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Littleborough June Newsletter 2020

Hello everyone,

Here we are in June – how did that happen?! Haven’t we been blessed by the

wonderful weather as we continue to stay ‘Alert’. I know members have been

enjoying getting outside and taking pleasure in their gardens and surroundings.

Some lovely photographs have been sent in as a result.

In this letter:

1. Serious stuff

2. Bunting

3. News from the groups

4. Virtual Quiz feedback

5. Regional & National U3A

6. Barrie’s photo challenge

7. Contributions from members

8. Answers to puzzles

9. Puzzles

1. Serious Stuff

Membership

Thanks to all of you who have continued your membership and stuck with us

through these difficult times. Your loyalty and support is very much

appreciated and we hope we will be able to ‘resume normal service’ before

too long.

Littleborough U3A Facebook

The Committee would like to draw members’ attention to the rules of our group. These can be seen by going to the Littleborough U3A Facebook page and clicking on the title: ‘Littleborough U3A Facebook Group

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2. BUNTING!

You may recall Sandra suggesting back in April that we make some bunting to be used at the U3A day and other significant events. She would be interested to know how many members are having a go at this, so please would you contact her at sandrakokocki12@gmail.com and let her know if you are having a go.

3. News from the Groups

Covid Connect Group

Why not join the Covid Connect group and have a chat on the phone? Email or call Jo Wiggans or Cindy Drinkwater and they will link you into a small group of phone friends. Jo Wiggans: jowiggans@sky.com 01706 377805 07715417424 Cindy Drinkwater: cindysdw@gmail.com 07544598240

CREATIVE WRITING GROUP

Our anthology project ‘Age – it’s just a number’ has attracted the attention of

both NorthWest region U3A and National U3A. We have a mention on the NW

U3A Facebook Page In My Own Write

https://www.facebook.com/U3AInMyOwnWrite/posts/1607532332743780

and hopefully more to follow. Watch this space….

CHOIR

The choir have been keeping in touch individually and through the weekly quizzes. One of the recent quizzes was designated as a fundraiser for Christian Aid in lieu of the annual house to house collection that couldn’t happen. The quiz was distributed widely and raised £680, which was more than the envelope collection usually makes. Martin Luke adds, mercifully we have avoided doing a get together sing-song on Zoom.

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4. Virtual Quiz Feed-back

The fourth quiz by email on Thursday 23rd April was set by Mo & Graham Chamberlain Congratulations to our winners - Team Wiggans We had 22 teams comprising 56 people taking part. Make a date in your diary for the next two quizzes on Thursday 4th June at 1:00pm and Thursday 18 June at 1:00pm It will be the same format as before. The questions will be emailed at 1:00pm with the answers following at around 3:30pm. Now that we can meet up to 6 people in our gardens I am hoping that the weather will enable more of you to arrange teams. A reminder / invitation will be sent out to all U3A members a couple of days before – so get your teams ready. In the meantime something to keep your brains working.

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www.U3A.org

www.u3asites.org.uk/north-west/home

and https://www.facebook.com/u3auk

In case you missed it in the last Newsletter, there is a wealth of useful

information and plenty of ideas on both the national U3A website, the North

West Regional U3A website and the national U3A Facebook page. Always

worth a look!

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6. Barrie’s Photo Challenge 4

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Challenge 3 was along the canal from Canal Street looking

towards Oak Terrace off Ealees Road. The clues were the canal,

Oak Terrace and you can just see the lock-keepers cottage left of

Oak Terrace.

Brian Porter identified the spot.

Photos below from Ruth Philpott, Rae Street, Alan Longley

John Cannell x 2 and Howard Gott.

Rae Street Howard Gott Barrie

Photo Challenge 4a

Try this one. It might be a challenge as the only building still there is the one on the extreme

right. Can you place it?

Ruth Philpott

Alan Longley

John Cannell

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Too Difficult? How about this one?

Photo Challenge 4b

Email your answer(s), and photos if you have them, to Barrie at

barriewatu3a@gmail.com

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7. Contributions from members

Here is a bit of anonymous nonsense from Martin Luke:

‘Twas an evening in November, As I very well remember, I was strolling down the street in drunken pride, But my knees were all a-flutter, So I landed in the gutter, And a pig came up and lay down by my side. Yes, I lay there in the gutter, Thinking thoughts I could not utter, When a colleen passing by did softly say: "Ye can tell a man that boozes By the company he chooses.' At that the pig got up and walked away! ***** Twas in the month of Liverpool, In the city of July, The snow was raining heavily, The streets were very dry, The flowers were sweetly singing, The birds were in full bloom, As I went down to the cellar, To clean an upstairs room. ***** I eat my peas with honey I’ve done all my life. It makes the peas taste funny, But keeps then on the knife

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Several our members have been taking advantage of the lovely weather and

our delightful surroundings. Here is our gallery.

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These have all been sent in by John Cannell

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I love this one from Roger Crossley,

who wrote: If you want a bit of

colour for the next newsletter here is

a photo taken at High Lea farm Shore

recently. I thought it very inventive.

And Phillip Liston got quite a shock when

this young lamb peered over his garden wall!

(possibly not as great a shock as the lamb got!!)

…and room for one more from yours truly!!

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8. ANSWERS TO LAST TIME’S PUZZLES

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Coronation Street

Night at the museum

Keeping up Appearances

Murder on the Orient

express

The day after tomorrow

One foot in the grave

Death in Paradise

Ramsey’s kitchen nightmares USA

8/10 Cats does Countdown

I’m a celebrity get me out of here

Exotic Crime Drama Comedy quiz show

Crime book & film

Environmental disaster film (2004)

Cookery programme 90’s UK Sitcom

90’s UK Sitcom

2006 Comedy Film Reality show

ITV Soap

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9. Quiz

Ellen Cruise, commenting that ‘we are all of an age’, has sent us a quiz about

pounds, shillings and pence!

WORK OUT THE VALUES AND ADD UP THE BILL

£. s. d.

1. Where animal are kept 2 Cures skins 3 A twenties hair style 4 Jack broke this 5 A male voice 6 A lane in Beatle Land 7 In which “plenty of money” was wrapped 8 God’s blessing if you haven’t one! 9 These make a stone 10 8oz. Rice 11 An early form of transport 12 What Beechams pills are worth 13 You can buy 1, or 2, for this 14 For which Piggy-wig sold his ring 15 Eight in a pound

ANSWERS NEXT TIME

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.…and from the U3A at the start of Volunteers Week:

Thanks, again, to all who have contributed to this edition. Take care, keep safe

and please keep sending in your items.

Sue (suetemperleyU3A@outlook.com)