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Bulletin No 112 February 2017
NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETINGOF WYCLIFFE LUTTERWORTH U3A
AGENDA
NOMINATION FORM
(See page 5 for further details)
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U3A Annual Subscriptions are due from 1st April
(See page 7 for further details)
Contents
Monthly Meetings....................................................................................3Report on the January Meeting...............................................................4Notice of Annual General Meeting..........................................................5of Wycliffe Lutterworth U3A....................................................................5Nomination Form for WLU3A Executive Committee...............................7U3A Annual Subscriptions........................................................................8A tribute to the kindness of our U3A members.......................................9Group Reports........................................................................................10
ART APPRECIATION............................................................................10BOOK CHAT........................................................................................11BOOK GROUP.....................................................................................12ENGINEERING, SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY......................................14FRENCH CONVERSATION...................................................................16GARDEN GROUP.................................................................................17LIVELY DISCUSSION............................................................................18POETRY GROUP..................................................................................22SINGING FOR PLEASURE.....................................................................24SNAILS PACE GROUP..........................................................................25TUESDAY WALKING GROUP (Lutterworth and Wycliffe U3A)...........281st WEDNESDAY WALKING GROUP...................................................292nd WEDNESDAY WALKING GROUP..................................................304th WEDNESDAY WALKING GROUP...................................................32
Interest Group Meeting Days and Times...............................................34Committee April 2016 – March 2017.....................................................37Bird Talk..................................................................................................38
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Monthly Meetings
Welcome to the Wycliffe U3A. We meet on second Thursday of each month at the Methodist Church Hall. All are welcome to join.
10am – 10.30am: tea, coffee and biscuits available, and an opportunityto meet friends old and new. Book exchange, information about trips etc. Group co-ordinators will be available to answer any queries.
Speakers (10.30am) – February – Jayne Good – “The Joy of Painting”March – A.G.M.April – Ray Hobby – The Arnesby Storyteller
Future Speakers: If anyone has ideas for future speakers at the monthly meetings or has recently enjoyed a speaker from elsewhere, please contact Mike Perry on 01455 556724.
Visitors: may come to one monthly meeting (payment of £1), after which they must become a full member if they want to come again.
Membership: to interest groups is limited to full members only.
Refreshments:February 9th. - Pat Binnie, Barbara Ewen and Marilyn HemsleyMarch 9th - Sue Hicks , Mary and Dave HodgsonApril 13th - Dot Barnard, Judith Godfrey and Mary Oldham
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Report on the January Meeting
Title: “Masters of Mirth”
Speaker : Mike Storr
Lincoln born and bred and an hereditary Freeman of the City of Lincoln,Mike Storr entertained us royally. With his experience of beingPresident of the Rotary Club of Carlton in Nottinghamshire, for 35years and performing in amateur productions, he quickly captured hisaudience. His light-hearted presentation about Music Hall Stars of thepast was easily identified by the audience who were familiar with manyof the catch phrases of stars such as Sandy Powell, Arthur Askey, MaxMiller and George Formby. His rendition of Robb Wilton’s well- lovedskit about the Home Guard was excellent, capturing the accent andtone of the original script. He paid tribute to Marriott Edgar who usedhistorical themes for his comic monologues and the raconteur GerardHoffnung.
Our spirits were lifted by this entertaining presentation and we wishMike further success in his worthwhile aim to raise money for Asthma.
Chris Brady
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Notice of Annual General Meetingof Wycliffe Lutterworth U3A
The Annual General Meeting of Wycliffe Lutterworth U3A will be held on Thursday 9th March 2017 at 10.30 am at the Methodist Church, Bitteswell Road, Lutterworth.
AGENDA
Apologies
Minutes of 2016 AGM
Matters arising
Chairman’s Report
Treasurer’s Report
Amendment to Constitution
Election of Executive Committee
Any other Business
WOULD YOU LIKE TO BECOME MORE INVOLVED IN YOUR U3A?All Executive Committee members are elected for a 12 month period,after which they must stand down. At the AGM they can either standfor re-election or not, as they wish, and other members of WLU3A canput themselves forward for election too. We would urge all membersto think about becoming more involved, as it is the continual influx ofnew ideas and energy which helps an organisation to move forward.Anyone wishing to be proactive and make a contribution towards thataim would be most welcome. With about four Committee meetings a
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year, it is not an overly onerous task for any one individual and theCommittee works well as a team, helping each other wherevernecessary.
Several members of the present Committee have to stand down inMarch 2017 and cannot put themselves forward for re-election, soplease come forward and talk to any member of the Committee if youhave any queries. Without a functioning Executive Committee, thisorganisation would cease to exist, and we are sure you do not wishthat to happen!
Jane Clark
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Nomination Form for WLU3A Executive Committee
We wish to nominate (full name)……………………………………………………
Proposed by (caps)…………………………………………………………………………
Signed…………………………………………………………………………………………….
Seconded by (caps)…………………………………………………………………………
Signed………………………………………………………………………………..…………..
Agreement of the Nominee: (Signed) ………………………………………..……
Date of Receipt by Chairman…………………………………………………………..
PLEASE RETURN THIS FORM BY 28TH FEBRUARY 2017 TO:
Jane Clark, 66 Greenacres Drive, Lutterworth, LE174TQ
Email: [email protected]
Written nominations for the Executive Committee shall be proposed and seconded on the form above, which should reach the Chairman by February 28th 2017. Consent of the Nominee MUST be obtained in advance of submission of this form. In the event of multiple nominations, a ballot will be held. If insufficient nominations are received the members present will be asked for nominations from the floor and a vote will be taken.
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U3A Annual Subscriptions
It will soon be time to pay U3A subscriptions again – from 1st April onwards.
To help avoid queues and delays at the monthly meetings and all of thebank document filling we have to complete, could as many of you as possible pay directly into the Wycliffe U3A Lutterworth Bank Account?
The account details are:
Lloyds Bank LutterworthSort Code 30-97-17Account Number 01937581
Where your bank/building society says reference – just put your name (s) and initial.
Full year subs will be £15 unless you are a member of another U3A when the subscription is £11.50
If you don’t have access to a computer or smart phone then a cheque isstill acceptable
Thank you in anticipation.
Nigel BurtTreasurer
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A tribute to the kindness of our U3A members.
When I arrived for the January Monthly meeting finding a spare seatwas difficult, unless I chose to sit at the side. As the meetingprogressed I began to find the wooden bench less and lesscomfortable. A fellow member got up and moved along the back rowof seats so he could exit into the foyer. I was beginning to loseconcentration on the guest speaker’s talk when suddenly I had thefeeling that I was going to faint. I had to move quickly so I did what theprevious member had done and made my way past other memberssitting on the back row. The next thing I knew I was in a chair in thefoyer surrounded by the concerned faces of members who had clearlycaught me before I passed out. The concern changed to smiles allround as my eyes opened and I started to regain consciousness. SlowlyI started asking about what had happened. There was a lovely senseamongst us all of human warmth and care, even if we didn’t reallyknow one another. Discovering that I had come to the meeting in mycar one person offered to collect it from the car park so he could driveme home. I accepted his offer, grateful to all that I had made it in onepiece and no harm done.
So why had I fainted? On reflection I now realise that I had put toomany layers on to cope with the very cold temperatures on thatparticular day. I should have removed at least two layers once inside.The combination of body heat from a crowded meeting with thecentral heating warmth proved too much for my system. Faintingbecame the obvious reaction to the problem. I have learnt a hard lesson from all this, but in doing so I have alsoexperienced the kindness of our U3A members when such incidentsoccur. Hence this tribute to them all.
Anne Smalley
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Group Reports
ART APPRECIATION Co-ordinator Ursula Kanetis01455 553563
January Meeting
We met this month to discuss Christmas Cards. Everybody brought inexamples of a good card and of course of a not so pleasing one. It wasreally interesting to hear all the various reasons for the deeplyindividual choices. Some liked glitter, others preferred a moreminimalistic design, some liked bright, multicoloured cards, one or twofound muted shades or a festive red and green more pleasing. Wewere amazed how many different styles are on offer. We agreed, thatopening a Christmas Card is so exciting: What design will lead to themessage inside? From now on, surely, we all will be putting moreinformed thoughts into the purchase of our Christmas Cards.
Then we collected ideas for the next meetings.
February: 10.2.2017 Lutterworth Golf Club. 14.00pm-16.00pmSubject: ‘The language of colours’ Each member has chosen a colour and will report back to the group itsspecific qualities.
Ursula Kanetis
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BOOK CHATCo-ordinatorMick Curtis01455 554504
In 2017 for our fiction choices the group have decided to revisitauthors we have read before. We started with Tracy Chevalier and GirlWith a Pearl Earring.
Set in 1664 this tells the fictional story of the girl in the Vermeerportrait. In reality no one knows who she was but Chevalier makes aninteresting and believable story of the girl and how the portrait cameto be painted.
The book is very informative about the times, the location and theprocess of painting as exercised by Vermeer. With wonderfullydescriptive writing we can feel ourselves in 17th century Delft. Allmembers enjoyed the book and agreed it was an easy read althoughsome preferred the previous book Remarkable Creatures by thisauthor.
Sylvie Curtis
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BOOK GROUPCo-ordinator Anne Dean01455 [email protected]
We didn’t meet in December so had two books to discuss:Life after Life by Kate Atkinson and A Spool of Blue Thread by Anne Tyler.
Life after Life “What if you had the chance to live your life again and again until you finally got it right”
Kate Atkinson is a clever author and in this book she plays with time and history.
Ursula Todd is born and keeps being re-born, living and dying through the events of the first half of the 20th century. She has another start at life, another chance, and this pattern is repeated. Each life takes a different direction as her decisions and reactions to events change each time.
We enjoyed the book but we all felt that towards the end it became a little confusing and over complicated as there are perhaps too many ‘lives’. It is a long, complex book which probably warrants a second reading to clarify some of the story.
A Spool of Blue ThreadThis is a family saga about three generations of Whitshanks with their secrets, opinions and history. They are not outstanding but a very
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ordinary Baltimore family. It is a slow paced book and never seems to reach a climax, leaving many unanswered questions.
We had differing opinions about the book, but decided it wasn’t one of the author’s best works.
Anne Dean
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ENGINEERING, SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGYCo-ordinatorChris Ridley 01455 209920
Title : "Running a Motor Race Meeting”
Speaker: Brian Poulter
January started out with a really good turn out at the one stop shop fora long awaited talk by Brian Poulter on just what it takes to put on aMotor race meeting. Testament to the interest for this talk from themembers, we had to muster lots of extra chairs from other rooms toseat everyone.
Brian first illustrated the family tree of the Motor Sports Governingbodies, starting from the very top with the FIA and cascaded downthrough the various levels and organisations both international,European and British explaining responsibilities, regulations and howthey effect the club or racing driver at each level.
It is quite remarkable how many race officials/marshals are required toadminister even a local event like Mallory park, and the numbers riseto over 200 posts as a minimum for a F1GP, this excludes any teammembers, PR, catering, Media or commercial people - oh andspectators of course.
Brian currently acts as Clark of the course /Steward for the one makerace series of Radical sports cars and relayed just what he’s involved inthroughout his racing season which include knowing the rule bookinside and out.
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Clearly there was so much of interest and detail in Brian talk that it isimpossible to give it justice here, however my sincere thanks to Brianfor making this talk one of the best in-house events we have had so far.
Next Event will be on 23rd Feb at HOLOVIS for a bit of "Virtual Reality”experience , so anyone wishing to go should contact AndyHetherington who is organising this event for the group.
CMBR
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FRENCH CONVERSATIONCo-ordinator:Sue Hicks 01858 880273
26 January 2017 It was good to catch up with all our news after the Christmas break. We listened to some French News and then looked at an article about salt and salterns in France. Next meeting: 23 February 2017.
Sue Hicks
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GARDEN GROUPCo-ordinator:Sue Creeden 01455 557888
For our January meeting, Sally Cunningham came to the One Stop Shopto talk about Growing Unusual Vegetables.
Sally is a local horticulturalist and lecturer with special interests inorganic gardening and exotic, particularly Asian, vegetables. She hasgathered a lot of her knowledge from allotment holders in the area andis heavily involved in test growing at Ryton. She brought along samplesand pictures of vegetables and spices, some of which are available inour supermarkets, others we had never heard of! She explained thatsome are easy to grow outside, although perhaps needing a longgrowing season, whilst others, originating from warmer climates,require the protection of a greenhouse or conservatory.
Our next meeting will be on Tuesday, 28th February when, fingerscrossed, we will wander through the snowdrops at Launde Abbey, EastNorton, LE7 9XB. Should the weather be a little uninviting, we canalways enjoy the cream tea and inspect the snowdrops from inside!The minibus will leave Lutterworth Leisure Centre at 1.00 p.m. and beback by 5.00 p.m. The inclusive cost is £11.50.
If you would like to come, please let me know as soon as possible on01455 557888 or email [email protected].
Sue Creeden
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LIVELY DISCUSSIONCo-ordinator:Dot Barnard 01455 208190
January 9th 2017
Should we re-introduce grammar schools?
The discussion began with a brief history of grammar schools. Theiroriginal purpose was to teach Latin to future priests and monks so theywere usually attached to churches and monasteries. The curriculumwas gradually broadened to include Ancient Greek and other usefulsubjects such as music and verse for the liturgy, astronomy and mathsfor the Church calendar and law for administrative purposes. The firstwas the King’s School founded in Canterbury in 597, closely followed in604 by the King’s School in Rochester. The first universities werefounded in 12th century and grammar schools became the entry points.Pupils were educated up to the age of 14 and then looked to theChurch or universities for further education. The first schoolsindependent of the Church were Winchester in 1382, Oswestry in 1407and Eton in 1440. Bridgnorth Grammar School was founded in 1503 bythe local borough council and was the first to be independent of bothChurch and university.
Leicester’s first grammar school was built by Thomas Wyggestonaround 1573 using his brother, William’s estate. Days were long, 5amto 5pm in summer and 7am to 5pm in winter.
In his short reign Edward VI (1547 – 1553) funded many grammarschools. They were open to all and free to those couldn’t afford thefees. Few poor children attended as their labour was very important totheir families.
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The Grammar School Act 1840 made it possible to fund other subjects,not just classical languages. The 1944 Education Act created the firstnationwide 3 tier system of state secondary education in England andWales:
Grammar Schools which sought to spread the academic ethosof existing grammar schools to the most intellectually able 25%of the school population and who were likely to progress tohigher education. The 11+ examination was used for selection.
Technical Schools which were to provide for more technicalskills to the middle tier of ability, but only a few were created.However, they allowed easy passage for late developers andgood preparation for apprenticeships.
Secondary Modern Schools to prepare pupils for the trades.
Everything changed from 1950s onwards. Labour politicians andegalitarian educationalists disliked a system which they thoughtreinforced class divisions and middle class privilege. By 1965 thegovernment ordered LEAs to start phasing out grammar schools andsecondary moderns in favour of comprehensive schools. This happenedquickest in strong Labour areas. However in strong Conservative areasit happened slowly or not at all. Kent, Buckinghamshire, Lincolnshire,Medway and Essex remain selective. In 1988 the Labour Governmentbanned the establishment of any new all selective schools. Currently,the Labour Party is opposed to grammar schools, the Conservatives arein favour of allowing all good schools to expand and Liberal democratsseem to favour the status quo. Theresa May seems prepared to allownew grammar schools by a ‘back door’ annexe system and Tonbridgewill open its annexe in Sevenoaks this year.
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After this excellent introduction the group had the longest discussionof a topic we’ve ever had. Most in the room had been to grammar,direct grant or private schools. A couple had been to technical orsecondary modern schools. Some had also taught in various places.Everyone praised the education given by grammar schools. However,much concern was expressed about the disadvantages to those notlucky or good enough to be within the top 25% on ability. It was feltthat often parental support and influence was instrumental in where achild was placed. The group felt that comprehensive schools often heldback the most able pupils. Teachers’ abilities and standing have beendenigrated by successive government ministers, and some havebecome demotivated to the detriment of their pupils and themselves.Several people expressed the view that education has been politicisedand we are very concerned as children only get one opportunity fortheir education. Many would go back to the 3 tier system describedearlier. Not only because different people are suitable for practical, aswell as academic jobs, but it allowed much more flexibility andopportunity for late developers.
Interestingly after the current government action on narrowing thecurriculum to core subjects, when pupils themselves were asked whatthey wanted in addition to the basics they asked for an explanation ofthe UK economy, how to pay taxes, life skills, DIY skills, more history,visits to hospitals and police stations and one person wanted just towrite stories. In general they are concerned that they aren’t beingproperly prepared for the world they will enter. All the chopping andchanging of systems and curriculums doesn’t seem to have worked asthis country is way below many other countries notably Singapore andsome places in Eastern Europe in educational achievements.
In conclusion some are very much in favour of re-introducing grammarschools, but others are concerned about further disadvantaging those
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who don’t pass the 11+. We would prefer to see a return to the 3 tiersystem, and a reinstatement of respect and standing for teachers asthey literally hold the future of this country in their hands.
Dot Barnard
Future Discussions:
February - The Liverpool Pathway and assisted dying March – Should the burqa be banned?
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POETRY GROUPCo-ordinatorSylvia Hitchen0116 247 [email protected]
Poetry Notes 26th January
The theme was “clothes (and the bodies beneath)” and this proved tobe a subject of great amusement, as indeed it was in 2011 when thegroup chose a similar theme (thanks to Dot for bringing the notes fromthat far away session).
Most of the poems we read were funny, some of them really veryfunny ( try Roald Dahl’s “A Hand in the Bird” if you want to brighten upyour day.) The laughs came mostly from Pam Ayres, Roger McGough,Wendy Cope, Roald Dahl and Edward Lear, along with several lesserknown poets. Indeed , our resident poet Margery read a very goodlimerick she had written herself.
On the serious side we read Simon Armitage with his fascinatingly vividtake on the human body, Victoria Bedel’s “Bedecked” on a young sonwho insists on dressing up in glitter and finery, Carol Ann Duffy’ssensuous and sexy “Warming her Pearls” and Julia Alvarez’s thoughtprovoking “Ironing their Clothes” which cleverly identifies the clothesbeing ironed with the relationship to the person who wore them – “With a hot glide up, then down, his shirts, I ironed out my father'sback, cramped and worried with work. “
The next topic, for February 23rd, will be “Emotions (except Love”, andfor March 23rd we have chosen “Colours”.
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Books from the Poetry Group
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SINGING FOR PLEASURECo-ordinators:Jane Clark Tele: 554449 / Chris Brady 209108
This new group is now up and running and is intended for anyone who would like to sing, whether you think you can or not! Singing in a grouppromotes wellbeing and this is a sociable group where we aim to have fun. We are not a choir and we do not perform, so there is no pressure.Beginning in February, future sessions will be on the second and the fourth Fridays of the month, from 3 until 4.30 at the One Stop Shop, Lutterworth. Our next one is on Friday 10th February. Do come along and give it a try!
Jane Clark
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SNAILS PACE GROUPCo-ordinator:Sheila Eggleton 01455 554397
February 17th 2017: Sutton Cheney to Market Bosworth
This is a change to the planned walk due to the very muddy walkingconditions Mandy, Jenny and I found when we did part of the Kilbywalk this week (see photograph).
Mud, glorious mud
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The walk on the 17th February will now be along the gated roadbetween Sutton Cheney and Market Bosworth. Meet outside theHercules Revived public house on Main Street, Sutton Cheney, HinckleyCV13 0AG ready to leave promptly at 11.30a.m. You will need to parkon the roadside NOT in the pub car park. The walk, all hard standingand flat, will take approx. 45-60mns one way, depending upon how fastpeople walk. There will be a break for lunch at Ye Olde Red Lion inMarket Bosworth before returning back to Sutton Cheney.
I will not be on this walk so Jenny has agreed to lead it. She needs toknow who is going on the walk so please let her know. You must orderand if necessary cancel your meal, you need to do this at least 24 hoursbefore the walk by contacting the pub (Tel 01455 291713). Their menucan be found at www.redlionmarketnosworth.co.uk
Sheila
January Walk
We were lucky to have lovely weather for our walk from Cropston, withbeautiful views over the reservoir to Bradgate Park. With a break in themiddle of the walk we were able to have a quick walk around thevisitor’s centre (which I would highly recommend if you have not yetvisited) and a coffee before walking back along the same route. All inall a lovely walk, one for which we have to thank Jenny.
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Cropston Boats by Dave Hunter
Reflection by Dave Hunter
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TUESDAY WALKING GROUP (Lutterworth and Wycliffe U3A)
Date of Walk: Tuesday 21 February 2017
Coordinator: Gordon Jones 01455 556192
Walk Organisers: Peter and Jean Child, Tel. 01788811765
Meeting Point: Coventry Road Recreation Ground car park.
Meeting Time: 9.25 to leave at 9.30
Route and Distance: About 5.5 miles easy going field paths and canal towpath, five stiles. We go through the Newbold tunnel, bring a torch in case the lights are out. Lunch: Lunch will be at the Barley Mow, Newbold CV21 1HW (01788 544174), order lunch before leaving at 10.00. Toilets available.
Directions to the Starting Point: From Lutterworth take the A426 to Rugby, at the Avon Mill island, the one after the rail arches, take the second exit signed Newbold on Avon (B4112). At the next island take the second exit (B4112). The B4112 changes from Newbold Road to Main Street, continue on past shops and the road rises and just past a double bend warning sign the entrance to the Barley Mow is on the right and signed, total distance on this road about ¾ mile.
Return Mileage from Lutterworth: 14 Miles
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1st WEDNESDAY WALKING GROUPCo-ordinators:Roger Watmore 01455 552431Julian Hargreaves 01455 557704
Walk Organiser: Reg Tattersall, 01455 209126Meeting Point: Meet at the car park by the Leisure CentreMeeting Time: 09.20 to leave at 09.25.
Route and distance: Starting from The White Swan in Stoke Golding at10:00 am the walk (of approx. 5.5 miles) includes a mixture of fieldpaths, metalled roads and canal side paths. The walk goes through thevillages of Stoke Golding and Dadlington. Lunch will be taken at TheWhite Swan where a selection of sandwiches, jacket potatoes andlunchtime meals (mains course £6.95, 2 course £8.95) is available. Wewill pre-order our food before starting the walk. It is unlikely the pubwill be open when we leave.
Directions to the Starting Point: From Lutterworth take the A5, intoHinckley and then the A447 towards Market Bosworth. At the trafficlights where the A47 (Normandy Way) crosses turn left, follow the roadand then at the pub with the 'pseudo windmill' turn right on theroundabout. Continue into Stoke Golding. As you come into StokeGolding the road turns left. Continue on this road to the end and turnright into Main Street. At the George and Dragon take the road on theright (High Street) and The White Swan is just past the church. If usinga sat-nav use the code CV13 6EZ (which is the postcode of the Georgeand Dragon). If you use the post code for The White Swan you willfinish up in a housing estate and a dead end. The car park is quite smallso please share cars if possible and park at the far end.Return Mileage from Lutterworth: 29.4 miles (2 x 14.7)
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2nd WEDNESDAY WALKING GROUPJoint Co-ordinators:Julian Hargreaves 01455 557704Mike Chapman 01455 209972 / 07860 118426Last minute update (until 8:45am on day of walk)see www.ashbyparva.net/u3awalk
March Walk
Date of Walk – Wednesday 8th March 2017Walk Organisers – Roger Watmore 01455 552431Meeting Point - Lutterworth Recreation Ground car park at 9.25am to leave at 9.30amStart Point and Time - Groby Pool car park. Depart at 10.00am.Directions to Start – Take the M1 north to junction 21A on to the A46and leave at the second junction SP Groby. Take the 4th exit on theroundabout SP Groby and straight over the next roundabout on to themain road to Groby Village. Just after the Library/Village Hall turn rightjust before the Groby Fish Bar on to Newtown Lane, after about ¼ mileturn left into Groby Pool car park.Route and Distance – This is a circular walk of approx. 4½ miles towards Newtown Linford
January walk report
21 of us did the walk from Newton and despite crossing the A5 twicemanaged not to lose anyone. The route through the Scrapyard andpipe caused some excitement and apart from Nigel losing his cap it wasquite an uneventful walk.
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Future walks
If you would like to organise a walk, no pub required, for July, September or October, please contact either Julian or Mike. If you've never organised one before why not give it a try. We can help you with any of the details.
Mike Chapman
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4th WEDNESDAY WALKING GROUPCo-ordinators: Sue & Peter Creeden 01455 557888
22nd February 2017
Walk Organisers:- Peter and Mary Rolleston Tel: 01455 209156
Meeting Point and Time:- Lutterworth Recreation Ground car park at 9.20am to leave at 9.25am.
Start Point and Time:- The Wentworth Arms, Station Road, Elmsthorpe(Postcode LE9 7SG) . Toilets are available. Walk starts at 10.00am.
Directions to the Starting Point:- A426 to Dunton Bassett, left at trafficlights onto B581, through Broughton Astley, left and then quick right atB4114, then continue on B581 through Stoney Stanton on to Elmesthorpe . The Wentworth Arms is on the left.
Route and Distance:- We go under and over the M69 and cross the railway 3 times but it is mostly rural. Just over 5 miles.
Lunch Arrangements:- Order food from Greene King menu before leaving pub
January 2017 Walk Report
We woke up to fog. Who would be stupid enough to go for a walk inthat, we thought. Well we need not have worried the sun brokethrough early and 25 of us set off from the Queens Arms at Leire. Itwas a beautiful sunny morning. We headed off down Stemborough
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Lane to the mill and then across fields towards Broughton Astleybefore turning to Dunton Basset. There were then a couple of muddyfields to negotiate. After a little loop through Dunton Basset westopped in the churchyard for refreshments. We then picked up LittleLunnon for a little way before heading off down a track towards thequarry turning before it to eventually reach Dunton Mill. CrossingDunton lane we then crossed fields to Leire Lane and then returned toLeire along the road. A lot of us finished off a very pleasant walk withan extremely good lunch at The Queens Arms.
Peter Creeden
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Interest Group Meeting Days and Times
GROUP CO-ORDINATOR TEL.NO* FREQUENCY TIME
MONDAY
Card Games Cynthia Griffith 554308 first & third 2.30— 4.30
History Viv Weller 557136 first 2 – 4 One Stop Shop Shop
Lively Discussion Dot Barnard 208190 second 10.30—12.30
2nd Bridge Anne Hetherington 203498 second 7.00 pm
Table Tennis Nigel Bones 209756 weekly 2.00-4.00
TUESDAY
Art Chris Brady 209108 1st,3rd,4th
5th 2.00-4.00
Quiz Joan Coiley 558658 first 10.00— 11.30
Rusty Racket Tennis Sue Hill 553369 fortnightly 2.30-4.30
Book Chat Mick Curtis 554504 third 10.00-12.00
Joint Tues Walking Gordon Jones 556192 10am(9.30 Rec)
Book Group Anne Dean 202327 second 2.00-400
Garden Lunches Jill Graham 557117 third 12 for 12.30
Garden Sue Creeden 557888 fourth 2.30-4.30
*All phone numbers are 01455 unless otherwise stated.
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WEDNESDAY
Pub Lunch Jill Graham 557117 first 12.00 for 12.30
1st Wed Walking Roger Watmore Julian Hargreaves
552431 or 557704 first morning
2ndWed WalkingMike Chapman Julian Hargreaves
209972 or 557704 second
a.m. only No lunch
Scrabble Pat Hunter 699935 second 10.00-12.00
Supper Club Ann Hetherington 203498 second 7.30pm- 10.30pm
Canasta 3 June Hartopp 553418 ex/d third 10.00-12.00
Ethnic Dining Jill Graham 557117 fourth varies
4thWed Walking Sue & Peter Creeden 557888 fourth morning
THURSDAY
Bridge Bob Howes 550027 1st and 3rd 2.00-4.00
Eng Science & Technology Chris Ridley 209920 third 10.00-12.00
Poetry Sylvia Hitchen 01162 478353 fourth 2.00-4.00
French Conversation Sue Hicks
01858 880273 fourth 10.00-12.00
*All phone numbers are 01455 unless otherwise stated.
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FRIDAY
Canasta 1 June Hartopp 553418 ex/d first 10.00-12.00
Art Appreciation Ursula Kanetis 553563 second 2.00
2nd Supper Club Nigel Bones 209756 second
10 Pin Bowling Bob Howes Dave Beaumont
550027 or 553341
second & fourth 10.00 onward
Snail’s Pace Walking Sheila Eggleton 554387 third 11.30 onwards
Photography Michael Bates 07899937595 last 10.00-12.00
VARIOUS
Social Events Nigel Bones 209756 varies daytime
Theatre Eddie Hemsley 554564 varies day/evening
Trips George Robertson
559725 varies day/evening
Joint Golf Peter Moore 552594 varies daytime
Cycling Nigel Bones 209756 varies daytime
Motor Cycle Colin Beadle 558013 varies
Singing for Pleasure Jane Clark 554449
Please contact the group co-ordinator to ask for further details if you would like to join a group. If you have an interest/hobby not covered by the existing options, why not think of joining with like-minded people to form a new group.Contact Nigel Bones (01455 209756) for assistance and advice.
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Committee April 2016 – March 2017
Chairman Jane Clark 01455 554449Vice Chairman & InterestGroup Co-ordinator Nigel Bones 01455 209756Treasurer Nigel Burt 01455 554498Social Account Treasurer Jan Newman 01455 209179Membership Secretary Sue Creeden 01455 557888Minutes Secretary Chris Brady 01455 209108Speaker Finder Michael Perry 01455 556724Committee Member Tony Allen 01455 552087Committee Member Mike Chapman 01455 209972Committee Member Richard Hill 01455 556498Committee Member George Robertson 01455 559725
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Bird Talk
The swallows skimmed the surfaceThe ducks went deeperThe kestrels wavered
The flamingos stood their groundThe woodpeckers picked holes
The ostriches took it in their strideThe skylarks were up in the air
The kiwis kept their feet on the groundThe buzzards went round in circles
The crows came straight to the pointThe robins called a spade a spadeThe albatross took the wider view
The parrots expressed themselves colourfullyThe condors assumed the high ground
The petrels were all at seaThe owls were completely in the dark
The wrynecks spoke obliquelyThe peacocks showed their true colours
The thrushes opened a new can of wormsThe vultures had some bones to pick
The pigeons couldn’t see the wood for the treesThe weaver birds tied up the loose ends
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