Gainsborough

BUCCANEERS

Retford Treasure Quest Friday 3rd May self drive 3rd of May is our set date, (Cost approx. £10 between each car load). Park at Chapelgate car park. We aim to meet in Retford at 9.30am coffee at Harry’ Cafe.and then go off at 15 minute intervals . To find Harry’s cafe turn left out of the car park and it is nearby, on your left.

National Holocaust Centre (Near Newark) May 31st Friday. Self drive.
Twenty names collected already. Further details to follow from Pauline.

Gainsborough Heritage Centre. Thursday 9th May midday, after the u3a meeting. Pauline to lead us.

Beaver Trail, Idle Valley Friday 5th July provisionally booked
This could be good fun, muddy and we only expect to see signs of beaver activity. enquiry. £25 per person (£20pp if we have a group of 20 or more). Really helpful email received. Takes approx 2 hours and we walk approx 3 miles. wellies may be needed.

Theatre Visits
Much discussion about theatre visits as there are so many things we would like to see, but buying a group tickets is very expensive for the organiser. The outcome is that we will try to make an email group where advertised plays can be seen. Members can then indicate which play they would like to see and when, linking with others who would also like to go . Tickets could be purchased individually or in small groups, or just giving the number of the seat booked so others can sit nearby.
Transport: train to Sheffield. Car to Nottingham or car to Collingham and then train/tram to Nottingham
Pam thinks she may have set up a group email, but …. We’ll see how this goes.

Several of us our going to see the ballet, A Christmas Carol. It will be performed by the Northern Ballet in November in Sheffield. We are going to the matinee on Friday 8th November at 2.0 pm

Pending

White water Rafting Brian passed on the information. He is just waiting for us to decide a date. We will have a member of staff in the raft with us. There is only have one raft on the water at a time. Up to 7 in a raft. Cost for Sunday to Friday inclusive- Special offer : £ 155 per raft.
We should be able to fill one raft at least. May 2024 would be ideal as the weather should be warmer then.

Catacanooing possibly June
Val looking into this for us but centre not open again, yet.. At Lincoln -Activities Away

Bomber Command TBA
We need a warm day due to its exposed position.

Cleethorpes Lifeboat Centre
They are having a revamp and Judith will investigate whether they will do tours once they are up and running.
Perhaps including:
Indoor Laser Centre Cleethorpes
Anita to investigate cost, opening hours etc

Next Planning Meeting
Thursday August 8th 1pm at the Old Hall
This is after the u3a meeting

Our last 2 events
Willow wreath makingThis was a fun morning as Stuart led us through the art of willow wreath making. Occasionally we hadn’t enough hands to hold the willow tight and manipulate it, but we all coped - without taking out anyone’s eye! Although our wreaths were not perfect, we were all pleased with the outcomes.
We then sat back and watched the expert fashion a dragon fly and a reindeer. What a clever man.

We all did better at that than the Escape Rooms. Not our first time doing this activity but this time it was so HARD.

Agenda of the Buccaneer's January Planning Meeting. At the Clockhouse at 1.30pm

White water Rafting Brian passed on the information we needed before going ahead. We will have a member of staff in the raft with us. There is only have one raft on the water at a time. Up to 7 in a raft. Cost for Sunday to Friday inclusive- Special offer : £ 155 per raft.
We should be able to fill one raft at least. May 2024 would be ideal as the weather should be warmer then.

Visit to tour Lincolnshire Recycling Centre winter/spring 2024
Awaiting information from the centre to see if they will put on a tour for us or whether we have to wait for an open day. We feel we should get between 12 – 20 people interested. Struggling to book this. No one at the centre is replying to my questions.

Visit to Brightwater Gardens Snowdrops 2024
Open Friday 16th February -Sunday 25th February 2024. Depending on numbers (20 or more)we will have to book in advance. Pam will contact them. Adults £6 Will advertise it at the December and January meetings

National Holocaust Centre (Near Newark) early January or early February
Pauline to search for the information on the internet re their opening times and cost.
Much enthusiasm was shown for this visit.

Beaver Hunt, Idle Valley when the weather is a bit warmer. This could be good fun, muddy and we only expect to see signs of beaver activity but….

Gainsborough Heritage Centre. Pauline has kindly offered to run a tour for us – though she suggests we wait till April as the centre has no heating!!!

Theatre Visits
Information swapped. A couple of members are going to see “Romeo and Juliet” ballet Thursday April 4th (Sheffield) . Should we book a musical. Trouble is they are quite expensive when travel is added.

Retford Treasure Quest
Pam forgot to say she has the booklet/s so we can do this sometime.

Past events this The September
Wilderspin School Museum visit was a great success.Thank you Pauline for organising it. 22 people took part but some of them were severely chastised by the teacher there!!

February Online escape room and afternoon tea. We coped with both very well!!

April 14th Segway trial Brilliant fun

April 17th Treasure Trail Round Newark. This was so good that another group is now going to do it.

May 18th Boat Trip. An excellent day out. Good fun was had by all. Some of our steering wasn't as brilliant as it should have been. But we moored up three times without too much of a problem!

July 20th Go Karting. (Payment already made). What fun. Getting into our suits caused a lot of hilarity and as for how we looked in our colourful balaclavas - say no more. We all dealt with the go karting in our own separate ways, getting braver as time went on. Some of our group were brilliant at it, lapping the rest time and again (though one of the intrepid ones did give cause for the yellow flag to be waved!).