Brochure mar 2015

U3A BROCHURE

Spring 2015 Photographs by Chris Petchey

Scrabble . Mah Jong. Shakespeare . Ten-pin Bowling . Bridge . Bowls . Music, Photography ; Aviation

SPRING 2015

2015 5 March

Himanshu Ghadiali Indian Religions (Hinduism, Jainism and Budhism)

9 April

OPEN DAY

See information on page ???

7 May

Beryl Lee

Karenic Refugees of Burma

4 June

Doreen Reed

Poet & Storyteller

2 July

Dr Stephen Bloy, Local Author

Part 1 of Fishing Industry in Grimsby - Apprentice Boys

6 August Jennie Mooney, Grimsby Library

Local Topics

CHAIRMAN’S CHAT

LUNCHEON CLUB We are finding it difficult to attract sufficient interest from our members in supporting the monthly Luncheon Clubs for the three venues Himanshu has found who offer a variety of different type of meals during each month.

Details of each venue are listed in the magazine with at least fifteen to twenty regular members required for each venue for a minimum of ten to twelve members regularly attending each venue monthly.

Himanshu co-ordinates each luncheon group of members and would appreciate additions to his loyal members to make the luncheon clubs much simpler to co-ordinate in having to notify numbers attending in advance.

ADVICE ON PAID TUTORS A letter was received from the Third Age Trust Office advising U3As of the legal challenges and penalties relating to paid tutors and groups that may occur for Committees and Trustees, to adopt a policy of not having interest groups that require paid tutors.

GROUPS’ INFORMATION Barry Hayden is putting together a pocket booklet of details relating to our list of group activities which will hopefully be available shortly.

VOLUNTEERS FOR ENGLISH LANGUAGE Himanshu is seeking volunteers to assist non-English people in the community to learn about the English language and culture. Please contact Himanshu if you can help on a one to one basis.

MEMBERS’ APPRECIATION The comments heard from many members during the past year is ‘when may we have a quarterly magazine again?’

Whilst Himanshu has, during the last 18 months edited our newsletter, the magazine has been missed.

Many thanks to Carole Petchey for offering to resurrect this quarterly edition which will be appreciated by members.

MEMBERSHIP FORM; GIFT AID A number of problems have arisen since the introduction of the Gift Aid system this year (2014/2015) which the majority of the U3As have adopted as being beneficial to their total income with sums varying from £100 to £500.

As a registered charity U3As can claim Gift Aid from H.M. Customs and Excise for their members who pay Income Tax. This applies to members who have an additional pension as well as their State Pension which may take the total of the two pensions in excess of their personal free tax allowance per year, this excess being taxable.

This excess becomes applicable for claiming Gift Aid, providing that members who pay tax tick the appropriate box on the membership enrolment form for our (Grimsby and Cleethorpes) U3A. This will enable our U3A to claim Gift Aid for the benefit of our members without the necessity of asking further questions of our members.

Unfortunately, a number of members have had difficulty with the clarification of the rules and regulations relating to the Gift Aid system and some have not completed the answer required, also some have not signed their membership form (which invalidates the membership). Himanshu will be contacting the members for answers to queries on forms in due course.

John Wilkinson (Chairman)

OPEN DAY—MEMORIAL HALL Thursday 9th April (11 am to 3 pm) Pauline Campbell, our Groups’ Co-ordinator will be contacting Group Leaders in anticipation of them agreeing to take a table representing their group’s activity at the Open Day. Tables and chairs will be provided and laid out as requested as in previous years with access to the hall from 9.30 am on the day and open to the public from 11 am. Your support as a group member will be appreciated.

Tea and coffee will be available on the day from lunchtime and will be free to the public and members.

The event will be publicised in an effort to attract more members to the event and new members to our U3A and group activities.

Re open day. We need all members to come along whether or not you belong a group.

Bring a friend, neighbour or members of your family so that we can :Show people what we do . Let people know who we are. AND Make a big effort to get lots more members.

Thelma Sadler

U3A 4 day break 28 June to 1st July 2015 (Sun - Weds) th

Staying at Beamish Hall Hotel and including full day visit to Beamish museum, visits to Alnwick Castle (including lunch of soup and sandwich), Durham Cathedral, James Herriott Museum at Thirsk and visit to York on the way home.

3 Nights Dinner Bed and Breakfast Price £235 - £30 deposit per person required at March U3A meeting please. £153.50 per person (to secure hotel costs) payable at April meeting – the remaining £51.50 payable by end of May. Please contact Pauline on 01472 813010 or Anne on 01472 348833 asap to let them know you are interested.

We have 38 places available on a first come, first served basis.

THE ENTERTAINERS Take one Home for Retired Actors, a Story of Intrigue, a Pantomime Plot and what do you have ?

A rattling good performance !

The Entertainers Group gave our members an afternoon to remember, with an interesting theme, songs, short sketches and monologues, and 2 (doubtful) sisters, which had members laughing and applauding throughout the show. ********** I would like to add my sincere thanks to Margaret for her lovely play-writing and my many thanks to her and the cast for all their hard work every week to help bring about such a successful production.

Christina Hanson The ENTERTAINERS GROUP will welcome new members. If you are interested, please contact Pauline Campbell, Groups Co-ordinator, on 813010

LIP READING We are now only four in number but we are showing improvement in our ability to lip read.

It is quite a nice two hours with a break for a cup of tea etc . We practise lip reading, paying particular attention to certain sounds and the lip formation used for them.

It is not easy but for those going deaf it can be a help. We also discuss the drawbacks of being deaf and how we can cope with them. Sometimes these can cause a good laugh.

Care of hearing aids and the services provided for the deaf is also part of our discussions. In fact, anything relevant to being deaf and learning to live with it without feeling shut out from normal society.

We are quite informal but really do learn quite a bit.

We hope to have a table at our Open Day, and will be happy to discuss our group with you then or if you would like to join us please contact Pauline Campbell, Groups Co-ordinator on 813010.

Diana Green

INTERNATIONAL COOKERY (FORMERLY INDIAN COOKERY) The Indian Cookery group was originally started by Himanshu Ghadiali and held at the West Marsh Community centre. Initially it attracted around 12 members but gradually the numbers decreased and then other commitments meant that Himanshu couldn't give the time he felt was necessary to run a group and asked me to take over. This caused some hilarity in my family as I gave up cooking when Robin retired as he enjoys it whereas I, if ever left on my own will probably live on takeaways!

Our numbers had dwindled so much that the hire of the Centre was not economically viable for the members so it was decided that meetings would now be held at my house. Unfortunately although this has worked really well it is limiting as far as numbers are concerned. We currently have eight members and that is the most we can accommodate. For those reading this who are now poised to offer suggestions, we have looked into other options and again it comes down to cost or timings - none of our group want an evening session. Of course if you do know of a large kitchen which is both free to hire and free every third Monday do get in touch via the Group Co-ordinator, Pauline Campbell.

So, we started the International Cookery group in July 2014 and have successfully produced Italian, South African, Moroccan, Vegetarian (that's a very green country), Greek most recently returned to the Indian continent. We went out for a Christmas meal along with partners and friends and again returned to our roots and went to the Spice of Life.

Members are very willing to offer their kitchens if I am away and we have already been hosted by Anne Mann and Janet Parratt.

The group isn't entirely closed to newcomers as I am prepared to take on another afternoon if there is sufficient interest but obviously it would have to be a day that suited me. Should anyone show interest I would be happy to discuss this at the Open Day or through Pauline Campbell.

As our next meeting is the day before St Patrick's Day we are planning on going across the sea to Ireland - not literally! Members may be on the bus or in taxis if we get too carried away with the Guiness and the Jamesons.

Look out for us at the Open Day when we will be offering you the chance to taste some of the recipes we have already tried.

Margaret Sisson, Group Leader

BROCHURE The Grimsby and Cleethorpes U3A News is published 4 times a year. Each new brochure is available to members at the general meetings at the Cleethorpes Memorial Hall in MARCH, JUNE, SEPTEMBER, DECEMBER We would be grateful if members would ensure they do not pick up a duplicate copy, so that there are sufficient copies for all.

The next brochure will be our JUNE edition. Please send any items for this to Carole Petchey, 52 Westfield Road, Waltham, Grimsby, DN37 0DX or telephone 232117 or Email sidwest@ntlworld.com The closing date for the next edition will be 14th May 2015

PLEASE NOTE: In submitting any article, you are confirming that any items submitted ARE NOT SUBJECT TO COPYRIGHT, ie they are your own original material, or you have obtained the author’s permission for their use.

FESTIVE LUNCH At the Festive Lunch raffle on the 8th January we had over 40 prizes and as there were 60 people attending who each got a free raffle ticket on arrival, on departure there were some very happy members.

I wrote to over a dozen local businesses to see if they would be willing to donate prizes and with the letter I included our printed publicity sheet so that they could see what we did and that we were a Registered Charity. In response Asda donated a large plastic sack of various gifts and both Tesco and Morrisons kindly gave us gift cards and vouchers to spend in their stores.

We also received letters of apology up from Marks & Spencer, the Freshney Place Office and Sainsburys that their community budget had been used up for the year.

All letters were hand delivered but it was disappointing to note that we received no acknowledgement whatsoever from the majority of companies I wrote to.

Pauline Campbell

GARDEN GROUP The group meets on the last Thursday of each month. During the summer months we usually visit gardens open to the public or for private visits.

So long as you are a member of our U3A you are welcome to join us on one or more of these visits.

As we are a group of 18 members and sometimes meet in our own homes, we do not have sufficient space to offer a place to any new members but, if you are interested, please contact Pauline Campbell, Groups’ Co-ordinator who will put your name on our waiting list.

Carole Petchey

GROUP ACTIVITIES INDOOR BOWLS - The indoor bowls at Grimsby Leisure Centre run by George Bass is on a Sunday teatime each week. We did have more than 20 members playing last winter but this winter has seen a vast drop in members attending. This could be due to the alterations going on at the Leisure Centre and the difficulty in finding the car park. You actually have to drive through the car park for the Auditorium and go around the back of this venue to get to the Leisure Centre car park. We had 10 people playing just before Christmas but could do with quite a lot more. We had the whole of the bowls hall booked for the U3A but have had to cut down due to lack of support. Any U3A member who would like to play who has not played before, please give Pauline a ring and she can arrange to have a spare set of bowls for you to play with. In any event they can be hired at the Leisure Centre but please speak to Pauline first.

CARD MAKING - This group is run by Anne Mann and she has vacancies. If anyone would like to learn to make their own cards and save on buying expensive ones, you would be very welcome to join the group.

TABLE TENNIS - This group is run by John Pitt at Cleethorpes Leisure Centre and I understand that he has vacancies for 2-3 people.

PLAY READING - This group is run by David Muir at St Andrews Church Hall. The group has been running for five years but would welcome new members who are interested in reading a variety of different plays

For all the above please contact Pauline on 01472 813010.

LUNCHEON CLUB

Monday 8th March 2015 Indian Meal Spice of Life Wednesday 18th March 2015 Carvery Seven Seas ( to confirm with John Wilkinson) Monday 24th March 2015 Chinese Meal Chung Choice (to confirm with John Wilkinson) Monday 13th April 2015 Indian Meal Spice of Life Wednesday 15th April 2015 Carvery Seven Seas Monday 27th April 2015 Chinese Meal Chung Choice Please contact Himanshu on 01472 343474 to register your interest.

COMPUTER AND IT SUPPORT GROUP Meet every Second Wednesday from 2.00 to 400pm at 97 Abbey Road, Grimsby, DN32 0HN Support group at any level of Computing, social media. Also helping in problem solving. No meeting in March.

UNDERSTANDING HOW MEMORY WORKS As we grow older we become anxious about dementia and sensitive about our memory. This four weeks interactive course helps to understand how memory works. This group is organised when we have enough members interested. If you are interested please register your interest with Pauline Campbell, Groups’ Co-ordinator, Tel 813010

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Many thanks to George Bass for this copy of a CHRISTMAS TARIFF from 1958— Enjoy your holiday !

My story is about how a U3A group helped me weather one of life's storms.

The Literature Group, which I lead, has been in existence since 1997, I think. Over that time we have shared many of the great fat classics of literature with much laughter and conviviality.

In September 2012 my sister Olive travelled north from Romford to Grimsby and entered residential care.

We all felt it was better here where there was someone, me, that is to say, to look out for her. Two months later, in November, my husband Trevor had the diagnosis of renal cancer. From then on I had two caring roles.

By August 2014 Trevor needed one-to-one care. Each time I left him to visit Olive I'd think: she's got two people at the end of a bell-push amd I'm leaving Trevor unattended. By October 2014 Trevor was bed-bound with thrice daily visits from the Haven Hospice at Home team. I became a 24/7 carer, with respite visits twice weekly to allow me to visit Olive.

Trevor died on 28th December 2014 and Olive on 16th January 2015.

I have to pay tribute to the group of U3A friends who sustained me through all this. They showed great tolerance and flexibility: I just hadn't the concentration, never mind the time, to complete the chapter summary that enables us to plot a course through a long novel. Instead, we read Victoria Hyslop's The Island out loud. All through the winter the group turned up every other Tuesday.

When it came to Olive's funeral, she knew no one in this area. The thirty or so people who sat in the choir stalls at Waltham Parish Church for her funeral service were there out of loyalty and friendship to me. The u3A group was very strongly represented among them. Margaret Powell and Diana Green made and served tea and cake, laid tables, washed up, chauffered other friends. I shall never forget their kindness.

Over the past year we have lost two dearly beloved members. Soon, we'll be picking ourselves up again and getting back to normal.

Let me know if you'd like t o join us. Tel 01472 823484 or email estellefoulkes@btinternet.com.

Estelle Foulkes

I should like to express many thanks to those who have contributed to our Brochure.

There are some very interesting articles and information about the various groups.

GROUPS’ TIM Bird Watching

am (or all day monthly) Martin Francis

International Cookery pm week 3 Margaret Sisson

Scrabble

pm weekly Pearl Turner

Aviation

pm week 1 Geoff Lenthall

Enjoying music pm week 3 Frank Marston

Lip Reading

Croquet (in Summer)

Caligraphy 3

Bridge in Winter

pm weekly Berenice Dudeney

2-4pm fortnightly Irene Harris

Calligraphy/Rosemaling Calligraphy 2 am weeks 2 & 4 Thelma Sadler

pm fortnightly Sue Bullen

pm Diana Green

Card Making pm week 2 Anne Mann

Mah Jong Group 1

Music for Pleasure

am last week of month Carole Petchey

pm Wed/Thur or Fri Irene Kelly

pm week 3 Margaret Temprell

Armchair Travel

Book Club

Social Group

am week 1 Jill Maltby

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pm weekly Berenice Dudeney

Gardening Group

am fortnightly John Wilkinson

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am weeks 2 & 4 Jill Maltby

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Bowls Indoor Oct-April pm weekly George Bass

Reading Music/Clarinet Computer Support

BY ARRANGEMENT

Any day Brenda Roffey

As required Himanshu Ghadiali

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To register interest in joining any of the above co please contact Pauline Campbell, Groups’

METABLE

Literature

pm fortnightly Estelle Foulkes

New Age Kurling pm weeks 1 & 3 Pauline Campbell

Table Tennis am weekly John Pitt

Creative Writing

Mah Jong Group 3

pm week 1 George Bullen

2-4pm weekly Jean Blair

Play Reading

Poetry Appreciation

Shakespeare Group

Ten Pin Bowling

pm week 3 Shirley Grant

pm week 3 Ted Riley

am weekly Thelma Sadler

pm week 2 David Muir

Entertainment

pm weekly Christina Hansen

Mah Jong Group 2 pm weekly Thelma Sadler

Memory Course

As required Himanshu Ghadiali

ourses, or to obtain information, Co-ordinator on 813010

Social Cycling

1

10am fortnightly Chris Hallgarth

COAST TO COAST BY BOAT. Sue & I keep our 60foot narrowboat "Rallentando" on the river Trent near Long Eaton in Nottinghamshire. Last June we made our way to Boston, and spent a day there moored up close to the landmark church of "Boston Stump".

Saturday 14th was a glorious summer's morning as we departed at 6.40 a.m., heading for Lincoln along the River Witham. We paused near Conningsby to watch aircraft take off for the Queen's birthday fly past in London, and later we moored for the night at Woodhall Spa. Sunday saw us passing through " the glory hole" at the foot of Steep Hill in Lincoln, across Brayford Pool, to join the Roman Built Fosdyke Navigation to Torksey, where it joined the tidal River Trent.

The lock keeper set us down on to the river at the appropriate time Monday morning, and the incoming tide swept us swiftly up river to Cromwell Lock, adjacent to the A1 road just north of Newark.

Once through this massive lock, the excitement of being on tidal waters is over, but you would hardly know it as the river is still very wide, with strong currents to push against. I must mention "The Muskham Ferry" pub at this point. Right on the river, just off the A1 at North Muskham which is about a mile north of Newark. Easy to find and good food! Mooring by Newark Castle is always fascinating, and what a town for antiques!

Our progress continued through the heart of Nottingham, a useful mooring spot right beside Sainsbury's supermarket for restocking, and not far from the foot of the castle. We pulled up at our marina base at Sawley to facilitate a quick dash home by car before resuming our trip.

Our marina is just West of Trent Lock, near Long Eaton. This sees the junction of the river Trent with the river Soar (for Southbound towards Leicester) and the Northbound Erewash Canal. The Trent Lock area has two excellent pubs and has a " holiday resort" atmosphere, and is worth a visit by car.

Just one more mile west from our marina, we left the river Trent to join the 92 mile long Trent & Mersey canal at Lock no 1 at Shardlow. By now, we had already left behind the hydraulically operated manned locks, and are on the DIY unassisted locks. Some are easy, most are hard, and some almost impossible!

Our voyage continued through Burton-on-Trent (still brewing), within sight of Lichfield, then close to Stafford, and northwards to Stone (where we kept the boat prior to Sawley), and Stoke-on-Trent. Some of the potteries are still operational, kilns by the water, staff waving as we glide by. We are on high ground here, having been climbing steadily ever since Cromwell lock, but between here and our next town of Kidsgrove lies another hill. Instead of more locks, we are faced with the daunting prospect of 45 minutes in the Harecastle tunnel. This is quite an experience, the roof height keeps changing, one has to be crouched down low for long periods. It is wet, cold, misty, pitch dark, downright eerie, and at one end powerful motors can be heard throbbing away, as they extract our exhaust fumes. Our single headlamp picks up the contours of the tunnel, and low brickwork is painted white, creating a ghoulish image as it slowly appears through the mist. Sadly, mishaps can still occur in this place.

One emerges at Kidsgrove on to orange coloured waters. The iron ore seams from workings long ago still seep into the tunnel's water, staining everything they touch for the next few miles as they slowly dissipate. Those "next few miles" sound simple enough - but there is a snag of course, - having been ascending for the past few days, now comes the descent of "Heartbreak Hill", so named because 31 locks must be dealt with before the next town of Middlewich.

We like Middlewich, a small town with its ancient church bearing the scars of the civil war. Another canal junction occurs here, heading West for Chester or Llangollen, or Southwards on the Shropshire Union. But we pursue our northerly course, through Northwich, where the famous Anderton lift lowered us down on to the river Weaver on a previous trip. We approached Preston Brook, near Runcorn, via several short but twisty tunnels, until reaching the end of the Trent and Mersey canal and the begin-

ning of the Bridgewater canal.

Lymm is a delightfully pretty village, providing a relaxing pause before taking a deep breath and plunging on into Manchester. We take the short section of canal towards the city centre, passing the MUFC football ground and into the Castlefields area, where we stayed moored in respectable wine-bar territory very close to the Hilton Hotel . Time out for a couple of days sight seeing.

The Salford Quays/Media City area is quite amazing. Superb modern architecture alongside well preserved buildings from the bygone days of commercial port activities.

Still on the Bridgewater, we head away from Manchester towards Wigan. Our canal becomes a swing bridge aqueduct, still in full working order, as it carries us high above and across the Manchester ship canal.

At Wigan we encountered a delay of 2 days - yes days! due to low water level problems at the junction. Eventually we were able to leave the Bridgewater canal, and turn left on to the Leeds and Liverpool canal. Remarkably, although Liverpool lies to the south of Wigan, we continue Northbound a little longer to Burscough,(where another junction leads towards Preston) before we then turn south towards Aintree. We hear of "Canal Turn" on Grand National Day, and indeed we sail close to the course here.

Like Wigan, the approaches to Liverpool at Bootle were uninviting. Much rubbish and debris in the water, indeed it was good at such places to be in the company of other boats. Safety in numbers! We were pre-booked into a flotilla of boats to enter Liverpool Docks, and the delay at Wigan had caused us to make rapid progress despite the weather in order to be on time. The rain was heavy as we arrived at the top of 4 large locks awaiting our descent.

To our delighted surprise, we were welcomed by a team of volunteers in full wet weather gear, who speedily worked us through the locks. Passing the old red brick tobacco warehouse, towards the River Mersey itself, we approached the clock tower with 7 faces, so workers could see the time wherever they were. We swung left for the final mile, the Mersey just 100 yds parallel to our right, and the majestic Liver Building and White Star Line building to our left.

This section of linking the canal to the docks came about in connection with Liverpool's year as "City of Culture". What an impressive approach! A tunnel took us under the Liverpool museum, and soon we were in the historic Albert Dock, a magnet for art and culture and good food. Next came Salthouse Dock, our final destination and our mooring base for the next 12 days.

What a magnificent city! Locals told us the "year of Culture" had truly re-energised this city. It pulled itself up to a new "high" and it's still up there today! If Hull can shortly emulate such success, it will truly be worthwhile. So while "Rallentando" rested, public transport took us to Southport, Birkenhead, New Brighton, and historic, picturesque Port Sunlight. We can recommend Liverpool for a "Breakaway" of a few days, and you must include the "Ferry across the Mersey" So, 33 days from Boston on the North Sea to Liverpool on the Mersey by the Irish Sea. Numerous swing bridges to operate,( a change from lift bridges), various tunnels, and 111 locks, plus a recently replaced new section of canal along a hillside following a landslip. All that is left now is to turnaround and head back to Sawley. Piece of cake!!

George & Sue Bullen

CENTRE4 ADVICE—Free advice service for over 60s in the North East Lincolnshire Area.

We offer advice regarding benefits, debt, pensions, housing, heating/energy efficiency and general legal queries.

CENTRE4 ADVICE is a new advice service for over 60s as part of the NHS Clinical Commissioning Group’s Keep Warm, Eat Well project. This is designed to maximise income and increase the overall well-being of local, older adults. Catherine, our trained advisor, can assist clients with full benefits checks including State pensions/pensions credit Disability benefits, such as Personal Independence Payments and Attendance Allowance Housing Benefit Council Tax Reduction Scheme Carer’s Allowance/Carers Premium Other advice available includes: Housing advice (private rented and housing associations) Debt (at any stage) Heating/energy efficiency Non-specific general legal queries Our service is based at CENTRE4 17a Wootton Road Grimsby DN33 1HE Or we can be contacted on 01472 236688 ext. 107 Appointments and home visits available.

Please call to make an appointment or for further information

GRIMSBY/CLEETHORPES U3A U3A is an international organisation started in France in 1972 and in England in 1982. The Grimsby/Cleethorpes U3A began in 1990.

It can be described as a co-operative of older people to allow them, after retirement, to share in many educational, creative and leisure activities. No qualifications are needed beyond interest and enthusiasm - and there is no upper age limit. It is an organisation to help the retired to continue to live active, creative, progressive and fulfilling lives. With the knowledge and experience of members being shared by others each member can develop their own individual capabilities and out of this grows the programme of cultural, social and recreational activities which is the core of U3A. These activities are organised by groups and the current groups are shown in this brochure together with the group leaders’ names and a brief note on the group’s activities. Each group is autonomous and runs its own affairs. New groups can be formed if like minded members so decide and the Groups Co-ordinator can help if so desired.

When a group meets in a member’s home it is requested that members donate 20p towards the cost of any refreshments provided.

Groups meet as and when they wish, but a General Meeting is held at 2.00 pm on the first Thursday of each month at the Memorial Hall, Grimsby Road, Cleethorpes. Members are asked to arrive at 1.45 pm to sign in and receive their brochures etc. before the meeting begins.

At this General Meeting a variety of matters is discussed, group leaders can be contacted, members can sign-up for a number of activities and refreshments are available. Normally an outside speaker is arranged to inform and entertain us. A list of speakers for the next few months can be found elsewhere in this brochure.

At General Meetings committee members and group leaders usually wear coloured badges with their name and function so that you may approach them with any queries.

Subscriptions to U3A are kept as low as possible and the current fee is £15 per annum payable in September. Members joining after December pay a reduced subscription.

Interested persons may attend a meeting for £2.00 visitor’s fee to see if they like the organisation. Your annual subscription allows you to join as many groups as you wish.

U3A is non-political and non-denominational.

COMMITTEE Chairman: Secretary: Treasurer: Vice Chair: Group Co-ordinator: Webmaster: Newsletter: Speaker Finder: Publicity (Grimsby):

Publicity (Cleethorpes) Catering Team: Welfare:

John Wilkinson Anne Mann Himanshu Ghadiali Margaret Sisson Pauline Campbell Himanshu Ghadiali Himanshu Ghadiali Janet Parratt Anne Easterbrook Janet Cullum Christina Hanson Frank Ward Jenny Dutton Gill Clarke Marj Dalby (non committee)

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Neighbourhood and Network Representative: John Wilkinson and Another

MEMBERS’ WELFARE If you know of any member who is unwell please contact Marj Dalby on 599750 who will usually send a get well card and/or speak to the members who is ill, to help to cheer them and let them know that their friends at the U3A are thinking of them.

OUR WEB SITE If you look at our Web-site you will find it is full of interesting items about our U3A. Our Web-site address is www.grimsby-u3a.org.uk On our contacts page there are links to information regarding National and International U3As whose web-site is U3A.org.uk ********************************* BROCHURES ON WEB SITE The brochures in future will not be sent by individual Emails but will be found on the members’ page of the Grimsby/Cleethorpes U3A WEB SITE.