CREATIVE TOURISM Monday 30 March. Hawtonville Meth Church Hall. 1.45 for 2-4pm - Newark & District U3A
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CREATIVE TOURISM
Monday 30 March. Hawtonville Meth Church Hall. 1.45 for 2-4pm
Newark and District
hp://newark-u3a.org.uk
March 2020
Happy Birthday to us
It seems that we have been in
existence now for 15 years.
On the le; we have the award
from Naonal Chair of the U3A and
below is Gill accepng the award
for us all.
Part 1 – TIME TRAVELING: As we accompany Brian Unger to new Here's to the next 15 years.
desnaons using computer-generated graphics we shall visually travel back
in me to discover stories from yesteryear that you won’t find in guidebooks –
returning to 1884 to see how a swamp turned into the Naonal Mall leading
to the Lincoln Memorial in Washington DC, then traveling on through the back
streets of the Hollywood Studios in search of the life and mes of the ‘Tramp
Charlie Chaplin’! (20 mins).
Part 2 – CASTLE SECRETS & LEGENDS: In this film we go exploring to
discover the remarkable and bizarre tales and legends from Cliveden House
and Highclere Castle (UK) Dibbles Castle (Germany), Fort Royal (France), plus
Round Hill Mansion and Hammond Gothic Castle in Massachuse.s (USA).
(40 mins).
All new members welcome. Refreshments. Free parking. For further
informaon visit our website page on www.newark-u3a.org.uk under
‘Groups’ (Creave Tourism).
Grp. Ldr. June Halford (01636) 923 648.
ARCHAEOLOGY GROUP
“The Mary Rose”
Illustrated story of Henry VII’s flagship
by Kathy Powis
2.30pm Thursday, 19th March
Hawtonville Methodist Church Hall
BALLROOM DANCE GROUP
U3A Day at the NEWARK MARKET! The Ballroom Dance Group is a friendly, welcoming, fun-filled group which
spends a couple of hours each month searching for a spare right foot for
MAKE YOUR GROUP STAND OUT anyone who reckons they only have two le; feet.
Mike makes sure that everyone learns
Discuss inside your group what your group could do or display! at his or her own pace and nothing is
too strenuous. Maggie is dispatched
♦ Leaflets? We have some U3A ones that need distributing into the kitchen to serve up teas and
♦ Display crafts? If your group make things these could be coffees at half-me and we all se?led
displayed . down to have a good na?er and enjoy
♦ Video presentation? We would help you with this if needed. the biscuits on offer too.
♦ Dancing? Music? These work well but maybe just a video nd
It doesn’t ma?er if you have never
save you singing and dancing for Friday night. ( see next month ) danced before, you are welcome to
♦ How-to session? Bird recognition, Knitting, and I know you can come along and give it a go and you’re
all Natter, this list is endless. guaranteed to have few laughs in the process. You will be amazed what you
can pick up in a couple of hours.
Discuss with your group leaders and they can let Lynn
The next Ballroom Group will be on Thurs 26th March.
Anderson or Julea Merlin know your thoughts...
For further details Tel. Group Leader Maggie George on 07790 719870
Out and About Coffee Morning Groups
We need more bookings!! I currently do not have enough people to There are two Friday Coffee morning groups on opposite
anywhere near fill a second bus . USE IT OR LOSE IT. If I don’t get more sides of the town which hopefully enables everyone to
numbers I will have to cancel the second bus and leave some people access one or other of them.
disappointed ! I need 15 people for Knaresborough, 40 people for Whitby and Carriages 10:30
30 for Norwich. These trips are incredible value for money. In a local bus
company’s website, trip to Downtown Grantham is £18!!!!! (Castle Railway Staon)
Trips – Knaresborough, Thursday 23rd April 2020 (8.45 for 9.00am) seat cost Always room for more.
£10 ,
Whitby Wednesday 20th May 2020. (7.45 for 8.00am )seat cost £13 and
finally Cray Be y’s 11am
Norwich Monday 22nd June 2020 (7.45 for 8.00am) seat cost £12 . CRAFTY BETTY’S, Carpark London Road.
All trip buses leave from corner Cow Lane and Northgate (Aldi German
Supermarket) “ The one that was Collectable Creaons “
Please make out one cheque for all the trips you want. Write the names of We would love to see you so come and join
the persons us.
Occupying the seats on the back of the cheque . Write the trips you are
paying for
on the back of the cheque. Finally and most important make your cheque
payable Cra" Group
to “Newark & District U3A“ ( nothing else will do ! ) . I will not bank the
cheques unl At our February meeng we made paper items from old books and music. We
the 1/4/2020 that should give everyone me to budget for the trips made sure we used damaged
Send your cheque to c/o Chris Handson, 27 Lacey Green , Balderton, charity shop items which
Newark , NoLngham. NG24 3NJ. would otherwise have been
Chris Handson recycled. As you can see
from the photo, the finished
roses, boats and bu?erflies
were very effecve and
sasfying to produce. I think
some of us will be adding to
our collecon!
Carole Tweedale
Non Fic%on Book Group Groups Coordinator Musings
March read for the April Meeting at Carriages Cafe, 2:00pm
1'st Wednesday of the Month!
I wish I could use the sound bite “herding the now 38 groups is like herding
"In Praise of Slow: How a Worldwide Movement is cats!” But I can’t. So much of group acvity is self-sustaining due to the
passion and commitment of the groups and their leaders.
Challenging the Cult of Speed"
I menon this because the Commi?ee recently took a U3A Health Test
By Carl Honore provided to us by TAT (Third Age Trust.) Some of the quesons asked were
presented on a slide before the start of our recent General Meeng. (Laser
vision may have been needed as the speaker set up his picture board in front
of the screen…) Our results were generally quite good and the details make
Julea Merlin for good fodder for Gill’s Chair comments in a future month. But one queson
juleamerlin451@gmail.com stuck out: What percentage of your membership volunteers? ‘They’ say
For more informaon call Julia on 07932385672 heathy is 20%. For our 430 member that means we needed 86 volunteers to
be healthy!
When you think about it, not an unreasonable queson – even if the target
might seem that way! We looked around at each other and gulped with
raised eyebrows. 38 group leaders, (11 Commi?ee members – 7 who are
group leaders) – so roughly 42 volunteers. Hmmm, 10%. Oops.
Wait. Who serves the tea at various meengs? Who might set up a room?
Who might select a new walk? Who is doing things we don’t know about?
I.T. Drop-in The invisible ‘who’s’ started to add up. We suspect there are at least another
Wednesday 4th March 2020 we will be holding our monthly drop-in 15 to 20 people volunteering in the bushes, so we gave ourselves about 14%.
at The Reach cafe on Corona9on Street park. Balderton 10am 9ll 1pm (Hey, at our ages, who’s really healthy anyway?! ) But seriously, take a minute
to reflect on what you can do to make your group leader’s life a bit easier,
Want to know about Email, Publishing, making a website, Bluetooth, coordinate knowledge for new leaning, and make our U3A that much
wireless speakers and more then come along and ask. healthier.
We do not fix broken stuff we just to help you understand how to Before I go, two powerful ‘who’s’ that deserve call-out: Anne Hanson and
work your equipment from phones, cameras, tablets and laptops. Jonathan Smith.
Don’t lug your desktop in we have not the room for it just come along People were complimenng the great ‘Queen’s Butler’ speaker at the General
and we will try and show you what to do when you get home. Meeng. Anne is the “Speaker Seeker” creang such good meengs so.
If we can’t help then we will try and find someone who can to show Blame her.
you. Jonathan, as Treasurer, moved our organizaon onto the Beacon system,
Richard pulling us all ghter together. He is the one responsible for how much you can
now hear from me, and know what’s going on. Blame him.
RespecUully,
Julea Merlin
FUNTOGRAPHY
CREATIVE WRITING
Tuesday 24 March - Hawtonville Meth. Church Hall. 2-4pm
Are you good at wring stories? Or not so good like me? Come and join
the Creave Wring Group. It is a friendly group which shares stories LEARN YOUR CAMERA MODES…
over a cuppa in the home of a member. A non-threatening group of It is important to know what the different modes on your camera do,
people who enjoy using its imaginaon. Why not give it a try too. and when you might need them. There are a lot of camera se4ngs,
For details Call Maj on 702381 or Jean on 688954 and it takes some pracce to get them right, especially as a beginner.
Even advanced photographers won’t always do everything perfectly.
Meengs every 3rd Wednesday of each month 10.00
But it’s worth learning how to set your camera properly, and which
camera se4ngs ma8er the most, so you have the best chance to take
the photos you want.
Hopefully our collecon of short films will give you more insight into
what the different modes are, and their pros and cons. Advice and a
‘scene modes’ chart which covers most automac digital cameras will
Informaon from the editor. also help you understand camera se4ngs by using our pre-
programmed informaon.
You will be pleased to know that Pat Harcus has had her surgery and is All new ‘pro or amateur’ photographers (and cameras) welcome to
well, she may or may not be available to get to this months mee*ng meet for regular photographic projects, fieldtrips and car share etc.
but we will see her in April I am sure. Free parking. Refreshments. For further informaon please contact
In the mean *me we will s*ll have our usul tea and biscuits. If you
would like to help out with this we would be sure to find you Grp. Ldr. Andy Light 07876 594 425
something to do if not now then in the future.
Richard
New Group for you to join Murder Mystery Book Group
The group meeng on 16th March at the Reach cafe in Balderton, at 2pm.
U3A Gardening group
18 very friendly and enthusiasc people met at the Reach Cafe in Balderton for the Pla+orm Seven - Louise Doughty
inaugural meeng of the proposed gardening group. It was decided that we should
meet monthly, inially at the Reach Cafe, on the second Tuesday of the month at 10am PlaUorm Seven at 4am: Peterborough
with the first meeng being on the 10th March. Railway Staon is deserted. The man
crossing the covered walkway on this
A wide ranging discussion was held on the acvies that the group would like to hold
freezing November morning is confident
and these included talks on gardening subjects and visits to “open gardens” and
garden/flower shows. Hopefully the group will be able to share ideas and experse
he's alone. As he sits on the metal bench at
with the opportunity for the exchange of surplus seeds, seedlings or cu-ngs. the far end of the plaUorm it is clear his
choice is strategic - he's as far away from
Lyn Woolmer (Coordinator) the night staff as he can get.
What the man doesn't realize is that he has
company. Lisa Evans knows what he has
decided. She knows what he is about to do
as she tries and fails to stop him walking to
the plaUorm edge.
Two deaths on PlaUorm Seven. Two
fatalies in eighteen months - surely
they're connected?
Recorder group
Next dates 2nd, 16th March 2pm No one is more desperate to understand what connects them than Lisa Evans
herself. A;er all, she was the first of the two to die.
Call Alison on 01636 673298 for more details.
Please note the contact details for the email gill.lee@live.com or Phone
newsletter and website 07398171075. for more details
Newsletter: newsletter@newark-u3a.org.uk
Website: u3anewark@outlook.com
All contributions to the newsletter must be received by 24th of the month.
We welcomed several new members last month. They very quickly fi?ed in
Tea and Coffee Roster and were soon joining in with the general hub-hub of cha?er. We are a very
friendly group and are always happy to see new faces.
Jannet Gasson - Roz Tu
So if you if fancy learning or praccing your skill in kniLng, crochet or any
March Barbara McNair - Joan Price other woolly acvity, why not come along and join our happy friendly crowd
at Coddington Community Centre
Gill & Angus Peterson
1st Thursday of the month @ 1.30pm
Brian Cook
For further informaon contact :-
April Barbara Cook Anita Smith
Sonya Sinclair Tel. 01636 646559
Mobile 07889 721000
e-mail smee_anita@hotmail.com
Please let Pat know on 684511 if you are unable to a?end so she can organise
a replacement.
More volunteers are always welcome.
Singing for fun
The group connues to be well a2ended singing a range of songs, some from the
A plea from the heart. shows, a variety of rounds, tradional songs and many others.
We will be going to sing at Open Doors, a demena Support Group, on Monday 9th
March at 1.30pm, and then at Lancaster Grange on Wednesday 1st April at 2.30pm.
You too should become a volunteer please don’t leave it %ll
The group usually meets on the 4th Monday of every month, so our nest meeng is
it’s to late or there will be no tea and coffee. on Monday 23rd March. Do please come along if you enjoy singing, or perhaps never
Sign the Rota sheet and join a great bunch of people who had the chance before. We sing for fun, and the rapport is friendly!
deserve our grateful thanks. Contact Alison Wilson on 01636 673298 for more informaon.
Music Appreciaon Programme
From now %ll July 2020
March 2020 Music for the child in you.
April 2020 Members own choice.
May 2020 I believe in angels
June 2020 Open to offers
July 2020 Own choice for Holidays.
2nd Monday of the month 2pm This month I have le this page blank feel free to make
your note here.
Group Leaders
Please check that the informaon about contact details and meeng mes
are correct and let me know if it needs to be amended.
Thanks, Richard
MEMBERSHIP RENEWALS
A reminder that your membership will expire on 31st March
2020.
Membership for 2020/2021 is £12.
Subscrip-ons can be renewed now using online banking:-
Sort Code 30 95 88 Account No. 00001662.
Alterna-vely, cheques made payable to
‘Newark & District U3A’, PayPal or cash.
Please remember to keep your details up to date & inform the
Membership Secretary of any changes.
Children’s Books ( Past and Present ) Forthcoming Speakers
Meengs held at Reach café, Balderton. March 2010 Cathryn Crane ‘The work of Beaumond House’
Do you have a love of Children’s books then you should a8end.
Which books can you remember fron your childhood?
April 2020 Peta Bee IAM ‘Ins-tute of Advanced Motorist’
How were you influenced by them
Why are some books considered classics?
Will the “Harry Po8er” books be called classics in the future? May 2020 Jo Golby,
‘A Design for Life. The Laura Ashley Story.’
Interested then please contact Pat on 07801 815543 for more info.
June 2020 AGM No speaker
July 2020 Victoria Preece.
‘Workhouse stories from Southwell.’
All our speakers have been recommended either by a
member or members or other U3As. If you have someone
you’ve seen and heard at another group and you think
they would be suitable for us, please let me know
(ideally with their email and charges.)
Thank you Anne Handson
Where to find us
All monthly meengs are held on the second Thursday in the
month from 2pm-4pm at Holy Trinity Catholic Church, Boundary
Road, Newark, NG24 4AU. Parking is extremely limited at the
Church during school hours so we recommend that you park at
Sconce Hills Park (a li8le further down Boundary Road) and walk
back.
Group Leaders
Archaeology Peter Foden 01636 704241 3rd Thursday 14.30 Literature Glynda Green 01623 860311 Contact Glynda
Art for All Jacq Cartwright 01636 650411 1st & 3rd Tues 10.00 Mah Jong Sonya Sinclair 01636 672921 1st Wed 14.00
Media Group Contact Jacq 01636 650411 occasionally
Art Appreciaon To Be Arranged Soon 2nd Tuesday 10.00
Music Appreciaon Terry Bowler or 01636 650751 2nd Monday 14.00
Ballroom Dancing Maggie George 07790719870 4th Thursday 14.30 Tony Marrio? 01636 659239
Murder Mystery Gill Lee 07398171075 3rd Monday 14:00
Children’s Books: Pat Quinn-Catlying 07801815543 4th Tuesday 10.00 Book
Past and Present
Non-Ficon Book Julea Merlin 07932385672 1st Wednesday 14:00
Coffee Morning Reg Goodall 01636 651838 Every Friday 10.30
Nordic Walking Alan Williams 01400 281986 1st & 2nd Tues 10.00
Cra; Group Carole Tweedale 01636 672989 3rd Monday 09.30 Out and about Chris Handson 01636 677514 Contact Chris
Cra; and Cha?er Sue Eddowes 07923 214544 3rd Tuesday 14.00 Philosophy Tom Chamberlain 01636 678571 Alternate Fridays
Poetry Reading Margaret Sacke? 01636 680993 1st Monday 14.00
Creave Tourism June Halford 01636 923648 Last Monday 13.45
Recorder Playing Alison Wilson 01636 673298 1st &3rd Mon 14.00
Science Group David Neill 4th Tuesday
Creave Wring Maj Donovan or 01636 702381 3rd Wed 10.00
Singing for fun Alison Wilson 01636 673298 4th Monday 14.00
Jean Johnson 01636 688954
Tai Chi Joan Would 07341 885562 Thursday mornings
Dance ( Circle) Audrey Blake 01636 650676 3rd Thursday 13.30
Ukelele Happy Band Sue Moss 01636 612334 1,2,3,4th Wed, pm
Dance (line) Audrey Blake 01636 650676 4th Thursday 10.00 Walking Group Reg Robinson 01636 700188 2nd Monday 09.30
Discussion Muriel Price 07763 458054 4th Friday 14.00
Funtography Andy Light 07876 594425 4th Tuesday 14.00
Early Birds Jacq Cartwright 01636 650411 4th Thursday 18.15 Please note that group meeng mes and days can change somemes,
especially when they fall on a Bank Holiday. If you are unsure, please
French Conversaon Carol Wilkinson 01636 672295 2nd & 3rd Fri 10.30 check with the group leader. Do not rely on the diary page, as I do not
Geology Niki Whitburn 01636 706339 1st Tuesday 14.00 always get up-to-date informaon.
German Corri Moss 01636 706573 Contact Corri GePosion Name Group MEMBERSHIP RENEWALS
Chair Gillian Lee
A reminder that your membership will expire on 31st March
Vice Chair Jacq Cartwright 2020. Subscriptions can be renewed now using online
Treasurer Jonathan Smith banking:- Sort Code 30 95 88 Account No. 00001662.
Business Secretary Anita Smith Alternatively, cheques made payable to ‘Newark & District
U3A’ or Cash at the March monthly meeting.
Membership Secretary Maggie George
Please remember to keep your details up to date & inform the
Groups Coordinator Julia Merlin Membership Secretary of any changes.
Commiee Member (Newsleer) Richard Harcus
Commiee Member (Speaker Seeker) Anne Handson Maggie George
Commiee Member Reg Robinson U3A Walking Group
Commiee Member Andy Light On 10 February, 15 of us braved the weather and met at Tippings Wood Car
Park, Blidworth. The weather forecast was not good but despite a short
Commiee Member shower at the start the walk was done under a
shiny blue sky. The walk of approximarely 4
Commiee Member (Co-opted) Lynn Anderson miles was around the old spoil heaps of the
former Blidworth Colliery and took in Tippings
Commiee Member (Co-opted) Bernard Philips and Boundary Woods. Everyone was credited
with their 10,000 steps! A;er the walk most of
Catering Organiser:-Pat Harcus us took refreshments at the Wood Berry
Teahouse café, Farnsfield.
Newsle er team:- Richard Harcus, Sheila Harris We were lucky with our walk as it snowed later in the day.
Colin Baker
The March 9th walk is being led by Janet and Roz and is to be at Clumber Park.
Set off is 9:30 as usual from the car park. There is an entry fee for non
members of the Naonal Trust. Details of how to get there, the entrance fee,
and what's there can be found on the Clumber Park website.
h?ps://www.naonaltrust.org.uk/clumber-parkMarch / April 2020
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
2 Recorders 14.00 3 Art for All 10.00 4 German 10:00 5 Nordic Walking 10:00 6 Philosophy 10:00
Mar Poetry reading 14.00 Geology 14.00 Mah Jong 14.00 Knit & Na?er 13:30 Coffee Morning 10:30
Non-Ficon
Ficon Book Club 14:00 French Conversaon 10:30
Ukulele Happy Band 14:00 German 10:00
9 Walking Group 09:30 10 Art Appreciaon 10:00 11 Literature 10:15 12 Nordic Walking 10:00 13 Coffee Morning 10:30
Music Appreciaon 14:00 Ukulele Happy Band 14:00 Monthly Meeng 14:00 French Conversaon 10:30
Philosophy 10:00
16 Cra; 09:30 17 Art for All 10:00 18 Creave Wring 10:00 19 Archaeology 14:30 20 Coffee Morning 10:30
Gospel Group 10:00 Cra; and Cha?er 14:00 German 10:00 Circle Dancing 13:30 Discussion Group 14:00
Murder Mystery Group 14:00 Ukulele Happy Band 14:00 German 10:00
Recorders 14.00
23 Singing for Fun 14:00 24 Funtography 14:00 25 Children’s Books 10.00 26 Line Dancing 10:00 27 Coffee morning 10.30
Literature 10:15 Ballroom Dancing 14:30 German 10:00
Ukulele Happy Band 14:00 Early Birds 18:15 Philosophy 10:00
30 Creave Tourism 14:00 31 1 German 10:00 2 Nordic Walking 10:00 3 Philosophy 10:00
Apr Mah Jong 14.00 Knit & Na?er 13:30 Coffee Morning 10:30
Non-Ficon
Ficon Book Club 14:00 French Conversaon 10:30
Ukulele Happy Band 14:00 German 10:00
6 Recorders 14.00 7 Art for All 10.00 8 Literature 10:15 9 Nordic Walking 10:00 10 Coffee Morning 10:30
Poetry reading 14.00 Geology 14.00 Ukulele Happy Band 14:00 Monthly Meeng 14:00 French Conversaon 10:30
Philosophy 10:00
13 Walking Group 09:30 14 Art Appreciaon 10:00 15 Creave Wring 10:00 16 Archaeology 14:30 17 Coffee Morning 10:30
Music Appreciaon 14:00 German 10:00 Circle Dancing 13:30 Discussion Group 14:00
Ukulele Happy Band 14:00 German 10:00
20 Cra; 09:30 21 Art for All 10:00 22 Children’s Books 10.00 23 Line Dancing 10:00 24 Coffee morning 10.30
Gospel Group 10:00 Cra; and Cha?er 14:00 Literature 10:15 Ballroom Dancing 14:30 Philosophy 10:00
Murder Mystery Group 14:00 Ukulele Happy Band 14:00 Early Birds 18:15
Recorders 14.00
27 Singing for Fun 14:00 28 Funtography 14:00 29 German 10:00 30
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