May 2015 - Ferndown and District U3A

Registered Charity no. 1073206
May 2015
Tel: 07799 121 926 – please leave a landline number.
Email: ferndownu3a@gmail.com
Website: www.ferndownu3a.co.uk
OPEN DAY
There was a good turnout for the Open Day
with a real buzz in the Barrington as people
talked about the groups on offer and decided
which to sign up for.
Remember, we all have until early July to get
our forms in, but don’t put it off too long!
Brochure Corrections
L9
Beginners German Anne Rio
Now Barrington, Hayes Room
Wednesdays 9.30 - 10.45
In Memorium
We have been advised of the deaths of two former
members.
Reverend Judith Henderson led the
Religion group, discussing alternative
religions.
Norman Measey led the current affairs group
and was also a committee member, and very
briefly, chairman in succession to Hazel. Gerry
will remember him as a keen member of his
wine appreciation group.
Judith was still a member in 2005/06 and
Norman must have been earlier. Both died in
February 2015.
Also, Mrs Jean Emerson of Rosemary Court,
A6
D7
Renaissance Art Judith Hodges
Now Barrington, Studio, 1st Tues of month,
Tuesdays 3.15 - 4.30 Start 6th October
A broad look at the Law Clare Clayton
Now Barrington, Studio, Tuesdays 3.15 - 4.30
Spring term only, fortnightly: Jan 12th, 26th;
Feb 9th, 23rd; March 8th
H3 The Blue Lamp
Rodger Pettengell
Now Ferndown St Mary’s Church Centre
Wednesdays 2.00 - 3.15 (Spring)
K6
Keep fit Kath Hollingworth
Now Longham Church Hall (tbc)
Wednesdays 2.00 - 3.15
Ferndown passed away in January.
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THERE ARE STLL TABLES AVAILABLE FOR THE
CHICAGO BRIDGE DRIVE!
Saturday 20th June
At the Barrington Centre
1.30 – 5.30
£20 per table
To book a table please contact Jenny on
01202 873228, or email: jmbass17@gmail.com
MEMBER OF THE MONTH - This month’s member is Jenny Boyce who is a very enthusiastic
member of U3A ,and will be known to many people.
My name is Jenny Boyce and I joined U3A 5/6years ago. Although not fully retired I was cutting down my
working hours quite considerably and, as I am now on my own, thought it would be a good idea to take up
new interests. I am so pleased to have found U3A- over the years I have joined various groups such as
music appreciation, book club, film club, sociology, architecture appreciation, Discovering Dorset-not all at
the same time! It has been an excellent way of meeting people and I have made many friends along the
way.
I am really looking forward to receiving my new brochure and deciding which subjects to apply for next
term-especially those which involve getting out and about. Life is never dull that's for sure!
TRIPS, TRIPS, TRIPS…..
We have the opportunity of joining with Ringwood U3A who organise both day trips and residential stays. Full details
are available on the Ferndown U3A website: www.ferndownu3a.co.uk, but basic details are below.
14th June 2015
2nd July 2015
?October?
4th October 2015(2 nights)
23rd – 26th October 2015 (3
nights)
17th November 2015
23rd February – 7th March 2016
22nd – 25th April 2016
Other Visits proposed
National Gardens Scheme visit to 21 Chestnut Road, Brockenhurst - Admission
£3.50
Hampton Court Flower Show, £47
Tower of London, Ceremony of the Keys, London Museum, Theatre
Iceland stay. £929pp (based on 2 sharing) £129 single supplement
Tudor Kent, staying at the Hilton Hotel, Maidstone. £239
The Nutcracker, Moscow Ballet, Bournemouth £25.50
India – Wildlife Safari. £3195 (based on 2 sharing) £875 single supplement
Stratford on Avon, Shakespeare’s Birthday!
River Cruise, Short Break to Rome, Westonbirt Arboretum, A train journey, Duxford
Air Museum, Madeira, Theatre trips, etc.etc
Details will be on the noticeboards and WEBSITE. Contact Judith at Ringwood u3a: judith144@btopenworld.com
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APPEAL FOR SOFT TOYS
If anyone has any soft toys in good condition, Betty Ford would like to know as she needs then for a charity event in
aid of Cancer Research
Some of our members are up for anything!!!! (Part 2)
WELL SHE DID IT!!!!
This is what Pat had to say about her adventure:
I am still coming down! It was a beautifully sunny day with a very strong winds. There were about 80 friends from
many walks of my life.
The views were wonderful, however the aircraft had a great time weaving up and down for far longer than I had
anticipated and the force of the wind left me reeling. When we eventually hit the ground I was reeling and like a
new born lamb. It really took about 8 hours for me to feel normal again {whatever normal is in my case}. It was a
great experience but the important thing was the charity. Thank you to everyone who sponsored me!
Would I do it again????? Well……NO!
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BOOK REVIEW
Several of our members are ‘professional readers’, reviewing Crime, Thriller and Mystery novels, pre-publication, for
a range of publishing houses. We intend to include a review in each Newsletter and also to put more reviews on the
website. The reviewers are referred to by their ‘nom de plumes’, Smeagol and Pashtpaws.
Review of Method by Shannon Kirk
Brilliant Teenager Gives Kidnappers a Torrid Time in Unusual Thriller
When Lisa Yyland goes missing near her home in Barnstead, New Hampshire, her family and the FBI fear the worst.
Not just because Lisa is sixteen years old but also because she is seven months pregnant. As she has hidden her
condition from everyone including her mother – a high profile trial lawyer – and her father – a former Navy Seal
turned physicist -- Lisa’s disappearance is initially put down to a runaway problem teenager. But Lisa is not just your
normal pregnant sixteen-year-old, she is “special.”
She is highly intelligent and has her own laboratory with high-tech equipment at home. But emotionally she is
unusual, in that she has “an internal switch” that she can turn off or on at any given moment to experience things
such as joy, fear, love. Lisa is highly capable of emotion but also exceptional at suppressing distraction and
unproductive thoughts.
Thus when she is kidnapped no more than twenty yards from her house, she is able to suppress her feelings of fear
and worry and begins to harness all her scientific abilities to analyse her situation and prepare for her escape. Little
did her kidnappers know what they had let themselves in for.
Shannon Kirk has written a superb no-holds-barred novel. The main character, Lisa, is an outstanding heroine with
whom the reader is able to empathise and support her unusual approach to captivity. FBI agents Lui and Lola, who
are appointed to investigate the case, are also well-defined and prominent characters.
This is an unusual novel where the quarry refuses to take a subservient role and the readers are presented with
scenarios where they may find themselves applauding at times the defensive barbarity of the victim. Not a book for
the squeamish!
Thoroughly recommended. – Sméagol.
PUZZLE SPOT
Children aged between 4 and 6 can solve this problem in less than 5 minutes. Can you?
8898=7
4566=2
1203=1
2313=0
4566=2
5464=1
7774=0
1003=2
9856=4
9955=2
1886=5
1231=0
8764=3
4500=
(Answer on the website: www.ferndownu3a.co.uk)
------------------------------------SMALL ADS
Linda Slade has 10 DVDs for sale at £2.50 each or £20 for them all. They are all new, not copies, and only
been viewed once.
1) Hope and Glory (tells a tale of hope and courage set amongst the rubble strewn streets of bomb ravaged London during
World War II as seen through the eyes of a young boy.
2) House of Cards Trilogy (the original UK TV Series, starring Ian Richardson).
3) The Last Station (a period love story set in the last year of the life of legendary writer Leo Tolstoy, starring Helen Mirren &
Christopher Plummer).
4) Mr Turner (tells the story of one of Britain's famous artists, starring Timothy Spall).
5) Mrs Browns Boys Live (all the best bits from the TV show but more outrageous!)
6) My Sister's Keeper (based on the book of the same name by Jodi Picoult, starring Cameron Diaz).
7) Philomena (tells of the journey of Philomena Lee in finding her illegitimate son, who was adopted soon after his birth, starring
Judy Dench & Steve Coogan).
8) The Railway Man (tells the story of Eric Lomax who was held prisoner by the Japanese and forced to build the Thai Burma
Railway, starring Colin Firth).
9) Single Man (tells the story of a British college professor in Los Angeles in 1962, who dwells on the past and cannot see his
future, starring Colin Firth).
10) Revolutionary Road (tells the story of a young couple living in suburban Connecticut, who decide to risk everything to pursue
their dreams, starring Leonardo Di Caprio & Kate Winslet).
Contact Linda on 01202 890865 or email: linandricky@hotmail.com
Any comments on the Newsletter, or content for the next one, please email Judith: jdth.hodges@gmail.com