Hayling Island u3a
News of general interest to all members
I am very sorry to have to announce that Paul Chapman died at home yesterday with all his family around him.
Paul founded Hayling Island U3A in 2006 with Len Smith. He was the Chairman for many years and an active member of several groups. A kind and gentle man willing to give so much of his time and energy - we will miss him.
I will circulate funeral details when I have them.
Andy Henderson
Hayling U3A web site editor
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The Ideal Christmas present for all the family and, as a member of Hayling Island U3A, you can take advantage of the special discount price of £6.50. Not convinced? Then see the review by Rear Admiral Colin Cooke-Priest below.
To purchase the book, contact Mike Burnham or Maura Chapman.
Our last monthly meeting of 2019 will be next Thursday 21st November at 2pm. We'll hear about "Theatre entertainment and the Great War".
Click here for more details.
Andy Henderson
Web site editor, Hayling Island U3A
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U3A National Office advises us that:
Bloomsbury Publishing is offering book loving U3A members a 30% discount on most books on the site, that includes fiction, non fiction, children’s and cookery plus a discount on all events at the Bloomsbury institute using the code U3A30 at checkout.
Bloomsbury also own the Writers’ and Artists’ brand and the 30% discount is also included on their editing services and one day events run by the Writers and Artists website www.writersandartists.co.uk use code U3AWRITERS.
Dear group leader,
We are coming to the end of the U3A year so it's time to review the group event programme we keep on the web site. This note sets out the procedure for doing that. It also repeats an offer I made last year that makes sure replies to your emails come back to your address.
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Some of you might remember the walk around Meonstoke and Corhampton organised by Jo Hallet and Jorg Boulton for 26th March 2018.
Shortly after starting the walk we encountered a locked gate that required us to unhook an electrified wire and clamber over a fence in order to proceed. Clearly an obstruction to the right of way.
I took some photos and, when I got home, created a free account at the Hampshire rights of way web site, and reported the problem. The photos I submitted are on the right (click them to see a larger version).
It's taken almost exactly a year, but I just got the following from the Rights of Way team:
This report has been resolved to our satisfaction and has now been closed. A kissing gate has been installed here by Waltham Ramblers Volunteer Group. Thank you for taking the time to contact us regarding this issue.
So, it's worth taking the trouble to report problems.
I've sent a note to Waltham Ramblers to thank them for their efforts.
Andy