SOCIAL EVENTS
Information about outings and social events will be listed in
the monthly newsletter and on this website. Members can sign up at the monthly meetings.
April 22-24/25: 2- or 3-day trip to York. Bookings for 22 people have been made at the Pavilion Hotel and dinner at the hotel has been arranged for Tues 23 April. Further information about the trip will be emailed to participants nearer the date.
Wed 22 May: Visit to the Framework Knitters’ Museum, Ruddington. Arrive 10.40 am for 11.00 am to 1.30 pm guided tour, cost £9 (allowing free entry for 12 months if requested). Pay on the day, but numbers are limited to 18 (3 groups of 6). Use the Co-op car park and walk to Chapel St or park where you can in the village. Alternatively, the no 10 bus stops at The Green. Note that access to the upstairs of cottages is via steep steps but other arrangements should be highlighted in downstairs rooms on the date.
Thurs 23 May: Visit to Playhouse for ‘Punch’, 7.30 pm. Cost £7.50. Payment deadline Thurs 11 April. Bring your money in an envelope with your name on it.
Thurs 27 June: Booking for a maximum 30 people has been made for a 3-hour River Trent Princess Cruise with afternoon tea. Cost £22.75 per person. Departs Riverside Lodge at 12.30 pm. Balance payable by Thurs 9 May monthly meeting.
Fri 12 July: We are celebrating the 10th anniversary of our u3a with a special afternoon tea at Sir Julien Kahn Pavilion, West Park, Loughborough Rd, West Bridgford from 3.00 to 5.30 pm. Tea will be prepared by James Crossman, former owner and chef at Le Petit Paris. Cost £10 (part subsidised by Executive Committee). Sign up at Thurs 11 April meeting. So far, 45 members have done so. Bring your money in an envelope with your name on it. Parking limited to 70 cars, but the no 10 bus stops nearby.
Tues 16 July: Visit to Calke Abbey, meeting at 11.00 am. National Trust Members free of charge (take your membership card!), non-members £7.50 (park and gardens only) or £12.50 (includes the house). Transport: own car/car share lift. Sign up by Thurs 9 May.
Members can sign up for any of these events at the next monthly meeting.
Couple of photos from the recent visit to Nottingham Castle.
Photos from visit to Time Museum in April.
Photos from a visit to Bomber Command Centre
Some pictures from visit to Bromley House library
Some pictures of the Science Group visiting Papplewick Pumping Station in July.