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Charity no. 1130962 December 2019

WBU3A Newsletter December 2019

Wishing You All

A Very Merry

Christmas

and

A Happy

New Year

Charity no. 1130962 2 December 2019

IF YOU GO DOWN TO THE WOODS TODAY…

The Orienteering Walking group regularly encounter wildlife on our wanderings into the woods. Herons are quite a common sighting but we were more than a bit surprised recently to come across a woolly mammoth. And we had to be fleet of foot when we encountered a bevy of swans who took a particular fancy to our trouser legs and ankles! John


Paco’s Page Welcome to the December Newsletter.

Editor Wanted This is the last edition from Steve Degnan, our current Editor. I would like to thank Steve on behalf of everyone at West Bridgford U3A for the splendid job he has done making the News-letter colourful and innovative. We wish Steve all the best in his next adventure.

But we now need a new editor and although we have advertised for a couple of months, so far nobody has volunteered to take on the role. I feel disappointed that with over 800 members we cannot find a volunteer. We have a contingency plan for February but I will be honest, if a replacement is not forthcom-ing the reality is that we will not have a Newsletter to publish in future. So come on, someone out there please help us out. We will give you all the support you need to get started. No special expertise is needed. If you know how to send and receive e mails and save documents that’s all the basic skills you need.

Ageing Well The Notts Network Ageing Well Conference at the University of Nottingham. was a big success with over 100 U3A members at-tending from many Notts U3As. We enjoyed keynote speeches on The Psychology of the Older Brain, and on Dementia – Diet & Exercise: Facts & Fiction. Plus three sessions of fifteen differ-ent workshops. We received a lot of positive feedback. I can say that the planning committee will meet again in July 2020 and explore the possibility of doing it all again.

Lucky Winner At our October Open Meeting WBU3A member Jenny got a nice surprise; she was our first lucky hamper winner. We will be giv-ing away a hamper to one randomly chosen attendee at every Open Meeting from now on. So come along to any Open Meet-ing for your free chance to be a lucky winner.

Season’s Greetings On behalf of the Committee may I wish all members of West Bridgford U3A a Very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

Paco Saucedo Chairperson

[email protected] 0115 923 3109


WHAT A BLOOMIN’ LOAD OF OLD RUBBISH!

There’s a lot of it about, everything from toothbrushes to daily contact lens containers in fact. Recycling and reusability has become vitally important and in our small ways we can all make a difference. Within WBU3A we continue to recycle washed plastic bottle tops. See me at any Open Meeting for details.

Crisp Packet recycling is catching on- the bin at Rushcliffe Arena is usually overflowing. Boots now have a recycling container for used water filter cannisters. And for the avid recycler, check out the lady in Julian Road - she will take toothpaste tubes, sil-ver paper, daily contact lenses and much more……

But can you be bovvered? Well try explaining why you can’t be bothered to your grandchildren!

Sue Bailey


SAILING OFF INTO THE FAR BLUE YONDER

Thursday was our last session for the year. I have been very pleased with the response of the members and we have enjoyed some very good sailing weather . The skills the members have achieved have ena-bled them to sail in their own groups unsupervised.

The instructors we use give their time free and are Notts County Sailing Club members. The club also allow us to use their equipment. A big thank you to all concerned.

The group have asked me to carry on again next year. Please watch out in the New Year for details of next sum-mers’ sailing programme.

New members including com-plete beginners will be made most welcome.

Peter


COMPLETELY STONED

Painting stones brightened our day at the Tuesday Painting and Drawing Group. Great ideas in-cluded cheeky animals, mandala patterns, leaves and flowers, birds and trees. But why? For a gift, remembrance, Christmas decora-tions. We loved painting them, and hope you enjoy seeing them. Janet


Last

Orders

Like the drunk who can’t drag himself away from the bar, I’m still here. But I promise you this is definitely my last edition in charge of the Newsletter. Nobody has volun-teered yet to take over the job of editing. That means that someone from the committee will have to step up at short no-tice to produce the February 2020 edition of the Newsletter.

Everybody on the committee already has more than enough to do. WBU3A is heading towards 1,000 members. WBU3A is a charitable trust and every committee member is a trustee . As such they are legally responsible for ensuring that all activities within WBU3A comply with statutory requirements covering charitable status, taxation and accounting, health & safety, da-ta protection, insurance, personal safeguarding, etc.

It’s said that any voluntary body is only five resignations away from extinction. WBU3A only exists because some people vol-unteer to do that bit extra. Some tasks (such as this editor-ship) are enjoyable. Some carry considerable responsibility. Some are just drudgery, but someone has to do them. If you think you can help in any way please speak to the Committee.

Christmas is like Bovril, we love it or hate it. If you’re with your family this year, I hope you have a good ‘un. If like many mil-lions you will spend the holiday alone, or if you are skint, or if you can’t stand the drivel spewed out on telly over the “festive” season, you have my sympathies. Treat yourself to a glass of something warming, and don’t worry - it’ll soon be over!

My Christmas Day includes a Skype video call to my son who lives 15,000 miles away. God Bless Sir Tim Berners - Lee, Bill Gates et al! New technologies enable millions of families to keep in touch across continents via inexpensive and efficient internet connections. Change can be good. Sláinte!

Steve Degnan ex editor.

PS The new editor’s address is- [email protected].

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sl%C3%A1inte


TRADITIONAL GAMES GROUP

Fancy having a go at a game of Upwords, Triominoes or Se-quence? Or lots of other games you may never yet have even heard of? Then why not come along and join us and enjoy an afternoon playing some new and many of your old favourite games. We meet in 2020 at WBBCH from 2 to 4 on -

Monday 30 March Monday 29 June Monday 30 November

For further details, contact Paul and Janet on 0115 923 1352 or 07949 919190

Date Walk starts Walking through Leader Miles

9 Jan

Rivelin Mill Bridge

Rivelin Valley Nature & Heritage Trail

John 5

6 Feb

Robin Hood Inn Baslow

Birchen Edge Pete 5

5 March

Wye Dale Car Park

Wye Dale, Flag Dale, Chee Dale, Millers Dale

& Monsal Trail

John 5.5

2 April

Hartington Beresford Dale, Wolfscote Dale & Big-

gin Dale

Pete 6

7 May

Longshaw Lodge Visi-tors Centre

Longshaw Estate & Totley Moor

Maureen 5.5

4 June

Ashford in the Water

Monsal Head & Monsal Dale

Pete 6

WBU3A PEAK DISTRICT RAMBLERS 2020 Programme January to June

We walk on the first Thursday of each month. Members provide their own transport or car share can be arranged from Kingston Rd rendezvous so non – drivers are welcome. An email is sent out before each walk providing walk details. Please wear boots and dress for the weather.

If you would like to join a walk please contact Pete Elderton on 07828 647221 or email [email protected]


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December Crossword Puzzle from Sinclair Payne

Across-1 Television visual reproduction means (9) 6 Israeli thick-skinned orange (5) 9 Reliability, honesty (15) 10. Not often (6) 11. Burn slowly (8) 13.Senior army officers (10) 14. In the course of (4) 16.Travel (4) 17. Minute black insect numerous in close weather (10) 19. Advocacy of women’s rights (8) 20. Neat in dress (6) 23 Star-shaped board game (7,8) 24 Appliance for removing water (5) 25 Made a high-pitched scream (9). Down- 1 Expressions of choice by ballot (5) 2 Hitchcock film (6,9) 3 Not obligatory (8) 4 Ductile metal; golf club (4) 5 Twin hulled boats (10) 6 Indian City (6) 7 Liberty to criticise authori-ty (7,2,6) 8 Certainly (9)12. Tourists (10)13. Undisguised (9)15. Feet together boule (8)18. Inspire affection (6)21. Scratched out (5) 22.Tea (4). Solution page 18


MONDAY Venue When Leader Phone

10 am Bird Watching O 1st/3d M Pete 07828 647221

10 -12 Finding out about Music B 1st M Pat 0115 914 6670

10.30 -12 Writers’ Group O monthly Tony 0115 921 1451

1.30 Learning about Musical Movies B 1st M Susan 0115 808 7074

1.30 -3 History B 4th M Carol 07419 317738

2-3.30 Table Tennis 2 O 1st/3d M Ann 0115 914 0255

2 -3.30 Discussion Group 2 O 2nd M Pat 0115 923 4285

2-4 Brush Up Your Bridge FULL 0 monthly Marian 0115 923 4552

2-4 Card Playing B 3rd M David 0115 808 7074

2-4 Traditional Games B 5thM qutly JanetPaul 0115 923 1352

2-4 Spanish Conversation Improvers O weekly Lynda 07887 392138

2 - 4 Wine Appreciation O varies Rod 0115 923 2019

TUESDAY

10-11 Yoga Type Exercise O weekly Elizabeth 0115 914 6941

10-11 Spanish Conversation O 1st/3dT Lawrie 0115 981 5308

10-11.30 Greeting Cards B 2nd T Joan 0115 981 8477

10-12 Art Appreciation B 2 wkly Heather 0115 923 2824

10– 12 Painting & Drawing w/list B 2 wkly Pam 0115 981 9238

1.30 -3 The Study of Ballet O 1st T Auriol 0115 981 1449

2-3.30 Art History B 4th T Martin 0115 981 6433

2 –4 Quiz Group B 2nd T Andrew 0115 877 1446

2-3.30 Knit and Natter O 1st/3dT June 0115 981 9561

2-3.30 Photography B 1st T Paco 0115 923 3109

2.30 -4.30 Book Group J FULL O 2nd T Judith 0115 923 1539

2-4 Scrabble O 4th T David 0115 982 5360

2-4 Cryptic Crosswords O 3rd T Stephen 0115 914 0255

1.30-3 German for Beginners O 2nd/4th Carol 07882 897986

WEDNESDAY

10 am Short Walks O 2 wkly Christine 0115 974 3309

12.00 Lunch Club O 2 wkly Lorna 0115 982 2546

1.45-3.45 Dance Around the World B 1st/3dW Nora 0115 925 9726

2-3.30 Philosophy B 2 wkly Tony 0115 921 1451

2– 4 Book Group W O 3rd Wed Liz 0115 914 5642

2 –4 Table Tennis B 2nd/4tW Glenys 0115 837 0932


WEDNESDAY continued

2.30-4 Badminton O Weekly Phil 07505 513556

1—4 Murder Most Foul Book Grp FULL 0 4th W Trish 0115 937 5098

7.30- 9. Jazz Appreciation O 3rd Wed Don 0115 982 0996

2-4.30 Gardening O 2 wkly Keith 0115 982 0515

2.30-4 Discussion Group 1 O 1st W Veronica 0115 923 1567

7 –8 French Conversation O 2 wkly Anne 0115 981 4196

THURSDAY

9.30-3 Peak District Walking O 1st Thu Pete 07828 647221

10.- 12 Painting & Drawing w/list B Alt Thu Ron 0115 923 4176

10—12 Mah-jong O 1st /3rd Thu Graham 0115 923 1376

10-12 Sailing for Pleasure O April to Oct’ Peter 07840 177972

10-12 Poetry Appreciation O 2nd Thur Joan 07881 718784

10.00 Hiking O 3rd Thu Richard 07857 243182

11-1 Guitar Players O 2 weekly Pete 07828 647221

2-4 Remarkable Women B 3rd Thu Pat 0115 914 6670

2- 4 Scrabble O 2nd Thu David 0115 982 5360

2 –4 Book Group AP w/list O 1st Thu Angela 0115 998 6679

2.30-4 Book Group 3 O 2nd Thu Fran 0115 878 9790

2-4 Wine Appreciation w/list O varies Rod 0115 923 2019

2-4 Cryptic Crosswords O 1st /3rdThu Stephen 0115 914 0255

2-4 Ukulele Strummers w/list B 2/3rd Thu David 07771 515810

FRIDAY

10 am Longer Walks O 1st Fri Rita 07815 084413

10 am Longer Walks O 3rd Fri Liz & Ian 0115 923 1605

10 am Cycling O 2nd/4th Fri Peter 07828 647221

10-12 Latin O 2nd Fri Anne 0115 981 4196

1015-12 Singing for Fun B 2nd/4th Fri Sue 07900 886765

2 – 4. Science for Everyone B Last Fri Joseph 07760 458791

2-4 Rummikub B 1st/3rd Fri Cheryl 0115 877 1446

SATURDAY

10.15 Holiday Companions FULL O 1st Sat Marian 0115 923 4552

VARIABLE

Jig-saw Puzzles B Open Meetings Hilary, Inez

Theatre & Concert Visits O Occasional Chris 0115 752 9537

9.30– 4 Orienteering Walking O 3rd M/4thTu John 07721 538057

B West Bridgford Baptist Church Hall. O Other location- refer to group


FINDING OUT ABOUT MUSIC

Spring 2020 Programme

Three Favourites

6 Jan. Three members will play recordings of their favourite music and talk briefly about their choices.

Victoria and Mendelssohn.

3 Feb. John and Barbara Sears will introduce a re-cording from the 2019 Proms featuring Stephen Hough playing Queen Victoria’s golden piano.

Benjamin Britten

2 March. Auriol Ford will give a talk about Benjamin Britten, arguably this country’s greatest composer. Mondays 10 to 12. WBBCH. New members are always welcome. For further information please contact Pat on 0115 9146670, [email protected]

ORIENTEERING WALKING

Monday 20 January 2020 - Markeaton Park, Derby Tuesday 25 Feb - Colwick Park, Nottingham

New members, irrespective of prior orienteering experience, are welcome. For further details and/or to join the group's email distribution list, contact John - 07721 538057


IF I KNEW YOU WERE COMING...

By popular demand following Janet’s article in our October edi-tion, here is Marguerite Patten’s war time recipe for sponge cake “sans oefs”. Enjoy!

Ingredients:

6 oz self-raising flour with one level teaspoon of baking powder, or 6 oz plain flour with three level teaspoons of baking powder 2.5 oz margarine 2 oz sugar 1 level tablespoon golden syrup A quarter of a pint of milk, or milk and water Jam for filling

Method:

Sift the flour and baking powder. Cream the margarine, sugar and golden syrup until soft and light, add a little flour, then a little liquid. Continue like this until it is a smooth mixture. Grease and flour two 7 inch sandwich tins and divide the mixture between the two. Bake for approximately 20 minutes or until firm to touch, just above the centre of a moderately hot oven. Turn out and sandwich with jam.

Marguerite Patten CBE


UKULELE STRUMMERS

We have vacancies for beginners or practised players. We meet at WBBCH on the second and third Thursday afternoons of each month. We can lend you a ukulele to try it out. Contact David on 07771 515810 or [email protected].

BIRDWATCHERS

Monday 9 DeC. Rufford Country Park with expert. £13 or £20 with transport. Followed by our Christmas Meal. Contact Pete Elderton 07828 647221 or Lynne Tidmarsh 07811 707868

FINDING OUT ABOUT MUSIC

Monday 2 Dec. Sacred Christmas music by The Sixteen plus a quiz and carols. New members are always welcome. Contact Pat on 0115 9146670, [email protected]

FRIDAY CYCLING

13 Dec. 10.00 meet Welbeck Rd. Clifton Grove & Rush-cliffe Country Park, fol-lowed by Christmas Meal. New riders always welcome, including e - cyclists. We ride 2nd & 4th Friday of month. Contact Pete Elderton 07828 647221 or Gra-ham Wood 07803 123339 Pictured is Beryl Burton – Britain’s greatest cyclist.

ARCHITECTURE GROUP FIRST MEETING

Tues 21 Jan 2.00 WBBCH. Learn how to tell your pediment from your corbel. Contact David 07970 059525

JANUARY OPEN MEETING

Thursday 23 January WBBCH 13.30. Be there or B

TUESDAY ART GROUP Elaine and Aileen are retiring from running the Tuesday Art Group after 12 happy years. Janet Todd is now "coordinator " and Pam Barnes 0115 981 9238 will our new contact person.


ALL AT SEA Cruising, Behind the Scenes

A talk by Anette Taylor

Open Meeting Thursday 19 December WBBCH 13.30. Refreshments. Group displays. Meet the committee.

All members are welcome. Talk starts 14.30.


CASTLE ROCK AND ROLL

In July a group of us met at the Vat and Fiddle pub which is adjacent to Nottingham’s largest independent Brewery, Castle Rock. We then had a very informative tour of the Brewery.

Afterwards we went into their Visitor Centre Bar (The Gold-ings) for a short talk about some of the ales they produce, fol-lowed by ‘small’ samples of some of their top beers. Harvest Pale – their best seller – being one of them.

I know some of us went home feeling a little bit ‘squiffy’, but a most informative and enjoyable afternoon.

Louise Carney


In The Bleak Midwinter

In the bleak midwinter, frosty wind made moan, Earth stood hard as iron, water like a stone; Snow had fallen, snow on snow, snow on snow, In the bleak midwinter, long ago.

Our God, Heaven cannot hold Him, nor earth sustain; Heaven and earth shall flee away when He comes to reign. In the bleak midwinter a stable place sufficed The Lord God Almighty, Jesus Christ.

Enough for Him, whom cherubim, worship night and day, Breastful of milk, and a mangerful of hay; Enough for Him, whom angels fall before, The ox and ass and camel which adore.

Angels and archangels may have gathered there, Cherubim and seraphim thronged the air; But His mother only, in her maiden bliss, Worshipped the beloved with a kiss.

What can I give Him, poor as I am? If I were a shepherd, I would bring a lamb; If I were a Wise Man, I would do my part; Yet what I can I give Him: give my heart.

Christina Rossetti

FAREWELL PLAY READERS

It’s been therapeutic and fun to be part of the Play Reading Group which is now closing. My thanks and best wishes go out to Liz and Trish for their support and to all present and past members of our group. I will so miss our monthly injection of laughter in those few hours together.

West Bridgford U3A would not exist if it wasn’t for all the won-derful members who volunteer in every direction to make our U3A so special. Happy Festivities to you all. Jacky Arnold

SOC COMM EVENTS IN 2020

Wed 15 Jan 10.30 Nottinghamshire Archive Tour £5. Wilford St. (walk along canal side from station) Louise: [email protected] or 0115 981 7589

Monday 27 Jan 2.00 Climbing Wall £12 Noel St NG7 6AT wear trainers [email protected] 0115 981 9561


Carol Gretton Secretary

07767 154172 [email protected]

Joseph Colls [email protected]

Bob Wilmot Treasurer

0115 923 3455 [email protected]

Irene Gordon

0115 982 0918

Tony Beale

Membership secretary

0115 921 1451 [email protected]

Pushpa Verma

07538 919099

Yvonne Haynes

Paco Saucedo Chairperson

0115 923 3109

[email protected]

Linda Stafford Vice-chair 0115 981 1663 [email protected]

Clare Deeming

Vice-chair

07986 870708 [email protected]

WBU3A Executive Committee

The new generic e mail address for submissions to the editor is [email protected] Remember you can view this Newsletter, back copies, and lots more on the WBU3A website. Just search on wbu3a, or go to - https://u3asites.org.uk/west-bridgford/home Page 9 Crossword Solution. Across:- 1.Videodisc 6.Jaffa 9.Trustworthiness 10.Seldom 11.Smoulder 13. Brigadiers 14. Amid 16. Ride 17. Thunderfly 19. Feminism 20. Dapper 23. Chinese Chequers 24. Dryer 25. Screeched. Down:- 1. Votes 2. Double Indemnity 3. Optional 4. Iron 5. Catamarans 6. Jaipur 7. Freedom of speech 8. Assuredly 12. Sightseers 13. Barefaced 15. Petanque 18. Endear 21. Rased 22. Char.

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Impress your friends with a seasonal greeting in -

Spanish Gujarati Welsh

Sinhala Polish

Catalan Korean Gaelic Malay

Japanese Kurdish

Armenian Swahili Hindi Scots Arabic

Ashanti (see back page)


Merry Christmas, or- Feliz Navidad

આનંદી નાતાલ Nadolig Llawen

සුබ නත්තලක් වේවා Wesołych Świąt

Bon Nadal

즐거운 크리스마스 되세요

Nollaig Shona Dhuit Selamat Hari Natal めりーくりすます

irîsmes u ser sala we pîroz be Շնորհավոր Ամանոր և

Սուրբ Ծնունդ Krismasi Njema

शुभ क्रिसमस Blithe Yule عيد ميالد مجيد afehyia pa

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