NEWSLETTERS
nuary 2024
Spa meetings: Our next Spa meeting will be held on Monday, February 12th.
10.30 – 12 noon in the Royal Hall, doors open at 10 a.m.
Monday 11th. March Spring Flowers with the Happy Gardener
Monday 15th. April Botanical Endeavours, Captain Cook
Monday 20th. May All Things Chocolate
Monday 17th. June Showcase Event
Monday 15th. July Summer Concert
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Group announcements:
New groups:
- Embroidery: Weekly on Tuesday afternoon beginning January 16th.
Contact Hilary at hilarypaley16@gmail.com or 07756 713629
- Beginning French: Fortnightly on Thursday afternoon
Contact Christine at christine.latham4@btinternet.com or 851313
- Science and Technology Discussion: Monthly on Tuesday afternoon
Contact Christine at christine.latham4@btinternet.com or 851313
Golf for Improvers is changing format slightly. It meets every other Wednesday morning and will now alternate a lesson with a 9-hole game each month.
Please contact the Group Leader, Ian, for more information at
sawyer6472@gmail.com or 07934672872
Quiz Nights at the Town Bar:
Wednesday January 24th
Wednesday February 21st.
Wednesday March 27th.
Starting at 7.30 p.m. cost £1.50, cash prizes.
Contact John Beales 07543460558 or Pete Arthur 07799816284 for more information.
DAY TRIPS:
Wednesday 24th April Bolton Abbey or Skipton
Wednesday 12th. June Kiplin Hall and Gardens, near Richmond
Contact Sue on fordsue@hotmail.co.uk for more information or call 07746252057
BIDEFORD, DEVON HOLIDAY on Monday 23rd September 2024.
7 days, 6 nights at a cost per person of £540 excluding any entrance fees. Includes bed, breakfast, evening meal and entertainment on 4 nights, with coach excursions on 4 days.
*Only six places left to fill. If you would like to book this trip, or would like any further information, please contact Sylvia on silverladybrid@gmail.com or 01262 672721
Date for your diary:
This year’s Dinner/Dance will be held on Saturday 30th. November at the Belvedere Golf Club; full details to follow closer to the date.
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* Please note that the most up-to-date information on all events and groups can always be obtained by accessing the Beacon system.
Upcoming Beacon training sessions for members and group leaders at the Expanse Hotel:
Monday 5th Feb 1 -3 pm
Friday 9th Feb 10 -12 noon
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GROUP SUMMARY
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Monday Spa Meeting (Monthly) Knit & Natter Short Walks 1 Tap Dancing for All
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Tuesday Beginners’ Guitar Dancing for Fun Knitting & Crochet New Age Kurling 3 Orchestra Play Reading Reiki Course Trim Intentions/ Weight Management
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Wednesday Ballet Fitness Friendship Circle Golf Improvers Local History Mindfulness Meditation New Age Kurling 1 Short Strolls Short Walks 2 Spanish Ukes of Hazzard Writers Group |
Thursday Crown Green Bowls Discussion Group Map Reading Group Round & About Walks Scrabble
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Friday Croquet Family History1 Flower Arranging New Age Kurling 2 Line Dancing Table Tennis Watercolours Mixed |
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Monday Archery Acrylics Art Group Canasta 1 Petanque Digital Photography 2nd. Year Spanish Book Club Readers’ Group Introducing Canasta
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Tuesday Book Group Beginners’ Canasta Embroidery French Conversation Line Dancing Poetry Appreciation Reiki Exchange Science/Technology Sewing Group Uno and Boardgames Yoga & Pilates
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Wednesday Bridge – Improvers Calligraphy Photography Progressive Whist Quiz Night Spanish – Intermediate /Advanced
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Thursday Canasta 2 Climate Change Family History French Beginners Italian Literary Studies Wine Appreciation
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Friday Book Group Flat Green Bowls Recorder Ensemble Rummikub, UNO and Dominoes
Sunday Canasta Sunday |
Variable: Allotments, Geoarchaeology, Hearing Loss, Long Walks, Silver Dream Bikers, Trips |
u3a discounts: Available at East Riding Leisure Centre, Palms Leisure Club, Bridlington Stationers and at Burlington’s Restaurant in the Old Town (except on weekends and Bank Holidays); please show your original membership card.
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Committee contact information:
Chair: Diane Arthur diane@thearthurfamily.com; Secretary/ Membership Secretary: Wendy Brayshaw membership@u3abridlington.co.uk or 07876 571884; Treasurer/ Group Coordinator: Christine Latham treasurer@u3abridlington.co.uk/ groups@u3abridlington.co.uk or 01262 851313; Mike Heslop-Mullens mikejhm@yahoo.co.uk; Delphine Kaye eyakk16@gmail.com
Bridlington u3a, Unit 8, Business Centre, Enterprise Way, Bessingby Industrial Estate,
Bridlington YO16 4SF 07746252057