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Newsletter December 2017
Learn, laugh and live. Meet people, learn new skills and have fun.
Registered Charity No: 515733
Tynedale
https://u3asites.org.uk/tynedale
Monthly Meeting: December 5th 2017
O ur speaker this month is John Moreels who will be presenting his talk entitled
“Nostalgic views of the North”.
Following John and Sheila’s visits in 2008, 2010 and 2014, John will bring us up to date with this unique photographic project. We will be able to see some of the latest images discovered, how the project has expanded and helped dementia patients and
also how to view over 15,000 images online. Nostalgic Views of the North, Book 3 will be available at a special discounted price, just in time for Christmas (Ward Philipson photographic images – photographs to fall in love with!)
We meet at 2.00pm in the Great Hall at Hexham Abbey for registration and tea/coffee, followed by announcements at 2.20pm and the talk at 2.30pm.
Lost Property
Do you recognise this scarf?
It was left in the Great Hall at the September monthly meeting.For a safe return please contact Wendy at: [email protected]
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Group News
A HUGE THANK YOU to the convenors who have stepped down recently for all the time and effort they have put into their groups. It is much appreciated: Ann from Sunday Lunch 1, Elizabeth from Craft and Create and Mary and Pat from Out and About.
Thank you also to the new convenors who have kindly taken up the baton. Christine is now convenor for the Craft and Create Group, Trevor for the Welsh Language Group, Jane for Garden Visits, Linda for Sunday Lunch 1, Trish for Canasta and Sally for Yoga.
Names are now being collected for the following groups:
Italian for Holidays (Beginners) 3 members interested Wine Appreciation 2 7 members interested, convenors wanted Jazz Music Appreciation 4 members interested French 1 member interested New book group 1 member interested ‘Detective’ Book Group 1 member interested Music playing / instrumentalists joint venture with Prudhoe U3A.
Please phone Sue on 604787 or email [email protected] to add your name to the lists.
A member has suggested a Food Appreciation Group which is very popular in Mid Northumberland U3A. They hold demonstrations (e.g. artisan bakers, sugarcraft), talks and presentations (members investigate food labelling, local cheeses, history of food, hidden sugars), theme shared meals (e.g. BBQ, afternoon teas, Burns Night Supper), challenges (e.g. Ready Steady Cook, different scones, best meals for one) and visits (e.g. chocolatier, organic farm, Indian restaurant). Other U3A ideas are Food and Cultures (investigating foods from different cultures and/or visiting a restaurant from that culture) or Pudding Exchange ( each member in turn investigates the history and recipe of a pudding on a theme (European, famous, British place names, ) and brings it along for tasting ………….in whatever state it is in!
Our Poetry Group held a successful meeting with Prudhoe U3A Poetry Group 2 last month and hope for other joint readings. They would be delighted to have some more members. Phone Ray on 682022 or Sean on 609320.
Art Appreciation 1, Art Appreciation 2, Play Reading, French for Fun, French Intermediate and Sunday Lunch 2, are all full but the convenors are keeping Waiting Lists, to which your name can be added and
which they will pass on to the Groups Secretary. Alternatively contact the Groups Secretary direct and say which group you are interested in even though there is no space at present.
Finally, from March 2018 we need a new Groups Secretary for a three year term or alternatively two Groups Secretaries – one to help new groups start up and one to support groups that are already running. Contact Sue on 604787 if you would like to
know more. Your U3A needs you!
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Helping Hand Given… Do you need help with the Internet or do you have difficulty accessing the newsletter online? Please contact Sue on 604787 and if there is enough interest we may be able to organise a short series of basic computer sessions to get you going.
Helping Hand Wanted!
Would you be interested in a voluntary job? Then why not consider the newly created post of NEW MEMBERS’ CONTACT? We are looking for a cheerful, sociable, approachable member to help New Members in the early weeks when they join or show interest in our U3A. Many people find attending the Monthly Meeting daunting, or stepping into a new group very difficult especially if they are new to the Tynedale area or recently bereaved, retired, divorced or starting out anew in some way. We think that some support and contact would help new or potential members to ‘find their feet’ more easily and feel welcomed. The New Member’s Contact would be on hand at the Monthly Meeting and the Pop-In Coffee Meetings, which are held every 4 months, as well as having a phone number or email that members could contact for assistance. This is not a Committee or Trustee position……….just a very useful job which will require liaising with the Membership and Groups Secretaries. Please apply to the Chair on 606215 or Secretary on 674896.
A date for your diary
January 15th Monday at 7pm The Sky Tonight - a guide around the January sky from a garden in Acomb. Please come warmly dressed. Phone 604787 if you'd like to attend.
Contributions wanted
We are always pleased to receive items for the newsletter from the different groups. Maybe you have recently been on a visit, want to promote an upcoming event, want to attract new members or just let others
know what the group gets up to! You could even include a photo. Use the contact details on the back page to get in touch.
The Big Garden Bird Watch is back!
It takes place on 27th, 28th and 29th January over the period of one hour. Contact www.rspb.org.uk/birdwatch or text BIRD to 70030 for the Birdwatch Pack.
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2018 Programme at a glance
January 9th Iain Moffat: Water for Newcastle February 6th Adam Keen, Recycling officer: Waste Management in Northumberland March 6th Annual General Meeting Penny Ely: Emotional archaeology - why medieval stories matter April 10th Norman Rogers: Woodland Trust - Standing up for trees. May 1st Maria Chester: The Third Age Trust – International work of the U3A June 5th Philip Caine, Author: Barrow to Baghdad and Back July 3rd Margret Jacot: Treasures of Persia See the Events section of the web site for full details of all meetings, speakers, outings and much more. We meet at 2.00pm in the Great Hall at Hexham Abbey for registration and tea/coffee, followed by announcements at 2.20pm and the talk at 2.30pm.
Your Committee Chairman Mike Worthington - 606215 [email protected] Vice Chair Alistair Sinclair - 394158 [email protected] Business Secretary Sally Pearson - 674896 [email protected] Treasurer Alistair Sinclair - 394158 [email protected] Membership Secretary Barbara Herring - 673016 [email protected] Programme Secretary Wendy Dale - 606215 [email protected] Group Liaison Secretary Sue Loader - 604787 [email protected] Newsletter Editor Sue Charlton - 684475 [email protected]
NEXT MONTHLY MEETING: Tuesday 9th January
Please send your contributions for the January Newsletter to the editor at:
[email protected] by Thursday, 28th December.
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New Members
This month we are pleased to welcome 3 new members to Tynedale U3A. They are: Hilary Howard, Anne Barber and Catherine Hedley.
