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Men in Sheds – What are they doing … ?

4 March, 2015

men-in-sheds-assocWell, quite a lot really and they are doing it all over the country. We have one in Aylesbury, a new one is opening in High Wycombe and there are around 200 more!

The movement began in Australia when men realised they could come together around practical tasks on a regular basis, particularly if they had a designated place or workshop where tools and work in progress read more …

Weston Turville U3A Newsletter – January 2015

17 January, 2015

 Wt Church gateBy the time you receive this January newsletter the end of the first month of the New Year will almost be upon us. So to all those people I have not yet met this year, the committee and I would like to wish you a happy, satisfying, adventurous, educational and healthy New Year. The New Year is traditionally the time for people to make resolutions and changes and the U3A is no exception. You will see in this newsletter read more …

Weston Turville U3A Newsletter – April 2014

21 April, 2014

Wt Church gateHappy Easter everyone. I was fortunate enough not to have to dress up like a chicken to get an Easter egg….were you?
The next meeting is our AGM. It will be as brief as possible so that it does not overrun the meeting but we have certain formalities to attend to. As you are aware I am standing down as Chairman having done nearly 4 years. I wish to thank you for your kind comments and I am very glad to have “led” such a brilliant group of people for so long. Please trust me once more: this U3A will go on and you will not read more …

Weston Turville U3A Newsletter – October 2012

21 October, 2013

censored carrotsI was gardening in my veg plot the other day and dug up my remaining carrots. Because I am not a good gardener I had accidentally fertilised the carrot bed prior to planting. As a result my remaining carrots were very funny shapes. I took some photos on my new (ish) mobile phone of the deformed specimens and discovered that my mobile has a puritanical streak and suffers from veggie-ism. It censored my read more …