Mansfield and District U3A (University of the Third Age): DIARY DATES

DIARY DATES & FORTHCOMING EVENTS

The main U3A monthly meetings are held on the third Tuesday of each month (except for August and December) from 10.00 am to 12.45 pm at

THE MASONIC HALL, 155 NOTTINGHAM ROAD, MANSFIELD (The Oakham Suite, next to The Talbot Inn) which has full disabled access. The interest/study group leaders are always available at these meetings.

Scroll down the page to view other meetings in the next few weeks, or click Here for an interest groups Programme of Monthly Events. There are links below the Monthly Events programme for accessing individual group programmes, including one for Holidays and Day-trips. Short announcements of Holidays and Day-trips appear at the foot of this page.

Click Here for Forthcoming Events

If you miss the monthly meeting and require information about an interest group please ring the leader, but if unable to contact the leader please ring a committee member. (Names and telephone numbers are listed on the membership cards).

Will leaders who are planning outings, visits, holidays, events etc let Terry the Trips Organiser know – he maintains a Year Planner and will also be able to tell you if there are any clashes with other events.

INTEREST/STUDY GROUP MEETINGS 2008/9

20th December
Whist. This interest group will meet at the St Philip Neri Community Centre at 7.30pm.Contact Edith Senior for further details.

8th January
Classical Music 1. 2.00pm at Peter Dawson's home. Composer - Weber.

22nd January
Luncheon Club. Our next lunch will welcome the Chinese New Year with a traditional Cantonese feast at China Fong (Ye Old Plough), Pleasley, 12.00 for 12.30pm. Some places are still available on a first-come basis if anyone contacts me (David Ling) on 01623 822994. The cost will be approximately £16.

26th January
Classical Music 2. 2.00pm at Peter Crabbe's home. Composer - Prokofiev.

12th February
Classical Music 1. 2.00pm at Eric Jenkins's home. Composer - TBA.

23rd February
Classical Music 2. 2.00pm at Desley & John's home. Composers - Liszt and Fauré.

PROGRAMME OF MONTHLY EVENTS
and starting times

Regular meeting dates are shown below, based on the weeks of each month. As an example, the Current Affairs Group is seen in the programme to meet on the Tuesday afternoon of the second week of each month (ie the second Tuesday of the month). From a 2008 calendar the second Tuesdays are seen to be 8th July, 12th August, 9th September, 14th October, etc.

NB: To view the Lecture List for the main U3A Monthly Meetings go to the Membership & Monthly Meetings page. Links to the programmes of individual groups are given below the following table.

DAY OF WEEK	WEEK 1	WEEK 2	WEEK 3	WEEK 4
MONDAY AM	PLATINUM INVESTMENT GROUP 11.00 AM TAI CHI 9.30 AM	GOLDEN INVESTMENT GROUP 11.00 AM TAI CHI 9.30 AM ;	WALKING GROUP 9.30 AM TAI CHI 9.30 AM CHAT and STITCH 2.00PM	TAI CHI 9.30 AM
MONDAY PM	ART GROUP 1.30 PM	SCRABBLE 2.00 PM		MUSIC 2 2.00 PM CLASSICAL MUSIC 2 2.00 PM
MONDAY EVENING				BEGINNERS BRIDGE 7.30 PM **

TUESDAY AM			U3A MONTHLY MEETING 10.00 AM	FAMILY HISTORY 10.00 AM
TUESDAY PM	PUDDING CLUB 4.00 pm	CURRENT AFFAIRS * 2.00 PM	READING GROUP 2 2.00 PM	POPULAR MUSIC APPRECIATION 2.00 PM
TUESDAY EVENING	WINE APPRECIATION 3 7.30 PM

WEDNESDAY AM		STROLLERS 10.30 AM		INTERMEDIATE WALKS 10.30 AM
WEDNESDAY PM			READING GROUP 3 2.00 PM
WEDNESDAY EVENING			WINE APPRECIATION 2 7.30 PM

THURSDAY AM	WALKING GROUP 9.30 AM
THURSDAY PM		CLASSICAL MUSIC 1 2.00 PM	LUNCHEON GROUP 12 FOR 12.30 PM *** READING GROUP 1 2.30 PM [2 PM FROM OCT.]
THURSDAY EVENING

FRIDAY AM
FRIDAY PM
FRIDAY EVENING

SATURDAY AM
SATURDAY PM			COUNTRY DANCING GROUP 2.00 PM ****
SATURDAY EVENING

SUNDAY AM
SUNDAY PM
SUNDAY EVENING

[Does not include outings, special events, and meetings of Theatres, Garden Visits, Holidays, Treasures and Whist groups which are all on random dates].

For more information on the Art Group go to Art Group
For the Beginners Bridge programme go to Beginners Bridge
For the Platinum Investment Club go to Platinum Club
For the Garden Visits programme go to Garden Visits
For details of Holidays, Breaks and Day-trips go to Holidays & Day-trips
For the Luncheons Group programme go to Luncheon Group
For Classical Music Group '1' programme go to Classical Music '1'
For Classical Music Group '2' programme go to Classical Music '2'
For the Theatre Visits programme go to Theatre Visits
For the Treasures Group (antiques and collectables) newsletters go to Treasures Group
For the Walking Group programme go to Walking Group
For the Intermediate Walks programme go to Intermediate Walks
For the Strollers Group programme go to Strollers Group
For the Wine Appreciation Group '2' programme go to Wine Appreciation '2'
For the Wine Appreciation Group '3' programme go to Wine Appreciation '3'

For descriptions of all Interest Groups go to the Interest Groups page

and in each case use your browser's BACK button to return to this page.

Notes:

* The Current Affairs Group was called British Constitution & Current Affairs until March 2007.
** Beginners Bridge Group meetings are usually on the last Monday of each month.
*** Luncheons are on the Thursday immediately after the monthly U3A meeting.
**** Check dates of English Country Dancing Group meetings with the co-ordinator.

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FORTHCOMING EVENTS

Monday 12th January 2009 **
- Latest update 24/09/08
A Warners' Break at Thoresby Hall Hotel, 12th - 16th January 2009. Four nights half board, £175 pp sharing and £215 single. Organiser: Terry Whitehead (tel:01623 626991) - .
** (NB: For full details of Holidays and Day-trips, go to Holidays and Day-trips).

Saturday 14th February 2009
Quiz Night at St John's Centre, Mansfield. Tickets on sale at November monthly meeting, £5 including supper!

Thursday 26th March 2009
Trip to Warwick (Treasures). Many antique shops close to city centre. Cost: £8.00 - £9.50, depending on coach capacity. Why not come anyway, even if antiques is not your thing! See Joy Crowe at monthly meeting to book.

Tuesday 31st March 2009
Coffee Morning, 10.00 - 12.00 at The Towers, Botany Road, Mansfield. Excellent stalls, incuding cakes, plants, tombola plus raffle.

Friday 8th May 2009
Trip to Saltaire. Tour of Titus Salt's model village with guide in period costume, David Hockney paintings in Salts Mill plus lots more of interest. Full details later.

U3A 2009 Summer Schools

Each summer there are 2 national summer schools organised by members of the Standing Committee for Education. U3A members are able to follow a course of study from a choice of approximately 12 wide-ranging subjects, led by volunteer U3A tutors. In most cases previous experience is not required.

20th-23rdJuly - Harper Adams University College, Newport, Shropshire.

Architecture, Art history, Crime & punishment, Digital image editing, France, Garden History, Geology, Industrial Heritage, Literature, Philosophy, Writing.

24th-27th August - Royal Agricultural College, Cirencester, Gloucestershire.

Architecture, Art history, Christianity in England, Cinema history, History, Literature, Music Appreciation, Painting & Drawing, Shakespeare, Spanish.

COSTS FOR SUMMER SCHOOL

Full board residential delegate in en-suite accommodation £299.00 per person

Non-residential day delegate including lunches £114.00 per person DEPOSIT £70.00 per person

Further information on courses is available from John Barsby on 01623 439803 or via the U3A website.U3A National Office/ The Third Age Trust

U3A SUMMER SCHOOL, HARLAXTON

This popular summer school has just published its programme for 2009 and it is advisable to book early if you intend going.
The following subjects are being offered -

Week 1 (5-8 July 2009) Creative Writing, Art in Spain, Dukes of Rutland, Papercraft, Antiques and Collectables and for music-lovers Great Ninth Symphonies

Week 2 (9-12 July 2009) A Northern Drift, The Rise of the House of Windsor, Portraits and Still Life, Gardens and Gardening, An intro to Archaeology, Singing for Fun.

You can get further details by phoning Hendy Farquar-Smith (01780 756316) or from Cliff Laycock at the monthly meeting ( 01623 481985)

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