Spring 2018 www.saffronwaldenu3a.org.uk Inside: New Groups The Power of 3 Musical Memories Haunting Experience Emails & Quiz answers Saffron Walden Registered Charity No. 290670 In this Spring Issue Chairman ’s Report …..………………………………………………. 4 Saffron Walden U3A Committee/Potential New Groups ……… 5 Class Co-ordinators …..……………....…………………………….. 6 Weekly-Fortnightly Activities/Computing ……..……………… 8/9 Monthly Activities/Table Tennis ……..…..….………….....…….. 10 Saffron Harmony Choir/Ukulele …...…………………………...... 11 Membership Secretary’s/Activities Organiser’s Reports ….... 12 Ballroom-Sequence Dancing/Open Meetings …......………….. 13 The colourful world of Rambling, Writing & Poetry …….... 14/15 Thanks for the Memory/Cribbage …………………….………….. 16 Literature/Latin ………………………..….…………………….…… 17 Easy Riders Cycling/Puzzle …….………………………………… 18 Birdwatching/Theatre & Travel ………….…….…….….….... 19/20 Your emails/Quiz answers ……………...….……..…………….... 21 Mah-Jong 2/Bridge/Armistice Day Poem ……...…………… 22/23 Obituaries …………..….……......…………….……………………. 24 Dates for your Diary/Theatre & Travel Programme ……...….. 26 Open Meetings have a new format allowing more time for socialising with the doors opening at 2.15 pm and refreshments being available from 2.30 pm before the Speaker starts at 3.00 pm. Every third Monday at the Bowls Club. 2 ull of the joys of spring, we go headlong into this, my third edition of Update. But first things first - a Happy FChristmas to you all! After what seems like a very long winter, and there’s still someway to go yet, it is good to know that spring may be just around the corner - if it’s not then I want my money back! Thank you to everyone who has contributed to this issue, there’d be no Update without you! Our range of activities is expanding with new Our puzzle will groups like Drama, Badminton and Natural History whilst several potential new groups are drive you dotty waiting in the wings, see page 5. Make it a New Year’s resolution to try something new. as you search Tributes are paid on our Obituary pages to for the four U3A members who have sadly passed away. Update attempts to encourage participation in hidden Easter existing activities, welcoming ideas for new activities and members to lead new groups. So eggs in this feel I hope you’ll consider taking up the challenge good issue! Cover photoCover JD by and begin by sending me your comments, ideas and quiz answers. Thank you. Jim Dwyer, Editor Now let’s spring into action and read on . 3 Chairman’s Report eason’s Greetings to all members, new and old. Saffron Walden U3A continues to grow and flourish with a number of new groups Srecently started and several other potential new groups hopefully starting in the New Year. Apologies to those members who are on waiting lists, please be assured that we are doing our best to address this problem. The bottom line is that we need more members to ‘step up’ and volunteer to become leaders, or co-ordinators, in order for us to further expand the number and variety of groups. There have been, for example, several requests for a beginners group for both Italian and Bridge. Help and guidance is available if you’re contemplating becoming a group leader, please contact Ann Cousins: 01799 219072, email [email protected]. Please help us by letting us know what you want from your U3A. Many thanks. Alan Nicholls, Chairman Should any members lease make all cheques payable to: SAFFRON WALDEN U3A. Our bank requests that you do have difficulty in not put anything else on the cheque. All hearing at our Pmembers are requested to pay class fees promptly as meetings or classes we do need to have money in the bank before we can or have difficulty with pay out. Whatever class you are attending, please access through ensure you pay the class fees for the whole term to your disability, please co-ordinator no later than the second class of that term. If, for whatever reason, after the first class you do not speak to a member of propose to continue to attend, then let your co-ordinator the Committee to try know as soon as possible. Thank you. and make attendance easier and more Ann Treglown, Treasurer comfortable. 4 Saffron Walden U3A Committee Title Name Telephone Email Chairman Alan 01799 522260 [email protected] & Speakers Nicholls 07926 353638 Vice Trevor 01799 500909 [email protected] Chairman Osbourn Treasurer Ann 01799 516707 [email protected] Treglown Secretary Janet 01799 540065 [email protected] Pearson Membership Ann Banks 01799 550328 [email protected] Secretary Activities Ann 01799 219072 [email protected] & Venues Cousins Organiser Update Jim Dwyer 01799 521524 [email protected] Editor 07531 115160 Committee Christine [email protected] Member Simpson Committee Mary Curtis 01799 524784 [email protected] Member Website Martin [email protected] Manager Hugall Potential New Groups If any of the following potential new groups and Card Making appeal to you, please contact Relaxation and Wellbeing Ann Cousins on 01799 219072 or With the following potential new groups, [email protected] we are looking for people who would be Badminton: at Widdington Village Hall interested in leading them: Mandarin: we have a teacher Darts, Dominoes or Whist Natural History: see page 22 Food and Drink Appreciation, possibly Rambling with Dogs: we have a separate groups to exchange recipes, co-ordinator and a possible Spring start sample creations, menu ideas etc Computers - see page 9 Gardening Hands-On Craft: Knitting, Crocheting, Patchwork 2nd Line Dancing Group 5 Class Co-ordinators Class Co-ordinator Tel Email Art 1 Esther Rawlings 01799 520203 [email protected] Art 2 Peter Divall 01799 524140 [email protected] Art Appreciation Ann Crawford and 01763 838080 [email protected] Trevor Osbourn 01799 500909 [email protected] Badminton To be confirmed Ballroom / Pauline Palmer 01799 502560 [email protected] Sequence Dancing Bird Watching Brian Linford 01799 531392 [email protected] Bridge Bery Ihm 01799 502512 [email protected] Bridge Linda Jackson 01799 540269 [email protected] (Improvers) Choir Joan Shadbolt 01799 516585 [email protected] Cribbage John Trueman and 01799 541288 [email protected] Christine Taylor 01799 501886 [email protected] Drama Gill Williamson 01799 524947 [email protected] Easy Riders Colin and Anne 01799 543127 [email protected] Cycling Taylor French Sue Rooney 01799 525389 [email protected] Conversation Gardening Jo Ware 01763 838654 [email protected] History Byways Eleanor Bullough 01799 524783 [email protected] Indoor Bowling Grahame Wilmott 07922 187361 [email protected] Italian Susan Humphries 01799 500066 [email protected] Keep Fit Helen Verity and 01799 550408 [email protected] Lynda Sawkins 01799 521022 [email protected] Latin 1 & 2 Alex Reeve 01799 522818 [email protected] Line Dancing Sheila French 01799 530364 [email protected] Please advise the Website Manager (details page 5) if you do not wish any of these personal details to appear on the Saffron Walden U3A website. 6 Class Co-ordinators (continued) Class Co-ordinator Tel Email Literature Ann Crawford 01763 838080 [email protected] Lunch Club Kate Barwood 01799 550271 [email protected] Mah-jong 1 Christine Greet 01799 531732 [email protected] Mah-jong 2 Jess Grinyer 01799 500344 [email protected] Mah-jong 3 Peter & Geraldine 01799 599159 [email protected] Plunkett Mainly for Men John London 01799 527729 [email protected] Music Club Philippa Croft 01799 599044 [email protected] Nice 'n' Easy Jan Powell 01799 523855 [email protected] Fitness Philosophy 1 Joanna O'Connor 01799 522260 [email protected] Philosophy 2 Denys Hickey 01799 523904 [email protected] Photography Anne Mount 01763 838271 [email protected] Pilates 1 Chris Pickett 01799 542145 chris.pickett@ hotmail.co.uk Pilates 2 Irene Bedward 01799 528178 [email protected] Pilates 3 & 4 Ann Cousins 01799 219072 [email protected] Pilates 5 Glennis Virgo 01799 524189 [email protected] Pilates 6 Linda Dobson 01799 500939 [email protected] Pilates 7 Anne Brown 01799 529026 [email protected] Play Reading Gill Williamson 01799 524947 [email protected] Poetry Beryl Ihm 01799 502512 [email protected] Ramblers 1 Keith Patmore 01799 527568 [email protected] Ramblers 2 Lynne Howell 01799 525581 [email protected] Scrabble Bronwen 01799 524772 [email protected] Attenborough Spanish Jessica Reeve 01799 522818 [email protected] Improvers Table Tennis Ann Cousins 01799 219072 [email protected] Tai Chi Angela Rowland 01799 521192 [email protected] Theatre Chris Duffy 01799 520173 [email protected] Outings Pauline Smith 01799 521524 [email protected] Travel Jean Little 01799 513411 [email protected] Ukulele Mary Curtis 01799 524784 [email protected] Writing for Diane Drury 07870 900852 [email protected] Pleasure 7 Weekly/Fortnightly Activities Day Activity Venue Time Monday: twice Writing for Pleasure Tutor's home 10:00 - 12:00 monthly on an ad hoc basis Monday Pilates 7 Fairycroft House 9:00 - 10:00 Monday Pilates 6 Fairycroft House 10:15 - 11:15 Monday Latin 1 Tutor's Home 11:00 - 12:30 Monday fortnightly History Byways Baptist Room 11:00 - 12:00 Monday Line Dancing URC Hall 1:00