West Bridgford U3A Newsletter October 2019

Charity no. 1130962 October 2019

West Bridgford U3A Newsletter October 2019

Fall, leaves, fall

Fall, leaves, fall; die, flowers, away; Lengthen night and shorten day; Every leaf speaks bliss to me Fluttering from the autumn tree.

I shall smile when wreaths of snow Blossom where the rose should grow; I shall sing when night's decay Ushers in a drearier day.

Emily Brontë

Charity no. 1130962 2 October 2019

AUTUMN COLOUR FROM THE THURSDAY ART GROUP


Paco’s Page

Welcome to the October newsletter. I hope that everyone has had a nice summer. We have started to get back to normal after the summer vacations, the weather is a getting cooler now and the nights are clos-ing in. All groups are back to action now that the Autumn is here upon us so I hope that you all get stuck in and enjoy the coming months with the opportunities that West Bridgford U3A offers its members. By the time that this gone to print there should be a new Italian group, a Holiday Companions 2 and maybe an Architecture group as well so I hope that you all have a good time and enjoy yourselves.

July Open Meeting The July speaker cancelled at the last moment due to a be-reavement in the family and we were lucky to find a replace-ment speaker at short notice in our committee member Joe Colls who gave a talk about the New Space Race.

August Holiday Club This year we ran the Holiday Club again on Wednesday after-noons in August. Thanks to Irene Gordon for organising the sessions and also to all our members who took part in the ses-sions. Everyone seemed to have enjoyed themselves. We hope to repeat the club again next year in August.

New Interest Groups Although we have over 60 groups in West Bridgford U3A and in this past year we have created four or five new groups we are always interested in new ideas for creating new groups. Joe Colls have taken over the role of new groups co-ordinator from me. If any of you have ideas of forming a group or are interest-ed in one and don’t know how to go about it, then please con-tact Joe. His contact details are at the back of this newsletter.

Paco Saucedo Chairperson

[email protected]

0115 923 3109


LINCOLN CASTLE AND GAINSBOROUGH OLD HALL VISIT

The History Group enjoyed an interesting day out in sunshine. Our time in Lincoln was spent looking around the Castle, in par-ticular the grim prison cells. There was also an exhibition of Vivienne Westwood's spectacular shoes and clothing. We had the option to walk along the walls...or not! There was time to see the Cathedral and narrow ancient streets of Steep Hill.

Then on to Gainsborough Old Hall where a costumed guide told us the history of this wonderful old building. The grounds out-side here contained a number of the original plantings—the Mulberry trees with their fruit which oozed brilliant red juice. A lovely outing arranged by Carol and enjoyed by all. Chris




Put out to Pasture

As you will have gathered from my ramblings in the last edition I am no longer a resident of West Bridgford. So Lord Copper has suggested it’s about time I stepped down as editor. (Lord Copper? - See Eve-lyn Waugh’s Scoop – arguably the funniest book ever written about journalism). But seriously we are now looking for some-one to step up and take over editing the WBU3A Newsletter.

It’s really quite undemanding work– otherwise they wouldn’t have let a daft old fool like me take it on! Thanks to Spell-checker, you don’t even need basic English skills.

It’s an interesting job, and doesn’t take up a great deal of time. You just have to encourage the contributors who do the hard work for you. If you like writing and editing, and tinkering with page layouts, it’s great fun. And with the wonders of technolo-gy you don’t even have to set foot outside your door to get the whole thing printed posted and webinatorised. (Plus you can make up your own words– and nobody can stop you!).

You need a laptop or PC running on Windows 10. The commit-tee can loan you one if yours isn’t up to date. (If yours prints f instead of s then you need an update!). If you are familiar with web browsing, Word and e mail, and know roughly how to store files and edit photos you will be fine. We use a pre– set template in Publisher (paid for by the committee) with all the print layouts , which we just clear and re– use for each edition.

I will be happy to give my successor as much support and guid-ance as you may need in taking over the role. So if you think you might like to have a go, do please drop me a line.

Thanks to those of you who have already elected to Go Paper-less and help our planet. The rest of you can Go Paperless now - see page 19. As I write this our grandchildren are marching on the streets demanding effective action to halt an unfolding global climate catastrophe– we owe it to them to do our bit.

And thanks to those of you who have sent me encouraging words from time to time. I’ve enjoyed being your editor.

Steve Degnan editor

[email protected]


IT’S A FAIR COP!

The long arm of the law reached out to WBU3A this summer. Two officers from Notts Constabulary attended the August Holiday Club. We are assured however that no collars were felt. The officers gave useful advice on personal protection, and received a warm welcome as pictured above. Ed

SOCIAL COMMITTEE EVENTS

Tue 8 Oct 6 pm Visit Spire Hospi-tal, Tollerton

Joy: [email protected] or 0115 981 3357

Free inc. 2 course hot buffet, car access only

Weds 16 Oct 10.30 William Booth birthplace

Eleni: 0115 914 1740 Free. Meet at K2 bus stop, King St, no. 43 bus to Windmill lane

Wed 6 Nov 630 pm Fish supper (veg/g.f. Musters Rd Bowls club


£8 inc tea/coffee; Philip Hammond talks about origins of words and sayings

Wed 20 Nov 2 pm Drive On Road Safety Team Bap-tist C H


£6 inc tea and coffee Friendly information and advice to keep you driving longer

Mon 9 Dec 6.30 pm Xmas meal, Welbeck Hall, Welbeck Road,

Eleni: 0115 914 1740 Menu now available

£32 inc. 3 course meal, veg. and g/f options, music and dancing


Crossword puzzle from Sinclair Payne Across:- 1.Sharp tasting (6).5.Large waterfall (8).9.Practicable (8).10.Shrewd (6).11.Act as directed (6).12.Rebel (8).14.Avoiding wastefulness (12).17.Courage (12).20.Recklessly wasteful (8).22.Person who works or fights unflinchingly (6).23.Someone after whom a discovery is named (6).25.Daring or reckless behaviour (8).26.Motionless liquid (8).27.Voice box(6). Down:- 2.Belief statements (6).3.No longer visible (11).4.Snug (5,4).5.Goodbye (7).6.Teach (5).7.Tedious procedure (3).8.Fortresses (8).13.Cricket (11).15.Similar in every detail (9).16.Dilapidated (8).18.Conspicuous (7).19. Excuse an error (6). 21. Third letter of Greek alphabet (5).24.Urge persistently (3).

Solution on page 20

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MONDAY Venue When Leader Phone

10 am Bird Watching O 1st/3d M Pete 07828 647221

10 -12 Finding out about Music B 1st M Pat 0115 914 6670

10.30 -12 Writers’ Group O monthly Tony 0115 921 1451

10 am Litter Picking O 2nd M Sue Text 07900 886765

1.30 Learning about Musical Movies B 1st M Susan 0115 808 7074

1.30 -3 History B 4th M Carol 0115 841 1237

2-3.30 Table Tennis 2 O 1st/3d M Ann 0115 914 0255

2 -3.30 Discussion Group 2 O 2nd M Pat 0115 923 4285

2-4 Brush Up Your Bridge FULL 0 monthly Marian 0115 923 4552

2-4 Card Playing B 3rd M David 0115 808 7074

2-4 Traditional Games B 5thM qutly JanetPaul 0115 923 1352

2-4 Spanish Conversation Improvers O weekly Lynda 07887 392138

2 - 4 Wine Appreciation O varies Rod 0115 923 2019

TUESDAY

10-11 Yoga Type Exercise O weekly Elizabeth 0115 914 6941

10-11 Spanish Conversation O 1st/3dT Lawrie 0115 981 5308

10-11.30 Greeting Cards B 2nd T Joan 0115 981 8477

10-12 Art Appreciation B 2 wkly Heather 0115 923 2824

10– 12 Painting & Drawing w/list B 2 wkly Aileen 0115 981 9254

1.30 -3 The Study of Ballet O 1st T Auriol 0115 981 1449

2-3.30 Art History B 4th T Martin 0115 981 6433

2 –4 Quiz Group B 2nd T Andrew 0115 877 1446

2-3.30 Knit and Natter O 1st/3dT June 0115 981 9561

2-3.30 Photography B 1st T Paco 0115 923 3109

2.30 -4.30 Book Group J FULL O 2nd T Judith 0115 923 1539

2-4 Scrabble O 4th T David 0115 982 5360

2-4 Cryptic Crosswords O 3rd T Stephen 0115 914 0255

1.30-3 German for Beginners O 2nd/4th Carol 07882 897986

WEDNESDAY

10 am Short Walks O 2 wkly Christine 0115 974 3309

12.00 Lunch Club O 2 wkly Lorna 0115 982 2546

1.45-3.45 Dance Around the World B 1st/3dW Nora 0115 925 9726

2-3.30 Philosophy B 2 wkly Tony 0115 921 1451

2– 4 Book Group W O 3rd Wed Liz 0115 914 5642

2 –4 Table Tennis B 2nd/4tW Glenys 0115 837 0932

1.30 pm Litter Picking O 3rd W Sue Text 07900 886765

1—4 Murder Most Foul Book GroupFULL 0 4th W Trish 0115 937 5098

3-4.30 Badminton O Weekly Phil 07505 513556


WEDNESDAY continued

7.30- 9. Jazz Appreciation O 3rd Wed Don 0115 982 0996

2-4.30 Gardening O 2 wkly Keith 0115 982 0515

2.30-4 Discussion Group 1 O 1st W Veronica 0115 923 1567

7 –8 French Conversation O 2 wkly Anne 0115 981 4196

THURSDAY

9.30-3 Peak District Walking O 1st Thu Pete 07828 647221

10.- 12 Painting & Drawing w/list B Alt Thu Ron 0115 923 4176

10—12 Mah Jong B 1st /3rd Thu Graham 0115 923 1376

10-12 Sailing for Pleasure O April to Oct’ Peter 07840 177972

10-12 Poetry Appreciation O 2nd Thur Joan 07881 718784

10.00 Hiking O 3rd Thu Richard 07857 243182

2- 4.30 Play Reading O 1st Thu Jacky 0115 933 2905

11-1 Guitar Players O 2 weekly Pete 07828 647221

2-4 Remarkable Women B 3rd Thu Pat 0115 914 6670

2- 4 Scrabble O 2nd Thu David 0115 982 5360

2 –4 Book Group AP w/list O 1st Thu Angela 0115 998 6679

2.30-4 Book Group 3 O 2nd Thu Fran 0115 878 9790

2-4 Wine Appreciation w/list O varies Rod 0115 923 2019

2-4 Cryptic Crosswords O 1st /3rdThu Stephen 0115 914 0255

2-4 Ukulele Strummers w/list B 2/3rd Thu David 07771 515810

FRIDAY

10 am Longer Walks O 1st Fri Rita 07815 084413

10 am Longer Walks O 3rd Fri Liz & Ian 0115 923 1605

10 am Cycling O 2nd/4th Fri Peter 07828 647221

10-12 Latin O 2nd Fri Anne 0115 981 4196

1015-12 Singing for Fun B 2nd/4th Fri Sue 07900 886765

2 – 4. Science for Everyone B Last Fri Joseph 07760 458791

2-4 Rummikub B 1st/3rd Fri Cheryl 0115 877 1446

SATURDAY

10.15 Holiday Companions FULL O 1st Sat Marian 0115 923 4552

VARIABLE

Jig-saw Puzzles B Open Meetings Hilary, Inez

Theatre & Concert Visits O Occasional Chris 0115 752 9537

9.30– 4 Orienteering Walking O 3rd M/4thTu John 07721 538057

B West Bridgford Baptist Church Hall. O Other location- refer to group


MOVE ‘EM ON UP, HEAD ‘EM ON OUT, RAWHIDE!

Is this a new sport? Cow waving? No, apparently it’s just the sort of thing they get up to on Friday Walks. See report below. Ed

Leaving Sutton Bonington our group headed off over the railway and along fields past the University, through the village then alongside the River Soar. Our coffee break

was well worth the wait when we got to the lock Finally we headed back into the village over fields. Patrick encouraged the cows to move out of the way so we could pass through a gate. Then an excellent lunch at the King’s Head. Thanks to those who have organise walks for us. Clare Deeming

TWO HILLS AND TWO KINGS

The Orienteering Walkers recently climbed two local hills, marking major events in British history. Richard III met his end at the Bat-tle of Bosworth Field in 1485. His remains were found 527 years later under a car park in Leicester. In 1985 new battles erupted, the Min-ers’ Strike dividing communities in the East Midlands. Now “King Coal” is no more. At Silverhill Wood at the top of its 670 ft. summit stands a statue of a solitary miner—a me-morial to past labours. John Pickles


WHAT DO YOU WANT FROM YOUR SOCIAL EVENTS TEAM?

Please cut out and complete this questionnaire and circle your answers or write in spaces provided.

1 In the last 6 months, how many WBU3A social events did you attend?

None One Two More

What WBU3A social events have you attended in this period? ________________________________________________

2 What type of events are you likely to attend?

Quizzes/competitions

Visits to local places of interest

Coach trips further afield

Activities (skittles, darts etc)

Something else? ___________________________________

3 How do you usually find out about events?

E bulletin bi– monthly Newsletter Open meetings

Other? Please say how ___________________________ 4 What is the most you would be willing to pay to at-tend a WBU3A social event? ________________ 5 Would you help at an event in any of these ways?

Prepare refreshments Process bookings Organise event

If you can help, please enter your name and contact details

_______________________________________________

6. Any other comments or suggestions? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Please return completed questionnaires to the Events table at the October or November Open Meetings. Or scan and e mail your completed form to- [email protected] by end Nov.

Thank you from your WBU3A Social Committee


UPCOMING THEATRE VISITS

Consent by Nina Raine A complex drama of trust, doubt, justice and forgiveness in the lives of a group of barristers, first shown National Theatre 2017. Saturday 16 November 2.30 pm Lacemarket Theatre. £12/£11.

Season’s Greetings by Alan Ayckbourn Book now for a Christmas cracker! Ayckbourn’s bitter sweet

farce set at a 1980s Christmas family gathering. Saturday 14 December 2.30 pm. Lacemarket Theatre £12/£11.

Buy tickets at Open Meetings or call Liz 0115 914 5642 or Chris 0115 752 9537

ON THE ROAD AGAIN In August Greythorn played the Summer Holiday Club, the Beeston Memory Cafe and the Win-wood Court Retirement Complex for a hundred residents and staff. To book Greythorn call 07828 647221 Pete Elderton

DRIVE ON. On Tue 3 Dec. Edwalto U3A have spare places at a Drive On event at 10.30 in WBBCH to help over 50 year old drivers £5. To book contact - [email protected].




THOSE WERE THE DAYS

The first of the August Holiday Club sessions was devoted to food - war time rations v 21st century treats. Although I’m sure we were all too young to actually remember buying food on rations, we were all aware of the scarceness of things we take for granted today. To see some of the portions made us realise how difficult it must have been – the weekly allowance of cheese would have been a mid-morning snack nowadays.

Linda (our guest presenter and WI member) told us that during the 1st World War men volunteering were in such a bad state of health due to starvation. The unfair rationing of those days caused rioting in the street. With World War II the new ration-ing ensured that everyone had an adequate balanced diet. Treats, like Spam, came along later with the Americans!

To show that you CAN bake a light sponge cake without using eggs, Linda did exactly that, aided and abetted by her galley slave, Irene, who was confined to the kitchen. Although not quite as light as the modern recipe, the lovely freshly baked sponge was lovely, as we all had a chance to sample it.

Linda then moved on to the present day, and demonstrated a very quick and easy recipe for an Apple Roulade (a Swiss roll filled with stewed apple and dried fruit, to you and me!). The whole exercise took about a 1/2 hour from peeling the apples to sprinkling the top of the roulade with sugar.

During our midway break we had a chance to sample some sausage rolls made without fat. Butter and margarine were ra-tioned, but it was possible to make pastry using potato! We all enjoyed an interesting and informative afternoon.

Janet Gibbons

CALLING ALL BIBLIOPHILES

Book Group 3 is looking for new members. We meet at The Stratford Haven on the second Thursday of the month from 2.30 p.m. until 4.00 p.m. . If you would like to join us contact Fran on 0115 878 9790 or just come along to a meeting.

GO PAPERLESS AND HELP SAVE PLANET

Send your election by e mail using the wording below to [email protected]

I/we (insert names AND membership numbers) wish to stop receiving paper copies of the WBU3A Newsletter. I/we agree to receive all official WBU3A notices via the online Newsletter.


Joseph Colls [email protected]

Carol Gretton Secretary

07767 154172 [email protected]

Carol Jones

Bob Wilmot Treasurer

0115 923 3455 [email protected]

Irene Gordon

0115 982 0918

Tony Beale

Membership secretary

0115 921 1451 [email protected]

Pushpa Verma

07538 919099

Yvonne Haynes

Paco Saucedo Chairperson

0115 923 3109

[email protected]

Linda Stafford Vice-chair 0115 981 1663 [email protected]

Clare Deeming

Vice-chair

07986 870708 [email protected]

Steve Degnan

Newsletter editor

07895 582404

[email protected]

WBU3A Executive Committee

Remember you can see this Newsletter, back copies, and lots more on the WBU3A website. Just search on wbu3a, or go to - https://u3asites.org.uk/west-bridgford/home Crossword Solution Across:- 1.Acidic; 5.Cataract; 9.Feasible; 10.Astute; 11.Comply; 12.Renegade; 14.Economically; 17.Fearlessness; 20.Prodigal; 22.Trojan; 23.Eponym; 25. Escapade; 26.Stagnant; 27.Larynx.

Down:- 2.Credos; 3.Disappeared; 4.Cubby hole; 5.Cheerio; 6.Train; 7.Rut; 8.Citadels; 13.Grasshopper; 15.Identical; 16.Decrepit; 18.Salient; 19.Pardon; 21.Gamma; 24.Nag.

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All the artworks in this October’s Newsletter were made by members of WBU3A Thursday Art Group. Artists as follows– page 2 top Alan, page 2 bottom Paul, page 5 Jennifer, page 6 Beryl, page 15 Tony, page 16 Chris, page 19 Ron, page 20 Elizabeth. Even better than last year, in my humble opinion. Ed


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West Bridgford U3A Newsletter October 2019