Summer Programme 2017
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Summer Programme 2017 So if rock and roll isn’t your thing there are plenty of other activities inside. SUMMER PROGRAMME 2017 Welcome to North London U3A’s 11th summer programme. There is a huge selection of activities for you, some from long-standing contributors, some from new ones, but we guarantee all will be enjoyable, so you can look forward to a great summer. You must book a place unless otherwise stated, by phone or email and places will be offered on a first-come, first-served basis. If you cannot attend, please tell your host so that they can offer the place to someone else. Booking will start on 19 June. Please tell us what you enjoyed, how we can improve and what new ideas you would like to see next year, especially if you can organize it for us. Christine and Kathy [email protected] 0207 263 0090 [email protected] 0207 263 6885 The cover illustration is a Punch cartoon from 1978. APPLIQUE ON THE GO Tuesday 22 August 10am –12.30pm in N6 Join an accomplished textile artist and excellent teacher to try a new method of appliqué, where you make individual units on a background of Vilene interfacing. They can then be added to the overall pieced work of the chosen design. This is a very portable, flexible and forgiving method. Materials will cost £1. There is only room for six, so you must book. Contact: Judy, 0208 341 0769, [email protected] ART: ANYONE CAN DRAW – ON LOCATION Mondays 24 and 31 July, 10.30am –12.30pm The class will be based at Cranley Dene. We will work locally or in Highgate Wood if fine. If raining we will work inside from a ‘still-life group/natural objects’, or work on your own artwork in a medium of your own choice. Contact: Judith McGirr, 020 8888 7463, or [email protected] to book. ART: WHAT HAVE THE ARTS GIVEN TO US? Tuesday 15 August, 10.30am in N7 A show and tell session led by Annie Hopewell and Christine Stammers. If you can, bring the evidence – a card bought in a museum shop, a drawing, a song, a book you love, a photograph of a poet, an embroidery or a painting! Contact: Annie, 020 7263 2806, [email protected] BLOCK PRINTING Thursday 10 August, 3 – 5pm Experience the pleasure of creating your own patterns using original textile blocks. You will learn how to ink blocks and make tessellated patterns on large sheets of paper. Very suitable for beginners and others too. There is no charge for this session. Contact: Anne Kruse, 020 8349 1109 for a place. BOWLING Wednesdays at 2pm: 26 July and 2, 9, 16, 23 August Come and try this absorbing and enjoyable game in beautiful surroundings, in full summer. Meet at Victoria Bowling and Croquet Club, next to the café in Victoria Park, Finchley. You will need smooth-soled flat shoes to avoid damaging the ‘sacred turf’ (which costs £7,000 a year to maintain). We can provide overshoes if needed. We will also provide woods (balls) and all other equipment needed, friendly expert tuition and an offer to join the club! Cost: £5 per session (donation of £1 for tea/coffee and biscuit gratefully received). Directions: Car park is off Ballards Lane, N3 (opposite the now closed police station). Tube: Northern line to Finchley Central, then a 10-minute walk, or cross Ballards Lane fora bus towards North Finchley. Buses: 13, 125, 460 along Ballards Lane and get off at Victoria Park, or 143, 382 via Long Lane, get off at St Paul’s and walk across the park. Contact: Diane, [email protected] to book a place. BRIDGE Weekly on Tuesday afternoons This group runs every Tuesday throughout the year and is hosted by Esther for players who are improvers and past the beginning stage. Tea, coffee and biscuits follow the playing session. Contact: Esther, 020 8348 5865, [email protected] CANASTA (Level 3, the ‘Bolivia’ version) Monday afternoons in The Elephant Inn, Ballards Lane (corner of Hutton Grove), North Finchley We continue to meet throughout the summer. As some members may be on vacation from time to time, we are pleased to welcome a few visitors who would like to try this exciting version of the old favourite. Contacts: Ben Marshall, 020 8361 3241 or Jutta Lawrence, 020 8348 4338. CODEWORD Thursday 3 August ,10.30am –12 noon For lovers of crossword puzzles and sudoku, here is another one to try –Codeword, which is just as stimulating. The group is limited to five; follow-on sessions are possible. Contact: Annie in N7, 020 7263 2806, [email protected] to book. COFFEE MORNINGS Wednesday 2 August at Esther’s house in Highgate N6 at 10.30am Contact: Esther, 020 7348 5865, [email protected] to book a place. Tuesday 25 July, Wednesday 9 August and Wednesday 23 August. Coffee with Annie in N7 from 10.30am –12 noon. Annie will host up to four people in her house. Contact: Annie, 020 7263 2806, [email protected] to book. CROCHET Wednesday mornings 26 July, 2 August and 9 August There are two crochet courses for you this year with Ruth Mendick. The beginners’ class will run from 10 – 11.30am and you will learn the basic stitches and understand the abbreviations you find in patterns. If you practice at home you will be able to follow patterns and crochet your own garments if not too ambitious. The moving-on class runs from 11.30am –12.30pm for those who can crochet but wish to follow more complicated patterns or need help with things they are working on. The classes are free and you need to bring nothing other than the work you need help with. Contact: Ruth, 020 7263 3960 CROQUET Wednesdays at 10am at Fellowship House, 136a Willifield Way, NW11 Croquet is a sport that involves hitting plastic or wooden balls with a mallet through hoops. Beginners are very welcome. Cost is £2 per session and all equipment is provided. Contact: Geoff Cox, 020 8485 5790, [email protected] DANCE: COUNTRY DANCING Tuesday afternoons 25 July and 1, 8 and 15 August, 2 – 4pm, Finchley Progressive Synagogue N12 Dancing is fun and good for you. The music gets your feet tapping and the dances exercise those little grey cells! Beginners are very welcome and all dances are taught and walked through, so do join us. Contact: Ruth Mendick, 020 7263 3960 3D DECOUPAGE Wednesday 26 July, 3pm – 4.30ish in North Finchley 3D Decoupage is the art of cutting to create a 3D image with life, depth and perspective from a set of identical prints. The number of layers is variable depending on whether it’s a simple design or something more complicated. A special adhesive is used to make these layers stay in position. Cynthia will welcome a maximum of four people into her home to learn this art. She asks that you bring your own sharp, pointed scissors and a scalpel. However, it is important that those attending know that Cynthia suffers from severe allergies and cannot tolerate perfumes, scented oils or fragrances of any type. These cause her breathing problems, so you will not be admitted if you are wearing any. Cost for materials will be £5.50. There is free parking and a good bus service to her home. Contact: Cynthia, 07884 180914, [email protected] to book. GARDEN VISIT Sunday 13 August, 2 – 5.30pm Mona’s Garden This award-winning garden is home to the national collection of corokias. Emphasis is on structure, texture, shapes and contrasting foliage. 33 Wood Vale N10 3DJ Admission is £3.50. Tea available. Contact: Judy, 020 8883 5411 if you would like to go on this visit. LANDSCAPE DRAWING Tuesdays 1 and 8 August The perfect summer activity, in the perfect place with the perfect person has got to be landscape drawing in the sunshine at Kenwood House with a teacher who has a degree in Fine Arts. Meet Micky Mankin at Kenwood House in the morning, bringing with you: • sketch pad • fixative • willow charcoal – medium • wipes • putty rubber • apron or old clothes • soft pencil • lightweight folding chair or stool This basic landscape class is suitable for beginners and near beginners but more experienced people will be very welcome. Micky will teach the importance of composition, mass and light and using charcoal to provide a base for development with different media and colour. Contact: [email protected] to book a place LUNCHES SPANISH LUNCH Wednesdays 2 and 9 August Enjoy a Spanish lunch in Pauline’s home. Let’s celebrate our memories of Spain …Think of Barcelona, Madrid, Seville, Gaudi, Picasso, Dali, El Greco, Cervantes, flamenco, tapas… three courses and a glass of wine for £10 in N10. Contact: Pauline, 020 8883 7662 to reserve a place. GREEK LUNCH Thursday 17th August Join Angela at 12.15pm at Chalk Farm station for the short walk to the ever-popular Lemonia restaurant for a reasonably priced, delicious Greek lunch. Contact: Angela, 020 8455 3930, [email protected] PUB LUNCH 1 Thursday 10 August The Old White Lion is an airy, convivial pub with an open kitchen and a conservatory and garden. It is easy to get to from East Finchley station and many buses stop outside. Join Kathy and others for a drink and/or lunch from 12.30pm. PUB LUNCH 2 Wednesday 23 August Join us for a pub lunch in the Mossy Well, which takes its name from a medieval holy well at the top of Muswell Hill.