March 2021 HEATONS AND

REDDISH U3A

NEWSLETTER

Registered Charity No: 1037772

Spring is Springing - Yippee

CHAIR’S REMARKS

My thanks to all of you who sent in your voting papers, which enabled us to have a quorum to elect your new Committee. There are several issues that have arisen, since the AGM, which I will tell you about. Greater Manchester Police have informed us that they will not be taking our complaint any further. This is because the Crown Prosecution Service do not believe

that we can go any further, so now the case is closed. We may pursue other avenues for reparation of money, but that will depend on how much money that will cost us. I will inform you as soon as we know which direction we will be taking. Mary, our excellent Newsletter Editor, has backed down from her involvement in the re-structuring of the website, due to personal reasons. John who is still working on the re-building of the website, needs someone to help him. If you are Technologically savvy, would like get involved, or if you know of anyone who could help, then please contact me. We do need an exciting and informative site to attract new members. We had a talk, two weeks ago, given by Neil, an excellent coffee morning speaker. He is a Regional representative of the u3a, his subject was on ‘The Scattered Islands’. His talk began about the holiday he booked on the first cruise to the protected and forbidden chain of Islands, 120 miles north of Madagascar, soon after the French agreed to lift their restrictions to visitors. He started in The Cape of Good Hope, then on to Robben Island, where Nelson Mandela was imprisoned, then on to Durban and the Kingdom of Lesotho. He visited the highest pub in Africa at 10,000 ft., then on by cruise ship to the first of the Scattered Islands, which was uninhabited and protected because of the coral reefs surrounding it. The second and third islands soon followed on, each one being accessible by a Zodiac inflatable, again to protect the coral reefs. The pictures were idyllic, featuring white coral sands, waving palm trees and an abundance of wildlife. He finished the cruise by visiting two of the Seychelles islands, which transported us to a different world, heavenly. I will speak to you all next month, so in the interim, take care.

Bernice

Chair

FROM THE EDITOR Happy Easter to all our readers – not too many chocolate eggies now! I hope you have all had your vaccines and when the reins are released are all ready to go. . . . . . keep dreaming. . . .

If you wish to contribute to the Newsletter please contact me by Wednesday 28th April. Keep well and keep safe.

Mary

We are sorry to announce the death of David Smith’s wife. Our thoughts go out to family and friends.

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re U3A activities.

AGM 15th March 2021

Thank you to all members who filled in and returned your Voting Papers. A quorum was achieved. The following resolutions were approved: Minutes of the 2020 AGM Chair’s Report Treasurer’s Report Accounts and Independent Examiner’s Report Amendments to the Constitution The following Officers were elected:

Chair Treasurer Secretary Bernice Max Theresa

Membership Secretary Group Co-ordinator Claire Jill

The following Committee Members were elected:

Newsletter Editor Ordinary Member Ordinary Member Co-opted Member Mary Carolyn John Barbara

Robert was elected as Independent Examiner

We are missing a Vice Chair. If you feel you could offer your services on the committee please contact the Membership Secretary.

There were several questions regarding the Bank Accounts: Q. Please clarify the position on the missing monies in the accounts. Clyde A. The missing monies are now a police matter and we cannot answer the question until the police have decided whether there is a case to answer. Q. I would like an up to date report on the finance, but realise that this might not be possible yet. Judy

A. See answer to Question 1. Our current position is that we are solvent. As at 5th

March, 2021 we have £10,693* in the accounts. Q. Has National Westminster Bank admitted liability? Have they refunded the amount stolen? Michael A. There is an on-going investigation. We will, of course, update the membership as and when we can.

* This figure adjusted from the AGM to factor in unpaid invoices.

COME AND JOIN US WE ARE PLANNING TO CELEBRATE THE u3a DAY

ON JUNE 2ND 2021 WE NEED VOLUNTEERS TO GET INVOLVED IN THE

ORGANISATION AND PLANNING OF THE EVENT. WE WANT TO LET PEOPLE IN THE FOUR HEATONS AND REDDISH KNOW THAT WE

ARE A GREAT ORGANISATION TO BELONG TO. PLEASE CONTACT BERNICE

Update on Groups

At the moment, of course, we are unable to meet face to face, but with a view to the (hopefully) not too distant future, it would be good to have the groups

ready to start up again.

Unfortunately we have several groups who no longer have a leader, and I am appealing to members of those groups or anyone else who would like to take on the role, to volunteer to continue them. The groups particularly needing

a leader are:-

Art Group – Marj is standing down as leader Film and Cinema

Photography Lunching Out

Ramblers If you feel you could help with one of these, please let me know

(Jill)

Art heist at the Louvre - enjoy!

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After careful planning, the thief got past security, stole the paintings, and made it safely to his van.

However, he was captured only two blocks away when his van ran out of petrol.

When asked how he could mastermind such a crime and then make such an obvious error, he replied,

'Monsieur, that is the reason I stole the paintings.'

I had no Monet To buy Degas To make the Van Gogh.'

See if you have De Gaulle to send this on to someone else....

I sent it to you because I figured I had nothing Toulouse.

COFFEE MORNING EVENTS and

Speakers for 2021

Speaker for April 19th is Kevin Little - Little Fishy Tales and Other Stories

If you missed it in the Heatons Post: Walking in the Heatons by Angie, Sustainable Living in the Heatons Well the world has certainly shrunk for us hasn’t it? No pubs, clubs, theatre, concerts or cinemas. No meals with friends, not one glass of wine. “Try not to use the car” they say, but do exercise every day. So we’re jogging and cycling and walking and talking and discovering a myriad of paths and tracks that we never knew existed right on our doorsteps. Every morning Lizzie (the dog) and I have a quick think – how long have we got? What’s the weather like? Where can we go for a change? Off to the Common at the back of Priestnall School, then round by the pond. Not for a soggy day as the path can be waterlogged…. OK if you’re wearing wellies! A gentle stroll along the paths can easily last all morning if we bump into friends. From the Common we sometimes cross Didsbury Road and head down to the Mersey. Horizons open as I think of it pushing towards Liverpool and on to the sea. Sometimes we come home up the cobbled road, passing the old cottages and The Crown where we used to be served a lovely bloke called Norman over 40 years ago. Sometimes we’ll follow the river to The Pyramid. In the Summer the trees hide any sign of the buildings that cling to the sides of the gorge and there’s only a distant murmur of traffic. Up along the side of Parfetts to Green Lane and home. Lizzie loves this walk as she can be off the lead most of the time (also fun for little people on scooters and bikes!) On another day we might cross the golf course to Errwood Road and Cringle Fields then up to McVites on the A6. Mostly it’s a dry(ish) walk but recently the path along Errwood Road was very, very muddy. Back home to a warm fire and cup of tea and a tired dog stretched out on her cushion. This morning we stood with a friend and watched two parakeets squabbling as they investigated a hole high up in an oak tree. Crocuses and daffodils were pushing up through the grass that glistened in the early morning sun. The wind, the rain, the cold, the sun, the blue sky. All this for free and on our doorsteps. We are so lucky, here in the Heatons. See: www.slheatons.org/topics/cycling-walking-and-transport/

SHORT STORY: “UP MARKET” BY STEVENS Courtesy of Holmes chapel u3a

Wheels are everything; we all know that. Some of my mates really suffer. They get picked out, but then discarded. One wheel stuck, pointing outwards. You go round in bloody circles! Who needs it? Not today’s shopper, that’s for sure. So, they just get rolled across the car park and left in the rain. Only the other week, old “Rusty” went missing. We all knew what that meant, of course. And sure enough, this morning they fished him out of the canal. A complete right-off. I mean, fancy building a supermarket next to a canal! It’s just too easy for the yobs. I have to confess that I’m one of the privileged. “Shiny” is my name. A new design, you see. They have to put money in me. Then they have to park me properly to get it back. In the shelter, out of the rain. It instils respect, and we all need that, even shopping trolleys. Anyway, I digress. You’ll never guess! About half an hour ago, just as we opened, I was fourth from the front, a position I like. If you’re first, you see, it could be a young single bloke, before he goes to work. Blasting round the aisles and filling me with crap. Ready meals. Frozen chips. Crisps. Big Coke bottles. Beer. Fags. Tins. It all weighs a ton! I ask you. Where’s the pleasure in that? I wangled it, of course. Last night I got left out in the car park, a coin still in me. Bloody typical! Someone who couldn’t be bothered. If I had my way, I’d have five coin slots, not just the one. Anyway, I got rounded up in one of them long snakes. You’ve seen them. The poor girl was straining, trying to maintain a bit of discipline, well past the end of her shift. And they only get paid a minimum wage you know. Scandalous! Well, I could see I was in danger of being near the front. That’s bad. Why, I hear you ask? It’s complicated. If I’m leading, I actually go into the shelter first, nose front. Do you follow me? We’re pushed into each other, interlocking. All a bit intimate really! So, it’s the handles that point out, with the coin slot. Then we get picked from that end. I know one of the lads who’s not been round the store for weeks, stuck at the back end of the shelter, bored out of his skull. If you can get near the front, you’re picked, then returned, ready for someone else. “Eric” holds the record. Round the store 13 times in one day. I’ll beat it if it kills me. You see if I don’t. So, back to the snake. I pretended to be lame. Put my wheel out. Of course, it broke the line, and some of my mates got loose and zigzagged across the car park. The girl swore. Language dear! But she soon had us back together. And who was near the back? Yes, you’ve guessed it! And my wheel? Miraculously recovered! So, fourth it was. And who was the fourth shopper, half an hour ago? You’ll never guess. Not in a million years. Only Lady Fitzwilliam from the big hall. I couldn’t believe it. I mean, who would have thought it? Ready to push her own trolley. I overheard, you see. ‘No Giles,’ she said. ‘I’ll do it myself. You can sit in the car.’ And I could see it. A Bentley. Taking up two spaces, it was. Giles who was obviously the driver. Maybe a butler as well. Who knows? But she was having none of it. He wasn’t needed. Of course, it was all new to her. She didn’t know how to work the coin mechanism. So, she asked one of the girls. ‘Just shove it in the ‘ole darlin’! Then give it a good thrust!’ Really! Common as muck! So embarrassing. I see it now, of course. It’s some sort of social experiment. Let’s see how the other half lives, she’s saying. Something like that. Maybe she’s writing a book or something. Who knows? That doesn’t matter. What does matter is what she’s bought. My God! Talk about a new experience. Let’s face it, Morrison’s doesn’t offer much scope, but she’s made the most of it. It’s here if you look hard. You don’t have to go to Marks and Spencer’s. The first visit was to fresh vegetables and fruit. Most of my customers barge on past, to the ready-mades. Asparagus, would you believe? And courgettes! Then we missed all the freezer stuff, straight on to the butcher’s. Quality cuts. A lovely side of beef. A nice piece of pork. Some choice lamb. And a full chicken. Alan was beaming, totting up the cost in his head. Normally, he’s a sour old cuss, like a Head Chef really. We’ve been to the deli, and the fish bar, and the bakery. Even the pie shop. Not any old pies, mind you. Top of the range. I’ve got fresh bread, some really nice salmon, and I’m stacked with cheeses. Not your cheddars, of course; all the fancy stuff. Some of it stinks to high heaven, I have to admit. But each to his own, as they say. I think Lady Fitzwilliam likes her cheese.

We turned down the alcohol aisle. ‘Here we go,’ I said to myself. ‘Bulk. Weight. Just like everyone else.’ But no. Six bottles of wine, yes, but all top of the range. Well, Morrison’s range at least. No beer. But three large bottles of Gordons. Her own tipple, do you think? Perhaps a weakness? You get to know, of course. The regulars. The same bottles every day. The hint on the breath. And the weaving and bumping. Like a drunk driver. Well, I have to admit that I’ve weaved a bit in front of Lady Fitzwilliam. Pity; one likes to look up to the aristocracy. One sees so little quality in here. Ah! Here we are. We’re coming up to pay. Now I’ll tell you a little game I like to play, just to keep my brain active. The cost. Normally, I can get it to within £5. It’s usually all too predictable. And it’s Eric again, of course. He holds the record. He once guessed to within 30p. He’s a proper big head, that trolley. One day I’ll beat him, you just see. But not today. Not with this haul. If you pressed me, I’d say over £250. It could well be in the top ten of all time. For one trolley. But not too heavy. One of those family shops can be up there at that figure and weigh an absolute mountain. They just don’t care. Hang on. What’s this? What the hell’s going on? My God! She’s not stopped! She’s not paid! We’re rattling along towards the exit! Doesn’t she know? You have to pay. Even if you’re Lady Whatsit. Perhaps she doesn’t realise. Too long relying on the servants to do her shopping. Ouch! Bloody hell! We hit the doors before they opened properly. The car park! Now we’re in the bloody car park! The alarm! I can hear the alarm! The assistant must have pushed the button. It happens, I know. Shop lifting. But never to me. Oh, the shame of it. Hey! Now what? Two of the girls have got her. What did Lady Muck just shout? You something bitch? Really, I can’t bring myself to repeat it. Who’d have thought it? From the upper classes. No! Don’t let go! There’s a slope! Oh my God, I’m spinning! Come on Shiny! Keep calm. Get some control. Get those wheels steering. Miss that car for goodness sake. The speed! I’m going like the clappers! Someone catch me! Pleeezze! The kerb! Oh no! Ahhh! I’m hurt! I’m hurt! I’m on my side. There’s glass sticking through me. There’s something sticky dribbling on my handle. What’s that? Voices? Yes! Thank God! Help is at hand. ‘What a bloody mess! Jim, get a large bag and collect all this stuff up. We can save some of it.’ ‘What? Even the meat?’ ‘What the punter doesn’t see, the punter won’t worry about. Come on. Be quick before we have a bloody audience.’ ‘What about the trolley? How’s it look?’ ‘Knackered. Look at the wheel. Bent double.’ ‘What should I do with it?’ ‘Chuck it in the canal. Go on, while no one’s looking. Save us hauling it back up to the top. That’s where they all end up eventually.’ ‘OK. They’re two a penny anyway.’ ‘Hang on. Wait!’ ‘Why?’ ‘You got a screwdriver?’ ‘Yes. What for?’ ‘Give it here. I’ll prise that pound coin out before you sling it.’ Ahhhh...the pain! The pain!

A reminder that the following groups are active via Zoom:

Architecture

Book of the Month

Craft

Current Affairs

Drama

Science

Writing

And, of course, we must not forget our famous Ukulele

Group - who are very important to our wellbeing!

Contact the Group Leaders if you want to know more.

SCIENCE GROUP MEETINGS

April

John - Highlights of the Science Museum Group

Homographs are words of like spelling but with more than one meaning. A homograph that is also pronounced differently is a heteronym.

You think English is easy?? I think a retired English teacher was bored...THIS IS GREAT! Read all the way to the end................. This took a lot of work to put together! 1) The bandage was wound around the wound. 2) The farm was used to produce produce. 3) The dump was so full that it had to refuse more refuse. 4) We must polish the Polish furniture.. 5) He could lead if he would get the lead out. 6) The soldier decided to desert his dessert in the desert.. 7) Since there is no time like the present, he thought it was time to present the present. 8) A bass was painted on the head of the bass drum. 9) When shot at, the dove dove into the bushes. 10) I did not object to the object. 11) The insurance was invalid for the invalid. 12) There was a row among the oarsmen about how to row. 13) They were too close to the door to close it. 14) The buck does funny things when the does are present. 15) A seamstress and a sewer fell down into a sewer line. 16) To help with planting, the farmer taught his sow to sow. 17) The wind was too strong to wind the sail. 18) Upon seeing the tear in the painting I shed a tear.. 19) I had to subject the subject to a series of tests. 20) How can I intimate this to my most intimate friend? Let's face it - English is a crazy language. There is no egg in eggplant, nor ham in hamburger; neither apple nor pine in pineapple. English muffins weren't invented in England or French fries in France . Sweetmeats are candies while sweetbreads, which aren't sweet, are meat. We take English for granted. But if we explore its paradoxes, we find that quicksand can work slowly, boxing rings are square and a guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig. And why is it that writers write but fingers don't fing, grocers don't groce and hammers don't ham? If the plural of tooth is teeth, why isn't the plural of booth, beeth? One goose, 2 geese. So one moose, 2 meese? One index, 2 indices? Doesn't it seem crazy that you can make amends but not one amend? If you have a bunch of odds and ends and get rid of all but one of them, what do you call it? If teachers taught, why didn't preachers praught? If a vegetarian eats vegetables, what does a humanitarian eat? Sometimes I think all the English speakers should be committed to an asylum for the verbally insane. In what language do people recite at a play and play at a recital? Ship by truck and send cargo by ship? Have noses that run and feet that smell? How can a slim chance and a fat chance be the same, while a wise man and a wise guy are opposites? You have to marvel at the unique lunacy of a language in which your house can burn up as it burns down, in which you fill in a form by filling it out and in which, an alarm goes off by going on. English was invented by people, not computers, and it reflects the creativity of the human race, which, of course, is not a race at all. That is why, when the stars are out, they are visible, but when the lights are out, they are invisible. PS. - Why doesn't 'Buick' rhyme with 'quick'?

SOME INTERESTING DATES AND FACTS ABOUT APRIL April takes its name from the Latin word aperire, meaning ‘to open’ (just like flowers do in spring!). The Romans called the month Aprilis. April is the fourth month of the year in the Gregorian calendar and its

predecessor, the Julian calendar. It is considered that April is the month of the growing season and when trees and flowers begin to “open”. It is also believed that the month’s name is named after the Greek

goddess, Aphrodite (Aphros). The two flowers of April are the daisy and sweet pea and the birthstone is the diamond.

1 April Fools' Day or April Fool's Day is an annual custom on April 1 consisting of practical jokes and hoaxes. Jokesters often expose their actions by shouting "April Fools!" at the recipient. Mass media can be involved in these pranks, which may be revealed as such the following day. The day is not a public holiday in any country except Odessa in Ukraine, where the first of April is an official city holiday. The custom of setting aside a day for playing harmless pranks upon one's neighbour has been relatively common in the world historically.

April Fools Day pranks include the BBC running a news piece about spaghetti being farmed in Sweden and another about flying penguins.

4 Zebra crossings were introduced in Britain in April 1949.

James Callaghan, then parliamentary secretary to the ministry of transport, came up with ‘zebra’ as a name for the crossing which it was thought would be easily understood and remembered, particularly by vulnerable groups such as children. The flashing beacons were added in 1953.

The world's most famous zebra crossing is the one featured on the Beatles' Abbey Road album in North London.

? Noah Webster Copyrighted the First Edition of His Dictionary in April.

The famous language expert Noah Webster was a bit of an April fool: one of his dearest wishes was to reform English spelling for Americans, to make it simpler and more obvious. While millions of school children could go for that; Webster's proposals included removing all double vowels. Bread would be spelled bred; friend would become frend; laf for laugh, kee for key, and speek for speak. He also wanted us to spell machine masheen, and pique peek.

His successes included changing plough for plow and draught for draft; but if you're a poor speller, you might just peek your frends and attribute that to your fondness for April's Noah Webster.

6 It was on 6 April 1896 that the first Olympics of the modern era were held. They took place in Athens after a break of 1,500 years.

7 On 7th April, 1739, Dick Turpin was hanged at the Tyburn, which is on the modern day York Race Course otherwise known as the Knavesmire.

Who was Dick Turpin? Dick Turpin was a butcher's son, born in Hempstead, Essex in 1705. He was also a violent highwayman who was executed in York, after being charged for murder.

Also on this day ....7 April 1770 - William Wordsworth,

one of the great English poets, was born on this day at

Cockermouth, Cumberland, England. He was orphaned as a boy

and he lived with his sister in the Lake District. In 1843, when he was seventy-

four, Wordsworth was appointed Poet Laureate, the poet chosen to write

poetry for the King or Queen.

12 It was on 12 April 1961 that the first human went into space. It was a Russian

called Yuri Gagarian and travelled 187 miles above the Earth in the spacecraft

Vostok 1.

23 St George’s Day

9 THINGS YOU DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT ST GEORGE

Think of St George and you're probably picturing a heroic knight slaying a ferocious, fire-breathing dragon.

As the country's patron saint, today St George's story is as iconic as his white and red flag.

But like many early saints, the exact details of his life remain a mystery. Here, we separate fact from fiction

to try to get closer to the truth behind the legend of St George.

1. ST GEORGE WASN'T ENGLISH...

St George might be hailed as a national hero, but he was actually born – in the 3rd century AD – more than 2,000 miles away in Cappadocia (modern day Turkey).

He is thought to have died in Lydda (modern day Israel) in the Roman province of Palestine in AD 303. It is believed that his tomb was in Lod and was a centre of Christian pilgrimage.

2. ... AND HE WASN'T A KNIGHT EITHER

Although George is often depicted in popular culture as a knight in shining armour, the truth is less fanciful.

Whilst St George was depicted from the 11th century as a chivalric knight or a warrior on horseback, it is more likely that he was an officer in the Roman army.

3. ST GEORGE WAS A MARTYR ...

Like many saints, St George was described as a martyr after he died for his Christian faith.

It is believed that, during the persecutions of the Emperor Diocletian in the early 4th century, St George was executed for refusing to make a sacrifice in honour of the pagan gods.

4. ... BUT HE NEVER VISITED ENGLAND

Although St George never visited England, his reputation for virtue and holiness spread across Europe and his feast day – the 23rd April – was celebrated in England from the 9th century onwards.

He became popular with English kings. Edward I (1272-1307) had banners bearing the emblem of St George (a red cross on a white background) and Edward III (1327-77) had a strong interest in the saint and owned a relic of his blood. The St George cross was not used to represent England until the reign of Henry VIII.

5. THE DRAGON WAS ADDED LATER

The story goes that St George rode into Silene (modern day Libya) to free the city from a dragon who had a taste for humans, but it’s a story which post-dates the real George by several centuries.

Images of George and the dragon survive from the 9th century – 500 years after his death. Originally these may simply have been representations of the battle between Good and Evil. But the story was developed and popularised in the Middle Ages in a compendium of stories about saints’ lives, The Golden Legend.

6. ST GEORGE WAS A SAINT FOR 1000 YEARS BEFORE THE 'HOLIDAY'

St George was canonised in AD 494 by Pope Gelasius, who claimed he was one of those 'whose names are justly revered among men but whose acts are known only to God'.

A feast day of St George has been celebrated in England for hundreds of years on 23 April, which was possibly the date of his martyrdom. Following the Battle of Agincourt in 1415, St George's Day became one of the most important feast days in the English calendar.

7. ENGLAND ISN'T THE ONLY COUNTRY TO CELEBRATE ST GEORGE

St George is truly an international saint and England is not the only country or region to claim him as its patron.

England shares St George with Venice, Genoa, Portugal, Ethiopia and Catalonia among others as their patron saint and many of these places have their own celebrations and ceremonies in his honour.

8. PEOPLE TURNED TO ST GEORGE FOR PROTECTION

During the Middle Ages, people believed that St George was one of the 'Fourteen Holy Helpers' – a group of saints who could help during epidemic diseases. St George's protection was invoked against several nasty diseases, many fatal and with infectious causes, including the Plague and leprosy.

From around 1100, St George’s help was also sought to protect the English army. In William Shakespeare’s Henry V, the monarch calls on the saint during his battle cry at the Battle of Harfleur in the famous “Once more unto the breach, dear friends” speech, crying “God for Harry! England, and St. George!” Five hundred years later – during the First World War – a ghostly apparition of St George is said to have aided British troops during their retreat from Mons, and the naval commander of the Zeebrugge Raid cited the saint as inspiration.

9. ST GEORGE REPRESENTS THOSE WE HONOUR

The Order of the Garter (founded by Edward III in 1348) is the highest order of chivalry in the country and Queen Elizabeth II is at the helm as Sovereign of the Garter. To this day St George’s cross still appears on the Garter badge and his image is the pendant of the Garter chain.

In 1940 King George VI created a new award for acts of the greatest heroism or courage in circumstance of extreme danger. The George Cross, named after the king, bears the image of St George vanquishing the dragon. The image of St George also adorns many of the memorials built to honour those killed during World War One.

(My thanks to English Heritage for the information regarding St George legend of St George.

26 April marks the birth of arguably the most influential writer of all time – William Shakespeare. Born on the 26th in 1564 he went on to write 36 plays and 154 sonnets.

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