Christmas Lunch – Pendley Manor – 15th December
FINAL CHANCE TO BOOK as reservations close on 31st October 2017.
There are still spaces available.
Cost is £28 per head.
To reserve your place contact: Mary Duly at xmaslunch@wtu3a.org.uk
Soft Tennis with Wendover U3A – too successful!
There seems to be a great demand for the Soft Tennis experience with Wendover U3A at Halton Tennis club of which Lindsay Smith, the activity coordinator, sadly reports that the numbers who have applied just about exceeds the number of players as they can currently cope with!
The group may be able to support more members in the future and this will be posted on this site as before.
Wendover Architecture Group Update
The lead convenor of Wendover’s architecture group, would like to advise Weston Turville U3A members who are interest in that group of some changes to the way the group operates.
Meetings are in Weston Turville at the Union Chapel hall and the Architecture Group pages on Wendover’s U3A website give information about visits/lectures/meeting format etc. We are invited to view the web page and have a look at what they are doing!
Although the group is fairly full at present, there are a few spaces and are happy to accommodate anyone who may be interested in joining their friendly and active study group.
Here is a direct link to the Wendover Architecture Group webpage
Extreme Visits – Coracle Regatta – August 28th
This is not to watch, quaint though it might be. It’s not to learn, well not entirely. It’s to take part in a challenge between Weston Turville U3A and Bath U3A as a one hour event at the Ironbridge Coracle Trust’s annual Regatta on August 28th!
There will be instruction – all of 1 minute it is understood – so it should be quite a spectacle.
The price would be £20, £10 to the Trust plus £10 to a Cancer charity. read more …
Agatha Christie’s ‘Spider’s Web’
Some spaces remain available for a trip to see Agatha Christie’s ‘Spider’s Web’ at the world famous Mill at Sonning on Saturday 2nd September.
The trip will consist of coach transport, a meal at the Mill and the play in the delightful tiny theatre also in the Mill.
The cost will be £46.00 for the dinner and theatre and appx. £15.00 for the coach (depending on how many places are taken up).
Further details from Helen McCaskie (playreading@wtu3a.org.uk).
WT U3A Local History Group Meetings – Update
WT U3A Local History Group Meetings from April to October 2017
Below is an update to the schedule for the talks and visits of the Local History Group. The schedule takes us up to end October and I am working on the November meeting. Please note that there is no meeting in June but two in July. I have arranged for a visit to the Aylesbury Museum Archives in Halton and the best date they have is Monday 3rd July. I hope that there is sufficient variety of topics that you will find interesting.
Glyn White. localhistory@wtu3a.org.uk
Meetings are posted in the Diary and detailed below
| Tuesday 25th April 2017 – “Wild, Wild Women” |
| Tuesday 23rd May – “The History of Grafton Regis” |
| Monday 3rd July 2017 – Aylesbury Museum Archives |
| Tuesday 25th July 2017 – Visit to Grafton Regis |
| Tuesday 22nd August 2017 – No meeting |
| Tuesday 26th September 2017 – Amy ‘Johnnie’ Johnson |
| Tuesday 24th October 2017 – Clydon House and the Verney family |
Weston Turville U3A Computer Group – Change of Format
The Weston Turville U3A computer group which is run in conjunction with Aston Clinton and Wendover U3As is now closing in its current format.
This closure is due to members no longer needing our services as they now know what they are doing! The good news is that computer assistance will remain on an ‘as required’ basis.
If you need assistance with a particular issue contact your U3A rep for computers (for WTU3A me!) and I will get someone from the volunteer list to try and assist you.
You can email me in the normal manner or if really stuck, ring me….. please do not turn up at the Halton Village Hall because you will be lonely standing in the car park on your own.
Mandi Simons computers@wtu3a.org.uk
Food Appreciation – St George’s Day Lunch – 25th April
This year we thought we would acknowledge St George’s Day, however as it falls on Sunday and The Chequers does not open on a Monday, we are having a belated lunch on Tuesday 25th April.
Please let Pam or Rosemary know if you wish to join us as we need to know how many places to book for on foodappreciation@wtu3a.org.uk
Here are the details & menu
Extreme Visits – Buggies & Pilots Racing Action
The ever-active minds (?) of the Extreme Visits team have come up with another way to get the adrenaline flowing with an action packed morning in Bicester with Banzai Action Sports on 18th May.
Two driving sessions with Honda Pilots and Rage Buggies over rough terrain followed by lunch at a local pub.
See the event description for details. Limited space so apply soon.
