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The Trips Group
Contact: Colin Ellis - trips@ashbyu3a.co.uk - 01530 272592
We aim to organise trips to concerts, plays, towns, country houses etc. usually by coach.
If you have any ideas for trips contact us on trips@ashbyu3a.co.uk
We now have an arrangement with Whitwick and District u3a to share coaches on trips and below are some trips organised by them.
All organisation for those trips is by Whitwick, and all payments for their trips must be made directly to them.
Contact them directly at the address given if you are interested in going on one of their trips.
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| Date | Time | Venue | Organiser | Details | Poster if any |
| Wed 14th Oct | 7.30 pm | Royal Concert Hall, Nottingham | Colin Ellis | I am looking at organising a trip to see the NDR Philharmonic Hannover Orchestra perform Prokofiev's Classical Symphony, Rachmaninov's Piano Concerto No.1 and Brahms Symphony No.2. We would car-share to Clifton Park & Ride then tram to the concert hall. Cost of ticket, tram and contribution to car-sharing estimated at £40-45. A pre-concert meal at Bistrot Pierre will be arranged If you are interested (no commitment at this stage) can you complete the sign-up sheet at the monthly meetings or contact Colin on 01530 272592 or email colinellis1950@gmail.com | |
Thursday 4th June. Hallé Orchestra, Nottingham Royal Concert Hall
After a long gap going back to pre-covid, we at last made it out to a live concert. 12 of us met up at Clifton South tram station for the ride into Nottingham, where Colin had booked us in for an early evening dinner at Bistrot Pierre. That proved to be very good with excellent, prompt but not rushed service and brilliant food. Many said it was the best meal they'd had in ages.
We then walked the short distance round to the concert hall.
The Hallé were in fine form. The first piece - 'Taras Bulba' is about a fictional Ukrainian Cossack and his sons fighting for the freedom of his lands against the Poles. It was dedicated to the present day Ukrainian people.
The second piece was Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto brilliantly performed by soloist Simone Lamsma, who earned a standing ovation twice, once, most unusually, in the middle and again at the end. The Dvorak 8th Symphony was excellently performed by the orchestra but Simone Lamsma had already stolen the show. A great night out