascinating W.W. Winter photographic business and museum in Derby.

We take it in turns to organize visits, so if you can think of somewhere interesting but which you have never visited, why not organize a Grumpy Day out? If you’re not a member of the Group, or have only joined our U3A recently, why not join us? Just use the tab on Hucknall U3A website to get in touch.

The photos show some of the places which we have visited recently. All our visits include a meal in a nearby pub or café as well.

John Tedstone

Science

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Our first meeting of 2024 is a week earlier than usual on Friday 12th January 10.00am in the main hall at JGC

The original plan was for everyone to create a fixed cyanotype ‘photographic’ image of selected objects but now the practical element will take place as part of the February meeting.

This month we will cover the theory of this process and learn the basics of how to carry it out.

As part of this we will be a look at how photography techniques evolved alongside advances in physics, chemistry and technology.

The 2024 Science Visit to Oxford is on Friday 19th April

8.15am depart from Ogle Street   return from Oxford at 5.15p eta in Hucknall by 8.00pm

The cost is £23.00 each. £3.00 of this is to book group entry to the Museum of Natural History and the Pitt Rivers Museum which is on the same site.

More details at this meeting and bookings will start at this meeting.

 Following my master class with our treasurer Gary the payment by card machine will hopefully be available for use.

If you wish to pay by cheque please make it payable to ‘Hucknall and District u3a’

Please write your name and ‘Science Visit’ on the back.

David Rose