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RUTLAND U3A APRIL 2019 NEWSLETTER
Throughout this
month’s newsletter you will see
some fantastic images taken by
members of the photographic
group. Stan Stubbs
MONDAY 13TH MAY – Coach trip to
Lamport Hall, Northants. An
interesting programme, which
includes lunch followed by a tour of
the Hall and then an opportunity to
see the gardens. Please see Diane to
sign up.
rutlandu3a.social@gmail.com
THURSDAY 13TH JUNE – Sunset Cruise
on the Rutland Belle – Leaves at 6.00
pm from Whitwell Harbour.
Duration 1hr 30. Price includes trip
and canapes £18 per head.
Please see Ros to sign up.
rutlandu3a.social@gmail.com
SATURDAY 27TH JULY – Matinee
Performance of ‘Cats’ at Kilworth
House Theatre. £44 per person to
include coach, FULLY BOOKED.
Please see Sheri for final details.
rutlandu3a.social@gmail.com to
reserve your ticket.
RUTLAND U3A APRIL 2019 NEWSLETTER
THURSDAY 8TH AUGUST – Petanque
and Supper at The White Lion,
Whissendine. Play commences at
6.30 pm, followed by supper at 8.00
pm. Non players welcome to join us
for supper. £19 per person. Please
see Sheri to sign up.
SATURDAY 17TH AUGUST – Matinee
performance of ‘Blythe Spirit’ at
Tolethorpe Open Air Theatre. £18
per person. Travel by car.
Please see Social Team to book your
ticket or email your interest to
rutlandu3a.social@gmail.com
PLEASE REMEMBER IT IS ESSENTIAL THAT
WE HAVE YOUR FULL CONTACT DETAILS
(EMAIL/TEL NO) WHEN YOU BOOK A TRIP.
THIS IS IMPORTANT AS WE MAY NEED TO
CONTACT YOU WITH CHANGES. YOU
MUST ALSO MAKE SURE THAT YOU
COMPLETE THE APPROPRIATE SIGN-UP
FORM.
Held at the Victoria Hall,
Oakham.
First Thursday of every month.
Doors open at 10-00am for a
10-30 start.
There is no charge to members
for attending the meeting, tea
and coffee are available for a
nominal charge.
See the Rutland
U3A website for details.
RUTLAND U3A APRIL 2019 NEWSLETTER
Thursday 2nd May
David Bell
Samuel Pepys
is
Feeling Unwell
This meeting will
include our AGM
Rutland U3A Annual General
Meeting 2019
Date May 2nd, 2019
Time 10.30
Venue Victoria Hall Oakham
AGENDA
1 Welcome and Introductions
2 Apologies for Absence
3 Approval of minutes of AGM held on 3rd May 2018
4 Chairman’s Report Acceptance of Chairman’s report. Election of Committee Members for 2019/2020
5 Treasurer’s Report Acceptance of Financial reports Approval of Examiners
6 Any proposals received from the membership
7 Any other business
8 Date, time and place of the next AGM
RUTLAND U3A APRIL 2019 NEWSLETTER
The AGM Papers and Reports
required for the meeting are
now available on the Rutland
u3a website on the " Latest
News " page;
Chairman's
Report including
Committee nominations.
Treasurer's Report
Annual Accounts
Social Events - Finances
Independent Examiners
Report
As you will see from the Chairman's
report the number of Committee
members is significantly reduced for
the year2019/2020.
Consequently, the range of activities
Rutland u3a is able to offer may also
be reduced. However, you do not
need to be a member of
the Committee to help with the
various functions of the u3a so if you
think you can help in anyway please
do speak to any member of the
committee.
Last month we told you about the
new groups and additional groups
for you to consider joining, this
month we have a message about the
Photoshop group.
If you are interested, please contact the Groups' Coordinator or add your name to the sign-up sheet
at the next monthly meeting.
I am starting a new
Photoshop (Elements) Group in
May. There was one person who
expressed an interest at the groups
meeting in February but did not
leave a name. The group is almost
full but one more could be squeezed
in.
Ken Rasmussen
RUTLAND U3A APRIL 2019 NEWSLETTER
Rutland U3A Visit to the
Triumph Motorcycle Factory On a very wet and windy morning in
March, 13 members of Rutland U3A
visited the Triumph Motorcycle
Factory at Hinkley. The group
ranged from motorbike enthusiasts
down to those who, like myself,
have never ridden a motorbike but
are interested in successful UK
manufacturing companies. We also
had one lady who said she had just
come along to keep her husband
company.
Triumph, originally a bicycle
manufacturer, first started the
production of motorcycles at
Coventry in 1902. Their first model
was essentially a motorised bike
with pedals, which were required to
help get the bike up hills. Production
moved to Solihull in 1942 and
eventually moved to Hinckley in
1988 when the company was
bought out in 1983 by John Bloor,
the owner of the building company
Bloor Homes,
Our guide was a real motorbike
enthusiast!
He has
ridden in the
Isle of Man
road races
including the TT! We started right at
the beginning of the production line
with the individual components
being ground to fit the various
engines under manufacture. Most of
this was computer controlled and
delivered the individual parts to a
‘high specification’, a key word
throughout the whole tour.
The assembly line proved to be a
great attraction, as we could see the
engines being built and added to the
frames, before the further addition
of the other components (e.g.
wheels, lights etc) then another new
motorbike rolled off the production
line to be shipped all over the world,
including Japan.
Triumph are close to producing their
millionth motorcycle at Hinckley and
are optimistic it will be reached later
this year or early 2020.
After lunch we wandered around
the museum admiring bikes from
earlier years and brand-new models,
including revamped versions of
some of their iconic machine
RUTLAND U3A APRIL 2019 NEWSLETTER
Triumph Speed
Twin which transformed the
Triumph name
Triumph TR6
650 used in the iconic wire jumping
scene in the Great Escape. (It
appears that Steve McQueen didn’t
perform the jumps in the film as his
contract wouldn’t allow it!)
Everybody agreed it had been an
enjoyable and interesting tour and
several suggestions were made for
other visits. Watch this space!!!
Alan Costello
In the current political and socio-economic climate, the axiom that the only thing we learn from history is that we learn nothing from history is apparent. Well the Living History group looks at events with a view to learning from the past to enable a better understanding of the present. Our modus operandi is to agree a year for investigation and then we all do personal research before we
meet and share what we have found. So far, our range of years is 1913-2009. We emphasise “Living” as the year will be in the living memory of our members as well as what they have learned from parents and grandparents. We particularly enjoy sharing memorabilia such as photos, antiques, letters, posters, music, clothing and the like which really brings the year to life. We are an experiential group and by no means subject focused requiring expert speakers. Rather each member is valued for their own personal expertise and experiences. We always like to consider how our current affairs have been shaped by previous events locally, nationally and internationally. It was Henry Ford who infamously said that “History is Bunk”. Well perhaps it was for him and others who have been put off history by boring teachers or self-promoting TV historians. The Living History Group is for those who see history as fascinating while coming along for a morning of fun! We meet every third Monday during 10.00am -12.00pm in the home of one our members in Oakham. You can contact me at johndbrian@yahoo.co.uk if you would like to come to our next meeting.
RUTLAND U3A APRIL 2019 NEWSLETTER
French Conversation - le poisson d’avril
For our meeting on 1 April we looked at le poisson avril tradition, the French version of April Fools’ Day tricks where youngsters create decorative paper fish which they attempt to pin to friends’ backs without them noticing. The origin of this custom is not certain but it seems that after 1564, when the start of the new year was moved from 1 April to 1 January, there were those who were either ignorant of the change, or who forgot about it, and continued to offer new year gifts on 1 April. Such folks were mocked, but what started the idea of using paper fish to make fun of them? It has been suggested that, as fishing is not allowed in France in April (to allow stocks to regenerate), paper fish were given as a “new year gift” to folks who were unaware that 1 April was no longer le jour de l’an (New Year’s Day).
We moved on to discuss April Fools’ Day tricks in the media in England, and all remembered the item on the 1957 Panorama programme about the spaghetti harvest in Italy, in the days when the only spaghetti most of us knew came in tomato sauce in tins! We also recalled The Guardian’s 1977 seven-page San Serriffe supplement, supposedly commemorating the tenth anniversary of the fictional island’s independence, complete with themed advertisements from major companies. The paper’s editor, Peter Preston, received letters of complaint from airlines and travel agents due to the disruption caused by customers who refused to believe the islands did not exist, and car rear window stickers were produced saying “I’ve been to San Serriffe” These days, most newspapers include a spurious article on 1 April which readers delight in trying to spot - not so easy in these days of fake news! Jane Gillon
RUTLAND U3A APRIL 2019 NEWSLETTER
It has been a busy time for the Art
appreciation group. As well as many
of us travelling independently to
London to visit the excellent Sorolla
exhibition at the National Gallery, a
number of us travelled by train from
Corby to Bedford to visit the Higgins
Gallery.
The Cecil Higgins Museum, as it was
formerly known, opened its doors to
the public on 25th July 1949, housed
in the former Higgins family home.
The Museum was founded by the
philanthropic brewer, Cecil Higgins
(1856-1941) to house his collection
of ceramics, glass and objets d’art
for the benefit, interest and
education of the inhabitants of, and
visitors to, Bedford. Cecil Higgins left
a complex will to protect his
collection which stipulated how the
museum was to be organised. He
also left a trust fund, to be used for
museum purposes, but principally
for acquiring works of art
From 1988, the focus has been on
collecting prints, this time
concentrating on the 20th century.
The print collection now numbers
over 400 pieces, including works by
some of the finest British artists as
well as internationally renowned
figures such as Picasso, Lichtenstein
and Dürer. The collection charts
styles as well as print processes,
from Whistler’s delicate etchings to
Edward Bawden’s magnificent
linocuts.
Recently the museum and gallery
have benefited from a lottery grant
and it is now a wonderful building to
display works of art to their full
advantage.
We enjoyed a tour of the galleries
before adjourning for a lovely Italian
lunch. After lunch we had time to
visit the temporary exhibition “A
celebration of horticulture in art”
where different ideas of gardens are
explored using works by major
artists including Lucien Pissaro, John
Everett Millais and Walter Sickert. In
all a lovely day out.
Members outside the gallery.
RUTLAND U3A APRIL 2019 NEWSLETTER
Items from the local area
that U3A members might
find interesting
Our choir is called the Rutland Rejuvenating Singers. It meets every Tuesday afternoon from 1.30 p.m. to 3.30 p.m. at The Railway pub in Oakham's Station Road. Most of our members are of retirement age. We are trying to find new singers to sustain our growing momentum and reputation. We sing songs from the musicals, songs from Africa, songs from the two World Wars and are starting to learn some rock'n'roll numbers! We perform in local care homes, churches and village halls. We are informal and very friendly - you do not need to read music to sing along with us. If you might be interested in trying out with us, please contact choir leader Diana de Wet at her e-mail address - dewgroveuk@gmail.com. We look forward to meeting you!
Time-banking is coming to
Rutland!
What is a Time Bank?
It’s a way for people to help others in their
community and be rewarded for it – in
time. For every hour of time you give
helping someone, you receive one hour of
time credit to use on help you need.
Benefits of Time-banking
Time-banking helps people provide
mutual support - When people
begin to help each other, to give and to
receive, they begin to understand other
people’s needs and situations and
build community spirit. We all have
something to offer.
Time-banking brings like-minded
people together into a flexible, trusted
network.
Come and find out more and
how you can help us get this
going in Rutland
1-4pm on 8th May 2019
Rutland Adult Learning, Unit 16a, Gate 2,
Oakham Enterprise Park
Ashwell Road, Oakham, Rutland, LE15 7TU
Let us know you are coming: Reply
to: Trish.crowson@leics.gov.uk
or Telephone 0116 305 343
RUTLAND U3A APRIL 2019 NEWSLETTER
Membership Details Keeping your membership details up to date.
We want to make sure we have the right contact details for you. If you move, change your phone or email please tell us by either: -
Emailing rutlandu3a.members@gmail.com
Dropping a note in at the monthly meeting
Third Age Trust
Sign up on the National U3A website
www.u3a.org.uk
to receive the National U3A monthly newsletter
Don’t forget to visit the Rutland U3A Website
RUTLAND U3A APRIL 2019 NEWSLETTER
2018/19
Committee members
Chairman Rowena Langtry Vice Chairman & Data Protection Ros Kenny Secretary Ann Smyth Treasurer Nic Greenfield Groups Jane Gillon Membership Lucy Marsland Speakers Irene Reay Social and Events Sylvie Raven Shadow Treasurer Bob Bennett Shadow Groups Bryan Howard
*Deadline for publication
for our next edition is 20th May 2019*
Committee advisors and
helpers
Publicity Barbara Webster Minutes Ann Mayo Website Phil Grimley Hall set up and AV Peter and Jane Hammond Michael Seccombe Beacon Vic Newland IT Mike Shea Events Diane Case Sheri Evans Noticeboard Lynne Costello New Member Support Kath Rolison Janet Bilby Jenny Wilce Printing Margaret Macpherson
Send your contributions to
rutlandu3a.info@gmail.com
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