Coming up… At our November 14 th meeting, Dartmoor Paul will be talking about “Industrial Archaeology of the Moor.” Our Christmas meeting on December 12 th will be in-house entertainment. Group leaders! Deadline for the next newsletter is 28 th November! Send your copy to newsletter@southmolton u3a.co.uk South Molton U3A November 2017 Newsletter Meetings held in Filleigh Village Hall on the second Tuesday of the month at 10.00am www.southmoltonu3a.co.uk From the Chairman: Lorie Jones 01769 574637 I love Christmas and have always done so. I really enjoy the run up to Christmas as well and try to be organised and buy presents etc. throughout the year. Even I, though, was slightly stunned to go into a garden centre on 1 st October to discover all their Christmas display was out on show. Much as I love Christmas trees it is hard to be enthusiastic about them when it is still autumn. ,m By the time you read this newsletter, however, Christmas will be impossible to ignore. South Molton always looks really attractive at this time of the year and I think the town’s decorations are really appealing and effective. A real fixture in the town now is the Christmas Tree Festival in the parish church. The range of trees is a real delight and our U3A will once again be decorating one for display. If any of you reading this are artistically gifted and would like to help decorate our tree, I would be delighted to hear from you. CHRISTMAS TREE FESTIVAL 2017 As in previous years, we will be taking part in the Christmas Tree Festival in the parish church of St Mary Magdalen, South Molton. Any offers of help to erect the tree on Nov 28 th /29th will be very welcome. Please see Lorie.
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Coming up…
At our November 14th
meeting, Dartmoor
Paul will be talking
about “Industrial
Archaeology of the
Moor.”
Our Christmas meeting
on December 12th will
be in-house
entertainment.
Group leaders!
Deadline for the next
newsletter is
28th November!
Send your copy to
newsletter@southmolton
u3a.co.uk
South Molton U3A
November 2017 Newsletter
Meetings held in Filleigh Village Hall on the second Tuesday of
the month at 10.00am
www.southmoltonu3a.co.uk
From the Chairman: Lorie Jones 01769 574637
I love Christmas and have always done so. I really
enjoy the run up to Christmas as well and try to be organised
and buy presents etc. throughout the year. Even I, though,
was slightly stunned to go into a garden centre on 1st October
to discover all their Christmas display was out on show.
Much as I love Christmas trees it is hard to be enthusiastic
about them when it is still autumn.
,m By the time you read this newsletter, however,
Christmas will be impossible to ignore. South Molton always
looks really attractive at this time of the year and I think the
town’s decorations are really appealing and effective. A real
fixture in the town now is the Christmas Tree Festival in the
parish church.
The range of trees is a real delight and our U3A will once
again be decorating one for display. If any of you reading this
are artistically gifted and would like to help decorate our tree,
I would be delighted to hear from you.
CHRISTMAS TREE FESTIVAL 2017
As in previous years, we will be taking part in the Christmas Tree Festival in
the parish church of St Mary Magdalen, South Molton. Any offers of help
to erect the tree on Nov 28th/29th will be very welcome. Please see Lorie.
Special Interest Groups
Ambling: Jo Griffin 01769 573368
Wed. 22nd Nov. Meet SMCP 10.00am.
A walk from the swing bridge car park on the Tiverton canal to Halberton, about two miles. Mostly flat clean walking. Lunch at the Farm Shop, Halberton.
Art Appreciation: Jonathan Edmunds 01769 574037
Wed. Dec. 6th at 10.30 in the Methodist Church Halls.
We continue with part 3 of Kenneth Clark's Civilisation series, looking at Romance and
Reality covering courtly love and chivalry etc. in Italy and France.
Book Group: Muriel Price 01769 572497
Wed. Dec.6th at 2.00pm at Sunnyside, George Nympton.
Basic Bridge: Ted Trill 01769 574482 Every Monday, 10.00 am at 34 East St. South Molton.
Social and not too serious bridge. Beginners welcome. We have a full quota but when
members are away we are looking for occasional players to stand in. If this is of interest
The menu will include Duck a L'orange and Sausage Plait with roast vegetables and spicy
Red Cabbage. We also plan to make Mince Pies, Rum Truffles and Panettone. To book,
please contact me by Monday 4th December.
Cost - £5.00. Bring an apron!
Croquet: Kathleen Hasler 01769 550296
Our season at Bishop's Nympton is over. We look forward to starting again in the Spring - weather permitting.
If anyone wants to play through the Winter, Barnstaple Croquet Club plays on Fridays from 12noon - 4.00pm at the Barnstaple Leisure Centre, Cost is £6 plus the cost of parking in the adjacent car park. Any queries contact Kath Hasler on 01769 550296
DVDivas: Sheila Farrant 01769 572553
Monday 27th November 2.30pm
‘Their Finest Hour, London 1940’. A makeshift cast and crew to make a film to lift the country’s flagging morale. Starring Gemma Arterton, Sam Clafin &
Bill Nighy.
Faze Days: Barry Jones 01769 574637
The catalogues for next year are starting to arrive so I will put out holiday suggestions at the December meeting.
Garden Visits: Carolyn Manning 01769 572025
There are no Garden Visits planned for November - but keep
Friday 15th of December free for a special event at RHS Rosemoor.
Rosemoor Glow Garden Illuminations. Meet 2.15 pm at SMCP
From 4pm the garden will be transformed into a magical place of constantly
changing coloured lights. In addition there will be interesting Christmas gifts on
sale in the Gift Shop. RHS members free. Non-members get 25% reduction on
normal £11 entry fee after 3pm.
History: Derrica Hodgson 01769 573228
Monday 20th
November, at 2.30pm
We continue with our Irish studies at Mayfield as usual.
I.T. Support Group (Computers!): Shirley Bray on 01769 572572
We meet on the 2nd Thursday of each month at the South Molton library
computer suite, 2.00 – 4 pm at a cost of £2 each, which includes a cup of tea or coffee
and biscuits. All welcome, whether new to computing or more experienced. We aim to
learn from one another. Computers are provided or you can bring your own (if portable!). The library
computers are Windows 7 and have access to Ancestry.com and the Internet. Why not have a go at
researching your family history or local history on line? Both Kath and Shirley have experience in
these subjects and would be pleased to help you."
Jazz: Jean Winslow-Johnson: 01769 581831 [email protected]. Our next meeting will be Wednesday 15th November at Griffin's Yard at 2pm.
Another relaxing couple of hours listening to some good music along with a drink in like
minded company. See you there.
Local History: Derrica Hodgson 01769 573228
Wed. 8th November, at 10 for 10.30.am, at the Methodist Church Hall
This month we welcome back Liz Shakespeare who will be talking about her latest book - "The
Postman Poet".
Mah Jongg: Linda Coombes 01769 573545
Thursdays 2.00pm in the Town arms. A Table game of 4 WINDS. Try it for size. One size fits all. Our prime objective is to have a little fun, be sociable and learn a new fascinating oriental skill.
No experience necessary. Come and enjoy tea, coffee, cakes and a splendid game of Mah Jongg with friends.
Millennium: Jonathan Edmunds 01769 574037
Thursday 7th Dec. in the Methodist Church Halls at 2.30pm.
Millennium, 4. 1300 - 1400. We come to the traffic fourteenth century - the Black Death, famine and the start of the mini-ice age; plus the contrast with the empire of Mali
Music Appreciation: Jonathan Edmunds 01769 574037 Thursday 30 November 2.00pm. at the Ramsden house. The wonder of the youthful Mozart is our theme. A selection of work that he wrote before he was 13 years of age! - Symphonies, masses and operas.
Patchwork and Quilting: Sue Hedges 01769 650960
Nov. 15th, 29th and Dec. 13th. 2.00pm in the George Arcade.
We meet at Step by Step in the George Arcade on alternate Wednesdays, where Julia and her daughter Emily instruct us in the intricate but engrossing art of cutting
up pieces of fabric, and then stitching them together again in different variations.
If you are interested please come along and see what we do. Start with a cushion cover, and soon you’ll be making a full-sized quilt!
Poetry and Playreading: Lorie Jones 01769 574637.
Thurs. 16th November at Coleford House in the Churchyard at 2.00pm.
We read and discussed a wide range of poems in September and tried to find examples of poetry that was positive about, or glorified war. Not always and easy task!
This month, (appropriately November) we will look at the poetry of Wilfred Owen and Siegfried Sassoon.
Tuesday 5th December 2017: a 4-mile walk from South Molton up Gunswell Lane to Hill Village (Chipboard Factory) and back through Forddown Farm. Some stiles and one steepish uphill section. We meet in the Central Car Park at 9.45am and start the walk from there. On Tuesday 3rd October ten of us enjoyed a 4 mile circular walk from Charles, following the Tarka Trail for 2.2 miles, on footpaths and quiet country lanes through woods and unspoilt valleys with some hills. We saw a working watermill at Hudleigh Mill.
Tuesday 21st November. 1.00pm at the Coaching Inn Oceanography with Barry Jones is our subject this month. We don’t get too serious, or deep with our discussions, (not very often, anyway) so don’t worry that it might be over
your head. Plenty of room for new members. Do come and join us. No charge – just whatever you want from the bar.
Scrabble: Glenys Laws 01769 573624 Every Monday 9.30 – 11.30am upstairs in Griffin’s Yard café. We are a small friendly group who always welcome new members, whether beginners or more "seasoned" players.
Please feel free to come along to join us. Lots of chat and friendship. Refreshments available from the café and free parking
Shakespeare: Lorie Jones 01769 574637
We meet in the Coaching Inn at 1pm on Monday 13th November at 1.00pm.
‘The Taming of the Shrew’ is nearing completion so we will be trying to decide whether Petruchio or Katherina is the eventual ‘winner’. There will not be a meeting in December as we will be rehearsing for our Christmas offering – probably in a panic.
In January we will be entering the twisted world of Richard III.
Singing Group: Jonathan Edmunds 01769 574037
Nov.27th, Dec. 4th. (2.30 in Newtown, lifts at 2.10 from the church car park).
We have started our preparations for the December Coffee Morning with a selection of carols for the choir and for the gathered host. Plenty of work on hand. We meet on November 27th and December 4th at 2.30 at the Hasler home in Newtown.
Skittles: Barry Jones 01769 574637 We meet every Friday at the Town Arms, at 1.45pm.
Our friendly, lively Skittles groups continue to meet every Friday afternoon. This year our Christmas meeting will be on Friday 1st December at The Bell, Chittlehampton. We will meet there at 11.30 or SMCP at 11.15. We order our lunch and then play till 1pm to deserve it. Please let Barry know whether or not you would like to
come.
Sunday Lunch: Margaret Ramsden 01769 573572 Every Sunday in the Coaching Inn. Please ring for details
Table Tennis: Peter Hardwick 01769 572641
Weekly on Wednesdays at YMCA at 3.20pm (not 2.30pm) Open to all levels of experience. Good humoured group. Equipment supplied. Sports shoes required. Come and try. First visit FREE.
Theatre Visits. Christine Carter 01769 574345 and Carole Ryall 01769 540576 Booking for 'Joseph and his Technicolour Dreamcoat' is now closed. A few tickets are available for 'Kite Runner'. The mini bus will pick us up at 12.30 on 25th November, on Mill Street opposite the car park.
'Beauty and the Beast' , professional pantomime at Queen's Theatre, Barnstaple is still
available at £20 for matinee on 9th Dec.
CHRISTMAS LUNCH
FOR ALL U3A MEMBERS & FRIENDS
At the Calvert Trust Exmoor.
13th December 2017 12.30 for 1.00pm.
£19.95 per head.
Money to Lin Coombes ASAP.
See Information at the U3A Coffee Morning
14th November.
or ring Lin Coombes 01769 5735
Diary Dates for November and December.
Day Group November December Location Time
Sun Mon Tues Wed Thurs Fri
Fr
Sunday Lunch Basic bridge. Singing DVDivas History Scrabble Shakespeare Rambling Science Ambling Art Appreciation Book Group CooknEat Jazz Local History Patchwork Table Tennis Millennium Music Appreciation Mahjongg Poetry/Playreading IT (Computers) Croquet Skittles
Coaching Inn 34 East St. SM Newtown 2 Little Rock Close, SM Mayfield, S. Molton Griffin’s Yard Coaching Inn SMCP Coaching Inn SMCP Methodist Hall Sunnyside, GN Bish. Nym. Parish Hall Griffin’s Yard Methodist Hall Step-by-step YMCA Mill St. Methodist Hall Margaret Ramsden’s Town Arms Coleford House Library Leisure Centre, Barnstaple Town Arms
