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News and Group ReportsFour Border Abbeys U3A - CommitteeChairperson: Lizi Irvine(01573 223 321) Vice Chairperson: Stewart McDonald (01573 420392) Business Secretary: Cathy Simpson (01573 223292) Membership Secretary: Mary Stone(01573 224223) Treasurer: Frank Ahearne (01890 818787) Programme Planner: Lizi Irvine(01573 223 321) Groups Co-ordinator: Helen Rabour (01573 470361) Members: Martin Davison (01835 823833) Christine Robert ... [more] 13/03/2012 Four Border Abbeys U3A - Group MeetingsFour Border Abbeys U3A Open Meetings are held on the 2nd Monday of each month from September to June The Meetings are held in Kelso Rugby Club and commence at 14.00 Speakers are as listed below DATE SPEAKER TOPIC 12-Sep-11 Marjory Gavin Dr. John Leyden: Border Poet and Contemporary of Scott 10-Oct-11 Grant Thoms Renewable Energy 14-Nov-11 Martin Rhodes Fairtrade in Scotland 12-Dec- ... [more] 13/03/2012 Four Border Abbeys U3A - Notes from the ChairNotes from the chair. It was with the greatest sadness that I heard that our secretary, Janice Still, died on 21st February, after being taken back into Borders General Hospital the day before. Many will know that Janice had been increasingly unwell in the latter part of last year, but we were all extremely concerned when in January it was diagnosed that she had cancer. However, with help from ... [more] 12/03/2012 Four Border Abbeys U3A Membership Secretary ReportMany of you have already returned your renewal forms and cheques for the coming year - thanks for being so quick off the mark. I will bring the new membership cards along to the April meeting for you to pick up. Please keep the renewals coming in! Mary Stone ... [more] 12/03/2012 Four Border Abbeys U3A Editorial CommentEditorial Comment Thank you to all the group leaders and contributors to this newsletter it is much appreciated. Some of the groups are preparing to take a well earned break so that the leaders can go off to exotic and not so exotic places over the summer months. However!! before they venture too far I am giving advance notification that we are planning a different newsletter for the June ... [more] 12/03/2012 Four Border Abbeys U3A Activity Groups - Co-ordinator's ReportGroups Leader - Report The Mah Jong group is going well, as is the Science group. One of the Spanish groups may not carry on. Some groups will be finishing for the summer break – please see individual group reports for the information. Any suggestions for new groups will be welcome, especially if someone is prepared to co-ordinate them. Please would group leaders let me know if there are an ... [more] 12/03/2012 Four Border Abbeys U3A- Antiques GroupThe antiques group is continuing to meet on the fourth Tuesday of each month, with a growing number of people interested in joining. The January session was on jewellery with everyone bringing along some favourite pieces and in February Ralph and Gilliam Stone gave another fascinating talk on antiquarian books, illustrated with some amazing books from their own collection. The next meeting is on ... [more] 12/03/2012 Four Border Abbeys U3A - Art GroupArt Group We had a demonstration on acrylics from Margaret Boyd and have been practising our acrylics since then. We have 2 more sessions before Easter, on 19th March and 2nd April and then we take our summer break and start again in September. Contact:- Helen Rabour 01573 470361 ... [more] 12/03/2012 Four Border Abbeys U3A - Arts and Crafts Group[ Arts and Crafts This is an opportunity to ‘brush up’ on old skills, explore and acquire new ones and share any ideas or areas of expertise that you may have. Complete novices are also most welcome as we have a ‘come along and try it’ policy! This is a non-competitive group whose main aim is to enjoy what we do. Venue: Stitchill Village Hall Date: First Wednesday of most months Time: ... [more] 12/03/2012 Four Border Abbeys U3A - Culture VulturesCulture Vultures In January thirty three members visited the National Portrait Gallery in Edinburgh. The group was split into two as we had two guides. A really interesting visit and a lot of us will definitely return to enjoy the wonderful portraits at our leisure. At the beginning of February we had an evening of entertainment at a Burns Supper performed by the IDEOMS Players. We have ... [more] 12/03/2012 Four Border Abbeys U3A - Gardening GroupThe 2012 gardening group is getting together again after the winter and will meet monthly on a Wednesday morning from March – November. The new programme includes meetings focused on a particular topic such as seed sowing this month and wild flower meadows in June, visits to members’ gardens in Kelso in July, visits and guided tours round gardens open to the public e.g. Belsay Hall, Kailzie and ... [more] 12/03/2012 Four Border Abbeys U3A - French Conversation GroupFrench Conversation Group The French Conversation group continues to thrive. We talk about some pre- arranged subjects and others that just catch our attention. We begin with some reading in French to loosen the tongue, then we go on from there. Everyone usually has plenty to say! Contact Eileen Greathead 01573 229011 or Margaret Acton 01573 228056 ... [more] 12/03/2012 Four Border Abbeys U3A German GroupGerman Group The German group meets weekly on Thursday mornings at Abbey Row. We are five in number and have been running for over 2 years New members who have a basic knowledge of German are welcome. Contact: Camilla Baigent 01890 883892 ... [more] 12/03/2012 Four Border Abbeys U3A - Italian GroupItalian Group Since the New Year it has been difficult to keep numbers up, as members take breaks for various reasons. We continue to apply ourselves to a variety of approaches: reading, comprehension, vocabulary, grammar, written and spoken expression. Occasionally there is a film and shortly we hope to have a visit from an Italian to help with conversation. Some members have made steady p ... [more] 12/03/2012 Four Border Abbeys U3A - Russian GroupThe group continue to meet fortnightly in conjunction with the Italian group We continue to have available the University Yearbook which is the Russian Language embedded with their history however we have moved back to Russian 3 which combines vocabulary and learning. This is an advanced stage course and would not be suitable for beginners. There are 5 members at present. Contact:- Margare ... [more] 12/03/2012 Four Border Abbeys U3A - Spanish Intermediate 1Spanish Intermediate 1 Still meeting once a fortnight on Fridays, doing some listening some reading and trying to talk a little in Spanish. We have a space for a new member. If anyone is interested get in touch. Contact:- Christine Henderson 01573 224940 ... [more] 12/03/2012 Four Border Abbeys U3A Spanish Intermediate 2We are a very small group which will be meeting every few weeks in Denholm or Lochside. In the intervening weeks we shall be working from text books, story books and recorded material of our own choice. Contact:- Barbara Jenkins, 01450 870861 ... [more] 12/03/2012 Four Border Abbeys U3A - Spanish Conversation GroupSpanish Conversation Group We are still sailing the seas with Odysseus taking part in his extraordinary adventures, and widening our Spanish vocab into the bargain - although I wonder what any handsome young Spanish waiter might think if we started a conversation on Circe or the Sirens! That's the reading element. Then we have our theme for the day (our last being Memories of Childhood). ... [more] 12/03/2012 Four Border Abbeys U3A - Local HistoryLocal History Local History We continue to meet at the Abbey Row Centre on the first and third Monday of each month. The direction of our discussions is usually decided by the interests of the members so our programme is varied. We are currently examining the 1707 act of union and the Enlightenment Contact: - Christine Henderson 01573 24940 ... [more] 12/03/2012 Four Border Abbeys U3A - Lunch GroupLunch Group The Lunch Group visits local restaurants in the Borders to sample their food and enjoy good company. We meet on the last Wednesday of each month. Eat as many courses as you wish as we each pay separately. Next venues include the Borders Hotel Yetholm, the Caddyman Eckford and Marmions in Melrose. Contact:- Gill Blackmore 01573 229744 blackmore950@btinternet.co ... [more] 12/03/2012 Four Border Abbeys U3A - Mah JongA new group started this year with a small number of enthusiastic members meeting in members’ homes. As yet we have no set days but fit meetings around group members’ other commitments. If you would like to solve the mysteries of ‘pungs’ and ‘kongs’, listen to the twittering sparrows and learn to build the Great Wall of China; come and join us. Contact:- Val van der Reijden 01573 223292 ... [more] 13/03/2012 Four Border Abbeys U3A Movement GroupMovement Group This is a popular group and the next two are on Wednesdays 14th and 28th March at 10 am. However due to commitments for both Anne and myself after Easter, we will stop for the summer but if anyone else is willing to keep the class going, please let us know. Contact:- Anne Veitch 01573 223199 Helen Rabour 01573 470361 ... [more] 12/03/2012 Four Border Abbeys U3A - Natural Sciences GroupThe 2012 programme began with a presentation entitled 'The remarkable life and legacy of Professor Archie Cochrane'. This traced the remarkable life of Archie Cochrane from his birth in Galashiels in 1909 to his death in 1988. His double first in Natural Sciences was followed by psychoanalysis in Berlin and The Hague. His time at medical school was interrupted by a year in Spain as part o ... [more] 12/03/2012 Four Border Abbeys U3A - Philosophy GroupWe have had a successful first year and are now eight in number. We continue to meet at one another’s homes. Recent topics have included ’free will', ’free speech', and ’humour’. Sessions are held fortnightly, when possible, usually on a Monday. Contact- Chris Baigant 01890 883892 ... [more] 12/03/2012 Four Border Abbeys U3A - Poetry GroupPoetry Group There are currently approximately 12 members attending the poetry reading sessions. 4 sessions have been held this year so far. The Theme of the January sessions, held in Lennel and Kelso was ‘Coming and Going’. While in February the Theme was ‘City Life’.The February session were held in Kelso and Hume. March meetings – Theme – ‘Favourites’ Venues and Dates 13th March K ... [more] 12/03/2012 Four Border Abbeys U3A - Scottish Country DancingScottish Country Dancing We have only a few weeks of Scottish Country Dancing left. Our last class is on Thursday 22nd March and then we have our end of season lunch in Yetholm.The weeks of dancing have flown past and we are now able to fly through more complex dances (when the mood takes us! ) But we have had fun dancing with each other. Like all Four Border Abbey Groups we are very relaxed an ... [more] 12/03/2012 Four Border Abbeys U3A - Singing for FunWe continue to meet on the first and third Mondays at Abbey Row Centre from 2-3pm. Our last meeting for the term will be Monday 19th March. We meet again on Monday 17th September and look forward to seeing everyone. New members would be most welcome, men would be especially welcome. Just come along and join in the fun, when we look forward to having new songs. We wish you all a lovely summer ... [more] 12/03/2012 Four Border Abbeys U3A - Walking GroupsThis group is very informal in that there are no leaders; individual members offer and organise a route and all are welcome to participate. Members are invited to offer walks each quarter and this produces a list of walks for the following term. Walks are entered on to a blank programme on a first come, first served basis. The quarterly lists of walks are issued approx. one month ahead of st ... [more] 12/03/2012 Four Border Abbeys U3A - Writing For FunWe were very happy to welcome Alice McKnight back, one of our 'founder members', and also to welcome a new member (through our ad in Border Events). We are a hard core of six now. Some of us keep to our long-term theme, others make a one-off choice, and occasionally we'll choose a specific theme for our next meeting. I certainly find the group's comments very constructive and hel ... [more] 12/03/2012 NEW GROUP - AMBLERSU3Amblers Amblers. The new group for easy walks got off to a cracking start with 25 participant bipeds and one dog. Numbers since have been more manageable and a variety of walks of up to about 3 miles appear to have been greatly enjoyed. The format is very similar to that of the other walk groups and the ambles are a complement rather than competition and take place on otherwise long/hi ... [more] 12/03/2012 NEWS & NOTESBook Exchange and Freecycle Our book exchange seems popular with U3A members so will continue. Anyone can take a book or two from the selection available at each monthly meeting. Oh and it’s important to top up the supply too! So please bring along a couple (not a bagful) of books that you have finished with, but enjoyed, so that fellow U3A members can enjoy them too. This way, enjoyment, not ... [more] 13/03/2012
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