From the Chairman
Combined Salisbury U3As Hog Roast
This is a joint event with the purpose of encouraging contact between members of our Salisbury U3As.
The date is confirmed for Thursday 3 September at 12 noon at Alderbury Village Hall, and is open to all members of Salisbury, Sarum and Spire U3As. Tickets will cost £10 for which you will get hog fresh roasted on site with salads and a roll, a choice of desserts and a free glass of wine. The bar will be open from 12 noon to 2.30 pm serving a range of beers, wines and spirits.
The Hall is on the old Southampton Road in Alderbury village at the junction with Rectory Road. The postcode for your satnav is SP5 3AD. Parking at the Hall is limited but there is more space in Rectory Road and Firs Road opposite. Parking in the main road is not recommended to avoid obstruction to through traffic. Buses 34, 36 and X7 stop at the Hall. If the weather is fine, there is plenty of space outdoors on the village playing field. You might wish to bring your own seat if you wish to sit outside. Tickets are limited and the allocation for Sarum U3A is 55. If you would like tickets, please put your name and number required on the list that will be in St Francis Hall at our next monthly meeting on 17 June. If you cannot attend the meeting, then you could ask a friend to add your name for you. Should it be over-subscribed, there will be a draw and tickets will be available at the 15 July meeting.
Tickets must be paid for in full before 10 August by cash or cheque (payable to Salisbury U3A). Any left unsold will be offered to Salisbury and Spire U3As (and vice versa).
Neil RussellVacancies
You have probably all heard the saying about ‘spoiling the ship for a ha’porth of tar’. I hope that does not happen to our U3A but it will if nobody comes forward to replace Bob Bradshaw, our Newsletter Editor, or Mary Cole, our Food Buyer (if I may use that term) for our parties. There must be someone out there so please come forward and offer to do your bit. Remember, we only get out of our U3A what we put in. If we put nothing in, then nothing happens and we all suffer the consequences.
Neil Russell
Diaries 2010
Last chance to order your U3A 2010 diary at the June coffee morning.
If you would like to order one, please sign the list on the display board.
Please note that orders cannot be accepted unless accompanied by the payment, which is £1.90 per diary.
If you require further information, please contact Gill Hinton (01722 325353)
Coffee Mornings
Wednesday 15 July at 10.00 am
Ruth Newman returns to talk of Poverty and the Workhouse in Salisbury and the Mysterious Death of Louisa Garrett.
Ena Baldock
Groups
Application for Groups for 2009-10
I will process your applications next week. You will receive your groups at the July coffee morning or by post immediately afterwards.
Good Luck!
Linda Farrow
Walking Group
Thursday 25 June
A 5-mile walk from “The Silver Plough” at Pitton. Grid reference: SU 213 313. Prompt 10.00 am start. Please ring Bob (01980 862901) by Tuesday 23rd June if you are coming.
Strollers
Thursday 25 June
Please meet at Tesco’s, Southampton Road car park (garage end) at 10.00 am.
More details from Maureen (504295)
Archaeology
Tuesday 30 June 10.30 am
Aerial Photography by Martin Green
Please contact Margaret McKenzie (714685)
Joint U3A Outings & Visits
Thursday 24 September
Visit Gloucester and discover its history from its Roman foundation some 2000 years ago. Hear about many of its famous characters such as Beatrix Potter who wrote ‘The Tailor of Gloucester’ after visiting the city in the mid 1890s. On arrival enjoy a walking tour of the city followed by a visit to the cathedral. After lunch (by own arrangements) visit Blackfriars Priory, viewing its magnificent timber roof providing a fine example of a medieval Dominican Priory in Britain. Depart Tesco’s Southampton Road 8.00 am, Millstream Coach Park 8.15 am. Leave Gloucester 4.30 pm. Cost £14.75, to include tour guides and entry fees, coach travel and driver gratuity. Book NOW!
Thursday 8 October
Visit to Dulwich Picture Gallery and Down House near Orpington in Kent, where Charles Darwin developed much of his revolutionary thinking.
Details and booking commencing in July.
For further details of these and other visits, please ring John Ewington (500699). His address is Flat 5, Arlington House, 22 Bourne Avenue, Salisbury SP1 1LS. Please note these details for future reference as space precludes them from being given every month.
Contributions
Please send all contributions by mid-day on the 2nd Tuesday in the month (7 July) to the Editor: Judith Copeland, Field End, Hackthorne Corner, Durrington, SP4 8AS. Phone 01980 655665 or by email to: enjay666@btinternet.com