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Walking – September 2024
Long walk September 4th led by Bill O’Kelly 10 walkers set off to walk along part of the Chess Valley Walk which is a waymarked trail along the River Chess. A chalk stream and very clear - throughout most of the walk.We started at the Cock Inn, Sarratt and walked...
AGM 2024
On Tuesday 8th October we held our Annual General Meeting (AGM) at St Mary’s Church. The minutes of the 2023 AGM were accepted by a show of hands and will be published on the website. Members of the Committee presented their reports on what we’ve been doing as a U3A...
Books and book reading – The Cellist of Sarajevo by Steven Galloway
The book tells the story of the events the killing of 22 people killed by a shell during the siege of Sarajevo from the perspective of four people. A cellist decided to play a piece by Albinoni each day for the next 22 days in memory of those killed. Arrow a...
Short Mat Bowls restarting
Now that the lovely summer has just about finished why not come indoors and dry off playing Short Mat Bowls? We restart our meetings on Monday 2nd October, new members welcome. We'll lend you a set of bowls if you don't have your own. Any queries, contact Elspeth on...
AGM
On 8th October we hold our AGM instead of the normal monthly meeting. Most of the current committee members will be standing again but it would be good to have some new members join us with fresh ideas and input on how our u3a moves forward This will be followed by a...
Tring Canal and Reservoir Photoshoot
The photo Group had a fantastic day when we went to Tring for a Photo Shoot Day. Walking along by the canal there were plenty of photo opportunities. Canal boats, locks, heron, black swan and lovely views across the reservoir. We finished with lunch at The Grand...
Coach trip to Sezincote and Waterperry Gardens
The weather was forecast to be sunny and although it was cloudy when we started out, the sun broke through in the afternoon to give us a glorious day visiting Sezincote in the Cotswold followed by a visit to our close neighbour, Waterperry Gardens. Sezincote was...
Book Club – The painter of silence by Georgina Harding
Eight of us gathered to discuss the story of Augustin, a deaf boy, searching for his friend Safta, surviving the war and how he uses his paintings to communicate. The main theme of the book is communication, how we relate to each other and how our attitudes towards...
The Women of Bletchley Park
Mark Barbakoff gave us a fascinating talk about the women who served at the Government Code and Cypher School War Station (GC & CS), or Bletchley Park as it is more commonly known. Bletchley Park was one of the best kept secrets of World War Two, the people who...
Walking – August 2024
Long walk August 7th led by Chris Mansfield Ten walkers met at the Hampden Arms on a mostly cloudy but dry day – perfect walking weather. We set off at 9.30 to walk to Little Hampden via Hampden church then on downhill followed by a steep uphill to reach Cobbler Hill...
Petanque – Meetings cancelled on 2nd and 9th October
The group leader is currently on holiday and we’ve discovered that the Petanque meetings planned for Wednesdays the 2nd and 9th October will clash with Short Mat Bowls sessions. These two meetings have been cancelled as a significant number of regular Petanque players...
Coach trip to Barnsdale Gardens
What a great day out we had when we visited Barnsdale Gardens in Rutland, voted the Best Garden to Visit in the UK and originally home to the late BBC Gardeners’ World presenter, Geoffrey Hamilton. We wandered around the 38 unique, small-themed gardens linked by...
Textiles
The textile group has changed both the day and location for its meetings. The meetings will now be held on the first Thursday of the month from 10 am to 12 noon at St Dunstan's church hall in Monks Risborough. The first meeting is on Thursday 5th September. The cost...
Grandma flew Spitfires
Richard Poad, Chairman of the Maidenhead Heritage Centre (on the right above), gave us a fascinating insight into the Air Transport Auxillary service (the ATA). The ATA was established in 1939 to enable qualified pilots who weren’t eligible for military service to...
Walking – July 2024
Long walk July 3rd led by Angela Wall It was a damp and dreary morning when 10 intrepid, brave explorers met by the windmill in Brill. Setting off down the hill in high, hopeful spirits, we traversed the old brick clay quarry, followed by a brisk joyful walk downhill...
Open Day 10th July St Mary’s Church
There was a really good turnout for our Open Day from new people wishing to learn about the u3a and to sign up. A lot of current members also attended interested in finding out about other groups and to hear from the group...
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