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Issue No. 36 May 2015

Are You Ready

The Annual General Meetingof Carlton & Gedling U3A

will be held on Thursday16th July 2015 at 10.00am atThe Richard Herrod Centre.That is our usual meeting day. The

meeting will begin with AGM matters and straight afterwards we will have our normal business,coffee, biscuits, and a speaker.A nomination form for committee members and officers is included with this newsletter, but if youneed another one, extra copies will also be available at the meeting on 21st May.We are allowed to have 12 elected members on the Committee including the Chair, Vice-Chair,Treasurer and Business Secretary.The closing date for the return of nomination forms will be Thursday 18th June – the day of ournormal June meeting. Elections will take place at the AGM meeting on the 16th July.If you wish to stand for election, to nominate another member, or to vote at the AGM, you must bea member of Carlton & Gedling U3A, so make sure you have renewed yourmembership before then at the June meeting.Tom Grainger, Chairman

For AnotherElection?

This is an opportunity for new members, and anyone wishing to find out more about the U3A, to meetand have a chat to some committee members and group conveners in a smaller less formal setting thanthe monthly meeting. Coffee is for sale along with the usual range of beverages and the meeting willtake place at the Old Volunteer Pub at 12.00 midday on Tuesday 26th May.Convenor: Brian Shield

New Members Meeting

The Newsletter is published byThe Carlton, Gedling & DistrictU3A. (Registered Charity No.1157211)Views expressed are not

necessarily those of the U3A or ofthe Editor, Eric Rennie.Correspondence should be sent tothe Editor by e-mail [email protected], or by

post to 2 Ivy Grove, Carlton,Nott’m, NG4 1RG.The deadline for items for thenext newsletter is Sunday 7thJune.

Rita Butcher has stepped downfrom organising the monthly raffleat the general meetings. Onbehalf of the Executive Committeeand all C&G U3A members Iwould like to say a ‘BIG ThankYou’ to Rita for the time andeffort she has given to the raffle.This has provided a valued sourceof fund raising for us. Now Ritacan look forward to enjoying thesocial time on Thursdaymornings.I want to organise a rota to sellraffle tickets at the generalmeetings. If you are interested inhelping out, please will you comeand see me at the raffle table.

C&G U3A MEMBERSHIP for2015/2016We will have a special prize inthe raffle at the May generalmeeting - a voucher to pay foryour membership fee that will bedue in June. Make sure you getyour tickets to be in with a chanceto win.Nicola Dandie

Thank you to all who supported thequiz at Richard Herrod on the 1stMay. We raised £238 for ourfunds. Watch this space for the nextquiz night date later in the year.Nicola Dandie

We have just completed the firstfour-week course for 2015. If youare interested in taking a futurecourse, please sign up to registeryour interest.Nicola Dandie

Carlton & Gedling U3A is affiliatedto and sends representatives toThe Nottinghamshire Network ofU3As – meetings of all the U3asin Notts. The group is seeking anew Treasurer as of it's AGM inOctober. The Treasurer can beany U3A member, not necessarilyalready a NetworkRepresentative. If anyone isinterested, please contact JanePavier, the Chairman of the NottsNetwork – directly or through EricRennie (our representative). ER

Jann Kirke has given up being theconvenor for the Local HistoryGroup and the Gardening Group,both of which she ran effectivelyand successfully judging by thenumbers of members whoattended them. Jann also had abrief spell as Interest Group Co-ordinator back at the start ofCarlton & Gedling U3A. Thanksto Jann for getting those twopopular groups going. ...and theobvious question is who willsucceed her? Is there any one orseveral people who enjoyed theGreenfingers or Local HistoryGroups who could take over? Itwould be a shame for either groupto fade away. ER

Our Guest Speaker for the Maymeeting will be Andy Smith -“Life in the Music”For June, we have Mike Davey“Kiwi Adventure - The SouthIsland of New Zealand”

RAFFLEGeneral Meetings

QUIZ NIGHT

MEMORY COURSE GUEST SPEAKER

Jann KirkeTHANK YOU

Notts Network of U3AsTREASURER

Notices

It is very early days, but yourcommittee has agreed to explorethe feasibility of a U3A forMapperley, in 2016 or later. A newU3A would make a lot of sense,as it would bring the benefits ofU3A to a new area and relievepossible future pressure onnumbers both for us and forArnold U3A. Some people wholive in Mapperley have askedwhether this would affect them.We have discussed this and weare totally committed to beingopen to everyone who wants tojoin us at Carlton and Gedling.Paul Martinez

U3A for Mapperley

As yet I have no further info onthe Willowbrook refurbishment.So, the June meeting of theGrumpy old men will be at the OldVolunteer on the first Fridaywhich is the 5th at MiddayIan Clutterbuck

Grumpy Old Men

Carlton & Gedling U3A

May 30th 20157pm - 10.30pm

Gedling Memorial HallLast Few Tickets £6Contact Helen Madden or NeilKendrick at the Tea Dancingtable at the next meeting

A reminder that for the nextmeeting on June 10th at 10.30 inthe Fire Station, we will be in theother room - unable to do our hotdrinks. Please bring your own ifyou want to. Alyson Rennie

DRAWING GROUP

New Interest Groups (Its all Boules, Bowls, & Balls)

1) Free taster session for new golfersWe are arranging a golf taster sessionat Mapperley Golf Club - hopefully the date willbe confirmed by the time of the May GeneralMeeting. Fellow U3A members Graeme andSusan Bunting will meet you at the golf club toshow you round the facilities and introduce youto the club's professional Jon Newham who willthen lead the group in a taster session ofbeginner's golf. There will be no charge andclubs will be provided.A second free taster session can be arrangedfor those people that want to learn more aboutthe game, and subsequently Mapperley GolfClub can offer a good deal on individual lessons andmembership for those that would like to get serious.Sign up sheets will be available at the May GeneralMeeting.

2) Golf CompetitionFor the more experiencedplayers, we are arranging agolf day at Mapperley GolfClub on Friday 29th Maycomprising a friendly 18 holestableford competition with abite to eat either before orafter the round.If you are interested in eitherof these golf activities pleasespeak to Graeme Bunting,Susan Bunting or LynneJaremczenko at the next

General Meeting or send an email via the link on theFitness and Wellbeing web page.Graeme Bunting

GolfTASTER SESSIONS / COMPETITION

1.30 pm Monday 8thJune at the NottinghamPetanque Club on ValleyRoad.2 Hour Taster Session, £2.50per head (inc. a cup of tea).

Please wear loose casualclothing and flat outdoorshoesCar Parking and 'facilities'are available.

Please ask if you would like alift from Richard HerrodContact Lynne Jaremczenko07771 801 957

French BoulesPETANQUE We met once again last month at

the MFA Bowls (behind the arenain Nottingham), and had two veryenjoyable games of bowls. Mostof us showed some improvementand several people had scoresover 100 but the winning score of139 belonged to Ian ClutterbuckThe next sessions are Thurs 14thMay and Thurs 11th June - bothat 12 noon.All members welcome - pleasejoin us for a couple of games anda cup of tea. £4.95

10 Pin

Indoor Bowling, April 2015Last month we were given afriendly welcome to the GedlingIndoor Bowling Club. With experttuition and enthusiastic coaching,32 of us were gently eased intothe mysteries of the green, flatfootwear, choosing the right sizedbowls, jacks, curves, backhands,bias, and the ditch.Within the hour, personalimprovement was visiblealthough for manyof us that meantkeeping the bowlon the green andwithin our ownrink. At least oneof our memberswas invited to jointhe club -apparentlycricketers makegood bowlers ! Avery enjoyablesession wasrounded off by a game of 'Spider',and the exchange of small giftsbetween our two clubs who sharethe facilities at Richard Herrod.

IndoorBOWLING

Can you tell the difference?Which bowls is this one?

Theatre Visits

Musical: Jesus Christ Superstar, 2pm Thursday July 2nd, Theatre Royal, OrganiserCarolyn Broadhurst, Collect tickets

New: Opera: William Tell, 2.45pm Sunday 5th July, Showroom Cinema, Organiser PaulMartinez Sign up in May and pay for tickets in June.

Plays: Classic Thriller Season, Matinees, Wednesdays August 5th, 12th, 19th and 26th (4shows), (£46 for stalls tickets for all 4 shows) Organiser Linda Spencer A few tickets stillavailable. Last chance to purchase.

Musical: Hairspray, the Musical Matinee 2.30pm, Wednesday 28th October, Theatre RoyalOrganiser Linda Spencer A few tickets still available. Last chance to purchase.

Concert: The Glenn Miller Orchestra, 3pm Sunday 13th December, Royal Concert Hall(£25.50), Organiser Anne Porter Last chance to purchase tickets.

Musical: Mamma Mia! 2pm Wednesday 22nd June 2016, (£42.50) , Royal Concert Hall.Organiser Linda Spencer. Tickets must be paid for by October meeting at the latest.

New for this month is Rossini’sopera William Tell, with theoverture made famous as thetheme music of The LoneRanger. This opera isbroadcast live from the RoyalOpera House and conductedby one of the greatest living

opera conductors, AntonioPappano. This is a veryapproachable with magnificentmusic and some great songs. Iwill organise an introductorysession for anyone who books,around 10 days before. At timeof writing, the price has not

been announced, so pleasesign up in May and pay inJune, when I will know theprice. There are also threeother shows when the Maymeeting is the last chance tobuy tickets.Paul Martinez

THE FULL PROGRAMME

Beautiful ThingDirect from a sell-out West End run"Beautiful Thing" is set in an InnerCity Council Estate in the 1980's.It outlines the lives of two teenageboys, Jamie and Ste, who areclassmates and neighbours.They find their first love with oneanother and the play contains bothcomedy and drama, broughttogether by the music of MammaCass through their loud mouthedneighbour Leah. The cast were allvery good and Charlie Brooks(Janine Butcher from Eastenders)who played Jamie's Mother gave anexcellent performance.Beverley Eyre

Me and My GirlFirst staged in 1937, this classicmusical still shone brilliantly asperformed at the Arts Theatre bythe West Bridgford OperaticSociety. An excellent cast gave theaudience a great light-hearted funtreat from start to finish, evoking the1930s period with good humour.The plot fairly sizzled along withhumorous situations, linked bysuperb musical numbers, includingthe title song, “Me and My Girl”,plus “The Sun has got his Hat On”,“Leaning on a Lampost” and thepoignant “Once you Lose YourHeart.”A real musical treat whichculminated in a rousing rendition ofthe famous “Lambeth Walk” by allthe cast members, which earned astanding ovation from a delightedaudience. Maurice Westcott

La Fille mal gardee On 5 May, several of us went to alive cinema relay of "La Fille malgardee" (the wayward daughter),introduced by Darcey Bussell andperformed by the Royal Ballet atthe Royal Opera House. It is aFrederick Ashton ballet about a girl,Lise, whose mother wants her tomarry the rich, but dim, Alain, butLise prefers the handsome youngfarmer, Colas. It is full of variety -a maypole dance, farmyard hensand a cockerel dancing, a clogdance and, a carriage pulled by awhite pony, Peregrine, who wasrewarded with a basket of applesand carrots during the interval! Allin all, a lovely evening, withamazing performaces by NataliaOsipove as Lise and Steven McRaeas Colas.Carolyn Broadhurst

REVIEWS

Interest Groups

The April meeting of the Photography Group was held atthe Fire Station. We looked at some basic ways toimprove our photographs using photo editing software.We looked at aspects including cropping, colourenhancement, improving poorly exposed photographsand suggesting some free software programmes todownload along with the Photoshop Elements, whichisn’t free.

We discussed outings for the next three months.The next one being 12th May when we are going to theVictoria Embankment via the canal towpath. We will bemeeting outside the Council House at 10.15 a.m. If youwould like to come along, remember your bus pass!For any who are interested, there will be opportunity atall our meetings for anyone wanting direction in subjectsto take or help in getting the most from their camera inusing the different programmes and not always being on“Auto”!Mike Pointon

Photography GroupPHOTO EDITING

Before Recovering Colour After

Our first walk around Lambley andthe Dumbles went very well as itwas a beautiful sunny day, prettywild flowers, butterflies fluttering,birds and bees busy doing theirstuff. A group of fifteen set off upCatfoot Lane and then followed afootpath over the fields. It was goodto see a few varieties of butterflyand we spotted peacock,tortoiseshell, brimstone and orangetip. The view over the hills waslovely, and the pink colour of thefields was admired. Mike and Paultook some 'photos of the plentifulcowslips, and as we walked down

the Dumble there were violets,bluebells and wood anemones.Back at the Lambley we enjoyedtea and cake, well deserved, thoughsome healthy people chose soup.Chris went inside to order a coffeeand came back with a variety Ihadn't seen before, served cool in aglass, with a frothy head.Christine Cracknell will be leadingthe May walk, so check detailsbefore signing up. The June walkwill be around the lagoons and bythe Trent, followed by tea and cakeor toasties at Harrisons in Gedling.Maggie Martinez

5 Miles and a Cup of TeaDUMBLES

At our April meeting, Maggiepresented Thomas Tallis. He isone of England's foremostwriters of choral music,particularly religious music.Amazingly, he enjoyed thepatronage of both Mary Tudorand Elizabeth, despite, in thelatter case continuing to professhis Catholic faith. On the otherhand, when we listened tosome of his music, we couldsee why his music transcendedissues of politics. For many ofus this was a first timeexploration of Tallis and aninspiring introduction to earlymodern music.Please note that our nextmeeting will be on Monday 11thMay, at Kath and Steve'shouse, 11 Tennyson Avenue,off Main Rd, Gedling. We willstart at 10am and Kath will bepresenting Western EuropeanMusic before WW1. Newmembers welcome.Paul Martinez

Classical MusicTALLIS

Notices

Wine Tasting

Trips & Visits

Waddesdon Manor is a National TrustProperty near Aylesbury in Buckinghamshire.

It was built in the 1870s for Baron Ferdinand deRothschild to house his superb collection of18th century art treasures. A FrenchRenaissance-style chateau, it has one of thefinest Victorian gardens in Britain, an Aviary andWine Cellars. The house has 45 roomscontaining the highest quality French furniture,decorative arts, paintings and tapestries.There is a choice of lunches at either therestaurant or the Stables Café and also a shopselling food, wine and mementoes.The coach will leave Richard Herrod at 8a.mand leave Waddesdon at 4p.m. Tickets will beon sale at the June Meeting.Jean and John Berry

WADDESDON MANOR & GARDENS

MARCH 2015. Everyone turned up in good spirits –and the sun shone ! Wightwick Manor is an outstandingexample of late Victorian taste and craftsmanship,designed for the paint and varnish manufacturerTheodore Mander and his family in 1887. Interiors wereinspired by the ideals of the Arts and Crafts movementand there is a superb collection of William Morris textiles,wallpapers and furniture, William De Morgan ceramics,and many pre-Raphaelite paintings and drawings.We split into three groups for a guided tour before thegeneral public arrived, which was most interesting and attimes most amusing (heard about the American touristwho climbed into one of the beds to have his phototaken!).The 17 acre garden was a delight in itself, complete withre-instated Edwardian kitchen garden which providesfresh seasonal produce for the tea room. Hopefullyeveryone enjoyed the day, only marginally blighted by thehorrendous traffic on the return journey – motorwaygridlocked, etc. so we had a mystery trip thrown in forgood measure. Arrived back late, but safely thanks toPatrick, our driver. Thanks to everyone for their goodhumour throughout the day.Janet Whitchurch

WIGHTWICK MANOR

The day started well with bright sunshine at RichardHerrod Centre. It soon started to go slightly awry.Only one minibus arrived. 30 people and 15 seats.Any volunteers for sitting on knees?The cavalry quickly rode to the rescue in the guiseof 4 car drivers. Brian, Melv, Michael and Michael.So huge thanks to them for agreeing to take theircars and also to Geoff who drove the one minibuswe had.First stop - coffee and cakes at Lea Gardens tearoom and what a selection of cakes! Delicious andtasty too. In bright sunshine (who mentioned thechilly wind) we set off to explore the maze of pathsand to admire the stunning flowers. Lots ofrhodendrons and many others even more difficult tospell. There were lots of nooks and crannies toenjoy a 5 minute rest to admire the vistas.Then on to the shopping part of the day. We madean unplanned stop at the Smedleys knitwear factoryshop. High quality at bargain prices but I fear wedidn't set the tills ringing.So onwards to Masson Mills where the shoppersfrequented the changing rooms, the eaters went tothe cafe, the history and machinery buffs went tothe museum and a few hardy souls set off for awalk to Cromford or Matlock in the sunshine.Rumours came back that they even had time for icecreams.Fact from the museum. Did you know that a smallchild in Victorian times had to crawl under a loom toclear cotton debris and had only 15 seconds to getout again before the warp or weft (or something)shot back with the risk of injury or death. Ah, thegood old days.Sue and Noel Lake

LEA GARDENS TRIP TATTON PARKReminder: TATTON PARK FLOWER SHOWTRIP Leaving The Richard Herrod Centre at 8.30amon Thursday 23rd of July.The price of the trip is £30including admission. Tickets will be on sale at theMay meeting. Jen Smith.

Interest Groups

A small and enthusiasticgroup met in April toadmire Steve’s bonsai andto have a go at wiring treesfor this year. Many thanksto Steve for his hospitalityand the opportunity to puttheory into practice. InMay, we’ll be meeting atColin’s and the main itemon the agenda is pinchingout – hours of fun to be hadhere, once you havemastered the basics. Wehave a wide range ofmember from veryexperienced to just startingout and you are verywelcome to join us.Paul Martinez

BonsaiPINCHING OUT

April was a Juke Box Jury session where we all brought in any piece ofmusic and we were all eight also the jury – voting each piece a Hit or aMiss. There were 16 recordings to judge. 13 were deemed Hits (and 3of those were unanimous), 2 were split votes (4-4) and 1 was aunanimous Miss. Ken managed to be inscrutable enough to vote oneof his choices as a Miss while the rest of us thought it a Hit.The criteria for choosing a Hit or Miss was simply “Did you like it”?Someone suggested the question should be “Would it get in thecurrent charts”? On that basis none of our ancient stuff would havebeen a Hit – maybe except Girls Aloud, which probably was,10 yearsago (perversely that was the one unanimous Miss) Alan only brought itbecause he liked the bass line (which we all had no difficulty inhearing). It's a format we could use again (I've kept the cards andsound effects).The May Meeting has been cancelled. The next session will beJune 23rd at 2.00 in the Richard Herrod Centre Meeting Room with atheme of “Summertime” because hopefully by then it will be.Convenor: Eric Rennie

JUKE BOX JURY

Music Appreciation

There could well be a few C&G U3A members at home right now prac-tising 'Supporting the Sky' or 'Separating the Clouds' - that is if theycame along to the Tai Chi taster session. Joy Parsons gave a de-lightful explanation of Tai Chi and Qigong, and how she fell in love withthis gentle form of Chinese healthcare 13 years ago. She walked usthrough four simple routines which we then joined together, accompa-nied by background piano music and creaking of knees. Finally Joygave us a demonstration of part of the 'long form', a routine normallylasting around 30-40 minutes, that she does daily. Having had a goourselves only enforced our admiration for the strength and control inall her movements. As Joy told us, this form of exercise is no 'easyoption', but rather can be as much a workout an aerobic session. Bypopular demand, it looks as if we shall be seeing Joy again in the fu-ture - please watch this space.......

Tai Chi

TASTER SESSION

Following the success of thefirst Spanish course earlierthis year, a second course forbeginners is being planned asfollows :- 6 weeks on consecutiveFriday Mornings 10 - 12 amstarting 29th May. Venue :- most likely to be theMethodist church hall onGedling Road Cost (to cover hire of hall,and stationery) £10 for thecourse. If you are interested pleasesign up with Gary Rosam atthe next General Meeting.

Basic Spanish2nd COURSE

Interest Groups

Christine Doughty finally gotto speak to the April meetingafter we had to cancel herprevious booking last year.

When she began her careeras a judge, they tended to bemale, middle class andmembers of clubs. She had touse the male judge's toilets.She dealt with mostly civilcases including Road TrafficAccidents. “its amazing howmany stationary cars bump intoeach other”. There is a wholeindustry in fraudulent accidentclaims. A lot of her cases are nowrelated to the bedroom tax,repossessions, etc. and shefinds that few of them deservedto be evicted. Small claimscases can often leave bothsides disgruntled as there isusually two sides to the dispute.Divorce cases are mostlybehind the scenes, tickingboxes. Unresolvable onescome to the judge.Christine finished with awarning about phone callsoffering claims for “accidents”.There are so many peoplemaking money out of it. If youhave a real claim – go to aproper solicitor. ER

The Judge Has SpokenGuest Speaker

14 members attended in April and we had a very lively discussionabout “An Equal Music”, a novel by Vikram Seth, which included amemorable comment from one member “the worst book I have everread”. The narrator of the novel was a London-based professionalviolinist who resumed an affair with a pianist that had ended in unclearcircumstances in Vienna ten years previously. Too much was aboutthe technicalities of playing and the musician’s lifestyle. Severalreaders could not relate to that but one or two, whilst not musical, gotengrossed in that side of it. Many felt annoyed with the maincharacters, although further discussion of the narrator’s backgroundelicited more sympathy. Overall it was felt to be a strange book -interesting in parts, tedious in others, with some wonderful descriptionsof places interspersed with poor quality writing style. Varioussuggestions were offered as to the meaning of the title. A few hadread Seth’s better-known novel “A Suitable Boy” but no enthusiasm forthat either.

After the discussion, voting took place on a long list of bookssuggested by members out of which 8 titles were chosen for futuremeetings in 2015/16.At the May meeting we will be reading 'Mr Lynch's Holiday' byCatherine O'Flynn.Joyce Smithon behalf of group convenors Jean Berry / Maggie Doherty

On a beautiful sunny April morning, 16 members turned up at thenewly opened Gedling Country Park for the April meet. The parklooked beautiful and there was plenty of activity, particularly on the topslopes, these included the Meadow Pipit and the Skylark inabundance. We also spotted several Reed Bunting, Little Grebe, ChiffChaff, and Willow Warblers. The Country Park was enjoyed by all,especially the two cyclists who joined us and it promises to be afavourite venue for all to enjoy in the future years. The May 8th meeting was at the Netherfield Lagoons, Teal Closewhere we expected to spot many migrant warblers arriving for thebreeding season.The next meeting is Friday 12th June trip to Rufford Abbey. Meet at10.15am at the Richard Herrod Centre for car sharing.Joan Miller

BIRDWATCHING GROUP

READING GROUP

If you enjoy sewing, are new to the craft or want to rescue yoursewing machine from early retirement come along to Carlton FireStation on Monday 25th May, 10:00 - 13:00, and join our friendlysewers.If you have a machine bring it along. It will require a PAT test first, butthis can be done by a U3A member for a small charge (see someoneat the Sewing Group table at the General Meeting).At our April meeting we made pot holders using a variety of fabrics(see photo). Not all of us finished them off as adding the bias bindingwas a bit tricky! Some sewers worked on their own projects as well.Several members of the Sewing Group went to a Textile Treasuresexhibition at Trent College in Long Eaton recently. Well done toMaggie Martinez for spotting the advert and bringing it to the Group'sattention. There was a lot of lovely work on display and they gave usinspiration for making something of our own. It was well worth a visit.The meeting on May 25th will be 'bring your own project' and we'lldiscuss what tomake at theJune meeting,as well as whatwe are going tomake for theCraft & Sewingfundraising stallat the NovemberGeneralMeeting.Susan Bunting

Interest Groups

27th April. The last chance for usto 'do' the General Election, andwe managed (just about) to nothave a party political slangingmatch.We had some generally agreedpoints – the political parties werenow desperately promising theearth. The Health Service wasimportant to all parties but therewere large variations in theirapproaches to it. We referred to a'Third Age Matters' article whichsaid people traditionally votedselfishly (what's in it for them) butnow it seems more about whatparties' policies can do for ourfamilies (in hindsight that may notbe true of the whole electorate).The remoteness of MPs was aproblem – being parachuted intoconstituencies from headquarters– the loss of long standing localMPs and local issues.We expected a hung parliamentwhere the politics would be moreconfused and we spent some timeon the possible options (allirrelevant in view of the surprisingresult).Our next meeting will be the 25thMay (in the Fire Station) todiscuss “Should We WorryAbout Our Young People?”Convenor: Eric Rennie

Discussion GroupTHE ELECTIONSEWING GROUP

I am willing to do small repairs/alterations for those who can'tsew. No job too small but many may be too big! Please bringyour item along to the Thursday General Meeting for me toassess. I will do what I can as soon as possible. This is a freeservice but, if satisfied then buy a raffle ticket in appreciation.Lyn Jenkins

The April tastings of champagnesand sparkling wines producedtwo different results. ForWineLovers2, the champagnesscored better than the othercategories of sparkling wine -with the notable exception of theMorrisons own brand . The otherchampagnes were often availableat quite steeply discountedprices. The second favourite, theLouvel Fontaine, was only £10from Asda, for example. The

Louis Dubrince was quite divisivewith two tables giving it a highand two a low score!For WineLovers4, the top scorewas for the Louis Dubrincechampagne (at £16.48). Thesecond highest score was for acava - the Cava Faustino - at amore pocket friendly £9.57. MostWL4 tables liked some of thecavas or proseccos as much asthe champagnes, although onetable liked all the champagnes

more than any of the other wines.Many thanks to Brian, Jill andSue for the fruit salads.Our next tastings on May 11th(WL2) and May 18th (WL4) will bea bring-your-own session forSauvignon Blanc andSyrah/Shiraz wines. The priceguide is £5 to £6 for one personand £10 to £12 if you’re buying abottle between two. BarbaraRogerson will be your genialhost. Paul Martinez

WINE LOVERS 2 & 4

Interest Groups

April Walk. Setting off from the Hurt Arms carpark we ascended through the mist to reach a ridgefrom which we would have had magnificent views,unfortunately the mist, though atmospheric,obscured the views and did not clear until lunchtime,which was enjoyed in blazing sunshine. We thendescended to the car park through Shining Cliffwoods enjoying the dappled sunlight and thebluebells before refreshment at the Hurt Arms. May Walk. We are returning to the DerbyshireDales for this month’s walk. It is about 6 miles longand involves 2 steady climbs which are not as steepas those on last month’s walk. Meet in the car parkon Ranmoor Road Gedling at 9.00 am on Thursday28th May.Convenor Brian Shield

Striders

30th April. For this walk I thought we would reccethe newly opened Gedling Country Park. Twentyone members and a dog met at the Lambley Lanecar park. The day was cool and blustery with thethreat of rain, which luckily stayed off. We strolled tothe two created ponds and took the winding path upthe hill. Making a steady ascent we soon reachedthe summit. Here was laid the stonecommemorating the opening of the park byCouncillor John Clarke and the local MP VernonCoaker. After a short rest stop and a photo wecontinued our walk.The views from the top arefantastic. Even on well marked signposted paths Imanaged to take the wrong route and we foundourselves on Spring Lane. All was not lost. A shortroad walk brought us to the car park and access tothe park. We continued past the solar farm, stillenjoying the views and the bird life, Skylarks etc, weeventually descended to our starting point.The walk was enjoyed by all, including the dog.Even the sceptics, me included, think that thecountry park will be a jewel in Gedling’s crown. Evenas a non U3A activity I would recommend a visit tothe park, I think you will be pleasantly surprised.The next walk will be local again, Colwick Woods.Meet in the car park of the Fox and Hounds publichouse at 10:30am on June 4th.Convenor Ian Robey

StrollersSHINING CLIFF WOODS GEDLING COUNTRY PARK

The Cool Dudes in the Shades in the Woods

It is pleasing to report that now there are a few dances that the group can now do, without the dulcet tonesof Kathy, our lovely instructor, yelling out the movements. Square Tango, Caribbean Calypso and RumbaOne seem, almost, to have been mastered and whilst it is not ‘Strictly’ standard, there is a general murmurof approval from the group when the music for these dances stops. We may need our Kathy with a quickreminder at the start though.Dances like Waltz, Cha-cha, Rumba, Quickstep and Foxtrot are taking shape but are still a work inprogress, and in dancing the samba most of us are doing it the Nottinghamian way as opposed to theBrazilian format! The most important thing is that we are having fun and laughing a lot, albeit at each other.Tea dances take place fortnightly on Mondays, commencing at 2pm at the Richard Herrod Centre. Newmembers always welcome -caution though- you could enjoy it! Check the U3A diary for details or give us acall. Helen Madden and Neil Kendrick

Ladies Choir

The Rose Singers have a concert for Arnold U3Aplanned,on Tuesday 4th August at 3pm at theOctagon Church on Front Street ArnoldTom Butcher

ARNOLD GIG

TEA DANCING

Interest Grops

Carlton & Gedling U3A Diary of Events - May / June 2015

MayDate Time Group Meet at Contact DetailsMon 18 10:30 Family History Richard Herrod Brenda Bowers

Mon 18 18:30 WineLovers4 Burton Road Com Cen Paul Martinez Shiraz and Sauvignon Blanc

Tue 19 09:30 5 Miles + Teashop Ranmore Road Christine Cracknell Walking in the East Bridgford area

Tue 19 14:30 Local History Gedling Church Jann Kirke Tour of Gedling Church

Tue 19 15:30 Computing C-le-W School Lynne Jaremczenko Computer course: 5 of 5

Wed 20 10:00 Bonsai Colin's house Paul Martinez Pinching out

Wed 20 11:00 Real Ale App. The Old Volunteer Richard Downing Trip to Belvoir Brewery

Wed 20 13:30 Choir Gedling Rd. Methodist Tom Butcher

Wed 20 14:00 Bridge & Whist The Old Volunteer Ken Savage

Wed 20 14:00 Indoor Games The Old Volunteer Lynne Jaremczenko

Thu 21 10:30 General Meeting Richard Herrod Tom Grainger Andy Smith, “A Life in theMusic”

Fri 22 12:30 Event: Art Mansfield Mansfield U3A How to read a picture

Sat 23 14:30 Theatre Lace Market Theatre Paul Martinez "Dead Ringer"

Mon 25 10:00 Sewing Carlton Fire Station Lyn Jenkins

Mon 25 10:30 Discussion Carlton Fire Station Eric Rennie Topic: Should We Worry About OurYoung People?

Tue 26 12:00 New Members The Old Volunteer Brian Shield Find out more about the U3A

Tue 26 14:00 C’ttee Meeting Richard Herrod Tom Grainger Note: Date change

Tue 26 14:00 Badminton Southglade LC Tricia Terndrup

Wed 27 10:00 Making Music Netherfield Baptist Charles Cracknell




Thu 28 09:00 Striders Walking Ranmore Road Brian Shield Walking in Derbyshire

Thu 28 11:00 Coffee Morning Top Spot Club Ned FlahertyThu 28 13:00 Crafts Thursday Rofie's House Rofie Clennell Paper making workshop [2]

Sat 30 19:00 Events Gedling Mem. Hall Helen Madden U3A Square Dance

Alyson Rennie 0115 847 8094, Anne Porter 0115 952 6648, Basia Arch 0115 953 9780, BrendaBowers 0774 201 7482, Brian Shield 0115 956 7670, Carolyn Broadhurst 0115 952 4203, CharlesCracknell 0115 915 7525, Christine Cracknell 0115 915 7525, Christine Farnsworth 0115 9612199, David Dobbs 0115 955 4726, Eric Rennie 0115 847 8094, Gary Rosam 0788 597 4399, GinnySnowden 0115 956 1661, Helen Madden 0115 955 4723, Ian Robey 0115 998 8803, Jann Kirke0115 961 5621, Jean Berry 0115 961 7143, Joan Miller 0776 307 1655, Ken Savage 0115 956 2780,Linda Spencer 0115 958 3567, Lyn Jenkins 0115 952 3163, Lynne Jaremczenko 0777 180 1957,Maggie Doherty 0115 952 3185, Maggie Martinez 0115 955 9285, Mary Bruce 0115 987 4550, NedFlaherty 0115 911 6419, Nicola Dandie 0115 940 1507, Paul Martinez 0115 955 9285, ReneBattershall 0115 841 8481, Richard Downing 0751 421 2134, Rofie Clennell 0115 955 4471, SueFairweather 0115 961 3140, Tom Butcher 0115 953 2140, Tom Grainger 0780 094 9396, TriciaTerndrup 0115 940 1707 .

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Carlton & Gedling U3A Diary - May / June 2015 (Contd.)

JuneDate Time Group Meet at Contact DetailsMon 1 10:30 Greenfingers A member's garden Jann Kirke

Mon 1 14:00 Tea Dancing Richard Herrod Helen Madden

Tue 2 14:00 Reading Carlton Fire Station Maggie Doherty Poetry Reading




Thu 4 10:30 Strollers Walking Fox & Hounds Car Park Ian Robey Colwick Woods

Thu 4 13:00 Badminton Southglade LC Tricia Terndrup

Sun 7 12:00 Newsletter/Diary E Rennie / G Bunting Newsletter & Diary deadline

Mon 8 09:00 Trips & Visits Richard Herrod Sue Fairweather Trip to Lincoln

Mon 8 10:00 Classical Music Kath and Steve's David Dobbs Theme: All at Sea

Mon 8 10:00 Films Broadway Cinema Broadway Cinema "Key Largo"

Mon 8 13:30 Fitness & Wellbeing Petanque Centre Lynne Jaremczenko French Boules taster

Mon 8 18:30 WineLovers2 Burton Road Com Cen Paul Martinez Unusual wines

Tue 9 09:45 Photography Ranmore Road Tom Grainger Trip to Newark

Tue 9 14:00 Poetry Appreciation 16 Sunnydale Road Rene Battershall Theme: A favourite Poem

Wed 10 10:00 Making Music Netherfield Baptist Charles Cracknell




Thu 11 11:00 Coffee Morning Top Spot Club Ned Flaherty

Thu 11 12:00 Ten Pin Bowling MFA Bowl, Nottm Lynne Jaremczenko

Fri 12 10:15 Bird Watching Richard Herrod Joan Miller Visit to Rufford Abbey

Fri 12 12:00 Grumpy Old Men The Old Volunteer Ian Clutterbuck A chat, a pint and somelunch

Fri 12 13:00 Crafts Friday Rofie's House Rofie Clennell Paper making workshop [3]

Mon 15 10:30 Family History Richard Herrod Brenda Bowers

Mon 15 14:00 Tea Dancing Richard Herrod Helen Madden

Tue 16 14:00 Local History Carlton Library Jann Kirke

Wed 17 10:00 Bonsai Paul's House Paul Martinez De-leafing to promote growth

Wed 17 10:30 Drawing Carlton Fire Station Alyson Rennie




Thu 18 10:30 General Meeting Richard Herrod Tom Grainger Mike Davey - Kiwi Adventure

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