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We meet:
At 10.30 am on the second Tuesday of the month in Braishfield
Village Hall (map)
except January (no meeting); May, when we have an annual day outing; and August,
the month for the group's Garden Party.
Coordinators:
A committee of six: Jane Hargreaves, Angela Greet (group treasurer), Eirian
Hannan (Questers liaison), Brenda Sennett (membership), Margaret Evans
(secretary) and Margaret Cowie (catering).
Our Activities:
We coordinate and collate holidays, in the UK and abroad, suggested by
members of the group. Destinations provide recreational, educational, cultural
and social interests. In addition to the programme outlined below further
holidays are actively being planned for autumn 2008 and spring 2009. Full
details of forthcoming group holidays are on display at the monthly
general meetings at the Crosfield Hall.
Programme :
| 2008 |
| March |
Long weekend coach trip to Paris |
| April |
Five days in Cornwall visiting the Eden Project, The Lost
Gardens of Heligan, Tresillick Gardens and Pendennis Castle |
| May |
The British Museum and the Tutankhamun Exhibition (our
annual day outing) |
| May |
Cyprus with U3A National Travel |
| June |
Glasgow with U3A National Travel |
| June |
Week in Brittany, staying in a converted mill (party 1) |
| July |
Week in Brittany, staying in a converted mill (party 2) |
| August |
Liverpool, 'Cultural City of 2008' |
| August |
Group annual garden party |
| September |
Durham, using University accommodation |
| October |
To be announced |
| November |
To be announced |
| December |
To be announced |
| 2009 |
| January |
No meeting |
| February |
To be announced |
| March |
To be announced |
| April |
York |
Previous visits have included: Agadir, Barcelona, Tyntesfield,
Norfolk, London, Windsor, Scotland and the Oceanography Department of
Southampton University.
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