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Monthly meeting with speaker at Mkt Rasen Festival Hall
2nd Thursday of the month doors open 9.30 – Everyone Welcome
Are you interested in either of the forthcoming events?
Location – Yardbirds in Grimsby
Thin Lizzy tribute on Friday 16th February 2024
Bryan Adams on Friday 8th March 2024
If interested contact Phyl Murray – see interest group page here
Here are the photos of the month chosen from our December technical theme of ‘Night Photography’ and the Fun theme of ‘Festive’ plus a monthly favourite as voted on by the group. Each month we choose challenging themes to go out and take photos to suit.
If you are interested in Photography, why not join us at the New Life Church on the first Monday of the month.
For further photos taken by our group through the months go to our challenge page https://westwoldsu3a.org/?page_id=22714
Night Photography
Ulceby Station at Night
Taken by
Brian Ward
Festive
Lincoln Arch
Taken by
Steve McCarthy
Favourite of the Month
Through a Glass Brightly
Taken by
Dave Ebbage
Happy New Year from the Editor
The January newsletter is here…You can access the newsletter from this post or from the email the majority of our members will receive by the 12th December 2023
If you haven’t told us your email address or if it has changed… to avoid missing out send your updated email details to membership@westwoldsu3a.org.
If you would like to make comment on this newsletter or submit an article for the next issue then please send details to newsletter@westwoldsu3a.org by Friday 26th January 2024.
We would really like to hear from you about any events your groups are involved in. The Newsletter is only as good as the articles submitted by members. We relish any feedback.
The Spanish groups’ newsletter for January can be found here .
¡Feliz año nuevo! Happy New Year.
Take a look at our newsletter especially for our Spanish groups but with plenty of interest for anybody who doesn’t speak the language. If you’d like to translate the Spanish, why not join one of our four Spanish groups or come along to an Artificial Intelligence group meeting to learn how you can also do this. Full details can be found in our groups section.
We’re about to enter a busy festive time but it can be a very challenging time for many people. Remember there’s always someone who will listen. Take care of yourselves and have a peaceful holiday. We’ll see you back in the New Year. Our first Monthly Meeting is at the Festival Hall on 11th January 2024 at 9.45am See you all there!
Lincolnshire Safeguarding Adults Board – 01522 782155 (01522 782333 out of hours)
Support Line – confidential emotional telephone support – 01708 765200 info@supportline.org.uk
Mind – Mental Health Support – 0300 123 3393 text: 86463 info@mind.org.uk
Samaritans – 24-hour helpline 116 123 jo@samaritians.org.uk
Police non-emergency 24-hour helpline 101
Victim Support – 0808 168 9111 victimsupport.org.uk
The National Association for People Abused in Childhood (NAPAC) – 0808 801 0331
Support for Survivors – 0115 962 2722 hello@supportforsurvivors.org
Sandra Dean, Safeguarding Officer
The December newsletter is here…You can access the newsletter from this post or from the email the majority of our members will receive by the 12th December 2023
If you haven’t told us your email address or if it has changed… to avoid missing out send your updated email details to membership@westwoldsu3a.org.
If you would like to make comment on this newsletter or submit an article for the next issue then please send details to newsletter@westwoldsu3a.org by Friday 31st December 2023.
We would really like to hear from you about any events your groups are involved in. The Newsletter is only as good as the articles submitted by members. We relish any feedback.
Here are the photos of the month chosen from our November technical theme of ‘Architecture’ and the Fun theme of ‘Windows’ plus a monthly favourite as voted on by the group. Each month we choose challenging themes to go out and take photos to suit.
If you are interested in Photography, why not join us at the New Life Church on the first Monday of the month.
For further photos taken by our group through the months go to our challenge page https://westwoldsu3a.org/?page_id=8458
Favourite of the Month
Woodland walk
Taken by
Steve McCarthy
Architecture
Blackfriars Bridge
Taken by
Mary Orphanoudakis
Windows
Christmas Window in Stamford
Taken by
Pam Britton
West Wolds u3a Architecture Group held its first meeting on Thursday 30 November 2023. The subject of the first meeting was the Architect Leslie William Green the architect of the London underground, a talk presented by Caroline Foster.
Caroline had researched her subject well and had even undertaken visits to the underground stations including Baker Street, where she and Peter had explored the old station entrances and stairways to the platforms below on a guided tour.
When you picture a London Tube station in your mind, you see the iconic red terracotta tiles and the ornate signs engrained in them. This classic architectural design can be attributed to one man, who was tasked in 1903 with designing over fifty ticket halls for various stations on the Bakerloo, Piccadilly and Northern Lines, that man was Leslie Green. He was born in Maida Vale in 1875, the son of architect and Crown Surveyor, Arthur Green. After finishing university, he worked at his father’s architecture firm before starting his own in 1897.
In 1903, he was appointed as architect for the Underground Electric Railways Company of London to design ticket halls for three lines – the Great Northern, Piccadilly and Brompton Railway, the Baker Street and Waterloo Railway and the Charing Cross, Euston and Hampstead Railway which are now known as the Piccadilly, Bakerloo and Northern lines respectively. He designed each station to be flat roofed, so the building could be extended upwards to allow for residential and commercial usage to create more revenue.
Caroline’s talk whetted our group’s appetite to explore and view more closely the stations he designed, when next any of us visit London and travel on the Tube.
The WW u3a Architecture Group meet every other last Thursday of the month at Steve McCarthy’s home at 14:00. We are currently a small group but would welcome anyone sharing our interest in architecture. The next meeting will be on Thursday 25 January 2024 and the subject architectural style will be Early English Gothic. Please contact David Oliver if you wish to attend.
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A visit has been arranged for the 30th January 2024 to the Cleethorpes and District Astronomical Society Observatory, at Beacon Hill in Cleethorpes.
The details are as follows:
Date/time: Tuesday 30th January 2024. The event will start at 1930 and the gates will be open from 1915 and locked at 1930 promptly. This is an essential security requirement and late arrivals will not be able to attend for any reason.
Refreshment: Individuals to pay for their own drinks at 50p/person (cash please) and includes a tasty biscuit.
Numbers/ Cost: We are limited to 15 attendees so an early booking is recommended. The cost is £2/person.
Transport: Attendees are to arrange their own transport, preferably sharing cars, as parking is limited.
U3A Contact: David Ebbage on 01673 847750 (davepame@gmail.com).
Directions: Taking Clee Road from Cleethorpes take a left turn up Davenport Drive and then immediately take another left up Normandy Road and an immediate right turn up Montgomery Road. At the top of the hill, just before the road turns sharply left, look out for a small private road on the right between houses numbered 30 and 32 (What 3 Words: ///during.punks.focal). This is easily missed! Follow this road into the allotments. Limited parking is available and you will see the observatory (Beacon Hill), in the middle of the allotments. The entrance is clearly lit on club nights. There will be someone at the gate to let you in but it will be locked at 7.45pm. Observatory mobile telephone number: 07704079630 (only available during meeting times).
There will be a presentation and you will be able to look at and through the telescopes/binoculars, and if the weather is suitable, we should be able to go outside to observe. Everyone needs to bring warm clothes and waterproof shoes as it soon gets chilly and the ground/grass can be damp. Astronomers always wear two pairs of socks! With a group of 15 all those who wish should have time to look through the telescopes and binoculars. A torch to aid walking down the short drive would be useful too. One with a red filter would be preferable but not essential
Advance Notice of February Visit
In February, we are planning to visit The Museum of Timekeeping in Newark Upon Trent. If this is of interest to you, please notify the contact above and further details will be supplied, when available.
The Minutes of the above meeting are available to view on the Group Convenors Page under the ‘Our Team’ tab.
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