Welcome to the 25 New Members listed below:
Brian Webley, Jo Bailey, Janet Going, Kathleen Waghorn, Mr and Mrs Keith Blake, Marian Rickman, Dinah Campbell, Joan Hine, Peter Poulter, Pauline Rogers, Barbara Stevens, Jean Bennett, Una Barclay, Beatrice Todd, David and Pat Gudgeon, Michael Watts, David and Lyndy Cooper, Dee Frankling, Kathryn Schofield, Cynthia Shepherd, Patricia Hill and Jean Tipping.
Phyl Mullins: Membership Secretary (322570).
From the Chairman
Once again I must thank all the members who helped to make the New Year’s party a success. It was different this year but I think most of those who came had a good time. Now we are planning for the AGM in March. We have had a successful year with many of you, if not all, enjoying group activities to the full. The groups are not only about discovering new things but are also for us to make new friends. This is one purpose for all our U3A activities. We now have a great many new members joining us and I hope that they will be able to find friendship among us. Please make them welcome and make sure they do not feel left out. At the A.G.M. there will be tables laid out by the groups showing what they have been doing this year, please make a point of visiting all the tables, you may find a new interest for next year.
A great many of you will know by now that Roger and I are moving to Norfolk in April. Our son and his wife have moved there with their young children and it is quite a long journey to visit them regularly, so we are moving to Holt. We shall miss you all but I hope to be able to join a U3A there. I am sure Sarum U3A will continue to flourish.
Josephine Hawkins
Groups
Groups Organiser
Jean writes: I have done the job of Groups Organiser for over five years now, very happily, but it is time for a change. As usual, it would be best to have a ‘shadowing’ period this year so that the new Organiser can become familiar with the tasks of contacting current and potential Group Leaders, putting together a programme and sorting members into the various groups. It is a very sociable and interesting job, with much support from the Committee, Group Leaders and members and can mostly be done at times which suit you. Basic computing skills are required, and an ability to use a simple database, but not necessarily to set one up. If anyone thinks they might be interested, please contact me on 335909 for an initial chat.
AGM/ Exhibition
On Wednesday 19 March we shall once again have an exhibition of our group activities, before and after the AGM. This is much enjoyed by all. Would any group which wishes to display material or a poster please set up a table or board by 10 a.m. – each group is responsible for its own display. To allow more room for exhibits, the chair lay-out for the AGM will be compressed until just before the start of the meeting.
Group Leaders Lunch
On Wednesday 19th March at 12.30, after the AGM and Exhibition, there will be a “Thank You” lunch for Group Leaders and the Committee.
Walking Group
Thursday 28 February
The group will meet at the Silver Plough, Pitton, for a walk of five miles to Clarendon Palace. Please ring David and Linda (710599) on Monday 25th or Tuesday 26th, if you intend to join us.
Strollers
Thursday 28 February
Please meet at Tesco's, Southampton Road car park (garage end) at 10am. More details from Sandra (327119).
Coffee Mornings
Wednesday 19 March at 10.00am
There will be an Exhibition of groups’ activities from 10.00 and the AGM will commence at 10.30.
Joint U3A Outings & Visits
National U3A Summer Schools 2008
Summer School North; 28-31 July at Harper Adams College, Telford.
Summer School South: 11-14 August at the Royal Agricultural College, Cirencester.
The details of courses and booking arrangements will be displayed on the noticeboard at Coffee Mornings
from February (or telephone Clare Edwards (328240)).
There is an advertisement on page 22 of the latest U3A News giving notice of a SE Area Summer School
at Chichester University from 8-11 July. Further details from Arthur Browne (01293 771794).
Wednesday 26 March
A performance of Tchaikovsky’s Eugene Onegin by the Welsh National Opera at the Mayflower theatre.
Thursday 17 April
There will be a visit to Kew Gardens. An optional one hour guided tour of Kew Palace will also be offered.
Full details and bookings will be available at the February Coffee Morning.
14 – 18 September 2008
A 5 day visit by Eurostar is planned to Strasbourg in the Alsace region of France. There will be visits
to the Council of Europe and the European Parliament.
For further details of these and other visits, please see the noticeboard at any Coffee Morning or
ring John Ewington (500699).
For Sale
2 Relaxer garden chairs with cushions: £10 the pair. Electrolux Powerlite cleaner (as new); £10. Contact Sadie Gould (320894).
Woodworking Poem (abridged)
Dear Alan we thank you for the interest we’ve found The woodcarving group meets on a Tuesday We’re off to woodwork- what a laugh He has the patience of a saint |
Contributions
Please send all contributions for the Newsletter by mid-day on the 2nd Wednesday in the month to the Editor: Bob Bradshaw, Beech Lodge, Easton Common Hill, Winterslow, Salisbury, SP5 1QD. Phone 01980 862901 or by email to: u3a@lizbob.waitrose.com