April 2019
Bilsthorpe Garden Club Bilsthorpe Garden Club April April 2019 2019
Our Meeting on Wednesday evening, 20th year-round interest can be achieved by February, was an enthusiastic, illustrated underplanting with bulbs, using shrubs talk on Our “Winter Colour & All-year evening, Interest20thwithyear-round unusual coloured textured Meeting on Wednesday interest stems can be and achieved by in the Garden” bywas local expert, leaves, bright tree with barkbulbs, and creating February, angardening enthusiastic, illustrated underplanting using shrubs with unusual coloured stems and textured talk onwho “Winter Colour & All-year Marie Purdy, began by giving us a Interest stumperies. in theof Garden” by local gardeningin expert, leaves, bright tree bark and creating brief history her family background Marie Purdy, whoand began giving us a Our stumperies. gardening, her training herbycareer, Meeting on Wednesday, evening, brief history of herpost, family background in April 17th, will be a talk on “Potwell which included a senior organising gardening, hergardens training at and her career, Dyke” Our onand Wednesday, evening, the National Trust’s HardatMeeting 7.30 pm. visitors are most April 17th, will be a talk on “Potwell which included a senior post, organising wick Hall. She showed us by slides how welcome. the National Trust’s gardens at Hardwick Hall. She showed us by slides how
Dyke” at 7.30 pm. and visitors are most welcome.
Farnsfield Local History Society
Farnsfield Local History Society towe Hall, now the site of the Broxtowe It was a very good turn out for our A.G.M.
on the 13th March, they was now fascinating see Broxtowe pictures toweItHall, the site to of the It was a very probably good turnbecause out for our A.G.M.Estate. of buildings no longer there to see. had come to hear the talk by Graham on the 13th March, probably because they Estate. It was fascinating to see pictures Hayes' afterwards the Lost of The of 10th April meeting betoPETER buildings no longerwill there see. had come to on hear the talkHouses by Graham LYTH talking to us on THE HISTORY OF Nottinghamshire. He started with a picHayes' afterwards on the Lost Houses of The 10th April meeting will be PETER ture of Sherwood Lodge, He thestarted home of thea pic- BRACKENHURST. Nottinghamshire. with LYTH talking to us on THE HISTORY OF Seelys but the Police Headquarters, turenow of Sherwood Lodge, the home of the BRACKENHURST. On 8th May Matt Beresford's talk will be the Park Hospital andthe Burntstump CounSeelys but now Police Headquarters, THE MINSTER. try Park. went on through Arnold, Coun-on GRAFFITI On 8th MayIN Matt Beresford's talk will be theWe Park Hospital and Burntstump try and Park.Radcliffe-on-Trent, We went on throughround Arnold, on GRAFFITI IN THE MINSTER. Calverton and Radcliffe-on-Trent, round As usual the venue is the Lower Hall of the cityCalverton hearing about houses that had eiAs usual the venue is the Lower the city hearing about houses thator had ei-Farnsfield Village Centre, New HillHall at of ther burnt down, like Nuthall Temple, ther burnt down, like Nuthall Village welcome Centre, New demolished for development such asTemple, Brox- or7.30.Farnsfield Visitors always £3. Hill at demolished for development such as Brox-
7.30. Visitors always welcome £3.
Rainworth RainworthU3A U3Aupdate update At our March meeting members were Why not come along to the next meeting At our March meeting members were Why not come along to the next meeting entertained by guest speaker Ian Morgan of U3A on April 10th at 10-00 am in Rainentertained by guest speaker Ian Morgan of U3A on April 10th at 10-00 am in Rainwho gave a talk entitled “Footpads,Kings worth Village Hall, and find out about the who gave a talk entitled “Footpads,Kings worth Village Hall, and find out about the and Highwaymen”. We learned about the interesting activities available through and Highwaymen”. We learned about the interesting activities available through early days ofdays travel on theon original GreatGreat our various groups? One group being the early of travel the original our various groups? One group being the North Road which passed through our strollers group, depicted in the attached North Road which passed through our strollers group, depicted in the attached area. area. photograph. photograph.
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