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Date
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Meeting
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Chair
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Host
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Writer
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Wednesday
31st
March |
A letter to my 16-year-old self.
With the benefit of hindsight what words of wisdom would
you give to your younger self?
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Janet |
Stella
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Fran
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Book Club –
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Thursday
15th
April |
Agony Aunt.
Bring a problem to put in the “hat” for the
chair to pick out and ask the panel to solve. The chair will offer the
problem to the “floor” for additional views and solutions.
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Linda
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Pam
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Monday
26th
April |
Music Music Music 1 – The 60s.
Alongside developments in
the world of pop music what was happening in other genres of music? A few
members to research pop, folk, jazz, classical music and bring examples to
play.
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Maggie
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Mags
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Book Club –
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Tuesday
11th
May
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Research Dronfield. Find out about a particular
building or other aspect of Dronfield’s history and development in
preparation for the Historical Walk around our town. Chair may wish to
liase with “route planner” for the walk
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Beverly
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Joan
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Wednesday
26th
May
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Historical
Walk Around Dronfield. Our
“Route Planner” may wish to devise her own route around the town or
lead us following the trail available from the library. We could finish in
a local pub for refreshments.
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A Route Planner –
Jean
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Book Club -
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Thursday
10th
June
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Behind Closed Doors.
Is it really
“in the public interest” to know about the private lives of public
figures? Are there cases where it makes a difference e.g. a person’s
ability to fulfil their public role or where a person is looked upon as a
role model? Small group discussions could work well for this.
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Georgie
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Margaret
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Monday
21st
June
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A walk in Ecclesall Woods. This was the winner of last
year’s brown sign meeting. Wear suitable clothing and footwear for the
weather.
Early start to make the most of
the evening - 7.00.p.m?
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Hopefully Jane
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Book Club –
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Tuesday
6th
July
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Theatre Visit – Alice
at the Crucible 7.30.p.m.
30 tickets have been
provisionally booked at £13.00 each (£14.00. if group is less than 25)
Please give payment to Maggie if you would like tickets. As usual friends
and family are invited too.
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Maggie
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Wednesday
21st
July
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AGM
– chaired by Maggie & Georgie
Mock the Week Panel Game. What you would never hear said
in e.g. the library, the gym, an election broadcast etc.
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Dee
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Book Club –
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Monday
6th
September
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Music Music Music 2 – What works for you?
Talk about what music means to you and bring along a piece that e.g. either
has special memories, lifts your mood, makes you cry, makes you want to
dance or “does it for you” in another way.
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Mags
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Book Club –
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Tuesday
21st
September
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Sheffield
Steel. Sheffield
has been well known for its steel. Find out about the old steel firms. How
and when did they start? What is their history? Are they still
manufacturing? E.G.
Steel, Peach & Tozers, Hatfields, Kaiser Ellison, Edgar Allen, Jessop
Saville, Brown Bailey, Tinsley Wire, Firth Brown, Davy, Darwin
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Regina
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Linda
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Wednesday
6th
October
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NWR’s Golden Anniversary.
Hold an area meeting to
celebrate. Put on your thinking caps and give us your ideas in advance so
that we can make this an event to remember! E.G. games, quiz, celebration
cake, wear something gold, table decorations, picture quiz linked to the
60s
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Volunteers for a small organising committee wanted please.
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Daytime meeting
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Follow up the
“steel” meeting – uses of steel, steel manufacture in other
countries etc.
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Book Club –
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Thursday
21st
October
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Growing Old Gracefully.
Small groups could discuss
various aspects of this subject. E.G. the obsession with looking young,
making the best of ourselves, use it or lose it, who will look after us in
our later years, spending the inheritance etc.
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Monday
1st
November
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Use the NWR Research Bank
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to better understand your own
personality and be more sympathetic to the idiosyncrasies of others.
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Pam
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8th,9th,10th
or 11th Nov
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Extra Meeting – Telephone
Treasure Trail – please let us know which day would suit you/ which
days do not suit you
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Daytime meeting
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Research your
favourite Impressionist
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Book Club –
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Tuesday
16th
November
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The Impressionists.
Who were they? What were they
trying to do or reacting against? Who led or influenced them? Who did they
influence – what came next? A few presentations with time for discussion
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Janet
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Wednesday
1st
December
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Charities Today.
Wear something purchased from a charity shop –
maximum spend £10. Discuss how in general charities have changed their
profiles both in the ways they raise money and their role in society.
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Stella
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Daytime meeting
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Christmas workshop.
Prepare for the next evening meeting, share ideas for a DIY Christmas
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Book Club –
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Thursday
16th
December
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A DIY Christmas.
Tired of the commercialism associated with
Christmas? Be creative, keep it simple, spend less and don’t rush to
M&S. Bring along something to eat, drink, give or hang up to look
pretty and tell us how you made it.
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Book Club -
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Monday
3rd
January
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Annual News Quiz
and
review of our predictions made this time last year – which ones came
about? Test your memory on the events of the last year and be prepared to
make a prediction about what will happen this year.
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Janet
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Daytime meeting
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Current Affairs –
bring a recently published newspaper article to prompt a lively discussion
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Book Club –
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Tuesday
18th
January
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Preparation for the Observatory Visit.
Research
the history of observatories, the development of telescopes, the universe
etc.
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Wednesday
2nd
February
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Visit the
Observatory in Chesterfield.
Pray for a clear night! Wear lots
of layers, as it will be very cold. But be prepared to be wowed!
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Daytime meeting
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Brainstorm for the
planning meeting. A chance for those who can’t often get to evening
meetings to have their say.
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Book Club –
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Thursday
17th
February
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Planning Meeting.
Your chance to have your say on
how the group is run – what changes would you like to see and what do
you think works well? Share ideas for inclusion in the next programme. (LOs
to compile the programme in their own time)
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Monday
28th
February
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Music Music Music
3.
Aspect of music for this meeting
to be decided as a result of interest generated at the previous two music
evenings.
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Tuesday
15th
March
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The Origin of the Green
Man.
Gargoyles in architecture –
what do they signify, who designed them, what is their history?
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Daytime meeting
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Visit to Lincoln
to look at the
gargoyles on the cathedral
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Book Club –
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Wednesday
30th
March
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The Olympics Past and Present.
What has happened to the
Olympic ideal? Has it been destroyed by politics and commercialism? Can we
really afford to host the games/ what gains are to be had from hosting
them? Etc. Small groups to discuss these and other questions.
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