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Jan 2017Issue No.56

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Our Chairman Tom GraingerHAPPY NEW YEAR to everyone – I hope your new years resolutions are notproving to difficult !!

It seemed to go so quickly but I hope you had a great Christmas and spent a happytime with friends and family.

For me the December General meeting Pantomime got the festive period off to agreat start. A big thank you to all those members, too numerous to mention here,who were involved and had us all cheering and laughing to the end. If you wereunable to attend or simply can’t believe what you saw and want to see it again, justsearch for Carlton & Gedling U3A Cinderella on You Tube.

A big thank you also to the Vibrants who once again took us back to our youth withsome great numbers as we bopped and jived like yesteryear !

Looking forward to another bumper year,

Tom GraingerChairman

The next General Meeting will bea week later than usual on the26th January 2017 due to thenon-availability of the Richard

Herrod Centre on the usual date.The Striders walk and CoffeeMorning that were originally

scheduled for the 26th will now beon the 19th.

JANUARY GENERAL MEETING

NEW MEMBERS MEETINGThis is an opportunity for new members, and anyone wishing to find out more about the U3A,

to meet and have a chat to some committee members and group conveners in a smaller lessformal setting than the monthly meeting. Coffee is for sale along with the usual range of

beverages and this month the meeting will take place at the Willowbrook Pub at 11.00 am onTuesday 31st January.Convenor Sally Bailey

The Newsletter is published by The Carlton,Gedling & District U3A. (Reg. Charity No.

1157211)Views expressed are not necessarily those

of the U3A or Editor

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Theatre VisitsWe still have tickets for Love Letters performed by the ProspectPlayers at the Bonnington Theatre, Arnold. Andrew and Melissa, bothborn to wealth and position, are childhood friends whose lifelongcorrespondence begins with birthday party thank-you notes andsummer camp postcards. Romantically attached, they continue toexchange letters through the boarding school and college years. Aftertumultuous but separate lives, she and Andy do become involved in abrief affair, but it is really too late for both of them. However Andy'slast letter, written to her mother after Melissa's untimely death, makesit eloquently clear how much they really meant, and gave to, eachother over the years—physically apart, perhaps, but spiritually asclose as only true lovers can be.The Ladykillers is sold out, but we still have tickets for Grapes ofWrath, War Horse and for anyone wanting to explore some veryaccessible opera: Madam Butterfly or for the slightly moreadventurous: Il Trovatore.So bring your diaries and cheque book with you – and it really doeshelp us if you can give us cheques. Paul MartinezPick up Tickets: Touched, The LadykillersTrips on offer:Opera Il Trovatore (screening from Royal Opera House) 7.15pm, Tuesday 31st January,Cornerhouse Cinema, (£14.74) Organiser Paul Martinez. Last chance to pay for ticketsDrama Love Letters, Saturday 18th February, Bonninton Theatre Arnold, (£8), OrganiserChristine Farnsworth, Last chance to pay for ticketsDrama The Grapes of Wrath Tuesday 28th March @ 7pm, Thursday 6th April @ 1.30pmNottingham Playhouse (£7) Organiser Basia Arch. Sign up and pay for ticketsOpera Madam Butterfly, (screening from Royal Opera House) 7.15pm, Thursday 30th March,Cornerhouse Cinema, Organiser Paul Martinez, Sign up and pay for ticketsDrama War Horse, 2pm Wednesday 28th March 2018, Royal Concert Hall, (£52.50) OrganiserAnne Porter Pay now for tickets (February will be very last chance to pay).

Comfort and JoyThirty one intrepid theatre goers made it to the Lace Market theatre to see the above play! Thetheme plays strongly on the chaos and confusion that surrounds the Festive Time. Even the carolsingers get short shrift! Shame!!! The play is split into two parts, the days before Christmas andthen the second act focuses on the day itself. Oh dear!!! All about relatives you hardly ever see arriving for the Festive Season. Needless to say no onereceives a present they really want and there was culinary disaster all round! A long buriedresentment rears its ugly head – and alcohol flows like the proverbial river. Comfort and Joy ispainfully but always amusingly familiar – let’s be honest, we’ve all been there haven’t we?Janet Whitchurch.

Family Carol ConcertMy word, this was a superb evening put on by the Nottingham Harmonic Choir and The ThoresbyColliery Band!  Between you and me, I'm a Christmas spoilsport, a proper Bah Humbug, and I was

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still trying to give away my concert ticket as the evening was about to begin!  But it was anamazing, varied programme; the singing was magnificent. I loved the brass band and there wasplenty of humour throughout.  Many thanks to Barbara and Andrea who, months ago, suggestedthat this concert would be a wonderful U3A theatre visit - they were right!Carolyn Broadhurst

AladdinWell- off we went again (oh yes we did!) The U3A panto trip marks the start of Christmas formany of us. This year it was Aladdin and whilst it didn't have the cutting edge approach of ourvery own Cinderella it certainly didn't disappoint.The cast, as ever, was entertaining , and multi-talented John Elkington stole the show as the Dame. He spent almost as much time making hisfellow performers laugh as he did the audience, and they seemed to be having as much fun onstage as we were off! The costumes and sets were fabulous, and who could forget thewonderful Dance of the Seven Veils ? We went on a magic carpet ride, booed the evil Abanazar with gusto and had a good old sing-song. The giant Easter bunnies are a perennial puzzle though! When a child invited up on stage was asked what bit she had enjoyed most she replied - "allof it". And so say all of us !! Many thanks Basia for obtaining such good value tickets. See younext year folks.Sue Lake & Gill Horrocks

CinderellaWhat a talented bunch of thespians we have at our U3A! The age old story of Cinderella was“loosely” enacted by a small group of U3A members, compered by the inimitable RichardDowning! The audience was exhorted to participate by the stamping of feet, boos, hurrahs andgroans, all of which came in handy throughout the panto.

Poor Cinderella was given an absolute multitude of tasks to perform, including polishing thecat from a brilliant Baroness Hardup. A bowl of disgusting porridge, fit for sticking paper to awall, was produced as a meal, but the two very ugly sisters felt that a take away pizza would bebetter value. We all enjoyed singing the song, although great hilarity arose with a malfunction ofthe screen. Poor Cinders made it quite clear that she “didn’t do rags” and certainly the “glass”slipper was a very blingy shoe! As every panto should have there were a lot of corny jokes,which resulted in loud groans from the audience!The French Fairy Godmother was our very own Cross Channel “Ferry”, and confused us all.

There was a lot of thigh slappingfrom the Prince and needless to saythere was a happy ending! Theaddition of ballroom dancers fromthe Tea Dancing Group was abrilliant idea, and the audience’sthanks must go to all involved in theproduction of our very first Pantoparticularly to Terry Beale who stoodin as an ugly sister. The costumeswere great as were the props and Iam sure the cast enjoyed it as muchas the audience did. Well done youlot! When are you performingagain!Janet Whitchurch.

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Trip to Renishaw Hall and GardensWeds 19th April Tickets £17 or £12 for RHS or HHA members.Renishaw Hall is situated in Derbyshire, about one hour away. It has been a family home for the Sitwellsand their descendants for almost 400 years. The courtyard contains an interesting museum about thefamed literary Sitwell trio, Edith, Osbert and Sacheverell.The visit includes a guided tour of the Hall to view its stunning collection of art and furniture. After this,time can be spent in the classical Italianate gardens and wider park, which includes lakeside walks. In2015, Renishaw Hall and Gardens won the coveted HHA/Christie’s Garden of the Year Award.The Stable Courtyard contains the refurbished Café at Renishaw Hall, a Visitor Centre and Plant Sales.Travel will be by minibus, leaving RHC at 9.30am and we would aim to return by 4pm, depending on theweather.Tickets will be on sale at January’s meeting.Maggie Doherty.

Trips & Visits

Review - Trip to Bromley House Library

Bromley House library is a hidden gem in the centre of Nottingham. With over 200 years of historyand around 40,000 books the library offers a tranquilenvironment to have a coffee and study or browsea book that you may not have even known youwanted to read.

Many well known people have been members overthe years including George Green whose father builtand owned Greens Windmill in Sneinton. Georgewas a mathematician and the library was likely oneof the only sources of Green's advancedmathematical knowledge. Those of you whoattended the talk will remember that George wasfamous for an Essay on the Application ofMathematical Analysis to the Theories of Electricity and Magnetism. What a memory I have. Okperhaps I looked it up!!

Alfred Barber, Nottingham’s first photographer was also a member in 1941 and he rented a roomin the attic where he took portrait photographs. Unfortunately a Guinea proved too expensive andhe eventually disappeared owing back rent. We were taken to the attic to see his camera but

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Interest Groups - Notices

The Strollers Walking Group has been a very popular one from the earlydays of C&G U3A and for this our thanks go to Ian Robey who not only hasplanned and led the walks, but also shared his extensive knowledge of thelocal area. Ian is now stepping down from this role to concentrate on his

other groups and interests.Therefore, we are seeking a new Convenor to arrange monthly slow and steady walks of 2-3miles in length. Previously walks have always taken place on a Thursday but this does notnecessarily have to be the case in future if an alternative day of the week would suit a newconvenor/walk leader better.Anyone interested, please contact the Groups Co-ordinator Lynne Jaremczenko on

07771 801 957

Strollers

The January walk will remain on 24th January, despite the changeof date for the general meeting.· Meet at Ranmoor Rd car-park 9.30

5 Miles and Cup of Tea

were told to stand around the edges of the room as it was only structurallysound for up to 30 people.We watched volunteers maintaining some of the older books. Somebooks that were perhaps in several pieces were stored together in a box.The covers of some were cleaned with Vaseline and were necessaryglued with flour glue. Cellophane was also used to cover books muchlike we used to do at school. In the same room was a collection of booksdonated by Alan Sillitoe who was best known for his debut novelSaturday Night and Sunday Morning.

The library is one of only fourplaces in England still to have aMeridian Line. Dating back to1836, it consists of a metal plateon the floor and a shutter by the window with a smallaperture in it. The line is orientated to point due North-South so that at the solar noon, the small patch of sunlightpassing through the shutter crosses the line – this was amore accurate method of setting the time than thesundials that were previously used.There is also a 1830 longcase clock inscribed withtime differences – “Nottingham time” was 4 minutes33 seconds behind Greenwich and 4 minutes 10seconds behind St Pauls, London.-If you haven’t visited the library they do have open

days and it would be well worth a visit. Membership forms can be found on their web siteThanks to the Nedd Ludd where we had a very acceptable lunch.

Sue Fairweather

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History December . A very interesting,wellattended, talk by Bob Massey on

The Mary Celeste.Found abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean near the Azoresafter a passage from America carrying a cargo of industrialalcohol (methylated spirits), there was no obvious reasonwhy the crew should have deserted her. The mystery laststo this day although many theories and books were writtenabout the incident. An 'unlucky' ship from her launch untilher ending, deliberately run onto rocks to claim insurancemoney. The most likely reason for being abandoned was ascare that some cargo had leaked from the barrels andthere was a strong risk of explosion.

January. This month's subject was the history of food supply and production particularly in wartime.Various invaders and settlers have introduced different foods to this country and food production has beeninfluenced by political acts (Corn Laws and specifically their repeal), huge increases in world production i.e.US and Canadian grain and Australian and New Zealand meat and butter production. In both world warswe were forced to become largely self sufficient and we learnt of the methods by which this was obtained.Some methods were coercive others were persuasive. Rationing was of course the major means ofcontrolling food consumption and although introduced very early in WW II it was not introduced until theend of WW I. We were also given an interesting insight into rationing in WW I in GermanyNext meeting Monday 6 Feb, subject - The Enclosure Act

Brian Thomas

Local History For our Decembermeeting weenjoyed a very

pleasant and sociable afternoon at TheWillowbrook. We discussed our plans for visitsand activities for the coming year along withhearing some amusing anecdotes from variousholidays.

In 2017 we will be obtaining an organisationmembership for the Nottingham Local HistorySociety. This will entitle us to receive amagazine every six months which we'll pass onto group members, attend talks / courses andobtain help with publishing articles etc.

Forthcoming events:17th January 2:00pm sees us at Carlton FireStation for Crime and Punishment in Notts.Please bring some stories to share with thegroup.

14th February 10:00 am Richard Herod Centrefor photos through the ages. This is a jointmeeting with the Photography Group and willbe a talk showing photos of Nottinghamlocations taken during the 60s and 70scompared to present day. Please note changeof date and time.21st March 2:00pm tour of the Bromley HouseLibrary. This will be a guided tour of the libraryplus a talk on its history. Numbers are limited to20, so please sign up at the January meeting.The cost will be £6.00 per person. Note thatthere is no lift at the library, so the less mobilemay not be able to access all areas.11th April 1:30pm Please note change ofdate and time. This month we will be having aguided tour of the Church (Rock) cemetery by amember of the Civic Society. The cost will beapproximately £3.00 per person. Please signup at the monthly meetings.

Anne Palmer

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Last month we were delighted to welcome two newmembers to the group.I do hope they enjoyed themselves and willcontinue to come because they broadened ourrange of instruments still further.We now have two keyboards, two guitars, a bassguitar, two cellos, a violin, a flute, a cornet, aclarinet, a ukulele, an accordion and percussion. Inaddition, we have our very own singer too. It’s aunique combination and makes for a great sound. Iparticularly enjoy hearing individual members ad libwith the addition of their own little extras to themelody. It’s great fun.During December the group was pleased to beinvited to make a return visit to Willowbrook carehome to entertain the residents for Christmas. Weplayed a completely new programme of populartunes and traditional carols which wasenthusiastically received. Here I must express myadmiration for the group because so many of themwere also involved in some way in the productionand/or performance of the Carlton & Gedling U3APantomime on the very same day. It was a very

hectic schedule for them but well worth the effort.Thank you all and well done.I’m sure there are more of you who do play, haveplayed in the past or are a beginner; who have aninstrument, large or small, gathering dust in the loftor languishing in a corner. Get it out and come andjoin us. We’re all learning and slowly growing inconfidence. You’d be surprised how easy it is toplay along with others. We can’t all read music. Weall play ‘bum’ notes. We don’t do solos. So what’sstopping you? Come on!Charles Cracknell

Classical MusicInterest Groups

We started offthe new yearwith a bang.

Mike Johnson introduced us to Berlioz’ssymphonic music. We’re all fairly familiar withSymphonie Fantastique, but the other pieces weremuch less well known. Berlioz certainly broke newground with a symphony written with a violaaccompaniment and a most ebullient funeralsymphony that seemed to mark a triumphantarrival rather than a departure. Mike ended withthe Romeo and Juliet Symphony with itsmonumental choral finale. This deserves to be

much better known andcelebrates thereconciliation betweenthe two warring familiesmuch more than thetragic death of the younglovers. Next month, JillThomas will beintroducing music forwoodwind. Paul Martinez

WineAlmost 60 wine lovers attendedour very convivial Christmascelebrations which took the formof a bring-your-own-bottle and a

fuddle. Many thanks to all for a couple of greatevenings. In January we have a couple ofguest tutors: Brian Sewell (WineLovers2) andSteve Cliffe and Alan Hinch (WineLovers4).We also have the featured stall at the GeneralMeeting, so come over and have a chat aboutwine tasting.Paul Martinez

Making Music for Fun

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1, Grumpyold bus lista d d i t i o n s

this month were :- Anna Soubry and Diane Abbot.2, Immigration has reached an all time high, fromJune 2015 till June 2016 and the total of 650,000people entered this country. The highest figure sincerecord's were kept.Our opinion - this is unsustainable and somethingmust be done immediately. This is a small island andour infrastructure is failing due to the increaseddemands placed upon it.3, An old, fit and mobile soldier of 89 years was dyingof boredom at home so he advertised for a job. Theadvertisement in the local paper and got him aninterview at a local café and bar. The owner was very

impressed and gave him a job as a waiter for a start.Both are now happy.Our opinion - we were totally in favor of this andsupport him in all his endeavors. This will give him anew lease on life and little extra income.4, Charities betrayal.Two charities have been severely criticized forspending money given to them to employprofessionals in the pursuit of vulnerable benefactorsto pressurize them into leaving money in their willsand then selling on their details to other causes forfurther profit, without the benefactors permission.Our opinion - This is a thoroughly despicable practicewhich preys on the vulnerable and should beoutlawed, any charities employing it should bedisbanded.

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Book groupThe new year heraldedthe first of our twiceyearly poetry sessions,with the theme of

‘dreams’. The afternoon began with a particular favourite forpoetry lovers; ‘He wishes for the cloths of heaven’ byYeats. There followed a variety of poems evokingthoughts of childhood and fantasy as did ‘DreamFairy’ by Thomas Hood. A poem about a fairy whobrings dreams ‘of pleasant things’ to good children.‘A Dream’ by William Blake, about comfort and hopeafter troubles. ‘La Belle Dame Sans Merci’ by Keatsthe ever romantic poet, writing about ‘a faery’s child’inviting beauty and love, but then to be lulled to sleepand dreams thwarting all promise of happiness.Paul thankfully brought humour to the afternoon with‘Lidl and Aldi’ by Mickey McConnell, another Irishpoet. A rhythmical comical poem about the

temptations of the centre isle in Lidls and Aldi andhow we are lured into buy things we never knew weneeded! ‘The Pylons’ by Stephen Spender, startedup a discussion on how we have got used to pylonsand the same could happen with wind farms.Similarly, ‘Beleaguered Cities’, by Frank L. Lucas,invited a discussion on environmental issues andhow, as depicted in the poem, nature will always fightback.We had an enjoyable mixture of poems withreminiscence and personal thoughts aboutunderstanding poetry. It was a lively afternoon anda good start to the new year.Our book for next month is ‘The Secrets We LeftBehind’, by Susan Elliot Wright.Jean Berry

Creative Writing This month thetheme was“Christmas”.

The firstauthor wrote of Santa’s thought on Christmas Eveand how busy he and his elves always are at thistime. Some of the elves and the reindeer weregetting a little elderly but still deliver delight andhappiness to children everywhere.

The second author wrote of the anguish of a ladypensioner losing two precious engagement rings (herown and here mothers), the strange red hoody andwhite fur baseball cap that made her visitinggrandson look like a young modern Santa, and thepackage he delivered on behalf of the gardener –

containing two rings he found whilst tidying up hergarden.

The third author wrote a thought provoking poem.Three verses about the past, present and future. Theworld is surprised and amazed at a star and the cryof a baby boy.

There were only three of us this month (well folksare busy). There is a plenty of room for more of youto join us. You only need to write a page or so –prose or poetry. We would love to hear the storieswithin you. The next meeting will be on 20th January– NOTE THE FRIDAY BEFORE THE GENERALMEETING - in the bar at the Richard Herrod Centre.The theme will be “Winter”.Lynda Shelton

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5, Three brisk walks a week can boost a man's fertility. Researchers have suggestedthis after results showed an increase in sperm count in as little as six months.Our opinion - we praised the research, but at our age, we may have lost interest.

6, Four of the new £5 notes have been engraved with a minute copy of Jane Austin's head and is valued at£50,000. each. One for each area of the British Isles. Keep your eyes peeled.7, A new £1 coin is on the cards fromMarch 2017 which will have 12 sides, likethe old thruppenny bit. and it will not fit inpresent machines, We had a big moanabout this.8, Some highly paid British footballershave been found to be avoiding payingtheir full Tax bills by not declaring allincome.Our opinion - Make them pay up front,we have to pay up with no way round it.Plus many more comments on many asubject so come on down and find outmore.

We did manage to avoid the grumpinessenough to have a very enjoyableChristmas lunch at the Willowbrook

Happy New Year From the Grumps.

Ian Clutterbuck

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Happy Grumpys

These groups meet every Wednesday afternoon at2pm at the Willowbrook. Currently members playBridge, Whist or Scrabble but we are open to newmembers and other ideas too.We had our first Christmas Party in Decemberenjoying a fabulous meal, and then swapped ournormal card games for quizzes and other frivolities.

Lynne Jaremczenko

Bridge and Indoor Games

This new group is now established and meets on the 2nd Tuesday eachmonth at the Willowbrook at 2.30 pm for a couple of hours.Now that a few of us have learnt to play, we are happy to invite others to

join us. We can teach you to play – normally takes only one session to get the hang of it.Canasta can be played between 2 or 3 people, or in 2 teams of 2, so no-one is ever left out of a game and,particularly on these cold dreary days, it makes a nice way to while away the afternoon.The next meeting is Tuesday 14th February – we would be happy to see you.

Lynne Jaremczenko

Canasta (card game)

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In December we met atGedling Methodist Church for

a talk by Mel Chamberlain, a friend of Sue Bates, who started hisworking life as a British Railways apprentice at the Colwick Yardsin the 1960’s, working his way up the career ladder to become asecond link fireman before the end of steam on the railways. Hehad many tales of how the railways operated and the skillsnecessary to work in this potentially hazardous environment. Alsomany happy reminiscences of his time on the footplate, from earlymorning runs through the countryside to late night stops atNottingham Victoria where the crew were happy to help “clear up”leftover material from the restaurant. Since those days he hasworked as a voluntary driver with his wife as fireman (-woman?))On preservation steam railways, notably the North Norfolk, and hegave us advice about volunteering. Encouragingly he consideredour local Great Central Main Line to be one of the best in the country

Railway Enthusiasts

January's meeting was back at the Richard Herrod, where our subject was the history andrefurbishment of St Pancras Station. Several members contributed material and a wide range ofthemes were covered, including the source of the bricks for the Midland Grand hotel, (Thomas

Gripper of Nottingham, with clay sourced from nearLoughborough), the novel and unique design ofBarlow’s engine shed which allowed for thewarehousing of vastquantities of Burton Alebelow the floor, thevast Somerstowngoods depot whichonce stood alongsidethe station and dealtwith coal, milk andperishable goods from

the East Midlands, (thesite now occupied bythe British Library andthe Crick Institute), Theflamboyant Neo-Gothicdesign of the MidlandGrand Hotel by GeorgeGilbert Scott, and theluxury that it affordedits original clientele, itslater decline and threat of demolition and its renewalas the St Pancras Renaissance Hotel in parallel withthe restoration of the station as the Eurostar teminus.We learnt that Graeme and Sue Bunting were about tospend a few days at the Renaissance Hotel!To see

some of his pictures and get more information on the history of St Pancras see the entry on thegroup’s webpage.

Nick Clark

Sunset St Pancras Station - John O’Connor 1884

Photo Graham Palmer

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Photo - Graeme Bunting

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DECEMBER 2016: Cromford Canal Mild, Cloud, Breeze (SW)

A good turnout gathered at the Wharf car parkand before partaking in a coffee opted to

search for Dippers on the River Derwent beyond the church. Althoughdrawing a blank Dipper wise, there was plenty to see on the opposite side ofthe river in the Willersley Castle grounds. Redwing, lots of them, and ascattering of Mistlethrush and Fieldfare, mainly passage and winter visitors,were taking advantage of the ample supplies of berries.

After a pleasant break in the Wharf cafe the Canaltowpath beckoned. Whereas on the recce earlier inthe week, Redwing inhabiting the area like a plague,today they roamed the area in small groups. AgainMistlethrush and Fieldfare showed in numbers , aJay and a single Nuthatch were picked out also.These and the views from the towpath brought us to High Peak Junction. A greyand a pied Wagtail entertained us to the sounds of 'camera clicks', also a singleLittle Grebe looked lost where water from an outflow entered the canal.

Returning to the Wharf, birds feeding highin the tree tops on alder seeds, in the unfavourable light, were achallenge to identify. Trying to put names to dark silhouettes inpoor light, and visible plumage markings and colours unseen, notto mention lack of calls is sometimes not possible. However, theodd sight of a dull greenish/yellow bit of a wing bar, ruled outRedpolls in favour of Siskin, not that Redpolls weren't among thegroup of course.

And finally after another splendid outing, despite conditions, sparea thought for William Jessop and what he'd have thought of theconditions of the Canal he built, a feature of SSI, silted up, toxicand lifeless!

Wishing you all a great New Year’s birding with your friends from the Carlton and Gedling U3A.

Joan Miller

Interest GroupsBirdwatching

Grey Wagtail

Redwing

Little Grebe

Our Soiree Buffet in late November was a hugesuccess. Every guest was handed a `petllant` (a glassof sparkling wine) as they entered the dining room. The

room was a picture and decorated with bunting, `tricolors`, and the tables were laid beautifully in Frenchstyle.The buffet was magnificent, followed by a fine wine tasting, a little quiz, and laughter everywhere. It wassmiles and fun all round. "A jolly good time was had by all".Bonne Annee pour 2017

Brian Callaghan

French Conversation

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Interest GroupsThe December meeting was a presentation on An Introduction to Anaemia by Steve.Thepresentation started with an overview of the normal blood profile, and normal values ofmeasurable indices in the heathy human.

We then looked at the major classifications of anaemia, of which there over 400 different types, some inmore detail than others, For instance

Reduced  haemoglobin  production  –  iron  deficiency,  α  and  βthalassemia

Reduced red cell production – Vitamin B12 and folic acid deficiencyand aplasia

Haemoglobinopathy – abnormal haemoglobin production, as insickle cell anaemia

Haemolytic anaemia’s – due to increase cell destruction, shortenedlife span of red cells

Abnormal red cell membrane – causing the red cell to be less flexibleand more liable to damage (can in most cases be classified ashaemolytic)

Metabolic disorders affecting oxygen carrying capacity+Parasitessuch as malaria.

For more details please see the group’s webpage.

Judging by the later iscussion the presentation appeared to be well received, if a little overwhelming to some.

It was of interest to note that some causes of anaemia such as sickle cell, G6PD deficiency and Thalassemiaoccur most commonly in areas where malaria is endemic and reduce or prevent malarial parasites fromentering red cells. Evolution in action although not always perfect!!

The next group meeting will be ‘The only way is Ethics’. The group will view several on-line presentationssuch as proposals to sterilise mosquitos in an effort to combat Zika virus, should IVF therapy be on the NHSor could the money be ‘better used in other areas’?

All welcome.

Steve Cliffe

Science

December Walk. 15 intrepid striders avoided the Christmas shopping and were rewarded with a walkunder clear blue skies and winter sunshine. The walk, in the area between Lambley, was shorter thanusual allowing some of the party to return to their Christmas preparations while others stopped for lunchand a drink at the Robin Hood Inn. Convenor Brian ShieldJanuary Walk. This month’s walk is around the Cotgrave Country Park and Grantham canal. It isrelatively flat with one short climb and is about 8.5 miles in length. Meet in the car park on RanmoorRoad, Gedling at 9.00am on Thursday 19th January and bring a packed lunch.

Convenor Brian Shield

Striders Walk

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November and December saw us return to locker hooking, using a piece of canvas big enoughto make a cushion cover. With hindsight (which we all know only too well is a wondrous thing!)

I should have cut smaller pieces ofcanvas! I like big cushions is myexcuse, but the project was a bitdaunting for some crafters.However, everyone made anexcellent start on their lockerhooking and I’m sure we will all getthere in the end.Here is a photo of Gwen’s finishedpiece, which was a sample shestarted last time - maybe 3 yearsago - so there is hope! Morephotos will follow as our workprogresses but here is one of afinished cushion too.

In January and March we will be glass painting and in February there’sa chance to get on with your own projects (maybe that cushion cover?)as I am away and Sally will be taking over on both dates.

Rofie Clennell

Interest GroupsCraft

Next meetings:- FRIDAY 13th Jan - Craft 1THURSDAY 26th Jan - Craft 2

Textile Crafts This month’s meeting( a change from thatoriginally planned)

was led by Lynne and was on the subject ofcross stitching. A comprehensive talk,illustrated by many examples was followed byan opportunity to try the technique usingsimple charts, Aida cloth and the threadsprovided. This was enjoyed by all participantsand proved to be very successful.Refreshments were readily available and timewas left for sharing information and work onpersonal projects. Next month’s meeting will beon Friday 3rd Feb and will feature the delayedtalk on spinning to be given by Gill with thehelp from any interested parties.

Lynne & Gill

1 to 3.30 pm at Carlton Fire Station

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Time Group Meet at Details Contact10 Tue 10:00 Photography Carlton Fire Station 3D photography Tom on 0780 094 939610 Tue 13:00 Badminton John Carroll L.C. Tricia on 0115 940 170710 Tue 14:30 Canasta The Willowbrook Lynne on 0777 180 195710 Tue 14:30 Poetry Apprec. A member's house Winter Rene on 0115 841 848111 Wed 10:00 Music for Fun Netherfield Baptist Charles on 0115 915 752511 Wed 11:00 Art Appreciation Nottm Contemporary Gallery's current exhibition Christine 0115 953 672511 Wed 14:00 Bridge and Whist The Willowbrook Ken on 0115 956 278011 Wed 14:00 Indoor Games The Willowbrook Lynne on 0777 180 195712 Thu 10:00 Cycling For Fun No ride this month Lynne on 0777 180 195712 Thu 10:00 Trips and Visits Bromley House Library + lunch at the Ned Ludd Sue on 0115 961 314012 Thu 11:00 Coffee Morning Top Spot Club Maggie on 0115 955 928512 Thu 12:00 Ten Pin Bowling MFA Bowl Brenda on 0115 962 575712 Thu 12:30 Trips and Visits Ned Ludd lunch + Bromley House Library Sue on 0115 961 314012 Thu 13:00 Luncheon Club The Plainsman note change of date Ian on 0115 998 880313 Fri 09:30 Bird Watching Richard Herrod Bestwood Country Park Joan on 0776 307 165513 Fri 10:00 Singing for Pleas. Bethesda Ministries Allan on 0115 911 304513 Fri 12:00 Grumpy Old Men The Willowbrook Ian on 0115 911 468113 Fri 13:00 Crafts Friday Carlton Fire Station Glass Painting - 1 of 2 Rofie on 0115 955 447113 Fri 17:00 Badminton Carlton Forum L.C. Tricia on 0115 940 170713 Fri 17:00 Table Tennis C-le-W Academy Andrea on 0752 709 032414 Sat 10:00 Rusty Wheelers Colwick Rec. Ken on 0115 9562 78016 Mon 10:30 Family History Richard Herrod Brenda on 0774 201 748216 Mon 16:15 Drama Richard Herrod Drama workshop Pat on 0791 866 532217 Tue 14:00 Local History Carlton Fire Station Crime & Punishment Graham on 0115 956 179118 Wed 10:00 Singing for Pleas. Netherfield Baptist Allan on 0115 911 304518 Wed 10:30 Drawing Carlton Fire Station Alyson on 0115 847 809418 Wed 14:00 Bridge and Whist The Willowbrook Ken on 0115 956 278018 Wed 14:00 Indoor Games The Willowbrook Lynne on 0777 180 195719 Thu 09:00 Striders Walking Ranmoor Road Cotgrave Country Park Brian on 0115 956 767019 Thu 11:00 Coffee Morning Top Spot Club Maggie on 0115 955 928520 Fri 10:00 Science Richard Herrod The only way is Ethics Steve on 0784 111 143520 Fri 14:00 Creative Writing Richard Herrod TBA - check with Ian Ian on 0115 998 880320 Fri 17:00 Badminton Carlton Forum L.C. Tricia on 0115 940 170720 Fri 17:00 Table Tennis C-le-W Academy Andrea on 0752 709 032421 Sat 10:00 Rusty Wheelers Colwick Rec. Ken on 0115 9562 78023 Mon 10:00 French Conv. Mapperley Golf Club Brian on 0115 926 505323 Mon 10:00 Sewing Carlton Fire Station Pam on 0115 926 002623 Mon 10:30 Discussion Carlton Fire Station Genetic engineering Brian on 0115 987 829323 Mon 14:00 Richard Herrod Committee Meeting Tom on 0115 955 447123 Mon 14:00 Tea Dancing Richard Herrod Helen on 0115 955 472323 Mon 18:30 Wine Lovers 4 Burton Road C.C. Tutored Tasting Paul on 0115 955 928524 Tue 09:30 5 Miles + tea Ranmoor Road East Stoke and Elston walk Maggie on 0115 955 928524 Tue 13:00 Badminton John Carroll L.C. Tricia on 0115 940 170724 Tue 14:00 Music Apprec. Richard Herrod Theme - Times of the Day Eric on 0115 847 809425 Wed 10:00 Music for Fun Netherfield Baptist Charles on 0115 915 752525 Wed 14:00 Bridge and Whist The Willowbrook Ken on 0115 956 278025 Wed 14:00 Indoor Games The Willowbrook Lynne on 0777 180 195726 Thu 10:30 General Meeting Richard Herrod Bob Massey - Goose Fair pt2 Tom on 0780 094 939626 Thu 13:00 Crafts Thursday Carlton Fire Station Glass Painting - 1 of 2 Rofie on 0115 955 447127 Fri 10:00 Singing for Pleas. Bethesda Ministries Allan on 0115 911 304527 Fri 17:00 Badminton Carlton Forum L.C. Tricia on 0115 940 170727 Fri 17:00 Table Tennis C-le-W Academy Andrea on 0752 709 032428 Sat 10:00 Rusty Wheelers Colwick Rec. Ken on 0115 9562 78031 Tue 11:00 New Members The Willowbrook New/prospective members Sally on 0778 754 1145

Carlton & Gedling U3A Diary of Events: JANUARY 2017

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Time Group Meet at Details Contact1 Wed 10:00 Singing for Pleas. Netherfield Baptist Allan on 0115 911 30451 Wed 14:00 Bridge and Whist The Willowbrook Ken on 0115 956 27801 Wed 14:00 Indoor Games The Willowbrook Lynne on 0777 180 19572 Thu 10:15 Tai Chi Richard Herrod Sally on 0778 754 11453 Fri 10:15 Textile Crafts Gedling Road Meth. Spinning Demonstration Lynne on 0777 180 19573 Fri 17:00 Badminton Carlton Forum L.C. Tricia on 0115 940 17073 Fri 17:00 Table Tennis C-le-W Academy Andrea on 0752 709 03244 Sat 10:00 Rusty Wheelers Colwick Rec. Ken on 0115 9562 7805 Sun 18:00 Feb. Newsletter Deadline Nick on 0115 987 25946 Mon 10:30 Greenfingers Gedling Road Meth. Early signs of Spring Nicola on 0115 940 15076 Mon 14:00 History Study Richard Herrod TBA Brian on 0115 987 82936 Mon 14:00 Tea Dancing Richard Herrod Helen on 0115 955 47236 Mon 16:15 Drama Richard Herrod Drama workshop Pat on 0791 866 53227 Tue 10:00 Railway Enth. Richard Herrod Railway Films Nick on 0115 987 25947 Tue 14:00 Book Club Carlton Fire Station The Secrets We Left Behind Maggie on 0115 952 31857 Tue 16:30 Indoor Bowls Richard Herrod Mick on 0115 987 42398 Wed 10:00 Music for Fun Netherfield Baptist Charles on 0115 915 75258 Wed 14:00 Bridge and Whist The Willowbrook Ken on 0115 956 27808 Wed 14:00 Indoor Games The Willowbrook Lynne on 0777 180 19579 Thu 10:00 Cycling For Fun No ride this month Lynne on 0777 180 19579 Thu 11:00 Coffee Morning Top Spot Club Maggie on 0115 955 92859 Thu 13:00 Luncheon Club See Ian for details Ian on 0115 998 8803

10 Fri 09:00 Bird Watching Richard Herrod Carsington Water Joan on 0776 307 165510 Fri 10:00 Singing for Pleas. Bethesda Ministries Allan on 0115 911 304510 Fri 12:00 Grumpy Old Men The Willowbrook Ian on 0115 911 468110 Fri 13:00 Crafts Friday Carlton Fire Station Work in Progress Rofie on 0115 955 447110 Fri 17:00 Badminton Carlton Forum L.C. Tricia on 0115 940 170710 Fri 17:00 Table Tennis C-le-W Academy Andrea on 0752 709 032413 Mon 10:00 Classical Music St. A member's house Music for Woodwind David on 0115 955 472613 Mon 10:00 French Conv. Mapperley Golf Club Brian on 0115 926 505313 Mon 18:30 Wine Lovers 2 Burton Road C.C. Return to Portugal Paul on 0115 955 928514 Tue 10:00 Local History Richard Herrod Photos thru the ages Graham on 0115 956 179114 Tue 10:00 Photography Richard Herrod Photos thru the ages Tom on 0780 094 939614 Tue 13:00 Badminton John Carroll L.C. Tricia on 0115 940 170714 Tue 14:30 Canasta The Willowbrook Lynne on 0777 180 195714 Tue 14:30 Poetry Apprec. A member's house Rene on 0115 841 848115 Wed 10:00 Singing for Pleas. Netherfield Baptist Allan on 0115 911 304515 Wed 10:30 Drawing Carlton Fire Station Alyson on 0115 847 809415 Wed 14:00 Bridge and Whist The Willowbrook Ken on 0115 956 278015 Wed 14:00 Indoor Games The Willowbrook Lynne on 0777 180 195716 Thu 10:30 General Meeting Richard Herrod British Dance Bands 1920/50 Tom on 0780 094 939616 Thu 14:00 Art Appreciation A member's house Work of Winifred Nicolson Christine 0115 953 672517 Fri 10:00 Science Richard Herrod Steve on 0784 111 143517 Fri 14:00 Creative Writing Richard Herrod TBA - check with Ian Ian on 0115 998 880317 Fri 17:00 Badminton Carlton Forum L.C. Tricia on 0115 940 170720 Mon 10:30 Family History Richard Herrod Brenda on 0774 201 748220 Mon 14:00 Richard Herrod Committee Meeting Tom on 0115 955 447120 Mon 14:00 Tea Dancing Richard Herrod Helen on 0115 955 472320 Mon 16:15 Drama Richard Herrod Drama workshop Pat on 0791 866 532220 Mon 19:45 Theatre Nottingham Playhouse Drama - Touched Basia on 0115 953 978021 Tue 09:30 5 Miles + tea Ranmoor Road Lambley Dumbles walk Maggie on 0115 955 928521 Tue 14:00 Music Apprec. Richard Herrod Theme - Relatives Eric on 0115 847 809422 Wed 10:00 Music for Fun Netherfield Baptist Charles on 0115 915 752522 Wed 14:00 Bridge and Whist The Willowbrook Ken on 0115 956 278022 Wed 14:00 Indoor Games The Willowbrook Lynne on 0777 180 1957

Carlton & Gedling U3A Diary of Events: FEBRUARY 2017

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