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The Portsdown branch of the University of the Third Age (U3A) which
began in January 2007 holds meetings on a variety of topics during the
year, on the third Monday of each month, with the exception of August.
With membership approaching 60 the group is firmly established and
further growth is anticipated.
Our interest groups
include Book Club; Bridge; French Conversation; Local History; Mah
Jong; Music Club; Photography; Play Reading; Strolling; Walking; and
Art.
Monthly speakers have
covered such diverse subjects as Recycling Garden Waste, Spanish
Classical Paintings, Transport in Portsmouth during the 1960s, and
Looking after your Health.
Meetings are held at The Link, Cosham Baptist Church, Havant
Road, on third Mondays of the month at 2pm. Full annual membership
is £15
(April-March) , reducing to £10 from September.
Full subscription becomes due in April. Non-members pay £2 per meeting. |
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| April | Our
talk this month was about the Air Ambulance Service. The speaker
expklain how the whole orgaisation is run on a Voluntary basis. She
gave us a very detailed information of the institution, from the people
who run it, to the size of the Helicoptor, and the best ways of fund
raising. Thank you for a very good talk. The Web address is:
www.hiow-airambulance.org.uk if you are interested i finding out more.
Our
speaker next month is Brian Kidd, talking on "Colour all the
year." We are very pleased to invite him back, and i am sure this
tal;k will be as interesting as the last.
Until then we wish you all the best and enjoyment in the groups you attend. |
| March | A
fascinating and enjoyable afternoon. Laura Beale gave us a wonderful
insight to the establishment of Whipsnade Zoo and her early childhood
days spend around the area. Thank you so much for your spellbinding
speech, and wish you all the best with your voluntary work at
Marwell Zoo.
Our talk in April is from the Air Ambulance Service, so
if you would like to know more about their essential activities you are
welcome to come along. Until then we would like you wish all our
members a very Happy Easter.
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| February | Thank
you to Dee Williams for the wonderful insight to the trials and
tribulations of story writing. We also enjoyed her every funny
anecdotes of her times abroard, as a tourist rep. It made a very
pleasant afternoon, and hopefully inspired some of our budding writers
to put pen to paper.
Next month, we welcome Laura Beale with her
tale of "I was born in a Zoo". It sounds as if it could be very
entertaining, so please come along and maybe bring a friend. |
| January | What
a wonderful afternoon. Many thanks to the Downland Singers, who gave us
a lovely rendition of some beautiful songs. Also thanks to Charmian for
the beautiflul cake. A picture of it is on our gallery page for you to
see if you were unable to attend. A lovely way to celebrate our 5th
Anniversary.
Thank must also go to the people who made the tea and
those who helped to clear up. It can be quite a challenging chore. We
are were grateful to all those people.
Our next speaker in
February is Dee Williams, a local author. Maybe she will be able to
give the creative writing group a few pointers.
You are welcome to bring a friend with you. We look forward to seeing you.
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| December | Even
though the weather conditions were bad, thank you to all who came to
our meeting. We that a few quizzes, and some eats. Thank you to
all who contributed to making it a very good afternoon. We would
like to take this opportunity to thank all the members who give so much
time in either helping to run groups, or are on the committee. Without
them there would be no organization. We wish all our members a very
HAPPY CHRISTMAS and an active NEW YEAR. |
| November | This
Month as usual was our A.G.M. We are sorry that John Gill has had to
stand down as Chairman, but we are not losing him as he is going to be
our Vice Chairman to help Josephine Burgess, who has kindly agreed to
stand for Chairperson. Josephine is also busy as our Speaker Secretary,
and we are very grateful for all they do for us. We are also sorry to
lose Audrey Evans and Margaret Cowie. Thank you for all you have done.
We welcome four new committee members and thank them for coming
forward. We hope that thing will carry on running smoothly. New
ideas are always welcome, and with larger numbers we will hopefully be
able to start some new interest groups. We would like to take this time
to also thank all our members who lead interest groups, we appreciate
all their hard work .
Next month is our Christmas meeting
and we have some photo quizs, also it is a time to mingle and get to
know the members, with a cuppa and some nibbles. I hope you will come
along and have a great time, we look forward to meeting you. |
| October | A
very big thank you to Beryl our Treasurer for finding the time to
organise the wonderful talk she gave us on China. Her knowledge of
all things Chinese made it a very enlightening talk. Many Thanks
again for your time and trouble.
We have no speaker next month, as
it is our A.G.M. We hope that you will come along and give us your
support in making vital decisions that will effect all our
members. Unfortunately our Chairman must stand down, and it is up to
you to decide who should replace him, so please come along. It is your
chance to add your voice. |
| September: | Many
thanks to Paula Day for stepping in at the last minute, and many thanks
for all her useful advice on how to stay safe and healthy in later
life. I am sure we will heed her words, and follow up on the many free
facilities that are available to us. With lots of informative
leaflets to read, I hope there is something for everyone.
Our
next Speaker is one of our members. She has done several trips to
China, and I'm looking forward to hearing all about it! If you would
like to hear her you are welcome to come and visit us. |
| June: | What
a lovely treat! Thank you to Lyndon Hatfield for an interesting talk on
"Hearing Dogs for the Deaf", and to be able to see Pixie a puppy in
training. She was a very pretty black Cocker Spaniel, Poodle cross, and
very well behaved. It was interesting to find out how the Charity
came about, and how it has developed. It was also good to now had
they used some rescue dogs in their training programme.
Next month,
the last before the summer recess, is "I don't wish to complain BUT..."
by Gwen Appleton. It is about experiences within the Travel
Industry, so it could be very funny! I hope you will come and visit us,
and we look forward to meeting you.
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| May: | We
were sorry to hear of Diana Gregg's misfortune, but many thanks
to John Stedman for standing in at the last minute. His talk was about
William L Wyllie the marine artist. It was very fascinating to hear
about his life's work. He also informed us about the forthcoming
events at the Portmouth Museum. The "Little black dress" (about
Fashion) is the current event, and "No place like Portsmouth", and
"Birds Bugs and Beasts" are coming shortly.
Our next speaker is
Lyndon Hatfield on Hearing Dogs for the Deaf. As well as
interesting speakers we enjoy a cuppa and a chat, so come along and meet
us!!!
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| April: |
What
a wonderful Talk!! From the subject title you could not have guessed
how interesting it could be. Mr. Patrick Pead spoke on the first
Vaccination. From the very beginning we were captured in his enthusiasm
for his topic. It opened our eyes to a part of history little spoken
about, but so vital to us all. Many Thanks for a wonderful afternoon. I
am sorry if you missed it , but try to come to our next meeting and
listen to Dianna Gregg, on "How to trace your Family Tree". Why not
bring a friend! We wish you a Very Happy Easter, and hope to see you
soon. |
| March: |
Thank you to Norman Jackson for a very
in-depth insight into the Tower of London.
I would imagine he has some great stories of his time as a Yeoman.
Patrick Pead, next month will be speaking of "The untold story of the first vaccination."
Members are welcome to bring a friend, Look forward to seeing you. |
| February: |
Our
thank to Richard Burton for his wonderful talk on "Are you being
serverd." It was a funny and enjoyable talk, just the thing to boost
our morale in these winter months. Hopefully he will visit us again
soon. Mr. Burton will be a hard act to follow, but I am sure, our next
speaker, Norman Jackson, will enlighten us on the "Tower of London".
May I take this opportunity to remind people that membership is due for
renewal. We have several new groups, please view are interests page. We
look forward to meeting you. |
| January: |
Thank
you Sandra Simmonds for your wonderful talk. It was every bit as good
as the first in your trilogy, and we are looking forward to the third.
Your experiences are fascinating, and make us realise how lucky we are
to live in Britain. Richard Burton is our next speaker on "Are you
being served." We look forward to meeting him, and anyone wishing to
visit us. |
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