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Newsletter the Prize of £10 for Guessing the Nearest Amount Goes to Cassandra Stone Fundraising Your NOTTINGHAM MECHANICS 100 Club total: £6,320 £5 monthly - keep it going for the Mechanics! ‘Wander’ Friday raffles this summer have raised £780.92 The Jars on the Bar this time raised a record £268.78 Newsletter The prize of £10 for guessing the nearest amount goes to Cassandra Stone. Congratulations to Cassandra, and a big Thank You to all those who donated their spare change! No 27 August 2019 Wednesday 14 August, 1.30pm: A Treasure Hunt - £5 This will be over approximately two miles, and upon your return to the What’s on? What’s happened? What’s YOUR view? Mechanics in one piece you will be rewarded with Afternoon Tea Wednesday 28 August, 2.00pm: Beetle Drive - £5 Robert is Ready This fascinating game will also be followed by Afternoon Tea For over 30 years, Robert Cockayne has been CANASTA - Pauline Tilley would like to start a group to play this Manager of the Nottingham Mechanics. That’s interesting card game. For more information, please contact the office. an excellent record for anyone, but for those of us who have seen him rushing around in the Saturday Cinema 10.30am every Saturday (Members only) restaurant, the office, reception, shifting chairs 3 Aug : Murder Most Foul - Margaret Rutherford, Dennis Price(1hr 17mins) for meetings, fronting his films and countless 10 Aug: Casablanca - Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman (1hr 42mins) musical events, and keeping us informed on 17 Aug: War Horse - Tom Hiddleston, Emily Watson (2hrs 26mins) coach trips - he has been an integral part of our 24 Aug: Water for Elephants: - Reece Witherspoon, Robert Pattinson (2 hrs) membership of the Mechanics. But things move 31 Aug: The Reader - Kate Winslet, David Kross (2hrs 4mins) on and at the end of this month Robert will be 60+ Keep Fit with Audrey Malik - Mon: 10.30 to 11.30 am £3.50 retiring - so we wish him all the very best for a happy and active retirement. He begins with an Seated Exercise Class 11.45 to 12.30 £2.50 escape to America with Ivor - who has also been a part of our lives with his fabulous films and his Robert hides his ice cream cheerful support at busy times. behind Ivor’s back. Tenby, 2019 Au Revoir But we’ll say and not ‘goodbye’ - because Robert will be back Knit & Natter group meets every 2nd Monday in the month at 2.00pm to take some of the ongoing trips for members. So keep watching the notice- boards, and your newsletter, for more details throughout the year! Next meeting: 12th August . Free to members. Visitors £2 The Nottingham Mechanics Choir, with Cliff McArdle, A New Face Tuesdays, 2.30pm £2 per session We are delighted to announce that, after months of using volunteers in Reception, we now have a full-time member The Nottingham Mechanics of staff for the Front Office. Cristina Piraino, (left) is our 3 North Sherwood Street NG1 4EZ new Receptionist/Admin Assistant, and so will be helping www.nottinghammechanics.com Ruth with administration as from 12th August.. Phone: 0115 9417353 If you have any news or views for the Sept issue, please contact Holidays (Details in Reception) Viv by 20th Aug: 0115 9145838 ([email protected]) 11 - 15 Nov: Turkey/Tinsel : Bideford Harlequin Ladies’ Group 1st Wed in the month, 7.30 Contact: 0115 9620139 1st Dec: Swindon Christmas Fayres 7 Aug: Douglas Bradbury talks about the Life & Times of a Farrier In 2020 - Friends of Nottingham Museums meets Saturdays at 2.00pm Ph: 0115 9221734 2 - 6 March: Sinah Warren (£319) Nottm Painting Group: Wednesdays, 1.30pm . All are welcome, but some 30 Aug - 3 Sept: Northumbria (£355) painting experience useful. Contact: Rosemary Longland: 0115 9229410 18 Nov: (1 night) Thursford (£175) Trevor and Jennifer’s Modern Sequence Dance - Saturdays 7.15 - 9.45pm Day Trips 2019 £2.50 per person. More information: 0115 9526203 (evenings) Tuesday 6 Aug: Kew Gdns (FULL) Nottm Writers’ Club: Sat. 7 Sept, 1 - 5pm Workshop with Patsy Collins Thursday 15 August, 8.30am ‘Characterisation & Dialogue’. Book now: £10, On the day: £20. 0115 9817661 Malvern, Ledbury, etc £16 (£20) Nottm Shakespeare Society Contact: Sandra Appleton, 0115 9256551 Wed 21 August, 8.30am Meets fortnightly on Tuesdays at the Mechanics, 7.00pm, Sept to May Stratford £16 (£20) Further details at: www.nottingham-shakespeare-society.co.uk Essential Bridge! Tuesdays and Thursdays, 6.45pm Only 50p Nottm Dickens Fellowship meets 1st & 3rd Saturdays of the month, 2.00pm Wonderful Whist: Tuesdays, 1.30pm Fun Bingo! Thursdays, 2.00pm Lovers of reading Dickens very welcome. Rosemary Longland: 0115 9229410 Table Tennis: Fridays, 1.30pm Notts & Derbyshire Labour History Society (NDLHS) Ph: 01246 270628 Next meeting - will be announced in the autumn OPERA on Thursdays at 1.30pm 1 Aug: La Sonambula 8 Aug: Nabucco 15 Aug: Attila City of Nottingham Probus Club Contact, Robin West: 0115 9164774 21 Aug: Global Warming - by Freddie Davies, Architect & Astronomer 22 Aug: I Puritani 29 Aug: Don Pasquale Notts Branch of the Embroiderers’ Guild Contact: Eileen Tilley WANDER on Friday - 11.00am Meets at the Mechanics, first Tuesday of each month, 1.30pm. 2 Aug: New Zealand 2018 - the Movie, part 2 Spring colour in October! Details at: www.emreg.org.uk/branches/nottinghamshire 9 Aug: The Mechanics in Austria, 2014 - and across Europe . A Time to Stitch. Contact: Jan Merryweather, 07800 546428 16 Aug: The Mechanics in Western France, 2015, Part 1 Mondays 1.00 - 3.30pm, in 5 - 7 week blocks 23 Aug: The Mechanics in Western France, 2015, Part 2 Nottm RSPB Group: Meetings from September to May 30 Aug: The Mechanics in Bavaria, 2018 - start time: 10.45am ** Nottm Centre, The National Trust Contact: Irene Millburn 0115 9812267 Talks re-commence Autumn 2019 website: www.ntnottingham.uk NEW for SEPTEMBER!! Four Fridays at 11.00am The Civil Service Retirement Fellowship Ivor’s travel movies: Gardens, Great Walks, and US National Parks Meets every 2nd Wednesday of the month, 10.30am - 12.00 noon Monday Films - 6.00pm Strictly members only Oddfellows Friendship Group meets 1st Friday in the month at 11.00am Contact: Karen Pye-Smith 07921821866 or www.oddfellows.co.uk 5 Aug: ‘Carousel’ - Gordon MacRae, Shirley Jones (2hrs 3mins) 12 Aug: ‘The Visitor’ - Haaz Sleimann, Danai Gurira (1hr 35mins) National Federation of Occupational Pensioners (NFOP) 19 Aug: ‘The King’s Speech’ - Colin Firth, Helena Bonham Carter (2hrs) Nottingham Branch meets weekly on Wednesday mornings, 10.30am 26 Aug: No film - Closed for August Bank Holiday Contact: Phil Wilson - 0115 875 2346 .
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