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Notices
TOUR OF GOODWOOD HOUSE – last chance!
Sunday, 15th September 2024
| Following a most successful visit a couple of years ago, we have arranged a private guided tour of Goodwood House at 2pm on Sunday, 15th September. The tour begins at 2pm and will be followed by afternoon tea in the Ballroom. The cost is £34.00 per person and numbers are limited to 30. Please let us know when booking of any dietary requirements. Please book here and follow the instructions for online payment. Please ensure that you use the correct u3a reference on your payment (GOO). Any queries please contact the organiser here. We look forward to seeing you. |
Upcoming Events
Coffee Morning – Tuesday, 2nd July, 10am-12noon
Always on the First Tuesday of each month
Our Coffee Mornings are held in the Bar on the first floor of the MINERVA THEATRE building, opposite the Chichester Festival Theatre.
You can use this opportunity to chat with our groups team and learn about current and new offerings, meet old friends and make new ones!
There will be three breakout tables at the coffee morning for these groups:
- Beacon Help
- Current Affairs Discussion Group
- World of Books Book Group
There will also be a Welcome to New Members Table!
If you’re new to u3a, do stop by our table and we’ll happily introduce you to some new friends.
Monthly Quiz Night – there are no quiz nights in July and August
Monthly Meeting – 18th July at 2pm
at the Assembly Rooms on North Street
Our speaker will be Andrew Negus. His talk is titled “Southampton Water, Slaughter and Trade”
We shall find out what attracted the Romans, Saxons and Normans to each
build a Southampton. How it became so prosperous by the 14 th century that it encouraged ‘Pirates’ to loot and burn the town. We shall see how the now impoverished town adopts a completely new persona and so attracts Jane Austen and The Prince of Wales to stay. We will make a tour of the mediaeval town walls and see its vaults, towers, gates and the remains of the castle (with its magnificent loo). There will be friars, murderers and special bowls…
Andrew is a well-known local historian, and he tells of the history of Southampton water and it’s interesting and gory past. In his own words: “I am a retired history teacher, an around the world backpacker (twice), a Blue Badge guide for central southern England, and I aspire to be a local historian. I also keep chickens, bees and daughters.”
Tea and coffee will be served in the Crush Bar at the rear of the Assembly Room from 1:15 to 1:45pm and the meeting starts at 2pm.
Groups Notices
“Learning is the fountain of youth for the mind, so sip from its waters with a smile.”
BEGINNERS BASIC BRIDGE COURSE
8 Places remaining
Have you taken Bridge classes but don’t feel confident enough to join an established Bridge club? This new group aims to be sociable and welcoming, helping improvers find their ‘bridge legs’ and enjoy the game.
Donnington Parish Hall (West Wing) has been reserved on Tuesdays and Wednesdays (10am – 12 noon) for this ten-week course in the Autumn. The actual start date, to be decided later will be between 3 September and 1 October.
This compact course is based on a previously successful format requiring attendance for 2-hour sessions on both Tuesday and Wednesday mornings for 10 weeks. This highly inconvenient schedule has too often been a deterrent, but those who have made the necessary adjustments have found the sacrifice for just 10 weeks to be worthwhile. The last three classes have each taken over one of their course days to establish their own playing group which explains why we are now limited to Tuesday and Wednesday at this venue. This 40-hour course will enable you to play proper Acol Bridge at a basic level even if you start with no experience of card play. Those with ‘faded’ knowledge of Whist or Bridge may also benefit from this experience as a refresher.
Please apply or seek further information using this link. Perhaps you know someone who is not yet a U3A member who might be interested and, of course, they would be especially welcome.
Bridge for Fun Group 3
Have you taken Bridge classes but don’t feel confident enough to join an established Bridge club? This new group aims to be sociable and welcoming, helping improvers find their ‘bridge legs’ and enjoy the game.
The group will play social bridge (Chicago short form) and it is aimed at those wanting to improve and polish their game. You don’t need a partner. It will meet at Donnington Parish Hall on Monday mornings, 10-12. Depending on numbers the price should be no more than about £3.50 per session, (payable in non-refundable 10 week blocks in advance.)
We will next be meeting at Donnington Hall, Stockbridge Road on July 1st at 10am and guests are very welcome to visit any session to observe our play and meet the current members. Anyone wanting further information can contact Barbara though this link.
Ski trip – Last call
Following our successful ski trip last year we are returning to Les Arc 2000 on the 1st to 8th March. The hotel is ski in ski out with wonderful food. We fly from Gatwick to Geneva. The cost for a single room is £1360. If you are interested in joining us please contact Barry Easton here.
Groups News
Art Group
Members of the new Art Group, above, were concentrating very hard on their still life. We started off looking at form and shading using pencils and have now begun to look at how to build up colour to create shape. The group is being taught by members Linda Brown and Hannah Strange and is, unbelievably, halfway through its first six month block. We are taking our new skills outside next month to sketch around the Festival Theatre site. New members can book in for the next six month block in September. You can register your interest here.
National u3a & Regional Events
National u3a
There is a wealth of information on the National u3a website –www.u3a.org.uk , including online groups, u3a Radio podcast, upcoming events like Festival 2024 (18th-20th July, at York), and the latest issue of Third Age Matters, the monthly national u3a magazine (the link to the current version is:
https://www.u3a.org.uk/news/publications/u3a-matters-spring-2024-screenreader-edition
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