Issue 136 October 2016

A letter from your Chairman

Dear All,

On Thursday 22nd September we had our second fish, chips and Quiz night. Everyone

I have spoken to said how much they enjoyed it and since our treasurer has decided

we made a small profit we might try another one in the New Year. Thanks go to Mary

for all the organising and to Pauline Ashby for the actual quiz – my table came first (as

against last during the previous event) and I answered at least 3 questions (but did

well with the Dingbats round)!

As a number of members complained about the last Christmas Party we are trying

something different this year. We have a speaker, Derek Harris with a talk called ‘Noel

Noel No!’, and are having nibbles and a drink. The meeting will be by ticket only and

the tickets are priced at a very reasonable £2 including the raffle. Your ticket will be

your raffle ticket too, so do try to bring it with you. Christine is taking bookings so form

an orderly queue. Get yours while stocks last. No Twelve days of Christmas this year

I am sorry to say! If you are sorry there is no normal Christmas Party this year why

not join the committee and change the new policy? We are still looking for a Speaker

Secretary to help Valerie, a Newsletter editor and a Website manager and two more

general committee members.

During September I sent out 197 emails to those of you who gave us email addresses

for our database. I asked everyone who read their email to reply to it so that we could

see how many actually read them. I received the following replies:-

Within the first 6 hours 39 replies; after 24 hours the number had crept up to 68; during

the next three weeks (some people were on holiday) we finally reached a total of 106.

So – just over half of our members with email addresses actually read their post and

no-one volunteered for the Committee positions advertised in the email. There is room

for more to join my Computer Club!

Alan

Apologies for the absence of a paper copy of the newsletter last month. Hopefully you all had a look

at the September newsletter on our website.

The speaker this month is Bill Grove who will be talking on ‘Phonographs and Gramophones’ complete with demonstrations. Bill has stepped in at short notice, so please give him a warm welcome.

The usual request from the Editor - Without your input the magazine dies! It is time now to find a

new Newsletter Editor. All help will be given so please, if you would like to have a go at this contact me by phone, email or in person.

Mary Howarth

Music Appreciation We met at Ted and Enid's for our afternoon of Spanish music starting off with Freddie Mercury and Montserrat Caballe singing Barcelona, next The intro to the Victoria Requiem, followed by Julian Bream and John Williams joining forces with Spanish music. On to Blue Spanish Eyes with Al Martino then some Buddy Holly, then the soothing Ravel, an exciting rendition of Spanish Bull fight music followed to stir us up, Next was Turandot's Nessus Dorma followed by some flamenco music, onward to Miles Davis, then Julia Migenef Johnson gave us some Carmen, We completed the recital with Mario Lanza singing Granada, altogether a most entertaining afternoon.

Carlene Lee

Travel Group We meet on the first Tuesday of the month at 2pm to discuss holidays and travel followed by discussion and refreshments. Guests welcome.

Geraldine Hardwick

Slimming Group We have now reconvened after the summer break! The group meets most Tuesdays at 9.30am at my house, 31 Anderson Drive, on the Ise Lodge estate. We are a friendly group of ladies (gentlemen would be very welcome) with a common interest- to lose weight. We share suggestions that have helped us and gain a lot of help and support from each other. Cost is 50p to attend, with a system of fines for weight gained! (£1 per pound) Anyone is welcome to join us- (male or female), please phone me on 510870.

Wendy Islip.

Singing for Pleasure Hark the herald members’ trilling Not amid the winter’s snow, Practising and ever-willing To put on a Christmas show. Fuller’s kitchen’s being done up, But no coffee for a while Does not deter us in the run up, Putting on the Christmas style. A Group’s songs are p’raps more well-known, Trusting that you’ll join in too; Some of B Group’s aren’t all home-grown But bring us joy at what we do. For further information contact: A Group Jill Dee on 01536 514054; B Group Mary Wildman on 01536 741222

Mary Wildman

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Tea and Coffee Rota September Jill and Tom Dee October Chrissie Pointer and Brenda Salabanks November Joan Bennett and Lynne Franklin NB Volunteers need to arrive at the Eden Centre by 1.15pm

Medium Walking Group We started our walk on Tuesday 27th September 2016 with the weather being overcast and windy. Eleven of us set off from The Black Horse, Nassington, led by David Hamilton.

Craft Group

At our craft group we all covered a book with fabric. We chose notebook, diary or journal to cover and chose from a variety of material, first cutting the correct size. Using double sided tape the material was stuck all around the book or part round with another fabric to contrast. We helped each other with the tape and had some good finished products. Our next meeting will be 26th October when we will make decorative hoops for Christmas.

Angela Deans

We set off passing the Church and then went through the fields passing near to Morton Sale Wood heading towards Sulehay Cottages. A stop was made near to a disused quarry then we continued on to Old Sulehay Forest

We then turned towards Yarwell, skirted the village and then went across the fields back to Nassington for lunch. We had a very pleasant walk of 5.5 miles for which we thank David very much.

John Andrews

Spanish Group With half our group on holiday we revised verbs and the past tense. We continue to make progress and are halfway through Talk Spanish Book 2.

Geraldine Hardwick

For the November walk we will be meeting at the Saracen's head at Little Brington, 10.00am for 10.15am start. Jenny Goddard and John Andrews will lead.

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Gardening Group We met on Wednesday 14th September to discuss any gardening problems. The lack of rain and the wind has certainly affected the gardens this year. Despite the weather we have had a good crop of tomatoes and beans and the flowers were beautiful. We looked around Chris and Pete's garden and admired their fruit trees, flowers and shrubs. We discussed ideas for collecting and storing seeds ready for next year. Next meeting , Wednesday 5th October. We hope to visit Milton Ernest Garden Centre. Please meet at Chris's house in Gotch Road at 10am. Contact Chris on 01536 723145 if interested.

Pat Shepherd

Local History Our trip on December 8th has now been confirmed and all deposits paid. The remainder of the cost needs to be paid as soon as possible preferably at the October meeting. This will be £12:45. The castle are willing to take a few more members but, the whole £17:45 will be payable.

Geraldine Hardwick

London Shopping Trip Thursday 24th November £13.50

We still need some more names for this shopping trip. Open to friends. Please put names down and we will be collecting monies at the October meeting.

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We are, at the moment, arranging next year’s outing programme which we hope will include the following:- Tour of Indian Temple, London Tour of the Globe Theatre, London National Memorial Arboretum, Staffs. Birmingham Canals/BBC studios Shuttleworth and gardens Dates to be arranged.

Julie and Jessie

Kettering U3A Walking Group This group meets on the 1st Wednesday of the month for a walk average 5 miles. For details of the next walk contact David Hamilton on 01536 518900

Making Music We spent the sessions going through our extensive repertoire. Davy taught me a new bass riff which we can’t fit into any of the tunes yet. Beginners are welcome - chords are kept to the basic ones as far as possible - tunes range from 'A little old wine drinker me' to 'You raise me up' - few modern tunes, we like melody. Why not join us?

Alan Bailey

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Discussion Group The Discussion group met on Monday 19th Sept at my home. We asked the four members of our group who voted to leave the EU if they were pleased with the progress so far!! A couple of cynics felt we will never leave the EU!! On a lighter note we asked the men in the group if they would like to have been stay at home Dads. Conversely, would us girls like to have been the wage earners. Interesting comments! Over tea and biscuits we discussed exorcism and ghosts. Great conversations over refreshments! Next meeting will be on Oct 17th at 2pm. We have room for one or two new members if they want to give us a go.

Linda Miller

September 2016 Quiz Answers

MIXED UP P.M.'s & PRESIDENTS

Solve the following anagrams to reveal the names of US Presidents or British Prime

Ministers.

1. THAT GREAT CHARMER Margaret Thatcher

2. HE GREW BOGUS George W Bush

3. I'LL CRUNCH THIS NOW Winston Churchill

4. FINEST LOVE-LORN DARK Franklin D Roosevelt

5. JOHNNY 'N' BOLD SON Lyndon B Johnson

6. THEN ANNOYED Anthony Eden

7. WRONG OR BOND Gordon Brown

8. ENEMA IN JAILBIRDS Benjamin Disraeli

9. LOWER PORTABLE Robert Walpole

10. AN ORAL DANGER Ronald Reagan

Amicorum presents

Schubert - Mass in G

With music by Bach, Handel, Mendelssohn and Liszt.

Saturday, October 22nd 2016 at 7.30pm At

St. Mary the Virgin, Church Street Burton Latimer, Kettering

NN15 5LU Tickets £10 (£5 concessions, Children under 12 free) Advance tickets from Bridget Howarth 01536 724667 Laura Ward 01604 810766 / 07711 085163 Jude Wilton 01604 589105/07726 368672 Rosemary Harradine 07815 523428 Amicorum.ensemble@gmail.com

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1. What is the name of the Japanese dish of thinly sliced meat or fish that is served without rice?

2. What is the Greek equivalent of the Spanish snacks Tapas? By what name do Americans refer to the vegetable that we call swede?

3. What was the first US soft drink to be legally sold in Russia?

4. Which fruit is used to flavour the liquor Cointreau?

5. From what fruit is the French brandy Calvados produced?

6. What is the French name for Pineapple?

7. What type of nut is traditionally used in the preparation of Pesto?

8. What is added to Brandy to make the "Sidecar" cocktail?

9. If you ordered a side-dish of Kumbhi in an Indian restaurant, what would you expect to receive?

10. Which Mexican dish is named after a small donkey?

11. In which decade was sliced bread introduced to the UK?

12. From which country does Manchego cheese originate?

13. What name is given to the fruit of the Blackthorn bush?

14. What are Coquille St. Jacques?

15. In which country does Rioja wine originate?

16. Which vegetable is used to make Dubarry Soup?

17. Which member of the Ginger family is used both as a flavouring and a colourant in food?

18. What is the principal meat used in the production of Salami?

19. What turns a Welsh Rarebit into a Buck Rarebit?

FOOD AND DRINK QUIZ

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Activity Groups and Leaders Day/Group Leader Telephone Venue Frequency Time

Monday

Mah Jong/Scrabble Margaret Hopkins

01536 503308 Home 4th Monday 2.00pm – 4.00pm

Camera Club Jenny Goddard Pat Johnson

01536 482972 01536 483398

3 St. Mary’s Road Always Monday following the monthly meeting

2.00pm – 4.00pm

Swimming Isabel Collins 01536 520971 Kettering Swimming Pool

Every Monday in term time

9.00am – 9.45am

Book Club Margaret Turnbull

01536 511139 Varies 3rd Monday 2.00pm

Discussion Group Linda Miller 01536 483773 Home 3rd Monday 2.00pm-4.00pm

Canasta Margaret Hall Patricia Stokes

01536 512215 01536 724342

Kettering Bridge Club Every Monday 2.00pm-4.00pm

Tuesday

Travel

Geraldine Hardwick 01536 481203 Varies 1st Tuesday 2.00pm

Walking (Medium) Bill Joyce 01536 724337 Varies Last Tuesday 10.00am

Computer Club Alan Bailey 01933 350147 Asda Training Room Fortnightly 10.00am-12.00pm

Slimming Club Wendy Islip 01536 510870 Home Weekly 9.30am –10.30am

Wednesday

Lunch Club Margaret Hall Patricia Stokes

01536 512215 01536 724342

Varies 3rd Wednesday 12.45pm

Short Walks Julie Bates 01536 725538 Varies 4th Wednesday Time varies

Country Dancing Janice Angles 07768169490 St. Andrews Hall 2nd & 4th Wed 10-30am– 2.00pm

Music Appreciation Ted Faulkner 01536 745878 Home Last Wednesday 2.00pm – 4.00pm

Craft Angela Deans 01536 484187 Home 4th Wednesday 10.00am

Gardening Chris Ditri Sandra Tecklenberg

01536 723145 01832 733419

Varies

1st Wednesday

Thursday

Thrapston Art Group 1

Carlene Lee 01536 742523 154 Oundle Road 1st & 3rd Thurs 10.30am–12.30

Thrapston Art Group 2

John Brewer 01536 481700 154 Oundle Road 1st & 3rd Thurs 2.30pm – 4.30pm

Spanish Geraldine Hardwick

01536 481203 Asda Training Room 1st & 3rd Thurs 2.00pm – 4.00pm

Friday

Singing for Pleasure Jill Dee 01536 514054 Fuller Church Fortnightly 10.00am-11.30am

Ballroom Dancing Valerie Hunter Mash Dance Studios 12.45pm-1,30pm

Making Music Alan Bailey 01933 350147 Home Weekly 2.00pm – 4.00pm

Ten pin bowling Dai Johnson 01536483398 Thunder Bowl, Kettering

Always Friday following monthly meeting

DAYS ARRANGED BY GROUP

Day Trips Julie Bates 01536 725538 & Jessie Mills 01536 722421

Theatre Visits Joyce Williams 01536 482566 & Jean Issitt 01536 513218 IPad Group Michael Collins 01536 520971 arranged after each meeting History Group Geraldine Hardwick 01536 481203 arranged after each meeting Basic Life Support Mick Coleman 01536 503534 date and time to be arranged

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General Information

Forthcoming Meetings (Note: Doors open at 1:30pm.) From January 2016 at The Eden Centre November 9th “Two Kinds of Teardrops” Michael Grillo December 14th Christmas meeting

To all members If you are aware of anything affecting one of our members such as an important birthday, anniversary or illness and feel that a card from the U3A would be appropriate please contact Lynne on 01536 618001

Plea from the Editor Please post copy to M Howarth, 59 Beaufort Drive, Barton Seagrave, Kettering NN15 6SF to reach me by the end of the month. (01536 722029) If you would prefer emailing then my address is mryhowarth@aol.com

Committee – 2015-16

Chairman Alan Bailey 01933 350147 Vice Chair & Speaker Secretary Valerie Walker 01536 511838 Treasurer John Cousens 01933 664602 Secretary Lynne Franklin 01536 618001

Membership Secretary Sylvia Dale 01536 411865

Groups Co-ordinator Harry Wells 01933 314808 Assistant Groups Co-ordinator Pat Johnson 01536 483398 Newsletter Editor Mary Howarth 01536 722029 Webmaster Alan Bailey 01933 350147 General Duties Christine Begg 01536 514083 General Duties Pauline Bailey 01933 350147

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Important notice We now need to compile a list of people prepared to run the tea/coffee counter next year. We need two people each month and a member of the centre is always present. You can volunteer individually, or in pairs if you would like to do it with a friend. If you are willing to help, please put your name down on the list at the Groups table. Thank you.