learn, laugh, live
Summer Spotlight Card games that keep mind and friendships thriving In today’s edition of Summer Spotlight, we’re focusing on our popular card-playing groups: Cribbage, Canasta and Bridge Card games are much more than an enjoyable way to spend a morning or an evening They provide an excellent workout for the brain, challenging memory, concentration, logical …
Buxton Theatre Trip 2 tickets available due to a cancellation This witty and magical operetta tells a tale of forbidden love causing an absurdist fusion of two worlds – the magical fairies of Fairyland and a bamboozled House of Peers. Featuring some of Sullivan’s most glorious music, including Oh Foolish Fay, If You Go On, You’re …
Membership Renewal Meeting Reminder ⏰ Friendly Reminder – Membership Renewals Ready to renew your Sandbach & District u3a Membership? We’ll be at the Wesley Centre on Wednesday 22 July, from 10.00am to 12.00 noon, making it easy to renew your membership. You can: Why not stay a while? We’ll be serving tea and coffee and …
Continue reading “Newsletter July (3) Membership Renewal Meeting Reminder. Quizzes. Trips”
On the second Sunday of every month, something rather special happens at the Wesley Centre. There is tea, coffee and plenty of delicious cake but what keeps people coming back is something far more valuable – friendship. The idea for the Sunday Tea and Cake afternoons began in early 2025 when a group of U3A …
Continue reading “Summer Spotlight – Second Sunday Afternoons- more than just tea and cake”
A second Newsletter for July already – there is a lot going on at the Sandbach & District u3a! Sandbach U3A Walking Cricket Group Shine at the U3A 2026 Festival Sandbach U3A’s Walking Cricket Group attended the U3A 2026 Festival and reached the final of the Cricket Tournament — a brilliant achievement in the ten-a-side …
Information for Sandbach & District u3a members about a charity aimed at older people – Independent Age. They are online with accessibility tools, hard copy option, plus a help line. They have been known as Independent Age since 2005 but have a history stretching well beyond that to 1863, when the United Kingdom Beneficent Association …
Continue reading “Newsletter -Independent Age – Southport Flower Show – The Padel Den”
Trips A visit is proposed to Bridgewater Gardens, Worsley Date: 26th September Price: To be confirmed To express your interest in this trip or to discuss RHS membership and joining the tour, please contact Alice on 01270 765856. A special edition of the newsletter, focusing on the 2027 trips programme of Sandbach and District U3A, will be published …
Continue reading “Newsletter. Trips, Quizzes, The Padel Pen, Southport Flower Show discount code”
1.What Is the name of the large Plain in northern Tanzania, part of which is a national wildlife sanctuary? 2. What is the southernmost City of Portugal situated in the Algarve region? 3. What name was given to supporters of King Charles I during the English Civil War? 4. What name is …
Continue reading “Sandbach & District u3a August Quiz Questions”
1. Which city in Massachusetts was the location of Witch Trials in 1692? SALEM 2. Which US Actress has, to date, received 21 Academy Award nominations? MERYL STREEP 3. What name is given to the flesh of a calf when eaten as food? VEAL 4. What is the first name of ‘Morse’ the …
Continue reading “Sandbach & District u3a July Quiz Answers”
A message from Mark Wilkinson, Foden’s Band Manager Dear Friends On the 8th May we travel to Norway to represent England at the European Championships!!!! Ahead of our departure we will hold an ‘open’ rehearsal in the Theatre at Sandbach School on Tuesday 6th May commencing at 7.30pm. At this rehearsal we will perform both Test Pieces …