UNIVERSITY OF THE THIRD AGE U3a Registered Charity Number 1177826

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2021 WILL be a better year

NEWSLETTER – MAY, 2021 Letter from the Chairman

Dear Members,

So far, the optimists are winning and we aim, all being well, to re- open our General Meetings on Tuesday July 6th. I hope that you are looking forward to this as much as I am. It will be good to see everyone again and to enjoy some first-class entertainment, courtesy of Andy Mathieson, who has booked Tom Lane to talk (and sing) about . He is known to many of you already.

The decision to re-open is based on the success of the national vaccination effort and the resultant large- scale herd immunity which it brings. I would however say that we will nevertheless keep the final decision open until nearer the opening date, observing the data, Government advice and any remaining restrictions. We shall also continue to be guided by the u3a Trust in who have been a valuable source of information throughout the pandemic. At this moment however (mid-April), everything seems positive. It is the policy of the Committee to open our meetings carefully and in a measured way and specific requirements for our safety will be indicated in writing nearer to the opening date. I am assured that The Stanhope Hall will be a secure environment and will be cleaned before and after our meeting. We will be having our AGM at the August Meeting, after our guest speaker, and the Annual Accounts, Trustees’ Report and the Election of the New Committee will be on the Agenda. These documents and election forms will be available at the July meeting and will be delivered or posted to all who cannot attend. You are encouraged to nominate a suitable and willing member to the new 2021/2 committee. Being on the committee is good fun and a way of contributing to your Club. Application forms are available from myself or Mike Harrison, Vice Chairman.

In conclusion, my heartfelt thanks as usual go to the Committee, Group Leaders, the “Welcomers” and Refreshment Team for their invaluable help over the time I have been your Chairman.

See you in July, Neil

GENERAL MEETINGS All members are invited to attend the U3A general meetings held at 10am on the first Tuesday of each month at the Stanhope Hall. Guest Speakers for the next few months will be:

FOLLOWING GOVERNMENT INSTRUCTIONS & NHS ADVICE, WITH REGRET, BUT FOR YOUR SAFETY, WE HAVE CANCELLED ALL MEETINGS FOR THE FORESEEABLE FUTURE. (If rules change we will notify you) KEEP WELL & KEEP SAFE

HORNCASTLE U3A COMMITTEE Neil Carter Chairman 01507- 523585 Mike Harrison Deputy Chairman 01507- 522674 Graham Hutton Treasurer 01507- 526677 Andy Mathieson Groups Co-Ord. 01507- 522701 Robin Wilmshurst Membership Sec. 01507 - 525958 Ron Fisher Newsletter Editor 01507- 524450 Jeffrey Jones General support Member 01507- 588421 Kathryn Thomas Liaison Officer 01507- 239579 Robert Sessions General support Member 01507 - 522640 Sue Stevenson Minutes Secretary 01507 - 524211 Wendy Shaw General Secretary 01507 - 522640 Fiona Martin Almoner 01507 - 523387

You can check out Horncastle U3A’s website for details of activities, events and groups. Our web address is: u3asites.org.uk/Horncastle if you have updates that you wish to share, please contact Neil Carter or Robin Wilmshurst

HORNCASTLE U3A GROUPS Members – If you are interested in joining a group, please check with the person listed below to ensure there are places available.

Group Leaders – If a new leader or deputy is appointed or there are other significant changes, please inform Andy Mathieson, our Groups co-ordinator. W=Winter S=Summer.

Art for Leisure and 3rd Wed. 2-4pm Grace 01507-522495 Pleasure Barrett Bells 1st Thurs 2-4pm Karel Jonkers 01507 524727 Book Worms 1st Mon 2-4pm Brenda 01507 522447 Mumford Chess Group 2nd/4th 2 – 4 Vaughan 01507 527318 Mon. pm McKay

Creative Crafts 1st & 3rd 01507 588421 Weds. 1012pm Alison Jones Creative 1st Thurs 7-9pm Andy 01507 522701 Photography Mathieson Creative 1st Tues 2-4pm Annette 01507 525958 Writing Wilmshurst For Pleasure Croquet Fortnightly 1.45- Pauline 01507 622741 (Summer) 4pm Donner Cryptic 4th Fri 10.30a Hazel Crook 01507 525609 Crosswords m Edible 1st Mon 2-4pm Robin 01507 525958 Gardening Wilmshurst Exploring Tues – 9.30am Alison Jones 01507 588421 Churches dates vary Financial 2nd Thurs 10 – 12 Neil Carter 01507 523585 Forum Noon Five Milers 4th Thurs. 9.30am Debbie 01507 534111 Ridyard Genealogy & 2nd Mon 2pm Colin 01507 526938 Family History Gascoyne

History 4th Wed 2-4pm Malcolm Baxter & 01507 522220 Sheila Jonkers 01507 524727

Music 1st Tues 2pm Colin 01507 526938 Appreciation Gascoyne Nine 3rd Frid. 9.10am ???? ???? Milers Wong TBA TBA car park Pilates Wed 11-11.50 Stefan 01507 524430 Urbanowicz Prose & 1st Thurs 2-4pm Phyll Durow 01507 522356 Poetry 1 Prose & 3rd Tues 2-4pm Alan Baulch 01526 353137 Poetry 2 Reading 1 3rd Mon 2pm Clare Crick 01507 526850 Margaret Dickson 01507 527641 Strollers 2nd Thurs 10am Sue Stevenson 01507 524211 Susan Taylor 01507 533478

Sunday Lunch 4th Sun 12.30p Margaret 01507 588298 Club m Harrison Supper 1st Tues 6.30pm Bridget Barker 01507 523635 Club 1 Supper 3rd Tues Time Lynn 01507 524430 Club 2 varies Urbanowicz Table Every 2-4pm Malcolm 01507 522220 Tennis Tues Baxter Talking 2nd Tues 2pm Doreen 01507 523702 Heads Sanderson Topical 2nd Wed 2-4pm Stephen 01507 526565 Discussion Holdaway Visiting 3rd Thurs. Tmes Eileen Jackson 01507 588273 Gardens vary

OUTINGS ORGANISERS: Pam Browne: [email protected] (01507-526267) Sylvia Ravenhall: [email protected] (01507-526014) A Lincolnshire Tale

MAVIS ENDERBY and went with ANCASTER to CHAPEL wearing their GREATCOATES, but the weather turned so warm that they wished they had worn their SOMERCOATES instead. As they left PARSON DROVE, waiting outside to GREETHAM was OLD BOLINGBROKE with his silk HATTON, who walked WITHAM down to the sea shore where they had the to themselves. Before long a RIPPINGALE blew up and they beat a hasty retreat, making a HALTON the way back at the TEMPLE BRUER, where several other village worthies were congregated.

Here they decided to have a LITTLE HALE. Everyone decided it was indeed a GREAT HALE and as fast as they emptied their glasses, OASBY the landlord kept FILLINGHAM. After a while they began to BICKER and WRANGLE as it became very easy to NETTLEHAM. Someone bawled out, any more of your SAUSTHORPE, I will give you a BELTON the head that may WELL make you wish you had never been BOURNE.

The landlord was afraid there was GONERBY a fight so he NOCTON the bar and asked them if they WOODHALL be reasonable and STOW it, but he was ridiculed and told he had a SWINESHEAD, when he began to BELLEAU and started HAMMERINGHAM. Before the melee ended, one of his barrels started to LEAKE and a few glasses had BINBROOK. Some of his customers were HORBLING about, whilst poor old ABY could only CRAWLE. Their clothes needed more than a LITTLE STEEPING to get them clean.

Here we shall draw the KIRTON on this village drama, which began so APLEY, but whose characters seem to be of LITTLEWORTH and none of WELBOURNE lineage, leaving DONNA NOOK to explain a DENTON the bus home. Original script by the Waddington Good Companions Club (Contributed by Graham Hutton)

Visiting Gardens Group

Like most U3A Groups, our activities have been curtailed by the Pandemic restrictions - however, “if” things continue to improve and the “lockdown” eases, then I am hopeful to resume our activities in July. Meanwhile, our gardens are coming to life, and that will certainly keep us busy. Contact Eileen Jackson for details: 01507 - 588273 Creative Photography Group. Although the Creative Photography group have been unable to meet we still have been able to take some excellent photographs. It was suggested, after this particularly grey and miserable February, that the next time the SUN (remember what that is) shone to grab your camera, take it outside and photograph anything. The results were outstanding. A new project for the members will be set in a couple of weeks.

Contact Andy Mathieson for details of the Group: 01507 - 522701 A tale where logic overcomes idiotic rules

This old lady handed her bank card to the cashier and said “I would like to withdraw £10”. The cashier told her “for withdrawals less than £100, please use the ATM. The old lady wanted to know why... The cashier returned her bank card and irritably told her “these are the rules, please leave if there is no further matter. There is a line of customers behind you”. The old lady remained silent for a few seconds and handed her card back to the cashier and said “please help me withdraw all the money I have.” The cashier was astonished when she checked the account balance. She nodded her head, leaned down and respectfully told her “you have £300,000 in your account but the bank doesn’t have that much cash currently. Could you make an appointment and come back again tomorrow?

The old lady then asked how much she could withdraw immediately. The cashier told her any amount up to £3000. “Well please let me have £3000 now.” The cashier handed £3000,00 with a smile to her………..

The old lady put £10 in her purse and asked the cashier to deposit £2,990 back into her account !!!!

The moral of this story is.... Don’t be difficult with old people, they spent a lifetime learning the skill.

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Croquet Group

After a year of uncertainty, at last we are in line to recommence croquet. The lawns at Jubilee Park are in excellent condition thanks to the Winter maintenance programme undertaken by the club. On the hottest March day, the lawns were marked out ready for the club to open on Good Friday. We started our fortnightly sessions on the 12th April. Places are limited to 12 people to conform to Covid guidelines. There are a few places available if you would like to try an enjoyable afternoon with good company, and a challenging game played with enthusiasm.

if you would like to join us - Contact me: Pauline Donner 01507- 622741 U3A Hits the Road Well, that's the plan......

Pam Browne and Sylvia Ravenhall, who organised many outings for members in the past, are drawing up a new list of places to visit. As soon as Covid regulations allow, and people feel happy to travel together on coaches once more, they plan to offer outings to members who are getting ready to explore. What would you like? City trips? Special exhibitions? Stately homes? Industrial heritage? Ballet? Beautiful gardens? Theatre? Horncastle U3A members have ventured to all such favourite destinations in the past but there are plenty more of those, and many other visitor favourites, waiting out there for us. If you have any bright ideas for the outings list, then please send them to Pam or Sylvia: [email protected] OR [email protected] (01507-526267) (01507 - 526014)

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Food & Drink

1/ In which street did the Great Fire of London start? 2/ What is missing from a Navel orange? 3/ What type of fish is used in an Omelette Arnold Bennett? 4/ What colour is Yak’s milk? 5/ Which potent beverage was known in France as ‘the green fairy’? 6/ Where was Britain’s first motorway restaurant? 7/ Which spirit is based on a secret recipe passed down by Bonnie Prince Charlie? 8/ In Tandoori dishes, what is a tandoor? 9/ What is the world’s most expensive spice? 10/ In the Middle East, tahini is a paste used in cooking: from what is it made? (Answers on back page)

"A Yorkshire man wanted an inscription on his wife's gravestone to read "She was Thine"

The engraver mistakenly put "she was Thin"

The man wrote back saying that they had missed out the "E"

The next effort came back "E - she was Thin" !!!!! Financial Forum The Forum meets on the second Thursday of each month, normally in the small committee room of the Stanhope Hall, but recently on Zoom. Hopefully face-to-face meetings will resume in July. We take current topics and discuss the financial issues arising from each. It’s an informal meeting and we have a core membership of around 15 people. The topic which is presently under discussion is that of the financial consequences of the Covid-19 pandemic. The sequence is firstly to identify changes in behaviour and habits due to the pandemic (March) followed by the national effects of these changes (April) and lastly, in May we shall be translating that into a fun legacy of £100 000 and what we would do with this in a post- pandemic world. It will be interesting to see how many will still keep their money under the mattress or dormant in the bank!! A review of members’ experiences during lockdown indicated a move to learning better IT skills, there was more local and online shopping, refurbishment of own properties, and a pleasant increase in bank balances due to the lack of holidays, restaurants, and travel. There is a wall of cash in this country, some say as much as £200 billion, part of which will be spent as we move down the road map to a freer life. The consequences could be profound when this, or part thereof, is spent! Worth discussing - I believe. Later meetings will discuss issues such as handling deceased estates as an executor, the drafting of Will’s, the necessity of powers of attorney, and property, coins, art and stamps as investments. Other topics will be discussed on request and we happily find that our members receive a lot of practical information (never formal advice) gleaned from personal experience. This sharing of experience is an important aspect of the group. So much better than trying to work it all out on one’s own. And of course, apart from a nominal charge for room hire and coffee the knowledge is free. Numbers will be limited to around 20 persons due to room size. If this is of interest to you please give me a ring on 01507 523585 and we can discuss in more details how we operate. Neil Carter

Limericks - contributed by Kath Thomas

There once as a fella from Stoke. A lucky young hopeful from Kent A somewhat extravagant bloke. One day to the races he went, He bet on the races He bet on a horse And other such places, Which won then of course And ended up thoroughly broke. So he thought it was money well spent.

There once was a lady named Sue, There was a young man called Malc Who spent lots of time on the loo, Who one day got covered in Talc In her so cosy nook, He looked so peculiar She opened her book It really did fool ya. And read her “Lolita” right through. That funny young laddie called Malc.

Caught on Camera (Contributed by Richard D’Arcy)

Spring is always heralded in our garden by snowdrops followed by a variety of daffodils. We then experience a ‘dull’ period before the flowering of the Summer bedding. So to address this problem, in late 2020 we decided to plant swathes of tulips timed to come into bloom as the daffodils begin to fade. Fortuitously, this coincided with the Horncastle Garden Centre heavily discounting their remaining stock of tulip bulbs. Taking advantage of a spell of good weather in early November we duly planted over 200 bulbs in the flower beds around our back garden. Come early March the signs were looking good as the leaves of the early varieties of tulip began to break through the soil. However, just a few days later we began to notice a number of bulbs pulled out of the earth and newly emerged foliage nibbled level with the ground. Determined to discover the phantom tulip muncher l set a camera trap in the garden. Two days later, through the early morning mist, the culprit was caught red handed breakfasting on newly emerged shoots.

Harry – our local Muntjac

Terrible jokes - “Anonymous”

? What do you call a deer with no eyes ? “No Eye deer “ !!

“Is a deer that likes wet Weather called a How do you flatter a deer ? “Rain- deer” ?? You Fawn over him !! English reaction to the Pandemic (tongue in cheek)

The English are feeling the pinch in relation to the virus threat, and have therefore raised the threat level from “miffed” to “peeved”. Soon though, the level may be raised yet again to “irritated” or even “a bit cross”. The English have not been “a bit cross” since the 1940 Blitz when tea supplies nearly ran out. The virus has been re-categorised from “tiresome” to “a darned nuisance”. The last time this warning level was used was in 1588 when the Spanish Armada threatened us.

The Scots have raised their threat level from ”hacked-off” to “let’s get them”. They don’t have any other levels - explaining why they have been used on the ‘front line’ of the British Army for over 300 years.

The French government announced yesterday that it has raised its alert level from “Run” to “Hide”. The other higher levels are “Collaborate” & “Surrender”. This rise was precipitated by a recent fire that destroyed France’s white flag factory - effectively paralysing the country’s military capability.

Italy has increased the alert level from “shout loudly and excitedly: to “elaborate military posturing”. Two levels remain, “ineffective combat ops” and “change sides”.

The Germans have increased their alert state from “disdainful arrogance” to “dress in uniform and sing marching songs”. They have two higher levels - “invade a neighbour” and “lose”.

Belgians, on the other hand, are all on holiday as usual; the only threat they are worried about is NATO pulling out of Brussels.

The Spanish are all excited to see their new submarine ready to deploy. These beautifully designed subs have glass bottoms so that the new Spanish Navy can get a really good look at the old Spanish navy.

Australia, meanwhile, has raised its alert level from “no worries” to “she’ll be alright mate”. Two more escalation level remain: “Crikey, I think we’ll need to cancel the barbie this weekend” and “the barbie IS cancelled”. So far, NO situation has ever warranted the use of this final escalation level.

Strollers April and Beyond A very low- key walk took place during April, along the same route as in October, the majority of the usual walkers having decided to wait another month before becoming involved in larger organised events. By then most will have had their second vaccinations and reached maximum immunity to the effects of the virus. Subject to all the “ifs” and “buts” we have learned to live with during the last year, the plan is to walk on 13th May and then monthly on the second Thursday of the month thereafter. For the time being we will continue to walk within the immediate Horncastle area, rather than car sharing, and will continue breaking into groups of six. Unfortunately, initially numbers will be limited for practical reasons and we will need to know who wishes to come along beforehand. Please feel free to ring either Susan or myself (the other Sue) if you are interested in joining the group, but we will be contacting the usual Strollers nearer the time individually. As each month passes and our confidence grows, we will get back to venturing further afield and finally resuming the programme we had lined up for 2020, but as a group together we will be led by what members want to do as much as possible. Hopefully there are lots of new local walks which have been discovered and enjoyed during the lockdown months. It’s been a very long winter but, with an optimistic determination and with the vaccination programme being so successful, we can now look forward at last and tentatively plan ahead. Soon it is hoped we will be able to enjoy a nice cup of coffee after our walks without having to sit outside even if it is freezing cold! Perhaps by the time this article is printed the weather will be a bit kinder to us and we will want to be sitting outside basking in warmth and a glorious summer (this is my optimistic determination!). It will be so nice to meet as a group and enjoy some good company and chat. Sue Stevenson 01507 524211 Susan Taylor 01507 533478

10/6/1921 10/4/2021

2021 - a year of many sad losses - but two in particular created much sadness and comment worldwide - HRH Prince Phillip and Captain Sir Tom Moore. Both loyal, hard - working, iconic figures that will be missed by many. Prince Phillip for the many good causes he promoted, particular the Duke of Edinburgh Awards Scheme - and Captain Tom for his fantastic efforts in raising some £33 million pounds for the NHS - Both will be sadly missed.

2nd Lt. Moore At 100 years .

100 Laps of Garden raising £33 Million for NHS RAF Flypast Being Knighted

The Lost Key (by Jenny Hutton - Poetry & Prose 1)

Most of the house had been cleared out, Michael and his sister Emily had taken a lot of clothes to charity shops and they had even sold some knick- knacks at a boot sale There they had made enough money to go out for a curry at the weekend. They both laughingly agreed that Uncle Larry would have approved of that. He was the eccentric member of the family and was affectionately known as Loopy Larry, which he found rather endearing and happily lived up to the nick name. His wife, Hermione, had died five years before and there were many photos of her around the house. She was a talented piano player and the piano in the front room was covered with a green baize cloth, and had been ever since the day of her death.

Emily was also very musical and she looked at the piano when they were preparing to leave. The old dark furniture was to be taken to auction the next week. The piano had been covered since Hermione’s death and out of respect the family didn’t ask Larry if they could play it, they realised he would not have been at all happy about that. He and Hermione would spend hours in the front room while she played the piano, her long delicate fingers gently gliding across the keys and creating an unworldly atmosphere, shafts of sunlight catching the motes of dust dancing in the warm air. Emily lifted the heavy green cloth, lifted the lid and stopped, the cloth held above the keys. There was a piece of paper, she tentatively picked it up and a gaping hole was revealed where the key of middle C key should have been - the key was not there! The piece of paper was fragile and the pen used to write was thick and heavy, as if it held the weariness of life. It read, ‘The key to my heart has gone’. Emily slowly closed the lid of the piano and folded the cloth down.

Anagrams Can you spot the popular TV programmes?

1. DUOMRIAMRMSSD ______/ ______2. GXLGOEBGO ______3. MGARTTRUEEBNIHSI ______/ ______/ _ _ _ _ 4. GPTIPNPTIINO ______/ _ _ _ _ _ 5. TLGEEUVSIICNNHERLYA ______/ ______6. ASPPHHROITERE _ _ _ / ______/ _ _ _ _ 7. TNUFIODLYE _ _ _ _ / _ _ / _ _ _ _ 8. NOOOEETTRRTSCANI ______/ ______9. DMEEELRAM ______10. OOWESHHTNE _ _ / _ _ _ / _ _ _ _

(Answers on back page) “A Mystery” - Creative Writing Group - contribution

The young girl opened her eyes, and slowly adjusted to the bright lights in the room. She had no idea where she was, why she was there, or how she had actually got to this place. What she was aware of, was that there was warmth, and strange comforting sounds nearby.

She stretched, and luxuriated in the pleasant feeling this gave her – so she did it again, making small throatal noises of pleasure, without any comprehension of “why” she was in this place. Her noises prompted a shadow that made unrecognisable sounds to fall across her – not at all unpleasant, and in her confused state, somewhat comforting, even though she could not comprehend the strange sounds..

The shadow moved away, and time passed slowly, and although in a light, comfortable place, her mind was quite unable to understand what had happened to her. Her mind was a complete blank. Suddenly, the shadow appeared above her again, making sounds that (whilst not unpleasant) she did not understand.

Suddenly, and unexpectedly, something soft was pushed into her mouth, and something trickled down her throat. She gagged at this intrusion, and though unable to voice her discomfort, wriggled and struggled to the best of her ability, but she was gerntly restrained, and unable to move.

“What” was going on – “Where was she” – “Why” was she here”, and “WHY” was she unable to understand just what was happening to her ??

ALL of these questions she was unable to answer – but then how could she possibly understand – having only been born a few short hours before !!!!!!!

For Pun Lovers

What did the surgeon say to the patient who insisted on closing up their own incision? Suture self !!

Prison is just one word to you, but for some people, it’s a whole sentence

What do you call a pig with laryngitis? Disgruntled.

I once worked at a cheap pizza shop to get by. I kneaded the dough.

Random Jottings

It was a pretty awful year in 2020, but with some hope for improvement for 2021 with the vaccination programme going well. There have been many sad tales of the loss of loved ones - the inability to visit people in care homes and the lack of contact with relatives and Grandchildren. Whilst these contacts have had a major impact on ‘normality’ - much has been necessary to protect one another from passing on, or catching the virus that has caused so much disruption to eveyone’s lives around the world. Much has been said in the media about the great stress and trauma caused to young people by the need to isolate and distance themselves, with demands for “counselling” for them to offset the loss of seeing their friends. Certainly, life has changed for all of us - with restaurants and bars closed, cinemas, theatres, gyms and virtually any social gathering venue shut down for safety, and to stop the spread of the virus.

Nevertheless, several people have drawn the comparison to me, between the (now) “older generation” during WW2 having to cope, with bombs falling, businesses shut, non-availability of food and stringent food rationing, schools closed, curfews, blackouts, shortage of fuel and certain travel restrictions plus sleeping in Anderson Shelters or in Underground station’s !! Neither have the present younger generation had to suffer the devastation of being torn away from family to be evacuated to strangers in a distant part of the country for an unknown length of time. The “oldies” have not continually bleated on about how “stressed” or traumatised they were, or needed “Counselling”, or were lonely - but just gritted their teeth and coped with the situation as best they could at the time. Not forgetting that young people now are glued to their mobile phones, 24/7 they have the use of Tablets and Computers, Zoom and Skype etc - and have the (dubious) benefit of Social Media to keep them in contact with friends to stop themselves feeling ‘lonely’ !! Quite a contrast between the mindset and resolve of two different generations - the one where people gritted their teeth and “got on with it” and the other where “they are lonely, traumatised, needing counselling and unable to cope”. I know which one I greatly admire and respect more. !!

Last, but not least, is appreciation of the hard work and selflessness of local volunteers - getting shopping, delivering prescriptions, and other help given. Also, the magnificent work by many, making PPE items at the Stanhope Hall. Several of those involved were U3A Members, but to ALL those devoting their time and effort to help others - our heartfelt appreciation, and sincere “thanks”

Newsletter Contributions to: Ron Fisher (Editor) 01507-524450 [email protected] 2020 has been an awful year for many people - in a variety of ways - now with the roll out of the vaccine, there seems to be a beacon of hope on the horizon that things will improve. One hopes that life will return to normal fairly soon. Much thanks, and appreciation should be mentioned for our NHS workers (in all capacities), AND to those working voluntarily locally (and Nationally) to help others less fortunate - shopping, delivering prescriptions and giving advice. Amongst some of the modern-day bad elements of self-interest and greed, there remain many selfless people going the extra mile to help others. Amongst all the gloom and doom of the last year, to me, one shining beacon of hope has been Capt. Tom Moore with his determination, and attitude to life and his MAGNIFICENT achievement of raising such a huge sum of money ((approx. £33 million) for the NHS. Sadly, he passed away in February after a (thankfully) short illness, but his passing will be mourned around the world, and hopefully honoured with a statue. Similarly, and sadly, we lost Prince Phillip who founded, supported and encouraged SO many organisations, especially for young people. His role as husband and consort supporting Her Majesty has been impressive, and he too will be sadly missed, but fondly remembered.

Our U3A started the New Year full of hope that our Meetings and Groups would be able to resume activities. Regrettably this has not happened, though some Groups have been able to run restricted activities, and many Members have kept in touch via the telephone and other media. We look forward to other Groups being able to restart activities when it is safe to do so - and some positive reaction to providing me with contributions to keep the Newsletter varied and interesting to all. This can be in the form of reports of Group activities, or personal anecdotes/experiences that are worth sharing with the wider Membership. Articles should not be too long, and I am sure that within a Membership of over 200, there are many interesting tales to tell. I can ONLY produce a Newsletter with help from you all - especially Group Leaders - regrettably only 5 (of 29) and 6 Members HAVE sent in a contribution for the Newsletter !! NOT very impressive !!

Answers to Quiz: 1/ Pudding Lane 2/ Pips 3/ Smoked Haddock 4/ Pink 5/ Absinthe 6/ Newport Pagnell 7/ Drambuie 8/ Oven 9/ Saffron 10/ Ground Sesame seed Answers to Anagrams 1. Midsomer Murders 6. The Repair Shop 2. Gogglebox 7. Line of Duty 3. Great British Menu 8. Coronation Street 4. Tipping Point 9. Emmerdale 5. University Challenge 10. The One show