BJ&D U3A Newsline | Issue 11.06 June 2018 1 Editor | Alan Comerie | bju3anewsline@outlook.com

In Newsline This Month:-Congratulations (on page 4) to our members David and Margaret Hallam on their recent marriage!The minutes of our May Committee meeting are on page 3 along with an update about the General DataProtection Regulations, which came into force on May 25th, and on pages 8 and 9 you will find reports onvisits to Moor Pond Woods and to the Keukenhof Gardens and Amsterdam. There are also three items in DiaryDates and External Events you may find of interest. Finally, on the last page of this edition there is formalnotification of August’s Annual General Meeting. It also incorporates a Nomination Form. Do pleasecomplete it if you would like to help with running your U3A.

Note: If you would like to send in an item for inclusion in the next edition of Newsline, it should be e-mailedto bju3anewsline@outlook.com to arrive no later than 5:00pm Monday 25th June. Please note this date isa few days earlier in the month than usual. All items received will be acknowledged by e-mail.- Alan Comerie, Editor

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Chairman’s MessageAs you will see with the attachments to Newsline, it is nomination time again.Over the past few years this has been panic time as we scrat about draggingpeople screaming and kicking to put themselves forward. No more! Wewelcomed 4 prospective new committee members to join us at the lastcommittee meeting and I don’t think we frightened them off. Think the cakehelped though! Please don’t let that stop you putting yourself forward though. Iwould love for my final AGM to include a proper election. That would be a first.

Well U3A can certainly take one out of one’s comfort zone. On one Wednesday in May several of us werechallenged by a stand-in aerobics teacher. She had been advised that we were perhaps a little more agile thanour years might suggest and boy did she go for it. Several times I consoled myself with the thought that wewere insured for such activities. Some of us took to the salsa dancing (think belly dancing without thejewellery) like moulds to a jelly but others – me mainly – recognised that I might not be Conservative in mypolitics but I am in my creative expression. Then that same afternoon our book group were into drugs andaddiction. It was a harrowing read, the F word abounded, and the book elicited some thought provokingdiscussion. All goes to keep ageing at bay, or so I hope.

As I mentioned at the last monthly meeting, if you are reading this and know that any members of your interestgroups struggle to receive Newsline, please do make the effort to help them by arranging to pick one up directfrom our Editor, Alan, or from the monthly meeting. We were delighted that all copies were accounted for lastmonth but would like to stop having to nag!

Enjoy the sunshine.-Judith

Welcome to the June edition of Newsline,

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Meetings ProgrammeMay Meeting ReportThe speaker at our April meeting was Geoff Parkinson, a retiredsolicitor who is a member of the Independent Monitoring Board. Hespoke to us about “Porridge”, not the TV series but in particular theprivately-owned prison at Lowdham, and also gave an overview ofthe Prison service. The talk did not start well however. Our speakerhad brought his own projector and laptop computer, whichunfortunately started to download and install a large operating systemupdate five minutes before he was due to begin. Eventually it did sohowever, the cuffs were off and the talk, aptly entitled “My Life inPrison”, began.

Geoff’s role as a volunteer for the IMB is to visit Lowdham Prison regularly and ensure prisoners are treateddecently and fairly. The IMB “team” covering Lowdham prison comprises 16 members, including one femaleand one Sikh. The majority are retired, simply because they are the people with more time available to carryout the work. The professional watchdog is of course HM Inspectorate of Prisons, which typically visitsunannounced every 2 or 3 years. Members of the IMB however, visit the prison every week and Geoffdescribed them as the Minister’s “eyes and ears”. They are given full access to all areas of the prison, to allpaperwork, and to health care notes (with the prisoner’s consent). The duties of the board are to satisfy itselfwith the state of the prison premises, the treatment of prisoners, to hear their complaints and requests, to tasteand inspect the food at least weekly, and to submit an annual report to the Ministry of Justice.

Lowdham is a Category “B” training prison capable of holding 920 people (current quota 915). A typical wingcomprises 62 cells and there is also a segregation unit of 24 cells and 2 strip cells for very difficult prisoners.An IMB member must be notified when a prisoner is admitted there (typically for poor behaviour or ownprotection) and must attend the segregation unit with 72 hours and every 14 days thereafter. Geoff alsoexplained how serious incidents such as hostage situations, large scale indiscipline and barricading, forexample, are dealt with nationally by specialist units known as “Tornado Teams” or the National TacticalResponse Teams.

The IMB members are unpaid volunteers. It costs c.£3m per annum and covers 150 prisons, 12 ImmigrationRemoval Centres, and 11 Short Term Holding Centres (at airports). The present prison population has almostdoubled in the past 15 years to c.85,000. We were shown a breakdown of the demographics by sex, nationality,and religion. Geoff also related anecdotes from his own experiences and freely gave his opinion on severalaspects many of us were thinking about. It was a very informative and illuminating talk.-Editor

Thank you to everyone who helped with the refreshments at the May meeting.- Christine Sheath

Future Monthly MeetingsMeetings are held on the second Tuesday of each month and start promptly at 1:45pm.Please be seated in good time as late arrivals make it difficult for those sitting near the entrance to hear theannouncements, and latecomers disrupt proceedings whilst taking their seats.

Next Monthly Meeting 12th June - Goff Gleadle - “My Father - The Big Head Illustrator”The programme for future meetings is as follows:-July 10th - Dr Ifran Malik - the history of Muslim contributions to WW1 and WW2 and a then undivided India.September 11th - Cal Warren - Nottingham Castle ProjectOctober 9th - 10th Anniversary Celebration Open DayNovember 13th - David Yates - End of one war, OR the prelude to another?-Rupert Williams, Speaker Finder

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Committee Notices

Will you help your U3A?

Peter Rose will be standing down from his position as Website Manager at the 2018AGM so if you are interested and would like to know more about what’s involved,please contact Peter on 07936 417500 or email web_admin@bju3a.co.uk

Committee MeetingsThe minutes of the Committee Meeting held Tuesday 15th May can beviewed by clicking on the image to the right. A printed copy can be madeavailable on request.

The next Committee Meeting will be held on June 19th 2018.

By Members, For Members.What is this? It is of course about our 10th Anniversary Celebration day on Tuesday October 9th. Our publicitywill be limited to Newsline and just two advertisements in our Parish magazine not aimed at increasingmembership. Members in most of our Interest Groups will be showing the remarkable talent within our U3Ain a wide variety of different ways. The stage will be used most of the time. There will be about twenty standswith attractive interesting displays as the main feature in the big hall, but that will not be all. The CommitteeRoom behind the stage will have demonstrations of activities such as Boccia. In the Katherine Mitchell, smallhall we have a limited number of chairs and tables for enjoying socially the special tea and cakes provided byour skilled catering team. The silent film show in the same room will include a number of Interest Groupactivities not included above.

Real success will depend on our co-ordinators and Interest Group members showing novel ways of displayingtheir interests. We have more ideas to surprise you. Have you any really good surprise highlights we mightadd to attract every member to drop in sometime?-Malcolm Littlefair(For our Sub Committee)

Membership NewsMembership levels have remained pretty constant over the last couple of months. I would like to welcomeDavid Davis, Anne and Dennis Verghese and Doreen Hall as new members.

The new General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) came into force onMay 25th. With regards to GDPR, we hold all members addresses and whereprovided e-mail, telephone numbers and emergency contact details. We willask you to consent to Burton Joyce U3A holding this data during themembership renewals process. In the meantime if you have any queriesplease do contact me. Also, please note our Data Protection policy is underthe Constitution section on our website

Please don't forget to tell Alan Comerie or myself if you change your e mail address. If you do have anyqueries about your membership then please don't hesitate to contact me. Also, if you change your emailaddress please advise me by emailing membershipsecretary@bju3a.co.uk . Please do likewise if you are notsure that the correct email address is on the membership database.-Caroline Roberts

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Wedding Congratulations!Two of our members, David Hallam & Margaret Smith invited 25 familyand friends to their wedding aboard the P&O cruise ship Azura, sailingaround the Norwegian fjords.

The wedding day was going to plan until a sick passenger needed to beairlifted off the ship to hospital. This meant the ship was put in lockdownresulting in Margaret being stuck in the hairdressers with no electricity andDavid locked out of his cabin with nowhere to change. The weddingservice conducted by a rather stressed captain managed to be on time, thebride looked lovely, and the celebrations carried on throughout the evening.

Please join me in congratulating David and Margaret, pictured right, andin wishing them a long and happy future together.-Jenny Carr

Groups NewsThis section of Newsline contains the Groups Facilitator's updates on recent changes to our Groups. It also hasreports from the Groups themselves on their activities and any changes to their normal meeting programme.Group Information is listed alphabetically on the last three pages of Newsline, and fuller details on individualGroups are given on the “Our Groups” page on the web site http://www.bju3a.co.uk/groups.html

General Group InformationOnly one slight change this month. Paul Geeson is taking over from Peter Rose as the Group Coordinator ofRambles Plus. Paul’s contact details can be found in the last Group Information page at the end of Newsline.-Editor

Beer and Cider Tasting Group - Thursday April 19thThere were fourteen of us on the group outing this month, enjoying a pleasant and instructive evening of beer& cider tasting and personal development in Nottingham city centre, courtesy of the Pathfinder 100 bus.Wevisited The Bell in Angel Row and The Roebuck, just round the corner in St James’s Street. Both pubs werebusy but the service was brisk and all those who wanted to “take the weight off the sling-backs” were able tofind seats.Our group has visited The Bell several times already but this was our first trip to The Roebuck, Wetherspoonsflagship venue in the city centre. The Roebuck is a large, quite impressive and very well furnished pub withplenty of nooks and crannies to give it a bit of “atmosphere”, avoiding the shed-like feeling of some largerestablishments. In true Wetherspoons fashion, the pricing was very keen, with all beers sampled coming in atwell under £3 per pint. Only downside to this venue is the long trek upstairs required to visit the “rest-rooms”,apparently another typical Wetherspoons quirk.

All brews sampled in both pubs were very good to excellent but the Morlands Old Speckled Hen in The Bellwas so good that I have been moved to do a bit of research on the odd name. In 1979, The MG Car Companycelebrated the 50th Anniversary of its move from Edmund Road, Cowley in Oxford to Abingdon. They askedMorland & Co to brew a special commemorative beer for the occasion. The name chosen was “Old SpeckledHen”, which took its name from a strange car brought to Abingdon when the factory moved. The vehicle,originally built as an experimental car in 1927, was called the “MG Featherlight Saloon” made from cellulosedfabric stretched over a wooden frame, and was black speckled with gold. It became the factory’s generalrunabout, and as it chugged around the factory, people would say in their Berkshire tones “There gus the owdspeclked un….”

Next month (June 21st) we are returning the Southwell, visiting The Wheatsheaf and The Admiral Rodney. Ifyou’d like to join the group, put your name down on the sign-up sheet at the monthly U3A meeting or e-mailme at robjos6@ntlworld.com-Rob Johnson

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Bird WatchingOur visit to Bestwood Country Park was unfortunately rained off but the outingto Skylarks WLT in May was a great success with over 30 species identified.John Edwards led us around the reserve. It was cool but all the summer visitorswere there making the most of the abundant food supply. The summer sound ofswifts screaming in the sky was very evident. The wild flowers were alsoabundant and beautiful. We were fortunate that Roz was with us to identify anddescribe them.

The next outing on Friday 22nd June is to Rutland Water to see the Ospreys. Meet at 10 a.m. at the LyndonVisitor Centre. This will be our last meeting of the season and I would like to thank all the people who haveorganised and led our bird watching this year.-Keith Stafford

The Common Swift

Computer “Buddies”This group is primarily to help members who are experiencing a problem usingtheir computer and would like another member who has experience of the sameproduct to help them with their issue on a one-to-one basis. The word “computer”is meant to include a range of IT products – desktop PCs, tablets, iPads, iPhonesand Android smartphones to mention the more common ones. The service ismainly intended for those members who need guidance and encouragement inbecoming more familiar in using specific software or services but is open to anymember with a computer problem.

To request assistance members should contact me on 07581 456253 or alancomerie@hotmail.com and I willendeavour to find a Buddy Helper. The contact details of both parties will then be sent by email so that theycan make their own arrangements to meet.-Alan Comerie

Ramblers 1Our 15 enthusiastic Ramblers 1 group recently did a 10km circular walk fromThe Manvers Arms at Cotgrave, passing through Tollerton, Normanton on theWolds and Clipston, appreciating the spring flowers, along with acres of vividyellow rape in the fields forming natural beauty in our wonderful countryside.

We stopped for a break at the Tollerton Pinfold (see photo) before walking backto Cotgrave at the pub for an excellent lunch. We were lucky with the weatheruntil the last few minutes when the heavens opened, and the wind was wild!! Itwas good to dry off in the pub.

Thanks to all who came along, yet another most sociable morning with BJU3A.-Steve Wilde

Speed Walking (Previously Walking for the Heart)The Speedwalking group has started off well. We start at the Lord Nelsonat 9.00 am every Tuesday morning and reach Bulcote Farm and then turnback. We are finished for 9.30. We walk at a pace just above normalwalking pace. Please do come along and join us. A sign up sheet isavailable at the monthly meeting, or please contact me by email atclroberts16@yahoo.co.uk-Caroline Roberts

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PhotographyThe topic for March was “Stripes”. Margaret Hutchby took the ground level shot of Wellingtons, MichaelStone used the Trent Embankment war memorial and for her monthly “choice” Janice Lambert had “SpringBulbs”- Keith Hucknall

If you have any questions about our Groups, would like to start a new Group, or are willing to be theCo-ordinator for a new or existing Group, please have a word with me, David Falkner, at the monthlymeeting, or contact me via e-mail at Groups@BJU3A.co.uk or by phone on 01636 918973.- David Falkner.

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Talks, Visits & Excursions NewsThis section of Newsline contains updates on talks, visits, excursions and similar events being planned bymembers, or by the Outings Support Team, in which all members of our U3A can participate, as well asinformation about organising outings, progress updates on events, and reports on past events. Events beingplanned by Groups for their own members will still be covered in Groups News. If you have ideas for a talk,visit, excursion or one-off event, or would like advice or help on organising such an activity for our U3A,please contact the Outings Support Team at Outings@BJU3A.co.uk. They will be very pleased to hear fromyou. There is a list, with contact details, of all events being organised on the final page of Newsline.

Visit to Moor Pond Woods, Friday 4th MayMoor Pond Woods are located betweenPapplewick, Linby and Hucknall within theLeen Valley. The site is important for itswildlife and archaeology and in 1999 the ParishCouncil decided to mark the Millennium bydeveloping it as a permanent recreationalresource.

We were met by Dr Stephen Walker from theFriends of Moor Pond Woods, who has writtena PhD on the early industrial revolution in theLeen Valley, and proved to be extremelyknowledgeable. We learnt how the RobinsonFamily in the 18th Century built 4 cotton mills in the area, harnessing water power by creating ponds andreservoirs and a network of connecting channels know as leats. Water into the header pond came from theRiver Leen. The River Leen itself originated on land owned by the then Lord Byron. He demanded royaltypayments for using the water and the Robinsons had to seek alternative means of powering their mills. A steamengine was purchased to supplement one of the mills. This was not very successful but was the first rotationsteam engine used in a cotton mill anywhere in the world! We also learnt that several hundred children werebrought to the mills from workhouses in Marylebone and Birmingham. By 1828 however, cotton spinning inthe area had finished.

There have been several archaeological excavations, as part of the project, and much evidence is now visibleto enable the layout and features of the site to be understood. We saw the remains of sluices, a brick shaft andthe water channels (leats). We also saw how the whole area has changed. Though the reservoir has beendrained, several ponds remain and whole area has become wooded and has returned to nature. Fundingreceived has established footpaths and information boards. One mill, Castle Mill, remains and is now a privateresidence.

Overall we spent a very interesting morning. We must thank Stephen for sharing his knowledge andenthusiasm with us, also Maureen Barker secretary of Friends of Moor Pond Woods who accompanied us.Thanks also to David Falkner for organising such an interesting outing for our U3A. Since our return, Glynand I have looked up Friends of Moor Pond Woods and found much more information as well as maps andphotos. (See www.moorpond.papplewick.org)-Jean and Glyn Lewis.

Gilbert and Sullivan’s “Ruddigore” at Buxton OperaHouse, Wednesday 1st August.There are only 12 seats remaining for this trip. Please contact me byphone on 0115-931-2571 to reserve your place.-Alwyn Foster

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Tour to Keukenhof Gardens & Visit to Amsterdam 13th - 16th April 2018For the 41 in our party, the journey from Burton Joycedown to Folkestone for the Eurotunnel train began at 6a.m. in pouring rain. After the brief channel crossingonboard our Silver Service coach we started on the225-mile journey from Calais to our hotel on theoutskirts of Schiphol Airport where we enjoyed awelcome evening meal at our excellent four-star hotel(so many remarked on how comfortable were the beds).

The next day was our big day at Keukenhof Gardens,which cover 79 acres with not only the attractiveformally planted beds, but also the floral displaysstaged inside the numerous pavilions, superbly andskilfully arranged, including roses, orchids and tulipsin vast profusion and at their absolute best. Thetypically-Dutch windmill in the gardens was in full sail too.

The prime aim of this visit was to see KeukenhofGardens at their best during its limited season of 8 weekswhen it is open to the pubic, so we went in the middle ofthis period in hope. Just as here, the weather in Hollandduring last winter and early spring was very cold and wet,resulting in the flowering season of the 7 million bulbsplanted by hand last autumn, being about two weeks laterthan expected. Fortunately, warmer weather just beforeour visit resulted in blooms opening. We were notdisappointed, for it meant there were plenty of narcissusfrom the 700 varieties growing in the gardens still inflower, as well as tulips, hyacinths, chionodoxa andmany other species. The aim of Keukenhof is toshowcase the Dutch bulb industry and it has been doing

so since 1949. Around one million people visit during the 8 weeks season and we saw coaches from as farafield as Croatia.

After a long day at Keukenhof we all enjoyed an evening meal together and at a restaurant in a village only acouple of miles from the hotel, where we could relax and socialise in readiness for our visit to Amsterdam thenext day.

About half the group went on the two excursions, oneof which was an early morning canal boat cruise,while the city was still quiet. After that was a mostinformative visit to a diamond polishing factory,where we were shown diamonds from the rough topolished individual 1 carat stones worth over €30,000(sadly out of our price range). In the afternoon was avisit to a clog and gouda farm in the countryside.Clogs appeared like magic carved from a solid blockof wood. Cheese making was explained before thetasting session began and we also saw the Friesiancattle providing the milk for the cheese.

(Continued on page 9)Members of our group at the diamond factory

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Members' CornerMembers' Corner is an occasional feature containing articles of general interest sent in by members. Anyviews, comments or opinions expressed are those of the individual concerned and should not be taken as areflection of the views or opinions of the Committee, or of Burton Joyce & District U3A. If you have an itemfor inclusion in this section, please e-mail it to bju3anewsline@outlook.com

The remainder of the group visited landmarks,museums and galleries, including the Ann FrankHouse and Van Gogh Museum containing theworld's largest collection of his paintings, includingWheatfield with Crows, The Yellow House, SunFlowers and Self Portrait.

Our return journey home was hindered by trafficcongestion around Rotterdam, which resulted inmissing our Eurotunnel train connection by only afew minutes, then having to wait five hours foranother connection, which delayed our return home.

From comments I have received, the group enjoyedthe mini-holiday and some have asked where are wevisiting next!-Alwyn Foster.

Gouda cheese maturing

Gedling Borough Council Seniors Council: Seminar on Social PrescribingThe underlying rationale for Gedling Borough Council’s Senior Council is the combating of loneliness andisolation among older residents of the borough. The members of the Seniors Council and those agencies whoare associate members are all involved in helping others to build up resilience through the range of interestsand activities they represent.

Social prescribing is defined by the King’s Fund as the referring by primary care professionals to local,non-clinical services. To complement referral by GPs, practice nurses, community nurses and care co-ordinators, Gedling Borough Council is now a partner in a pilot project involving Seniors Council members,as “community navigators”, in encouraging other older residents of the borough to take part in the wide rangeof social activities and services available.

A full-day meeting of the Seniors Council was held on 27th April 2018 to discuss in detail the design of theGBC Social Prescription pilot project. The agenda was as follows:

● An overview of Social Prescription in Nottinghamshire by the NHS senior project manager for GreaterNottingham Self-Care.

● An introduction to Age UK Social Prescription work in Gedling, including an Ageing Well case study.● An update by the Seniors Council working group on the Older People’s Directory.● An introduction to the Gedling Borough Council Social Prescription pilot project, followed by a round-

table discussion workshop on the proposed design of the service.

The whole event was positive, forward-looking and uplifting, a welcome antidote to the somewhat negativeambience encountered at times by “seniors”.

As was clear at the meeting, the U3A ethos epitomises the principles of social prescribing. Members of BJU3Awho would like further details of the day’s proceedings are welcome to contact me atmargaret.ann.whitfield@gmail.com-Ann Whitfield, BJU3A representative on and vice-chair of GBC Seniors Council

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Diary Dates & External EventsDiary Dates and External Events provides information about events organised by members of BJU3A, or inwhich they are participating. If you have an item for inclusion in this section, please e-mail the details tobju3anewsline@outlook.com

News Bites! - May 2018News Bites! is a newsletter issued by the Nottinghamshire Network of U3A’s toshare information across its 26 organisations. This latest edition includesinformation about The Resource Centre, a DVD library service with educationalresources to help group leaders and group study.Click on the thumbnail to view it as a pdf >>>

Third Age Trust NoticesInformation on the items listed below will be displayed at our monthly meetings, or you can visit the ThirdAge Trust web site (http://www.u3a.org.uk) for further details and a wealth of other information about U3Aand its operations. Much of the information is only available in the Members Only area. To get maximumbenefit you will need to register on the Third Age Trust web site and obtain a user name and password.Members wishing to use the Resource Centre also need to apply for an Identification Number to borrow items

Golden Wedding Anniversary Garden PartySusan and Michael Groom invite you to a Garden Party to celebrate our GoldenWedding Anniversary.It will be on Saturday June 23rd, 11.30 a.m. to 3.30 p.m. at 6 Darley Avenue,Carlton, NG4 3PA, (off Westdale Lane, Postbox on corner). Refreshments, Raffle,books and jigsaw stalls.Proceeds to Parkinson's UK Nottingham Branch.-Susan Groom

Gedling Borough Heritage Walks1. Burton Joyce Heritage Walk Saturday 16th June2. Stoke Bardolph Heritage Walk Tuesday 26th June3. Gedling “Railway Trail” walk Sunday 24th June4. Gedling Railway History Fair, also 24th June

For full details please click/tap the thumbnails opposite >> Burton Joyce &Stoke Bardolph

Railway Trail andRail History Fair

Patchings Art - Craft - Design Festival July 12th - 15thA chance to meet over 250 artists, Photographers, Craft Makers and Designers selling anddemonstrating. Hands-on workshops and Art Material offers, all set in 60 acres. PatchingsArt Centre is at Oxton Road, Calverton, NG14 6NU.

For full details click/tap the thumbnail opposite >>>

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Additional administrative contacts:-Alwyn Foster Outings Support 0115 931 2571 Outings@BJU3A.co.ukCaroline Roberts Membership 0115 931 3679 MembershipSecretary@BJU3A.co.ukDavid Falkner Groups Facilitator 07860 502479 Groups@BJU3A.co.uk

Judith Wright Chairman 0115 931 2805 Chairman@BJU3A.co.ukAlwyn Foster Vice-chairman 0115 931 2571 vice_chairman@bju3a.co.ukDavid Falkner Vice Chairman 01636 918 973 vice_chairman@bju3a.co.ukJenny Carr Treasurer 0115 952 3486 Treasurer@BJU3A.co.ukDebbie King Business Secretary 07985 441282 Secretary@BJU3A.co.ukRupert Williams Speaker Finder 0115 931 3095 speakers@bju3a.co.ukAlan Comerie Newsline Editor 0115 931 2221 bju3anewsline@outlook.comPeter Rose Website Manager 07936 417500 web_admin@bju3a.co.ukJan Smith Welcomers Co-ordinator 0115 966 5020 welcome@bju3a.co.ukChris Sheath Social Secretary 0115 931 3260 social_sec@bju3a.co.ukCaroline Roberts Committee Member 0115 931 3679 MembershipSecretary@BJU3A.co.ukAnna Moore Committee Member 07891 221840 Beacon002@bju3a.co.uk

Committee MembersAt the date of publication of this edition, the members of the Committee are:

Group InformationDetails of Group meeting times and venues are also published on our web site, www.bju3a.co.uk/groups.html.New Groups, or Groups with changed details and the changes themselves, are highlighted in red. Groupswhich are full when this edition of Newsline was published are shown in italics. The letter (C) after a Groupindicates that there are sufficient members interested in this activity for a new Group to be formed, and that aCo-ordinator is required for the Group. If you have a query regarding a Group, please contact that Group’sCo-ordinator, or the Groups Facilitator, David Falkner, on 07860 502479, e-mail: Groups@BJU3A.co.uk.

Group Co-ordinator Telephone Time Normal Meeting DaysAerobics for the Young at Heart Jackie Spencer 07932 417318

jskeepfit@outlook.comJan Smith 07814 056418

Antiques & C20th Collectables 1 Jane Taylor 0115 931 2087 10:00 2nd MondayAntiques & C20th Collectables 2 Angela Mallett 0115 9663799 10:00 4th MondayAntiques & C20th Collectables 3 Pat Holmes 0115 8911735 10:30 2nd MondayArt Appreciation Julie Smith 07597 330160 Varies Varies MonthlyArt Expression Julie Smith 07597 330160 19:00 2nd WednesdayBeer and Cider Tasting Rob Johnson robjos6@ntlworld.com 19:00 3rd Thursday

Bird Watching Keith Stafford 0115 931 2657 10:00 Alternate Thursdays and FridaysBlues Angie Hardy 0115 966 4212 19:30 1st MondayBoard Games Dorothy Pinkett 0115 931 4576 14:00 1st and 3rd ThursdayBoccia (October - April) Dil Vowles 07879 425643 09:45 1st, 3rd and 5th ThursdaysBook Club 1 Judith Wright 0115 931 2805 14:00 3rd Wednesday

Book Club 2 Roz Burdus 0115 783 1342 14:00 3rd MondayBridge 1 Dorothy Burton † 14:00 1st, 3rd, 4th Tuesday, 2nd MondayBridge 2 (Beginners) Dorothy Burton † 14:00 Every ThursdayCanasta 1 Colin Simm 07850 553 133 19:30 1st & 3rd WednesdayCanasta 2 Barrie Tyson 0115 931 4149 18:30 2nd & 4th MondayCanasta 3 Sally Wightman 07760 866 178 19:30 2nd & 4th Wednesday

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Group Co-ordinator Telephone Time Normal Meeting Days

Chordless Choir Groups@bju3a.co.uk Temporarily suspendedComputer Buddies Alan Comerie 07581 456253 As required

Computer Studies Graham Spiby 0776 1479608 14:30 3rd WednesdayCountry Walks Cowan Jamieson 10:30 3rd Monday

Craft 1 Christine Sheath 0115 931 3260 10:00 2nd Friday

Cribbage Sally Wightman 07760 866 178 19:30 1st & 3rd WednesdayCroquet 1 Vic Wightman 07767 752963 14:00 2nd & 4th Monday

Croquet 2 Sally Wightman 07760 866 178 13:30 1st & 3rd Monday

Darts Sharon Bennett 0115 931 4290 19:30 2nd & 4th TuesdayDiscussion Charles Bushell 0115 966 4032 14:00 Usually 1st Monday

Family History Sue Clifford 0115 931 3937 14:30 3rd Tuesday

Film 4 Fun Peter Price-Horne 07791 752585 Varies Suspended until October 2018

French 1 Sue Clifford 0115 931 3937 10:00 Every Friday

French 2 (Beginners) Sarah Hervey 07950 556 201 10:00 Every Thursday

French 3 Christine Foster 0115 931 2571 TBA TBA

Garden Group 1 Karen Taylor 0115 841 9099 10:00 1st Wednesday

Garden Group 2 Alwyn Foster 0115 931 2571 10:00 1st Monday

Garden Group 3 Christine Shepherd 0115 961 8840 14:00 4th Wednesday

Garden Group 4 Alwyn Foster 0115 931 2571 10:00 3rd Monday

Garden Group 5 Groups@bju3a.co.uk

Guitar 1 Tony Kirk 0115 961 4587 19:00 Monday - Fortnightly

Hikers Paul Geeson 07969 068214 10:00 2nd Wednesday

History 1 Viv Bushell 0115 966 4032 10:30 2nd Monday

History 2 Jean Lewis 0115 911 9166 14:00 1st Tuesday

Information Exchange Maggie Gaborak 0115 998 5798 N/A N/A

International Dinner David Falkner 07860 502479 18:45 VariousItalian Intermediates Mary Simm 0115 841 3605 14:30 Every Friday

Kurling Paul Geeson 07969 068214 10:00 2nd & 4th Thursday

Luncheon Group Margaret Robinson 0115 9663793 12:30 4th Tuesday

Mah-Jong Sandra Giles 0115 966 5144 10:30 1st & 3rd Wednesday

Mathematics Rob Taylor 0115 9312087 10:45 TBA

Meditation Tricia Blanco-White 0115 9663563 14:30 1st Monday

Nature Walks John Edwards 0115 926 2239 10:00 1st Friday

Patchwork & Quilting Christine Webb 0115 931 2103 10:00 4th Friday

Petanque 1 (Apr - Sept) Roz Tuffrey 0115 931 2754 10:00 1st & 3rd Monday

Petanque 2 (Apr - Sept) Dil Vowles 0115 931 2300 14:00 Every Friday

Petanque 3 (Apr - Sept) Sally Wightman 07760 866 178 13:30 2nd and 4th MondayPetanque Winter (Oct - Mar) Dil Vowles 0115 931 2300 13:00 Every FridayPhotography Keith Hucknall 0115 931 3446 14:00 3rd Wednesday & 1 ad hoc/month

Photography for Fun Bob Clifford 0115 931 3937 10:00 1st Thursday

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© 2018 Burton Joyce & District U3A - Registered Charity Number 1157213. All rights reserved.

Group Co-ordinator Telephone Time Normal Meeting DaysPills, Poisons & Potions Jack Tweed 0115 931 4268 10:00 1st WednesdayRamblers 1 David Falkner 07860 502479 10:00 Last WednesdayRamblers 2 Paul Geeson 07969 068214 10:00 3rd WednesdayRambles - Plus Paul Geeson

Sally Wightman07969 06821407760 866178

TBC 1st Wednesday

Relaxation for Wellbeing Karen McLean 0116 931 3940 10:00 1st & 3rd ThursdaySpanish 1 Paul Beard 0115 931 3601 10:00 Tuesday - FortnightlySpanish 2 Mike Chapman 0115 965 2489 10:30 2nd and 4th ThursdaySpanish 3 Groups@bju3a.co.ukSpeed Walking Caroline Roberts 07779 315310 09:00 Every TuesdaySunday Lunch 1 Eileen Frier-Kelsey 07970 712433 12:15 3rd SundaySunday Lunch 2 Cynthia Julians 0115 91 13169 12:30 4th SundayTable Tennis 1 Tony Simpson 0115 845 8142 10:00 Every MondayTable Tennis 2 Brenda Draper † 19:00 1st & 3rd TuesdayTable Tennis 3 (C) Groups@bju3a.co.ukTheatre 1 Christine Smith 0115 952 6559 10:30 1st FridayTheatre 2 Brenda Chapman 0115 9652489 Usually Wednesdays but may varyTea Shop Appreciation Jan Smith 0115 966 5020 14:00 1st Monday (W)Ukulele Keith Stafford 0115 931 2657 14:30 1st & 3rd WednesdayUniversity Interest Trevor Wright 0115 931 2805 Ad hocWater Colour Painting Yvonne Kirk 0115 961 4587 9:30 1st & 3rd WednesdayWine Tasting Patrick McDonough 0115 931 4139 19:00 Usually 4th Thursday but may varyNotes:

† Please contact via David Falkner on 07860 502479.(C) Indicates a Group formed from members on the waiting list for an existing Group with the same interest.

The Group needs a volunteer to become the Co-ordinator for the Group so that it can then start to meet.(S) Meetings normally take place during the late Spring, Summer and early Autumn months. Contact the

Group's Co-ordinator for more details.(T) Temporary or time limited Group, which anticipates holding a set number of meetings and then dissolve.

The Co-ordinator for the Group concerned, or our groups Facilitator, can provide more information, or seethe sign-up sheet for the particular Group.

(W) Meetings normally take place during the late Autumn, Winter, and early Spring months. Contact the Group'sCo-ordinator for more details.

A timetable, showing on which days in the month each Group meets, has been prepared and is available from our website, http://www.bju3a.co.uk/timetable.html and is also displayed on the notice boards at our monthly meetings.

Information about Talks, Visits & ExcursionsThe talks, visits and excursions currently planned are listed below in date order, showing contact details andthe date of the event. New items or changes to information are shown in red. Activities shown in italics wereadvised as being fully subscribed at the time of publication of Newsline.

If any of the above information is incomplete, incorrect, or out of date for your Group, please e-mail thecorrection to David Falkner at Groups@BJU3A.co.uk, with a copy to Alan Comerie atbju3anewsline@outlook.com.

Activity Contact Telephone Date of EventVisit to see Gilbert and Sullivan’s

“Ruddigore” at Buxton Opera House.Alwyn Foster 0115 931 2571 1st August 2018

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AGM Formal Notice, Agenda, and Committee Nomination FormBurton Joyce & District U3A

To: All Burton Joyce and District U3A Members 1st June 2018

NOTIFICATION OF THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETINGon Tuesday, 14th August 2018 at 2:00pm

at Burton Joyce and Bulcote Village Hall, Trent Lane, Burton Joyce, NG14 5EY.AGENDA

1. Chairman’s Opening Remarks2. Apologies for Absence3. To approve the Minutes of the 2017 AGM4. To receive and adopt the Chairman’s Report5. To receive and adopt the Statement of Accounts for 2017/186. To Elect the Officers and Executive Committee of BJ&D U3A7. To Appoint an Independent Examiner of Accounts8. Resolutions from members (to be sent to the Secretary before 31st July 2018)9. Conclusion of the annual General Meeting

Nominations are invited from any member for Officers and General Committee Members. Officers areChairman, Vice-Chairman, Secretary and Treasurer. The Committee includes these Officers plus at least oneand no more than eight other BJ&D U3A members elected at the AGM (General Committee Members).

Members of the Committee share the work of running our U3A and are expected to attend monthly meetings.They serve for one year but may stand for re-election at the AGM. Should nominations exceed vacancies,election shall be by ballot.

Debbie King, Business Secretary, on behalf of the Executive Committee, Burton Joyce and District U3A

�----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Committee Nomination Form

Nomination of_____________________________ as a candidate for the position of:

Chairman � Vice-Chairman � Business Secretary � Treasurer � General Committee Member �

Please tick ONE of the above boxes to indicate the position for which you wish to nominate your candidate.

Proposer: __________________________________________________________(full name)

Seconder: __________________________________________________________(full name)

Agreement to stand as a candidate: ______________________________________(signature of candidate)

Date: __________________ 2018.

Proposers and seconders must not themselves presently be Officers or non-Officer members of theExecutive Committee.

Nomination forms should be completed, signed and in the hands of the Secretary at least 28 days beforethe Annual General Meeting. The forms may be returned at the July monthly meeting to the Chairman,Vice-Chairman, Business Secretary, or Treasurer, or sent to the Chairman, Judith Wright, 9,WillowClose, Burton Joyce, Nottingham at least 31 days prior to the AGM.