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Times and dates may vary. See the Heath U3A calendar or ask the group leader for more up-to-date information.
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We have a wide variety of groups - listed below by category. The links will take you down to the details in the alphabetical list.
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| Art |
Group Leader : Elaine Lovell Meets Methodist Church Hall, BBH 10:0am-12:00, 1st and 3rd Fridays of the month |
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Painting, mainly watercolour, some demonstrations The art group is small and friendly with mixed abilities, so there is help on hand if you want it. You can use any medium you wish. |
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| Book Club |
Group Leader : Barbara Chapman Meets at various 2pm, 2nd Friday of the month |
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Talk about the book of the month From a suggested list of books, the Library Service send us a set each month which we hand out to be read and discussed at the next meeting. We also talk about other books that we are reading and have interested us. |
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| Bowling (10 pin) |
Group Leader : Sandy & Al Leech Meets at Bowling Alley 2pm, 4th Wednesday of the month |
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Casual, fun bowling Held at the Lincoln Bowl on Washingborough Road at 1.45pm. £4.60 will pay for 2 games and shoe hire. Come and see if you can knock down enough pins over two games to claim our Heath U3A Trophy!. |
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| Card Making |
Group Leader : Eve Toyne Meets at Waddington 2-4pm, 3rd Friday of the month Make your own cards |
| Computing Help |
Group Leader : John Gillespie Contact John (520589) to get on the mailing list |
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Get help from fellow sufferers Signed up members can contact me with computer problems or for advice. If I can't answer it, I'll circulate the problem and see if someone else has managed to solve the same problem. |
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| Digital Photography |
Group Leader : Tom Mowbray Meets at Waddington/Boultham 2-4pm, 3rd Monday of the month |
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Learn to manipulate your digital photos The group aims to show you how to get the best from your digital photography by learning to take beter pictures and by treating the images from your camera using photo-editing software. We use Serif Photo-Plus v10, a free download. You will learn to optimise your pictures and to modify them to get the best from their content. You will learn how to add people and objects to your images and how to remove unwanted items, and much more. No special equipment is needed, but you can bring your own laptop. You will need access to a digital camera and a computer to do this at home. |
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| French |
Group Leader : (tmp) Adrian Peill and Sue Shaw Meets at BBH 10-11am, 1st - 4th Tuesday of the month |
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Conversation and a little help. This is not a class, but an opportunity to join in informal conversation at whatever level you feel comfortable with. I throw in grammatical tips and helpful bits of vocabulary wherever I can, and the aim is to enjoy yourself and feel comfortable communicating in French. All ability levels are welcome and are made to feel comfortable so come and have fun. |
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| Games |
Group Leader : Jan Peill Meets at Jan's House 2pm, 2nd Tuesday of the month |
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Get together for board games, etc. Enjoy a couple of hours with your fellow U3A members playing various card and board games. You might even discover a game you have neer heard of! |
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| Gardening |
Group Leader : Pam Holden Meets at BBH (summer only) 2-4pm, 2nd and 4th Thursday of the month |
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Visit gardens, discuss garden topics, and swap plants The Gardening group, you will be pleased to hear, do not go around digging gardens! We visit private gardens, both small and large, which open especially for us. We have enjoyed some memorable visits, and come away inspired and ful of new ideas for our own gardens. The tea and cakes which invariably follow are an added bonus. |
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| Jewellery |
Group Leader : Denise Price Meets at tba 10am-12noon, 3rd Monday of the month |
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Make your own jewellery This is a new group, which started in September. Our aim is to learn how to make our own jewellery, bracelets, earrings and necklaces. Members will be shown techniques and will then be able to develop there own style. |
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| Legstretchers (c.3miles) |
Group Leader : Elaine Lovell Meets at various 10am, 4th Monday of the month |
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Medium length walks The Leg Stretchers walking group meet on the 4th Monday morning in the month. We tend to walk between 3 - 3.5 miles in distance and try to keep the walks close to Lincoln to avoid too much travel. Usually ending with lunch at a pub. |
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| Lunches |
Group Leader : Joan Wright Meets at various After branch meeting, 2nd Monday of the month Just lunch |
| Needlecraft |
Group Leader : Moira Haslam Meets at BBH 2-4pm, 4th Wednesday of the month |
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Patchwork, emroidery, sewing, knitting, tatting, crochet, etc. We are a small group who meet once a month at each other's homes. We started as a Patchwork group but as members finished their projects they brought other knitting/sewing to the group and so we changed the name to cover this. We do not have anyone teaching, but we help each other and learn from what other members are doing. We are a very relaxed sociable group. Come and have a taster session and hopefully join us if you like what we do. |
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| Poetry |
Group Leader : Josie Moreton Meets at BBH 2-4pm, 1st Thursday of the month |
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Read and discuss poetry We research the life of the chosen poet for the month and then have readings of his/her works. This is followed by tea and discussion. We now have a comprehensive folder of all the poets we have studied. |
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| Ramblers (c.6miles) |
Group Leader : Mike Field Meets at various 9am , 2nd Wednesday of the month |
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Longer walks (6 - 7 miles) and lunch The Ramblers group provides a monthly walk of approximately 6 miles which is interesting as well as an enjoyable exercise. It is not intended to be slow or fast, we try to walk at about 3mph depending upon weather and terrain. We usually start and finish at a hostelry and vary our destinations and scenery, this can mean that we may travel up to 40 miles to a starting point, however this is an exception. Travel arrangements are based on car sharing and the cost per car is divided by the number of passengers including the driver. We have a ceiling of 20 members but will allow reserves which we call on if numbers on the walk permit. |
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| Singing - Raise Your Voices |
Group Leader : Beth Willett Meets at BBH 10am-noon, 2nd & 4th Thursday of the month (winter only) |
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Singing for fun in a group Raise Your Voices is a group of singers who want to make lovely sounds. The ability to read music is not necessary as all songs are taught by rote. We sing in unison and in harmony, adding more parts as we feel able. We have a wide repertoire of songs which include rounds, secular, sacred, songs from other cultures and in different languages and of course humorous. We aim to have fun together as we extend our skills. |
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| Strollers (c. 1 mile) |
Group Leader : Sandy & Al Leech Meets at various 10am-noon, 1st Wednesday of the month Shorter, easier walks (1-1.5 miles) and lunch |
| The Way We Were |
Group Leader : Christon Espin Meets at BBH 10am-noon, 4th Wednesday of the month |
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First person real histories - yours. We are a very friendly group who meet to discuss anything to do with times past. Recent topics have included "food and the effects of rationing", "household objects from the past" and "photographs with the story behind them". We also enjoy visits to places of historical interest and car share to help keep costs down. We welcome new members - give us a try! |
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| Transport & Industry |
Group Leader : John Gillespie Meets at various 1st Thursday of the month |
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Go and see big engines and stuff We go on visits to things of historical interest in the fields of Industry and Transport. We have visited railways at Ludborough and York; aircraft collections at Newark, BBMF, and Duxford; canals at Foxton and Goole; and buses, trams, cars, lorries and cycles at a variety of places After changing our name from just Transport to include industry we have also visited a working windmill and a pumping station. |
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| Walkers (c.6miles) |
Group Leader : Alan Mayo Meets at various 9am-1pm, 3rd Wednesday of the month |
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Longer walks (6 - 7 miles) and lunch Set up at the time Heath branch started, the Walkers Group members walk up to 7 miles each event and always finish at a pub for lunch. Nearly 40 walks have now (as at October 2011) been completed, mostly in Lincolnshire, and cars are shared to get to the starting point. The group is limited to 20 listed members, but up to the present, there has always been room on a walk for those on the waiting list. The Ramblers Group runs on very similar lines and some members are in both groups. |