Social & Educational Group for Market Rasen & Surrounding Area

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  • Explore Your Woods Day

    hikingAn Explore your Woods’ Day has been organised by Walkers are Welcome  on Sat 9th May. It may be of interest to the U3A walking groups. There will be a free map of the woods showing all the roads and footpaths. Also there will be a guided 2 mile walk at 11am as well as 3 self guided walks on offer.

    You can check this out at the Walkers are Welcome website: Walkers are Welcome

    If there are any U3A members who would like to get involved with Walkers are Welcome  then please get in touch Mobile: 07582227856 or email: gary.beighton@gmail.com

    Gary Beighton

     

  • Jazz Weekend At Scarborough

    043 The Gang's all here.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 the morning), and kept the same table for all our meals together, and in the Ballroom for all the sessions (another good use for our U3A sign).  We soon twigged that the hotel’s P1030245Happy Hour from 12.00 to 18.00 was the best time to stock up with bottles for the evening ahead, and saving money throughout the weekend.  A great evening’s music by the Richard Leach Seven Stars of Jazz got the weekend off to a fine start and was a foretaste of even better sets still to come.  Interestingly, both Joy and Kim were in some psychic way identified by several of the male dancing men as being great partners, and for the remainder of the weekend’s sessions, both girls hardly sat down.  What a great thing it is to be young (and fit!).  I personally never mastered the mysteries of dancing anything, let alone jiving, so am well impressed at these events by the sight of our fellow fans bopping the night away, even if the hair has greyed and the waistline filled out slightly.

    019 Kim and Christmas Jumper Man.Other fine sessions on Saturday and Sunday lunchtimes by different bands, were complemented by evening ones with other bands, so over the whole event we were entertained by five different UK bands from as far apart as Newcastle and Devon.  Foot tapping, arm waving, stomping and applauding as loudly as we could were the order of the day.  And during the spare time, we enjoyed the open top bus, the cliff funiculars, the fine walks, ice creams, the miniature railway, the harbour sights and more.

    P1030238Great music, good company, fine weather and a whole lot of enjoyment was had by one and all.  Whereas  some of the group had not previously enjoyed this sort of event, others of us had, but I think it can safely be said that this will not be the last time we get together to share our interests and to enjoy each other’s company!  Now then, that weekend we saw advertised in Paignton early next year …..

    Brian Ward

  • Family History Day

    lincolnshire[1]Lincolnshire Archives is holding a Family History Day on Saturday 30th May 10:30 – 3:00. The day will give you the chance to see what we have to offer for new and experienced family historians. There will be tours of the search room and staff available to answer questions. See our online exhibitions by clicking here…

    Paul Morgan, Cultural Services Advisor, Economy & Culture, Lincolnshire Archives, St Rumbold Street, Lincoln, LN2 5AB
    Telephone: 01522 782040

  • Cycle Ride 20th March

    bardney-tea-roomThe Cycling Group went out on 20th March for a trip organised by Heather our club leader. We met up at 10.00 just as the eclipse had come to fruition. What fantastic weather, a real sunny day you could even believe that Spring was here. The route ran from Bardney to Lincoln’s outskirts along an old railway line so the route was not a challenge as far as hills were concerned. It was originally thought that a number of people would cut the 8 mile ride short whereas only 2 people decided to call it a day after an intended stop for a coffee in a pub just off the track. Sadly we were all too early for the pub opening time so pressed on to Lincoln. It was really not a strenuous cycle I think many of our number were surprised when the cathedral’s silhouetted towers appeared in front of us.

    cycle-from-bardneyAfter a climb to the top of a small viewing tower most of us decided to return to Bardney for lunch and a drink. A very pleasant ride back to Bardney with the canal one side and the river the other. The cafe was inexpensive and although it seemed unused to the volume of customers were friendly and swift with their service.

    Thank you Heather for another successful Friday (Jane McCarthy)

  • JCB Factory Tour

    JCB-visit(2mar15)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 very big on branding and so the cups and cutlery had the JCB logo on them – they counted them out and counted them back in again so no souvenirs here.

    After an informative video about the company and its history we were taken around the visitor centre by  very well informed and enthusiastic guides. And then into the factory itself where we witnessed robotic machines making hydraulic rams and welding with workers moving the slowly growing digger around the factory.

    We had a final coffee before heading back to Market Rasen having had an informative day out.

  • Willingham Woods to Tealby Cycle

    Willingham-Tealby cycle(27Feb15)The second outing of the Cycle Group saw a break in the recent wet and windy weather and we were treated to some decent sunshine. We had a lovely ride up to the Kings Head in Tealby where we enjoyed tea and coffee before heading back towards Market Rasen. Some came back via the woods whilst others stayed on the roads.

     

    It was a lovely event and we’re looking forward to the next time:
    Route:        Water Railway Bardney
    Leader:      Heather Barratt
    Tel: 01673 849393  Mobile: 07746 864467
    Email: bruin10@spitfire24.plus.com
    Date:          20th March 2015
    Starting:     Bardney Heritage Centre  LN3 5UF
    Time:          10.00am
    Terrain:      Flat cycle path
    Toilets:       Bardney
    Details:       Cycling off road along the banks of The River Witham. Cycling Group

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