Thursday 24th April. 12 noon Meet at Nero’s at Gloucester Green Bus Station, Oxford, OX1 2BU. There will be a homemade Inklings tour of Oxford City, and we will end up in the ‘Eagle and Child’ Pub for lunch. The Inklings were a set of Oxford Dons who initially read the manuscripts of their books to each other before publishing them. Most famous members included JRR Tolkien and CS Lewis.
Saturday 26th April. 11am Meet at Salts Mill café which is on the 2nd floor of the UNESCO World Heritage Centre of Salts Mill, Victoria Road, Bradford BD18 3LA. The organiser Janet Parker will be there to meet you with a copy of OMEGA on the table. This former textile mill contains shops, dining facilities and four art galleries which contain over four hundred works by David Hockney. It is both free to visit and to park. The car park is at the rear of the mill with a postcode of BD98 8AA and there is close public transport access. Should you wish, there is the additional option to visit the United Reformed Church, in Roberts Park, close to the River Aire and Leeds/Liverpool canal tow path or take a guided tour of this iconic town.
Saturday 26th April. 11am Meet in the café of Calke Abbey, Ticknall, Derby, DE73 7JF, before looking round the house and the collections within. This is a National Trust property.
Saturday 3rd May. 11am Meet with Jean Hertzog, the Vice-Chairman online to chat. This is an International Zoom offering a chance to join in an informal discussion with members from all Regions and Nations. The topic for this month will be ‘A special place’. This topic is so wide that you could talk about almost anything. Contact Jean by 30th April for her to arrange to send you the log on details. jean.hertzog@aoug.org.uk