Category: Groups
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May 2026 - Greenland At The Crossroads
Prof. Philip Steinberg, Durham University Arctic expert, described Greenland as a crossroads both geographically — between Europe and North America, and at the heart of an increasingly significant Arctic — and historically, after more than 4,000 years of habitation. The earliest settlers were the Saqqaq (c.2500–900 BCE) and Independence I (c.2500–1800 BCE) cultures, followed by… Read more
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May 2026 - Rose & Crown
In May the lunch group returned to the Rose and Crown in Romaldkirk, a venue we had not been to for a while. For once we did not have to pre order our food and just ordered on arrival. The team were able to bring out our food just as quickly as the venues that we… Read more
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May 2026 - Wolsingham and Weardale
On Wednesday 20th May, a group of twelve plus the leader met on the edge of the moors above Wolsingham in Weardale for a walk mainly on very quiet roads and shooting tracks. It is considered by many unacceptable to walk in a group of thirteen, but fortunately none of us were superstitious, touch wood! There was… Read more
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May 2026 - Rummikub Continuing to Attract New Members
The new Rummikub group is continuing to attract new Members and still has capacity for more if anyone wants to join us. Rummikub is an easy game to learn so we are always happy to take Members who have not played before, by the end of their first afternoon they will be confident to join us… Read more
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May 2026 - Comparisons with Ormesby Table Tennis Club
It may not be widely appreciated, but we have a major force in the table tennis world right on our doorsteps. No, I don’t mean the U3A table tennis group – although we have been improving generally and have some new members keen to develop their ping pong skills. The real powerhouse locally is the… Read more
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May 2026 - This month it's all 'Good News'
Last year Britain used only as much coal as it did in 1600, when Elizabeth I was Queen. UK emissions are now 44% lower than Germany's, which has a similar sized population. The German-owned supermarket Lidl and British-owned Iceland hope to put plug-in solar panels on sale in the UK in 2026. In Amsterdam's streets… Read more
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April 2026 - Coal Mining in Woodland and Life in the Carboniferous
We had a varied and very interesting meeting which ranged from coal mining in Woodland to some amazing plants and insects in the Carboniferous Period some 300 million years ago. In the first half Mike Caldwell gave a fascinating account of his investigation into an area of SW Durham where his ancestors had lived during… Read more
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May 2026 - How Do I Know I’m Right?
Ten members of the group listened to Alan giving a talk “How Do I Know I’m Right?” An element of doubt sometime creeps into the mind of every family history researcher – what if I’m reaching the wrong person, or even a completely wrong family line. Experience backed up by learning gives some reassurance, but… Read more
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April 2026 - Leighton Moss and the Dawn Chorus in Deepdale
In April we returned to the RSPB’s wetland nature reserve at Leighton Moss in Silverdale on a sunny and dry April morning. After checking in we went straight into the nearest hide where the Black-headed Gull breeding colony was as raucous as ever; we were delighted to watch a Shoveler leading her ducklings around. From the… Read more
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May 2026 - Cryptic Competition
Report by Sue Overton Seven members met for our May session, the final meeting before our summer break. Lots of laughs as well as groans as we worked as one group through three different cryptic crosswords – one from the Times and two from the Guardian – completing them all in the allotted two hours.… Read more