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Knit!Aid!Group!

This%group%has%been%making%Christmas%tree%decorations%and%a%nativity%scene,%to%be%sold%in%aid%of%Marie%Curie.%%The%proceeds%will%go%to%help%provide%

Marie%Curie%nurses%for%local%terminally%ill%patients.%The%Knit%Aid%group%meets%on%the%4th%Tuesday%of%each%month%at%The%People’s%Initiative,%Scargill%Walk.%Members%select%projects%to%make%items%that%will%support%local,%national%and%international%charities.%

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Eastwood and District U3A December 2015, Issue 18

Dates!for!the!Diary:!

Meetings%are%held%on%the%first%Wednesday%of%the%Month%at%Plumptre%Hall,%St.%Mary’s%%Church,%Eastwood.%Wednesday%December%2nd%at%10%a.m.–%Community%Choir%and%the%Eastwood%U3leles.%Wednesday%January%6th%2016%at%10%a.m.%–%Barry%Davies%“Saints%&%sinners%in%the%classroom”%Wed%February%3rd%at%10%a.m.%–%Peter%Graves%“%Embarrassing%cases%of%mistaken%identity”%

!!Jane%Piggott%a%volunteer%speaker%with%Save%the%Children%gave%the%November%meeting%a%very%interesting%and%informative%talk%about%the%charity.%The%U3A%group%have%decided%to%support%the%charity%by%holding%a%%‘Wear%your%Christmas%Jumper%Day’%on%Wed%December%2nd.%Members%are%asked%to%wear%their%Christmas%jumpers%and%donate%£1,%which%will%go%to%Save%the%Children.%%

Message from the Chairman

The%U3A%is,%by%definition,%for%people%in%their%third%age,%who%are%more%likely%than%many%to%suffer%from%periods%of%ill%health%and%bereavement.%%Our%Welfare%Coordinator,%Barbara,%has%been%very%busy%trying%to%find%a%strategy%to%ensure%all%those%experiencing%serious%health%issues%or%bereavement%are%not%missed.%She%has%some%very%useful%guidelines%already%but%I%am%sure%she%would%be%pleased%to%receive%support%and%suggestions%from%you,%the%members.%%%%

We%have%a%very%busy%December%meeting%with%some%great%entertainment%to%get%us%in%the%mood%for%the%Christmas%season.%The%Committee%and%I%wish%you%all%a%Healthy%and%Happy%Christmas%and%New%Year.%%

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KNIT%AID%needs%your%spare%wool.%Bring%it%to%the%main%December%%meeting.%Any%oddments%or%types.%

Remember%to%wear%your%Christmas%Jumper%%Wednesday%2nd%December%meeting.%

All%money%raised%for%Save%the%Children%!

No%tour%of%Scotland%is%complete%without%grand%scenery%and%plenty%of%whisky%and%we%were%not%disappointed.%Six%of%us%were%welcomed%to%the%Ben%Doran%hotel%in%Tyndrum.%From%here%we%enjoyed%four%days%touring%the%Lochs%and%Islands,%the%famous%Grouse%Experience,%Loch%Lomond,%Oban%and%the%Sound%of%Mull,%together%with%stunning%scenery%of%Glen%Coe.%The%visit%culminated%with%a%Highland%Concert%at%Fort%William%where%a%haggis%was%ceremonially%dispatched.%!

Bird!watching!group!

visit!Idle!valley!!The%group%enjoyed%an%excellent%day%out%at%Idle%Valley%near%Retford.%This%is%one%of%the%flagship%conservation%areas%of%the%Nottinghamshire%Wildlife%Trust.%A%number%of%first%sightings%were%made.%A%full%report%can%be%seen%on%the%website.!

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Visit!to!Malt!Cross!Music!Hall!!

`How%Do%They%Do%It%`%Group%2%had%a%very%enjoyable%tour%of%the%Malt%Cross%Victorian%Music%Hall%in%Nottingham.%They%had%a%comprehensive%tour%of%the%building%and%caves%and%heard%ribald%tales%of%drunkenness%and%debauchery!%%%

The%next%visit%is%to%the%British%Geological%Society%in%Keyworth%on%January%12th.%Group%members%must%inform%Joanna%or%David%as%soon%as%possible%if%they%would%like%to%go.%Contact%on%01773%570346%or%email:%davidandjoannakeeling@sky.com%

December 2015, Issue 18. Page 2

Featured New Interest Groups Now that the new directory has been issued the newsletter will only feature details of new groups and items of news about activities. Latest up-to-date information at: www.eastwoodu3a.org New!Groups!starting!or!started:%1. Board% Games% –% Barbara% Wigley%

01773%762383%g%2nd%&%4th%Wed,%7.00%p.m.%at%the%New%Inn.%

2. Cinema%–%currently%no%events.%3. Jazz% Appreciation% –% % Margaret%

PalfreymangBiddulph% Tel:% 01773%787987.%

4.%%%%Long%Alley%Skittles%–%contact%Ken%Pinder%01773%712934.%%%

!!!!!!!New!groups!for!2016!.!Geology,%Pencil%sketching%&%Baking%for%those%wanting%guidance.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!If%you%have%ideas%for%other%groups%or%need% further% info% % contact% Lorna% or%Jim%Stirland%on%%07977%415%072.%Group!News:!

Wine!Appreciation%%at%The%Sun%Inn.%%Long!Alley!Skittles:!Meeting%1st%&%3rd%Wednesdays%at%6.00%to%8.00%p.m.%at%the%New%Inn,%Newthorpe.%5!mile!Walkers:!next%walk%Tuesday%1st%December%at%10%a.m.%Meet%top%right%hand%corner%Morrison’s%Car%Park%to%go%on%to%Shipley%Park.%Contact%Roger%Reynolds%on%01773%788169.%%Veg!Gardening:%Fuddle%at%Andrea’s%on%4th%December.%Will%next%meet%in%the%spring.!Coffee!Mates:%Wed%16th%December%11a.m.%at%Crème,%Stapleford.%To%car%share%meet%by%the%recycling%area,%Sainsbury’s%car%park,%Kimberley%at%10.30%a.m.%Bird!Watching!next%meeting:%17th%December,%Brinsley%Headstocks.%Meet%10.30%at%the%car%park.%Hoping%to%go%to%Brinsley%Lodge%for%a%meal,%ring%Barbara%Wigley%01773%762383.%Strollers!walk:%No%walks%till%spring.%

Social'Outings'! Tuesday'8th'December.''Birmingham'Christmas'Market.'Leave'

Eastwood'at'1'pm'from'the'bus'stop'at'Morrisons,'Mansfield'Road,'Eastwood.'

! Christmas'Lunch'at'the'Three'Ponds,'Nuthall.'Dates'are'3.12.15'or'9.12.15.'Meet'12.00'for'12.30'lunch.'

! Friday'15th'January'a'visit'to'Meadowhall'for'the'sales'&'cinema,'cost'£10'for'the'bus,'full'payment'on'December'2nd.''Pick'up'11'a.m.'at'Morrisons.'

! Outings'for'2016.'February'–'Meal'and'Theatre'at'Mansfield.'March'–'Imperial'War'Museum'&'Bletchley'Park'with'Skills.'April'–'Haddon'Hall'and'Arkwright’s'Masson'Mill.'

Thank'you'to'everyone'who'has'supported'the'outings.'We'hope'you'all'agree'that'we’ve'had'some'really'good'trips'in'2015.'We'have'more'excellent'visits'planned'for'2016.'Happy'Christmas'and'a'Healthy'&'Happy'New'Year.''''Joan'and'Jill.'

'More'info'at'Main'Meeting'or'from'Joan'Morley'on'0115'938'3042''or'Jill'Parnaby'on'01773'765'735

%%%Items%or%suggestions%for%the%newsletter?%Deadline:%Mon%14th%December.%%%%%Want%to%help%make%the%webgsite%for%Eastwood%U3A?!%%%%Contact%Philip%Hartley:%newsletter@eastwoodu3a.org%!

Contact!Janet!O’Neill,!Membership!Secretary,!07!961!832!864,!membership@eastwoodu3a.org!!

Executive!Committee!members:!EastwoodU3A@gmail.com;!Website:!www.EastwoodU3A.org!