As most activities are winding up for the year planning for the 2019 program is well under way.
Just a few activities have been deleted but their space is being taken up by some interesting new options.
In addition to the ones mentioned in the November newsletter we will offer Scrap Booking and see the return of Creative Writing.
We had two teams attending the Quiz Night held recently at the Strathalbyn Town Hall in aid of Country Life Compassion and their Food Pantry. Our teams scored a first and third against stiff competition from the 19 tables attending.
Congratulations!
Due to the interest in learning Italian we have had to move the group to larger accommodation so as of 7th March 2018 the venue will be the Catholic Church Hall in Chapel Street.
Registrations for the year have been steady and all but a few groups have started.
There has been a slight delay for “Out in the Shed” as the final setting up of the new Shed on Milnes Road is still being carried out. The wait will be worthwhile as the facilities are looking good.
Now that the AGM and registrations have been completed it is time for groups to swing into action for the year.
Just in case your calendar is not filled with activities Recorder has returned to the program and will be held on the first and third Thursdays at the Anglican Church Hall on East Tce. Details on the program page.
For those who find Japanese, French and Italian not enough we are exploring the option of adding Mandarin to the list. Send us an email if you are interested.
2018 = 365 days to fill with interesting activities!
The program is now here on the website so it is time to take out the brand new diary and decide which of our activities can be included to help make your year interesting and rewarding.
Important dates for the start of 2018
January – All month there will be a display featuring our U3A activities in the showcase at the entrance of the Strathalbyn Library which is open 9 – 5 Monday to Friday and Saturday mornings.
January 31st (Wednesday) – a stall in the IGA Mall in Dawson Street is planned to share information and to take early registrations. 10am – 2pm.
February 2nd (Friday) – AGM in the Senior Citizens Hall 2 – 4pm. Afternoon provided and registrations will be accepted.
February 5th (Monday) – Registration Day in the Strathalbyn Library Reading (Coleman Tce) 9.30 – 12.30
2018 Programs will be available from mid January on this website.
Our committee members have already commenced promoting the U3A Strathalbyn program for 2017 with a stand at the Strathalbyn Monthly Market. We will be back at the Lions Quarterly Market on 29th January with programs and joining forms ready to receive registrations. The fee of $40 remains unchanged.
The AGM will be held at the Strathalbyn Senior Citizens Hall on Parker Avenue from 2pm on Monday 3rd February and registration day will be Monday 6th February in the reading room of the library.
The 2017 Program and Joining form are available on this website along with a reasonably detailed outline of each of the subjects on offer.
What a privilege it is to have Dr Don Hopgood AO share his thoughts on some of the books he has read and enjoyed. The four sessions spread over four weeks during winter stretched our brains while tickling our funny bones and reviving our memories.
The books which he shared ranged from ‘Shadow of the Thylacine’ to ‘Duke the Life of Duke Ellington’, ‘The Dreyfus Affair’ – a political scandal not a romantic entanglement to ‘One Summer America 1927’ the story of Lindbergh’s solo flight across the Atlantic and William Dampier’s contributions as “a pirate of exquisite mind”.
Discussion ranged from the mapping of the stars by Herschel, to the discovery of the earliest complete gospels in the Sinai Desert by middle-aged Scottish twin sisters and Tim Flannery’s suggestions for ameliorating the effects of Global Warming.
Don provided us with comprehensive notes on each of his sessions with publication details should we wish to read them for ourselves.
