Guisborough U3A September/October 2017 Newsletter NewsletterNewsletter Secretary s Blog Hello GU3A members, Welcome to our September/October 2017 Newsletter As our activities are up and running after a short break I thought I would mention a discussion the committee had recently. Many of you will have noticed that more and more information is available via our website, u3asites.org.uk/guisborough Thanks to contributors from across our U3A and of course Bernard and Rod our website facilitators who add them to the website. It enables us to keep in touch with members by providing up-to-date information in all aspects of the organisation and for people to contact our U3A. It also gives access to the regional (Northumbria) and national (Third Age Trust) publications and notices. Hence, the committee were wondering if some of you might like to attend a short but informative guided tour around the website. Bernard and Rod have kindly volunteered to take this but first I thought it a good idea to get some feedback as to whether you would find this useful. You can catch me or any of the committee members at the monthly meeting or you can email me. We have a vibrant membership and as you may have noticed from the June minutes there are 44 new members so far this year making a total of 517. This I think you ll agree makes having and using the website an excellent form of communication. Best wishes Carol (Sec) Email carol_williams.63@hotmail.co.uk ************************************************* Cookery We're all so grateful to Gwynneth for her time and patience over the last few years helping us to produce lots of delicious dinners and cakes and now we're hoping someone will take over the running of the Cookery class. We are an easygoing group where we all share ideas and help each other. Evelyn Proudfoot Next GU3A get-togethers are on October 4 th and November 1st
Art Appreciation Thursday, 28 th September York Museum 23 including entry Vikings: Rediscover the Legend Featuring the most significant Anglo-Saxon and Viking discoveries ever made. From British Museum and York Museums. Thursday, 26 th October Sunderland Glass Centre 16 Demonstration of Glass Blowing 12 a.m. Exhibition of Jewellery in Glass.. Anne Merrick 01287 771191 Painting India The Art Appreciation's July trip was to the Hepworth in Wakefield. Their major new exhibition was Howard Hodgkin: Painting India. He died earlier this year but had helped to choose the selection showing the enduring influence the country had on him over 50 years. The colour and warmth of India was captured, though the impressionistic nature of much of the work did not appeal to us all! I was moved by a 1940 print and drawing exhibition "Approaching Thunder". Much of the work, produced after the war, was in black and white. The Hepworth and Henry Moore galleries are always a delight. The museum was the worthy winner of the Art Fund Museum of the Year 2017. Thanks to Anne Merrick for her usual impeccable organisation of an entertaining and thought-provoking day. Cath Harrap... Nature 2017 The group has followed the burst of nature from April to July visiting a variety of sites from Skinningrove on the coast to Bowesfield on The Tees. Unusually, we have enjoyed some lovely weather for our walks and identified around 200 species of flowering plants and 50 types of tree. We have seen some spectacular swathes of flowers. The orchids were particularly good at Skinningrove with more fragrant orchids than previously as well as thousands of pyramidal and spotted orchids.
My thanks go to Pam Rayment and Margaret Wallen for all their excellent photos. The ones included here are teasel, bee orchid, pyramidal orchid and sea holly. We are now going into hibernation until next spring. Kath Corbett. Excursions Update September 2017 Booking opens today for: LUMIERE A light spectacular in Durham city Thursday, November 16 th Afternoon/evening 10 SEPTEMBER S EXCURSION is: Saturday, September 16 th KYNREN - evening 48 OCTOBER S EXCURSION is: Thursday, October 5 th ASSAY OFFICE & SHEFFIELD 26 For more information please contact Patricia 619583, Judith 633779, Janet 01642 287117. Margaret Wy 633305, Edith 01642 470095 or Margaret Wn 632286
Talks and Walks Group 2017 During this year our guided walks have been around Prior Pursglove Archives, Skelton old church and castle, Skinningrove, Loftus, Marske and Hartlepool. Grateful thanks go to our wonderful guides Sally Smith, Anthony Wharton, Peter Appleton, John Roberts, Marshall Best and Peter Graves. Our talks programme is: Friday, October 13 th Brian Lake Flora and Fauna of the North York Moors Friday, November 10 th Joyce Scott The Rocky Shores of Cleveland Friday, December 8 th Martin Allen Wild Flowers of Cleveland Tai Chi The talks take place in the Methodist Hall, Westgate from 10.30 a.m. Refreshments are served from 10 a.m. Admission 2 All members and prospective members of GU3A and SDU3A are very welcome to join us... The British Health Qi Gong Association (BHQA) invited Tai Chi/Qi Gong groups across their network to participate in the first World Health Qi Gong Day scheduled for 13th August 2017. Leaders of Saltburn, Guisborough and Stokesley U3A Tai Chi Groups got together with Tony Broder the local BHQA member and arranged a joint event. 21 members from the local U3A Associations celebrated the first World Qi Gong day on a glorious sunny morning at Zetland Park, Redcar. Sally Eccleshall led an invigorating warm up. Tony took the group through 12 Method Health Qi Gong, and Dorothy Poole led a Ba Duan Jin session. Sally closed the event in a circle and then everyone was invited to have a cooling drink, kindly provided by Tony and his wife. It was much appreciated on a lovely sunny morning by the seaside. Many participants said they enjoyed the event and several asked for more. Over 40 countries and regions participated. The Chinese Health Qi Gong Association have asked their British partner to share comments and photographs of the events held across Britain. We have duly shared our own small contribution. Dorothy and John Poole
GU3A ACTIVITY PROGRAMME ACTIVITY DAY VENUE GROUP CO- ORDINATOR CONTACT (all 01287) 60/70s Music Alt Mondays pm Sunnyfield House David 07813766072 Ancient Greek Alt Mondays am Sunnyfield House Stephen 634697 Art Appreciation Visits to be announced at monthly meetings TBA Anne 771191 Beginners Bridge Tuesday am Sleights Court Carolyn 630791 07812832051 Book Club 4 th Wednesday pm Library Cath 632873 Boules Tuesday pm and Thursday am Saltburn Bowls Peter 633305 (summer) Club Bowls TBA KGV Bowls Club Barbara 635578 Bridge (improvers) Thursday pm Sleights Court Carolyn 630791 07812832051 Canasta Friday pm Parish Hall Mavis 636002 Ceramic Art Monday am KGV Bowls Club Barbara 635578 Creative Writing Alt Wednesdays pm Sunnyfield House John S 634575 Flower Arranging Tuesday pm monthly Sunnyfield House Joyce 632291 Gardening Friday p.m. Various Dave 01642 322650 Guitar (intermediate) Thursday pm fortnightly Home Bernard 205504 Industry and Infrastructure Visits to be announced at monthly meetings TBA John W 635381 Knit and Natter 1 st and 3 rd Wednesdays pm Sunnyfield House Anne C 637987 Latin for Fun Monday am monthly Sunnyfield House Stephen 634697 Laughter Yoga Thursday am Sunnyfield House Jan 01642 505162 Mah Jong Wednesday am Parish Hall Phyllis 633722 Middle Eastern Dance Thursday am Sunnyfield House Brenda 638154 Music Appreciation Monday pm monthly Sunnyfield House Peta 632875 Nature Sundays am (as programme) Various Kath 635028 Needle Crafts Friday pm Sunnyfield House Wendy 348242 Painting Thursday am Galley Hill Alan 633208 Photography 3 rd Friday pm Sleights Court Margaret W 632286 Play Reading 3 rd Friday am Home Bill C 636232 Poetry 2 nd Friday am Sunnyfield House John S 634575 Res Classicae Monday am monthly Sunnyfield House Stephen 634697 Russian Literature Wednesday pm monthly Sunnyfield House Peter 633305 Science 2 nd Thursday pm Prior Pursglove Sean 636852 Scrabble Tuesday am Sunnyfield House Phyllis 633722 Scrap Booking 2 nd and 4 th Wednesdays pm Sunnyfield House Viv 634650 Singing for Pleasure Thursdays pm fortnightly GMC Wendy 632102 Spanish Improvers Wednesday am Home Sandra 636108 Sunday Luncheon Club Usually 3 rd /last Sunday Various Trish 633442 Tai Chi Tuesday pm Parish Hall Dorothy & John 07460904376 Talks and Walks 2 nd Friday am Various Patricia 619583 Walking 10+ miles 2 nd /3 rd /4 th Wednesdays, Brian 632811 1 st /5 th Tuesdays Walking 7-8 miles Alt Mondays Jo 610265 Walking 2 : 7-8 miles Alt Tuesdays Margaret 633305 Walking 5-6 miles Alt Tuesdays Linda 639135 Walking Pathfinders Group 5+ miles Alt Tuesdays Connie 634065 Walks 5-8 miles 1 st /3 rd /4 th Fridays Richard 01642 326213 Remember that to take part in any activity you must be a paid-up member of GU3A