Welcome to New Members
Welcome to David Ashford, Jenny Naish and John and Anne Turner.
I still have several Membership Cards waiting to be collected. If you pick them up, I will reward you with a nice new holder as well!
Tony Munday, Membership Secretary
01980 671069 or ajmunday@btinternet.com
1 Downs View Close, Haxton, Salisbury SP3 9PS
From the Chairman
Dear Friends
As many of you will be aware, at our Annual General Meeting in March there were some changes to the committee.
Phyl Mullins and Ena Baldock decided to stand down after many years of service. I’d like to offer huge thanks to both of them for their valuable contributions.
Neil Russell has taken responsibility for Projects, in particular leading our exciting new Computer Project. Two new members were welcomed to the committee: Judith Copeland, our Newsletter Editor, and Chris Perry, who has got off to a roaring start as Visits Organiser.
I’d like to say thank you to all our hard working committee members, group leaders and everyone who helps make Sarum U3A such an enjoyable experience. We can look forward to an exciting and fruitful year ahead.
With best wishes
Gordon Pardy
Coffee Mornings
Please note that coffee is served from 10.00 am
Wednesday 20 April at 10.30 am
George Fleming talks on The Fate of a Salisbury Citizen – a Passenger on the Titanic.
Wednesday 18 May at 10.30 am
Exhibition of craft groups and leaders’ reports.
Groups
Striders
5 May 2011
A walk from Druids Lodge to Upper Woodford and return (6 miles). Meet at the Stables, Druids Lodge Estate (GR 095386). From Salisbury take A360 towards Devizes. 1 mile before Longbarrow roundabout, turn left opposite the Water Tower. Follow tarmac road (do not go into Druids Lodge) for approx ¼ mile, house/cottages on your left, another 100 yds and the Stables are on your right.
Picnic provided (for those booked in) at end of walk. Please confirm attendance to John Summerhayes (01980 620737) between 25 and 30 April.
Walking Group
Thursday 28 April
Meet and park in the car park at Tudor Rose pub, Burgate (GR: SU 152156) on A338 ready to leave at 10.00 am. This is a relaxing 4½ mile walk across the Avon Valley water meadows through woods and fields to Godshill and back for lunch at the pub. If you would like to join us, please ring Irene and Alan (01722 322289) on Tuesday 26 April.
Science & Technology
Monday 18th April - Blind Landing by Alan Goodes
Monday 23 May 2011 - Waste Recycling – Sarah Cundy
Harnham Memorial Hall – just turn up - £1 on door
Peter Read (501218) peterjread@ntlworld.com
From the Groups Organiser
Croquet
Croquet has already started. If you would like to join, please contact Margaret White (01722 320806) or email: marannwhite@hotmail.com
Friday Watercolour Group
Please feel free to bring your work to exhibit at the MAY coffee morning.
Leaders Needed
Several very popular groups will not happen next year unless someone volunteers to take them on. Their leaders, understandably, have decided to stand down after giving sterling service. They will be happy to provide you with advice. These groups meet once a month. No expertise is required. Please see Linda at the April Coffee Morning (she is the one looking anxious!) or phone her (01722 710599) or email lindafarrow99@btinternet.com
The size of the group is up to you and the number of chairs you have! Meetings are sometimes held in the homes of other members of the group.
Italian Renaissance – an on-line course with all materials provided. Members of the group take turns at presenting topics.
Alternative Healing Discussion Group – Topics to be agreed with the group.
Easy Listening – you provide the Hi-Fi – the group provides the music.
Psychology for Beginners – all materials provided. Contact person and venue needed.
Strollers (2-3 mile gentle walks with a pub at the end) – members take turns to organise walks and book the pub. You initiate the first outing.
Country Inns – the Lincolns have kindly agreed to take this on but, as there are usually 3 groups, they will need assistant leaders. Same pubs in a different order.
Town Pub Lunches – a group for those who do not want to drive. Be a contact for the group and book the pubs.
How about a new group – Classic Films – to complement the Foreign Film groups? All you need is a reasonable sized TV screen. Films can be hired and costs shared with the group.
Computer Project
Some of you will have seen the books about computing that were on display in March. They are now available for sale at Computer Corner.
Endorsed by the Third Age Trust, they are written in plain English with a minimum of jargon and are excellent both for getting started and for those who want to extend their knowledge, as well as making useful reference books.
“Computing for the Older and Wiser”, sub-titled ‘Get Up and Running on Your Home PC’, is for beginners and takes you through the basics of computing, starting with turning the computer on and through the basics of e-mail and digital photography.
“The Internet for the Older and Wiser”, sub-titled ‘Get Up and Running Safely on the Web’ needs a basic understanding of the computer and takes you through getting started on the internet to more advanced e-mail, shopping and much more.
“Microsoft Office for the Older and Wiser” is for more advanced users and covers the use of Microsoft Word, Excel and Powerpoint for home office use. These are the programmes that I use for writing letters and minutes of meetings, producing membership cards, slide shows, mail merge, running bank and savings accounts etc etc.
“Laptops for the Older and Wiser” is about choosing and using a new laptop with lots of useful tips.
These books are available at the monthly Coffee Morning for £8 each. This is the cost price and we make no profit from the sales. Further books in the ‘Older and Wiser’ series, endorsed by the Third Age Trust, are available on-line from Amazon, covering Digital Photography, Family History and Social Networking.
Studying at Home
If you want to study in your own time at home, there are two sets of CDs available on free loan from the Third Age Trust Resource Centre. These are designed for self-learning for beginners and are entitled “Beginners Computer Course” and “Internet and E-mail”. They run on the CD/DVD player on your PC and you can work at any speed revising as you go. To obtain these, contact Elizabeth Gibson at the Third Age Trust, tel: 020 8315 0199 or e-mail resource.centre@u3a.org.uk (Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays only).
Neil Russell
Sarum U3A Outings & Visits
Bletchley Park and Highgrove: Thank you to everybody who has sent their Reservation forms and cheques. If anybody has not, and still wishes to join these Visits, then please do what you have to, before/during the April Coffee Morning. From then, those who have not confirmed will be removed and members from the waitlist will be offered a place/places.
Wiltshire & Swindon History Centre: Currently we have just 10 places available, so be quick if you want to join this very interesting (and private) Visit. Cost £17 per person and lunch is in the pub!
Abbotsbury Subtropical Gardens: Names are coming in pretty quickly so, even though this Visit is on Monday 17 October, please get your booking in early.
‘Constable and Salisbury’ Exhibition – a Joint Event between our three U3As on Thursday 30 June: Places for this private viewing are very limited so please see me at the Coffee Morning to learn more and put your name down – cost £12.50 to include buffet lunch. Please ensure that you have paid for your reserved places on or before the MAY Coffee Morning, or earlier if possible, and be sure to collect your tickets from me. If you are unable to attend, please call me/email me, and I will post ticket(s) to you.
Olympic Park – A walking tour of this and some other interesting London sites! I will have a ‘board’ for interested members at our April Coffee Morning, together with further information on the proposals for the day. See me next week!
Contact: Chris Perry, Sarum Visits Organiser, with any queries or suggestions that you may have.
Telephone 01722 781224 (after 10am please!) E-mail: christineperry@lineone.net
Joint U3A Outings & Visits
Full details are posted on the notice board at the monthly coffee mornings.
11-18 June 2011
A river cruise BEST OF THE RHINE with SAGA.
BOOKING NOW!
Friday 15 July 2011
Visit Cardiff Castle – BOOKING NOW!
Thursday 22 September 2011
Advance notice of visit to Buckingham Palace for an audio guided tour of the State Rooms including the Royal Faberge Exhibition, followed by a guided tour of the famous garden.
BOOKING NOW!
For Your Diary
Wednesday 31 August 2011.
Visit Greys Court, Henley on Thames (NT) followed by river cruise to Marlow. Booking from 4 May.
Tuesday 29 November 2011
To Mayflower Theatre for Mozart’s Don Giovanni. Booking from 4 May.
Tuesday 27 March 2012
To Mayflower Theatre for Verdi’s La Traviata. Booking date to be advised.
Cruise Suggestions for 2012
Option 1: Fred Olsen BLACK WATCH from Dover 7-22 July 2012 (15 nights)
Option 2: Fred Olsen BALMORAL from Southampton 13-27 October 2012 (14 nights)
Full details of Options on notice board at coffee morning or please register your interest in writing as soon as possible to John Ewington.
If you are interested in any outings/visits, please contact John Ewington, Flat 5 Arlington House, Bourne Avenue, Salisbury SP1 1LS. Tel: 01722 500699.
Contributions
Please send all contributions by mid-day on 2nd Tuesday in the month (10 May) to the Editor: Judith Copeland, Field End, Hackthorne Corner, Durrington SP4 8AS. Phone 01980 655665 or by email to: enjay666@btinternet.com