Jumping out of an aeroplane three miles up seemed, at the time, like a good way to celebrate my 80th birthday: never done it before and a challenge for me in my dotage! I do not like heights, never have done! Nevertheless, my son Mark and two of my grandchildren decided to do it together […]
Scrabble Group meets again
Six members of the Scrabble Group met last Friday for a trial run. It was our first meeting since 13th March and we did our very best to stay within the current rules having assessed the risks accordingly. On arrival everyone washed and sanitized their hands and we played in two group of three, one […]
U3A October Newsletter
Bitesize Newsletter from the U3A
Halloween and ancient symbols
“The Devil……will come and pierce through whatsoever house or church, though all ordinary passages be closed, by whatsoever opening the air may enter in at.” King James VI of Scotland – Daemonologie, 1597 James VI of Scotland (later James I of England) expressed the widespread fear in early modern Europe that the Devil could take […]
Calligraphers plan the way ahead
The Calligraphy Group, like the majority of our groups, are missing their regular meetings and looking for ways to keep motivated during the changing times. Loveday Spear, the group leader, has arranged for the group to meet in the Library on Thursday 29th to come up with a plan for future meetings potentially in the […]
Become an Instant Expert on Thomas Lawrence
Amina Wright introduces us to Thomas Lawrence, courtesy of The Arts Society. Amina Wright is a curator of historic art collections, exhibitions and interiors, formerly for English Heritage and the Holburne Museum in Bath, and now as senior curator of the Faith Museum at The Auckland Project, County Durham. She has published and lectured for […]