Salisbury
& District
U3A
Press Report
January
2005
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Neville
Jennings, the Secretary, announced that rising costs would mean a rise
in the subscription from next January. He asked for nominations for the
committee. He read out a letter thanking members for participating in
an official audit on the hand-washing facilities at entrances to each
ward in Salisbury District Hospital.
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| Chris Dickson announced that one space in the Geology class was available to anyone with prior knowledge of Geology. She asked for new subjects and tutors for next year’s programme. |
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Rosemary Nicholls gave
details of outings; January to the Watermill; February 24th to see
“Rebecca” at the Mayflower; a craft fair at Thorpe Park on February
26th. John Ewington takes over as outings secretary in March. He gave
details of a concert in Poole on March 23rd and a visit to Slimbridge
on April 28th. All outings from now on must be paid by cheque only,
payable to Salisbury and District U3A Outings Group.
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The speaker, Michael Passmore, gave
an interesting talk with slides on the history of the Automobile
Association, tracing its development from 1905.
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AA men on
bicycles rode around the South of England warning motorists with AA
badges of police speed traps. The AA put up road signs, warning signs
and names of villages, and listed garages and hotels. The hotels were
graded as brandy, with one to five stars. The five main causes of
breakdown then, (and now) were:- no petrol, no water, puncture, flat
battery, and lost ignition key. The AA set up roadside telephone boxes,
filling stations, road maps, and air maps for private planes. In 1967
the badge changed to the square logo, and details of the 4 million
members were computerised. The office moved to Basingstoke, and a
display of AA memorabilia is in the Milestones museum there.
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