| Status: | Active, open to new members |
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| When: | Outings are by arrangement and can be any day of the week |
Each group member will propose and then arrange an activity. These might include cultural visits, social outings or other activities of general interest to group members. Date and time of the outings will vary dependant on venue availability. Not all members may wish to attend each activity and indeed some may offer limited places on a first come , first served basis.
For further information or to join the group contact the Out and about group leader here
Recent outings
As well as the outings described below you can find out about many more by reading the Newsletters
A visit to Bomber Command Centre near Lincoln was arranged to see the poppy display. In the shape of a Lancaster bomber it would be even more impressive from the air! The group also spent time in the exhibition rooms and the very popular cafe.
A warm sunny day for our visit to Stamford. A guided tour had been arranged in advance and we were not disappointed by our guide and the way he shared his knowledge and obvious love of this Georgian gem of a town. We heard stories from the time of the Vikings to the present day as we walked around at a leisurely pace.
Nottingham Tennis Centre on a gloriously sunny day welcomed a small number of group members. While one watched the centre court action, the others enjoyed two closely fought womens singles on No 1 Court. Both games swung either way and were won 6 games to 4 in the final set.
Clipstone Colliery headgear and winder have been saved from demolition by a small group who now offer guided tours. During our visit we saw the surviving colliery buildings which also house a display of military vehicles. There was a large army camp here during WW1 just before the colliery opened in 1922.
The visit was rounded off by lunch in the cafe at Vicar Water country park, a short distance from the colliery.
At last! After several months of waiting and hoping, immense frustration and endless requests to inform
us of availability, vacancies opened up for the immensely popular Open Days at the Observatory.
Since opening in November 2024, the centre has been inundated with enquiries from individuals and
groups wishing to visit.
Our visit was sort of hastily arranged for the six of us to take advantage of the narrow window for bookings when they became available. Consequently fewer members were able to go on this occasion.
In the three hours we were there we visited an exhibition portraying space travel housed in an old
Victorian reservoir which once served the inhabitants of Sutton in Ashfield with water.
A visit to the Planetarium showed us the make up of the Milky Way and explained why there are thirteen
signs of the Zodiac. Due to the cloudy conditions, even the best telescopes in the world wouldn’t allow a
close look at the sun. The final part of the visit was up to the Dome to see a home made telescope made
from car parts and scaffold bars. Sounds odd but it works.