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Newsmail York York NewsMail No 8 August 2021 CONTENTS Page Chairman’s Message 3 Editorial 4 Groups 4 Talks 8 Membership Matters 9 Open Day 10 Travel 11 York u3a Website 11 Volunteers for Research 12 Members’ Contributions 12 Cryptic Crossword 14 Quizzes 14 Committee 16 Vacancies 16 Office Opening Hours 16 Puzzle Solutions 17 Aldborough Trip 18 Beamish Trip 20 FRONT COVER PICTURE Our front cover picture continues to show scenes from around York which reflect the season. No prizes for guessing where this one was taken! It’s great to see York Races back in action – and on such a glorious day. If you’d like to submit a photo for the front cover of the October edition of NewsMail showing something typically autumnal in York, I’d be happy to receive it attached to an email sent to me via [email protected] by the deadline date of Monday 20 September. Nick David, Editor 2 CHAIRMAN’S MESSAGE So, seventeen months after the first lockdown, the appointed date for ‘Freedom Day’ has finally arrived, despite the data. Speaking for myself, I can’t say I feel freshly freed, and none of our members whom I have spoken to appear to be feeling particularly liberated either. This could have something to do with the fact that daily Covid infections have reached 50,000 and are predicted to double relatively soon, with the toll of hospitalisations and deaths that will follow, including those of some doubly-vaccinated victims, and the inevitable risk of the development of new variants. Analogies with the charge of the Light Brigade come to mind. Your u3a committee, in marked contrast to those responsible for so many other sectors, is in the fortunate position of being able to rely on the good sense – the much bruited ‘personal responsibility’ – of its members. We would all, I suspect, be inclined to endorse the African proverb: “If you escaped the lion’s den why go back for your hat?” So, while accepting overall responsibility for u3a activities, we are inclined to leave it to the Group Leaders (GLs), who know the members of their groups and the demands of the activities they lead better than the committee does, to consult their members and determine how they want to proceed when it comes to a return to face-to-face meetings. We are asking the GLs to keep us informed of what they will be doing via their risk assessments. The Third Age Trust has advised us that because of the age and consequent vulnerability profile of our members, it will be permissible in terms of equality legislation for GLs to ask the members of their groups, if they feel it to be essential, for evidence either of vaccination status or of a negative Covid test, provided they require this of all the members of the group. We are still looking for members who would be interested in filling three roles on our committee: someone to co- ordinate the management of the office; someone prepared to manage our internet profile and someone to join Anna Baldwin in the joint role of Talks Secretary. As my own recruitment skills are obviously all too inadequate for the task, I am very pleased to say that Rosemary Royds Tree, our Groups Co-ordinator, has picked up the baton and written a brief appeal that appears later in this edition. Also later in this NewsMail, you will find an appeal from Dr Mair at the University of York for volunteers to take part in research on “how different aspects of memory, language and cognition change later in life”. This looks to be very interesting and valuable research. I think u3a should welcome links with the university and I will certainly be signing up as a volunteer myself. As this NewsMail marks the end of our u3a year, I would firstly like to express my very warm thanks to our committee for their support and their very extensive work behind the scenes during the pandemic. By one of those ironies of fate, the irregular closing down and opening up of our activities has, thanks to Covid, occasioned far more work than full-time operations ever did. Secondly, I would like to thank all the Group Leaders who have managed, in spite of the odds, to keep their interest groups going over the past 17 months and in the process have brought incalculable benefit to the locked-down lives of their members. As we all try tentatively to resume something approaching the ‘normality’ of our pre-Covid lives, I am sure we want to bear in mind, and try to keep in balance, the wisdom and possible relevance of two other African proverbs: “If a snake bites your neighbour, you too are in danger’’ and “If you don’t sleep because you don’t want to die, you will die because you don’t want to sleep”. Have a good summer, and stay safe. David Maughan Brown, Chairman 3 EDITORIAL Hello and welcome to the August edition of York u3a’s NewsMail. This month I’m pleased to tell you that we will be sending out printed copies to all those members who have renewed and are unable to access it via email. It’s also a bumper edition as Groups are gearing up for the new year and Travel is back on the menu with two trips planned for the Autumn (booking forms are included). Meanwhile, if there’s anything in particular you’d like to see in the October edition, do send it to me at [email protected] by Monday 20th September for publication on Friday 1st October. Nick David, Editor GROUPS With the relaxation of restrictions and the imminent start of a new u3a year, some of our Groups are planning to meet face-to-face once again so we have quite a number of notices. Up-to-date information about which groups are able to operate at present is available on the Groups page of our website which can be accessed here https://u3asites.org.uk/york/groups. Recent changes are highlighted in yellow so it’s easy to see the latest information at a glance. Zoom Tutorials With so much of our group output continuing to be conducted via Zoom, we’re reiterating the guidance on how to operate it. The link to Zoom tutorials as provided by Zoom themselves can be found on the Lockdown page of our website here https://u3asites.org.uk/york/page/105054 Lorrae Atkins, Website and Communications Bridge for Absolute Beginners This group is for complete beginners, no prior knowledge will be assumed and attendees need never have seen a pack of cards. The course is the official EBU (English Bridge Union) course and consists of 30 lessons and, due to holidays, will take about a year to complete and will be limited to six students. The course cannot start yet as we have only three students so if you are interested please contact Sam on 07752 801488 or email [email protected] Choir Secretary needed The u3a choir welcomes all who enjoy singing (without audition!) and usually stages two or more concerts each year, singing a wide range of unison and simple part-harmony songs. It meets on a Wednesday afternoon in Holgate Methodist Church rooms in the autumn and spring terms. Conductor Stephen Lusty and accompanist Nick Morrice are expecting - and very much looking forward - to meeting again in September. However, a choir secretary is urgently needed to ensure that the choir can continue. Long-serving choir secretary Monica Field is standing down and in order to continue to function we need a volunteer to come forward to undertake two main administrative duties: - keeping the register and being the main online contact - opening and closing up the church practice room Whether you are a choir member or not, if you can help with either of these activities please contact Stephen Lusty, initially by e-mail on [email protected], and he will be pleased to have a 'no-obligation' chat. 4 The Early Days of Cinema We are a group of devotees of the silent screen with occasional forays into early ‘talkies’. We dispel the myth that silent films are synonymous with comic actors, though we have certainly enjoyed the classics of Chaplin, Keaton, and Lloyd. It is a revelation to come across so many excellent dramas, adventures, comedies and even horror films! We have looked at several films by chosen directors (Dreyer, Murnau) and the great stars: Douglas Fairbanks, Lillian Gish and Conrad Veidt. Louise Brooks in ‘Diary of a Lost Girl’ (1929) Until restrictions are lifted allowing screenings at the Meeting House, we will continue as an online group. Once a month a weblink is sent out along with viewing notes, and an invitation to a Zoom meeting a week or so later to discuss the film. Films can easily be viewed on a computer screen, on a smart TV, or a television with a plug-in streaming stick. The advantage of this is that you can watch the film at a time of your choosing during a seven-day period. Members also have the option to send in comments by email, and sharing these with the whole group is encouraged. We are largely dependent on YouTube, and currently, the group is limited to 18 members. Conradt Veidt in ‘The Hands of Orlac’ (1924) Films will start in the first week of September. Exact dates have not yet been confirmed and members will be informed nearer the time. Richard Beaton Enquiries to [email protected] Films Plus We are a group who all enjoy watching and discussing films.
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