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High Lane U3A Newsletter
March 2007
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| A MESSAGE OF THANKS Can I take this opportunity to thank everyone for the kind gift of book tokens presented to me at the February AGM to mark my retirement as Chairman. I can assure you that I will use them well the next time I visit my favourite Bookshop. Jim Summers. SPRINGTIME
Spring is here again and we have a new committee ready to manage our U3A through another year. The U3A enables us to share and develop our interests and make new friends. We are a successful, friendly group, thanks to the enthusiasm of the volunteers: committee; group leaders; and many others who help in different ways. We have a dynamic web site, lively newsletter and interesting speakers at the monthly meetings. Now, thanks to lottery funding, we have access to good audio visual facilities. A healthy organization needs to continue to be responsive to its members needs. We should always be looking to the future. Initially your new committee will be examining how it supports and provides assistance to group leaders. They are the backbone of our U3A. We will also be considering how we engage with new members. Please get in touch with a committee member, or group leader, if you have any suggestions which you think would help to develop our activities. Many new interest groups can easily be formed with five or six people. Each year our organization has evolved. This year, for the first time, the walking group is going on a ‘residential weekend’ in Northumberland, and in October we are hosting a Pennine Link conference on the environment. I am looking forward to next spring, when I hope to be able to report other new developments. Thank you for your support in electing me as Chairman. Best wishes, John McCartney |
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FROM THE MEMBERSHIP SECRETARY
From the membership forms received so far, 36 people have offered to help. At General Meetings help is required with catering and putting out chairs. Our new committee member, John Speakman, has volunteered to co-ordinate this and will be contacting the volunteers shortly. Margaret Mc Dermott HOMEWATCH
JANUARY CRIME RING MESSAGES from the POLICE 1. A number of burglaries have been reported. In many instances, these burglaries were as a result of insecure doors and windows. The offenders are believed to be a number of young males riding pedal cycles. If you see or hear anything suspicious, please contact the police on 0161 872 5050 or 999 in an emergency *************************
2. A burglar gained entry
posing as a Waterboard official and saying he was checking water
pressure in the area. Please remind your members that United
Utilities never make unscheduled visits to check water for any reason,
visits to households are always by appointment. Any without an
appointment should be refused entry.To check the authenticity of doorstep callers, please note the following numbers:- BT 0800 321 999 POWERGEN 0800 056 6278 SCOTTISH POWER 0845 270 0700 TRANSCO 0845 605 6677 UNITED UTILITIES 0845 746 2200 Glenys Paterson/Jenn Booth 766787 Remember to report anything suspicious to the police and/or your Home Watch Coordinator. Page1
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 This takes place fortnightly during the winter months in the High Lane
Village Hall. There is only one Slow Foxtrot session on the 23rd
March before the summer break.Both the ballroom dancing at High Lane and the Latin class, which is held fortnightly in the Scout Hut in Marple will recommence in September. Further information will be available nearer then. Kath Taylor
Finance
 The
Finance group continues to meet every other month after the general
meeting in the village hall. Unfortunately there will be no
meeting on the 14th March. The topic "Investing in wine" and a wine
tasting have been re-arranged for our next meeting on 9th May.If anyone wishes to receive further information, then please do not hesitate to contact me. Derek Hill Crown Green Bowls If you would like to join the bowling group and learn to play then contact Ken Bentley. The best time to start is in May. The group will be going out for lunch after bowling on April 4th. Singing A planning meeting to restart the group will be held at High Lane village hall on Friday, 16th March at 9.45am. All welcome. Margaret & Tony Glynn have agreed to lead the group First Aid
Are you are interested in
 Both sessions start at 10am and last two hours. The course takes place at Marple Methodist Church, Church Lane , Marple. (Next to the Carver Theatre). For further details or to enrol please ring Doreen Scotte |
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 Marple Bridge and Mellor (Open*) Gardening Club * Open to any U3A member in the Pennine Link. Future Programme April 11th. A video on The Kirstenboch Gardens in Cape Town. May 2nd. A visit to Jodrel Bank Arboretum with Jack Swan as our guide. Cost - £2. Transport - cars by arrangement. Meet at Jodrel Bank at 10.30 am. June 13th. A members forum.Please bring your photos and tell us about your garden July 11th. A talk on Fuchsia by Bill Finlay August 1st. A visit to Fletcher Moss with John Steadman as our guide. Cost - £1 Transport - cars by arrangement. Meet at Fletcher Moss at 10.30 am. September 12th. Dunge Gardens (TBA). October 10th. AGM and Garden Quiz with prizes. November 14th. Lyme Hall Gardens Over The Years by Garry Rainford. December 12th Christmas Decorations incorporating garden produce/cuttings and " A Beetle Drive"!!! All welcome, at Marple Methodist Church,Church Lane 9.45am coffee, meeting at 10.00am. Doreen Scotte
Needlework Group
We continue to meet about twice
a month on a Thursday morning at 42 Bowfell Drive. In recent weeks we
have been working on producing a selection of greetings cards and
bookmarks which will be on sale at the March meeting.A few months ago, a member of the U3A who works at the Cancer Research shop in Marple brought us a bag containing several pieces of material, many embroidery silks and an unfinished kitchen sampler which had been handed into the shop and which they had been unable to sell. Margaret McDermott offered to finish the piece ( without a pattern) and we then decided to get it framed and raffle it at the general meeting in March, all proceeds going to Cancer Research. We would very much appreciate your support on March 14th. Please contact me if you would like to join us. Marlene Brookes
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Walk Report – December 2006 The walking group saw off 2006, with a picturesque walk in Wildboarclough (pronounced “Wilbercluff” by the locals). The valley was pleasantly quiet and misty, and we observed the contrast between the gentle bubbling stream, and the scene seventeen years ago. Then a cloudburst caused the destruction of 3 bridges by 18 foot deep flash floods, and the death by drowning of a car driver, commemorated in a plaque on one of the rebuilt bridges over Clough Brook. Later in the walk, a local farmer described how his outbuildings had been washed away by the torrent, and how a cow had been swept downstream – only to recover and stagger back! The walk was a mere 3 miles, but we saw the grand building which used to house the largest sub post office in England. We passed the attractive St. Saviour’s Church, the imposing Crag Hall (country seat of the Earls of Derby), and some lovely scenery; all this within a scattered country parish of only 200 odd people. The 18 of us had a friendly welcome at the Crag Inn (formerly Bottom o’ th’ Bank Farm), and there were definite thoughts of returning in the summer of 2007, with a longer walk to tackle Shutlingsloe or Three Shires Head. Watch this space! Walk Report – January 2007 Ruth and Dave Smith took 22 of us on a 4 mile walk from Moor End Road, New Mills. The walk started with glimpses through the mist of the lingering patches of snow on Kinderscout, and it was quite a pull up to Woodhouse Home with its strange castle –like ornamentation. Then we used a number of bridle ways, with the tall towers of central Manchester visible on the skyline, before surprisingly descending to the cross at Cobden edge - the cross is below the summit! A succession of minor roads and field paths led us to Moorend, and the old Sunday School building. Shiloh Road saw the gradual onset of a misty drizzle, but by now we were well on the way back, and going down Primrose Lane and along to our welcome meal at the Pack Horse. It had been a grey day for our first walk in 2007, and the bridle ways held frequent wet patches, possible a relic from the previous week’s thawing snow and ice. But the heavy rain held off, and the overwhelming consensus was that it had been a very pleasant start to our walking year, for which many thanks to Ruth and Dave. |
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Future Walks
 March
28th. Meet 10am. Leader Brian Allerton. The walk will be about 6 miles
and mostly flat, and will take in the perimeter of the second
Manchester Airport runway and the river Bollin tunnel. Bring
packed lunch.April 25th. Details provisional. Meet 9.30am. Leader Don Heap. Grindleford/Longshaw area. The walk will include some climbing. Bring packed lunch. May 30th. Meet 10am. Leader Walter Mason. The walk will be about 4/5 miles, but with two fair climbs, and one short stretch will be rough and stony. From Dane Bridge, Wincle, the route goes to Castle Rocks, Lud’s Church, the Hanging Stone, and near Swythamley Cross. Bring packed lunch. Jun 29th – July 1st, 2 Nights Walking Break, Hadrian’s Wall Area, Contact - Steve Reynolds. July 25th John/Barbara McCartney, Shutlings Low. Any offers for November and December? Walter Mason
German Group
We were very sad to lose one of
the most long-standing members of the group, John Gorie, who had been
with us since we started in 2001. John passed away on 21st January
after a long illness, borne with great fortitude. We remember him with
great affection and will miss his good humour, interesting
contributions and wealth of experience. To my German friends he
epitomised the best of Britishness. He will be much missed. Nuremberg
On Dec 4th 2006 a group of ten
ladies travelled with Air Berlin to Nuremberg. Arriving late in the
evening we took the Underground to the very comfortable Hotel
Fackelmann situated just outside the city walls. Our first full
day was spent in the Old Town which, although very badly damaged at the
end of WWII, has been beautifully restored in the old mediaeval style.
We were particularly impressed with the Marriage Carousel (a fountain
depicting the joys and pains of married life), the Castle towering
above the city and the beautiful golden fountain in the Market Square.
We managed to pause for a rest in the Impressive Gothic churches of St.
Sebaldus and St. Lorenz. Shopping was strictly "verboten" until we had
sampled the local speciality sausages during our lunch break. The
Nuremberg Market is the oldest in Germany and attracts about two
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