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NEWSLETTER & D IARY
CONTENTS 1 -Chairman’s Message 2 -Editorial 3 -Monthly Speakers 4 -Vacancies in Groups 5 -New Groups -Sunday Group 6 -Harrow U3A Notices 7 -Country Walks -Concert Outing 8 -Tours & Visits Committee -Expressions of Interest 9 -Day Visits 10 -Longer Visits 11 -Future Visits 12 -Tours & Visits Bookings 13-14 -Recent Activities 15 -Poem -Activities 16 -Computer Courses 17 - Quiz -Music Study Day 18 -Harrow U3A E-Mail List 19 -Management Committee 20 -Photocall
Harrow U3A web page www.harrowu3a.co.uk
THIS EDITION
INCLUDES THE
NOTICE OF NEXT
A.G.M. AND
COMMITTEE
NOMINATIONS
FORM
WELCOME TO THE NEW YEAR !
CHAIRMAN’S MESSAGE
Georgina Butcher and I went to the U3A national annual conference in September in Nottingham. There are now almost 320,000 members and over 900 branches. We went to Breakout Groups. In the Inter-Generational Activity group, various ideas were mentioned. One U3A had current affairs debates with a local school but discontinued them after the children made fun of their visitors. Another idea
was the Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme and support through mentoring. Mention was also made of contacts with local retirement homes and Age Concern. Age Concern has recently contacted us and we will pursue this. We have also been putting on some activities in a local care home. The Diversity/Social Inclusion in U3A group concentrated mainly on aims and principles but some practical ideas were made including Black History Month October 2013, Silver Day Sunday October 6th, and pre-retirement groups. This prompted me to wonder what pre-retirement groups we had contact with and Bill Garvey, our Publicity Officer is writing to local companies and organizations.
Georgina went to Crisis, What Crisis..? After reviewing Advice Sheet on Waiting Lists, it was made clear that U3As had agreed to encourage and assist new U3As to develop so as to improve access to U3A in the broadest terms. Members need to be periodically reminded of the U3A Guiding Principles. As a rule of thumb, U3As should aim for a number of interest groups that is one tenth of their membership roll.
Professor Russell Foster gave a fascinating talk on Body Clocks, Light and Time. “Embedded within the genes of us are the instructions for a biological clock that marks the passage of approximately 24 hours. Biological clocks help time our sleep patterns, alertness, mood, physical strength, blood pressure and much more.” His research shows that this has effects on health including mental health.
Sue Hennessy spoke about Hidden Depths: Women in the RNLI. For over 180 years images of strong, selfless males have populated the literature of the lifeboat service. But right from the very beginning, women have worked to save lives at sea. Women have been deeply involved in the RNLI; not, it is true, as crew members (they are now - even as coxswain & helmsman) but as the muscles - heaving the boats up and down beaches for launch/recovery, also in the more recognised tea making, fund raising and moral support.
Cont’d on p.2
Issue 72 January—April 2014 Registered Charity 1009872
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EDITORIAL
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TUESDAY 18TH MARCH 2014
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edit the length of Notices and
Articles to fit in the space available.
Wherever possible the Author will
be consulted beforehand, but the
Editor’s decision is final.
Opinions expressed in the
Newsletter do not necessarily
reflect policies of Harrow U3A or
of the Third Age Trust.
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Dear U3A member, As I told you in the last
Newsletter I am handing over the Newsletter Editorship to Stephen Dorff who has been instrumental in updating the membership database. This has involved a huge amount of work and I am sure he will bring a more modern approach to the Newsletter.
I have enjoyed the two years I have spent as Editor and I will continue to be involved in U3A affairs and will have the pleasure of
keeping in touch with many of you.
The U3A is a very wonderful and w o r t h w h i l e organisation and your continued support is where its strength lies so keep up the good work and keep those news items coming into Stephen to make sure you have your say in your Newsletter.
Sincerely, Morris Jones
Hello Everyone, I am Stephen Dorff and I have
agreed to be the new Editor of the Newsletter. Over a period I will be making a few minor changes to the layouts and fonts used and re-arranging some of the content, to make it easier to read. I hope that you will like the results and if you have any comments about things you like or particularly dislike, please let me know. All your suggestions may not be taken on board, but I will follow the general consensus.
I can be contacted on [email protected] and Morris’s original address at [email protected] will also be available for the time
being. One thing that I
would like to see is more short articles submitted by you about the activities which you attend and news-worthy snippets about Harrow U3A. Please give it a go and send me something. Because of space restrictions, I can’t promise to always include articles, but will do my best to fit them in.
Lastly, my thanks go to Morris for his sterling work over the past two years and for his invaluable help and advice in compiling this issue
Stephen Dorff
Chairman’s message cont’d from p.1 John Bercow (Speaker of the House of Commons) talked about The
Modern House of Commons and outlined three significant reforms:
The re-introduction of Urgent Questions where topical public issues are debated.
The democratisation of the Select Committee system, which now sees MPs picked through secret ballot.
The introduction of a House Backbench Business Committee, which decides what topics are discussed by MPs weekly.
It is important that we attend the annual conference of our national move-ment. It is the way in which we can gain from the ideas and experience of others and share our experiences.
Mike Allen, Chairman
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MONTHLY SPEAKERS
Talks are on the last Thursday in the month and are held in the Hatch End Suites 1 & 2 at the Harrow Arts
Centre, Uxbridge Road, Hatch End, HA5 4EA. Talks start promptly at 10.30am. For further details please check
the Harrow U3A website or at the HAC Reception notice board. These meetings provide an opportunity for
members from all groups to come together and welcome non-members to meet and hopefully join us.
Announcements and discussions will take place after the speaker has finished.
Thursday morning at 10.30 – 30th January 2014 John Pearson: Blessed are the Cheesemakers
Our first speaker this year will tell us about his passion for dairy and cheese in particular which he gained in
his 26 years with Marks & Spencer. In 2003 he and his team secured champion titles for both Extra Matured
Stilton and Red Leicester. So this is a must for all of us who enjoy cheese and biscuits to finish a lovely meal.
Thursday morning 10.30 – 23th February Eleanor Bloom : Gin and Vice in 18th Century Covent Garden
Eleanor retired as a City of London Police Officer after 34 years service. She is a qualified and accredited
London Tour Guide and conducts guided walks. Her talk covers the rise and fall of the gin craze in Covent
Garden society in the period when 1 in 3 premises were gin houses and 1 in 5 women were harlots.
Thursday morning at 10.30 – 27th March Mike Beach : China – From Confucius to the 21st Century
A return visit by Mike to tell us about one of the most interesting countries in the world. His presentation covers the history of China from the Xia Dynasty around 2000 BC through to the last Dynasty, the Qing, which came to an end in 1912. Highlights include the Great Wall of China and the Terracotta Army.
Thursday morning at 10.30 – 24th April Gerry Hanson : England my England
In his introduction our speaker makes the point that it has all been done before and so it has. But in his
collection he has gone beyond the normal boundaries of an anthology by including speeches and articles as
well as the expected songs. The very varied selection of material will have a pleasing balance of serious and
humorous works.
An important message to all Members and Group Leaders
Please remember to switch off mobile phones or select “silent ring” during lectures, talks and
other activities, as “ ringing and bleeping” are very distracting to other members. Please also
refrain from using tablets with a stylus or any other gadgets that can create a noise which could
disturb the concentration of members attending lectures.
If a member is not well, has been in hospital, or they have not attended meetings for a while, let
me know so that I can check on their welfare. Please do not remove them from your register until
we know if they will be returning. Also, please let me know if a member has been bereaved. Thank
you.
Susan Field, Members’ Liaison Officer, 01923 819162
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VACANCIES IN THE GROUPS
PORTUGUESE LANGUAGE Maria has a couple of vacancies for one or two more in the Beginners’
class. She also has some vacancies in the Portuguese Advanced Class and would welcome a few more stu-
dents. In both classes she uses a variety of materials, CDs, films and props all within the current ethos of lan-
guage and culture. The classes meet on Tuesday at 10.00am.
If you are interested please contact : Maria Landau on 020 8868 3382
WATERCOLOUR PAINTING There a couple of vacancies in this art class. You are very welcome
along for a “taster” session.
Contact Raj on 020 8868 3066 for more information
ART: LIFE STUDY CLASSES
To study Life (the nude) painting and drawing is a privilege where we learn much about the discipline of
drawing, proportion, anatomy and the expression of the human figure and personality. It is a skill which has
been treasured for centuries and is always alive as an art form- it never ceases to amaze and entrance.
I have been teaching Life and Portraiture for a long time. Whilst I also conduct workshops elsewhere,
Harrow U3A has been a really rewarding environment for my Life tutoring. Indeed, my models, who work at
other important art establishments have all said that they love working with our U3A Life class students.
In my classes, we try different techniques; we do long studies but also work with movement and spon-
taneity; but importantly, a classical approach underpins our work. We also have laughs!
I welcome those who have some experience in drawing, up to the advanced artists who want to share
in this wonderful art form, but space is limited so apply first to me at [email protected].
The photos shown on the back page Photocall are examples of my classes at work - in Harrow U3A
and in Maribor, Slovenia where I am now guest tutor.
Michael Richman
CLASSICAL MUSIC APPRECIATION
Classical Music Appreciation is a presentation in concert format of music by great composers as well
as lesser-known ones, performed by international orchestras and soloists.
During this term we have heard Schubert’s Piano Trio No.1 in B flat, Haydn’s Symphony No.6 ‘Le Matin’
and Giuliani’s Guitar Concerto. We have also listened to Saint-Saens’ Piano Concerto No.2, Weiniasky’s Violin
Concerto No. 2 and Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 3. By way of contrast, we have heard music from as far
afield as South America by Mangore and Chaves and Villa Lobos. This last composer conducted an orchestra
consisting only of cellos, (his own chosen instrument ) which was certainly very different and unusual. In
another programme we heard music of De Falla ‘Nights in the Gardens of Spain’ and two Spanish songs sung
by Placido Domingo. With the French composer Eric Satie’s haunting piano-music was included Saint-Saens’
‘Carnival of the Animals’, and the music of the great Russian composers and Mozart, Beethoven and Brahms
are frequently included, as well as the English composers. The list of composers is endless.
Join us for informal concerts on Wednesday mornings at 10.15 am. A printed programme is provided for
each presentation.
Irene Frener.
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NEW GROUPS
INDIAN COOKERY
We have a volunteer who is prepared to demonstrate Indian Cookery. The classes would begin in early 2014.
If you are interested in attending, please contact Rhoda Luer on 020 8861 0022, or email
SUNDAY GROUP
This group is for people who may be on their own on a Sunday. Please phone Jean Jones on 020 8866 7237, by the FRIDAY BEFORE THE MEETING. Leaders of each meeting will give travel information near to the date if there are any Underground closures. More information will be given by Yahoo E mail near to the date.
JANUARY 19 — OUR ANNUAL PLANNNING MEAL will be at Casa Mia, Hatch End. There is plenty of parking nearby and this family run restaurant has an extensive menu which should suit all of our U3A members. Do come along with suggestions for new places to visit, so that we can add to extensive list. Meet at 1.00 for a 1.30 meal. We do need to know who is coming to book the tables, so please phone 020 8861 3821 by Thursday 16 January.
FEBRUARY 16 — WILDLIFE PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR, at the National History Museum. Fee: £6.00. See the tenderness of a mother gorilla sheltering her two children in the rain, or the brutality of an alligator crunching down on a turtle’s head. There are also plenty of photographs of humanity’s devastating impact on nature. Meet at 12.30 at the exhibition entrance for a meal together, picnic or local eatery. Or for the exhibition only, meet at 1.45 at the exhibition entrance. Nearest underground: Gloucester Road.
MARCH 16 — THE QUEEN’S GALLERY. There are two exhibitions to see: Castiglione: Lost Genius is the UK’s first major exhibition about Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione (1609-64) one of the greatest draftsmen of the Baroque. Gifted: From the Royal Academy to The Queen shows the entire portfolio of works on paper presented by the Royal Academy of Arts to Her Majesty The Queen to celebrate her Diamond Jubilee in 2012. Tickets £8.75 concessions, for both exhibitions. We can get advance tickets if you give in your name early enough. Nearest station: Green Park. Meet at the station at 12.30 for a meal either picnic in the park or nearby eatery; or for the Gallery only, meet at 1.45 pm.
APRIL 27 — JUBILLE GREENWAY WALK: BUCKINGHAM PALACE TO LITTLE VENICE. Section one takes you past some fine historical sites, passing from Buckingham Palace through Hyde Park and along the Bayswater Road. We later arrive opposite Paddington Station. Then the route leads to the Pool of Little Venice, the basin of the Regent’s Canal. The distance is 3.5 miles of mainly flat walking. Meet at Buckingham Palace for a picnic lunch at 12.00 or at 1.30 for the walk only. Nearest station Green Park. No charge for this outing.
LATIN FOR BEGINNERS
We are starting a new group called Latin for Beginners. The class will begin in January, bi-monthly on Fridays at 10.30am in a venue in Hatch End.
If you are interested in joining this group, please contact – Charles Rudd [email protected] or phone 020 8861 0022
DIGITAL PAINTING
Are you an arty person? Do you have a touch-screen tablet computer? Would you like to join this group of digital painters using Photoshop Touch ‘PS’ or ‘Brushes’ ? If interested please email me stating preference of day and time. Participants use their own tablet touch screen computer with PS installed. Android or Apple, makes no difference. I have treated myself to a stylus for the touch screen and a stand for the iPad, which acts as an easel when using it to paint. David Hockney - competition coming up.
E-mail [email protected] to attend.
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HARROW U3A NOTICES
Due to illness, our present Premises Officer is no longer able to continue
and we are in urgent need of a replacement. This is a non-committee post, usu-
ally not very time consuming except during a 4-6 week period in May/June
when the annual bookings are placed with Harrow Arts Centre. Applicants
would need a computer, and there is always support and help if and when
needed.
If you are interested in taking on this role, please phone Rhoda Luer on
020 8861 0022 or email [email protected].
NOMINATIONS FOR MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE
Papers are enclosed relating to the Annual General Meeting on 4th March 2014, including Nominations Forms for the posts of Vice-Chairman, Honorary Treasurer, Speakers’ Secretary and Joint Membership Secretary. If you wish to volunteer or propose a person for any of these posts, please complete the form and return it to the Hon. Secretary as specified on the form. Please note that volunteers have come forward for the roles of Vice-Chairman and Speakers’ Secretary, but this does not preclude further nominations. There will be a ballot at the AGM if more than one person is nominated for a post; a ballot is not required if only one person is nominated for each post. If prospective candidates wish to find out more about the duties involved, please contact the current post-holders as follows: Vice-Chairman Pat Rae tel 020 8904 1981 Hon. Treasurer Cecil Cherns tel 020 8428 1114 Speakers’ Secretary Alan Klein tel 01923 824837 Joint Membership Secretary Jackie Gordon tel 020 8868 9067
GIFT AID First, a big thank you to all the members who have signed a Gift Aid declaration, enabling Harrow U3A, as
a registered charity, to claim back the tax you have paid on your subscription. It really does help to keep our costs down as far as possible.
If you haven’t signed up, please consider doing so. You can print off a form from our website, www.harrowu3a.co.uk, or ask for one to be posted from [email protected] or 020 8422 0895.
This year, a new wording for the declaration was introduced by HMRC, and we are asked to draw the attention of previous signatories to it. Some members have been asked to re-sign this new wording, but most of you do not need to take any action beyond reading this:
Gift Aid Declaration Please treat as Gift Aid donations all qualifying gifts of money made today, in the past 4 years and in the
future. I confirm I have paid or will pay an amount of Income Tax and/or Capital Gains Tax for each tax year (6 April to 5 April) that is at least equal to the amount of tax that all the charities or Community Amateur Sports Clubs (CASCs) that I donate to will reclaim on my gifts for that tax year. I understand that other taxes such as VAT and Council Tax do not qualify. I understand that Harrow U3A will reclaim 28p of tax on every £1 that I gave up to 5th April 2008 and will reclaim 25p of tax on every £1 that I give on or after 6th April 2008.
Name of Charity: Harrow U3A (Harrow University of the Third Age) Registered Charity No: 1009872 and a member of the Third Age Trust
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COUNTRY WALKS
Once a month on a Thursday, 6-8 miles
Programme for January to April 2014
Come and join us for an enjoyable and sociable day out in the fresh air!
16 January Circular 7-mile walk from Berkhamsted to Little Gaddesden and back, crossing part of the
Ashridge Estate. Lunch at the Bridgewater Arms in Little Gaddesden. Meet at 10.00 at Har-
row and Wealdstone for the 10.12 train. Walk will start around 10.40 on the Castle side of
Berkhamsted station.
Leaders: Matthew and Sandra Rooum Tel 020 8952 0479 Mobile 07854 754369
20 February Circular 7-mile walk from Kings Langley station with a pub stop for lunch at
Chipperfield. Meet at Watford Junction booking office at 09.30 for train at 09.55. Walk starts at 10.00.
Leaders Ian and Jane Green Tel 020 8868 8465 Mobile 07913 383342
20 March Linear walk from Amersham to Chesham with a pub lunch at The Plough, Hyde Heath.
Meet at Amersham station to start walk at 10.30.
Leaders: Ken and Joy Bridges Tel 020 8868 5191 Mobile 07757 962031
10 April A linear 8-mile walk from Ickenham to Moor Park with a pub stop for lunch.
Meet at Ickenham Station to start walk at 09.45.
Leaders: Vivienne and David Gould Tel 020 8907 8099 Mobile 07876 791757
For general enquiries about the walks, please contact Brian Murphy on 020 8866 6056 or 07814 644013 or email [email protected]
Please phone the leader in advance if you are interested in a walk and are new to this walking group.
CONCERT OUTING
Sunday evening 9 February we return to the Barbican to hear the London Symphony Orchestra
Beethoven Piano Concerto No.3 and Rachmaninov Symphony No.2
Conductor: Jaap van Zweden Piano: Yuga Wang
Coach from Sherbourne Place, Stanmore @ 4.15 pm and from Harrow Arts Centre, side of Morrison's @ 4.30 pm
Cost including gratuities, free programme and interval drink is £32.00 Contact Jack Kushner 020 8954 8671 or e-mail [email protected]
to reserve your place.
Please use tear off slip in centre of magazine with cheque payable to Harrow U3A and s.a.e. and indicating where you want to board the coach.
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TOURS AND VISITS COMMITTEE
M&J
PB
JK
PG
AL
DS
IS
M&G
TW
RR
MBH
Judith & Malvern Barnett
Pat & David Bays
Jack Kushner
Pam Gonsal
Aime Levy
Daphne Singer
Inga Stone
Mary & George Vulcan
Toni Waxman
Roy Rae
Malcolm B Harris
27, Wessex Drive, Hatch End, HA5 4PX
15 Woodhall Avenue, Pinner, HA5 3DY
17 Sherbourne Place. 57,The Chase,
Stanmore,HA7 3UH
16 Latimer Gardens, Pinner, HA5 3RA
21,Greystone Gardens, Kenton, HA3 0EF
58, Fontwell Close, Harrow Weald, HA3 0EF
5, The Dell, Pinner, HA5 3EW
18, Mount Stewart Avenue, Kenton, HA3 0JP
17 Sherbourne Place, 57 The Chase, Stanmore,
HA7 3UH
5 Barn Way, Wembley. HA9 9LE
6 Winston Close. Harrow. HA3 6AL
020 8428 9387
020 8866 9274
020 8954 8671
020 8868 4291
020 8907 1267
020 8954 5823
020 8868 0543
020 8907 3951
020 8954 8671
020 8904 1981
020 8420 7428
NORFOLK AND SUFFOLK — 16 TO 20 SEPT 2014
5 DAYS 4 NIGHTS COACH TOUR
The tour consists of a trip to Audley End
House, then to Sandringham House. We will
also visit Lavenham, one of the most
beautiful medieval villages in England and
Flatford Bridge Cottage, the location for
some of John Constable’s most famous
paintings. We will then go on the Bure Valley
Steam Railway to Wroxham, "Capital of the
Norfolk Broads", followed by a Broads cruise
and a visit to Norwich, the most complete
medieval city in England, including two
Cathedrals and a Norman Castle. Lastly, we
visit Sutton Hoo where we can see the
Edwardian house and Anglo Saxon Royal
burial site, one of the greatest archaeological
sites of all times.
We will be staying at the Best Western Heath
Court Hotel, Newmarket on a half-board
basis. The cost of the trip is £551.00 per
person. There is NO SINGLE ROOM
SUPPLEMENT payable at this hotel. We will
have local pick-ups and a coach with us
throughout the tour.
If you are interested in this tour please send a
stamped address envelope to Pat Bays at
15 Woodhall Avenue, Pinner HA5 3DY or
contact her on 020 8866 9274 or by email to
EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST
DAY TRIP TO ELY—JUNE OR JULY 2014
Ely is a delightful city, with all the main
attractions within easy walking distance of
each other. We envisage leaving Stanmore
at 8.45 am and Hatch End at 9 am and get
to Ely at 11 am, where we can stop for a
coffee (possibly booked but at your own
expense). We can then have a guided tour
around the Norman cathedral and leave
you about 1½ hours for lunch and to look
round the High Street; it is a short stroll to
the river. There are a great many choices of
places to eat, or you can bring your own
sandwiches. After lunch we could have a
guided tour of Oliver Cromwell’s home.
We will then leave for the return journey.
The tour would probably take place on a
Tuesday or Wednesday (Thursday is market
day and is very crowded). We do not have
an accurate costing for this but think it
would be in the region of £27 - £29.
Please let us know if you are interested
because we do not want to go to the
expense of arranging this if there is not
enough interest - send us the tear off strip
if you think you would like to attend.
M & J
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DAY VISITS
Wednesday 2nd
April 2014 — Wonderful Women of Whitechapel
Join our charismatic Blue Badge Guide Rachel Kolsky for her popular tour visiting sites
associated with women who have defined Whitechapel and Spitalfields. Hear the stories of
such significant figures as Eva Luckes and Edith Cavell at the London Hospital, radical
campaigner Annie Besant and philanthropists Mary Hughes and Miriam Moses. The walk also
explores locations related to influential characters in the contemporary cultural scene, such
as artist Tracey Emin and author Monica Ali.
Walk lasts approximately 2 hours commencing 11.00am at Whitechapel Underground
Station and finishing at Spitalfields (nearest station Liverpool Street).
Cost £10 M & J
Monday 13st
January 2014 — Royal Institution Heritage Tour
The Royal Institution was founded in 1799 and epitomises British Science from then to the
present day. Its magnificent building in Albermarle Street contains many exhibits relating to
scientific discoveries including the original Faraday laboratory. The tour will cover elements
of the history and architecture of the building as well as telling the stories behind some of
the exhibits on display. We will also see the historic Lecture Theatre from which the annual
Christmas Lectures are recorded for BBC television.
The tour will commence at 11.00 and takes 1½ - 2 hours but will include seated periods.
Cost: £7.00 G&M
Wednesday 19th
February 2014 — 2 Temple Place, Embankment, London
This is London’s first venue to specifically showcase publicly-owned art and artefacts from
around the UK. The building itself is an extraordinary late Victorian mansion built for William
Waldorf Astor in 1895 as his residence. The tour starts at 11am and, lasting approx. 45
minutes, offers a detailed insight into the history of Two Temple Place which makes it one of
London’s best hidden architectural gems. After the tour, we will be able to look at their latest
exhibition Discoveries which is the first major exhibition to bring together the fascinating
collections of the eight museums of Cambridge University.
Cost £8 RR
Thursday 30th
January — “Beyond El Dorado” at the British Museum
Power & Gold in Ancient Colombia: Organised with the Museo del Oro, Bogota, South
America, the exhibition explores the rich and diverse cultures of Colombia before the arrival
of the Spanish in the 16th
Century. For centuries Europeans were dazzled by the legend of El
Dorado – literally ‘the golden one’. Whilst many stories were told of El Dorado, this exhibition
uncovers the fascinating truth behind some of these myths.
This is a timed entry at 11.00 & 11.40 am.
Cost £9 RR
Monday 3rd
March 2014 — Backstage tour Theatre Royal, 10.30 am
Join a tour to this famous building, built by architect John Nash in 1720. Home to several
ghosts seen by the actors every time an Oscar Wilde play is performed! Meet outside the
theatre at 10.15-20am and we will all go in together.
Cost £9.50. Limited to 20 places. TW
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LONGER VISITS
LIVERPOOL PAST & PRESENT TOUR
March 23rd – 27th 2014
5 days/4nights – half- board Atlantic Tower Hotel on Waterfront. By Coach.
As this is the 50th Anniversary year of the Beatles, Liverpool is certain to be in a festive
mood and therefore a good time to visit. But there is a great deal more to this city than the
Beatles connection. It is designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site and was also European
Capital of Culture in 2008. Its location on the broad stretch of the tidal Mersey river and its
large docks made Liverpool the second seaport of England in the 18th
century and has given
the city its rich history and exciting character.
It has an exceptional collection of architectural treasures
including a large number of beautifully preserved Georgian
town houses and two of Britain’s most remarkable
churches, the huge Anglican cathedral and the very
unusual “Paddy’s Wigwam”, the Catholic cathedral. Some
of the grand mercantile palaces remain together with a few
imposing office buildings from the early 1900s, notably the
Royal Liver Building with its famous Liver Birds which
supposedly gave the city its name.
Among the old dock buildings many have turned into
fashionable shops, bars and restaurants but others are under preservation orders, making
an attractive mix of old and new. To get the best view of the city we take a river trip on the
traditional Mersey ferry.
One of the highlights of the tour is an excursion to the delightful Port Sunlight garden
village. Built in the late 1800s for the workers of the Lever Company it took 30 different
architects to create a unique model village which includes the magnificent Lady Lever Art
Gallery, home to a collection of Pre-Raphaelite masterpieces as well as works by Constable
and Turner.
On our coach drive to and from Liverpool we take the opportunity to stop at interesting
places for our lunch breaks. One will be the Wedgwood factory where those who wish can
also inspect the factory outlet!
COST: £410 per person sharing a room; £60 single supplement. Only a few places left, so
contact Inga Stone as soon as possible.
THE HARROW U3A WEBSITE
Our website — www.harrowu3a.co.uk — has been totally revamped and thanks must
go to all who have been responsible for the re-design, including Peter Cloot, Pam
Gonsal, Dennis Kersh and Anne Gerrard. Pam is the Website Editor (a non committee
post)—any information that someone wants included on the website must be sent to
her—and she will pass it to Dennis, who is the Webmaster, to up-load onto the
website. Their contact details are in the Management Committee directory on page 19.
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FUTURE VISITS
MAY MINI-BREAK
19/21 May for 2 nights/3 days to Abbotsbury, and surrounding areas.
Visit to the Swannery to see the newly hatched cygnets and help to feed 600 white mute
swans and visit the Sub-Tropical gardens nearby. Also visiting Winchester Cathedral
en route to the 3* Best Western Rembrant Hotel in Weymouth. On our way home we
will spend the morning at Forde Abbey. This tour will be by coach with all excursions,
guided tours and entrance fees included.
COST: £328 with single room supplement £29. Please use tear-off slip in middle of the
magazine but enclose a LARGE s.a.e. for the booking form and itinerary.
Booking and deposit by 31st
January 2014. TW
Wednesday 4 June 2014 at 6.15pm—Royal College of Arms
Evening visit to include a glass of wine or soft drink, by tube to Blackfriars (District &
Circle) and a little further away Mansion House on the same lines also St Paul’s on the
Central line or your own transport.
We will meet Timothy Duke, Chester Herald, who will show us the Earl Marshall’s Court
and Waiting Room, followed by a brief talk about the history of the building and the
origins of heraldry.He will then take us into the Record Room to show us a range of
heraldic and genealogical manuscripts.
The tour will end at 8 pm, cost £17.00 and is limited to 20 members only.
Book early to save disappointment. Please use tear-off slip in middle of the magazine.
MBH
UNEXPECTED OPPORTUNITY
TO VISIT LAKE COMO
An unexpected opportunity has arrived to join the
LAKE COMO TOUR next June.
A twin or double room on this tour has just become
available owing to a shortage of single rooms in the
hotel.
The tour offers 6 days/5 nights on full board in a
lakeside hotel near Tremezzo.
Cost: £785 per person, including flight tickets, coach
and boat travel, Bernina Express train excursion to St.
Moritz, a day trip to Lugano and entrances to venues
visited on Lake Como and Lugano.
Further information: Inga Stone, tel. 8868 0543,
e-mail. [email protected]
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HOW TO BOOK AN OUTING
For two weeks after the Newsletter appears, only postal bookings are accepted in order of arrival. If you are booking at a later date, first check availability. To be included on a trip, fill in the relevant slip from the Tours & Visits Reservation Form. We do not accept bookings by e-mail. Enclose a SAE and a separate cheque for each event, payable to Harrow U3A, unless otherwise stated. Post cheque and slip to the organizers of the outing. (See addresses and phone numbers on p.8.)
BOOKING CONDITIONS CANCELLATIONS: Where we are able to re-sell your ticket, we will make a refund less an administration charge. Tickets will always be offered in the first place to members on a waiting list for the outing. DISCLAIMER: Please note that only trips advertised in our Newsletter or paid for via Harrow U3A are under the auspices of Harrow U3A. Harrow U3A and the organizers cannot be responsible for any loss or injury, however caused.
TOURS & VISITS BOOKINGS & RESERVATIONS
IMPORTANT MESSAGE FROM TOURS AND VISITS COMMITTEE
Please be aware that when you send a cheque with your application for a place
on a tour or a visit, it might not be banked for some time.
Not until we know that the tour has enough support to make it viable do we
present the cheque. It is simply not possible for an organisation such as ours
to deposit individual or small groups of cheques for an event which may not
take place immediately, or might be cancelled.
Another reason for delaying the deposit is the fact that frequently someone
who has already paid is unable to attend because of illness...or a family
demand. If so, it is a simpler operation to return the cheque than issuing and
sending out a Harrow U3A cheque as reimbursement – which would not
always be possible if payment to the venue has already been made.
Would you please, therefore, notify the organiser of the event if you close or
change your account on which your cheque is drawn when you see that it has
not appeared on your statement.
If your cheque is returned it is unfortunately necessary to make a charge in
addition to requiring another cheque for the visit.
We are sure you will appreciate that we cannot operate in the same way as a
commercial company. We just do our best within the restrictions mentioned
above.
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RECENT ACTIVITIES
40 stalwart U3A members assembled at two locations, The Chase in Stanmore and The Harrow Art Centre and were duly collected by a Hearns luxury coach to be whisked off to Portsmouth for a visit to the brand new “Mary Rose” exhibition. This is located in the Portsmouth Historic Dockyard next to “ HM S Vi c t o r y ” . T h i s exhibition is housed in a custom made exhibition building situated, as it happens, just yards from where the ship was originally constructed in 1510.
The “Mary Rose” was raised from the bottom of the Solent in 1982 in an emotive moment watched by HRH Prince Charles and other notables including our very own Jack Kushner who was on assignment with the Canadian Broadcast ing
Corporation to cover this event.
This magnificent museum houses the remains of the ship and the sprays of special chemicals, which have played on the timbers for the last three years, have now been turned off and it is so much easier to see the remains of the ship and imagine how it would have looked in its prime.
There are 19,000 artefacts beautifully displayed in glass viewing rooms and all these items have been reclaimed from the site of the wreck which claimed 500 lives when it overturned and sank in the Solent just a few hundred yards from shore. The electronic displays show where each item was located on the ship and how it would have looked when it was in its original condition and what
its purpose was at the time. Even the skeleton of the ship’s dog, known as “Hatch”, has been reclaimed and is on display with reconstruction of how he would have looked on the day.
There are several other historic ships on display in the Historic Dockyard including HMS Victory (VERY little head-room!); HMS Warrior, the world’s first iron-hulled warship, which was launched in 1860 and changed naval warfare for ever; and many other attractions.
It was a fine but cold day with a strong breeze and we eventually sought shelter in the Georgian Tea Rooms for a very welcome “Cuppa” before meeting the coach for a comfortable journey home.
Our thanks to Toni and Jack for a well organised and extremely informative trip.
VISIT to the “MARY ROSE”
I, along with several other
members of Harrow U3A,
attended the first 3-day
London Summer School at The
St Bride Foundation. Thanks
must go to Gwen Wright and
the London Region team for
arranging this event.
Each day contained nine
different workshops, covering
Art, Science, Architecture,
Music and Literature, the
overall theme being London.
My first workshop was about
Adulterated Food throughout
the centuries. Forget horse-
burgers, we are talking really
nasty things which were put
into food to disguise lack of
proper ingredients. No-one
knew how many people died
as a result and very few people
were prosecuted.
A talk on the history of
the Royal Institution
highlighted why Albemarle
Street became London’s first
one way street due to the R.I’s
popularity. I learned about
London’s hidden rivers and
attended a beautifully
illustrated talk on London
Underground’s original Art
Deco posters.
I would urge you to
attend next year. It was a great
way to learn and also to meet
other U3A members.
Lynne Dorff
LONDON REGION SUMMER SCHOOL
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RECENT ACTIVITIES cont’d
On the 19th September, 14
members boarded a coach
with their luggage which was
not seen again until they
arrived in their cabins on Fred
Olsen’s BALMORAL. At 7 pm
that evening all gathered in
the Marquee bar which was
reserved for our group where
we were served drinks and
canapés. We then descended
to the Ballindalloch Restaurant
for our dinner where we had
arranged for 2 tables of 7 next
to each other, after which
t h e r e w a s e v e n i n g
entertainment.
The following day was
spent at sea where we could
partake of numerous activities
such as bridge, talks, dance
class, hi-tech clinic and a
classical recital. The captain
g a v e a m i d - d a y
announcement that there
would be slight seas but
because the ship is fully
stabilized we hardly noticed
any difference. The rest of the
cruise seas were perfectly
calm. That night there was a
cocktail party with the
Captain and an opportunity to
have a photo taken with him.
The next few days there
wer e v ar i ous out ing s
including a visit to the
Arquebus Museum which told
us about the German
occupation in WWII and a
visit to the Briksdal Glacier
where a coach took us half
way up the mountain where
we boarded open golf-type
buggies to take us near to the
top. The scenery was fantastic
but we were drenched to the
skin on the only day that the
weather was unkind to us.
In beautiful sunshine, we
arrived at Flam Station where
the railway had been built by
the Germans. We boarded the
train where we had a fantastic
guide. The train went through
several tunnels and passed
many waterfalls and beautiful
scenery. We changed trains at
Myrdal and headed to Voss
where a delicious lunch was
laid on for us at a local hotel.
After this we boarded a coach
to the Stalheim Hotel for tea
and where there was an
unbelievable view of the
valley 550 metres below. We
then re-boarded our coach
which took us down the
steepest road in Europe with
13 hairpin bends and back to
the ship in Flam.
On other days we visited
Bergen, which is second in
size to the Norwegian capital
Oslo. We went by coach on a
half day city tour and then up
the funicular railway where
we were able to look down on
the city and port. Wednesday
we enjoyed yet another city
tour in Stavanger where there
are many pretty ancient
houses built on narrow
winding cobbled streets. We
ended our tour with a visit to
the Cathedral built around
1125.
Every evening we joined
with those of the group who
had taken different tours to
exchange views and chat and
enjoy each others’ company.
On the last evening after
dinner we all went to the
Neptune lounge where the
Crew gave us a spectacularly
e n t e r t a i n i n g s h o w .
Afterwards we returned to the
Ballindalloch restaurant where
there was a midnight display
of food and ice carvings
followed by a buffet.
We arrived back in
Southampton early on the
morning of the 27th September
where our coach was waiting
to take us back to Harrow.
U3A CRUISE to the NORWEGIAN FJORDS organized by Jack Kushner and Toni Waxman
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MY LITTLE SATNAV by Hans Spielman
I have a little Satnav, It sits there in my car; A Satnav is a driver’s friend It tells you where you are.
I have a little Satnav, I’ve had it all my life; It’s better than the normal ones My Satnav is my wife.
It gives me full instructions, Especially how to drive; “It’s thirty miles an hour”, it says “You’re doing thirty-five”.
It tells me when to stop and start, And when to use the brake; And tells me that it’s never ever Safe to overtake.
It tells me when a light is red, And when it goes to green; It seems to know instinctively Just when to intervene.
It lists the vehicles just in front, And all those to the rear; And taking this into account It specifies my gear.
I’m sure no other driver Has so helpful a device, For when we leave and lock the car It still gives its advice.
It fills me up with counselling, Each journey’s pretty fraught; So why don’t I exchange it And get a quieter sort?
Ah well, you see, it cleans the house, Makes sure I’m properly fed; It washes all my shirts and things And keeps me warm in bed.
Despite all these advantages And my tendency to scoff, I only wish that now and then I could turn the damn thing off!!!!
In memory of Hans
ACTIVITIES
WORLD ART (previously Northern European Art)
Our title has now changed because from early 2014 we will be looking at art and artists from America, Canada, Australia and Asia as well as from Europe. There are still vacancies, so if you are interested in looking at art from around the globe, please contact me on [email protected] or 020 8864 9019.
PERSONAL AFFAIRS
This discussion group was previously called Sensory Garden
Group. It is a cross between Psychology and Current Affairs analysing one’s own behaviour and ways of changing habits, routines, addictions OCD etc. In other words a process of ana-lysing, and un-learning subconscious emotional responses. The prevention of Anger, a way towards liking self and peace.
See Diary for dates held in Harrow. E-mail [email protected] to attend.
SUNDAY WALKS / WALK & TALK IN GERMAN
Sunday Walks start at 10.30; Walk and Talk in German is on Fridays starting at 10.00; see the Diary for dates. Walk details are on the Harrow Arts Centre noticeboard and also e-mailed to walkers one week before the walk. If you would like to be added to the e-mail distribution list con-tact MK on [email protected]
TOUCH SCREEN USER GROUP
Computer / Tablet / Smartphone- use surgery. Computer problems? For one-to-one computer help e-mail
[email protected] See diary for dates.
SHARED LEARNING PROJECTS
Throughout the year we are informed by U3A head office of Shared Learning Projects sponsored by various museums, seats of learning and other similar establishments. These Projects are circulated to all local U3As and cover a wide variety of subjects and usually comprise about a dozen participants selected from all the applicants. For example, in 2013 my wife Lynne (our ‘Hon. Sec.’) was involved in a Project at the archives of the Museum of London re-cataloguing and re-packaging many of their artifacts. I, together with Sheila Lowe, joined a Project at the British Library which entailed each person researching and writing a paper on different aspects of the History of Science in London, now published and kept at the British Library.
These SLPs are immensely interesting and rewarding. Notices regarding new Projects are regularly issued by U3A head office and are circulated by e-mail—another good reason to ensure that you are included in the Harrow U3A Group E-Mail List (see page 18). Alternatively, the information is also on the head office web site www.u3a.org.uk .
Stephen Dorff
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COMPUTER COURSES
FIRST STEPS IN E-MAIL, INTERNET, AND BEYOND
This popular course covers the range of computer activities including basic knowledge for absolute beginners and improvers and includes email, use of the Internet, digital photography, use of Skype and any other areas of particular interest to you.
Computers are provided and tuition is also given on ipads (also provided). The ipads form the larg-est growth sector within this group and, if you are thinking of buying one, this group will give you the experience to help you to make up your mind.
You work on a one-to–one basis with the senior girls at Bentley Wood Girls’ School and the next course dates are to be held on the following Wednesdays at 4.00 - 5.30pm.
26th February, 5th March, 12th March, 19th March, and 26th March 2014.
Apply as soon as possible as this course is always well attended.
Apply to: Morris Jones Tel. 020 8954 4229 or email: [email protected]
MANAGING YOUR COMPUTER
Mike Allen will be presenting a course entitled Managing your Computer at Bentley Wood High School on 18th, 19th and 20th February 10.30 am– 2.30 pm
Coffee and tea are provided though participants will need to provide their own lunch.
This course is not for beginners. It is for people who have learnt a bit about computing such as email, Internet and word processing and want to learn a bit more.
Managing your Computer will include things like:-
File management, including: Copying files, Moving files, Deleting files, Creating folders
Downloading pictures from your camera and organising them into folders.
Basic photo editing using pixlr.com online editing, including: Cropping, Correcting overexposure and underexposure, Correcting skewed or tilted pictures, Removing red eye.
To enrol please contact Pam Gonsal email [email protected]
A Course for Advanced Computer Users: Troubleshooting and Servicing Computers
A 3-day course on 27, 28 & 29th May 2014, 10.30am to 2.30pm,
82.5%! That’s the proportion of the UK population with access to the internet... and in our U3A at least half of its
members own computers.
This course is to prepare us for when things go wrong or when we do not know what to do, short of taking our computer
to a technician and paying at least £100 (and the rest!!) to have our computer going again.
In this course we will deal with the following subjects —What do you do when your computer crashes? Maybe it’s just a case of switching off and switching on again.—But how do you know your computer is infected, and if it is, what do you do? —What is the blue screen of death, what is the BIOS? —Computer slowing down? We will learn how to change or upgrade the hard drive, add some RAM. These and many other topics will be tackled, problem solutions discussed, helpful information given for troubleshooting and repairs and we will supply you with a list of free programmes to protect
and keep your computer clean and in good running order.
For a full list of topics, you can email [email protected]
For a £6.00 contribution each participant will receive three CDs – (one containing the whole course, the second a Trojan/Virus Rescue Disc and the third is a repair/recovery disk for Windows 7, Vista and XP). This course is complete
with videos and with step by step instructions available during the course.
Course tutors: Aimé Levy and Mike Allen.
Interested? To register your place early, please contact Pam Gonsal at [email protected]
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COMPUTING TOP TIPS
Using your keyboard can often be faster than using the mouse. Key combinations execute the following functions: Ctrl-X = Cut Ctrl-C = Copy Ctrl-V=Paste Ctrl-S = Save Ctrl-P = Print
When replying to an e-mail, always use Reply to send to one person, rather than Reply All which sends your response to everyone on the original mailing list. You may recall reading in the newspapers about the embarrassing problems caused by sending what was intended to be a private e-mail to everybody.
QUIZ
Do you know the answers to these general knowledge questions? 1. Which animal does cashmere come from? 2. In which Indian city is the Taj Mahal? 3. What is the sign of the Zodiac represented by a crab? 4. Geoffrey Palmer was the Prime Minister of which country 1989-90? 5. Who did Sue Barker replace as host of the BBC quiz show ‘A Question of Sport’? 6. Which Beano character lived at Bunkerton Castle? 7. What does a drosometer measure? 8. What does the I stand for in CIA? 9. If you were Bronto and Astra phobic, you would be scared of which 2 natural elements? 10. In which sport do players sweep ice? 11. Amir Khan won a silver medal in 2004 Olympics at which sport? 12. Who scored England’s last minute winning goal against Belgium in the 1990 football World Cup?
See page 18 for the answers.
On Saturday 22nd March, there will be a London Region Music Study Day, entitled
MUSIC OF THE AMERICAS, at the Bechstein Room of the Wigmore Hall, from 10am until 4pm. Morning and afternoon coffee/tea is inclusive. Lunch can be taken at any of the several nearby eating houses, or you can bring your own sandwiches.
Contributors will be: Gwen Wright—Chair; Paul Farren— Latin-American Music; Stan Freed—George Gershwin; Karl Bettelheim—American Composers; Stan Cligman—Musical Theatre of Irving Berlin, the Gershwins, Jerome Kern, Rodgers & Hart and Cole Porter.
The event will cost £17.00 per person. If you are on the Harrow U3A group emailing list you should have received a notice of this event last October together with an application form; if you require an application form, please contact Don Moore (details below).
Please send your completed form together with your cheque to Don Moore at 31 Lanherne House, 9 The Downs, Wimbledon SW20 8JG (Email [email protected] or telephone 020 8946 3264 for urgent queries)
Important notes
* If the event is fully subscribed when your form is returned, you will be notified and placed on a waiting list. Your cheque will be returned if you are ultimately unsuccessful.
* If for any reason you are unable to attend, please notify Don Moore immediately so that wait-listed members can be accommodated. A refund of your fee cannot however be guaranteed.
MUSIC STUDY DAY
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HARROW U3A E-MAIL LIST
THE HARROW U3A YAHOO GROUP E-MAIL LIST is our major means for rapid internal communication with members. It is used to advise breaking news, announcements, study/activity group news, local and national events, news about tours and visits, and much more. To receive regular notices and updates of our activities you need to join the group e-mail listing. Even if you have given your e-mail address to the Membership Secretary when joining or renewing, you will not automatically have been included in the group e-mail list— this option can only be activated by you. Every Harrow U3A member who is connected to the internet is urged to register his/her name for inclusion on the completely confidential and secure mailing list. For those members wish to join, this is how to do it:
New subscribers
1. You can join the HarrowU3AML group by just sending an E-mail to [email protected] Please put your full name, address and membership number in the email you send.
2. You will then receive a reply E-mail from Yahoo Groups, which you need to open - (if you do not see it, please check your SPAM or TRASH folder)
3. Choose OPTION 2 and click on REPLY to send an E-mail, confirming that you wish to subscribe to the HARROWU3AML list. You must reply to this message within 7 days or the invitation will lapse.
4. Once you have sent that E-mail, the Harrow U3A moderator will receive your request to join the HARROWU3AML list and will verify that you are a paid-up Harrow U3A member, prior to accepting your application.
5. Once your application has been verified, you will receive a further E-mail from Yahoo Groups saying “Welcome to the HarrowU3AML group at Yahoo Groups”.
6. You should receive this further E-mail within a few days, depending on the volume of applications the moderator has to deal with at any one time. If you have not received this “Welcome” message within 7 days, then for some reason your application has not gone through. You should then carefully repeat the above procedure
Change of E-mail address:
Visit the website http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/HarrowU3AML/join. You will be asked for your Yahoo address and password. Just enter the address and password that you first used to subscribe to the mailing list. You will then be told that you are already subscribed and shown your existing email address. Next to this is “Add New email address”. Click on this and you are given the option to add your new address, and delete the old one.
Unsubscribe from the E-mail list
Send a blank E-mail to [email protected] (empty subject line and no text). This must be sent from the E-mail address from which you are currently subscribed.
1. Goat
2. Agra
3. Cancer
4. New Zealand
5. David Coleman
6. Lord Snooty
7. Dew
8. Intelligence
9. Thunder and Lightening
10. Curling
11. Boxing
12. David Platt
QUIZ ANSWERS
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MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE
Life President: Georgina Butcher [email protected]
Chairman Mike Allen - [email protected]
Vice-Chairman Pat Rae - [email protected]
Hon. Secretary Lynne Dorff - [email protected]
Hon. Treasurer Cecil Cherns - [email protected]
Membership Secretaries Jacky Gordon Kathy Westhead
020 8868 9067 020 8422 9895 [email protected]
Study Group Co-ordinator Rhoda Luer - [email protected]
Publicity Officer Bill Garvey - [email protected]
Speakers’ Secretary Alan Klein - [email protected]
Enquiries Officer Sheilah Lowe 020 8861 3821 [email protected]
Members’ Liaison Officer Susan Field 01923 819162 [email protected]
Diary Administrator Anne Gerrard - [email protected]
Technical Advisor - - [email protected]
Non-Committee Members:
Tours and Visits Jack Kushner 020 8954 8671 [email protected]
Premises Officer TBA - [email protected]
Web Master Dennis Kersh 07533 660113 [email protected]
Web Editor Pam Gonsal - [email protected]
Newsletter Editor Stephen Dorff 020 8428 4140 [email protected]
V E N U E D E T A I L S
The area location of groups held in private homes is listed in the “venue” column. Please telephone the Group Leader or Host for address details. Groups held at Harrow Arts Centre in the Uxbridge Road at Hatch End are shown as HAC, followed by the letter codes of the room being used as follows:
HAC-B Belmont room HAC-L Lowry room HAC-C Cannon room HAC-N Neil room HAC-CN Constable Room HAC-P Pinner room HAC-EH Elliot Hall HAC-R Roxeth room HAC-G Gobey room HAC-RY Rayners room HAC-GD Grimsdyke room HAC-S Stanmore room HAC-GR Greenhill room HAC-T Turner room HAC-HES Hatch End Suite 1/2/3 HAC-TB Travellers Bar HAC-K Kenton room HAC-W Weald Room
HAVS The Lodge, 64 Pinner Rd. Harrow, HA1 4HZ
CAR PARKING
Please park within the parking lines at
Harrow Arts Centre and PLEASE DO NOT
block the ramp to the Hatch End Suite.
Visitors to Harrow Arts Centre are Visitors to Harrow Arts Centre are
permitted, indeed encouraged, to park in permitted, indeed encouraged, to park in
MORRISONS’ supermarket car park. MORRISONS’ supermarket car park.
This is open from 8am until 11pm. Whilst This is open from 8am until 11pm. Whilst
no guarantee can be given, it is no guarantee can be given, it is
considered safer than the overcrowded considered safer than the overcrowded
Arts Centre car park.Arts Centre car park.
U3A National Office The Third Age Trust The Old Municipal Buildings 19 East Street Bromley Kent BR1 1QE
020 8466 6139 [email protected]
www.u3a.org.uk
SEE OUR BRAND NEW WEB SITE
www.harrowu3a.co.uk
Full of information about Harrow U3A with
links to other interesting sites.
TRY IT NOW!
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HARROW U3A PHOTOCALL
Art: Life Study Classes at work See p.4 © Michael Richman
Gwen Wright, Lynne Dorff, Anne Gerrard
at London Region Summer School See p.13
Jack Kushner, Toni Waxman & Rosemary Jones
Cold in Portsmouth! See p.13
Muriel Lent, Margaret Vincent, Jack Kushner, Toni
Waxman & Hilda Saler In the mountains
Flam, on the banks of the Aurlandsfjorden, Norway
Norwegian Cruise See p.14