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August 2026 - A Figure Of Eight
Eight walkers set out on a 5¼-mile walk from Marske (pronounced "Mask") in Swaledale, on a beautiful sunny day. The one threatening rain cloud, forecast for 11am, sensibly failed to show up. Being a figure-of-eight route, we crossed Marske Beck no fewer than six times. We began with a visit to the picturesque Norman church… Read more
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August 2026 - North Shields, the Fish Quay and its environs
In August the photography group mounted an expedition to North Shields, to the Fish Quay and its environs. Despite the recent run of unbroken good weather, the morning of the trip found us in light rain in Barnard Castle, which turned into much heavier rain as we approached the Tyne. But we are not easily… Read more
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August 2026 - Summer Driving
Over the summer our members dispersed to all points of the compass, often taking their cars and motorcycles along for the ride. Those of us with convertibles enjoyed the long dry days. Less appealing was the condition of our roads, and the sheer volume of traffic. Nonetheless, the roads less well travelled rarely fall to… Read more
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August 2026 - Games have no place in adult society?
In a recent newspaper article entitled Games have no place in adult society. I would ban them for anyone over 12, Emily Watson, a freelance writer, recounted a meeting in the park with a friend, who “… pulled out a pair of ping-pong paddles and indicated a nearby table. ‘Fancy a quick game?’ We are… Read more
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August 2026 - Sutton Park Hall and Gardens in North Yorkshire
In August the gardening group travelled to Sutton Park Hall and Gardens in North Yorkshire. This was another opportunity for the Historic Houses Members to gain free entry to a house and garden. Sutton Park are clearly not used to visits from coaches as the entrance and exit to the site were a very tight… Read more
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August 2026 - Smashing fennel seeds!
I’m not sure what caused the most merriment at our recent meeting. Possibly the hammer smashing fennel seeds moment? But reader.… I digress.t reader.… I digress. Sue hosted what was another splendid and informative evening this month. Her theme was wines under £10 and all were from Sainsburys. The fizz was an addition to… Read more
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August 2026 - Architecture in Cockfield
Monday 24th July, 20 members from the U3A shorter walking group gathered outside the Co-op shop on Front St in Cockfield. Full of eagerness and enthusiasm for the walk ahead. Pete led the group up Front St, along Garden House Lane, to pause at George Dixon's home for some information about George, an engineer famous for… Read more
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July 2026 - 20th Century Greats Part 3
Leonard Bernstein Leonard Bernstein will best be remembered for two things: composing what is arguably the greatest work of musical theatre, West Side Story, and his international reputation as a conductor. Less celebrated are his three symphonies — Jeremiah, The Age of Anxiety, and Kaddish — all introspective works drawing on his Jewish faith and heritage. Bernstein's breakthrough came in… Read more
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July 2026 - Meet Herbert Marcuse
On 28th July ten members of the philosophy group met at Enterprise House to consider the work of Herbert Marcuse. The session heard that Marcuse was a twentieth century philosopher who developed the work of Hegel, Marx, Freud and Nietzsche to reach his unified theory regarding domination, desire and identify the possibility of a non-repressive civilisation. … Read more
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July 2026 - The Cleveland Way Ridge
Different Area, Challenging Terrain BUT worth the effort. Some of us arrived 20 minutes early so a coffee boost was taken at the Lordstones cafe, and the idea was followed by the other car members. So, we were 15 minutes behind schedule but that didn't matter as I had shortened the route from 10.5 miles… Read more