Space Probes Update About 10 members of the Science group met for their April meeting at the house of Les Hill on Tuesday 9th April. John Baker had prepared a paper on the current space probes investigating our Sun, Moon, and the other planets in our solar system. We were surprised how many there were. […]
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Richelieu – The Cardinal and his City
The speaker had a personal interest in his subject, having spent five years running a shop in Cité de Richelieu in France, built by the Cardinal to accommodate his court. Armand Jean du Plessis (1585-1642), commonly known as Cardinal Richelieu, was the architect of the French state, sowing the seeds of the nationalism which eventually […]
Eating Out for June
Eating Out in June will be at Harford Bridge Park, the home of Gerald Williamson, one of our members. The date we have arranged is Friday,7th June at 12.30; cost is £10 per person. Last year Paul provided us with a BBQ but to ring the changes this year, Paul has offered us a cold […]
U3A Conference and AGM
The U3A Conference and AGM is to be held in EAST MIDLANDS CONFERENCE CENTRE, UNIVERSITY PARK, NOTTINGHAM, NG7 2RJ from 27-29th August. There is a dedicated website for those who would like to find out more about this annual event and to book places. U3A Conference and AGM website
Its Quiz Time
We are arranging an Inter-U3A Quiz with 5 of our local U3A’s on Wednesday 31st July and 6 members of West Dartmoor signed up to be in a team at the meeting in May. Tavy District, Callington, Moor’s Edge, Launceston and Okehampton have all been invited to attend and we will be holding the Quiz […]
Walking through the Meavy bluebells
13 amblers meandered through fields, across stiles, over a brook, along narrow roads and into a field of glorious bluebells in Meavy. The weather was absolutely perfect, the sun shone all morning and the amblers refreshed themselves with coffee and a snack by the Sheepstor church. On the way home, the ‘ lucky’ amblers […]