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Horsley u3a Committee +
Paul Dodgson
Chairman
Richard Deighton Ruth Blowers
Treasurer Secretary
David Lush Wendy Sampson
Membership Secretary Group Support
Ian Eversden Alan Gilbertson
Newsletter & Surrey Network Monthly Meetings
Peter Tallon Mark Blowers
Recruitment & Support Website
Meryl & Kelvin Hayes June Blackwell
Publicity Hospitality
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Horsley u3a 2023
Next Monthly Meeting
Wednesday, 26th July
‘British Eccentrics’
Speaker: Paul Robbins
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Horsley u3a 2023
Wednesday, 27th September
Gin in Westminster from the Slums
to the Savoy’
Speaker: Helen Naylor
September Meeting
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Horsley u3a 2023
Wednesday, 25th
October
‘West Horsley Place -
the House and its
History’
Speaker: June Davey
October Meeting
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Chairmen’s Messages
Reports from Activity Groups
Study Days at Menuhin Hall
Available to all members
by e-mail, on website or by post
Comments Welcome
Spring 2023
Newsletter
Editor : Ian Eversden
Compositor: Meryl Hayes
Horsley u3a
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Art (Painting and Drawing)
Bird Watching and Wild Flowers
Book Clubs: ‘Original’, ‘Lovelace’,
‘Easy Readers’
Boules
Bridge Clubs 1 & 2
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Horsley u3a Groups
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Canasta 1 & 2
Chess
Creative Writing
Croquet
Cycling – 3 groups
Dinghy Sailing
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Horsley u3a Groups
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Explore London (Tues & Thurs)
Films
French Conversation
Grace Notes
Garden Visits
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Horsley u3a Groups
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Genealogy
History
Humour
Knit for Charity
Mah-Jong
Music Appreciation
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Horsley u3a Groups
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Open Minds (Discussion Group)
Orchids
Outings
Photography
Pickleball
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Horsley u3a Groups
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Pilates
Play Reading
Poetry 1 & 2
Rummikub 1 & 2
Scottish Dancing
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Horsley u3a Groups
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Scrabble 1 & 2
Supper Club
Table Tennis groups
Transport and Industrial Arch.
Travel
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Horsley u3a Groups
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Ukulele
Walking
Walking 2
Wine Appreciation
Wine Appreciation – home based
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Horsley u3a Groups
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- Take a course
- Enjoy group activities
- Go on a study day
- Learn as you play
u3a is unique and exciting
Horsley u3a Groups
Embrace the Learning Agenda
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Walks every month 2nd or 3rd Tuesday
usually starting at 9.30 hrs from a
convenient car park
Visits to a variety of local wildlife
parks and reserves including:
Sheepleas, Ockham Common,
Guildford Riverside Park, and
Papercourt Gravel Pits.
‘Birdwatching and Wild Flowers’
Contact: Brian Austin or John Burge
Horsley u3a Groups
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• Meetings every other
month at EHVH
• Holidays organised
‘Travel Club’
Travellers’ tales & holidays with friends
All welcome,
contact:
Jenny Peachey
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‘Travel Club’
Next meeting: Thursday, September 21st
All welcome, contact:
Jenny Peachey
Normandy Cruise
Speaker: Bill Purves
Cycling to Puglia
Speaker: Bob Spackman
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‘Transport & Industrial Archaeology’
Talks, visits, and outings
Contact: Peter Bennett-Davies
Recent outings include:
Laverstoke Mill , Guildford
Hydro, Wandle Industries
Museum, Canal Museum at
Stoke Bruerne, Studo434
(Classic Cars) and DeHavilland
(Aircraft Museum)
See the webpage for full 2023 programme
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‘Transport & Industrial Archaeology’
Talks, visits, and outings
Contact: Peter Bennett-Davies
Wednesday,13th
September
TBA
Wednesday. 11th
October
Bicester Military Railway
See the webpage for full
2023 programme
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Easy riders
Intermediates
Main group
Road riders
Want to join in the fun?
Cycling
Contacts:
Bob Spackman or Sue Reeves
Regular outings each Tuesday
Usually starting from Horsley station
4 groups:
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Enjoy a good discussion?
Keen to express your opinion?
Do you have controversial views?
Join us in some lively conversation
14.30 hrs to 16.30 hrs
‘Open Minds’ 3rd Thursday each month
Contact: Mandy Newman
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West Horsley Village Hall
Each session 55 minutes long
2.30 pm Mat exercises
(chair work for those unable to do floor
exercises)
9.30am remote classes via
Zoom every weekday
‘Pilates’
Contact: Margaret Newman
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First THURSDAY each month
7.00 for 7.30pm
‘FILMS’
In East Horsley Village Hall
• A variety of different types
of film shown in pleasant
surroundings
• Films selected by the Group
members.
If you are interested in joining
please contact Margaret
Faulkner
£1.50
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Horsley u3a Groups
First FRIDAY each month 7.00 for
7.30pm EHVH
Next film show:
4th August
‘Mrs Harris goes to Paris’
An elderly charwoman in 1950s London
spots a Dior dress at the home of her
employer and becomes determined to
travel to Paris and buy one herself.
1942 American romantic drama film
Starring Humphrey Bogart, and Ingrid
Bergman,
‘FILMS’
To join: contact Margaret Faulkner
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Horsley u3a Groups
First FRIDAY each month 7.00 for 7.30pm EHVH
Next film show:
1st September
‘Living’
In 1950s London, a humorless
bureaucrat decides to take time
off work to experience life after
receiving a grim diagnosis.
Starring Bill Nighy
‘FILMS’
To join: contact Margaret Faulkner
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Write more interesting reports
Create interesting stories
Monthly themes chosen by members
Friendly feedback from fellow authors
Take part by e-mail if you prefer
‘Creative Writing’
For more information contact: creative-writing@horsleyu3a.org.uk
Horsley u3a Groups
New anthology of members work now available
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Next Meeting: September 26th
‘The birth, rise, and decline
of the Matabele nation’
Speaker: Peter Warburton
‘History’ Meetings 16.15 – 17.45
For more information: see webpage
or contact June Davey
Every 4th Tuesday
East Horsley Village Hall
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Next Meeting:
October 24th
‘The Country
House
and it’s History
Speaker: Robbi
Robson
‘History’ Meetings 16.15 – 17.45
For more information: see webpage or contact June Davey
Every 4th Tuesday East Horsley Village Hall
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‘History’ Meetings 16.15 – 17.45
For more information about the History group: see webpage
or contact June Davey
Every 4th Tuesday East Horsley Village Hall
Contribute to our Collection
of WW2 reminiscences
Talk to us about what you remember of WW2
Write some notes on your experiences
If you have pictures that you would be happy to share
– please get in contact with June Davey.
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‘Table Tennis’
Contact: Individual group leaders - see Website
Four groups already playing:
- Monday 10.00 – 12.00
- Monday 15.15 – 17.30
- Wednesday 15.15 – 17.15
- Friday 15.15 – 17.15
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‘Scottish Dancing’
For more information contact: Celia Chapman
Meetings once a fortnight
Enjoy the exercise that
Scottish Dancing offers
Beginners are very
welcome
Burns Night with poetry
and seasonal fare
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Remember, if you have an interest in one or more of our
groups please leave your name and contact details with
a committee member.
For group contact details see our website
If in doubt contact: Wendy Sampson
NB We discourage waiting lists
Horsley u3a –
Join a Group
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Horsley u3a –
Join a Group
Want to write your autobiography?
o Join a small group of us keen to record our
recollections of life.
o Already started but lost interest?
o Hoping to write something down before it is too late?
o
o There is no limit to the length of what you write. A few
pages of recollections will suffice. More if you wish.
Contact: Michael Grinter play-reading@horsleyu3a.org.uk
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3pm ‘til 5pm - with an
interval for tea
Live performances
Presentations by members
Join group members at local
concerts
‘Music Appreciation’
Contact: Tom Stevenson
Enjoy music in
members’ homes
Meetings: 4th Wednesday each month
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Give us a hand
Join our team:
Outings, publicity,
hospitality, groups’
support, secretarial
support.
If you have a little time to spare:
https://www.horsleyu3a.org.uk/
Horsley u3a
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Enjoy Walking?
4 – 5 miles at a gentle pace
in glorious countryside
10.00 – 12.00 once a month
Interested?
‘Walking 1’
Contact: Robert Taylor
Horsley u3a Groups
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Up to 10 miles at a gentle
pace in glorious countryside
First Tuesday of the month,
starting at about 10am
Contact: Helen Austin
Walking 2 A group for those
keen on longer walks
Horsley u3a Groups
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Programmes devised for all camera users
‘Photography’
Helping you take better pictures
Contact: John Peachey
• Meetings: 2nd Wednesday each month
• Monthly challenges set and photos
critically reviewed
• Outings to local venues such as Bushey
Park, Devil’s Punchbowl, London by Night
Horsley u3a Groups
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Eating out, meeting new people,
trying out new venues.
‘Supper Club’
For more information contact: Ian & Wendy Sampson
Recent venues have included
‘The Running Mare’ Cobham,
‘The Black Swan’, Ockham, and
‘The Cricketers’, Downside
Horsley u3a Groups
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Romantic novels, thrillers,
historical novels, science fiction,
bestsellers - you choose
Meetings in members’ homes
Book festivals, theatre visits,
library events
Three book groups
For more information contact individual group leaders
Horsley u3a Groups
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A group for those who have
played chess in the past and
would be interested to play
again with others of roughly
the same standard in a
friendly relaxed environment.
Join those already playing: Contact: David Harrison
Horsley u3a Groups
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Discover some of the
100 reasons why you
should start playing
the ukulele
• It’s easy to learn
• Plenty of music to play
• Low cost instrument
• Joint group with other local u3as
Contact: Pat Bleasby
Horsley u3a Groups
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Horsley u3a Groups
Grace Notes
If you can play a
musical
instrument why
not join Grace
Notes?
All newcomers
welcome
Contact: Marion Hartland
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•Renowned expert keen to
help you get started
•Fascinating plants grown
worldwide
•Wide range of varieties
•Easy to grow blooms
To learn more contact: Jean Green
Horsley u3a Groups
Cultivating
Orchids
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Horsley Sports Club - Wendy and Ian Sampson
‘Boules’
A great game
with a long history.
Why not learn to play?
Summer & Winter sessions
Horsley u3a Groups
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Remember, if you have an interest in one or more of our
groups please leave your name and contact details with a
committee member. Contact details listed on the Horsley
U3A website: https://www.horsleyu3a.org.uk/activity-groups
If in doubt contact Wendy Sampson
NB We discourage waiting lists
Horsley u3a Groups
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Horsley u3a Groups
Pickleball
Game of four players
In East Horsley Hall
Equipment provided
New players welcome
If interested, contact Pam Campbell
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Horsley u3a Groups
Knitting for Charity
Meetings once a month
2pm to 4pm in member’s homes
Accompanied by cake and a
cuppa
Items sent to Knit for Peace
Contact: Margaret Grinter
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Horsley u3a Groups
‘French Conversation’
Contact: David Foot
A French conversation group for those with just a basic
knowledge of classroom French - somewhere between
O and A level - but struggling with conversation.
The group meets on the first Monday each month.
Group size is limited 12, but please get in contact if you
are interested in joining
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Horsley u3a Groups
Detective Fiction
If interested, contact: Peter West
Enjoy reading and commenting
on detective novels and thrillers
then why not join a group of like
minded readers?
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Horsley u3a Groups
Enjoy reading plays
together and making the
characters come to life
2nd Friday each month
10.00 until 12.00
If interested, contact Michael Grinter
Play Reading
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If you are interested in a particular subject
but there is no group to join, why not:
If interested, we can help. Contact Wendy Sampson
• A number of like minded members
(any number, 5 or 50)
• Some ideas about a programme
Start a new group?
Horsley u3a Groups
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Light hearted tastings
2nd Thursday each month
7.30 in the Millennium
Room EHVH.
Vineyard visits
Coach outings
Wine Appreciation
£7.50 covers the cost
of the wine and nibbles
For more details contact: wine-appreciation@horsleyu3a.org.uk
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Theatre Outing
Chichester Festival Theatre
THE SOUND OF MUSIC
• Tuesday 8th August 2023
Matinee Performance
• Coach leaves Horsley 10.30
• Cost £49 includes coach
and ticket
Contact Jill Davis: theatre-outings@horsleyu3a.org.uk
58. Founded in 1982, u3a is a UK-wide movement of locally-run
interest groups that provide a wide range of opportunities to
come together to learn for fun. Members explore new ideas,
skills and activities together.
There are 1,057 u3as with over 450,000 members;
membership costs less than £20 on average per year and is
open to everyone who’s no longer in full-time work.
Learn Laugh Live
National u3a
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• National concerts,
events, lectures
• Meetings and
conferences
• Group Advisors
u3a is a UK-wide collection of
1000+ charities that provide
the opportunity for those no
longer in work to come
together and learn for fun.
Make the most of life and join
more than 430,000 members
exploring new ideas, skills
and interests
National u3a
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On Line Learning Events
u3a members can join a wide range of online talks,
workshops and courses for free with their membership!
For more details go to:
Philosophy and Travel 20th July 14.00
Aviation in East Anglia WW2 25th July 10.00
Science Network Event 9th August 10.15
Free on Line via Zoom
List updated each month. Go To:
https://www.u3a.org.uk/events/educational-events
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Download your FREE
copy from National U3A
Office
Well worth a read:
https://us9.campaign-archive.com/?u=656ad5962b370cc9e2731d1ed&id=8a3463ee1d
National u3a
The u3a National Newsletter is
filled with information, stories and
advice from across the U3A
movement as well as advice on
how to keep safe and occupied
during this difficult time.
Sam Mauger - u3a Chief Executive
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Several Horsley u3a members have indicated that they would
wish to make personal donations to help the humanitarian
effort in Ukraine. Your committee would like to endorse the
message from the staff and Trustees of the Third Age Trust
(see page 5 of the Spring edition of Third Age Matters) that
their thoughts are with the u3as in Ukraine, their members,
family, friends and neighbourhoods during this terrible time.
Following Government advice on how to do so safely it is
suggested that donations should be made by using the link to
the Disasters Emergency Committee which has brought
together 15 leading UK aid charities including Oxfam and Age
International.
The War in
Ukraine
dec.org.uk.
The link:
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Third Age Matters
has new features:
• Interest group articles
• Information on resources
• Recent discoveries
• Education and Later Life books
• Members recipes
• ‘In My Own Write’ on Facebook
Read members letters in each issue
National u3a
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‘We believe learning need never stop
and will always be a pleasure’.
www.horsleyu3a.org.uk
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10.00 – 16.00
Take a packed lunch
£12 fee incl. coffee,
tea and biscuits
See website for booking forms
Third Friday each month
Surrey u3a Network
Study Days 2023
at the Menuhin Hall
https://u3asites.org.uk/surreyu3anetwork/events
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Surrey u3a Network
Study Days 2023
at the Menuhin Hall
‘An Utterly Incomplete
History of Keyboards &
Keyboard Music’
Presented by:
Steven Divine
£12 fee incl. coffee, tea and
biscuits, take a packed lunch
Next Study Day:
Friday, 15th September
See Surrey u3a website for further details
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Remember:
“Knowledge comes from Learning,
Wisdom comes from Living.
- Anthony Douglas Williams
“By three methods we may learn wisdom:
First, by reflection, which is noblest;
Second, by imitation, which is easiest; and
third by experience, which is the bitterest.
- Confucious
Knowledge comes from learning. Wisdom comes from living.”
Anthony Douglas Williams Author