Category: Visits and Trips
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Yorkshire Sculpture Park visit.
A fine August day recently found a dozen of us visit the YSP, just off the M1, near Wakefield. Originally the country estate of Bretton Hall, which still stands, the extensive grounds have for long been home to the works of Henry Moore and Barbara Hepworth, both from this area of Yorkshire. As well as…
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Lincoln Signalling Control Centre.
A recent sunny August morning saw a small group of us assemble at the Network Rail Signalling Control Centre, at Lincoln. Numbers had been limited by our hosts, so as not to disturb the work of the signallers on duty. Our host was the Deputy Operations manager, Simon Young, who welcomed us and gave an…
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Burnby Hall & Breezy Knees Gardens June 2015
Having left the clouds in Market Rasen behind us we found the weather changed in Yorkshire (Gods own country) the lovely weather promised was here. On arrival, there was the customary initial race to the cafe for refreshment. Burnby Hall Gardens were well set out with a wonderful central lake around which paths led you…
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Jazz Weekend At Scarborough
A weekend in sunny April saw eight members of the Jazz Group setting off for northern climes, to enjoy a residential jazz weekend at a Scarborough hotel. And enjoy we did!! We were able to meet up Friday evening (Kim and her gang arrived later as she had to control her Line Dancing class in…
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JCB Factory Tour
A small group of 24 members headed off early to Rocester in Staffordshire for a tour of the JCB Factory. On arrival we were ushered into a large dining area where we served with a delicious lunch of meat balls and couscous followed by a crème brule. As we were to learn later, JCB is…