A Bright New Year For u3a

from FEBRUARY 2023 About Thetford magazine

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Thetford u3a group activities have now returned Thetford u3a group activities have now returned after cessation of all the Christmas festive after cessation of all the Christmas festive gatherings. How quickly they come and go! Added gatherings. How quickly they come and go! Added to the existing groups we have three new start up to the existing groups we have three new start up groups getting underway – Art For Fun, Bridge groups getting underway – Art For Fun, Bridge and Snooker.and Snooker. There was no speaker for December as we had There was no speaker for December as we had our Christmas party. Last month we had our first our Christmas party. Last month we had our first speaker of 2023 which was Horry Parsons. Horry speaker of 2023 which was Horry Parsons. Horry presented part two of his talk on the Bury Tower. presented part two of his talk on the Bury Tower.

Chanters Jigge who will be performing for

Chanters Jigge who will be performing for Thetford u3a in February

This coming month we look forward to Chanters This coming month we look forward to Chanters Jigge. This will be a move away from our normal Jigge. This will be a move away from our normal format with Chanters Jigge providing us with a format with Chanters Jigge providing us with a musical insight into folk music of the British Isles inmusical insight into folk music of the British Isles in bygone times. As always the talks take place every bygone times. As always the talks take place every fourth Thursday of the month at the Carnegie, fourth Thursday of the month at the Carnegie, starting at 2pm and last about an hour.starting at 2pm and last about an hour. Date for your diary: Thetford u3a Open Day: 30th Date for your diary: Thetford u3a Open Day: 30th March 2023, at the Carnegie, 12 noon. If you March 2023, at the Carnegie, 12 noon. If you fancy finding out more about u3a Thetford, or fancy finding out more about u3a Thetford, or would like further details about any of the above would like further details about any of the above please contact Lesley on 01842 824074 or Anne please contact Lesley on 01842 824074 or Anne on 01842 761506.on 01842 761506. The final meeting of 2022, in December, saw Vice Chairman Mike Brindle take charge of proceedings in the absence of Chairman Bill de Bass.The booked speaker called off at the last moment due to illness so Mike stepped into the breach once again. While teaching at Littleport in 1981, a girl student gave him a hand-written manuscript which told the story of her grandfather, Michael Paul, who had been born in Romania in 1919. It told how he grew up in Romania and worked mainly in farming, served in the Romanian Army during WW2 and was brought to UK in 1945 as a POW. On release, lived in Elie before moving to Littleport where, by coincidence, he met up with an exgirlfriend from Romania. They married and settled in the area. It was a very interesting story. Later in December, club members along with spouses and friends enjoyed Christmas Lunch at Edmunds Restaurant at West Suffolk College in Bury St Edmunds. The students provided delicious meals and excellent service and deserved much praise.

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