Learn, Laugh and Live!
Both before (promotional) and after
On January 7th, Dick Macaulay, the long-time leader of the U3A Environmental Action Group, was the speaker at the first Members morning of the 2019. He gave us a history of the newly cleared Woodland Trail known as Sandbach Bridges Trail (North) and (South). The woodland is part of Sandbach Wildlife Corridor that follows …
In our talk at the Members’ Morning on 6 February we mentioned the Longstock Water Gardens near Stockbridge in Hampshire. They are part of the John Lewis estate and are open to the public in aid of charity on the first and third Sunday of the month from April to September in the afternoon from …
Val Williams, who arranges speakers for the members’ mornings, used to live in Burton on Trent and came across a grave in one of the cemeteries there, which contained the remains of a German prisoner of war. The stone was marked only with a German cross and his surname and initials – P P Titz. …
Ken Brown again brought the Sandbach U3A brass band to entertain the members at the December social morning. More than 130 members packed into Sandbach Town Hall expecting the usual mix of stirring marches and seasonal favourites. They weren’t disappointed and put their hearts into singing a couple of Christmas carols as well. They were …