Gathering outside church, Steve was asked if he had his coat, hat and gloves (see January issue) and wearily answered that he had. Various people must have reminded him. We decided to drive to the Teversal Visitor Centre and begin our walk down the Teversal Trail towards Pleasley Pit, onto the Skegby Trail and finish […]
February 2024 Magazine
Magazine – February 2024
Newbold Women’s Group January 2024
The Group met for the first time this year, on Wednesday 3 January 2024, when Jim Dickinson, a former Curate at St John’s, gave us an interesting talk on ‘Maps from 1579’. He started by giving us a history of map-making and mentioned that in 1558, during the reign of Elizabeth 1, there were few […]
Walking Group January 2024
For our first walk of the New Year, we began our walk from Pleasley Pit. Pleasley in the 7th century was part of the Kingdom of Mercia and part of the Royal Hunting Forest of Sherwood. It derives its name from the Old English and probably means ‘Pleasa’s Clearing’. It belonged to the family of […]
January 2024 Magazine
Magazine – January 2024