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Lunch Group *Please note that this group is currently suspended.-, due to lack of support*

Computer Tutorials. By Alan Paul

Alan Paul, who is a member of Ashfield and Ravenshead U3As, has very kindly written an on-line tutorial on WORD 2010. http://u3asitec.org.uk/live/code/u3asite.php?site=389&page=14813 We thank Alan wholeheartedly for the time and effort he has put into this web-site, - have a look, it could be just what you are looking for.

Supporting Events

We urge you to support the events we put on – these are always good value for money, as we always aim to make no profit on any event. The committee put a lot of time and effort, selecting food and entertainment for these events, but will not continue to do so if the members don’t

support us. We have lots of tickets left for St Patrick’s evening, and would like all members to consider

buying tickets and come along to what should be a great evening.

Holocaust Memorial Day 2014 - Tree Planting Event

Ashfield District Council will be marking Holocaust Memorial Day 2014 with the planting of an Oak tree at Kingsway Park, Kirkby-in-Ashfield. In addition, a display and film will be available for viewing within the Kingsway Park Café. The tree planting will take place at 11:00am on January 27th and will be followed by light refreshments at Kingsway Park Café. I would be delighted if you can join us at this event which aims to remember the victims of the Holocaust and other genocides. Attendees should meet at the Park's Bandstand at 10.50am - please wear suitable footwear. Please invite friends if you wish – everyone is welcome Denis Hill ( Ashfield District Council)

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Website: www.ashfieldu3a.org.uk

Thursday, 23rd January

Your speaker today is Jane Barnes on the subject of :-

A Day in the Life of a Dairy Farmer's Wife

St Patrick’s NightSt Patrick’s NightSt Patrick’s NightSt Patrick’s Night

Super event on March 15th, 2014.

Irish entertainment by Knitter’s Jig Hot Supper

Steak & Guinness Pie, potatoes & mushy peas (veg option available)

Dessert Bring your own wine / beer and glasses

Come along to this unique event, a first for Ashfield wear something green if

only a ribbon

£12.50 Tickets on sale now. From Jill

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Ashfield U3A Please inform the editor, Jill Pullan 01623 400545 of any changes to your normal programme in the near future no later than the Friday before the main meeting. This will be of great help to members of your various groups – this includes changes of content, dates and venues -- Also, please inform Ron Britton for the web-site Interest Group Meetings:- If you wish to join any interest group, please telephone the group leader first to ensure there is a vacancy in that group. All relevant details can be obtained from the group leader, including where the walking group intend to meet and which walk they will do, or which book the reading group is reading, which garden the horticulture group is visiting etc. Group leaders’ names and contact details are on pages 8-9 of the newsletter, and also on the web-site.

Forthcoming events to mark in your diary Winter Ball Winter Ball Winter Ball Winter Ball Dukeries U3A are holding a ball on 15th Feb at the Jubilee Hall in Ollerton. Back by popular demand is Dean Stansby in the style of the music of the stars. Excellent buffet, bring own wine & glasses. Tickets £18 available from Rita Lomas. Dress as formal as you wish.

St Valentine’s danceSt Valentine’s danceSt Valentine’s danceSt Valentine’s dance 14th Feb. Sutton U3A – see Jennie North for tickets St Patricks Night St Patricks Night St Patricks Night St Patricks Night ---- Saturday, 15 Saturday, 15 Saturday, 15 Saturday, 15thththth March, 2014 March, 2014 March, 2014 March, 2014 Tickets on Tickets on Tickets on Tickets on sale now at £12.50 sale now at £12.50 sale now at £12.50 sale now at £12.50 Martin Fish Martin Fish Martin Fish Martin Fish –––– Gardeners’ Question Time TBA Gardeners’ Question Time TBA Gardeners’ Question Time TBA Gardeners’ Question Time TBA Commonwealth Night :Commonwealth Night :Commonwealth Night :Commonwealth Night :---- Saturday, 8 Saturday, 8 Saturday, 8 Saturday, 8thththth November, 2014 November, 2014 November, 2014 November, 2014 ---- Please make a note in your diary

Burns Night, 2015Burns Night, 2015Burns Night, 2015Burns Night, 2015

Threads and Fibres

This active and enthusiastic group is due to start a new topic in February so if you have been thinking you might join this is time! We are having a workshop by Lynda Kinnard on Stick weaving. We will then continue with the topic for another two months to finish a project. The cost of the workshop is £7.50 plus £5 for the starter pack which Lynda provides. I have based the cost on 10 attending and clearly if we have more the cost will reduce. If you would like to come along please contact Lynne Jackson or Maxine Rose for more details. The group meets on the third Wednesday of the month. This will be the 19th February at 10 a.m. at the Ashwood centre.

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For Group Leaders’ phone numbers, see pages 8-9 of the Newsletter

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Plat. Invest Gr 10.30 Class. Music 2 14.00 Bridge 18.30

Card Craft 10.00

Current affairs 13.30

French 13.30

Friendly garden’s 10.00

Book Gr. B 13.30

Bridge 18.30

Horticultr Forum 10.00

French 13.30

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Walking gr. A 09.00

Zumba gold 10.00

Bird watching

Sing for fun 14.00

Woodcarving 18.00

Mansfield U3A 10.00

Zumba gold 10.00 Garden Group 14.00

International Dining – venues and times vary

Woodcarving 18.00

Walking Gr. A 09.00

Art 9.30 – 12.30 Zumba gold 10.00

Woodcarving 18.00

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Book Gr. A 10.00

Strollers gr. C 10.15

Easy Wheelers

Hucknall U3A 14.00

Wine Appreciate 19.30

Threads & Textiles 10.00

Easy Wheelers – venues

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Class music 1 14.00

Easy Wheelers

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Lunch Club 12.00

Family History 13.00

Scrabble 14.00

Woodcarving 18.00

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Line Dancing 10.00

Woodcarving 18.00

Ash Meeting 10.00

Woodcarving 18.00

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Strollers Strollers Strollers Strollers PPPProgrammerogrammerogrammerogramme The Strollers group would like more members who would enjoy a stroll of 11/2– 21/2 miles

12th February Sutton Lawn

First car park from Lawn Avenue/Lawn Lane entrance off Station Rd, Sutton. Nearest postcode NG17 5FU

12th March Rufford Abbey Country Park Main car park off A614. (Rufford Abbey Country Park, The Abbey, Ollerton, Newark NG22 9DF).

9th April Hardwick Lakes Overflow car park, just below Hardwick Inn, Hardwick Park, Doe Lea, nr. Chesterfield S44 5QJ.

14th May Pleasley Vale Car park at rear of Pleasley Vale Plant Nursery, Common Lane, Pleasley Vale, NG19 8RN (nearest postcode, the houses just N.E. of the warehouse site)

11th June

Bestwood Country Park (footpaths through Big Wood and then trails)

The car park outside Bestwood Lodge Hotel, Bestwood Lodge Drive, Arnold, NG5 8NE. Please park close to the road entrance. WCs on Bestwood Lodge Drive shortly before reaching the Hotel, open from 10 am. [Note – ‘’No Through Road’ from Bestwood village via Alexandra Lodges to the Hotel].

Classical Music 2Classical Music 2Classical Music 2Classical Music 2

We now have about 20 people on the books, with an average attendance of 14 at our monthly sessions. The December meeting was almost entirely devoted to members’ choice, slightly seasonal, there was also a short and fiendishly easy musical quiz. This year we plan to concentrate each session on composers from a specific country, mostly European of course, though the North and South American continents will be represented. Every few months the selection is made up completely of members’ discs. We hold our two-hour sessions in the large meeting room at the Ashwood Centre and are pleased to see new members at any time. You don’t have to be a ‘regular’ member - if the outline above appeals to you, just come along and give it a try. You’ll be welcome.

Ron Walker, co-ordinator01623 456389, [email protected]

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Theatre Group

Sat 08.02 Derby theatre Merry Widow 14.30 16.00

Sat 15.02 Theatre Royal Singing in the Rain 14.30 45.00

Wed 19.02 Ravenshead Village Hall

Princess Ida 19.15 10.00

Sat 08.03 Theatre Royal Brassed off 14.30 22.00

Thur 13.03 Theatre Royal Matthew Bourne’s Swan Lake 14.00 29.50

Free Lunch-time concerts 12.15. no need to book, just drop in & enjoy a drink from the bar

Contact Barbara by e-mail [email protected]

Christmas Party

I’m sure everyone thoroughly enjoyed the Christmas Party. It was so well organised, and the meal was lovely. I don’t think anyone who wished to come was unable to buy a ticket. The entertainment went down very well too. Many thanks to Pam, Sue and the team for making this a memorable party.

Jill Pullan

New Year’s Eve Ceilidh

Knitter’s Jig entertained everyone with their excellent ceilidh/folk music. Almost everyone was up and dancing, and the night just flew by. The caller was really good, and most were able to follow the dances, - any mistakes were greeted by much hilarity! There were modelling balloons on each table, and some fantastic creations were produced, Many thanks to Julia and Carole for organising this great evening.

Jill Pullan

Craft Fair

The craft fair held in October was very successful and raised a total of £526 for the Hospice fund. This included £50 donated by our speaker in lieu of a fee. Many of the contributions – notably the cards and home produce were given entirely by the donators, who wanted no return for their efforts. Many thanks to all contributors. We have received a letter from the Hospice offering their grateful thanks.

Rock groups

I have no details of any future Rock Concerts to date

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BRIDGE 2014:

3rd February: 17th February:

3rd March: 17th March:

7th April: 21st April :

12th May:

2nd June : 16th June:

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Classical Music 1Classical Music 1Classical Music 1Classical Music 1 Co-ordinator: Alan Radford (01623 427934)

Date Composer or subject for the meeting Host

26th Feb Benjamin Britten Stella

26th Mar Niccolo Paganini Janet

24th April Philip Glass -

22nd May Karl Jenkins -

Will you please inform the host if you cannot attend a meeting

ChessChessChessChess or Recorders? or Recorders? or Recorders? or Recorders?

Is anyone interested in setting up a Chess group? This could be in multiples of 2! We know we have members who can play chess, but need a partner to play chess with.

Also – Angela would like to start a Recorder group – meeting at her home and learning to play the recorder. If you are interested in either Chess or Recorders,

please see Lynne.

Group Meeting dates

If your group is Card Craft, you will see from the table on page 15 that it meets on the 2nd Monday of the month at 10.00am. If you wish to join any interest group, please telephone the group leader first to ensure there is a vacancy in that group. . All relevant details can be obtained from the group leader, including where the walking group intend to meet and which walk they will do, or which book the reading group is reading, which garden the horticulture group is visiting etc. Group leaders’ names and contact details are on pages 8-9 of the newsletter, and also on the web-site.

Ravenshead Community Transport.

Ashfield U3A has now registered with the Ravenshead Community minibus scheme and as such we will receive 10% discount on all bookings. Any group within Ashfield U3A is entitled to use this facility, which is in addition to the

Kirkby 'Our Centre' minibus

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Family HistoryFamily HistoryFamily HistoryFamily History

Family History group Spring 2014 programme

Feb 13th

– “Finding more clues”

March 13th – History of names, plus bring your WW1 information for display

April 10th – What did our ancestors eat?

[email protected] or 01623 793447

.Cinema Club 1Cinema Club 1Cinema Club 1Cinema Club 1

The films for Cinema group 1 are as follows: February 4th. 'Hilary and Jackie' Showing the relationship between the

cellist Jackie Du Pre and her sister. March 4th. 'The King's Speech.' Starring Colin Firth and Geoffrey Rush,

helping to overcome George VI's speech impediment. April 1st. 'A Mighty Wind'. A comedy about a group of folk musicians

reuniting for a last concert. May 6th. 'The Darjeeling Limited'. starring Owen Wilson who is united

with his two brothers on a train journey across India.

READINGREADINGREADINGREADING GROUPS GROUPS GROUPS GROUPS Are you concerned that you always seem to be reading the same sort of books, or that you don’t seem

to be able to concentrate on books the way you used to be able to? Why not join one of the reading

groups! Group 1 meets on the second Wednesday of the month and Group 2 meets on the 3rd Monday.

Both have some space and read a wide range of authors and genres. Both meet at Kirkby Library .

Check the boards or the website for details of what we are reading in the next few months and come

along to try it out.

Please send any articles for the Newsletter to the editor., - I welcome any contributions. Email to [email protected] or phone:- 01623 400545

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Singing for fun - 2014

February 11th March 11th: April 8th May 13th: June 10th

July/August no meeting September 9th: October 14th November 11th: December 9th

Extra December practice to be advised

Play Reading (Am-Dram)

Please note that this group is continuing. Contrary to my announcement at the Christmas party, Mary Naylor will not now be co-ordinator, as she has decided she does not want to do it. I will now be co-ordinator, and the next meeting will be at Colleen’s house. We need more members for this group. If you want entertaining at Christmas, you should consider joining us. We have

great fun and a lot of laughter ensues during the sessions.

Jill Pullan 01623 400545

Summer SchoolSummer SchoolSummer SchoolSummer Schoolssss

There are notices regarding some of the Summer Schools offered by U3A on the notice board: some are far afield, but I can personally recommend

the residential courses at Harlaxton Manor ----http://www.harlaxtonu3a.co.uk

International Dining 2014. Wednesday 26th February - Indian Restaurant Huthwaite (details to be confirmed later) Wednesday 26th March -Debsh Persian Restaurant - Nottingham (details to be confirmed later) Wednesday 30th April - "A Taste of Italy" at the Refined Restaurant at West Notts college 6.30pm. We look forward to some good food in 2014 and hope you can join us.

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Gardening Groups

Horticulture Forum

Horticulture forum is a group for active and enthusiastic gardeners.

Our meetings are planned so that each member of the group researches an area

of horticulture in which they are interested and talks about it to the rest of the

group.

This means we all extend our knowledge as well as talking about current

developments in our gardens.

Last year we undertook trials of seeds and tomato plants and so far this year

plan to look at a range of different potatoes as well as planning to grow some

more difficult seeds to share

We have a few spaces and will start again on the fourth Monday of February.

If you think you might be interested in joining the group please contact

Lynne Jackson 01623 750466

Talk with Taylor’s Clematis

Chris Blakelock has organised a talk by the nursery “Taylor’s Clematis” in

conjunction with the Gardening group, - 5th

February, 10.00am.

Friendly Gardeners - leader Marjorie Woolham

At this present time the group is full, but we welcome anyone to put their name down on the reserve list provided.

Garden Visits Group – leader Pam Sapey Please note that the times given are START times for visits. You need to arrive Approx 15 minutes earlier

so we are all together or to be updated on final arrangements.

Pam Sapey on 01623 558700

No Refunds Policy Your committee have reluctantly decided that when tickets are ordered they must be paid for, unless advised differently, and if you find you cannot attend the event you have bought the ticket for, it is up to you to sell that ticket on, and no refund will be given by U3A, unless there is a waiting list in operation. This is because some events have run at a loss due to people suddenly cancelling and expecting their money to be refunded. After all, if you book seats at the theatre, or a bus trip and found you couldn’t attend, you would lose your money, and, regrettably, we must have a similar policy.

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Canasta GroupCanasta GroupCanasta GroupCanasta Group The last meeting of the Canasta Group at 7.00 p.m. was on Saturday 16th November at the Ashwood Centre. Please note that the St Patrick’s evening will clash with the scheduled Canasta meeting. Therefore, Canasta will not be held in March, as many members will be coming to the St Patrick’s event. We are always pleased to welcome any new members, whether experts of beginners. If you are interested in joining us, please contact me for further information. Geoff Cree 01623 794485, [email protected]

Nottingham Forest in the CommunityNottingham Forest in the CommunityNottingham Forest in the CommunityNottingham Forest in the Community

James Mitchell from the above organisation has recently been put in charge of a new project involving the senior reds. They are running an over 50’s social event every month at the city ground to give people the match-day experience. Each person in attendance will receive refreshments and a programme from a previous match to take home; in addition to this, there will be a previous week’s game played on the big screen. Professional coaches will also be running activities and skill games. In further months they hope to run ground tours and invite special guests such as former players and staff to give an insight on the roles within the club. The cost per person will be just £3.00 with the event running from 10am – 12noon. Contact James Mitchell – [email protected] for further information

What a bargin! Ed.

Your U3A Committee We are particularly short of volunteers for the tea/coffee duty roster, please put your name down for this, even it is only for one meeting during the year Please also consider giving any help with e.g. the Book Stall, refreshments; or making new members feel welcome. Also, please offer to help with the catering at the many events we organise. We always need a few ‘extra hands’ to help at events and meetings. Please consider helping your committee in any of the above capacities.

The Wood Carving Group dates have been changed to Thursday Evenings for the next Three months and possibly longer, also the time has been altered: it is now 5.30 till 8.30pm.

Our charity this year will be the John Eastwood Hospice

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Craft Group Meetings 2014

24 January Box and open book card

28 February Ribbon flowers

28 March Bun decorating

25 April Shopping card

23 May Flower arranging June; July; August No meeting

26 September Fan card

24 October Beaded snowflake

28 November Sugar snowmen

December No meeting

Hucknall / Ashfield Short Walks Group On Thursday 21 November, 23 members of the Short Walks group arrived at the Plough Inn at Farnsfield for the start of a gentle walk of nearly four miles. It was a lovely crisp morning with blue skies and sunshine. The walk took us through the village of Farnsfield along a track which led to the Southwell Trail, formerly the railway line. We walked along hedge-sides until we reached Lower Hexgreave Farm and then onto the parkland of Hexgreave. Leaders Mike and Shirley Dawe were expecting to see the highlight of the walk – the herd of red deer, but they had been moved to another area. Mike gave a potted history of Hexgreave estate which can be traced back to 1240. The hall itself was built between 1750 and 1760 and has been home to many famous people including more recently the late Sir John Eastwood. We then walked through the estate following a beautiful avenue of lime trees, and passing the entrance and outbuildings of Hexgreave Hall. And then we saw the herd of red deer – an awesome sight! We continued along roads until we reached Farnsfield, and the welcoming sight of the pub. 20 people stayed for a very enjoyable meal in a beautiful festively decorated dining room. Thanks were expressed to Jim and Cindy Bentley who have been coordinators of this group for many years and are now retiring.

Mike and Shirley Dawe

The Dunoon and Argyll holiday, June 2014

SINGLE ROOMS now SOLD OUT

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ASHFIELD HOLIDAYS, 2014ASHFIELD HOLIDAYS, 2014ASHFIELD HOLIDAYS, 2014ASHFIELD HOLIDAYS, 2014

DUNOON AND ARGYLL JUNE 2014

7 days dinner, room and breakfast at the 3* Selbourne Hotel - Dunoon, overlooking the Clyde.

Included are:- * full day to Isle of Bute; * full day to Loch Lomond & Helensburgh

* half day Cowal Peninusla; * half day Lochgoilhead

All rooms with tea & coffee making facilities, shower/bath, TV, hairdryer.lift to most rooms Hotel has entertainment most evenings, also lounge, dance floor, TV lounge,quiet lounge.

The Hotel is set in lovely gardens reaching down to the river Clyde. £310 .00 PER PERSON sharing twin

All single rooms now sold out £30.00 deposit secures your place - cheques made payable to T.C.C.T. Ltd

Coach pick up Mansfield

Contact Caroline to book on 01623 721987 [email protected]

ANNUAL U3A HOLIDAY AT WARNERS THORESBY HALL

4 nights bed, breakfast and evening meal. Plenty of entertainment provided. Price per person is now £193.00 sharing. New for our 2014 break, Thoresby can provide lunch vouchers worth £6 for £5 each to be used against the menus in the Pavilion Bar and the Games room bar. Please note that this does not include alcoholic drinks. They do need to be pre-booked so if you think you might want any please send an email saying how many, I can then order them and pay Warners myself. When you arrive on the Monday I will give them out in return for the necessary £5 notes. £193 for the 4 days or they could pay another £20 and go in a signature room.

This is the 9th year of these wonderful breaks. If you are interested either see Jill or contact :-

Terry Whitehead on 01623 626991 or [email protected]

Bird Watching Group

No Bird-watching in Jan and Feb as birds are not very active

We always meet at 10.00 am, and afterwards we stop for lunch Contact Mary on 01773776386 or 07887362383

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Two events being held by other U3A’s

Winter Ball Winter Ball Winter Ball Winter Ball Dukeries U3A are holding a ball on 15th Feb at the Jubilee Hall in Ollerton.

Back by popular demand is Dean Stansby in the style of the music of the stars. Excellent buffet, bring own wine & glasses. Tickets £18 available from Rita Lomas. Dress as formal as you wish.

St ValSt ValSt ValSt Valentine’s danceentine’s danceentine’s danceentine’s dance 14th Feb. Sutton U3A – see Jennie North today for

tickets

LINE DANCING

Line dancing next month will be on Thursday ,February 20th at St Wilfreds hall Kirkby-in-Ashfield The session will be free for this month as we have sufficient funds to do this ,so if anyone would like to come along and join us free of charge ,for one month to see if you would enjoy line dancing ,we wold love to see you ,we have a lovely time and keep fit too

Contact Rita Lomas 01623 480338

Ashwood Centre Food and Clothing Bank

The Ashwood centre is setting up a food and clothing bank to meet an increasing local need. They are asking for contributions of food and clothing.

Food

Milk (UHT or powdered): Sugar: Tins of soup: Tinned Veg: Breakfast cereals: Pasta: Pasta sauce: Tinned meat/pie/stew: Tuna: Instant mash: Tinned fruit: Jam: Tinned beans/spaghetti: Tinned custard: Tinned rice pudding: Rice: Packet puddings: Tea, Coffee. EXTRAS – Toiletries, Toothbrushes and toothpaste, toilet rolls: nappies: wipes:

Clothing They are asking for warm clothing for adults (particularly the elderly) and children For children they want coats and outdoor clothing and have asked if we can knit hats, scarves and gloves for 5 – 11 year olds. Any contributions can be brought to the main meeting or to the Ashwood Centre where they can be left in the Foyer. We are sure most people can manage to contribute something however small.

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Ashfield U3A Interest Group Leaders. NB If you wish to join a group, please telephone the group leader beforehand,

to check if there is an available place, current venue etc

You can email a group leader on ‘[email protected]

ANTIQUES & COLLECTABLES (Kathleen Jones) tel: 01623 550740 ART GROUP (Barrie Jackson) tel :01623 750466 BIRD WATCHING (Mary Naylor ) tel: 01773 776386 BRIDGE Group (Maxine Rose) tel: 01623 459081 BOARD GAMES Group (Marian Wilson) tel: 01623 752780 BOOK STALL (Carole Britton) tel: 01623 456855 BOWLS (Margaret Crossley) tel: 01623 796197 CANASTA (Geoff Cree) tel: 01623 794485 CARD CRAFT (Carole Seymour) tel: 01623 489785 CLASSICAL MUSIC 1 (Alan Radford) tel: 01623 427934 CLASSICAL MUSIC 2 (Ron Walker) tel: 01623 456389 CINEMA 1 (Sylvia Smith) tel: 01623 514357 CINEMA 2 (Sylvia Froggatt) tel: 01623 753778 COOKERY – CREATIVE MENUS (Eileen Allin) tel: 01623 473662 CRAFT GROUP (Sue Hughes; 01623 556256 & (Eileen Allin) tel: 01623 473662 DISCUSSION GROUP (Marian Wilson) tel: 01623 752780 FRIENDLY GARDENERS (Marjorie Woolham) tel: 01773 811755 EASY- WHEELERS (Cycling for fun) (Alan Snape) tel:01159 273524 FAMILY HISTORY (Trish Tootell) tel: 01623 793447 FRENCH CONVERSATION Group (Ann Cottee) tel: 01623 750538 GARDENING GROUP (Jan Strachan) tel: 01623 644664 GARDEN VISITS (Pam Sapey, Kathleen Jones,) tel; 01623 558700 HOLIDAYS - VARIOUS (Caroline Rhoades) tel: 07724210563 or 01623 721987 HORTICULTURE FORUM (Lynne Jackson) tel: 01623 750466 INTERNATIONAL DINING (Georganne Barlow tel: 01623 626647

& Julia Porter) tel: 01623 620892

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LATE BREAKFAST (Geoff Cree) tel: 01623 794485

LINE DANCING (Rita Lomas ) tel: 01623 480338 MOVEMENT TO MUSIC + YOGA (Pam Sapey) tel: 01623 558700 OUTINGS; NAT TRUST (Kathleen Jones) tel: 01623 550740 Numerous – see newsletter, boards and announcements PLATINUM Investment Club (Jill Pullan) tel: 01623 400545 PLAYREADING (AM-DRAM) (Jill Pullan) tel: 01623 400545

Reading plays & performing at U3A events RAILWAY Group (Geoff Cree) tel: 01623 794485 READING Book Group ‘A’ (Len & Sally Hill) tel: 01623 437726 READING Book Group ‘2’ (B) (Gill Ball) tel: 01623 450003 ROCK GROUP (Mary Naylor ) tel: 01773 776386

SCRABBLE (Margaret Nunn) tel: 01159 634196 SINGING FOR FUN (Maxine Rose) tel: 01623 459081 SUGARCRAFT & Cake Decorating (Sue Hughes) tel: 01623 556256 THREADS & TEXTILES (Lynne Jackson) tel: 01623 750466 THEATRE VISITS Group (Barbara Ives) tel: 0115 9539893 Various shows, plays etc at various venues TRIPS WITH KATHLEEN (Kathleen Jones) tel: 01623 550740 WALKING Group ‘A’ (David Porter) tel: 01623 620892 More demanding walks of between 7 and 9 miles in length WALKING Group ‘B’ (David Wilson) tel: 01623 752780

Less demanding walks, between 4 and 6 miles

WALKING GROUP ‘C’ (Strollers) (Alan Radford) tel: 01623 427934 Strolling between 1- 21/2 miles WINE APPRECIATION (Geoff Cree) tel: 01623 794485 WOOD CARVING (David Hammond) tel: 01623 794392 ZUMBA GOLD (Christine Bakowsky) tel: 01623 723140 New Groups: If there is a group you would be interested in joining, but isn’t offered at the moment, see Mary Naylor,

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DUNOON AND ARGYLL JUNE 2014

7 days dinner, room and breakfast at the 3* Selbourne Hotel - Dunoon, overlooking the Clyde.

Included are:- * full day to Isle of Bute; * full day to Loch Lomond & Helensburgh

* half day Cowal Peninusla; * half day Lochgoilhead

All rooms with tea & coffee making facilities, shower/bath, TV, hairdryer.lift to most rooms Hotel has entertainment most evenings, also lounge, dance floor, TV lounge,quiet lounge.

The Hotel is set in lovely gardens reaching down to the river Clyde. £310 .00 PER PERSON sharing twin

All single rooms now sold out £30.00 deposit secures your place - cheques made payable to T.C.C.T. Ltd

Coach pick up Mansfield

Contact Caroline to book on 01623 721987 [email protected]

ANNUAL U3A HOLIDAY AT WARNERS THORESBY HALL

4 nights bed, breakfast and evening meal. Plenty of entertainment provided. Price per person is now £193.00 sharing. New for our 2014 break, Thoresby can provide lunch vouchers worth £6 for £5 each to be used against the menus in the Pavilion Bar and the Games room bar. Please note that this does not include alcoholic drinks. They do need to be pre-booked so if you think you might want any please send an email saying how many, I can then order them and pay Warners myself. When you arrive on the Monday I will give them out in return for the necessary £5 notes. £193 for the 4 days or they could pay another £20 and go in a signature room.

This is the 9th year of these wonderful breaks. If you are interested either see Jill or contact :-

Terry Whitehead on 01623 626991 or [email protected]

Bird Watching Group

No Bird-watching in Jan and Feb as birds are not very active

We always meet at 10.00 am, and afterwards we stop for lunch Contact Mary on 01773776386 or 07887362383

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Two events being held by other U3A’s

Winter Ball Winter Ball Winter Ball Winter Ball Dukeries U3A are holding a ball on 15th Feb at the Jubilee Hall in Ollerton.

Back by popular demand is Dean Stansby in the style of the music of the stars. Excellent buffet, bring own wine & glasses. Tickets £18 available from Rita Lomas. Dress as formal as you wish.

St ValSt ValSt ValSt Valentine’s danceentine’s danceentine’s danceentine’s dance 14th Feb. Sutton U3A – see Jennie North today for

tickets

LINE DANCING

Line dancing next month will be on Thursday ,February 20th at St Wilfreds hall Kirkby-in-Ashfield The session will be free for this month as we have sufficient funds to do this ,so if anyone would like to come along and join us free of charge ,for one month to see if you would enjoy line dancing ,we wold love to see you ,we have a lovely time and keep fit too

Contact Rita Lomas 01623 480338

Ashwood Centre Food and Clothing Bank

The Ashwood centre is setting up a food and clothing bank to meet an increasing local need. They are asking for contributions of food and clothing.

Food

Milk (UHT or powdered): Sugar: Tins of soup: Tinned Veg: Breakfast cereals: Pasta: Pasta sauce: Tinned meat/pie/stew: Tuna: Instant mash: Tinned fruit: Jam: Tinned beans/spaghetti: Tinned custard: Tinned rice pudding: Rice: Packet puddings: Tea, Coffee. EXTRAS – Toiletries, Toothbrushes and toothpaste, toilet rolls: nappies: wipes:

Clothing They are asking for warm clothing for adults (particularly the elderly) and children For children they want coats and outdoor clothing and have asked if we can knit hats, scarves and gloves for 5 – 11 year olds. Any contributions can be brought to the main meeting or to the Ashwood Centre where they can be left in the Foyer. We are sure most people can manage to contribute something however small.

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Canasta GroupCanasta GroupCanasta GroupCanasta Group The last meeting of the Canasta Group at 7.00 p.m. was on Saturday 16th November at the Ashwood Centre. Please note that the St Patrick’s evening will clash with the scheduled Canasta meeting. Therefore, Canasta will not be held in March, as many members will be coming to the St Patrick’s event. We are always pleased to welcome any new members, whether experts of beginners. If you are interested in joining us, please contact me for further information. Geoff Cree 01623 794485, [email protected]

Nottingham Forest in the CommunityNottingham Forest in the CommunityNottingham Forest in the CommunityNottingham Forest in the Community

James Mitchell from the above organisation has recently been put in charge of a new project involving the senior reds. They are running an over 50’s social event every month at the city ground to give people the match-day experience. Each person in attendance will receive refreshments and a programme from a previous match to take home; in addition to this, there will be a previous week’s game played on the big screen. Professional coaches will also be running activities and skill games. In further months they hope to run ground tours and invite special guests such as former players and staff to give an insight on the roles within the club. The cost per person will be just £3.00 with the event running from 10am – 12noon. Contact James Mitchell – [email protected] for further information

What a bargin! Ed.

Your U3A Committee We are particularly short of volunteers for the tea/coffee duty roster, please put your name down for this, even it is only for one meeting during the year Please also consider giving any help with e.g. the Book Stall, refreshments; or making new members feel welcome. Also, please offer to help with the catering at the many events we organise. We always need a few ‘extra hands’ to help at events and meetings. Please consider helping your committee in any of the above capacities.

The Wood Carving Group dates have been changed to Thursday Evenings for the next Three months and possibly longer, also the time has been altered: it is now 5.30 till 8.30pm.

Our charity this year will be the John Eastwood Hospice

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Craft Group Meetings 2014

24 January Box and open book card

28 February Ribbon flowers

28 March Bun decorating

25 April Shopping card

23 May Flower arranging June; July; August No meeting

26 September Fan card

24 October Beaded snowflake

28 November Sugar snowmen

December No meeting

Hucknall / Ashfield Short Walks Group On Thursday 21 November, 23 members of the Short Walks group arrived at the Plough Inn at Farnsfield for the start of a gentle walk of nearly four miles. It was a lovely crisp morning with blue skies and sunshine. The walk took us through the village of Farnsfield along a track which led to the Southwell Trail, formerly the railway line. We walked along hedge-sides until we reached Lower Hexgreave Farm and then onto the parkland of Hexgreave. Leaders Mike and Shirley Dawe were expecting to see the highlight of the walk – the herd of red deer, but they had been moved to another area. Mike gave a potted history of Hexgreave estate which can be traced back to 1240. The hall itself was built between 1750 and 1760 and has been home to many famous people including more recently the late Sir John Eastwood. We then walked through the estate following a beautiful avenue of lime trees, and passing the entrance and outbuildings of Hexgreave Hall. And then we saw the herd of red deer – an awesome sight! We continued along roads until we reached Farnsfield, and the welcoming sight of the pub. 20 people stayed for a very enjoyable meal in a beautiful festively decorated dining room. Thanks were expressed to Jim and Cindy Bentley who have been coordinators of this group for many years and are now retiring.

Mike and Shirley Dawe

The Dunoon and Argyll holiday, June 2014

SINGLE ROOMS now SOLD OUT

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Singing for fun - 2014

February 11th March 11th: April 8th May 13th: June 10th

July/August no meeting September 9th: October 14th November 11th: December 9th

Extra December practice to be advised

Play Reading (Am-Dram)

Please note that this group is continuing. Contrary to my announcement at the Christmas party, Mary Naylor will not now be co-ordinator, as she has decided she does not want to do it. I will now be co-ordinator, and the next meeting will be at Colleen’s house. We need more members for this group. If you want entertaining at Christmas, you should consider joining us. We have

great fun and a lot of laughter ensues during the sessions.

Jill Pullan 01623 400545

Summer SchoolSummer SchoolSummer SchoolSummer Schoolssss

There are notices regarding some of the Summer Schools offered by U3A on the notice board: some are far afield, but I can personally recommend

the residential courses at Harlaxton Manor ----http://www.harlaxtonu3a.co.uk

International Dining 2014. Wednesday 26th February - Indian Restaurant Huthwaite (details to be confirmed later) Wednesday 26th March -Debsh Persian Restaurant - Nottingham (details to be confirmed later) Wednesday 30th April - "A Taste of Italy" at the Refined Restaurant at West Notts college 6.30pm. We look forward to some good food in 2014 and hope you can join us.

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Gardening Groups

Horticulture Forum

Horticulture forum is a group for active and enthusiastic gardeners.

Our meetings are planned so that each member of the group researches an area

of horticulture in which they are interested and talks about it to the rest of the

group.

This means we all extend our knowledge as well as talking about current

developments in our gardens.

Last year we undertook trials of seeds and tomato plants and so far this year

plan to look at a range of different potatoes as well as planning to grow some

more difficult seeds to share

We have a few spaces and will start again on the fourth Monday of February.

If you think you might be interested in joining the group please contact

Lynne Jackson 01623 750466

Talk with Taylor’s Clematis

Chris Blakelock has organised a talk by the nursery “Taylor’s Clematis” in

conjunction with the Gardening group, - 5th

February, 10.00am.

Friendly Gardeners - leader Marjorie Woolham

At this present time the group is full, but we welcome anyone to put their name down on the reserve list provided.

Garden Visits Group – leader Pam Sapey Please note that the times given are START times for visits. You need to arrive Approx 15 minutes earlier

so we are all together or to be updated on final arrangements.

Pam Sapey on 01623 558700

No Refunds Policy Your committee have reluctantly decided that when tickets are ordered they must be paid for, unless advised differently, and if you find you cannot attend the event you have bought the ticket for, it is up to you to sell that ticket on, and no refund will be given by U3A, unless there is a waiting list in operation. This is because some events have run at a loss due to people suddenly cancelling and expecting their money to be refunded. After all, if you book seats at the theatre, or a bus trip and found you couldn’t attend, you would lose your money, and, regrettably, we must have a similar policy.

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Classical Music 1Classical Music 1Classical Music 1Classical Music 1 Co-ordinator: Alan Radford (01623 427934)

Date Composer or subject for the meeting Host

26th Feb Benjamin Britten Stella

26th Mar Niccolo Paganini Janet

24th April Philip Glass -

22nd May Karl Jenkins -

Will you please inform the host if you cannot attend a meeting

ChessChessChessChess or Recorders? or Recorders? or Recorders? or Recorders?

Is anyone interested in setting up a Chess group? This could be in multiples of 2! We know we have members who can play chess, but need a partner to play chess with.

Also – Angela would like to start a Recorder group – meeting at her home and learning to play the recorder. If you are interested in either Chess or Recorders,

please see Lynne.

Group Meeting dates

If your group is Card Craft, you will see from the table on page 15 that it meets on the 2nd Monday of the month at 10.00am. If you wish to join any interest group, please telephone the group leader first to ensure there is a vacancy in that group. . All relevant details can be obtained from the group leader, including where the walking group intend to meet and which walk they will do, or which book the reading group is reading, which garden the horticulture group is visiting etc. Group leaders’ names and contact details are on pages 8-9 of the newsletter, and also on the web-site.

Ravenshead Community Transport.

Ashfield U3A has now registered with the Ravenshead Community minibus scheme and as such we will receive 10% discount on all bookings. Any group within Ashfield U3A is entitled to use this facility, which is in addition to the

Kirkby 'Our Centre' minibus

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Family HistoryFamily HistoryFamily HistoryFamily History

Family History group Spring 2014 programme

Feb 13th

– “Finding more clues”

March 13th – History of names, plus bring your WW1 information for display

April 10th – What did our ancestors eat?

[email protected] or 01623 793447

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The films for Cinema group 1 are as follows: February 4th. 'Hilary and Jackie' Showing the relationship between the

cellist Jackie Du Pre and her sister. March 4th. 'The King's Speech.' Starring Colin Firth and Geoffrey Rush,

helping to overcome George VI's speech impediment. April 1st. 'A Mighty Wind'. A comedy about a group of folk musicians

reuniting for a last concert. May 6th. 'The Darjeeling Limited'. starring Owen Wilson who is united

with his two brothers on a train journey across India.

READINGREADINGREADINGREADING GROUPS GROUPS GROUPS GROUPS Are you concerned that you always seem to be reading the same sort of books, or that you don’t seem

to be able to concentrate on books the way you used to be able to? Why not join one of the reading

groups! Group 1 meets on the second Wednesday of the month and Group 2 meets on the 3rd Monday.

Both have some space and read a wide range of authors and genres. Both meet at Kirkby Library .

Check the boards or the website for details of what we are reading in the next few months and come

along to try it out.

Please send any articles for the Newsletter to the editor., - I welcome any contributions. Email to [email protected] or phone:- 01623 400545

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Strollers Strollers Strollers Strollers PPPProgrammerogrammerogrammerogramme The Strollers group would like more members who would enjoy a stroll of 11/2– 21/2 miles

12th February Sutton Lawn

First car park from Lawn Avenue/Lawn Lane entrance off Station Rd, Sutton. Nearest postcode NG17 5FU

12th March Rufford Abbey Country Park Main car park off A614. (Rufford Abbey Country Park, The Abbey, Ollerton, Newark NG22 9DF).

9th April Hardwick Lakes Overflow car park, just below Hardwick Inn, Hardwick Park, Doe Lea, nr. Chesterfield S44 5QJ.

14th May Pleasley Vale Car park at rear of Pleasley Vale Plant Nursery, Common Lane, Pleasley Vale, NG19 8RN (nearest postcode, the houses just N.E. of the warehouse site)

11th June

Bestwood Country Park (footpaths through Big Wood and then trails)

The car park outside Bestwood Lodge Hotel, Bestwood Lodge Drive, Arnold, NG5 8NE. Please park close to the road entrance. WCs on Bestwood Lodge Drive shortly before reaching the Hotel, open from 10 am. [Note – ‘’No Through Road’ from Bestwood village via Alexandra Lodges to the Hotel].

Classical Music 2Classical Music 2Classical Music 2Classical Music 2

We now have about 20 people on the books, with an average attendance of 14 at our monthly sessions. The December meeting was almost entirely devoted to members’ choice, slightly seasonal, there was also a short and fiendishly easy musical quiz. This year we plan to concentrate each session on composers from a specific country, mostly European of course, though the North and South American continents will be represented. Every few months the selection is made up completely of members’ discs. We hold our two-hour sessions in the large meeting room at the Ashwood Centre and are pleased to see new members at any time. You don’t have to be a ‘regular’ member - if the outline above appeals to you, just come along and give it a try. You’ll be welcome.

Ron Walker, co-ordinator01623 456389, [email protected]

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Theatre Group

Sat 08.02 Derby theatre Merry Widow 14.30 16.00

Sat 15.02 Theatre Royal Singing in the Rain 14.30 45.00

Wed 19.02 Ravenshead Village Hall

Princess Ida 19.15 10.00

Sat 08.03 Theatre Royal Brassed off 14.30 22.00

Thur 13.03 Theatre Royal Matthew Bourne’s Swan Lake 14.00 29.50

Free Lunch-time concerts 12.15. no need to book, just drop in & enjoy a drink from the bar

Contact Barbara by e-mail [email protected]

Christmas Party

I’m sure everyone thoroughly enjoyed the Christmas Party. It was so well organised, and the meal was lovely. I don’t think anyone who wished to come was unable to buy a ticket. The entertainment went down very well too. Many thanks to Pam, Sue and the team for making this a memorable party.

Jill Pullan

New Year’s Eve Ceilidh

Knitter’s Jig entertained everyone with their excellent ceilidh/folk music. Almost everyone was up and dancing, and the night just flew by. The caller was really good, and most were able to follow the dances, - any mistakes were greeted by much hilarity! There were modelling balloons on each table, and some fantastic creations were produced, Many thanks to Julia and Carole for organising this great evening.

Jill Pullan

Craft Fair

The craft fair held in October was very successful and raised a total of £526 for the Hospice fund. This included £50 donated by our speaker in lieu of a fee. Many of the contributions – notably the cards and home produce were given entirely by the donators, who wanted no return for their efforts. Many thanks to all contributors. We have received a letter from the Hospice offering their grateful thanks.

Rock groups

I have no details of any future Rock Concerts to date

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BRIDGE 2014:

3rd February: 17th February:

3rd March: 17th March:

7th April: 21st April :

12th May:

2nd June : 16th June:

Ashfield U3A Please inform the editor, Jill Pullan 01623 400545 of any changes to your normal programme in the near future no later than the Friday before the main meeting. This will be of great help to members of your various groups – this includes changes of content, dates and venues -- Also, please inform Ron Britton for the web-site Interest Group Meetings:- If you wish to join any interest group, please telephone the group leader first to ensure there is a vacancy in that group. All relevant details can be obtained from the group leader, including where the walking group intend to meet and which walk they will do, or which book the reading group is reading, which garden the horticulture group is visiting etc. Group leaders’ names and contact details are on pages 8-9 of the newsletter, and also on the web-site.

Forthcoming events to mark in your diary Winter Ball Winter Ball Winter Ball Winter Ball Dukeries U3A are holding a ball on 15th Feb at the Jubilee Hall in Ollerton. Back by popular demand is Dean Stansby in the style of the music of the stars. Excellent buffet, bring own wine & glasses. Tickets £18 available from Rita Lomas. Dress as formal as you wish.

St Valentine’s danceSt Valentine’s danceSt Valentine’s danceSt Valentine’s dance 14th Feb. Sutton U3A – see Jennie North for tickets St Patricks Night St Patricks Night St Patricks Night St Patricks Night ---- Saturday, 15 Saturday, 15 Saturday, 15 Saturday, 15thththth March, 2014 March, 2014 March, 2014 March, 2014 Tickets on Tickets on Tickets on Tickets on sale now at £12.50 sale now at £12.50 sale now at £12.50 sale now at £12.50 Martin Fish Martin Fish Martin Fish Martin Fish –––– Gardeners’ Question Time TBA Gardeners’ Question Time TBA Gardeners’ Question Time TBA Gardeners’ Question Time TBA Commonwealth Night :Commonwealth Night :Commonwealth Night :Commonwealth Night :---- Saturday, 8 Saturday, 8 Saturday, 8 Saturday, 8thththth November, 2014 November, 2014 November, 2014 November, 2014 ---- Please make a note in your diary

Burns Night, 2015Burns Night, 2015Burns Night, 2015Burns Night, 2015

Threads and Fibres

This active and enthusiastic group is due to start a new topic in February so if you have been thinking you might join this is time! We are having a workshop by Lynda Kinnard on Stick weaving. We will then continue with the topic for another two months to finish a project. The cost of the workshop is £7.50 plus £5 for the starter pack which Lynda provides. I have based the cost on 10 attending and clearly if we have more the cost will reduce. If you would like to come along please contact Lynne Jackson or Maxine Rose for more details. The group meets on the third Wednesday of the month. This will be the 19th February at 10 a.m. at the Ashwood centre.

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For Group Leaders’ phone numbers, see pages 8-9 of the Newsletter

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Plat. Invest Gr 10.30 Class. Music 2 14.00 Bridge 18.30

Card Craft 10.00

Current affairs 13.30

French 13.30

Friendly garden’s 10.00

Book Gr. B 13.30

Bridge 18.30

Horticultr Forum 10.00

French 13.30

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Walking gr. A 09.00

Zumba gold 10.00

Bird watching

Sing for fun 14.00

Woodcarving 18.00

Mansfield U3A 10.00

Zumba gold 10.00 Garden Group 14.00

International Dining – venues and times vary

Woodcarving 18.00

Walking Gr. A 09.00

Art 9.30 – 12.30 Zumba gold 10.00

Woodcarving 18.00

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Book Gr. A 10.00

Strollers gr. C 10.15

Easy Wheelers

Hucknall U3A 14.00

Wine Appreciate 19.30

Threads & Textiles 10.00

Easy Wheelers – venues

and times vary

Class music 1 14.00

Easy Wheelers

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Lunch Club 12.00

Family History 13.00

Scrabble 14.00

Woodcarving 18.00

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Line Dancing 10.00

Woodcarving 18.00

Ash Meeting 10.00

Woodcarving 18.00

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Lunch Group *Please note that this group is currently suspended.-, due to lack of support*

Computer Tutorials. By Alan Paul

Alan Paul, who is a member of Ashfield and Ravenshead U3As, has very kindly written an on-line tutorial on WORD 2010. http://u3asitec.org.uk/live/code/u3asite.php?site=389&page=14813 We thank Alan wholeheartedly for the time and effort he has put into this web-site, - have a look, it could be just what you are looking for.

Supporting Events

We urge you to support the events we put on – these are always good value for money, as we always aim to make no profit on any event. The committee put a lot of time and effort, selecting food and entertainment for these events, but will not continue to do so if the members don’t

support us. We have lots of tickets left for St Patrick’s evening, and would like all members to consider

buying tickets and come along to what should be a great evening.

Holocaust Memorial Day 2014 - Tree Planting Event

Ashfield District Council will be marking Holocaust Memorial Day 2014 with the planting of an Oak tree at Kingsway Park, Kirkby-in-Ashfield. In addition, a display and film will be available for viewing within the Kingsway Park Café. The tree planting will take place at 11:00am on January 27th and will be followed by light refreshments at Kingsway Park Café. I would be delighted if you can join us at this event which aims to remember the victims of the Holocaust and other genocides. Attendees should meet at the Park's Bandstand at 10.50am - please wear suitable footwear. Please invite friends if you wish – everyone is welcome Denis Hill ( Ashfield District Council)

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Website: www.ashfieldu3a.org.uk

Thursday, 23rd January

Your speaker today is Jane Barnes on the subject of :-

A Day in the Life of a Dairy Farmer's Wife

St Patrick’s NightSt Patrick’s NightSt Patrick’s NightSt Patrick’s Night

Super event on March 15th, 2014.

Irish entertainment by Knitter’s Jig Hot Supper

Steak & Guinness Pie, potatoes & mushy peas (veg option available)

Dessert Bring your own wine / beer and glasses

Come along to this unique event, a first for Ashfield wear something green if

only a ribbon

£12.50 Tickets on sale now. From Jill

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