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Thu 3 Jul 2025 9.45 am     Walking-Original Longer Walks     Heckington

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Fri 4 Jul 2025 10.00 am     Natural History     Visit to Rutland Water

Venue Site visit
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Mon 7 Jul 2025 10.00 am     Mah Jong Group 1     

Venue Branston Pavilion - map
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Mon 7 Jul 2025 1.30 pm     Croquet     

Venue Branston Recreation Field - map
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Mon 7 Jul 2025 7.00 pm     Photography     Mechanism

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Details Pictures of any thing that is mechanical ..

Mon 7 Jul 2025 7.30 pm     Railway     Layout building

Venue Heighington Station Road Pavilion - map
Details Building OO9 version of Campbeltown and Machrihanish Light Railway

Mon 14 Jul 2025 1.30 pm     Croquet     

Venue Branston Recreation Field - map
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Mon 14 Jul 2025 7.30 pm     Railway     Layout building

Venue Heighington Station Road Pavilion - map
Details Building OO9 version of Campbeltown and Machrihanish Light Railway

Wed 16 Jul 2025 9.30 am     Latin     

Venue Branston Pavilion - map
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Wed 16 Jul 2025 11.00 am     Visits     Northcote Heavy Horse Centre

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Details Based near Spilsby and established in 1989 They also have llamas, goats, alpacas, pigs and birds of prey. Wheelchair friendly. Cafe for light refreshments. Free entry, donations welcome.

Thu 17 Jul 2025 9.45 am     Walking-Original Longer Walks     TBA

Venue Walk Starting Point
Details Annie

Fri 18 Jul 2025 10.00 am     Art Appreciation     Group members Favourite Paintings

Venue Branston Pavilion - map
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Mon 21 Jul 2025 10.00 am     Mah Jong Group 1     

Venue Branston Pavilion - map
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Mon 21 Jul 2025 1.30 pm     Croquet     

Venue Branston Recreation Field - map
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Mon 21 Jul 2025 7.30 pm     Railway     Layout building

Venue Heighington Station Road Pavilion - map
Details Building OO9 version of Campbeltown and Machrihanish Light Railway

Tue 22 Jul 2025 2.00 pm     Open meeting     Animal Husbandry as depicted in art

Venue Branston Village Hall - map
Details Mo Ille, a Branston & District u3a member, presents her talk ‘Animal Husbandry as Depicted in Art’. This will show, through visual imagery, the development of farmed animals over time. Mo trained as a Secondary school Maths teacher, then returned to college as a Lifelong Learner, changing her subject to Art History. She taught Art History to both college students and adults for 30-odd years; after gaining her PhD she became known as 'Dr Mo' to her many students! On moving to Branston she retired from regular teaching but still gives occasional talks to u3a groups.

Mon 28 Jul 2025 1.30 pm     Croquet     

Venue Branston Recreation Field - map
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Mon 28 Jul 2025 7.30 pm     Railway     Layout building

Venue Heighington Station Road Pavilion - map
Details Building OO9 version of Campbeltown and Machrihanish Light Railway

Fri 1 Aug 2025 10.00 am     Natural History     Visit to Blacktoft Sands

Venue Site visit
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Mon 4 Aug 2025 10.00 am     Mah Jong Group 1     

Venue Branston Pavilion - map
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Mon 4 Aug 2025 1.30 pm     Croquet     

Venue Branston Recreation Field - map
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Mon 4 Aug 2025 7.30 pm     Railway     Layout building

Venue Heighington Station Road Pavilion - map
Details Building OO9 version of Campbeltown and Machrihanish Light Railway

Wed 6 Aug 2025 9.30 am     Latin     No meeting - summer holidays

Venue Branston Pavilion - map
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Mon 11 Aug 2025 1.30 pm     Croquet     

Venue Branston Recreation Field - map
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Mon 11 Aug 2025 7.30 pm     Railway     Layout building

Venue Heighington Station Road Pavilion - map
Details Building OO9 version of Campbeltown and Machrihanish Light Railway

Fri 15 Aug 2025 10.00 am     Art Appreciation     Visit to Bradford City of Culture Tbc

Venue Site visit
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Mon 18 Aug 2025 10.00 am     Mah Jong Group 1     

Venue Branston Pavilion - map
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Mon 18 Aug 2025 1.30 pm     Croquet     

Venue Branston Recreation Field - map
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Mon 18 Aug 2025 7.30 pm     Railway     Layout building

Venue Heighington Station Road Pavilion - map
Details Building OO9 version of Campbeltown and Machrihanish Light Railway

Wed 20 Aug 2025 9.30 am     Latin     No meeting - summer holidays

Venue Branston Pavilion - map
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Wed 20 Aug 2025 1.00 pm     Visits     Thorpe Camp

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Details Cost £7. Details follow

Thu 21 Aug 2025 9.45 am     Walking-Original Longer Walks     Bassingham

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Mon 25 Aug 2025 1.30 pm     Croquet     

Venue Branston Recreation Field - map
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Mon 25 Aug 2025 7.30 pm     Railway     Layout building

Venue Heighington Station Road Pavilion - map
Details Building OO9 version of Campbeltown and Machrihanish Light Railway

Tue 26 Aug 2025 2.00 pm     Open meeting     Summer Event TBC

Venue Branston Village Hall - map
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Mon 1 Sep 2025 10.00 am     Mah Jong Group 1     

Venue Branston Pavilion - map
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Mon 1 Sep 2025 1.30 pm     Croquet     

Venue Branston Recreation Field - map
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Mon 1 Sep 2025 7.30 pm     Railway     Layout building

Venue Heighington Station Road Pavilion - map
Details Building OO9 version of Campbeltown and Machrihanish Light Railway

Wed 3 Sep 2025 9.30 am     Latin     

Venue Branston Pavilion - map
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Thu 4 Sep 2025 9.45 am     Walking-Original Longer Walks     Market Rasen

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Fri 5 Sep 2025 10.00 am     Natural History     Visit to North Cave Wetlands

Venue Site visit
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Mon 8 Sep 2025 1.30 pm     Croquet     

Venue Branston Recreation Field - map
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Mon 8 Sep 2025 7.30 pm     Railway     Layout building

Venue Heighington Station Road Pavilion - map
Details Building OO9 version of Campbeltown and Machrihanish Light Railway

Thu 11 Sep 2025 10.00 am     Visits     RAF Ingham- Polish Bomber Squadrons Centre

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Details 10am concession group rate £6

Mon 15 Sep 2025 10.00 am     Mah Jong Group 1     

Venue Branston Pavilion - map
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Mon 15 Sep 2025 1.30 pm     Croquet     

Venue Branston Recreation Field - map
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Mon 15 Sep 2025 7.30 pm     Railway     Layout building

Venue Heighington Station Road Pavilion - map
Details Building OO9 version of Campbeltown and Machrihanish Light Railway

Wed 17 Sep 2025 9.30 am     Latin     

Venue Branston Pavilion - map
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Thu 18 Sep 2025 9.45 am     Walking-Original Longer Walks     TBA

Venue Walk Starting Point
Details Eileen and Jackie

Fri 19 Sep 2025 10.00 am     Art Appreciation     Group members own art work explained

Venue Branston Pavilion - map
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Mon 22 Sep 2025 1.30 pm     Croquet     

Venue Branston Recreation Field - map
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Mon 22 Sep 2025 7.30 pm     Railway     Layout building

Venue Heighington Station Road Pavilion - map
Details Building OO9 version of Campbeltown and Machrihanish Light Railway

Tue 23 Sep 2025 2.00 pm     Open meeting     Food & Drink in Tudor Times

Venue Branston Village Hall - map
Details Mark Dawson will talk about Food and Drink in Tudor Times. Forget Henry VIII and his extravagant appetite, this is a look at what ordinary people would have been eating, how it was cooked and how it was eaten. Mark draws examples of diets primarily from the East Midlands.

Mon 29 Sep 2025 1.30 pm     Croquet     

Venue Branston Recreation Field - map
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Mon 29 Sep 2025 7.30 pm     Railway     Layout building

Venue Heighington Station Road Pavilion - map
Details Building OO9 version of Campbeltown and Machrihanish Light Railway

Fri 3 Oct 2025 10.00 am     Natural History     Visit to Gibraltar Point NR

Venue Site visit
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Mon 6 Oct 2025 10.00 am     Mah Jong Group 1     

Venue Branston Pavilion - map
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Mon 6 Oct 2025 1.30 pm     Croquet     

Venue Branston Recreation Field - map
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Mon 6 Oct 2025 7.30 pm     Railway     Layout building

Venue Heighington Station Road Pavilion - map
Details Building OO9 version of Campbeltown and Machrihanish Light Railway

Mon 13 Oct 2025 1.30 pm     Croquet     

Venue Branston Recreation Field - map
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Mon 13 Oct 2025 7.30 pm     Railway     Layout building

Venue Heighington Station Road Pavilion - map
Details Building OO9 version of Campbeltown and Machrihanish Light Railway

Wed 15 Oct 2025 10.30 am     Visits     Cranwell Aviation Heritage Centre

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Details £7 per person. Situated at Heath Farm, North Rauceby, Sleaford.

Fri 17 Oct 2025 10.10 am     Art Appreciation     Talk by Horace Liberty

Venue Branston Pavilion - map
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Mon 20 Oct 2025 10.00 am     Mah Jong Group 1     

Venue Branston Pavilion - map
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Mon 20 Oct 2025 1.30 pm     Croquet     

Venue Branston Recreation Field - map
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Mon 20 Oct 2025 7.30 pm     Railway     Layout building

Venue Heighington Station Road Pavilion - map
Details Building OO9 version of Campbeltown and Machrihanish Light Railway

Mon 27 Oct 2025 1.30 pm     Croquet     

Venue Branston Recreation Field - map
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Mon 27 Oct 2025 7.30 pm     Railway     Layout building

Venue Heighington Station Road Pavilion - map
Details Building OO9 version of Campbeltown and Machrihanish Light Railway

Tue 28 Oct 2025 2.00 pm     Open meeting     The Sage Gardeners

Venue Branston Village Hall - map
Details Dave & Jane Newman – also known as The Sage Gardeners, have over 100 years of experience of working in horticulture, floristry and flower arranging and teaching people about it. They have also used their expertise and the natural environment to help improve health and wellbeing. They present for us 'Life in the Victorian Garden', a talk on the people, plants and methods used in Victorian gardens.

Mon 3 Nov 2025 10.00 am     Mah Jong Group 1     

Venue Branston Pavilion - map
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Mon 3 Nov 2025 7.30 pm     Railway     Layout building

Venue Heighington Station Road Pavilion - map
Details Building OO9 version of Campbeltown and Machrihanish Light Railway

Fri 7 Nov 2025 10.00 am     Natural History     Visit to Frampton Marsh NR

Venue Site visit
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Mon 10 Nov 2025 7.30 pm     Railway     Layout building

Venue Heighington Station Road Pavilion - map
Details Building OO9 version of Campbeltown and Machrihanish Light Railway

Mon 17 Nov 2025 10.00 am     Mah Jong Group 1     

Venue Branston Pavilion - map
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Mon 17 Nov 2025 7.30 pm     Railway     Layout building

Venue Heighington Station Road Pavilion - map
Details Building OO9 version of Campbeltown and Machrihanish Light Railway

Wed 19 Nov 2025 10.30 am     Visits     Woodhall Spa Cottage Museum

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Details A small but interesting museum. £4 per person maximum of 30.

Fri 21 Nov 2025 10.00 am     Art Appreciation     Atkinson Grimshaw

Venue Branston Pavilion - map
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Mon 24 Nov 2025 7.30 pm     Railway     Layout building

Venue Heighington Station Road Pavilion - map
Details Building OO9 version of Campbeltown and Machrihanish Light Railway

Tue 25 Nov 2025 2.00 pm     Open meeting     50 Shades of Graham

Venue Branston Village Hall - map
Details Graham Keal promises to entertain us with the only slightly risqué '50 Shades of Graham', an amusing look at the battle of the sexes in the light of the notorious but popular ‘50 Shades of Grey’ books and films.

Mon 1 Dec 2025 10.00 am     Mah Jong Group 1     

Venue Branston Pavilion - map
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Mon 1 Dec 2025 7.30 pm     Railway     Layout building

Venue Heighington Station Road Pavilion - map
Details Building OO9 version of Campbeltown and Machrihanish Light Railway

Fri 5 Dec 2025 10.00 am     Natural History     Visit to Whisby Park

Venue Site visit
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Mon 8 Dec 2025 7.30 pm     Railway     Layout building

Venue Heighington Station Road Pavilion - map
Details Building OO9 version of Campbeltown and Machrihanish Light Railway

Mon 15 Dec 2025 10.00 am     Mah Jong Group 1     

Venue Branston Pavilion - map
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Mon 15 Dec 2025 7.30 pm     Railway     Layout building

Venue Heighington Station Road Pavilion - map
Details Building OO9 version of Campbeltown and Machrihanish Light Railway

Fri 19 Dec 2025 10.00 am     Art Appreciation     Albert Durer and contemporary printers

Venue Branston Pavilion - map
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Mon 22 Dec 2025 7.30 pm     Railway     Layout building

Venue Heighington Station Road Pavilion - map
Details Building OO9 version of Campbeltown and Machrihanish Light Railway

Mon 29 Dec 2025 7.30 pm     Railway     Layout building

Venue Heighington Station Road Pavilion - map
Details Building OO9 version of Campbeltown and Machrihanish Light Railway

Fri 16 Jan 2026 10.00 am     Art Appreciation     Brunch and discussion re 2025 programme and planning for 2026

Venue Branston Pavilion - map
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