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Welcome to Arun U3A Members'
On-line Magazine
the page for members' news and reviews, stories and
jokes.
Click on the titles below to view the stories and pictures.
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***Outing
on Canal Barge
Arun U3A members recently enjoyed a horse-drawn canal trip at
Kintbury, near Newbury.
43 members enjoyed the peace of the Berkshire country-side during
this two hour trip. After their canal experience the group completed
their day out with a visit to the historic city of Winchester.
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***Arun
U3A go inter-generational
Arun U3A Storytelling Group were
invited by Arun District Council and the inter-generational
organisation, Intergen, to take part in a summer outdoor event.
The idea was to informally
introduce to each other the older and younger residents of The Haven
area of Littlehampton.
The evening included quizzes,
bark rubbing, name that tree, dress the story tree and, of course,
telling our own local stories.
Story telling at the inter-generational event at The
Haven
Picture by Intergen
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***Arun
U3A at East Preston Festival
We've had a successful
afternoon at East Preston Festival. Here's a small selection of
photos; thanks to everyone for all the great displays.
Pauline
welcomes
visitors.....
..Gina demonstrates Calligraphy.....
..Ann explains the Sussex Region....
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....while Chris and John play chess.
John is willing to teach members to play chess.
Interested? See the next Beacon, coming out in
August.
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***Beach
Clean - didn't they do well!
Here's our intrepid beach
cleaners. They've just battled the wind to leave the beach
lovely and clean again.
Like to join them?
Click
Shoreline Interests for more information; see The Beacon for
contact details.
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***Trip
to Budapest
Arun and Chichester U3As
enjoyed a wonderful combined holiday in Budapest at the beginning of
June 08.
The trip, superbly
organised by Barbara Hope, was packed with sight-seeing, a visit to
the wonderful opera house to see Eugene Onegin, and an hilarious
folklore evening followed by a tour of Budapest by night. But
the programme also allowed some free time to visit the spa baths,
the Parliament building (based on the design of Westminster) and the
many other attractions of this historical city.
Enjoying the view over the Danube
Our
English-speaking guide, Monika (above), and (below) with the group
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***Ramster
Gardens
On a very grey wet day 23
members of Arun U3A Garden Group went to Ramster Gardens on the
Surrey border near Northchapel.
Fortunately they managed
to escape the showers and had a guided walk organised by a member of
the family who had owned the Estate for 60 years.
Ramster Gardens are very
natural and informal with acres of wild flowers, together with bog
gardens, lakes and wooded acres. They have fine specimen trees
planted by knowledgable, well travelled plantsmen and a wonderful
display of Aceas. There is too a fine collection of rhododendrun
trees financed by the RHS for Ramster to grow and tend.
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***Picnics
Our May picnic: 24
members plus Mille (Pauline's dog) enjoyed blue sky, azure sea, a
bit of a breeze, one person swam and lots of chat.
Join us for the
July picnic
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***Shoreline Interests Group Meets the BBC
To see the pictures from
the recent broadcast click on..
http://picasaweb.google.co.uk/ArunU3A/ShorelineInterests
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the pictures.
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RETIREMENT
Retirement they call it.
I've never worked so hard!
It started from the moment
I received my farewell card.
I planned to live more lazily,
Spend much more time in bed,
But upon my soul I find I'm
Working twice as hard instead.
I do the chores and crossword
And look around the shops.
I meet a lot of people
And everybody stops;
We ask each others' health,
We check that we're all there,
It's marvellous to see
Just how much people care.
As well as socialising
There's outings by the score,
And classes too for doing things
You've never done before.
This merry life, retirement,
It really wears you out,
There's simply not a minute left
To simply sit about.
So my advice to everyone
Who ever aims to be
A fully paid up citizen
A pink card OAP,
Is get yourself in trim now
For when old age appears,
This work they call retirement
Goes on for years and years..............
Source unknown.
Found by Pam Knapp - thanks
Pam.
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