Outings
Details of our Outings can be found by clicking HERE
Monthly Meetings
On the 2nd Tuesday of every month we hold our monthly meeting at which we have a guest speaker, except for our Christmas meeting in December.
The meetings are held at
Burton Joyce and Bulcote Village Hall
Burton Joyce
Nottingham
NG14 5EY
The meetings are followed by refreshments, tea/coffee and biscuits. It’s an ideal opportunity to socialise, sign up for Groups and chat to friends . Many of the Group coordinators are also present and members thinking about joining a group can take the opportunity to find more about the Group from its coordinator in person.
Members are also able to speak to any member of the Committee in person as our Committee members attend the meetings whenever possible
The meetings start at 1.45 p.m. and members are asked to be seated in good time as late arrivals make it difficult for those sitting near the entrance to hear the announcements.
TUESDAY 10th SEPTEMBER – PAUL LILLIE – “THE EVOLUTION OF POP MUSIC from 1954 to 1994”.
Paul Lillie is currently Artist In Residence at Nottingham QMC and City hospitals where his unique mixture of art and music has proved a huge success in supporting the wellbeing and mental health of patients as part of the Hospital Trust’s award winning Arts programme.
In his talk “THE EVOLUTION OF POP MUSIC from 1954 to 1994” Paul will be performing songs on his guitar and encouraging audience participation as he traces the development of modern popular music from the early rock and roll of Elvis Presley through to the rise of the internet. He also weaves in the protest power of pop discussing the importance of writers such as Bob Dylan and Joan Baez.
Paul trained at Wimbledon School of Art and he will show some of his paintings and sketches including ones from his childhood, relating these to his lifetime love of pop music. He will also include anecdotes from his own career in the music industry.
TUESDAY 8th OCTOBER – PAULA CORNWELL – “THE SOHO STUNNER”
“Stunner”, is a slang word coined in the mid 1800’s by the Pre-Raphaelite artist Dante Gabriel Rossetti. He used it to describe any woman of exceptional beauty, who stood out in a crowd. Fanny Cornforth fell into this category. Rossetti was captivated by her beauty and asked her to model for him, but they soon entered into a tempestuous and bizarre relationship that lasted for over 20 years.
Members of Rossetti’s painting fraternity could not accept Fanny. She came from the lower working class, she had a low class accent, and the other painters criticized her lack of breeding and intellect. She was even known as a dollymop, a 19th century word for prostitute. Paula presents her talk in character. She will become Fanny Cornforth for the afternoon with authentic Victorian clothes, a sustained low class accent, and cheeky, knowing asides.
Social Events
*** “REVIVAL”60s NIGHT – FRIDAY 4TH OCTOBER ***
Based in Nottingham, Revival have been performing now for over 34 years, entertaining audiences across the country. The group specialise in recreating the sounds of t
he 1960’s and early 1970’s. They are not a tribute band although their aim is to recreate the sound and excitement of the original artistes from that era. Much more info on the band’s website at – http://www.revival-web.com/default.htm
Burton Joyce Village Hall has been booked for Friday October 4th 2024. We expect to start at 7.30 p.m. and finish at 10.30 p.m., with a break in the middle. Bring your own drinks and nibbles. The estimated ticket price is £15 per person. Save the date in your diary. Further information will be sent in due course.
**** FUN QUIZ NIGHT ****
It was a close call at our Quiz Night on Friday 24th May. Attended by 77 members, 13 teams competed, answering 100 questions over 2.5 hours. and when the final results were in, EIGHT teams were separated by just SIX points! An evening thoroughly enjoyed by everyone. The only question every team got wrong was, “What is the tallest structure in Nottingham?”. And the answer, apparently, is the incinerator on London Road.
The winners were presented with a bottle of wine each with the runners-up each receiving a bottle of beer. And – naturally – the team with the lowest score got wooden spoons. At least they are useful, though!
We should have given a prize for the most imaginative team name as well. My favourite was, “We thought it was Speed Dating??”
Our 2023 events get a mention below:-
Friday October 6th 2023 – Ceilidh Night – We held a Ceilidh Night at Burton Joyce Village Hall in October 2023, a great fun evening dancing along to the Ceilidh band, “The Midnight Specials”, with a fish & chip supper at half time.
Friday 26th May 2023 – We held a Fun Quiz Evening with questions posed by our very own Quizmaster Rupert Williams. 72 members attended and enjoyed an evening with 8 15-minute rounds of 10 questions on various subjects, plus one 20-question round on James Bond films, completed whilst having the pre-ordered fish and chips that arrived at the break.