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NoticeboardDeputy Editor of 'Links' Needed UrgentlyIt is time to commence the process of identifying a replacement for Roger Heesterman, who will be standing down during the next year. The role of the Deputy Editor is to shadow the Editor for a period before ultimately taking over the role. Those interested should be reasonably conversant with the use of the Internet, email and Microsoft Word. Training can be given in the use of Microsoft Publisher (which has many similarities with Word), the software currently used (and provided by SU3A). If you are interested in hearing more about this post, please contact the Editor, John Williams, on (0114) 230 4568. Classical Concertgoers’ GroupFollowing the success of our visit last year, our summer outing this year will again be to the Gilbert and Sullivan Festival at the Buxton Opera House, on Wednesday 11 August, for a performance of The Gondoliers - considered by many to be the most colourful and tuneful of the Savoy Operas. It will be given by the SavoyNet Performing Group. The inclusive cost is £26.00 and reservations may be made using the reply slip at the end of the June issue of ‘Links’ or downloadable here. Please remember to include the names and contact numbers of all members for whom you are applying and send as soon as possible, with a small stamped addressed envelope, to Derek Shipley, 40 Wollaton Avenue, Sheffield S17 4LA. The coach will leave the bus parking bay on Ecclesall Road South, near the top of Millhouses Lane, promptly at 5.00 pm. This will allow time for a stroll or refreshments in the Pavilion Gardens, before the performance at 7.30 pm. Our visits are open to all SU3A members and no special Group membership is required. Derek Shipley ………...….. Coordinator ……...….. (0114) 236 6257 Classical Concertgoers’ GroupOur first concert in the 2010-2011 season is at the De Montfort Hall, Leicester on Wednesday 29 September 2010.The performance will be given by the Philharmonia Orchestra, conducted by Esa-Ekka Salonen, with Hélène Grimaud (piano). The programme includes the Sibelius popular tone-poem Finlandia, Brahms' 1st Piano Concerto and the Suite from Romeo and Juliet by Prokofiev. The inclusive cost is £28.00 and reservations may be made using the slip at the end of the August issue of ‘Links’ or downloadable here. Please include the names and contact details of all members for whom you are applying and send to Derek Shipley, 40 Wollaton Avenue, Sheffield, S17 4LA as soon as possible. The coach will leave the bus parking bay on EcclesallRoad South, near the top of Millhouses Lane promptly at 5.00 pm. Our visits are open to all SU3A members and no special group membership is required. Please note that on the coach, safety belts must be worn at all times.
Lectures for AllSheffield U3A invites you to their new monthly lecture series which began in January 2010. The Lectures are FREE and the venue is central and accessible to all. In order to manage seating, this is on a first come, first served, basis. Coffee and biscuits can be purchased from 10.00 am prior to the lecture from 10.30 am to 12.00 noon. You can obtain lunch in the café afterwards, if you don’t want to rush home. Where - Forthcoming Lecture - FRIDAY 17 SEPTEMBER 2010 Sheffield Hydro-Power - Past, Present and Future This illustrated talk is by the Sheffield Renewables Group. A team of three speakers will be led by Christine Ball, who will begin by tracing the history of water power in Sheffield. She will look at the unique topography of the city, being surrounded by seven hills, and how the natural resources of five rivers running through these hills gave rise to Sheffield as the predominant cutlery making centre in the world. Richard Collins will take the story further and discuss modern, low head, hydro-power technologies and how they use river currents and tidal flows to produce a renewable energy source that will have minimum impact on the environment. Finally, Rob Pilling will examine the future of the industry and opportunities to get involved through volunteering and investing. Thank you to SU3A's Sustainable Development Group for helping to organise this event. Join us for this FREE event. Everyone is welcome.
Lunch and Lecture You are invited to lunch at the Sheffield Park Hotel, Friday 22 October 2010 Please arrive at 12.00 for 12.30 pm – cost £15.50 There is ample parking, and the number 53 bus from bay A3 at Sheffield Interchange and number 75 bus from Ecclesfield, via High Street, run every ten minutes and stop outside the hotel. The menu will be Roulade of Turkey (prime turkey breast wrapped around a chestnut stuffing with traditional roast gravy), seasonal fruit crumble served with custard, coffee and mints. The vegetarian option is roast Mediterranean vegetables (roasted with pesto and served in a buckwheat crepe). Speaker: Mike Higginbottom – Fun PalacesMike Higginbottom has lectured in social and architectural history for several universities, the WEA and NADFAS. He is an historian who provides lectures and tours about historic buildings in the UK and further afield. Fun Palaces focuses on types of architecture where rich effects were contrived with wit and ingenuity, often by fairly cheap means, to give the poorer classes of society at least a temporary experience of luxury, comfort and freedom. He will be introducing us to the best of the surviving entertainment buildings of the 19th and 20th century with enjoyable insights into unlikely, but successful, marriages of commerce and art. If you would like to book a place, please fill in the form at the back of the August issue of Links,or downloadable here to arrive no later than Friday 1 October 2010. Doreen Bezant ………….. Coordinator .......... (0114) 236 6596
World War II Project UpdateWe have now received many interesting and exciting memories of your lives during World War II. We are beginning to edit these for inclusion in the booklet. Our team is also in the process of going out to interview members in their homes. Were you intending to contribute too? Let us know what happened to you. If you don’t think you can write your own, we will gladly do it for you. We would also like to borrow your photographs, artefacts and memorabilia – can you help?. Please contact Peter Hughes on (0114) 245 1172, email Monthly ‘Drop-In’ SessionsThe monthly ‘Drop-In’ sessions are held at the United Reformed Church, Chapel Walk entrance (opposite the Crucible Theatre) on the first Tuesday morning of every month -
Everyone is welcome to drop in at any time between 10.00 am and 12.00 noon. Free refreshments will be available There is no formal programme - this is an opportunity to meet up with friends, make new friends from different Groups, exchange ideas, ask questions and promote forthcoming events. There will be several Committee members present each month. Do put the dates in your (U3A?) diary NOW and come and join us! Shelagh Woolliscroft …….. Chairman ……… (01246) 416 139
Free Legal AdviceThe Third Age Trust has an arrangement with FirstAssist to provide legal advice to U3A members. It is a free service, available 365 days a year, 24 hours a day.
Computer Software ReductionsComputer Software at educational prices (a big reduction) is available to U3A members at www.software4students.co.uk National U3A Summer SchoolsSummer Schools 2010 The U3A summer schools in 2010 will take place at the Royal Agricultural College, Cirencester. The subjects to be covered are - 23 - 26 August 2010 The 2010 Regional Summer Schools will be as follows - South East Forum Summer School in Chichester: 6 - 9 July Further details can be obtained from our Secretary, Vera Dyer
Yorkshire and Humberside RegionSwanland U3A is holding an event at Hull Uni’s Staff House, on 14 April 2011 entitled Yorkshire’s Far Horizons – The County’s maritime contribution to world exploration and the development of trade and trade routes. Tickets, at £25 pp, to include morning coffee, lunch with wine, afternoon tea, from peter@psbryson.karoo.com home | our groups | join us | noticeboard | newsletter | travel |