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SLU3A NEWS Newsletter of the South Leicestershire U3A Website: http://www.slu3a.org.uk/
Our mission is to make lifelong learning and the enjoyment of leisure time and recreational activities, through the experience of SLU3A, a reality for all members.
Registered Charity Number 1122153
Issue No. 239 JUNE 2020
Another Market Harborough picture puzzle from Geoff Woods. Can you identify the building? Find the answer later in this
newsletter.
From the Chair Who would have believed at our March meeting that our next monthly session would be a virtual one, hosted by Zoom, in June? None of us! However, I should like to thank a small team who have been working hard (remotely) to work out and trial a format for the June meeting, namely Louise Elsome, Stephen Joy, Colin Cohen and Denise Smith. Especial thanks, too, to Colin for enthusiastically taking on the challenge of presenting a talk remotely, where you cannot gauge the audience response. We have included interaction with members, giving you the opportunity to submit questions and to vote for your favourite building design. We hope that many of you join us at 10.30 am on Monday 8 June and
apologise in advance if there any minor hiccups! It is planned to include the recorded event on our YouTube account, which you will be able to access soon afterwards via the link on our website. We also intend to run similar meetings over the coming months. In the meantime, keep sending in your items, whatever length, for the newsletters and our website. It is important to retain our sense of community as we gradually ease ourselves out of lockdown. I would remind you to check out the national U3A website which has some excellent ideas for things to do: https://www.u3a.org.uk/. Sign up, too, for their excellent, electronic, monthly newsletter: https://www.u3a.org.uk/newsletter
Helen Salisbury Chair, SLU3A and Site Administrator for Beacon
Items to stretch your mind Architecture P4&5
Local churches P11
Songs of the 60s P13
On the national U3A website P13
Other interesting websites P13
Technical Help Technology is invaluable for making this time of lockdown bearable but it is not always easy to get it to do what we want. If you need help using your equipment to access the internet contact Mike Lucas (07522 345453, [email protected]) or for help using the Zoom meeting software Denise Smith ([email protected], 07527 801778) who will do their best to help.
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SLU3A Details and Committee Items
MEMBERSHIP
Joining the SLU3A could not be easier. You can join online through our website at
www.slu3a.org.uk or download an Application form. Contact our Membership Secretary, Ian
Webb, 11 Austins Close, Market Harborough, LE16 9BJ, email [email protected], Tel.
01858 440851. We will require your full name, postal address, email or phone number.
The 2020/21 subscription is £20, or £16.50 if you are a fully paid Individual Member of
another U3A. Proof of membership of the other U3A must be provided including Membership
Number. If joining from January 2021 onwards, it will reduce to £8.00 for a Full Individual
Membership or £6.50 for an Associate Membership. Your subscription can be paid either by
cash or cheque, which should be made payable to the SLU3A .
When things have at last returned to normal we look forward to welcoming new and
prospective members at our monthly General Meetings held on the second Monday morning,
10—12 in the Jubilee Hall, Bowden Lane, Market Harborough. Visitors are encouraged to
make a £2 donation. New members can chat with our welcoming team and learn about the
SLU3A and our Interest Groups.
How do I find the Newsletter?
During the current situation the Newsletter will only be available online from
www.slu3a.org.uk — go to What’s On/Newsletters. We hope to resume printing the
newsletter as soon as possible.
Coffee, tea and biscuits at the Monthly Meeting Nothing to report this month, the biscuits have all gone, the tea bags have run out and the jar of instant coffee is almost empty, but there are one or two sugar lumps left. I have been thinking that when we start meeting again we could perhaps include hot chocolate on our menu, must see if we can cope with it and test the demand. Stay safe . Colin Ford, Coffee Coordinator 01858 463129
YOUR COMMITTEE
Patricia Brafield (Monthly Meetings) 01858 411045
Liz Brett (Committee Support) 07097 631529
Louise Elsome (Groups) 07740 572956
Colin Ford (Refreshments) 01858 463129
Rose Gale (Secretary) 01536 506434
Stuart Irons (Premises) 07969 833342
Stephen Joy (Newsletter & Website) 07982 428397
Maryan Richardson (Trips) 01858 462573
Helen Salisbury (Chair) 07837 410575
Paul Simpson (Treasurer) 07885 808209
Ian Webb (Membership) 01858 440851
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Group Enabler I hope you're all enjoying the warm, sunny weather; it's certainly making the lockdown more bearable. Although restrictions are relaxing slightly, it looks like it will be a long time until our groups can get together as we used to. Several groups, including Poetry, Photography, Bridge and French have been meeting successfully via Zoom. We now have our own Zoom account which groups can use, so if you'd like to give it a go, please let me know. If you have a group member who is confident with IT it may be that they deal with the technicalities to allow the Group Leader to focus
on group activities. In addition, there is support available to help you get started; just send me an email or text and I can put you in touch with one of our members who is happy to help. We also have several groups using WhatsApp as this suits their needs better. Whatever way you choose to keep in touch, please continue to do so as we want everyone to continue to feel part of our organisation during these unusual times. Louise Elsome 07740 572956 [email protected]
Committee Items
Membership Secretary We are now fully into the season for the payment of the Annual Subscriptions, the renewal date for Subscriptions was the 01 May 2020.
Many thanks to all the members who have already paid, your support is very important in these unusual times enabling the South Leicestershire U3A to continue to operate, if only at the moment on an online basis and to be in position to fully reopen when we are all thankfully able to join together again.
Although, the majority of our Members have renewed their Membership, there are still unfortunately a number from whom payment is still outstanding or they have
not informed us that they are not renewing. For any member who has not paid, the offer of a reduced Membership Subscription next year will still apply, providing that they renew their membership before the expiry of the period of grace at the end of June. This will be subject to no adverse situations occurring such as the Government removing the Gift Aid facility from Charities and of course the agreement of the Membership at our AGM later this year.
However, as they have not yet renewed their membership, they cannot be classified as an active member and therefore will not be included in any activity or event organised by the SLU3A or the Group where they had been involved prior to 01 May.
In view of the current situation, which has necessitated the cancellation of the Monthly Meetings in the interim, it is now only possible to pay by cheque or cash by post to myself, at 11 Austins Close, Market Harborough, LE16 9BJ or by Debit or Credit card through the SLU3A website. Further details about this method of payment may be found in the Membership Section of the SLU3A Website. We are also very pleased to announce that this online facility has now been extended to include new applicants who wish to join the SLU3A. I am pleased to advise that it is the Committee’s intention to substantially reduce the Membership Fee from the next year's renewal. I hope that you are all keeping well and safe in these unusual circumstances.
Ian Webb, [email protected]
U3A Creative Writing Competition If you fancy putting your writing skills to the test, have a look at www.u3a.org.uk/learning which was mentioned in last month’s edition. The deadline for submissions is noon on June 19th though so you’ll need to get cracking!
Welcome to the fourth instalment of the Virtual Architecture Group As a change, I’d like to offer you a couple of sets of quiz questions. The first round is called London Landmarks. There are ten photos of well known landmarks, and for each one the number of letters in each word of the name is included. So for example, if the photo was of Westminster Abbey the clue would be 11,5.
Interest Groups
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2. (3,7)
1. _ _ _ _ _ _’_ _ _ _ _ _ _ (7,6)
3. (7,6)
4. (9,5,7)
5. (5,6,4)
7. (5,6)
8. _ _ _ _ _ _ ‘_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (2,5,9)
6. (10,6)
9. (3,6)
10. (3,3)
Architecture continued The second round consists of ten general knowledge questions about architecture.
1. The proposed extension to which London building was described by Prince Charles as “a monstrous carbuncle on the face of a much loved and elegant friend” ?
2. Sir Clough Williams Ellis is chiefly known for the creation of which village in North Wales? 3. Which building was designed by Joseph Paxton to house the Great Exhibition of 1851 in Hyde Park? 4. What is the popular name of the triangular building at 175 Fifth Avenue New York? 5. What popular name has been given to 20 Fenchurch Street on account of its shape? 6. What’s the name of the museum in New York designed by Frank Lloyd Wright? 7. Which inside out building in Paris designed by Richard Rogers and Renzo Piano opened in 1977? 8. Which architect designed the Petronas Twin Towers in Kuala Lumpur? 9. What type of column is Nelson’s Column in Trafalgar Square?
• Doric
• Ionic
• Corinthian
10.Which of the following architects designed the iconic red telephone box?
• Sir George Gilbert Scott
• George Gilbert Scott Jnr
• Sir Giles Gilbert Scott
I hope you enjoy going through the questions. I’ll provide the answers in the next SLU3A newsletter, but if you can’t wait until then send me an email. Your feedback is welcome, and I’d appreciate any suggestions about how we can keep in touch with each other during the period of social isolation.
Colin Cohen [email protected]
Art History Group members continue to keep in touch by email and phone. I have had many positive responses to my suggestions for TV programmes and websites. There is certainly a lot more on YouTube than I realised! Indeed the Royal Academy has recently put some ‘Exhibition on Screen’ films onto YouTube including Manet – Portraying Life (2013) and Painting the Modern Garden: Monet to Matisse (2016) which has something for artists and gardeners alike. There is still time to catch the Museums in Quarantine series on BBC iPlayer, see the May newsletter for details. At the moment, we don’t know when we will be able to meet again in person. Our planned programme was to have included looking at various British artists from the 1960s for the now postponed 60s project. I still have DVD requests with the U3A resources centre for a Barbara Hepworth documentary and also a film about David Hockney ‘At the Tate’. It would be great if we were able to view and discuss these before too long, but we must wait and see. Stay safe and healthy.
Angela Deane
Belleplates No long distance or virtual ringing for us during lockdown but members have been on a steep learning curve to improve their techie skills and are now having regular chats via zoom. Not always totally straight forward but an interesting exercise and lots of fun. As soon as we are safely able, we plan to get together for Mary’s postponed 80th Birthday celebration tea, possibly at an outdoor venue, and we have Brenda’s 80th birthday on the horizon, another celebration to look forward to. But in the meantime, Tony continues to arrange music, ready for us to play when the ‘new normal’ allows.
Pru Normand
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Barbara Hepworth sculpture garden, St.Ives, Cornwall
Bird Watching Some first sighting dates from our members during May:-
Thursday 21st May would have been our bird watching day and chances are, for May, a whole day out at a reserve a bit further afield. That, of course, was out of the question so we decided to do a sort of RSPB type Big Garden Bird Watch. We weren't particularly bothered about numbers but the different species we saw or heard either in or from our gardens. Neither were we time constrained but could spend as little or as much time as we liked during the day. Ten of us took part in the day covering 8 gardens. In total we recorded 28 different species; only one bird was present in all of our gardens, the Woodpigeon No surprise that Blackbird, House Sparrow, Bluetit and Robin all featured well too.
Here's a complete rundown of how many gardens each species was recorded in :-
Same again next month? Who knows? Maybe we'll be able to 'socially distance' meet again. Fingers crossed!
Bruce
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8 - Woodpigeon 7 - Blackbird 6 - House Sparrow, Bluetit, Robin 5 - Wren, Magpie, Carrion Crow 4 - Dunnock, Goldfinch, Jackdaw
3 - Collared Dove, Song Thrush, Starling 2 - Coal Tit, Great Tit, Rook, Chaffinch 1 - Pheasant, Buzzard, Red Kite, Swift, Swallow,
Blackcap, Chiffchaff, Goldcrest, Greenfinch, Bullfinch
1st Green Sandpiper – M.H. Airfield 3rd Cuckoo (seen this time!) – E.Farndon 5th Grey Wagtail – canal at Smeeton Westerby 8th Yellow Wagtail – field between Great Bowden & A6 Swifts – 2 over M.H. Garden 9th Spotted Flycatcher – Glooston garden
14th Blue-tailed Damselfly – Draughton Green-veined White Butterfly – Draughton 18th Hobby – Titchmarsh Banded Demoiselle Damselfly – Titchmarsh 19th 2 Nightingales heard – Titchmarsh 21st Nightingale seen – Titchmarsh
Wood pigeon
Robin
Book Club I was advised by a neighbour to take my car out to stop it running out of battery after about five weeks of lockdown. When I got home I penned the following:
Market Harborough
Ronnie Leech
Bridge (Tuesday morning) Following my decision to suspend our Tuesday morning bridge sessions, the Harborough Community Church decided to close its doors anyway but promised to honour the period for which we had already paid when it is able to reopen. The question is when will that be and according to the UK government’s 3 stage plan for easing the lockdown, the answer is July at the earliest and then only if observing social distancing rules. The two metre rule would appear to make playing bridge impractical and I find the alternative of wearing face masks unappealing. However, as it appears we are going to have to learn to live with this virus for some time to come, if we are to resume playing on Tuesday mornings we are going to have to find a way to adapt to the ‘new normal’. Any thoughts or suggestions, anyone? John Cameron (tel. 01858 434155)e-mail: [email protected]
Crafting for charities Gardening seems to have taken priority at the moment during this period of late spring sunshine. However, regular updates are done by email and WhatsApp. This is a picture of a baby blanket and jacket for a prem baby made by one of our members. Helen Salisbury
Drawing and Painting The Drawing and Painting Group continues to be in contact via weekly email, with a new topic on which to focus our painting each fortnight. Currently, after working on Beyond the Barricades, we are coming up with ideas on the theme of nature, Where the Wild Things Are. The natural world has become ever more important in these strange times, though the current lack of rain poses rather a problem to nurturing new plant growth. Anne has suggested a quirky project for our next theme, and provided a starter picture, entitled Daft Cow! I think this will really appeal to the group, and will lift the spirits!
Elaine Scarlett and Sue Garman
Local History We continue in these uncertain times and, unfortunately, no decision can be made as to when we will resume our meetings. The visit to Abbey Pumping Station in September is still being reviewed and we will be in touch with all members once we are able to make a decision.
There are a few websites well worth a visit:
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Cornelia Wontner
This market town is like a ghostly ship Empty of crew, of Master and of sound Where are the living souls all duty bound To stay below till virus loses grip.
We must obey, we must not rock the boat We live secure, well fed, well read but lonely
Where are the friends with whom we share, not only Fun, jokes, laughter but our anecdotes?
We fight the perilous seas (the virus in disguise) We must not leave the shelter of our port But we will prove to all that we have fought So that our lives, our futures once more rise.
Continued…...
Interest Groups re-acquaint yourselves with some of the splendid exhibits in the local Harborough museum: www.harboroughmuseum.org.uk . Or discover a brief history of Leicester (the website also has links to Market Harborough and other Leicestershire towns): www.localhistories.org.uk . Or look at the strange exhibits held at Carnegie Museum in Melton Mowbray: www.meltonmuseum.org . If anyone has any pictures or video/films of old Harborough and the surrounding areas which they would be happy to share, please forward them to us and we will circulate them to the group members and add to the U3A website. Meanwhile, until we meet again, take care and stay safe.
Avril Pell – [email protected]
Music Appreciation 1 Music has been such a great help over the past weeks of lockdown – such a solace and such an inspiration. To be able to cut oneself off from the world for an hour or two and to be transported to who knows where? Wasn’t it Plato on music who wrote – “Music is a moral law. It gives a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination, a charm to sadness, and life to everything. It is the essence of order, and leads to all that is good, just and beautiful, of which it is the invisible, but never the less dazzling, passionate, and eternal form”? Well, apparently not (see: ianchadwick.com/blog/plato-music-and-misquotes/) but that doesn’t detract from the ideas behind the words. So what was there to enjoy? Continuing my trawl amongst the archives on BBC i-Player I found Virtuoso Violinists at the BBC. This was a programme introduced by Nicola Benedetti and included, amongst many, performances by Nathan Milstein, Mischa Elman, Isaac Stern, Yehudi Menuhin, Sarah Chang, Itzhak Perlman and Nigel Kennedy. Next there was Classic Cellists at the BBC introduced by Julian Lloyd Webber with performances by Paul Tortelier, Jacqueline du Pre, Mstislav Rostropovich, Yo Yo Ma, Steven Isserlis, Mischa Maisky and Sheku Kanneh-Mason. Sheku was the winner of the BBC Young Musician of the Year in 2016 which brings us nicely to the 2020 Competition. The rounds for the winners of each of the Keyboard, Woodwind, Brass, Percussion and Strings categories were contested before the Covid-19 lockdown. The winners of each of these five categories will playoff against each other in the Semi-final and the top three competitors will then compete in the Final. The dates for the Semi-final and Final have still to be confirmed. Unless the BBC extends their availability then by the time you receive the Newsletter you will not be able to watch the Keyboard category final on i-Player. However, the Woodwind category-final is available until 9 June, Brass until 16 June, Percussion until 23 June and Strings until 30 June. Please do make time to watch these incredibly talented young people. Happy listening! Peter Ellement 01858 432966 [email protected]
Music Appreciation 2 In these difficult times it it seems appropriate to reflect on a less complicated period in the past. I have been reviewing the programmes that the Group has listened to in the past and found the following which was in fact a selection of recordings made by the Group itself: SLU3A News July 2010: The programme for our June Meeting with one exception was from the 20th century, and started with a piece written and composed by the tympanist Colin Currie which was commissioned by Westminster Abbey and recorded there. Called "Borrowed Times" it surprised and delighted the Group. The sole contribution from the 18th Century was the last Movement of Mozart's 23rd piano Concerto. Sea interludes by Benjamin Britten brought us back into the last century and this was followed by Copland's "El Salon Mexico" and Danzon No 2 by the Mexican Composer Marquez played by the Simon Bolivar Youth Orchestra. and Vaughan Williams "The Lark Ascending" reminded us of our beautiful summer weather . The morning ended with David Raskin's music for the 1950s film The Bad and the Beautiful reminding us of happy memories of stumbling out of the cinema into the bright summer sun so many years ago. Geoffrey Moth tel 01858 43275 e-mail [email protected]
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Papercraft and more We are keeping in touch with each other via WhatsApp, making sure we are all safe and well. Plenty of funny items keep us amused and most of us are crafting at home. Even a pandemic can’t keep a good crafter down! We are making cards, doing beading, stamping, knitting and crochet for a start. We are hoping to start a Christmas project when we get back, if we get back by then. I am suggesting a theme for the members to get stuck into, so we can show each other photos, I hope all members will join in. The photos show an increasing lockdown family.
Jan Collins 07834230430/ 01868462409
Quilters corner An email has been sent to all the members of my group to wish them well. I have rung those who live alone. I and one of my group have been making laundry bags for nurses. Another has been making face masks. The items have been donated through a member’s family contact in a Leicester hospital and a thank you letter received from the Trust. Janet Clarke
Quilty Pleasures Our small friendly group is keeping in contact via a WhatsApp group and sharing ideas and photos. We have embarked on a group project to make a quilt for Linus, an organisation that distributes quilts to traumatised babies, children and teenagers to bring comfort at difficult times. We are each making Cat blocks, which we will join together and quilt. The blocks are quite simple but effective and it is such a worthy cause. Hopefully we can meet up again before too long. Diane Miles
Railway Exploration The group continues to flourish in its new-found guise of the Lockdown Railway Writers Guild! To date (22nd May) we have published 33 mini-articles within our e-group on subjects ranging from memories of childhood holiday train journeys to current exploration of a local disused railway tunnel. We are all looking forward to the time when we can meet again in person and hopefully welcome our new e-group members to a live meeting. But at present, the magic wonders of e-mail and the internet are keeping us going. It's all become very reminiscent of the wartime "we can do it" spirit as evoked in the poster. Philip Danks
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Interest Groups
*Is the group you want to join full? Please contact the group leader or Louise Elsome, group enabler (07740 572956) and ask to be put on the waiting list. If enough people join a waiting list we would hope to start a new group for the same subject.
Here is Geoff’s building from the front page. As you can see it is Barclay’s Bank.
Science Group Research into an Anti-Virus Mask Spring 2020
In the SLU3A Science Group some of the more irresponsible members have devoted their time under house arrest to come up with a ground breaking Anti-Virus Mask.
The first genre of masks considered were those worn by the Lone Ranger. Our research showed that it seemed to provide protection against revolver fire, knife attack and arrows but was of little value against a Covid-19 particle with a size range of >5-10 μm.
We then took into account the findings of the team at Pitié-Salpêtrière University Hospital in Paris, who found that smokers may be at less risk of contracting the virus. Our design enables the wearer to smoke a pipe so providing the nicotine which may be beneficial in avoiding CODIV-19 and includes a chimney to dispel the expelled smoke which proved to be problematical in the initial testing phase.
The mouth piece also allows for a triple quantity suction device to be inserted for drinking fluids. A study is underway to investigate the intracellular kinetics of a growing virus and consumption of a liquid made from fermented grapes. In trials the sight of the mask is so disturbing that there is no difficulty in maintaining social distancing. The production time of one mask is three days so based on production of 100 in each year, then so long as the population of the UK remains stable at 60,000,000, by June 1st 602020AD masks would be available for all.
Michael Milsom
Tennis The Tennis Group Meetings are still suspended Market Harborough Lawn Tennis Club are only allowing games of singles to be played on Courts 1 and 3, booked on line only. Hope you are all keeping well and that it will not too long before we are back enjoying our tennis. Best wishes to everyone.
Rita Moth Transport The Army Flying Museum at Middle Wallop in Hampshire have produced a series of free “Lockdown lectures”. They were initially streamed from their website and now the complete series is available on https://www.armyflying.com/lockdown-lectures/ I have only had time to view aviation historian and broadcaster Paul Beaver’s lecture “Secrets of the Spitfire” which was very enlightening and was exceptionally well delivered.
Michael Milsom
Ukulele Group / Strictly Ukuleles The Ukulele Group continue to virtually meet up on Tuesday afternoons, and each week we have a fresh playlist of songs for us to perform. Each week, we have one or two new songs to tackle, and recent new favourites have been Any Dream Will Do (from ‘Joseph’), Gentle On My Mind (Glen Campbell), I Only Want To Be With You (Dusty), and Georgy Girl (The Seekers), which was written by Rothwell’s own Jim Dale. Additionally, members post videos of their performances on to WhatsApp, so it all helps to keep us engaged with the group and with our ukuleles. Have uke, be happy.
David Evans 01858 463045
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Strollers Whilst under self isolation we have had the time to study some of our local maps, the internet and walking books and have come up with 5 routes which Strollers might be able to use, we look forward to be able to get out and prove them to be suitable for us and there is light at the end of the tunnel it’s the headlight of the train coming towards us.
Possible Stroll 1. Chapel Brampton from the Spencer Arms
Possible Stroll 2. Great Glen from the Pug & Compass over to Cranes Lock
Possible Stroll 3. Gretton from the Haddon Arms fish and chip special deal on Fridays
Possible Stroll 4 . Fleckney from the Golden Shield
And even one in Rothwell.
Stay well . Colin and Julia Ford 01858 463129
Walking Wednesdays Well I think we've walked to all the adjoining villages around Great Bowden and Market Harborough during the last few weeks, each walk anything from 6 to 9 mile long! Here's a few pictures I've taken en route. See if you can guess where they are? They are also on the Wednesday Half Day Walking page of our web site with some bonus pictures! I'll publish the answers on the web sometime on Monday 15th June. Bruce White
Walking - Half Day Third Thursday
Even though we're not able to meet as a group at present, it's good that we can now get out to enjoy all the countryside near home. These two photographs were taken on the 4.5 mile triangular walk from Medbourne to Blaston and Nevill Holt. Alastair & Christine Willis Tel 01858 419262
Walking and Cycling Groups
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Virtual General Meeting On Monday June 8th we are having our first virtual General Meeting using the Zoom meeting software. Colin Cohen is presenting a talk that he has entitled ‘The Market Harborough Architecture Design Awards’ where he will present a number of buildings that the RIBA considers to be of great architectural merit. At the end we will have the opportunity to vote for the one we think is best (by text message) and during Colin’s talk we can send questions to him using the Zoom Chat function. At the end of his talk Colin will endeavour to answer as many of those questions as there is time for. We hope that many members will want to join us. Helen will be sending an email invitation with the details you will need to join the meeting. It is planned to include the recorded event on our YouTube account, which you will be able to access soon afterwards via the link on our website (don’t worry, it will only show the main speaker and the presentation—you will not be visible!). Future Meetings: We expect to be holding several more virtual monthly meetings as it will be quite a while before we can gather in the Jubilee Hall again. If you have any ideas for future talks: either a subject that you are willing to speak about yourself, or someone you know who might be able to give us a talk, please contact Helen on 07837 410575 or by email at [email protected].
Avoiding Identity Theft and online fraud: You can find some useful information on this subject
here: https://www.totallymoney.com/identity-theft-protection-guide/ Or this from Which on spotting fraudulent & scam websites (seems to be available to non-members).
The Photography group’s pictures for the May meeting were inspired by lockdown. More can be found in our Activity Group section of the website.
Kenny Darling Denise Smith
Mike Goldsmith Helen King Lorraine Wilson
Kevin’s Towns Quiz Answers Here are the answers to the selection in last month’s newsletter. Those for the whole quiz can be found on the website here.
This month’s quiz Here is a sample of another quiz from Kevin—60s Songs. Answers next month. The whole quiz can be found on the website here.
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Minehead Wells next the sea Ashford Cambridge
More things we might have time for while spending our time at home.
National U3A has a great selection of things to interest us. Visit www.u3a.org.uk/learning and you will find a Diary Project, Maths Challenge, Creative writing completion as well as keeping fit, ideas for craft projects, photography and more.
If you are really into studying the Open University has a huge range of free courses. The history and arts list looks fascinating and courses range from one to thirty hours of study. You will need to register for these courses.
The National Theatre at Home gives you the opportunity to watch one of their productions. From 4th June it will be Shakespeare’s Coriolanus with Tom Hiddleston — not exactly the most cheerful play! But you will also find their quizzes which are presented by well known actors like Imelda Staunton and Jim Carter.
Lots of museums and art galleries have virtual tours on line. You can find a selection here. Also see Angela’s suggestions in the Art History article on page 5.
Using Zoom for group meetings. If you are a group leader you can arrange to use our Zoom package which doesn’t have the 40min limit of the free version. Contact Louise Elsome on [email protected] or 07740 572956 to book a time (you may have to be flexible about the day and time of your meeting). You can ask Denise Smith ([email protected], 07527 801778) if you would like some help getting going with the Zoom software.
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Members will recall that on Wednesday 3 June it was to be U3A day and we were planning a combined event with Market Harborough U3A This was to be a 3.5 mile walk around the town. The event has now been postponed to early October. However, I would like to take the opportunity to say thank you and acknowledge all the volunteer work that many SLU3A members undertake; from making the tea within their groups, acting as group leaders to undertaking the role of Committee Trustee, to name but a few. It is your support that makes SLU3A the highly successful organisation that it is today and this year is celebrating its 20th anniversary. Helen Salisbury A thank you from National U3A to all volunteers:
To find out more about the varied volunteer roles within U3A, click on this short video:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrqc8qYDZ4U24lq0J4qx0fQ/
There will shortly be a new Volunteer tab on the national U3A giving updates and the latest news. In the meantime, you can read about several volunteer success stories here:
https://www.u3a.org.uk/
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GROUP DETAILS
MONDAY Art History Angela Deane 01858 431111 Cong Church 1st Monday 10.00 am Crafting for Charities Helen Salisbury 07837 410575 Louisa’s Place 3rd Monday 10.30am Exercise/Keep Fit 1 Anne Goldsmith 01536 770122 Methodist Church Weekly 9.30-10.30 French Refreshers Rosemary Holden 01858 682623 Please call Weekly 11.00am Golf Ladies Angela Wade 01858 462293 Cottingham Golf Weekly 10.00am Italian Not Absolute Beginners Sharon Webb 01858 440851 Please Call 1st & 3rd Mondays 2.30pm Italian Improvers Judith Cook 01858 433861 Please Call Weekly 2.00pm Table Tennis 1 Judith Burdon 01858 467531 Please Call Weekly Morning Wine Explorers Melanie Nash 07939 872204 Please call 2nd Monday 7.30pm
TUESDAY Architecture Colin Cohen & 07973 348817 Cong Church 4th Tuesday Afternoon Geoff Woods 01858 468989 Book Club Ronnie Leech 01858 410072 Please call 2nd Tuesday 10.00am Bridge—Rubber John Cameron 01858 440686 Evangelical Church Weekly 10.00am Bridge—Social Sue Jones 01858 433210 Bowls Club Lt.Bwdn Weekly 1.30-4pm Country Dancing Sharon Webb 01858 440851 Cong Church 4th Tuesday 2-4pm German Improvers Barbara Evans 01858 463045 Louisa’s Place Weekly 2-4pm Listening to Jazz Mike Goldsmith 01536 770122 Please call Last Tuesday 2.15-4.15 Local history Avril Pell 01858 414871 Cong Church 3rd Tuesday 2-4pm Music Appreciation 1 Peter Ellement 01858 432966 Please call 3rd Tuesday 10.00am Play Reading David Ginns 01536 351328 Please call 3rd Tuesday Afternoon Singers—Ladies Choir Joy Swallow 01858 462368 Cong Church 2nd/4th Tues 10.30am Ukuleles David Evans 01858 463045 Methodist Church Alternate Tues 2-4pm Walking Half Day 2 Diana Baxter 0116 279 2947 Outside 1st Tuesday Various
WEDNESDAY Badminton Carole Winfield 01858 432540 Meadowdale Weekly 5.45-7pm Stuart Irons 01858 465287 Belleplates Pam Duffin 01858 414975 Community Church Weekly ‡ 2-4pm Langton Lunch 1 Luella Freston 01858 431248 Langton Inn Last Wed 11.45am New Age Kurling Jane Wilkins 01858 461801 Cong Church 1st Wed 2.00pm Shakespeare for Fun Ernie Parsons 01536 760141 Desborough FC 1st Wed Afternoon Railway Exploration Phil Danks 01858 463922 Bowling Club 3rd Wed 10.00am Science/Technology Michael Milsom 01858 419874 Cong Church 4th Wed Afternoon Scrabble for Fun Lesley Milsom 01858 419874 Bowls Club Lt.Bwdn. 2nd/4th Weds Morning Table Tennis 3 Jeff Cawdell 07981 133168 Leisure Centre Weekly 1.30pm Transport Group Michael Milsom 01858 419874 Bowling Club 1st Wed 10.00am Walking Half Day 1 Bruce White 01858 467976 Outside 2nd Wed Morning
THURSDAY Aspects of History Ernie Parsons 01536 760141 Desborough FC 4th Thursday Afternoon Birdwatching Bruce White 01858 467976 Outside 3rd Thursday Morning Drawing & Painting Elaine Scarlett 01858 432029 Oxendon Village Hall 1st/3rd Thurs Afternoon Exercise/Keep Fit 2 Anne Goldsmith 01536 770122 Methodist Church Weekly 4-5pm
*except third Wednesday
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Published by Stephen Joy for SLU3A, 1 Dunslade Rd. LE16 8AQ E-mail: [email protected]
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THURSDAY cont. French Conversation Melanie Nash 07939 872204 Please call Weekly 2.30-4.30pm Family History Shaun Coles 07801 364033 Community Church 3rd Thursday Morning Italian Post Beginners Linda Carruthers 01858 410019 Please call Weekly 2-4pm Langton Lunch 2 Luella Freston 01858 431248 Langton Inn 3rd Thursday 11.45am Quilty Pleasures Diane Miles 01858 468357 Gt Bowden Ch. Hall 2nd/4th Thurs Afternoon Quilters Corner Jan Clarke 01858 464634 Farndon VH 1st/3rd Thurs Afternoon Society Today Tom Gilmore 01604 743676 Please Call 2nd Thursday 2.00pm Jim Callcutt 01858 468218 Spanish Beginners Don Collins 01858 462409 Methodist Church Weekly 2.00pm Spanish Improvers Don Collins 01858 462409 Methodist Church Weekly 10.00am Table Tennis 2 Jenny Ancaster 01858 446862 M H Leisure Centre Weekly Midday Tennis Rita Moth 01858 432275 Tennis Courts, Gt Bowden Weekly 10.00am Ukuleles Unplugged Steve Elsome 01858 469166 Methodist Church 1st/3rd Thurs 10am-12 Walking All Day Eddie/Edith Dixon 01858 468758 Outside Last Thursday Various Walking Half Day 3 Alastair/Chris Willis 01858 419262 Outside 3rd Thursday Various Wildlife Diana Baxter 0116 279 2947 Outside 2nd Thursdays Various Wine Tasting Jonathan/Naomi Shaw 01858 682133 Please call 3rd Thursday Various
FRIDAY Bridge—Beginners Jef Cawdell 07981 133168 Bowls Club, Lt.Bwdn Weekly 2.00pm Cycling June Dix 07904 701832 Outside 1st Friday 10.30am
Cycling 3rd Friday Kevin Millard 01858 468015 Outside 3rd Friday 10.15am
Photography Phil Aldridge 07734 903737 Welland Place 3rd Friday Afternoon German Conversation Sylvia Mountford 01858 465561 Please Call Weekly 2.00pm Mah Jong Brenda Lord 07748 843328 Community Church 1st/3rd Fri 10.00am Music Appreciation 2 Geoff Moth 01858 432275 Please call Last Friday 10.00am Music Workshop Alan Clementson 01858 461088 Please call Weekly Afternoon Papercraft & More Jan Collins 01858 462409 Foxton VH 1st/3rd Fri Morning Poetry Jill Hart 01858 469663 Please Call 1st Friday 10.00am Walking—Strollers Colin &Julia Ford 01858 463129 Outside 2nd Friday 10.15am Singing for Fun Ann Tonkin 01858 432242 Methodist Church 2nd/4th Fri Afternoon
SUNDAY Singles Sunday Lunch Jan Tilley 01858 461186 Various 1/2/4 Sundays Various Music - 60s Alec Hodgson 01858 288923 Oathill Pub, M H 3rd Sunday 7.00pm
OTHER Chess For Fun Gordon Milner 07973 823622 Various Various Various Walking—Evening David Martin 01858 440530 Outside Various Various New Experiences Kevin Millard 01858 468015 Various Various Various
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