Monmouth Annual Magazine

Monmouth Annual Magazine

� ����� � ����������� � � � ����������������������������� � ������������������� � � ���������������������������� ������������ ����� British Dance Bands 20 Welcome from the Chair 1 Million Dollar Quartet 21 Members’ Meetings 2 Garden Visits 22 Monmouth U3A Committee 3 Usk U3A Quiz 22 Monmouth U3A Activities 4 First Aid Awareness 23 Festive Celebrations 5 Poetry 24 A Morning at the Flicks 6 Birds of Prey Centre 24 Striders 8 The Shoes Outside the Door 26 The Verdict 10 Country Dancing 28 Intermediate French 10 Brecon Mountain Railway 29 Internet Drop-In Sessions 11 Geology 30 Breakfast at Tiffanys 12 Pétanque 31 Table Tennis 13 Reading for Pleasure 32 Family History 13 Half Day Walks 33 Exploring Local Churches 14 Welsh for Beginners 1 and 2 34 Flower Arrangers 15 Mahjong 35 Music Appreciation 1 and 2 16 Photography 36 European History 16 Coffee Mornings 38 Finance & Economics 16 Summer Meeting 38 Red Shoes 17 Recorder Players 40 Science & Technology 18 Pastoral Care 40 Black Holes: Ends of the Universe 18 U3A Insurance 40 The text and photographs in Issue 5 of the Monmouth U3A magazine must not be reproduced or transmitted in any form without the written permission of the copyright holder Monmouth U3A. The information provided in this magazine is for general information purposes only, and whilst every attempt has been made to ensure the accuracy, reliability and suitability of this information, neither Monmouth U3A nor the printers can accept liability for errors or misinterpretation resulting from its use, and any reliance you place on such information is therefore strictly at your own risk. August 2017 © � ���������������������� Welcome to the fifth edition of our annual magazine. The enthusiasm and commitment of our U3A convenors and helpers is reflected on each page, and I would like to thank everyone for their contributions and the colourful photographs that illustrate them. With over five hundred members and around fifty activities, this magazine can only give a brief overview of what is on offer but the variety is astonishing, and well over half our groups have contributed to this issue. We can keep fit with table tennis and yoga classes; or ramble with Striders, Strollers and Half Day Walks. Foreign languages, musical activities, literature� and games and are well established; while creative writing, tracing family trees, photography and craft develop new hobbies. Finance, economics, European history, science, and geology attract members interested in the world around us, and there is an amazing article about black holes on page 18. First aid awareness may be life saving, and Internet drop-in sessions help us surf the web with confidence. Entertainment is not neglected. Our programme includes a film every month, visits to the theatre and interesting day trips. Weekly coffee mornings, monthly meetings, and festive lunches round off what has been a highly successful year, and I must mention the Usk U3A Quiz that Monmouth U3A won! Convenor’s contact details are on: ������������������� and a full list of activities is on page 4 of this magazine. Sadly some convenors have retired, in particular Vera Easton at the venerable age of ninety-one, and Charlotte Jones who recently celebrated her ninetieth birthday. Vera is a founder member of Monmouth U3A and became the Poetry 1 Convenor in 1990, and Charlotte organised a wide variety of garden visits for nine years. Do you have ideas for new activities? Contact us, see page 3, and we can put information on the notice boards to assess how many members are interested, and provide the support that will help new groups to flourish. Finally I would like to thank Val and Tricia for proof reading, and our committee for their support. Monmouth U3A is a local charity, and the committee are members who are elected at an AGM or co-opted afterwards. According to the Charity Commission we are trustees, and there is a statutory duty to ensure Monmouth U3A remains a vibrant and successful organisation. We work together as a friendly and enthusiastic team, and new committee members with fresh ideas and a few hours a month to spare are needed every year. Most of the positions are restricted to a maximum of three years and we are happy to mentor and induct new ‘trustees’ until they gain the confidence to take on a more active role. Do chat to us, role descriptions are on the website. Best wishes, ������������� ���������������� 1 Members’ Meetings 2.30pm at Bridges Community Centre, Drybridge Park, Monmouth 2017 August 15 Hands Around the World David Steiner September 19 Annual General Meeting Music from Around the World Malcolm Meadows October 17th River Birds Stephanie Tyler November 21st The Lost Lake Stephen Clarke December 19th Christmas Party and entertainment 2018 January 16 Wye Shipping Dr. Naylor Firth February 20 WW1 – Monmouth, a Town at War Karin Molson March 20 Social and Political Satire of Gilbert and Sullivan Bernard Lockett April 17 A Pathfinder Mike Ansfield May 15 The Nobel Prize Ashley Jones June 19 ‘You must be Joking’ Brian Partridge July 17 Summer Meeting and entertainment August 21 What Two Sisters did for Wales David Harrison September 18 Annual General Meeting Exploring Gwent Castles Chris Barber � 2 Monmouth U3A Committee 2016 – 2017 Chair Website Magazine JENNY ROBBINS ����������������������� Vice Chair TRICIA DODD ������������������ Secretary ����� ������� FRANCES WILLIAMS ������������������������� ����� ��������� Treasurer ROBIN GIBSON ���������������������������� Treasurer 2 MICHAEL BONE ���������������������� Membership Secretary MIKE SAUNDERS �������������������������� ������ ���� Group Coordinator ���� �������� KATE WALDRON ���������������������� Communications JUDI AYRE ������������������ Social Secretary DIANA WILKINSON ���������������� Programme Secretary PAM DAVIS �������������������������� ���� ���� ������� �������� Appointed Roles ������������ Pastoral Care BARBARA MATHEW ��������������������������� ������������ Press Officer MARIANNE WRIGHT ������������������������� ������������ Technical Support NICK SANDERS ��� ����� 3 ����������������������� ��������� �������������� The following groups were active at the time of going to press. Please check the website for names and contact details of convenors. To start a group, please get in touch via the website. New convenors are always very welcome. Bridge Players Geology Skittles Cinema Mahjong Spanish Conversation Coffee Mornings Music Appreciation 1 Table Tennis Internet Drop-In Sessions Music Appreciation 2 Visits Exploring Churches Craft British Dance Bands Visits Historic Places Country Dancing Jazz Appreciation Visits Theatre and Ballet Discussion Group Pétanque Visits Trips and Outings European History Reading Walks Half Day Family History Photography Walks Striders Finance & Economics Poetry Reading Walks Strollers Flower Arrangers A Good Read Creative Writing French Intermediate Reading for Pleasure Welsh Beginners 1 Les Petits Français Rockfield Reading Welsh Beginners 2 Garden Visits Recorder Playing Yoga 1 Nelson Garden Science & Technology Yoga 2 ���������������� Convenors ‘retire’ for many reasons, and an activity will not continue if no-one volunteers to fill a vacant place,. Since 2008 the following groups have ceased. Adventurers Italian Oral History Architecture Lace Making Painting Companions Art Appreciation Latin (below) Portrait Drawing Gardening Philosophy Scrabble General Interest group Wild Life Conservation Swedish Indoor Bowls Opera Visits Swimming (below) Latin group Swimming activity 4 �������������������� ��� ������������ These were arranged at the Beechwood Restaurant, Coleford on the 6th and13th January because Christmas dates were not available due to a reorganisation by the Gloucestershire College. Members enjoyed a superb 3 course meal chosen from a festive menu. � ������������� Pumpkin velouté, truffle oil and Parmesan croute Home cured salmon gravlax, horseradish cream, beetroot carpaccio, pickled beetroot and buckwheat blini Oak smoked crispy belly pork, celeriac roulade, apple puree and black pudding ����������� Turkey stuffed with sausage, cranberries and chestnuts, pigs in blankets, duck fat roast potatoes, and pan gravy Pan cooked fillet of sea bass with dauphinoise potato, cauliflower puree, � curly kale and port jus Camembert, chestnut and cranberry tartlet, with parsnip puree, wilted greens and buttered new potatoes Creamed sprouts, braised red cabbage, and honey glazed carrots ������������ � Christmas pudding and ������������� brûlée, almond and sultana biscuit White chocolate and Baileys cheesecake, orange sorbet and suchard sauce Apple and cinnamon tarte tatin, clotted cream and caramel syrup Coffee or tea with a mince pie 5 ���������������� ������ ����������������� �������������� ������������������������������ ��������������� ������������������������ ���������������������������������� ��������������������������������������� ������������������������������������������������������������������������������ ���������������������������������������������������������������������������� ���������������������� ���������������������������� ���� ������������������� ���������������������������������������������������������������������� ��������������������������������������������������������������������� ������������������������������������������������������������������ ��� �������������������������������������������������������������������������� ��������� ���������������������������������������������������������� ������������������������������������������������ ��� ����

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