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1 GROUP LEADERS Art Book Club Bridge Jo Bowman Melanie Pimm May 2017 U 3 A Newsletter Broomfield & District Canasta Cookery Discussion Group Gardening Geology History Luncheon Club Natural History Scrabble Sunday + Group Tables Games Swimming Marie Mackie Jacqui Barnaby Thelma Nickerson Pat Radford Ros Mercer Jan White Wendy Talley Muriel Whiting Sue Browning Ros Mercer Glynn Wadeson Heather Steed Muriel Whiting Marion Khoshuei Barbara bartlett Jean Lock From The Chair Our meeting on 10 May will be our AGM when we review the past year and elect a Committee and Trustees to take our U3A through the next 12 months. We are starting a little earlier than usual so we can get our business out of the way before tea and our speaker on the subject Grenada at Chelsea. It is surprising how quickly the past year has gone and I do hope you have all enjoyed your various U3A activities. I would suggest that we have all advanced our knowledge of the various subjects and activities we have engaged through the Groups and our monthly speakers. A few new Groups started this past year and that is very heartening to see. For them and all our Groups to flourish please give them your support. Can I encourage those of you who are eligible to fill in the Gift Aid section on the enrolment forms? I know some organisations only require you to register for Gift Aid once but it does help our administration of the scheme if you would kindly fill in the form each year. Subscriptions for the year were due on 1 April. Finally I would like to thank you all for supporting our U3A during the past year. Best wishes GROUPS Art Group Book Club Bridge Canasta Cookery Discussion Group Gardening Club Geology Group History Group Luncheon Club Natural History Group Scrabble Sunday + Club Swimming Group Table Games Travel Club Ukulele Group Chris Evans John Williams David Group Travel Club Ukulele Group Visits/Outings Walking Group Barbara Thomas Malcolm Taylor Visits/Outings Walking Group

2 MONTHLY MEETING - FUTURE SPEAKERS th May 2017 Grenada at Chelsea Suzanne Gaywood MBE 14th June 2017 The Agricultural Depression Neil Wiffen 12th July 2017 A Nice Cup of Tea Tim Turner The Committee (prior to AGM) 13th September 2017 North Korea Veronica Stevens 11th October 2017 Facing the Camera Zena Skinner 8th November 2017 History of Lodges Coaches Robert Lodge 13th December 2017 Handbells May is the month of the Chelsea Flower Show and so it is appropriate that we welcome Suzanne Gaywood to our meeting on the 10th May with her illustrated talk "Grenada at Chelsea". Suzanne exhibited for 16 years in the Great Pavilion at Chelsea, where she won prestigious gold medals, and her talk will give us the background to the Grenada connection. The title of Neil Wiffen s talk in June is Hard Slogging Work and will give us the background to the Agricultural Depression and how it affected mid-essex between 1870 and BROOMFIELD AND DISTRICT WEBSITE BROOMFIELD & DISTRICT U3A AGM 2017 The Annual General meeting of the Broomfield & District U3A will be held on Wednesday 10 May 2017 at 1.15pm in the Village Hall, Broomfield. AGENDA 1. Meeting opened and welcome. 2. Apologies for absence. 3. Approval of Minutes of AGM held 11 May 2016 (Minutes to appear in May Newsletter). 4. Matters arising from the minutes. 5. Chairman s report. 6. Treasurer s Report. (examined accounts will be available at the meeting) 7. Approval of the examined accounts. 8. Election of Committee Members and Trustees for period to 31 March Any other business and questions from U3A Members. 10. Date of next AGM - 9 May 2018 News Thurrock Yacht Club holding 'PUSH THE BOAT OUT' event 13 th May. For more info see notice board. Chair Vice Chair Secretary Treasurer Speaker Coordinator Membership Secretary Newsletter Editor Group Coordinator Publicity Committee Member Committee Member Committee Member David Marcus VACANT Jean Lock Andrew Lilley Carol Greatorex Jo Bowman John Williams Thelma Nickerson Muriel Hubble Liz Marcus Pauline Draper Barbara Thomas

CALENDAR FOR APRIL/MAY 2017 Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday 8th May 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 12-1pm History Archery Table Games 2 pm Swimming 11 am AGM 1.

3 CALENDAR FOR APRIL/MAY 2017 Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday 8th May 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 12-1pm History Archery Table Games 2 pm Swimming 11 am AGM 1.15pm Monthly Meeting 1.30pm Ukulele 15th May 16th 17th 18th 19th 20th 21st Canasta Walking Group 9.30am Art Group 10am Swimming 11 am Discussion Group Heart & Sole 12.30pm 10am Garden Talk 22nd May 23rd 24th 25th 26th 27th 28th Bridge Geology Swimming 11am Scrabble Ukulele Book Club 3.30pm 29th May 30th 31st 1st June 2nd 3rd 4th Natural History Visit 10.30am Swimming 11am Luncheon Club Garden Club visit Heart & Sole 12.30pm Cookery 12.30pm History visit 5th June 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12-1pm Canasta Garden Club Home meeting Art Group 10am Swimming 11am Monthly Meeting 1.30pm Ukulele 3pm 12th June 13th 14th 15th 16th 17th 18th Bridge Table Games Swimming 11am Discussion Group Heart & Sole 12.30pm 10am Sunday + Club Farleigh Walk For Life 19th June 20th 21st 22nd 23rd 24th 25th 12-1pm Canasta Swimming 11am Ukulele Summer Solstice Stride

We welcome new members to come and join in - members of the group are of different standards, we just meet up to enjoy the relaxation of sketching and painting outside in the beautiful Essex

4 Broomfield U3A Group Reports Art Group It is now the time of year when we should be able to paint "en plein air". Can I remind painters to prepare for all weathers - a flask of coffee/tea if it is cold, brolly, and some warm protective clothing - if very warm, some sun screen and cold drink. We welcome new members to come and join in - members of the group are of different standards, we just meet up to enjoy the relaxation of sketching and painting outside in the beautiful Essex countryside. May 17th - Broomfield Church area meet on the green at Broomfield Church June 7th - Meet at Junction of School Lane and Elm Close to paint farmland June 21st - No meeting due to holiday July 5th - Little Waltham water meadows meet at the junction of The Street and Winckford Close July 19th - Broomfield Mill - Meet at the bottom of Mill lane Aug 2nd - Chelmsford Cathedral meet in the Cathedral grounds All sessions are from 10 am - 12 noon weather permitting. If it is really bad weather the session will be held at my house Jo Bowman Group Our last session was on Monday 24th April and was enjoyed by all. Our future dates are: Monday, 8th May, 5th June, 19th June, 3rd July, 17th July (all between 12-1 pm) Please contact me if you want to come along, all new members welcome. Book Club We met up on Thursday, 27th April to discuss our latest book choice, Constance by Rosie Thomas. Constance was a foundling, a child left by her mother for strangers to find. Forty years on she has created a flawless shell for herself and is a successful musician living in Bali. When she hears her adoptive sister is dying she has to return to London. Surrounded by her family can Constance make her peace with who she really is and who she loves. Once again mixed reviews on this book, a few found it an extremely good read whilst others found it tedious and boring. On the whole an average book. Our next meeting will be on Thursday, 25th May at Broomfield Library and will be at the later time of 3.30 pm. New members always welcome. Our May walk will be 5½ miles along a pretty route (if the bluebells are out they were in leaf when I saw them in mid-april) around Ugley! We will meet at 9.30am in the Royal British Legion car park, Saxon Way on Tuesday 16th May Please let me know if you are coming so that I can advise the pub. The usual mobile will be operative on the day. HEART & SOLE - for those that want a far shorter walk at a gentler pace around the gardens of Broomfield Hospital - less than one mile. We meet in the Main Atrium of the Hospital at lunchtime on the first and third Thursdays of each month - 4th & 18th May and 1st & 15th June If you fancy a slightly longer walk the Heart & Sole SUMMER SOLSTICE STRIDE will take place on Thursday 22nd June 2017 from 6.30pm. Entry fee 3 with the walk raising money for MacMillan Cancer and the Essex Air Ambulance. See ad on next page. BROOMFIELD FOOTPATH SOCIETY are always looking for more people to join them. Walks are on alternate Sundays in Spring & Autumn are Wednesday evenings in the Summer. Look out for this year s programme in Broomfield Times. Malcolm Taylor

Next session on the 22nd May (4th Monday.) If anyone is interested in joining our group, you will be very welcome. Please contact me Melanie Pimm.

5 Walking Group Bridge We meet to the 2nd and 4th Mondays of each month. There have been occasional blips! I would ask you to let me know in good time if you are not able to come to a meeting- there is a lot of preparation for each session- you know, lesson planning! Next session on the 22nd May (4th Monday.) If anyone is interested in joining our group, you will be very welcome. Please contact me Melanie Pimm. Canasta The Canasta Group will now meet on the first and third Mondays. Same time, same place. Marie Mackie Cookery No report this month. Our April walk enabled us to walk off all the Easter Eggs acquired a few days before. Our walk was seven miles, although if the distance from the pub car park and back to the start of the walk was taken into account it was 8 miles! This led to the introduction of the term, by some, Malcolm s Miles!! Our route took us from Galleywood Common (over the A12) to Crondon Park Golf Course, via Margaretting Tye to Stock. The sun shone and we were able to see many bluebells in the surrounding woods and hedgerows. Not far from Margaretting we picked up St.Peter s Way which took us through Stock and past it s windmill before our paths diverged and we continued north-westwards. We headed towards The Ship on Stock Road, but we were not to stop here, but continued across the road and through Forest Lodge Farm. From here we once again turned towards the A12 and headed up the length of Galleywood s racecourse. Finally reaching the Horse & Groom for lunch. Discussion Group The next meeting will take place on May 17 th at at the usual venue.. There are a couple of topics up for discussion but we would like another U3A member to come to the group with a discussion topic and their choice. Come along and introduce the topic that you would like the group to discuss. More members are always welcome. Thelma Nickerson Over lunch there was a discussion as to whether we should continue with our original plan to visit The Naze at Walton or undertake a different route which had the potential to offer sweeps of bluebells. A little like a Turkish election the result was ambiguous; like a Turkish election the decision was made by the President see below for next month s walk!

Gardening Group Art Holiday in Holland A U3A member of the Baddow and Galleywood U3A is arranging an Art Holiday in Holland. It will be from Thursday 29th June to Wednesday 5th July 2017.

6 Gardening Group Art Holiday in Holland A U3A member of the Baddow and Galleywood U3A is arranging an Art Holiday in Holland. It will be from Thursday 29th June to Wednesday 5th July They will visit most of the large art galleries there, Van Gogh and Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam, the Kroller-Muller (which has a number of Van Gogh s}, and the Mauritshuis in The Hague. 7 days half-board costs To book contact: Sylvia Perry Ann Griffin Holiday Insurance CEO of Avanti Travel Insurance which has offices in Braintree are offering a discount of 20%, available to ALL U3A members, off the basic cost of any travel insurance. In order to get this concession it is necessary to call a dedicated number, and to mention being a U3A member at the start of conversation. The trip to Anglesey Abbey was a great success. The weather was perfect and the garden was at its best. Our next outing is to "Tudor Roost" near Fingringhoe on Wednesday 31st May. Meet there at 10:30am. Essex Group Plant Heritage has a talk by Tom Cole ( Ken Crowther's helper on BBC Essex). It is entitled "Right Plant, Right Place" and takes place at Henry Dixon Hall at Rivenhall End on Saturday 20th May at Entrance is 2 and there will be plants for sale and refreshments! Ukulele Group Meetings normally take place alternate fortnights at members homes, normally on a Thursday at. Our next meetings are on 11 th May and 25 th May Our first engagement is to entertain the ladies and gentlemen at 'Ayletts' residential care home on June 8 th. New members are always welcome. If you are interested contact John Williams Little Waltham Gardening Club has the first of its summer outings on Wednesday 7th June. The visit is to Little Myles at Stondon Massey. The garden's owner makes her own cosmetics from her herb garden and these are for sale. Speak to Maggie Williams for details. Our next planning meeting is on Monday June 5th. Pat Radford Visits ARE YOU INTERESTED IN COACH OUTINGS OR OUTINGS IN GENERAL? If the above captures your attention do please let me know.i would like to provide occasional trips for members but obviously need to get an idea of how many of you would like to participate (obviously you would not be expected to go on every trip, don t want to scare you off ) If you are interested could you please me. An idea of venues would also be appreciated. If you would like to discuss before doing so please contact me or speak to me at the monthly meeting. Barbara Thomas

Swimming Geology Our next session will be on 10th May, meeting at Riverside, Chelmsford at the later time of 11 am. New members always welcome, just turn up any Wednesday morning (11am) or contact me.

Marion Khoshuei All welcome to play at Chelmsford Sports & Athletics Centre, Melbourne, for 1, some bats available if you want to give it a try. May Thursday, 11 May at. Friday, 26th May at.

7 Swimming Geology Our next session will be on 10th May, meeting at Riverside, Chelmsford at the later time of 11 am. New members always welcome, just turn up any Wednesday morning (11am) or contact me. Table Games Table Games are on 2 nd Tuesday of the month. Marion Khoshuei All welcome to play at Chelmsford Sports & Athletics Centre, Melbourne, for 1, some bats available if you want to give it a try. May Thursday, 11 May at. Friday, 26th May at. June Please note times are 3pm. Thursday, 8th June at 3pm. Wednesday, 28th June at 3pm. Last month we learnt to love soil! It's that stuff in which things grow that we all take for granted, but it is ploughed and enriched by worms. Worms help to turn rock into soil and add humus in the process. We all brought handfuls of soil and examined it closely and made friends with worms. The next session on Tuesday 23rd May,. We will be looking at Atlantic volcanoes from Iceland to Tristan da Cunha via the Azores and the Canaries. They all share the same geological context which we will view on some speeded up videos. If you have a souvenir - preferably a rocky one - from any of these islands, do bring it along. We are planning our summer visits out and about, so watch this space. Jean Lock Ros & Ian History Group Travel Club/Holidays Trip to Isle of Man I have put together a trip for next year to the Isle of Man 7 night holiday starting on 22 July, Anyone interested in joining us to contact me for a booking form and poster. Chris Evans MAY May 8th Visit to Archery Centre at Bures Thanks to John Williams for organising. JUNE Friday 2nd June Coach trip to Harwich (Sue Browning organising) The coach will leave the Angel bus stop at 9.30am. If you require parking please let Sue Browning know so that she can sort it out with the Village Hall.

JULY Monday July 17th Tour of New Hall School, Boreham by Tony Tuckwell. Meet there at 2p.m. There is an entrance to it off White Hart Lane (near Sainsbury's), the postcode is CM1 6GY.

8 JULY Monday July 17th Tour of New Hall School, Boreham by Tony Tuckwell. Meet there at 2p.m. There is an entrance to it off White Hart Lane (near Sainsbury's), the postcode is CM1 6GY. The first hour will be spent looking at the outside of the building, then moving inside to sit in the chapel. We then move elsewhere for tea and biscuits. Total tour about 2 hours. We think the tour is free of charge although a donation to Tony's charities and/or refreshments may be invited. We'll confirm this in next month's newsletter. Two exhibitions for you, courtesy of Great Baddow & Galleywood U3As Two of their Family History Group research Hylands House and present exhibitions there. Many of you have visited the exhibitions, and there are two this year, when entry to the House is free. We look forward to seeing you there. 8th, 9th and 10th August from 10am 4pm If you missed this exhibition the last time round, we are once again displaying pictures and stories of Hylands in World War 1. You ll be able to read the stories of some of the 1,500 soldiers who were patients in Hylands Military Hospital. We even have some actual Belgian records for the Belgian soldiers. There are also the stories of the Voluntary Aid Detachments mostly well bought up young ladies from the area who helped with the nursing. Sir Daniel and Lady Gooch financed the hospital and Sir Daniel even made some of the bedside cabinets. They also equipped the hospital with an operating theatre and an X-ray machine! The Heritage Open Days 10th and 11th September, from 10am 4pm For the Heritage Days this year we have a brand new exhibition about the Pryor family who lived in Hylands House from 1858 to Find out who lived in the House; how well respected the family were locally; where the servants came from; why some of the grandchildren were living in the House; which well-known lady was once a governess for three of the grandchildren and lots more. Photos by Carol Greatrex The group focussed on the excellent range of work resulting from the trip, which included candid, portrait, street architectural and landscape photography...lots of imagination and good composition on display too! Next session is a shoot at Heybridge Basin on April 22 nd. Meet in Heybridge Basin car park at sharp at the steps to the canal Any new would-be members are welcome. Glynn Wadeson Jan & Sylvia Scrabble The lace group continues to meet on the 1st and 3rd Fridays of the month at 2 pm at the home of group leader Wendy Talley. The group is still small and new members would be welcome. We have equipment which can be lent to anyone so that they can try out lacemaking without any financial outlay. Help will be given, printed instructions are available and there are several books that can be borrowed. Thanks to Thelma who hosted Scrabble last week. I heard there were 8 playing. Next Scrabble will be on 25th May at 2 pm at the usual venue.. Heather Steed Wendy Talley

Luncheon Club April s event was at a new venue The Monkey at Rayleigh Arms, Terling. There were to be 17 attending but unfortunately 2 members went to the wrong venue Rayleigh Weir.

The list will be pinned up at the next monthly meeting. The next meeting is a visit to Fingeringhoe Wick Nature Reserve Colchester on May 30 th. Meet 10.30 at the reserve.

Sue Browning Just by way of a gentle reminder, that if you put your name down for one of these events and find that you cannot make it can you please do give me 24 hours notice.

9 Luncheon Club April s event was at a new venue The Monkey at Rayleigh Arms, Terling. There were to be 17 attending but unfortunately 2 members went to the wrong venue Rayleigh Weir. The next meeting is on Wednesday, 31 May 2017, 12.30pm at The Three Elms, Chignal St. James. We have been here before as it is a quaint village pub serving home cooked food. The list will be pinned up at the next monthly meeting. The next meeting is a visit to Fingeringhoe Wick Nature Reserve Colchester on May 30 th. Meet at the reserve. Please note I am probably away for this but if you are interested in this and/or would like a lift contact John and Maggie Williams. Sue Browning Just by way of a gentle reminder, that if you put your name down for one of these events and find that you cannot make it can you please do give me 24 hours notice. This also applies if you are unsure if you are on the list, please, please contact me, as I have to give in the numbers to the restaurants well in advance. Muriel Whiting Sunday+ Club April s meeting was attended by 8 of us spent a beautiful sunny lunch at The Horse & Groom, Roxwell Road. It was a first here and we were all pleasantly surprised. Group May s meeting is on the 14 May, 2017 at 12.30pm at on old favourite The Rose & Crown, Great Waltham. Knitting needles, crochet hooks and embroidery needles worked thick and fast to make good progress on a variety of projects, so do join us if you want to complete your project in convivial company. The session on Friday 12th May will be at the home of Eileen Chapman, at. Then it's back to the usual venue on Friday 26th May and Friday 9th June. Look forward to seeing you. Ros Muriel Whiting Natural History Group 11 of us met on a cool, breezy but sunny morning at Lingwood Common to admire the carpets of English Bluebells which were out in great profusion. We saw the difference between the English and the more common Spanish bluebells found in most people's gardens. We also identified various trees, the most abundant in this area being Oak and Hornbeam. We also saw a good example of Oak Apples which are caused by the larva of a small wasp injecting chemicals in the tree. We eventually retired to a local tea shop where we all enjoyed a beverage and food. No up to date report this month Photo group meeting on 18 March was pleased to welcome back those members who'd been unable to attend the first meeting of the New Year, and our photo shoot on the South Bank.

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