September issue

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Latest updates

Art, August exhibition in the Methodist Chapel, Caldicot, Bridge, August playing in the day centre, Computers/Digital Photography, July flying visit to take photograph’s plus all the winning pictures from the monthly photo competitions,   Drama, If you only look at this page you will never forget our website or the actors.  Exercise photographs of keep fit activities, why not join, it is easy, fun and exhilerating, also see the latest photo’s from Gardening, History, Music Appreciation, Science and Natural History, Scrabble, Walking groups and view Christmas Photo’s and don’t forget our Guest Page, News and Events, Special Activities and the group under Information which includes, The History of Caldicot.  If your Group is not listed here please send me your photographs or give me a call and I will take them for you.

 

Archives (Important) Gardening  Page…..

Previously we could only display four small photos of trips, now most people are on broadband we are able to update all our groups archive pages. We have already started with the Gardening group. You can view up to 50 photos or more from each trip, like the ones we made to Monet’s Garden, Normandy and The Loire Valley – All our groups Archives will eventually be updated. 

Lottery Grants

We received a request from Haymarket Network…….. 

Every month Haymarket Network writes articles for Camelot's website telling everyone about the good causes that the National Lottery supports.

This is part of their letter:-  “This month I would like to feature Caldicot and District U3A, if you are willing. This would entail a short telephone interview with somebody familiar with where funding has
been spent and how your work benefits the community.

The funding I am referring to is a £4,000+ grant from the Lottery’s community fund, plus £744 from Sports Council of Wales.”

After we rang round and had a chat with Emma Day of Haymarket Network, we decided to make a page with Lottery information on. It can be reached by clicking on the Lottery box at the bottom of our Home page.

A link to their website can be found on our new Lottery page and we should be on it by October. 

Ron Lapthorn (editor) and Paul Tidmarsh(webmaster)

 

 

July 2010 issue.

CHAIRS LETER

Good Day to you All

Well I hope you have all been enjoying the wonderful weather we have been having of late.  I expect the Gardeners within our U3A are praying for rain, I must admit my lawns are looking the little worse for wear and could do with a good downpour.

The only thing when it starts raining it doesn’t know when to stop and I just love the summer sunshine as we don’t get enough of it.

Our meeting in July we will be entertained by our own Drama Group and they have put together a special sort of music hall. So we hope you will all join in and enjoy what they do.

July will be our last meeting until September so, please remember there will be NO meeting in August. This will give time to those who have grand-parents duties to fulfil or holidays to take.

For those members who have not yet renewed their subscriptions for this year can I just remind you that if you go on anything organized  by the U3A, such as trips or walking or even monthly/group meetings, you will NOT be covered by our Insurance should you have an accident.

So please, if you intend to stay one of our happy group then please let Pam Simpson, Treasurer, have your £10.00 as soon as possible. 

If for any reason you are unable to see Pam Simpson then please give it to any Committee member or your own Convenor who will then pass it to the right person.

So without more ado, can I wish you all a happy holiday and I will look forward to seeing you all in September.

Best Wishes
Pam Caines - Chairman

 

July Silhouette.

How did you get on with last months silhouette, it was Lilian Ball who is a member of our Gardening and Music Appreciation groups plus she regularly attends our monthly meetings in the choir hall where we always have an interesting speaker or a reason for a feast, the last one being our 15th anniversary. Lilian has been a ward sister and finished her career in Caldicot as a community nurse. 

Can you guess who this month’s silhouette is…..?

*please click on the image below for a larger silhouette

If you have any idea of the person is in the silhouette email Ron "rlapthorn@talktalk.net"

Sorry we have no prizes but we will publish your name at the end of the month if you have the correct answer