If you have retired from your full time job, we know that you will still have many skills to share, and maybe many interests that you still want to pursue. Our brains don’t retire, and we know from our own membership, that many of us find our ‘third age’ gives us a wonderful opportunity to pursue new activities, or share and increase our knowledge of existing areas of interest. So we invite you to read on and find out more about what U3A has to offer.
Degas - Café Concert - At Les Ambassadeurs 1877 Musee des Beaux-Arts, Lyon, France
The History of Art group started the New Year with a talk on Edgar Degas by Veronica. Follow this link to read Veronica’s comment on this exciting artist and maybe you to will be inspired to study the artist further.
Our members were pleasantly surprised with an impromptu display of Scottish Dancing during the interval at our monthly meeting. Their dance leader, Greig turned out resplendent in his kilt. Is this a foretaste of the upcoming Burns Night and our trip to Edinburgh with Roger in August? Read about our Scottish Dancing Group.
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The December newsletter has been published and a copy has been posted on our site. It is rather big but it will eventually load!
Please check the dates for Outings shown in Newsletter with revised dates on Outings Page.
Margaret Crafts invites members to a meeting of our Finance Group which will be held on Thursday January 12th at 10.00 am at the Bell Public House in Stoke Mandeville. The speaker will be from The Tring Auction House.
Read about our Monthly Speakers and their subjects for next year.
It has just been announced that the Olympic Torch will be passing through Aylesbury Vale on Monday 9th July 2012. Visiting Aylesbury, Stoke Mandeville and Waddesdon. Street by street details will be confirmed next year – watch this space. Visit the London 2012 Olympic website.
Sixteen members of the Local Walks Group were blessed with perfect weather for their annual one-day walk on August 15th. We started at Ashendon, rested briefly for a drink at ‘The Crown’ in Cuddington, and then made for Chearsley where we had lunch in the garden at ‘The Bell’. Thus fortified, we were ready for the final push back to Ashendon which was mostly uphill.
Halloween - a scene from a Belgian market by Peter Ashton
Read all about the Gentle Walkers recent achievements and see the new program for the coming months.
See the latest Newsletter , online and in colour!
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