“A man doesn't grow old because he has lived a certain number of

years. A man grows old when he deserts his ideal. The years may

wrinkle his skin, but deserting his ideal wrinkles his soul.”

― Brennan Manning, The Ragamuffin Gospel: Good News for the

Bedraggled, Beat-Up, and Burnt Out

Committee was Elected on 3rd October 2013 at

AGM in Cleethorpes Memorial Hall

Chairman: John Wilkinson 316597

Secretary: Anne Mann 348833

Treasurer: Himanshu Ghadiali 343474

Vice Chair: Jill Maltby 752688

Brochure Coordinator: Anne Mann 348833

Group Coordinator: Pauline Campbell 813010

Publicity: Christina Hanson 871333

Membership Records: Anne Easterbrook 310061

Membership Assistant: Janet Cullum 599482

Webmaster: Geoff Lenthall 699748

Welfare: Marj Dalby 599750

Speaker Finder/Visitors: Jill Maltby 752688

Catering Team: Jenny Dutton 873613

Gill Clarke 312820

* Janet Cullum 599482

November 2013

Forthcoming Meetings

Monday 18th November 2013 Group Leaders’ Meeting Venue: Waltham Library 10am-12noon

Tuesday 26th November 2013 U3A Committee Meet-ing Venue: Waltham Library 10am– 12noon

Thursday 5th December 2013 U3A Main Meeting Venue: Cleethorpes Memorial Hall 2pm-4pm

Speakers: Garry and Carol Sidney on Home Front Memories

Thursday 2nd January 2014 No Main Meeting

Thursday 9th January 2014 Festive Lunch at Grimsby Masonic Hall, Cambridge Road, Grimsby,

DN34 5SZ from 12noon

Thursday 6th February 2014 U3A Main Meeting Venue: Cleethorpes Memorial Hall 2pm-4pm Speaker: Paul Dickinson on Aviation Flying

Join Us in Festive Lunch

On 9th January 2014 at Masonic Hall

You can join us with your partner or one guest

Tickets: £17.50 per head

Please select Choice of your Menu and book your

tickets by 5th December 2013

John Wilkinson, our chairman is a truly inspirational man with a positive attitude. Nothing is too much for

him and always ready to be helpful to others. It has been real privileged to get to know him and work

with him.

John attended Louth Grammar School. On leaving school

he joined Auctioneer and valuer for three years before

joining RAF and worked three years in Gibraltar. On re-

turning joined Derby Telegraph and worked there for

thirty one years. He worked in different departments and

different positions, retired as publicity and promotion manager in 1989.

He joined Louth Motor Club in 1972. He became secretary of motor club in 1975. He became a chair-

man of motor club in 1979 and he has continued to be its chairman for last thirty four years. He was

also secretary for twenty years Association of East Midlands Motor Club for twenty years, from 1980 to

2000. He is a member of society of retired past Rotarians. He was president in 2012-13. He is a vice

Chairman of Waltham Windmill Preservation Society. He was a manager of a “Pop Group ” for six years,

who performed in London, Manchester and Sheffield.

John has keen interest in Motors, Historical buildings and family history. He has been in relationship

with Joan for thirty six years. He has a son and a daughter. He is a proud grandfather.

Indian cookery is going well. In January meeting we will learn how to cook Biryani. Would you like to join,

contact Anne Mann.

At the last “understanding Memory Course” one of our friend recalled her childhood memory. She

was going to school by bus. Driver would stop and wait to pick her up. If any reason she was not

going to school, her mother would need to go and tell driver, otherwise he would wait. Days have

gone when people showed care with their job. In last thirty years world around has changed. Money

has taken over caring for others. We have forgotten that money is only a commodity. We have put

all our values in it. Caring for others has become a kind of weakness. Do you not think we need to

bring back old values again.

At present we have 187 members renewed their subscription.

We have e mail address of 99 members. We will be sending

this newsletter by e mail. We will print small numbers of copy

for those who do not have e mail. Make sure you always up-

date us with change of address and e mail ID.

MarJ Dalby will be supporting welfare of

Members. She can be contacted on 599750

I am sure all of you will

be happy to join me in

thanking Brian Masters,

who was ably was support-

ed by his wife Christine

Masters, as they have

looked after our organisa-

tions finances and man-

aged account very well for

the last several years. Our

sincere thanks to them.

Himanshu

We have healthy bacteria in our gut, which helps to digest food. If we eat

oats in breakfast, we would provide nutrition to those healthy bacteria,

which in turn would improve our digestion.

Group leaders are invited to share group activities here with the whole club.

We had four successful four weeks cource on

“understanding Memory” . We think it is very use-

ful learning. We would like every members of U3A

should take opportunity to attend. We would hope

to run fifth course in new year. If you are interest-

ed please let us have your name.

When I was younger, I could remember

anything, whether it had happened or

not; but my faculties are decaying now

and soon I shall be so I cannot remember

any but the things that never hap-

pened. It is sad to go to pieces like this

but we all have to do it. ~Mark Twain