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SLU3A NEWS Newsletter of the South Leicestershire U3A Website: http://www.slu3a.org.uk/
Registered Charity Number 1122153
Issue No. 193 AUGUST 2016
NEXT MONTH’S MEETING MONDAY SEPTEMBER 12TH
TIM THORNTON JEWELLERY
TODAY’S MEETING THE RUTLAND OSPREY PROJECT
KEN DAVIES
AUGUST—HOLIDAYS—SUN AND SANGRIA?
August is the traditional month for annual holi-days for most people, though perhaps not for most members of the SLU3A. Having reached a ‘certain age’ most of us can choose to take our vacation when others are still slaving away over a hot desk, or whatever! Having recently travelled across country to visit some old friends recently returned from France after they had lived there for over twenty five years, I’m glad I am of ‘that certain age’: a trip scheduled to take two and half hours took four and a half going and over three coming back— take the A303 and A34 at your per-il. We would usually spend most of July, August and September in our French house, but with family now occupying it, our visits have become much shorter and less frequent. But this has not stopped us from enjoying some of the summer sun here, taking in a glass of Pims or wine. There is no rea-son to give up our aperitif just because the clouds have come in and the temperature has dropped. And the days remain filled by the opportunities offered by our SLU3A, even if a number of groups take a break during August. Walks a plenty, a stroll, photography, quilting, poetry and play read-ing, transport, railways, science...so much to do, so little time. Music, music galore. So whilst others struggle at the ports or on our overcrowded roads, we people of ‘a certain age’ can find plenty to do. One thing we can do is to offer to join our Meeters and Greeters team—half an hour or so once or twice a year at the most. Contact Sylvia Mountford 01858 465561 for details. The Editor
SUNDAY SINGLES LUNCHES CONTINUE TO FLOURISH
Sunday Lunch Group 2 met at the Langton Inn on the outskirts of Market Harborough. This is the first time we have been here for a Sunday lunch and we were pleasantly surprised by the delicious carvery served at such a very competitive price. I feel that we shall be returning to this venue again. This Group (2) meets on the first Sunday of each month. Sunday 17th July saw 8 members of Group 3 of the
Sunday Lunch Groups meet at The Oathill pub in Market Harborough for their lunch. Despite the depleted number, the conversation flowed effort-lessly whilst our members enjoyed very good food. However, the lunch was slightly marred by the inordinate wait for this food which was appar-ently due to staffing problems in the kitchen. I am sure, however, that we will revisit this pub later in the year in the hope that this problem will have been resolved. This Group meets every third Sun-day in the month. And on Sunday 24th July eight members of Group 1 of the Sunday Singles Lunch Groups, met for Sunday lunch at The White Horse Inn in Stoke Albany. This was a new venue for most of the Group, but the atmosphere was excel-lent and the food really delicious. A good time was enjoyed by all present. This Group meets every fourth Sunday in the month.
Jan Tilley
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All Day Walking Group visit Horning and the Norfolk Broads
In June the All Day Walking Group held their thirteenth short walking break and twenty one members made their various ways to the Broads at Horning. Some of the Group hadn’t visited the area for many years and took the opportunity to arrive early and to spend an extra day looking around. On the first day we all met up in Horning and boarded the Southern Comfort paddle steamer for a trip on the river Bure along the Ranworth Dam and into Malthouse Broad with views over Ranworth Broad. After our river trip we walked out of Horning to Horning Church and across the fields to Upper Street and across Horning Marshes to-wards Neatishead. It was while on the marshes and walking alongside a deep dyke that Graham lost his footing and slipped into the dyke. With a combined effort Graham was recovered from the dyke, first aid was administered by Linda and a local resi-dent walking her dog organised transport back to Horn-ing. After a night’s rest it was a relief to us all when Gra-ham re-joined the group. In the evening we met for excel-lent food at the New Inn in Horning. Next day we all gath-ered at Ludham Bridge for a 9 mile walk. We started along the raised dyke to How Hill where the How Hill
Trust runs the Environmental Study Centre for the Nor-folk Broads in How Hill House. There are great views from the House across the river Ant to the wetlands beyond. After refreshments we continued our walk into Ludham for a picnic lunch and drinks in the King’s Arms, We continued our walk to Ludham Hall where we met our guide from the Friends’ of St. Benet’s Ab-bey who showed us around the Abbey site. Virtually nothing remains of the Abbey which was a Benedictine monastery established in AD 1020. It was the only monastery not dissolved by Henry VIII during the disso-lution of the monasteries in 1536-39. The Archbishop of Norwich is still the Abbot of St. Benet’s and con-
ducts a service there annually on the first Sunday in August. During the visit it started to rain! Of course, we completed the visit in the rain, before returning to our cars and to Horning. We met again in the evening for dinner at the New Inn. Seven members of the Group have been on all thirteen of these short walking breaks and after dinner Sylvia, Graham and Bruce reminded us of all the places we have visited since we started these holidays in June 2005 and talked of the great times we have had during the visits. Our last day took us to Acle. The walk was 5 miles via Acle, Fishley and Upton along the River Bu-re and Upton and Acle Dykes. We had an excellent lunch at the Bridge Inn before setting off for home. This is our last holiday as leaders. So, after thirteen years, thank you for all your support. Bruce is organising the short break in June 2017 and we know you will all support Bruce as you have supported us over the years. Finally, thank you for the vouchers for tea at the Farm Shop and Welton’s. We can’t wait to enjoy using them! Peter & Janet Ellement
Architecture 4th Tuesday pm
We meet on the fourth Tuesday of each month at 2.00pm in the Lounge at the Congregational Church. Please note the new venue. We now have a programme of talks arranged for the rest of the year and these have been published on the new SLU3A website at http://slu3a.org.uk . The next meeting is on Tuesday 23 August when Colin & Peter will give a talk entitled ‘Oranges and Lemons………’ which will be a look at some London churches. A reminder that Open House London 2016 will be held on Saturday & Sunday 17/18 September. A Guide to the event costs £9 inc. postage and can be pre-ordered from www.openhouselondon.org.uk. Delivery in early August. New members are always very welcome – we have plenty of room in our new venue! CC Peter Ellement 01858 432966
Art History 1st Mon. am We meet in the Bowden Room at 10.00. There was no meeting of the Art History group in June. We watched and discussed Alan Yentob’s DVD about Leonardo da Vinci in August. On September 5th we will watch a DVD on Baroque Artists followed by discussion.
CC Linda Carruthers 01858 410019
Badminton Wed. evening
The Badminton Group continues to meet on Wednes-day evenings from 6.00-7.00pm at the Meadowdale School sports hall , off Ashley way, Rockingham Road. New members welcome. Telephone me for details.
O Linda Wenlock 01858 680146
Belleplates(handbells) Weds. pm
We are now on our summer break. We start again on 7th September and will then meet weekly at 2pm at St. Nicholas Church, Little Bowden, M.H. Barbara, to whom the bells belonged has given them to SLU3A for the cur-
rent group to use. We had a lovely afternoon tea at Totties Teashop in Lubenham to celebrate the hand-over and to give Barbara a cheque from our funds to thank her. She will use the money to help local chil-dren further their musical experiences. ST N Pam Duffin 01858 414975 Bird Watching (Monday) 3rd Mon. am
We are a local (within one hour’s drive of Market Harborough) birdwatching group who try to help each other improve our identification skills and which beginners are very welcome to join. For vari-ous reasons our second attempt to visit Sywell Coun-try Park last month was no more successful than our first and consequently our 2016 annual species list remains at 89. No group visit is planned for August but anyone interested in birdwatching might like to consider visiting the British Birdwatching Fair at Rut-land Water between 19th and 21st August. In addition to an extensive display of birdwatching equipment and holidays there is a programme of wildlife lec-tures and a chance to take a wildlife cruise with Si-mon King on the Rutland Belle. For details go to bird-fair.org.uk. For further information about the group, please call me on the number below.
O John Cameron 01858 434155
Bird Watching (Thursday) 3rd Thurs. am
Amongst butterflies seen last month at Watermead Country Park were Large and Small Skippers, Red Admiral and Gatekeeper; dragon/damselflies includ-ed Banded Demoiselle, Four-spotted and Broad-bodied Chasers, Brown Hawkers and Emperors. Ooh, we also saw lots of birds! A red kite was being mobbed by not just a couple of crows/jackdaws but a whole flock of them. He soon moved on! The wild flower meadows, although past their best, were still a sight to see; whitethroats, in particular, were abun-
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We’re getting closer to being able to offer Italian For Beginners and if you’d like to be in at the start please let us know. Singing For Fun are resting their vocal chords over the summer, starting up again on Friday 9th Sep-tember - new singers (and/or musicians) will be most welcome. Finally an early reminder that the general meeting on Monday 10th October will be our annual ‘Open Day’ at which members can chat informally to the organisers of our various interest groups – an occasion not to be missed!
Contacts: Geoff Woods 01858 468989 [email protected] or Helen Salisbury 07837 410575 [email protected]
Group meeting venues.
To help avoid confusion, meeting venues for interest groups are shown beside the group contact name/s be-low. Codes: CC = Congregational Church; StN =St Nicholas Church, Little Bowden; O= Other. (Please see the details given in group entry, or contact the organiser for these venues.)
dant in them. This month's outing is on the 18th and if you're interested the Birdfair at Egleton fol-lows on the 19th-21st. O Bruce White 01858 467976
Board Games Tuesdays pm We meet weekly at my house in Great Bowden on Tuesdays from 2- 4 pm, and ‘part –timers’ are also welcome!
O Barbara Cudmore 01858 433763
Book Club 3rd Fri. am
We meet as usual on the 3rd Friday of the month in the Bowden Room to discuss a book which has been provided for free by the Library Service. For further information contact:
CC Cherry Taylor 01858 466308 Anne Cook 01858 555384
Bridge: Mondays Mondays pm
We meet every Monday (except Bank Holidays), from 1.50 pm to 4.30 pm, all year round, in the Vil-lage Hall, Great Bowden, playing Duplicate bridge. We play in a friendly atmosphere, with a break for tea and biscuits! If you would like to join this group, please contact either O Chris Graves 01162791505, e.mail: [email protected], or Don Oakley 01162796781.
Bridge: Tuesdays Tuesdays am We meet at the Evangelical Church in Bath Street, Market Harborough at 10.00 and play progressive rubber bridge for two hours except on the first Tuesday of each month when we hold a ‘Gentle Duplicate’ (pairs) competition. Last month’s win-ners were N/S Pauline & John Cameron, E/W Jan & Don Collins. This month on 23rd August we are in-troducing a new occasional feature, a ‘Please your-self’ morning with a choice of ordinary or Chicago rubber bridge. New members are welcome as long as they have a basic knowledge of the game and can explain their bidding to opponents if asked. If you would like to join the group, please call me on the number below.
CC John Cameron 01858 434155
Bridge Tuesdays pm The improvers group continues to flourish, though new members are welcome too. We are a friendly group, and usually play rubber bridge from 2-4pm
in the Langton room - just ring one of the numbers below for more information. There is also a beginners group which runs concurrently with ours, please ring Don on 01858 462409 if interested. CC Sue Allibone 01858 410385 Anne Mitchell 01858 462393
Card Craft No.1 1st & 3rd Thurs. p.m Card
Group 1 are now taking a short break will restart classes in September. StN Liz Austin 0116 2478398 Sheila Taylor 01858 464545
Card Craft No.2 1st& 3rdThurs am In In July we made a London scene box card courtesy of Jill. Thank you so much. Then on the 21st, having relocated to Carolyn’s home, we had a fun morning making suitcase gift boxes and wandering round her lovely garden drink-ing coffee. Thanks go to her and her husband for their hospitality. In August there is no official meeting but we shall be getting together for coffee at members' homes and no doubt card making will get into the conversion. We resume as usual at St. Nicholas Church on 1st Sep-tember 10.00 - 12.00am StN Vivian Hammond 01858434272 or Carolyn Youdan 01858 440620
Civilisations of the Past 4th Thurs pm
All welcome! For more details, or information on our small, friendly group, please contact StN Ernie Parsons: 01536 760141
Creative Writing for Fun last Friday pm Usually we meet on the last Friday of the month, 2-4pm at St. Nicholas Church, Little Bowden. Each month we read out our 500-600word pieces and agree on a title for the following month. It is fascinating to hear how every title sparks a different response from each writer, and this leads to lots of discussion. There are varying degrees of skill within the group, from beginners to the very expe-rienced, and new members are always welcome. StN Jenny Porthouse 01858 434041
Cycling see below Our thanks to June and Pete for the July ride enjoyed by sixteen of our members. The next ride is on Friday 2nd September and is led by John T (01536 760768/07773 703992) and Rosemary (07799 627145). The ride will in-clude the villages of Cranoe, Glooston, Goadby, and Nose-ley. Please meet at The Old Red Lion at Welham between 10.30 and 10.45 am. O Graham Swallow 01858 462368
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Discovering Poetry (Fri.) 1st Fri. am
Having chosen a poet in August, we are back on more familiar ground with a topic in September, when we will concentrate on railway trains. We meet at 10 am on the first Friday of the month in the Bowden Room. CC Jill Hart 01858 469663
Discovering Poetry (Tues.) 2nd Tues. pm
The subject for our poetry reading on 9th August is Pick a Poet! If you enjoy poetry, do come and join us. We meet in the Bowden Room.
CC Phyllis Lord: 01858 431744
Drawing/Painting for Pleasure1st/3rd Thurs pm
The idea of watching a DVD on techniques then im-plementing them has worked well last month, and made a refreshing change. We meet 1st and 3rd Thursdays of each month 2-4pm in the Langton room. Come and join us, some experience is useful.
CC Leader: Derek Brittan 01858 410432 Reporter: Anne Mitchell 01858 462393
Exercise and Keep Fit 1 Mon am
Remaining August dates are the 15th and 22nd We meet between 9:30-10:30am in the Methodist Church Youth Wing, Northampton Road. Numbers are limited, but we do have room for 2 or 3 new members. Please contact me if you are interested. Septembers meetings are the 5th, 19th and 26th.
O Anne Goldsmith 01536 770122
Exercise and Keep Fit 2 Thurs pm We will be having a summer break from July 14th until September the 1st, members of the group who are not also members of the Monday group are very welcome to come to Monday sessions ( 9:30 to 10:30) during the summer break. New members for the Thursday group are actively sought , please con-tact me if you would like to know more about it. O Anne Goldsmith 01536 770122
Family History 3rd Thursday am We have NO meeting in August. Our next meeting will be on 15th September at 10am at The Evangeli-cal Church, Bath Street M.H. Our trip to the work-house at Southwell was very informative and gave us a good insight into what being in the workhouse
meant. I am sure there will be plenty to discuss at the next meeting. New enquiries Judi Derry 01536 760162 O Other enquiries to 01858 289543
French Beginners Mondays am We are now no longer complete beginners. If anyone is interested in joining, they would need to have some background knowledge of French. O Judy Starr 01858 445937
French conversation Thurs pm 'French Conversation' aims to cater for more fluent speakers to a maximum of 8, the most I can squeeze into my dining room where we now meet each Thurs-day afternoon.
O Jess Penny 01858 432392
French Refreshers Mon am
Our group meets at 11 am on Monday mornings in the Bowden Room. We use interesting ways of im-proving our ability to understand and to speak French. Our group is currently full, we will operate a waiting list in case a vacancy arises. For further details please contact me. CC Rosemary Holden 01536 418472/
07799627145
Gardening see below No further trips are currently planned. If you have any ideas, suggestions or recommendations for future outings please contact the Group Co-ordinators. O Geoff Woods 01858 468989 [email protected]
German Conversation Fridays pm and German Improvers Tues pm Language teachers may soon be out of a job if a new device takes off. The Pilot will involve speech recogni-tion, machine translation and voice synthesis, using Bluetooth technology to send conversations from your smart phone to the earpiece. French, Span-ish ,Italian and English will be followed by Chinese, Japanese, Korean ,Hindi and Arabic in the future. No mention of German so we will continue our conversa-tions in the old fashioned way.
CC Sylvia Mountford tel 01858 465561
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German Improvers The group meets every Tuesday afternoon. For fur-ther information, including time and locations, please contact O Barbara Evans on 01858 463045
Golf (Ladies: Improvers ) Mons am We meet on Mondays at 10 am at Blackthorn Golf Club near Cottingham. New members welcome. The course is a 9 hole course with plenty of challenges. For further information please contact O Angela Wade 01858 462293 or 07773 229041
Golf (Men’s) see below We play regularly at South Kilworth Golf Centre on Mondays and Thursdays meeting at approx. 9.45am for a coffee before drawing for partners for 1st tee at 10.28 am. Members play both 18 and 9 holes at vary-ing standards. For further information please contact me or any other member. O Mike Roberts 01604 505720
Italian: Improvers Mons. pm The group meets at 2.00p.m. in the Bowden Room at the Congregational Church. Anyone interested in join-ing us please contact CC Judith Cook 01858 433861
Italian: Beyond Beginners Thurs. pm We meet on Thursdays from 2.30 to 4.00pm. For any info about this group please contact CC Linda Carruthers 01858 410019
Latin Fridays please check Salvete! We meet at 10.00 a.m. in the Upper Room, St. Nicho-las Church in Little Bowden. For more details please contact: StN Jackie Hands 01536 711478
e-mail [email protected]
Listening to Jazz last Tuesday July mixed Dixieland, ‘Cornet Chop Suey’, Alec Wilder, lots of vibes, Jessica Williams along with Mulligan and Holman - not forgetting the Impossible Gents! Anyone interested please contact me for further details. O Mike Goldsmith 01536 770122
Local History 3rd Tues
On Tuesday 19 July, 43 members of the Local History Group came together, on what was arguably the hottest afternoon of the year, to hear a talk given on the Arts and Crafts movement in the East Midlands by Will Gilding (of Guildings Auctioneers). This illustrated
talk captured everyone's imagination as we were guided through the start of the movement around 1886 to the period between the two Wars. We learned a great deal about Ernest Gimson (a Leicester born and bred archi-tect) and saw examples of his work and learned of his friendship with William Morris (who originally founded the movement). We also saw examples of the work of Charles Rennie MackIntosh and enjoyed seeing exam-ples of the Art Nouveau movement. We also touched on the Art Deco movement which was popu-lar primarily on the Continent, particularly in France, between the 1920s and 1940s. It was a talk which was thoroughly enjoyed by all present. We are now looking forward to our guided tour of the Holy Trinity Church in Rothwell in August. To join the Local History Group, which meets every third Tuesday in the month between 2-4pm, please contact CC Jan Tilley 01858 461186
Lunch Club Langton-Wed. last Wed. This lunch club meets at the Langton Inn on the last Wednesday of each month. Our next lunch will be on August 31st. Members are asked to meet at 11.30 a.m. All orders for food must be placed by 11.45 a.m. Mem-bers are asked to phone me by the Monday of that week if they will not be at the lunch. If anyone else is interested in joining us please phone me. O Pauline Cameron 01858 434155
Lunch Club Langton-Thurs. 3rd Thurs. This lunch club meets at the Langton Inn on the third Thursday of each month. August’s meeting is on the 18th. Members are asked to meet at 11.30 a.m. All or-ders for food must be placed by 11.45 a.m. Members are asked to phone me by the Tuesday of that week if they will not be at the lunch. If anyone else is interested in joining us please phone me. O Pauline Cameron 01858 434155
Mah Jong 1st & 3rd Fri. am
We meet at St. Nicholas Church, Little Bowden, M.H. at 10am on the first and 3rd Fridays of each month. We are continuing throughout August. StN Brenda Lord 07748843328
Music Appreciation (Tues.) 3rd Tues. am
We meet on the third Tuesday of each month at 5 Hold-enby Close, MH. at 10am. In July Peter presented the programme of music. Continuing our celebration of the 400th anniversary of the death of William Shakespeare which falls this year, we began with the ‘Fantasy Over-
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ture – Romeo and Juliet’ by Tchaikovsky(1840-1893), followed by the ‘Piano Sonata No.11 in B flat major by Beethoven(1770-1827). The Group are listening (in num-bered order) to all the Beethoven piano sonatas. After coffee we listened to the Violin Concerto No.1 by Bela Bartok(1881-1945). This concerto was completed in 1908. Bartok gave the only manuscript to the violinist Stefi Geyer with whom he was in love. They later fell out of love and Stefi never played the concerto in public. The manuscript was only found after her death in 1956 and was first performed in 1958. The next meeting is on Tuesday 16 August when Peter will present the music. We have a vacancy for one new member... Anyone who is interested please contact Peter.
O Peter Ellement 01858 432966
Music Appreciation (Fri.) last Friday am
At our July meeting date I presented a programme of music based on a selection of violin pieces of lesser known French Composersrecorded by Nicola Bededitti . Our next Meeting will be on 26th August, as usual at 19 Westfield Close. O Geoff Moth 01858 432275 e-mail: [email protected]
Needlecraft 1st & 3rd Mondays pm We meet on the first and third Mondays of the month at 2.00pm in the Langton Room. The group does a range of needlecraft, including knitting and stitchcraft. We are a very friendly group and help one another, sharing skills where possible. We occasionally meet to go out for lunch as a group. CC Midge Hasnip 01858 445625 Sheila Southwell 01858 565879
Paper Crafting and More 1st & 3rd Frid am We are enjoying our crafting together a couple of times a month, In July we were given a box of crafting goodies for free and we all had a bundle to take home. We will have fun using these freebies during August. You are welcome to come along and join us, please contact me for more information. O Jan Collins 01858 462409
Patchwork and Quilting 1 2nd & 4th Thurs pm Quilty Pleasures
Quilty Pleasures is a thriving and enthusiastic group meeting at 2 - 4pm on the second and fourth Thursday of the month in beautiful Foxton village hall. Our aim is to help people new to patchwork, quilting and appliqué gain a basic knowledge of these lovely crafts, though if you are a more experienced stitcher there is a place for you too! We have a progressive, informative and enjoyable programme planned for 2016 so come along to any Quilty Pleasures meeting to get a taste of these beautiful crafts, or visit our group's page (Patchwork & Quilting No 1) on the SLU3A website at www.slu3a.org.uk for all the information you may need. While you are there you can read all about our recent meetings, outings and meetings we have planned and workshops we've enjoyed. You can also contact me by telephone or email for more information on our lovely group: O Lesley Sinclair 0116 2152104 [email protected]
Patchwork and Quilting 2 1st and 3rd Thurs Quilter’s Corner We are a group of very friendly ladies who meet at East Farndon Village Hall at 2 p.m. on the 1st and 3rd Thursday of each month. The group is a mixture of all different levels of Patchwork knowledge from begin-ners to the more experienced. Some prefer to sew by hand while others like to use a machine - either is fi-ne. Please feel welcome to call in to one of our meetings and see if you would like to join us. The group is almost full, and we can only take one more at present. Contact me for details: O Jan Clarke 01858 464634
Sue Willis 01536 760817
Photography Digital 3rd Friday pm Nine out of group of fifteen members assembled in July with our offerings – the topic was ‘Landscapes’. Not only were very many photographs stunning, but the story behind many of them interesting. The topic for the August meeting is Flowers/fruit (either or
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NEXT COPY DEADLINE: MONDAY 29th AUGUST 2016.
Please send copy to: Mike Goldsmith, e-mail: [email protected] 770122
both). We seem to be settling on twelve photos each, which works well. New members will be very welcome (19th August) with or without flowers or fruit! St N Chris Mosley 01536 771258
Play Reading (Modern) 3rd Tuesday pm
Last month we finished reading Noel Coward's 'Relative Values', an amusing satire of snobbery in all its guises. The play depicts a slice of social history and shows an aristocratic family grappling with the decline in domes-tic service, a growing clash of cultures, and the inevita-ble death of pedigree. The play was fun to read and we are giving Coward another bite go on Tuesday August 16 when we start reading 'Blithe Spirit', a farce in three acts. CC David Ginns 01536 505773
Play Reading (Shakespeare) 2nd Wed. pm
The subject of Wednesday August 10th is Pericles, Prince of Tyre. New to most of us, it is listed as a come-dy. I will bring my ‘Shakespeare in a Nutshell’ to give us a brief understanding. If you are interested, do come along: newcomers are always welcome!
CC Phyllis Lord: 01858 431744
Railway Exploration see below
The Railway Exploration Group meets monthly at 10:30 AM on the third Wednesday at the Bowling Club on Kettering Road – next meeting Wednesday 17th Au-gust. Recent meetings included a field trip to the pri-vately restored station at Lowesby, a visit to a fine local collection of railway memorabilia, ongoing presenta-tions about WW1 ambulance trains and our continuing study of the toponomy of railway stations. Our latest venture is a DVD of detailed mapping of Harborough railway station in its heyday. New members always welcome – come along for a taster session if you are interested.
O Phil Danks 01858 463922
Relaxation for Life see below There will be no meetings until September. The dates for September are the 13th and the 27th. New mem-bers are always welcome. We meet from 10-12 on the 2nd and 4th Tuesday of each month. For further details please contact me.
O Susanne Trevorrow 01858 431759
60’s Music Sunday see below
The next meeting of the 60s music group is on the 21st August at the Oathill pub commencing at 7.00pm. All welcome. O Alec Hodgson 01858 288923
Science and Technology Group 4th Wed. pm Our next meeting will take place on Wednesday 24th of August in the Langton Room at 2:00pm. Robert Forrest will be presenting a talk entitled “The Origin of the Chemical Elements”, this talk is a follow up to last month’s talk by Peter Ellement. As a point of interest Sherlock Holmes never said “Elementary my dear Watson” in any of the original 56 short stories or 4 novels in which he appeared. New members are al-ways welcome.
CC Michael Milsom 01858 419874 [email protected]
Scrabble For Fun 2nd & 4th Weds. am
There is no meetings in August and we resume play-ing on Wednesday 14 September. St N Betty Hudspith 01858 410409
Short Mat Bowls Ist Wed. pm
The Short Mat Bowls Group meets on the first Wednesday of each month in the Congregational Hall at 2.30pm - 4.30pm. If you would like to know more about the Group please contact
CC Jane Wilkins 01858 461801
Singing for Fun 2nd and 4th Fri. pm
We are taking a break until Friday 9th September when new singers (and/or musicians) will be welcome.
O Contact Group enablers
Singles Sunday Lunch Groups
See story on page 1 and for further information please contact
O Jan Tilley on 01858 461186 / 07792915559
SLU3A Ladies Choir 2nd & 4th Tues. am
We are still enjoying our summer break prior to re-starting our meetings on Tuesday September 13th.
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CC Joy Swallow 01858 462368
Society Today—Have your Say 2nd Thurs. pm
Thursday, August 11. Topic Should we stop dumping waste in our oceans. Thursday September 8th. Topic: Brexit: what does it mean? Mike Goldsmith, sometime student of the EU and its politics, will outline what the Brexit process might involve and raise some of the issues it will pose. Very much in the spirit of Society Today, we will have a good opportunity to express and share our hopes, reservations and expectations: one of our most important meetings. October 13th. Topic: Money is ruining Sport. A very important sub-ject which has many facets: fairness, corruption etc as well as vigorous positive aspects enriching Sport. There is plenty to discuss here about such a popular universal activity. November topics and dates to be announced in August. Group's Christmas Lunch: This happy event has been booked for Thursday, Decem-ber 8 at 12.00pm at The Angel. Menu and prices will be available in November. Please contact Jim Callcutt to book places. StN Tom Gilmore Tel: 01604 743676
Spanish Wed. am
A small intermediate group meets each Wednesday morning to improve our understanding and conversa-tional skills. Newcomers welcome.
O Jess Penny 01858 432392
Spanish for Beginners Thurs am/pm
Thursday morning’s group now is for people wanting to improve their language, whilst Thursday afternoons are available for Beginners. Anybody interested in ei-ther of these groups will be welcome. O Don Collins 01858 462409 or 07808611369
Strollers see below
On Friday 12th August our stroll is from Woodford Mill Tea Room. We meet there at 10.15 to pre-order our meals. This is an approx 2 miles stroll around a lake & wildlife park ( Satnav ref NN14 4DU ). Take the A14 eastwards to junction 11, then follow the A510, turn left towards THE ADDINGTONS. At the T junction in Great Addington turn right, then go left just past the Hare & Hounds onto Ringstead Rd. Follow on for a mile or so until the mill appears. The car park on your left is for 2 hours only. There is longer stay parking on the right, just after the railway bridge. If you will be joining us and want to book your lunch place, please
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News from our Interest Groups ring Zillah on 01858 446261 by midday Tuesday 9th August. Nineteen members came on our July walk, enjoying a stroll in and around Clipston and then a pub lunch. It was nice to see some very pretty gardens in the village. On September 9th we will be leaving from The Shoulder of Mutton in Great Bowden, meet at 10.15 for a 10.30 start when we head towards Sutton Bassett. If you will be joining us please ring Liz Webb on 01858446768 by midday on Tuesday September 6th.
O Colin and Julia Ford 01858 463129
Table Tennis (Mon.) Mon. am
We meet each Monday at the Harborough Lei-sure Centre from 11.15am—1.15pm.
O Judith Burdon 01858 467531
Table Tennis (Thurs.) Thurs. midday
This group is at full capacity. Anyone interested in joining please ring or e mail me and I will have a reserve list should someone leave us.
O Jenny Acaster 01858446862 email: [email protected] Tai Chi & Chinese Wand Exercises Thurs pm We meet on Thursdays from 1:30 to 3:30 Dates for August are the 11th, 18th and 25th and for September they are the 8th, 15th, 22nd and 29th. O Clarice Hosein-Crick 01858 462307
Tennis Thurs. am
We meet every Thursday morning at 10.00 a.m. at the Market Harborough Tennis Courts in Great Bowden for friendly mixed doubles. O Rita Moth 01858 432275
Transport Group 1st Wed. am
The Transport Group meets at the Little Bowden Bowling Club, Kettering Rd, Market Harborough, on the first Wednesday of the month from 10am until noon. The next meeting is on the 7th of Sep-tember when Alan Tuck will be showing a film “Paddle Steamers on the Thames Estuary”: a nos-talgic journey combining sun, steam and sausage rolls. New members are always welcome.
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Group and Other News O Michael Milsom 01858 419874 [email protected]
Ukelele Group Alternate Tues
Although some of our number are fairly new to the Ukulele, we now feel we can offer ourselves as an entertainment act, to those who might like to enjoy our singing and playing! So if you might know of a group which would like us to perform for them, please contact me. We are up for it ! Next meetings are 2nd, 16th and 30th August. ‘Keep On Smiling’!
O David Evans 01858 463045
Walking – All day last Thurs.
The next walk, which will be led by Ian & Sharon Webb, is on 25th August. The walk is from Brigstock in Northamptonshire and will be approximately 8.75 miles long with minimal stiles and a pub stop in Stanion. The walk will start from the front of The Three Cocks pub on the High Street at the normal time of 10.00am. There is free parking on the High Street and in the surrounding streets. Brigstock is southeast of Corby off the A6116, which is the Cor-by to Thrapston road. Coming from the Corby direc-tion, to arrive at the High Street take the first exit from the A6116 signposted Brigstock. Please car share if possible. O E ddie & Edith Dixon 01858 468758
Walking—Half-Day 2nd Wed
The August walk will be on Wednesday 10th The walk will start from the Dog & Gun Public House at Keyham at the normal start time if 10.00am. The easiest route to Keyham is on the B6047 through the Langtons to the A47 – turn left at the junction and then take the first right, signposted Keyham. At the offset crossroad, turn left and immediately right. On entering Keyham take the first left to-wards Main Street to the Public House. Parking is available at the bottom end of the Pub carpark for anyone who after the walk wishes to have a meal and or/drink. Otherwise there is limited parking on the Main Street. The walk is just over five miles. Parts of the walk are quite undulating with several stiles. Ian and Sharon will be leading the walk. Cur-rently this group is at capacity please refer to the other two half day walking group.
O Tony or Enid Sanders 01858 432237
THE FOLLOWING
TRIPS ARE ALL FULLY BOOKED or
BOOKING HAS CLOSED
Thoroughly Modern Mil-lie —Thurs 8th Sept.
THE FULL MONTY -
BIRMINGHAM HIPPO-
DROME
rently this group is at capacity please refer to the other two half day walking group.
O Tony or Enid Sanders 01858 432237 Walking—Half-Day 1stTues
New members are most welcome. For more details please contact O Diana Baxter 0116 2792947
Email [email protected]
Walking—Half Day Third Thurs
Our next walk is on Thursday 18 August starting at 10.00am. It will be from Arthingworth. From MH take the A508 south, and turn off left for the vil-lage just before Kelmarsh. The meeting point is Arthingworth Church. The walk will cover about 5 miles and should finish by 12.30pm. Peter Devine will be leading this month. So on this occasion please let Peter know if you would like to take part. His contact details are: telephone 01858 432886, e-mail [email protected] New members welcome. O Alastair & Christine Willis 01858 419262
e-mail: [email protected]
Walking—Evening A record turnout last month at Medbourne, which I credit entirely to Frank being the leader. This au-gurs well for the future as Frank has volunteered to organise the group next summer. So thanks Frank on both counts. The last walk this year is on Tues 16th from the Tollemache Arms in Harrington. Something less than four miles so I think we're safe starting at 7 o'clock as usual. The circumspect should pack a torch in their rucksack! O Bruce White 01858 467976
Wine Tasting 3rd Thurs The Piedmont is the source of some beautiful wines and provided three excellent examples for our July meeting including a delicious Gavi [La Toledana – Majestic - £11.99]. However it also provided a most disappointing Barola, which received this year’s lowest group score; so much for a famous name! We do not meet in August, and our next meeting on September 8th will feature more wines from North West Italy which you could expect to drink somewhere between Genoa and Rome. On Octo-ber 13th we travel further down the coast to Na-ples. O Michael Switzer 01858 555268
THEATRE VISITS, TRIPS, CHRISTMAS LUNCH
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DISCLAIMER: SLU3A members should be aware that every effort is made to inform them of any possible difficulties which may be encountered during group activities, trips or excursions and holidays organised on their behalf by members and group organisers of the SLU3A. If members should require any help or assistance to enable them to enjoy the experience,
R.H.S. MALVERN AUTUMN SHOW AT THE 3 COUNTIES SHOWGROUND, MALVERN WORCHESTER
ON SUNDAY 25TH SEPTEMBER 2016. A celebration of food, gardening and nostalgia.
THE COST OF ENTRY INCLUDING COACH IS £29.50 COACH LEAVES MARKET HARBOUGH BUS STATION AT 8.00AM,
WE LEAVE MALVERN AT 5PM . For reservations for the R.H.S.MALVERN AUTUMN SHOW please contact Valerie Cunnington by telephone 0116 240 2368, or 07771 996567. _______________________________________________________________
CHRISTMAS SPECTACULAR - MATINEE ROYAL ALBERT HALL LONDON
FRIDAY 30 DECEMBER 2016
Lights, Lasers, Fireworks, Music, Dance, Opera & Ballet with the Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra
Cost of coach and ticket £43
The coach will leave Market Harborough Bus Station at 8.30am
To book contact Maryan Richardson Tel. 01858 462573
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THE FOLLOWING TRIPS ARE ALL FULLY BOOKED or BOOKING HAS CLOSED
Thoroughly Modern Millie —Thurs 8th Sept. Fully booked.
THE FULL MONTY - BIRMINGHAM HIPPODROME WEDNESDAY 16 NOVEMBER 2016
This booking is now closed. The coach will leave Market Harborough Bus Station at
10.45am.
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CHRISTMAS LUNCH: Our Christmas Lunch 2016 will be on Wednesday December 14th at Hothorpe
Hall (Time 12.30 for 1pm). This year there is a wider choice of menu than usual. There are 4 Starters, 4 Mains and 4 desserts to choose from, followed by coffee. I shall start taking bookings and menu requests at the Au-gust monthly meeting. Payment is required at time of booking This year payment will be by CHEQUE ONLY made payable to SLU3A. Payment of £25.50 is required at time of booking. Pauline Cameron (01858 434155)
Pauline Cameron (01858 434155)
Published by Mike Goldsmith for SLU3A, 21 Rushton Rd., Wilbarston, LE16 8QL. E-mail: [email protected]
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NEXT COPY DEADLINE MONDAY 29th AUGUST 2016. Please send reports, information, photos etc. asap to:
Mike Goldsmith, e-mail: [email protected]. Tel. 01536 770122
SLU3A DETAILS How to join SLU3A. Joining the SLU3A could not be easier. Please contact our Treasurer, David Kyle at 3
Dunslade Close, Market Harborough, LE16 8AF, tel. 01858 463545 or e-mail [email protected] Al-ternatively you can download an application form from our website: www.slu3a.org.uk or just pop SLU3A into your search engine followed by ‘enter’ and then follow the Home Page links. We require your full name, postal address and phone number. Subscriptions for the current year, or any part thereof, ending May 2017 are £15 per member (cheques payable to SLU3A, please). We look forward to welcoming new and prospective mem-bers at our General Meetings which are held monthly, on the second Monday morning, 10—12, in the Jubilee Hall, Bowden Lane, Market Harborough. There is a visitor’s fee of £1. Members enjoy a cup of tea or coffee, meet friends and Group Organisers, hear about our groups, and book holidays and coach trips etc. New mem-bers are able to chat with our welcoming team and learn about the SLU3A and our Interest Groups.
Membership Data Base– important!
If you have changed your name, status, address, or telephone number in recent times and not conveyed the details to the SLU3A, please get in touch with David Kyle as soon as possible. Similarly if you are about to set sail for pastures new in a different county or country or galaxy, do please let David know, tel: 01858 463545. Thank you.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT THE NEWSLETTER!!! The Newsletter is available from Simply Simon’s Delicatessen and Bistro Cafe at 23 Adam and Eve Street, Mar-ket Harborough, Café Nero, Market Harborough Library, the Reception Desk of the Congregational Church in Bowden Lane and from Desborough Library. Contact Treasurer David Kyle if you have difficulty obtaining a copy!
Treasurer’s Notes: Gathering in the last 60 or so member’s outstanding subscrip-
tions for 2016/2017 is proving to be (not for the first time!) a bit of a challenge. However, we continue to badger the reprobates and again - not for the first time - we have reserved several cells at the Debtors Prison! Thank you to the 70 members who sent in their cheques during the last month. We have been able to significantly enhance our catalogue of explanations for late payments and for this we also record or thanks! There have been one or two corkers! On a more seasonal note year 2017 U3A pocket diaries are on sale at the amazing price of £2. Do please purchase or reserve your diary now before stocks are
reduced to nil. Margaret & David Kyle, 3 Dunslade Close, LE16 8AF 01858 463545
SLU3A COMMITTEE Don Collins (Chairman) 01858 462409 [email protected] Eddie Dixon (Secretary) 01858 468758 [email protected] David Kyle (Treasurer ) 01858 463545 [email protected] Janet Fox 01858 464639 [email protected] Mike Goldsmith (co-opted member) 01536 770122 [email protected] Maryan Richardson 01858 462573 [email protected] Helen Salisbury 07837 410575 [email protected] Enid Sanders (co-opted member) 01858 432237 [email protected] Lesley Sinclair (Vice Chair) 0116 2152104 [email protected] Sharon Webb 01858 440851 [email protected] Geoff Woods 01858 468989 [email protected]
