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JULY 2016 Countdown to YAHR Summer Showcase at
Askham Bryan
Details inside…..How to get a free lunch! page12
2 Newsletter Edited by Chris Woolven
From The Chair
At the last committee meeting we were able to resolve the predicament that we found ourselves in of not having an active Treasurer. The trustees decided that the role of Membership Secretary should include the responsibilities of membership finances, and that everyday financial matters should be handled by an (Acting)Treasurer who according to our Constitution will hold office only until the end of the financial year. Our new (Acting) Treasurer is Beryl Kellett. This appointment enabled the trustees to appoint another member of the committee, and they decided to ask the candidate who received the next highest number of your votes at the AGM. John Parkinson was introduced to those of you who were at the last General Meeting. The day after the last General Meeting saw my wife and I setting off on our annual break to celebrate our wedding anniversary. This year, we opted for Lake Garda. We couldn’t really “chill out” in the heat, but we did manage to relax and blow away some of the everyday problems that all families seem to have. Looking to the future, I would like to invite DU3A members and especially Group Leaders to come along to any of our monthly Committee meetings. The room we use at the Trades Centre can accommodate up to an additional four people as observers, so if any of you are interested, please contact Diane our Secretary for details. You will be made most welcome.
George Kirk
From the Editor Personal Details Online!
We are lucky enough now to have Bridget Thompson as our website manager and I
must say she is doing a great job. At the recent trustees meeting the issue of
personal details being put on our website was raised. As a result I would just like to
make it clear that any newsletter article which contains such information will be
available to anybody on the internet. Please be aware of this if you send articles for
publication. Contact details which appear on the reverse of the calendar will only
be distributed to members and will not be available online.
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Answers to Last Month’s Puzzle
what is black and white and red all over?, middle C,
your time is up, once in a blue moon, moral support,
green with envy, turn the other cheek, small talk, safety
in numbers, quite right, beaten black and blue, forgive
and forget, shop ‘til you drop, travel overseas, too little
too late, up for grabs, middle aged, high jacking
Rosetta
A Rosetta is made up of a centre coloured hexagon
encircled by 6 white hexagons. To complete the puzzle, fill
in all 7 Rosettas with each
number between 1 and 7
in no particular order
while also ensuring that :
1. No number is repeated
in a horizontal row
2. Each number from 1 to 7 is represented in the 7 grey coloured hexagon cells.
Submitted by Diane Harris
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As part of my new role on the regional management committee I
volunteered to assist in the organising of the YAHR Summer Showcase
to be held at Askham Bryan College in York on Wednesday 3rd August.
Well… I attended my first meeting
of the organising committee
last week and I must say I
was impressed. The
amount of effort being put
into the event is, to say the
least, impressive. The
regional Vice Chair Barbara
Dransfield from Rydale U3A agreed to
take on the job as co-ordinator and it is not a job I would want! From Car
Parking to Competitions, Sound systems to Sandwiches, Hog roast to
Hot dogs she has had to cope with it all. The list is almost endless and
she is doing it all for love of the U3A!
FREE DAY OUT—BRING
YOUR FRIENDS
Imagine if you will organising a day for
several thousand U3A members and
their friends who all come along for free
expecting to be entertained. Then of
course there are those who are
contributing with displays and events
and entertainments and goodness
knows what else!
The day itself should be great! Whether you or your group are
contributing, or perhaps you, like most people will be just there to have a
good time, there will be something for all members and their friends to
enjoy. It is going to be a fabulous event and you really should try and get
there if you can. I already know quite a few people who are planning to
attend and there will be quite a few spaces available in cars.
If you would like to attend but are not sure how you will get there please
let me know, - similarly if you are going in a car and have plenty of space
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for passengers please tell me and I
will try to co-ordinate things. Of
course if there are enough who
want to go then we may be able
to organise transport!
BE A VOLUNTEER – GET
A FREE LUNCH
If you are planning to go and feel able perhaps
to give up an hour or two of your time, then please register with me as a
volunteer. We need quite a few people to assist on the day. Helping
marshal the car parking, telling people where the events/toilets are,
keeping an eye on the events etc. all needs to be done. If you feel able to
help then there will be a free lunch voucher worth £5 to spend on any of
the food/lunch options available. The event is from 10am to 4pm and you
would need to take on a volunteer role for 1 or 2 hours at the most. We
are asking all the U3As in the region for volunteers so please let me know
as soon as possible and I will
put you on the list.
Further details about the day
can be found on the YAHR
website, so please feel free to
get on there and take a look.
If you or some of your group
members feel able to put on a
display then the deadline for
applications is 30th July. – Oh yes and – there is to be a huge “Pub Quiz”
at some point with teams of four. The teams do need to register so let me
know ASAP if you are interested.
A final word – there will be beer and ice cream available – though
probably not in the same glass!I look forward to seeing many of you there.
Chris Woolven
NB. The photos shown here are from the 2012 Showcase at Askham Bryan.
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Welcome to the July 2016 culture page
Just a few ideas for up and coming things you may like to see.
Doncaster Little Theatre
The Bachelors – The Two Only - Fri 12th August
Call – 01302 340422 or visit Doncasterlittletheatre.co.uk
Doncaster Racecourse
Simply Red Live – 13th August
Call – 01302 304200 or visit www.doncasterracecourse.co.uk
Sheffield Lyceum
No Man’s Land (a Harold Pinter play)
Staring - Ian McKellen & Patrick Stuart 3rd to 13th August
Tommy Steele in – The Glenn Miller Story – 16th to 20th August
Call - 0114 249600 or visit www.sheffieldtheatres.co.uk
Brodsworth Hall
Music on Sunday - 7th, 14th and 28th August
Thoroughbred Car Show – 21st August
Call – 0370 333 1181 or visit
www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/places/brodsworth-hall-and-gardens
Markham Grange Nursery & Steam Museum
The steam museum has on display some fine examples of working stationary steam engines, marine steam engines and steam pumps, large and small. The collection, which is still growing, is privately owned and has been acquired over several years from a wide range of sources. Now housed in a purpose built building, they have been lovingly restored, rebuilt and maintained by a dedicated team of full time and volunteer workers, who are always willing to show you around and explain things to you. The museum is open on Wednesday 10am to 4pm with the engines usually in steam on Wednesdays, the first Sunday in each month and Bank Holidays. The annual maintenance of the steam engines takes place during July and August. Please contact us before visiting during this period. Call 01302 330430 or visit markhamgrangenursery.com/steam.htm
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So what do we get up to during our
Smartphones and Tablets group meetings? We try to respond to what the group members say they need! We have looked at photos - how to edit them, how to share them with friends and family and how to organise them into albums. mmmmm We have discussed various 'Apps' those small pieces of computer code that enable your device to do clever
things - play and download radio programmes, find your next bus home, use satnav to mention just 3.mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm If we receive an email and then send a reply the group members now know how to find both the received and sent email again and can organise new folders to separate topics of interest or importance. Hopefully the 'fear factor' is reducing as confidence grows and the members learn how to make best use of their new technology. If you would like to join us please check the calendar and give me a ring.
Wendy Hattrell
The Love of Nature group met in June
to discover more about dragonflies.
These beautiful winged creatures were
seen flying around the ponds of
Potteric Carr. Many species were
spotted including damselflies and
darters. We were very lucky to see one
shed its nymph skin and emerge as
an adult.
The group will be meeting again in
July to look at tree identification.
Please contact Vanessa Whaley
for more details.
Diane Harris
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The membership of criminology keeps
growing and growing. More are welcome of
course but despite having produced a short
‘Basic Course’ to run within the programme I
am finding it difficult to keep up with
demand. There are certain subjects that
can be described as ‘generic’. By this I
mean that they recur in most cases we look
at. Subjects such as juries, sentencing, ‘where the law comes from’,
defences to crime, criminal definitions etc. These are all subjects
which need to be understood as we examine who committed the
offence, why they offended and how they offended. What are we
going to do with them when they are convicted?
To this end I have designed a three part programme on the criminal
law. We may call it Criminology 2. It will run from 11am to 1pm at the
premises of CVS on the third Tuesday of each month. The first such
programme will begin on 21st June. This will be an open meeting for
everyone to discover what it is all about and where we go from here. I
realise that it is approaching the holiday season and don’t want people
to feel that it is not worth joining because they may miss something
important
The initial meeting will be followed by meetings on 19th July, 16
th
August, 20th September 18th October, 15th November and 20th
December.
Part 1 is the English Legal System, Part 2 is about Criminal Offences
against People and Part 3 is about Criminal Offences against Property.
A more detailed breakdown of each part will be available on your first
attendance on the programme. Each time we look at a subject this
will be heavily reinforced by looking at the Criminal Cases that brought
about that law.
The main programme of Criminology, Criminology 1, runs on the first
and second Monday of the month, again at the premises of CVS and
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again from 11am to 1pm.
Although I have designed and circulated a programme for these
sessions I intend to alter that and concentrate on Major Crimes of the
19th Century beginning in September.
Subjects to be covered include Burke and Hare, Jack the Ripper,
(cases and suspects) Amelia Dyer and the Baby Farmers, Mary
Bateman the Yorkshire Witch, Mary Ann Cotton, George Chapman and
the Brides in the Bath, Arsenic Poisoners of the century, Dr Thomas
Henry Cream, The First Great Train Robbery. The History of Capital
Punishment, Charles Peace and the Phoenix Park Murders.
All you require is a sense of humour and a pen and notepad. All notes
can be circulated in advance by email.
The average cost per meeting varies between £1 and £1.50 dependant on the numbers present.
Peter Gospel
Hamish Jamieson.
It is with great regret I put pen to paper to mourn the death of a
friend, Hamish Jamieson. For many years Hamish has been a
member of Doncaster U3A Travel and Theatre Group and, from
it’s inception a very strong supporter of the “Supper Club”.
Away from U3A Hamish was credited with being the saviour of
Doncaster Branch of The National Trust and this was recognised
when he was elected to the position of President.
However, one of his most fulfilling activities, outside U3A, was
the time he spent in his workshop creating and building
“gadgets” to make life easier for less physically able members of
the community.
A typically “quiet man” a true gentleman with a dry sense of
humour who got things done without seeking the limelight.
Hamish will be sadly missed by his many friends and colleagues.
Derrick Franks.
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A special U3A day will be a feature of this year's 23rd International
Gilbert and Sullivan Festival. It takes place in Harrogate on
Wednesday, August 17 and is aimed at U3A singers who will
participate, and music lovers who will certainly enjoy a matinee
"Grand Tour - a musical journey of England and Europe, 1875 to
1925.
The "grand tour" will show the influence that Gilbert and Sullivan
had on musical theatre. We begin with the performance of their
own "Trial by Jury" and then set out on a tour of favourites from
France, Germany, Austria, Hungary and Italy.
Here are the main options:
1. A singalong choir day from 10:30 AM to 5 PM. The day begins with
a morning choir rehearsal in the ballroom of the Crown hotel Harrogate.
Our international conductor, maestro Andrew Nick Lin is joined by
guests soloists the principal vocalists. Our U3A members provide the
chorus.
A souvenir programme is provided in advance so that choristers can
practice prior to arriving in Harrogate. Internet links will also be
provided to appropriate MIDI "karaoke" music files to help with pre-
rehearsals. The gala concert is at 2:30 PM again in the Crown ballroom.
Choristers are asked to dress as they would for a normal choir concert
performance
Cost for the day is £25 per person and includes a DVD of the
performance, a sandwich lunch and the souvenir programme including
chorus music. Copies of Trial by Jury will be available on loan on
request. Tickets for the gala concert for friends and family are £15
each. . Support your friends and relatives by watching them.
For more information phone 01422 323252 or email
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After our usual May meeting at the Prego coffee shop, some of the group went to Brodsworth Hall to see the gardens. Betty had kindly arranged this visit for us but at the last minute unfortunately could not go herself. Although the weather was overcast we enjoyed discovering the many different areas of the vast gardens, including the rock garden, herbaceous border and my favourite the Grotto. Many of us had cameras and when the sun made an appearance we enjoyed photographing the plants and flowers in detail. We ended the afternoon with coffee, cakes and chats, in the tearoom. Thanks again to Betty and look forward to seeing everyone again next month. Allen Whittacker
GIVE IT A TRY!
We are hoping to arrange a session of
archery if enough people are interested.
Please give your name to the Secretary by
July 4th if you would like to have a go!
The 2016 U3A National Conference with be held at the East Midlands
Conference Centre in Nottingham 23—25 August. All members are
eligible to attend. If you would like further details please contact the
Secretary. More information can be found online at:
www.u3a.org.uk.
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It was a bright spring
morning as the Striders
met at the Greenscene
Coffee shop for an 8 mile
walk from Todwick to
Thorpe Salvin and back
on the South Yorkshire/
Nottinghamshire border.
After being entertained at
the coffee shop by Kevin
the cockerel, we set off to
walk the gentle incline
towards South Anston. The fields were resplendent in bright yellow,
farmer’s gold, oilseed rape, the skies blue and trees in spring green, it
wasn’t long before some were in shirt sleeves. The village of South
Anston was soon reached and we had a brief stop to view St James
Church, parts of which date back to medieval times.
We then took a gentle descent to the Chesterfield Canal although the
canal was not at its best, the banks were lined with wild garlic whose
scent filled the air. The walk had been planned to view the bluebells
which cover the woods to the south of the canal but nature does
adhere to a strict timetable and they had passed their best, but the
distance they cover could be seen.
After walking through the woods and along the edges of fields we
reached the village of Thorpe Salvin for a leisurely lunch before
walking back to the canal towards Kiveton Park. We passed through a
disused quarry, not the prettiest part of the walk, before meeting
another large field of oilseed rape which stretches from Kiveton to
Todwick a distance of around 3 miles.
Although shorter than normal, the walk was enjoyable because of the
fine spring weather and the walk through the woods.
John Wheeldon
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May.
In spite of technical projection problems, an audience of over 80
members enjoyed the talk by Neville Williams, co-founder and co-
director of the Yorkshire Wildlife Park. Neville set out the story of
how he and his wife were looking to establish a modest animal
project and by chance the old Brockholes Horse Riding
establishment was available. With very little capital they followed
their passion and set about collecting exotic animals. Serendipity
played a great part in the expansion and development, such as,
when animals at an old run down Romanian Zoo could not be
cared for, they jumped in and offered a home with plenty of space.
Many businesses freely assisted such as Jet2 freight who loaned a
plane free of charge for one day in order to ship the beasts to the
Park. The financial figures were amazing and illustrated that from
the original 35 part time Brockholes staff, they were now in year 6
employing 250 staff and investing millions in the continued
development of purpose built units for each to the new animals,
rather than continue with the rather basic builds that they had to
employ in the beginning. The Yorkshire Wildlife Park was the
fastest growing such attraction in Europe.
Neville paid tribute to the assistance received from various
Departments of the Local Authority. If you have not visited the park,
make a point of going this summer (when we get it).
June.
Alan Swann, Chairman of YAHR and a member of Barnsley U3A ,
will be entertaining us with his light-hearted look at life.
I have been invited by the Committee to prepare a programme for
the year 2017 to 2018 and I would appreciate hearing of any
speakers whom members may have heard and been impressed by
and are willing to recommend.
David Allen
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Georgian Tea Rooms — 26th June at 1.00pm
Meet in restaurant as usual before 12.45 pm. Danum Hotel—17th July at 1pm Prices are:- £13.95 for 2 courses £16.95 for 3 courses Tea/Coffee included. Menus will be available from Monday 13th until Sunday 19th June. Please contact me to make your choice from the menu or to let me know if you are unable to attend this lunch.
Eileen Dickson
Open to all U3A members on a first come first served basis.
Booking desk available at all General and Travel & Theatre meetings.
Telephone and email bookings will also be accepted. Payment to be
posted to Mr D Franks. 74 West Park, Darrington, Pontefract. WF8
3HY. Tel 01977 620192. Cheques payable to U3A Round & About –
Email [email protected] (If a receipt required please enclose
stamped addressed envelope)
Day Trips Wednesday 20th July – Mystery Tour
Coach Stand, Market Carpark, Doncaster 09.05 am £14.00
Mini Breaks Friday 30th September – Melton Mowbray Coach stand, Market Car Park, Doncaster
08.30 am 4 days £224.00
Monday 21st November - Paignton Turkey & Tinsel Coach Stand, Market Carpark, Doncaster
09.00 am 5 Days £246.00
Diary Date – Christmas Lunch 7th December – Danum Hotel.
All gratuities are included in tariffs for all these outings. Any
problems on Tour days my mobile number is 07951487533
Derrick Franks
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Compiled by Chris Woolven
Q: What do you call six weeks of rain in Scotland? A: Summer! Q: How do you prevent a Summer cold? A: Catch it in the Winter! Q: What do you call a Frenchman in sandals? A: Phillipe Phloppe. Q: When do you go at red and stop at green? A: When you're eating a watermelon. Q: How do men exercise at the beach? A: By sucking in their stomach every time they see a bikini. The Beach Our first day at our holiday resort my wife and I decided to try the beach. It was one of those owned and controlled by the hotel. When I went back to our room to get something to drink, one of the hotel maids was making our bed. I went to the fridge and took out a six pack. I said to the maid "Can we drink beer on the beach?" "Certainly” she said, "but I have to finish the rest of the rooms first”
In Memory of
Yvonne
As many of you will be
aware Yvonne Watts
sadly passed away earlier
this year. She was a
member of the German
group (Amongst others.)
She enjoyed the
challenge of studying a
language and was an
enthusiastic and popular
member of the group.
Her friends from the German group all made a donation in her memory and have sent a sum of money to Macmillan.
Just a reminder that the next newsletter and Calendar will be for
August and September. This is particularly important for the Group
leaders who wish to keep in touch with members over the Summer
period. Many of our groups take a break in August but there are a
few which continue through the summer. New members in particular
are advised to make certain whether their groups are meeting or not.
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Chairman George Kirk 07808191211 [email protected]
Secretary Diane Harris 01302 265580 [email protected]
Treasurer Beryl Kellett 01302 539229 [email protected]
Membership Jill Laming 01302 701395 [email protected]
In addition to the monthly Newsletters, up-to-date information is available at:
u3asites.org.uk/doncaster (See website QR code below)
We are grateful to Monks the Printers for their help in printing this newsletter.
Deadline for the August/September Newsletter is
6th July.
We would like to thank our friends at the Prego Cafe for their help over
the past year. Not only is the tea, coffee and food excellent, but the free
use of the upstairs room for meetings has been a great help to many of
our groups. If you haven't been there yet give it a try!
QR code for DU3A website
