News Sheet. January Speakers. What was happening when Agatha Christie was writing? Dr. Jennifer Palmer

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1 News Sheet January 2018 Notice of AGM The Annual General Meeting is on Thursday 1 st February. Nominations are required for Committee members as set out in the letter sent to you at the end of last year. We are particularly looking for members to take on the roles of Secretary and Groups Coordinator. Tina Menges has indicated that she does not wish to continue as a Committee member although we hope she will continue to lead the Technology Group. We are very grateful to Tina for the work she has put in as a Committee member. Website The website, chu3a.org.uk carries a link to a 4 minute video presented by Pam Jones, National Chairperson of the U3A, that explains what the U3A is, what it does, and why you would enjoy being a member. There is also a link to the Legal Advice Service available to U3A members. Intermediate German Group Alison Davids advises that she is no longer leader of the Intermediate German Group shared by Cheadle Hulme and Bramhall U3As. The contact is now Jean Cox on , Speakers Monthly Meetings are held on the first Thursday of the month at 2pm in the Methodist Church, Station Road, Cheadle Hulme, SK8 7AL. January 4th, 2018: What was happening when Agatha Christie was writing? Dr. Jennifer Palmer February 1st Annual General Meeting with Quiz.

2 Future Monthly Meetings March 1st: t.b.a. April 5th: The Northern Dance Orchestra Ian Reed. May 3rd: Ave you ad the Doctor? Christine Belton June 7th: A Trip to New Zealand Rob Knowles July 5th: The Fourth Plinth Barry Richards 2018 Membership Please remember that the 2018 membership fee of 12 is due by January 14 th. Events Adlington Hall Tuesday, 22 nd May 2018 As well as the many interesting and unique features of the Hall, the gardens are one of the finest examples of a Rococo garden in the U.K., and at the end of May the laburnum arch should be in full bloom. Guided tour of Hall at 2p.m.: 8.50 Tea/coffee and cakes: 5.50 Groups Technology for Everyone. January No meeting. Tuesday 6 th February Derek Moffitt - Beds and Maths Tuesday 6 th March Tuesday 3 rd April Tuesday 1 st May Betty Mandl - Kites Derek Moffitt - LED Lighting Jennifer Jones Robots for Nuclear Decommissioning Visit details to follow Family & Social History. Friday 26 th January 2018; The History of Quilting.

3 Local Amateur Theatre Friday 26 th January 2018; Sweet Revenge by Francis Durbridge at the Brookdale Theatre. Booking 4 th January Tickets Start 7.30pm. Friday 16 th February 2018; Old Times by Harold Pinter at CHADS. Booking 4 th January and 1 st February. Tickets Start 7.45pm. 9 th March 2018; Handbagged by Moira Buffini at CHADS. Booking 1 st February and 1 st March. Tickets Start 7.45pm. 27 th April 2018; After The Dance by Terrance Rattigan at Stockport Garrick. Booking 1 st March and 5 th April. Tickets 10. Start 7.30pm. 18 May 2018; Hound Of The Baskervilles adapted by Steven Canny and John Nicholson at the Cheadle Hulme Players. Booking 5 th April and 3 rd May. Tickets Start 7.45pm. 22 nd June 2018; Lord Arthur Savile s Crime based on the short story by Oscar Wilde at the Stockport Garrick. Booking 3 rd May and 7 th June. Tickets 10..Start 7.30pm. Contact: Derek Moffitt Art Appreciation Thursday January 18 th: : Edgar Wood ( ): Manchester s Pioneer Arts & Crafts Architect by Nick Baker from The Edgar Wood Society. Thursday February 15 th: The Nude in Art Heather Farr. Friday April 20 th: Possible visit to The Terracotta Army in Liverpool. Thursday June 21 st: Visit to Middleton to see the work of Edgar Wood. As a follow-on from the talk on Edgar Wood at the January meeting, we are planning to visit Long Street Church, Middleton, which was designed by Edgar Wood. We will then have lunch at a nearby pub, followed by a walk to see some of the houses designed by Edgar Wood. Contact: John Broadbent or Bernadette Murray-Robb.

4 Computer Group The Computer Club meets in Café Unity, Heald Green on the 4th Tuesday of each month at 10:00 a.m., until 12:00 noon. We are based in the 1st Floor Computer Suite and a stair lift is available. Cost is 3 per session (to cover room hire), paid to Café Unity at their café till. Tea and coffee can be purchased and taken upstairs before we start, if you wish, or during the meeting. Contact: Kelvin Vann. The Third Age Trust has an agreement with Pugh Computers to obtain Microsoft software on behalf of members of U3As at an educational discount. If you are interested in purchasing any software please contact the Trust and they will obtain a quote for you. Photography The Group welcomes individuals of all abilities and meets on the second Tuesday of each month at Café Unity, in Heald Green. We discuss and try and resolve each other s photographic problems as well as receiving talks on various photographic issues. We also have a monthly field trip to take photographs as a group within the Greater Manchester area, to improve our photographic talents and to put into practice techniques we have learned at the monthly meetings. Each member posts a number of their photos taken on field trips on Facebook page U3ACH Photo Club; for all to see and comment. Please feel free to visit the page and view our efforts on previous trips. Contact : Neil Rackham. Looking Back On the 31 st October members visited The Heald Green Mosque. The visit was arranged by Chris Read. 31 members attended and we where given a most interesting and informative talk about Islam and the culture of Islam with a video presentation. There followed a question and answer session. Our members asked some very pertinent questions which were answered very honestly by the Imam. The visit finished with a light lunch and everyone agreed that the visit had been an excellent way to promote an understanding of different faith. Report by Joan Maddocks.

5 The visit to Tatton Park on Thursday 30 th November included a lunch at the Gardeners Cottage followed by a tour of the House in which was a series of tableaux featuring the Twelve Days of Christmas and explaining their Biblical significance.. The pictures show members tucking in to the lunch and gathered under the Christmas tree prior to the tour. Technology for Everyone Group Meeting 5 th December 2017 Jon Leigh gave a talk on the Narnia Project. Jon, an expert on railway braking and his friends Andy and Nick with similar engineering and also cycling skills saw a speed record for a wooden bicycle and thought that they would like to attack and break this record. Andy was recovering from a catastrophic motorcycle accident and Jon s wife had died from motor neurone disease. So this was to keep them creatively busy and sane and hopefully raise some money for MND Association. The rules were 3 engineers, only wood and wood adhesives allowed, speed measured over 50 metres flat etc. Jon showed the bike and described how they had chosen the woods for different bits and the designs for the chain (simple box type), the wheels (thin plywood made into shallow cones, glued into a rim), the frame 2 pieces of plywood, the saddle basketwork and the forks broomsticks. This accounts for the Narnia name for the project as many bits came from a mahogany wardrobe so they then put a lion head stencil on it. The record stands at 11.5 mph. Their first effort was 5 mph before the chain broke but a later attempt has reached 9.5 mph and they have exhibited the bike at various cycle meets, fairs and exhibitions to raise money for MNDA. Report by Betty Mandl.