www.bramhallu3a.org

MARCH 2020

**Greetings from Your Chairman** When I wrote the this item, I assumed the monthly meeting would be going ahead. *I regret that we have now cancelled all our meetings until further notice on medical advice.* *The committee will keep monitoring developments and let you know in due course when we can resume.* I hope it won’t be too long before we can all see each other again.

Did you enjoy our wettest February ever? If it keeps up, we’ll all have to grow webbed feet. I bought a pair of waterproof boots just before Christmas for the snow in Canada and hardly ever wore them there. I didn’t expect to need them for Bramhall. However, “That’s life!” as Esther Rantzen used to say. Our generation have been through a lot worse over the decades so I’m sure we’ll survive. “Keep calm and carry on.” as was said during the last war. It’s less than a month till Easter but I suspect most of us won’t be going very far this year. It’s a pity but who knows what this Coronavirus will bring in that time? In the meantime, let’s keep washing our hands and singing Happy Birthday to me, twice. I’m quite enjoying doing that. It somehow cheers me up singing to myself. Cheers, Alaister Macrae

Card Group It’s Spring & Easter is just around the corner.

Your hand-made card group have a lovely selection of Easter cards on sale at a £1 this month & do look at our children & teenage cards for boys & girls. We try to cover all age groups plus you can have a number or name added to any card. Just ask about anything you can not see, or ask for one to be specially made for you. Wishing you all a Happy Easter. Jill Rickman

Knitting Group A have Easter novelties ….. containing crème eggs, hollow eggs, chocolate oranges and lavender for sale. If you wish to buy any and support St Ann’s Hospice please contact Sheila Porter

CONTACT US: Our website: www.bramhallu3a.org.uk

Groups email: groups@bramhallu3a.org.uk

Enquiries email: enquiries@bramhallu3a.org.uk

Bramhall U3A meetings: Bramhall URC, (Members only) Robins Lane, Bramhall.

**All meetings cancelled until further notice**

All Open Groups, within the U3A North East Cheshire Network, are available to all U3A members. All are listed on the Bramhall U3A website.

Groups Co-ordinators Days/Times Adventure (S.C.R.U.F.F.) Jenny Richmond Monthly - Days/times vary Art Chris Stubbs 2nd + 4th Wednesday - 10am to 12 Art Appreciation Joyce Kilgour 2nd Wednesday - 2pm Badminton Phil Kay Tuesday - 1.45pm to 3.45 Bird Watching Robert Mantle Usually 4th Wednesday - Paul Carter at 9.15am Books Dudley Newell 4th Thursday Bowling - Crown Green Gordon & Ruth Kempster Contact for details Bridge Beginners Peter Levy Tuesdays - 2pm to 4 Improvers Ray Lee Wednesdays - 10am to 12 Café book club 1 - Kay Witham Monthly. Tuesday - PM 2 - Olga Hampson Monthly. Monday - 10.30am Canasta A - Margaret Ramsden 1st + 3rd Mondays - 2pm B - Dehrne Hancock 2nd + 4th Mondays - 7pm Card making Jill Rickman Alt. Mondays 2pm - 4 Computers Paul Ramsden Phone for information Creative writing Pat George 2nd Wednesday - 2pm Cribbage Val Barker 1st Thursday - 7.30pm Cycling Dave Rowell Every other Tuesday - 10am Dining Vera Moore Tuesday or Wednesday evenings - Jan Boys - 4th week of each month Discussion Dina Levy 4th Monday - 2pm Embroidery Vera McWhirter 2nd Thursday - 10am to 12 Family History A - Diane Bright Monthly - Wednesday 2pm B - Mary Hambleton Monthly - Wednesday 2pm C - Brian Turner First Thursday - 1pm to 3.00 Film & discussion Pamela Roth 4th Wednesday 10.30am Fitness & flexibility Vikki Radford Mondays 09.30 - 10.15 French Kay Witham Alternate Mondays - 2pm Gardening Carol Wilson 2nd Monday - 2.30 Garden visits Glenys Steedman 4th Thursday German Intermediate Jean Cox 2nd and 4th Tuesdays - 10.30am History Angela Devaney Alt Thurs - 10am to 12 Margaret France Alt Thurs - 10am to 12 Italian Beginners Steve Goodall 2nd + 4th Tuesday - 2pm Italian Improvers Helen Webster Thursdays - 10am Knitting A Sheila Porter 3rd Tuesday - 2pm Knitting B Shelagh Lord 1st Thursday - 2pm Line Dancing Chris Chapman Wednesday - 1.30pm - 3.30 Mapping Bramhall Val Murray 3rd Monday - 2pm Music for Pleasure Jackie Harmer 3rd Friday - 10.30am Photography David Pechey 3rd Monday - 2pm Pickleball David Pechey Mondays + Fridays - 10am to 12 Pilates A Vikki Radford Monday - 10.30am + 11.40am Pilates B Wendy Litchfield Thursday - 10am + 11.15am Poetry Lynn Whyte 2nd Monday - 1.30pm Pub Quiz Frances Bell Monthly first Thursday - 8.30 for 9pm Real Ale Appreciation Lawrence Devaney Monthly - days and times vary Science for All Mike Hollingsworth 1st Wednesday - 2pm to 4 Scottish country dance Sheila Bruce-Smith Every Friday - 1.45pm to 3.15 Scrabble Val Barker 2nd Monday - 2pm to 4.30 Singing for fun Gillian Rowe 1st + 3rd Mondays - 10am to 12 Spanish - Intermediate Diana Blaney Thursdays - 2pm to 4 Spanish - Upper Intermediate Janet Smith Tuesdays - 10am to 11.30 Table Tennis: Fun for All Liz Pennington 1st, 2nd + 3rd Wednesday - 10am to 12 Competitive Singles Liz Pennington 4th Wednesday - 10.30 to 12 Transports of Delight Peter Webster Contact for details Ukulele Jackie Harmer Every other Tuesday - 2pm Video & Film Making Alaister Macrae Alternate Fridays - 2pm Walking Viv Grimshaw See schedule on website Walking with Dogs Liz and Dave Pennington 3rd Wednesday Wine Tasting Jenny Richmond Bi-monthly - contact for details