Oakerthorpe, Donisthorpe, Hartshorne then Overseal

The modifications to the room at Moira resulted in a serious reduction of the space used for meetings, and in 2002 the SDCUG looked for another venue.

After a prolonged search for other premises, in 2003 for a short period, the Club met at the Junior School at Oakthorpe which had excellent facilities, but unfortunately it was only available during normal school term time, was not exclusive to the SDCUG and had to be vacated by 9 p.m., so this was regarded as only a temporary expedient.

A new and excellent venue at Donisthorpe Miners' Club became available and the Club settled there early in 2004. At this time a programme of Topic Nights was introduced. These popular evenings were held on a regular basis and members were encouraged to  join in with comments, questions and answers. Sadly our sojourn at Donisthorpe came to an abrupt end when financial problems caused the building to be closed.

In April 2005 a meeting place was found at the Snooty Fox, Hartshorne but in 2006 we moved to the Village Hall, Overseal, changing our regular meeting night back to Thursdays.

Alan Tilley