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Don’t forget your nail file! On October 17th Sandbach U3A Ukulele Players were pleased to be able to spend an evening with professional musician Ken Middleton. Sandbach Uke players have been together for almost two years now, under the patient guidance of Bryan Roberts – who is himself an experienced banjo and ukulele player. Bryan …
The Scrabble group meets each Friday morning in Lightley Court and to make the game less strenuous we allow players to refer to a list of 2-letter words, some of which are rarely used in conversation. If you want to enhance your game at home you may print this list and amaze your friends and family …
1) Change to the Sandbach U3A Website Stung by the charge that our website looked “ancient” I have reviewed it and created a completely new version that has now replaced the old one. The new version is based on the blogging software WordPress for those who understand such matters. I hope that when Sandbach U3A …
Continue reading “Sandbach U3A Newsletter – October / November 2013”
In the absence of our glorious leader (who was topping-up his life list on the sunny shores of the Black Sea), the first meeting of the new year for the Sandbach U3A Birdwatching group was led by a slightly anxious deputy. Sixteen intrepid souls (including several new members), set off for Marbury Park under threatening …
Continue reading “Neumann’s Flash and Marbury Park – 18 Sep 2013”
A dozen birdwatchers met up in Sandbach on a warm, windy morning to find that the key to open the treasures of Woolston had been mislaid. An alternate destination was sought and nearby Risley Moss came to mind. And we were quickly up the 20 miles of motorway to the M62, and parking up at …
Continue reading “Keyless at Woolston, Remanded to Risley – 8 May 2013”
Our second trip of the season was to Pennington Flash near Leigh. Always a popular destination, we hoped to see a good variety of species. Fourteen faces in the car park was a good number for us, and we were soon scanning the water from the edge of the car park. Among more common birds …
Our season started with a visit to Conwy RSPB, our first for some 5 years. The weather forecast was unpromising, with two days of solid rain immediately prior to our meeting. However, by judicious use of the hides at Conwy, we managed to stay relatively dry, transitting between the hides when just drizzling or with …
And so to our last regular meeting of the season – seemingly such an industrial site in the docklands of Liverpool and with an appropriate level of security However our members were in for a pleasant surprise. Although the habitat was in places marginal, with the barest covering of green and with quite a derelict …
After some scenic detours around the back streets of Hanley, the group finally arrived at Carsington Water. The first sighting at the Visitor Centre was a Pied Wagtail on the roof. There were Chaffinches and Goldfinches on the ground and around the feeders. Shelduck, Coots and Tufted Ducks were visible on the water. The comfortable …
Four car-loads of birdwatchers turned up at the car park at Belvide Reservoir, just off the A5 near Brewood, Staffs. Belvide is a canal feeder reservoir and is fairly small at 182 acres, allowing good close range views. As we pulled on boots we started our list with Song Thrush and Pheasant in the car …