by Zachary Minard | Dec 10, 2025 | Community Focus, Education and Learning, Heritage, Local Experiences, Sherwood
Are you interested in tracing your family tree but unsure where to begin? ‘Researching Your Family History: An Introduction’ is a six-week course starting on Saturday 17th January at Worksop Library. The course has proved extremely popular in previous years, often...
by Gainsborough Town Council | Dec 3, 2025 | Community Focus, Education and Learning, Gainsborough, Gardening Club
This summer, Terry and Michaela Brown applied for an allotment in Gainsborough. The Communities Officer from Gainsborough Town Council met them there, along with their son, Cooper, in August. At first glance, one might assume the plot was for the parents, to get the...
by St James Church Rotherham | Nov 29, 2025 | Community facility, Education and Learning, Group meeting, Music, Rother
Upcoming events at St James Church, Cambridge Street, Clifton / East Dene, Rotherham S65 2SX are: Friday 5th December, 2.00pm The u3a Choir will perform a concert of Christmas songs. Mince pies, Christmas cake and tea will be served. Saturday 6th December, 10.30am to...
by Rotherham u3a | Nov 14, 2025 | Education and Learning, Heritage, Local Experiences, Rotherham
It all started with the Norman invasion in 1066, when the conquerors’ language began to merge with Anglo-Saxon, producing a new form of spoken English. An estimated 30% to 45% of modern English words have French origins and, much to the dismay of l’Académie Française,...
by Rotherham u3a | Nov 14, 2025 | Education and Learning, Heritage, Local Experiences, Rother
It all started with the Norman invasion in 1066, when the conquerors’ language began to merge with Anglo-Saxon, producing a new form of spoken English. An estimated 30% to 45% of modern English words have French origins and, much to the dismay of l’Académie Française,...
by Zachary Minard | Nov 13, 2025 | Education and Learning, Group meeting, Rotherham
Doncaster Spanish Society will meet on Thursday 20th November from 7.00pm to 9.00pm for a talk by Maria Teresa Sikora titled ‘Christopher Columbus – His True Origins’. Maria Teresa will present the results of new research shedding light on the enigmatic explorer and...
