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Wednesday was a “free” day in Caernarfon
Most of us visited the castle. Edward 1 started
to build the fortress here in 1283 when
Caernarfon was the
administra ve centre
of northern Wales.
Today it remains much
the way it stood for hundreds of years but now
with a video room
showing a film of the
castle’s history and a Military Museum about
the Royal Welch Fusiliers.
On our last full day our driver Pat drove us to
Portmadoc. Here we joined the narrow gauge
steam train for a scenic ride to Ffes niog.
We returned via Betws-y-Coed and Snowdonia
with wonderful scenery of the Welsh
mountains.
On our way home on the Friday we stopped first at Llangollen and then
Trentham Gardens.
This was the first extended visit organized by Mollie Weale and she did a
really excellent job. She is already
planning next year’s visit. Further
photos will be on the overhead
presenta on at the monthly mee ng.
Jean and Peter Foden
Newark and District h7p://newark-u3a.org.uk
June 2019
Murder, Mystery Book Group
We meet at Carriages cafe,
2pm on the third Monday of the month.
email gill.lee@live.com or Phone
07398171075. for more details
June’s Book
Blue Monday
By Nicci French
Coffee Morning Groups
There are two Friday Coffee morning groups on opposite sides of the town
which hopefully enables everyone to access one or other of them.
Carriages 10:30
(Castle Railway Sta on)
Always room for more.
Cra#y Be$y’s 11am
All change again. We are back to London
Road Carpark.
Same place as before but a new name it’s
now called CRAFTY BETTY’S
“ The one that was Collectable Crea ons “
We would love to see you so come and join
us.
Archaeology Group extended visit to North Wales 29
th April – 3
rd MAY, 2019.
38 members of the Group set out
by Travel Wright coach for North
Wales. Having stopped at Chester
for lunch and a look round the
historic town, we con nued to our
des na on, the Royal Cel c Hotel
at Caernarfon.
The next day we toured the island of Anglesey stopping at
llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysilio for coffee and a
group photo.
We then visited Beaumaris Castle, Wales’
greatest unfinished castle. It was built as
part of Edward 1's campaign to conquer
north Wales. Plans were probably first
made to construct the castle in 1284, but
this was delayed due to lack of funds and
work only began in 1295 aIer the Madog
ap Llywelyn uprising. Edward's invasion of
Scotland soon diverted funding from the project, however, and work
stopped, only recommencing aIer an invasion scare in 1306. When work
finally ceased around 1330 a total of £15,000 had been spent, a huge
sum for the period, but the castle remained incomplete.
In the aIernoon we visited the Hidden Gardens at Plas
Cadnant. In 1996, the present owner bought the 200
acre state and work began on the restora on of the
historic garden and grounds. Since then large parts of
the gardens have undergone a spectacular
transforma on and have been restored to their former
glory.
Con-nued on Back Page.
Ink for printer going for free
We have a large number of ink cartridges (polar bear
equivalent) for an Epsom printer, that are free to a good
home. If you are interested, please give me a ring on
700188. Janet Robinson
CREATIVE WRITING
Are you good at wri ng stories? Or not so
good like me? Come and join the Crea ve
Wri ng Group. It is a friendly group which
shares stories over a cuppa in the home of a
member. A non-threatening group of people
who enjoy using its imagina on. Why not give
it a try too.
Venue:- Call Maj
01636 702381
Date and Time:-
1st Wed of Month
10.00 am
Out and About
The bus trip for ‘Wells Next The Sea’ on the Friday 7th June 2019 at 9.00 am
Corner of Cow Lane and Northgate (Aldi) now has another 30 places as I have
organised a second 53 seater . The places are selling fast . Price £15 per seat
Chris
The Digital Photography Group
Six members of the group enjoyed a Photoshoot at Kingsmill
Reservoir on a beau ful Monday 13th May.
The sun shone, the water
sparkled and there was a black
swan, and lots
more to
photograph.
We walked the
length of the
reservoir then took the path down to the side of the River
Maun to see the Herons’ nest
high in the tree. There were
two fledglings at the nest.
One was s ll in the nest but
the other one was climbing
up the branches and trying its
Con-nued on page four
wings. Further down the river there was an adult posing just
for us.
AIer a light lunch in the café we walked around the top of
the lake and saw ripples in the water as the large carp were
spawning in the shallows.
As it was such a warn sunny day we decided to stop off at
Newfield’s Ice-cream Parlour
at Hockerton for some cool
refreshment and watched the
birds on the feeders. We saw
finches a pheasants a robin
and a woodpecker.
All are welcome to join our friedly
group. Check out the U3A website for
mee ng details. We will be organizing
many more outside photoshoots.
Geoff Bowers.
OUT & ABOUT TRIPS FOR 2019
Get your seats quick before the all go
Friday 7th June 2019. WELLS NEXT
THE SEA
£15 per seat Leave 9.00 am
Tuesday 16th July 2019 YORK
£15 per seat leave. 9.00 am
Friday 15th November 2019 HARROGATE CHRISTMAS MARKET
£15 per seat leave 9.30am
Chris Handson
Walking Group
For June
Alison and Colin will be leading the walk on 10 June 2019.
The walk takes a circular route in the River Witham valley of about 4.5 miles
around the village of Aubourn.
Meet at The Royal Oak Public House car park, Royal Oak Lane, Aubourn,
Lincoln, LN5 9DT for a 9.30am start.
The pub normally opens at Noon for refreshments and meals.
The July walk will be on Monday the 8th July.
It will be led by John & Val Greaves, star ng at the Full Moon at Morton, NG25
0UT, at 9:30. It is a circular walk from Morton to Rolleston via Fiskerton. It is a
li7le over 3.5 miles, basically flat with a few s les.
We have made arrangements for refreshments at the Full Moon aIer the walk
and they will open up from 9:15 for those who need a pre-walk loo visit.”
John Greaves
CREATIVE TOURISM Monday 24
th June.
Hawtonville Meth. Ch. Hall. 1.45 for 2-4pm.
Part 1 – CYPRUS: This film is part of Na onal
Geographic’s series on “Islands – Cyprus”.
The Cyprus dispute is the result of the
ongoing conflict between the Republic of
Cyprus and Turkey over the Turkish occupied
northern Part of the island. Ini ally, with the annexa on of the island by the
Bri sh Empire, the ‘Cyprus dispute’ was iden fied as the conflict between the
people of Cyprus and the Bri sh Crown regarding the Cypriots’ demand for
self-determina on…
Part 2 – CYPRUS: (Cont.) Here we view present day short utube films of
Verosha Ghost Town (Before and AIer – Famagusta). 10 reasons why you
should visit Cyprus. Then quick guided tour films of Paphos, Limassol, Larnaca
and Nicosia (in the south) and Kyrenia (in the north).
All new members welcome. Refreshments. Free parking. For further
informa on please check out our website or contact Grp. Ldr. June Halford
(01636) 923 648.
Reg Goodall's Boat Trip
13th September 2019
From Gunthorpe Riverside, NG14 7FB. Plenty of good parking, to NoWngham
and back.
Cast Off 08:30 am. We head upstream arriving in NoWngham around 12:30.
we pass under the Tram and Carrington Street to moor for lunch.
At 14:00 we return by Boat. I will hire both boats at the heavily discounted
price of £12.00 per person. WHO NEEDS GROUP-ON.. Members are
encouraged to " Have a Go" at the ller 'Steering' where the river is wide
enough. Full facili es are available on board. We should arrive back about
18:00 that's 6pm
Places are limited to 24 persons so book A.S.A.P .......
Reg Goodall Phone 01636 651838
Subscrip-ons are now overdue for 2019/2020
New renewal form /applica on forms are available for download online
please remember to fill in both sides. Group leaders should dispose of
all older versions and print new one as soon as possible.
If anyone has any problems doing any of this please speak to Maggie
George on 07790719870 or their group leader.
Non Fic-on Group
Non-Fic on Book Group - Date Change in June!
Our June mee ng will be on JUNE 12th this month at 2:00pm
at Carriages Cafe.
For our June 12th mee ng join us for discussing Hidden
Figures: The Untold Story of the African American Women
Who Helped Win the Space Race" by Margot Lee She7erly.
(You can cheat and watch it on NeZlix if you want to come
and join the conversa on!)
For June reading/July Mee ng (Back to our normal 1'st
Wednesday of the month in July): “Lara: The Untold Love Story
and the Inspira on for Doctor Zhivago”
by Anna Pasternak
Poetry Reading Group.
Mee ngs are held on the first Monday of the month, from 2.00 p.m. to 4.00
p.m. If you would like to be part of this Group, please contact Maggie Sacke7
Email: maggiesacke7@hotmail.co.uk or Telephone: 01636 680993.
Word Search for your enjoyment
Pictures from the Bowls Tester at Worthing Bowls Club
Group Leaders
Please check that the informa on about contact details and mee ng mes
are correct and let me know if it needs to be amended. Thanks, Richard
Science Group
On Tuesday 25th
June we have a guest speaker, Nancy Appleyard.
Who will give her informa ve and entertaining talk on “The
Science of People Watching “.
So come along 10am to 12 noon at The Newark Town Bowls Club..
Robert.
Art Apprecia-on
The next two mee ngs of this group are:
JUNE 11th - Whole group par cipa on ( if you want to) on the subject of
“Portraits”.
JULY 9th - A short presenta on on “The Poster Art of San Francisco, 1960s -
70s,” followed by any other examples of poster art that anyone else would like
to show.
The group does not meet in August but will resume on the second Tuesday of
September.
Tea and Coffee Roster
June 2019
Robert Anderson
Elizabeth Anderson
Add your name to the list
July 2019
Please let Pat know on 684511 if you are unable to a7end so she can organise
a replacement.
More volunteers are always welcome.
Circle Dancing
THERE WILL BE NO CIRCLE DANCING IN JUNE (20th)
Audrey Blake.
Forthcoming Speakers
June.2019 No speaker. AGM
July.2019 Vince Eager (part 2)
Back for follow-up from last year.
August.2019 NO MEETING
September.2019 Paul Ellis
Stone Carver at Lincoln Cathedral
Where to find us
All monthly mee ngs are held on the second Thursday in
the month from 2pm-4pm at Holy Trinity Catholic
Church, Boundary Road, Newark, NG24 4AU. Parking is
extremely limited at the Church during school hours so
we recommend that you park at Sconce Hills Park (a li7le
further down Boundary Road) and walk back.
Discussion Group
Now mee ng every 4th Friday of the month
New members are always welcome
Call Muriel Price on 07763458054 to get all the details
Please note the contact details for the
newsletter and website
Newsletter: newarku3a@outlook.com
Website: u3anewark@outlook.com
All contributions to the newsletter must be received by 24th of the month.
History Group
NoHnghamshire Heritage May 2019
This was a wide - ranging talk by Chris Weir and showed not only his
depth of knowledge but also his enthusiasm for all things connected
with the County .We started with Creswell Crags which have been
associated with Neanderthal man over 40,000 years ago and Human
occupa on over 20,000 years ago .In addi on to rare Cave Art
excava on has revealed human ar facts and bones of Mammoth ,
Wolves and Rhinocerous .The varied Geology of the county is shown by
the type of building materials used i.e. Sandstone for general works and
Magnesium Limestone for pres gious building .The la7er has been
employed at Southwell Minster , Ely Cathedral and the Houses of
Parliament .We have many grand country houses ( Newstead ,
Woollaton and Welbeck etc ) and Churches .
Among the Industries that prospered in No7s were Mining ,Quarries
Lace
making , Cycle manufacture , Soap produc on and Hosiery produc on
(.The curate of Calverton invented the first Stocking Frame in
1589) .Coal Mining was an important source of employment and wealth
to the area well into the 1980,s .Although only a handful of Pit Head
Works remain the Infrastructure of roads , canals and railways is s ll
evident .
Next mee-ng Tues 18th June 2-00pm .
Steve Aram.
Posi-on Name
Chair Chris Handson
Vice Chair Jacq Cartwright
Treasurer Jonathan Smith
Secretary Val Greaves
Membership Secretary Maggie George
Groups Coordinator Robert Anderson
Commi7ee Member (Website) Richard Harcus
Commi7ee Member (Speaker Seeker) Anne Handson
Commi7ee Member Reg Robinson
Commi7ee Member Geoff Bowers
Commi7ee Member Andy Light
Commi7ee Member Pat Harcus
Commi7ee Member Gill Lee
Commi7ee Member Julea Merlin
Commi$ee Members
Catering Organiser:-Pat Harcus
Newsle$er team:- Richard Harcus, Sheila Harris, Reg Goodall
Literature Glynda Green 01623 860311 Contact Glynda
Mah Jong Sonya Sinclair 01636 672921 1st Wed 14.00
Media Group Contact Jacq 01636 650411 occasionally
Motor Home
Caravan & Boat
Andrew Birkhead 07890 992169 Contact Andrew
Music Apprecia on Terry Bowler or
Tony Marrio7
01636 650751
01636 659239
2nd Monday 14.00
Murder Mystery
Book
Gill Lee 07398171075 3rd Monday 14:00
Non-Fic on Book Julea Merlin 07932385672 1st Wednesday 14:00
Nordic Walking Alan Williams 01400 281986 1st & 2nd Tues 10.00
Out and about Chris Handson 01636 677514 Contact Chris
Philosophy Tom Chamberlain 01636 678571 Alternate Fridays
Poetry Reading Margaret Sacke7 01636 680993 1st Monday 14.00
Recorder Playing Alison Wilson 01636 673298 1st &3rd Mon 14.00
Science Group Robert Anderson 01636 636574 4th Tuesday 10.00
Singing for fun Alison Wilson 01636 673298 4th Monday 14.00
Ukelele Happy Band Gill Peterson 01636 672154 2,3,4th Wed, pm
Walking Group Reg Robinson 01636 700188 2nd Monday 09.30
GeHng your Newsle$er
If you or a friend are unable to collect a copy from the foyer or lounge at the
Thursday mee ng, a newsle7er can be obtained from Carriages café at Castle
Sta on during the Friday coffee morning mee ng from 10.30 ll noon.
Alterna vely, you can ring your group leader and ask him or her to pick up a
copy for you and bring it to the group mee ng.
Please note that group mee ng mes and days can change some mes,
especially when they fall on a Bank Holiday. If you are unsure, please check
with the group leader. Do not rely on the diary page, as I do not always get up-
to-date informa on.
Group Leaders
Archaeology Peter Foden 01636 704241 3rd Thursday 14.30
Art for All Jacq Cartwright 01636 650411 1st & 3rd Tues 10.00
Art Apprecia on Michael Ayling 01636 650607 2nd Tuesday 10.00
Ballroom Dancing Maggie George 07790719870 4th Thursday 14.30
Coffee Morning Reg Goodall 01636 651838 Every Friday 10.30
CraI Group Carole Tweedale 01636 672989 3rd Monday 09.30
CraI and Cha7er Sue Eddowes 01636921373 3rd Tuesday 14.00
Crea ve Tourism June Halford 01636 923648 Last Monday 13.45
Crea ve Wri ng Maj Donovan or
Jean Johnson
01636 702381
01636 688954
3rd Wed 10.00
Dance ( Circle) Audrey Blake 01636 650676 3rd Thursday 13.30
Dance (line) Audrey Blake 01636 650676 4th Thursday 10.00
Discussion Muriel Price 07763 458054 4th Friday 14.00
Digital Photography Geoff Bowers 01636 705138 4th Tuesday 14.00
Early Birds c/o Jacq Cartwright 01636 650411 4th Thursday 18.15
French Conversa on Carol Wilkinson 01636 672295 2nd & 3rd Fri 10.30
Geology Niki Whitburn 01636 706339 1st Tuesday 14.00
German Corri Moss 01636 706573 Contact Corri
Gospel Tom Chamberlain 01636 678571 3rd Mon contact Tom
History Steve Aram 01636 671156 2nd Tuesday 14.00
Knit & Na7er Anita Smith 01636 646559 1st Thursday 13.30
Group Leaders
June/July 2019
Monday Tuesday Wednesday
3
June
Recorders 14.00
Poetry reading 14.00
4 Art for All 10.00
Geology 14.00
5 Mah Jong 14.00
Literature 10:15
10 Walking 09.30
Music Apprecia on 14.00
11 Art Apprecia on 10.00
History 14.00
12 Ukulele Happy Band 14.00
German 10.00
Non-Fic on Book Club 14:00
17 CraI 09.30
Gospel Group 10.00
Recorders 14.00
Murder Mystery Book 14:00
18 Art for All 10.00
CraI and Cha7er 14.00
19 Ukulele Happy Band 14.00
Crea ve Wri ng 10.00
Literature 10:15
24 Singing for fun 14:00
Crea ve Tourism 14.00
25 Science Group :10:0
Digital Photography 14:00
26 Ukulele Happy Band 14.00
German 10.00
Early Birds 18:15
1
July
Recorders 14.00
Poetry reading 14.00
2 Art for All 10.00
Geology 14.00
3 Mah Jong 14.00
Non-Fic on Book Club 14:00
Literature 10:15
8 Walking 09.30
Music Apprecia on 14.00
9 Art Apprecia on 10.00
History 14.00
10 Ukulele Happy Band 14.00
German 10.00
15 CraI 09.30
Gospel Group 10.00
Recorders 14.00
Murder Mystery Book 14:00
16 Art for All 10.00
CraI and Cha7er 14.00
17 Ukulele Happy Band 14.00
Crea ve Wri ng 10.00
Literature 10:15
22 Singing for fun 14:00
23 Science Group :10:0
Digital Photography 14:00
24 Ukulele Happy Band 14.00
29 Crea ve Tourism 14.00 30 31 Literature 10:15
June/July 2019
Thursday Friday
Mah Jong 14.00
Literature 10:15
6 Nordic Walking 10:00
Knit & Na7er 13:30
7 Coffee morning 10.30
Philosophy 10.00
Ukulele Happy Band 14.00
German 10.00
Fic on Book Club 14:00
13 Nordic Walking 10.00
Monthly Mee ng 14.00
14 Coffee morning 10.30
German 2 10:00
French Conversa on 10.30
Ukulele Happy Band 14.00
Crea ve Wri ng 10.00
Literature 10:15
20 Archaeology 14.30
21 French Conversa on 10.30
Philosophy 10.00
Ukulele Happy Band 14.00
German 10.00
Early Birds 18:15
27 Ballroom Dancing 14:30
Line Dancing 10:00
28 German 10.00
Coffee morning 10.30
Philosophy 10.00
Discussion 14.00
Mah Jong 14.00
Fic on Book Club 14:00
Literature 10:15
4 Nordic Walking 10:00
Knit & Na7er 13:30
5 Coffee morning 10.30
Philosophy 10.00
Ukulele Happy Band 14.00
German 10.00
11 Nordic Walking 10.00
Monthly Mee ng 14.00
12 Coffee morning 10.30
German 2 10:00
French Conversa on 10.30
Ukulele Happy Band 14.00
Crea ve Wri ng 10.00
Literature 10:15
18 Archaeology 14.30
Circle Dancing 13:30
19 French Conversa on 10.30
Philosophy 10.00
Ukulele Happy Band 14.00 25 Ballroom Dancing 14:30
Line Dancing 10:00
Early Birds 18:15
26 Coffee morning 10.30
Discussion 14.00
Literature 10:15 1
Aug
Nordic Walking 10:00
Knit & Na7er 13:30
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