Mill Hill U3A — News Flash No. 18, December 2017

MILL HILL

NEWS FLASH

Our Next Monthly Meeting:

Thursday 14th

December at Hartley Hall

“U3A’s Got Talent” an entertainment with a raffle and tea & cakes!

PLEASE NOTE:

NO ADMITTANCE TO MAIN HALL before 1.20 pm. so that IG

tables etc. can be set up.

MEETING STARTS PROMPTLY @ 2 PM

DON’T FORGET TO BRING YOUR MEMBERSHIP CARD!!

AND:

BRING A CHEQUE BOOK IF YOU PLAN TO PAY FOR A THEATRE

TICKET, COACH OR A TRAVEL OR OUTINGS TRIP!

Mill Hill U3A — News Flash No. 18, December 2017

FORTHCOMING MONTHLY MEETINGS (1.20 pm for 2.00 at Hartley Hall)

Date Speaker Title Info

Jan. 18th

2018

Interest Group event: displays of their activity from some of our Interest Groups. (Group Leaders: see page below)

Feb. 15th

2018

Ian Keable

‘Charles Dickens—Conjurer: a Play-bill of his Most Famous Show’

A talk including Magic tricks. Ian is very popular with other U3As.

Mar. 15th

2018

John Bercow

"The Role and Responsibilities of the Speaker of the House of Commons"

John Bercow, Speaker of the House of Commons. Owing to expected demand, this will be a ticket-only event. Ticket sales start on 14th December in Hartley Hall. See more info. below.

Apr. 19th

2018

Sandra Simmonds

A Day in Iran as a Housewife

This is the second talk that she regularly gives to U3A Groups. Her first talk was ex-cellent and many members re-quested this second talk.

Mill Hill U3A — News Flash No. 18, December 2017

15 March 2018 Monthly Meeting Talk.

You will be aware that the talk will be given by John Bercow, Speaker of the House of Commons.

We anticipate a large audience and so this will be a ticket-only event. Tickets go on sale at the 14 December MM in Hartley Hall and also, if not sold-out, at the Jan. & Feb. 2018 MMs.

PLEASE BRING £1 COINS AS WE WILL NOT BE GIVING CHANGE!!!

The meeting will take place in the hall at the Mill Hill United Synagogue.

ADMISSION IS BY TICKET ONLY

Mill Hill U3A — News Flash No. 18, December 2017

IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR THE INTEREST GROUP LEADERS

GROUP DISPLAYS FOR 18th

JANUARY 2018 Monthly Meeting at Hartley Hall

We are inviting you and your group members to display your activities, for

the enjoyment of the general U3A membership.

It would be appreciated if you participated to show your skills and talent.

TO BOOK A TABLE

Please, as soon as possible, contact

Jean Gillett on

07704 992268

or email

jeanniegillett@hotmail.co.uk

Mill Hill U3A — News Flash No. 18, December 2017

NEWS FROM THE INTEREST GROUPS

The next meeting of the MOTO group is on Saturday 9

th December

from 2.30pm - 4,30pm.

The first meeting of the MOTO group in 2018 will be on

Sunday 21st January.

For further details contact

Sue Jackson

suejackson04@gmail.com

A warm welcome awaits anyone who is on their own, for whatever reason.

Mill Hill U3A — News Flash No. 18, December 2017

MHU3A’s JANUARY OUTING

A GRAND TOUR OF

THE ROYAL ALBERT HALL

on Wednesday, 17th January 2018 at 11.30

An hour-long guided tour which includes most front-of-house ar-eas, the auditorium, the gallery and the Royal Retiring Room.

The Royal Albert Hall from Kensington Gar-dens.

It has a capacity of up to 5,272 seats. The Hall is a registered charity held in trust for the nation and receives no public or gov-ernment funding.

Since its opening by Queen Victoria in 1871, the world's lead-ing artists from many performance genres have appeared on its stage and it has become one of the UK's most treasured and distinctive buildings. The location of some of the most no-table events in British culture, each year it hosts more than 390 shows in the main auditorium, including classical, rock and pop concerts, ballet, opera, film screenings with live or-chestra, sports, award ceremonies, school and community events, charity performances and banquets.

COST £11.00 p/p, Payment by cheque only. BOOKING ON THURSDAY 16

th NOVEMBER, ROOM 3,

HARTLEY HALL BETWEEN 1.00 AND 1.50.

Please enclose these details in the envelope with your cheque

Name & Date of Outing,

No: of tickets (max 2), U3A Mem Nos, Your Names, Your email

addresses, your phone nos.

Mill Hill U3A — News Flash No. 18, December 2017

YOUR MHU3A DECEMBER OUTING

….ON SATURDAY 3rd

FEBRUARY

THE MILL HILL OBSERVATORY.

COME, SEE THE STARS AT YOUR LOCAL OBSERVATORY!

UCLO’s premier teaching facility in the UK for observational astronomy is in Mill Hill. The Observatory has been exclusively managed by University College London since 1951. It is a hands-on teaching observatory, part of the Astrophysics Group in UCL's Department of Physics and Astronomy.

PRICE: £5.50, by cheque only, made payable to:

“The Outings Group”

BOOKING.

At the Monthly Meeting on Thurs, 14th December, in Room 3, Hartley Hall between 1.00 and 1.50 before the main meeting.

YOU MUST enclose a note in your envelope with :

1) The Name & Date of Outing

2) No: of tickets (max 2)

3) U3A Member No/s

4) Your Name/s

5) Your email address/es

6) Your phone no/s, pref. mob.

MEMBERS WILL ASSEMBLE AT THE JUNCTION OF THE BROADWAY & HARTLEY AVE-NUE AND PROCEED TOGETH-ER TO THE OBSERVATORY

Mill Hill U3A — News Flash No. 18, December 2017

OUR FEBRUARY 2018 OUTING to

London’s Tudor Charterhouse, on Wednesday, 21

st February, 2018.

An hour-long guided tour seeing the highlights of the Charterhouse Alms-

houses whose residents are known as “Brothers”. Visit the Great Hall where the

Brothers sit together for their meals, the Great Chamber [Queen Elizabeth I

held court during the first days of her reign here], the Wash-house Court associ-

ated with the medieval monks of the Charterhouse and Master’s Court which re-

veals the opulence of Lord North’s Tudor Mansion.

Grab a bite to eat or a coffee at Thackeray’s Café

which is next door to the museum. Food is prepared by the Charterhouse in-

house catering team & you can enjoy paninis, sandwiches, soups, cakes and sa-

vouries, along with coffee, other drinks ………and delicious ice cream before or

after your tour!

40 Tickets available for the Charterhouse Tour. Cost £11.00

BOOKING: Monthly Meeting, Hartley Hall on Thurs, 16th

November, Room 3, between 1.00 and 1.50 before the main meeting.

Please put your cheque for £11.00, payable to “The Outings Group”, in an enve-

lope with a note stating: - The Outing’s Name, Your name/s, Membership no/s,

Email address & Phone number.

Mill Hill U3A — News Flash No. 18, December 2017

4* Dutch Delights

including Keukenhof Gardens, Delft & Amsterdam

Tuesday 24th April 2018 5 days. 4 Nights Staying at the 4* Carlton President Hotel, Utrecht

Booking on Thursday 14th December, Room 3, Hartley Hall, between 1.00 and 1.50 p.m.

from

Organised on behalf of Mill Hill U3A £450.

00

per person

by HARRY SHAW,

(Price based on a minimum of 35 passengers) Group Travel

Mill Hill U3A — News Flash No. 18, December 2017

Mill Hill U3A — News Flash No. 18, December 2017

MILL HILL U3A TRAVEL GROUP

THE 2020 OBERAMMERGAU PASSION PLAY

AND LAKE GARDA, VENICE & VERONA

THE PASSION PLAY

Oberammergau, Lake Garda, Venice, Verona

& Innsbruck

2 nights half board ac-commodation in Oberammergau

Category 2 Passion Play ticket (upgrade to

Category 1 for £29)

5 nights half board ac-commodation in Italy

Full programme of in-cluded excursions

Return scheduled flights from London

(regional flights availa-ble on request)

Professional tour man-ager

Executive coach

NOW BOOKING

VIEWS OF VENICE

Mill Hill U3A — News Flash No. 18, December 2017

VERONA OPERA HOUSE

LAKE GARDA

LAKESIDE CAFE VENICE CANAL BRIDGE

A PAINTED HOUSE IN OBERAM-

MERGAU

ST PETER & ST PAUL

OBERAMMERGAU

ST FRANCIS IN VERONA

Visit Tailored Travel’s web-site to see details of this

holiday in 2020

https://www.tailored-travel.co.uk/lake-garda-venice-verona-with-

oberammergau

Please email: travelmhu3a@gmail for more details.

Or see us at the Monthly Meeting, Room 3,

1.00 ‘til 1.50 pm.