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Registered Charity No. 1082254
January 2021
A Few Thoughts on ….. The Coming Year
By the time you read this we will be past the turn of the year
and well into January. I hope you all had as pleasant a
Christmas as was possible in the difficult circumstances.
I have recently decided to try something different. I have
always avoided poinsettias – living as I do in a centrally
heated house. I have been told that the kitchen windowsill
is the answer. So fingers crossed that it doesn’t drop all its
leaves! As time goes on it will be good to have longer days
and see our gardens gradually come to life with bulbs and
early spring flowers. Winter gardens can be so dull – it is
good to have some colour again. And birds and wildlife start
to put in an appearance after their winter hibernation.
In u3a we look forward to the AGM in February. In March the Committee will be
considering what progress we can make as we move forward into 2021, taking into
account current Government guidelines on Covid. By that time, hopefully, good progress
will have been made in the rolling out of vaccines. We also need to be looking to the
future health of our branch when planning for the coming year. We will be considering
what new activities can be developed, to run in tandem with those already established
ones. u3a cannot stand still, and it is important to be mindful to provide an interesting
range of learning opportunities which will be attractive to prospective new members and
enable us to continue thriving. Talking of new activities I am pleased to report that Val
Moreland is researching The Renaissance and more information will be available in due
course. So that is something to look forward to. We are also looking into the way that
Newsflash is produced and distributed to see if improvements can be made in terms of
cost.
With all good wishes for the Coming Year, Alison
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u3a O cers and Committee 2021
Chairman: Alison Hoyle 01200 424622 alison57@live.co.uk
Vice-chair: Marjorie taylor 01254 249897 marjorietaylor@hotmail.co.uk
Vice chair: Janet Elliot 01254 248106 jkelliot108@gmail.com
Treasurer: Paul Fisher 01254 245910 p sher3@btinternet.com
Secretary: Eileen Narain 01200 859727 eileen.narain@gmail.com
Membership secretary: David Grimes 01254 240707 davidgrimes1@mac.com
Groups co-ordinator: Philip Bradshaw 01254 249764 philip@ribbvalley.uk
Newsletter editor: Robin Taylor 01254 249897 robwill9@yahoo.com
Webmaster: Frank Taylor 01200 443633 frankhtaylor@yahoo.co.uk
Main Event
Tuesday January 12th 2:pm
By Zoom
Our Canterbury Tales
by
Steuart and Anita Kellington
Members with e-mail will receive a link shortly before the meeting
to enable them to join the meeting at the appropriate time
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3 LANCASHIRE QUIZ 1 Which city is the administrative centre of Lancashire? 2 Which Town is the most populated in Lancashire? 3 Which Lancashire town was famed for manufacturing the hardest bricks in the world? 4 In early 1945 Carnforth Station was the filming location of which iconic film? 5 Which soft drink was created in 1908 by Noel Nichols of Blackburn, a wholesaler of herbs, spices and medicines? 6 Which town is famous primarily for its bus and truck manufacture? 7 Name the county town of Lancashire. 8 Which Motorway connects Preston to Blackpool and is just 11.5 miles long? 9 Which Lancashire government district occupies the largest area of Lancashire, whilst also having the smallest population? 10 What did 18th – century Lancashire Weaver and carpenter, James Hargreaves invent? 11 Complete the George Formby song: “With My Little Stick of…..”? 12 Which infamous event took place at St Peter’s Field, Manchester in 1819, when cavalry charged into a large crowd? 13 A Graham Ibbeson statue of which comedian stands in the performer’s seaside hometown? 14 Which British Prime Minister was born in Chorlton-on-Medlock, which was historically in the county of Lancashire? 15 Which area has been designated an Area of Outstanding Beauty since 1964 and was once described as “Switzerland of England”? Answers will be found at the bottom of the final page.
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NewsFlash in the future
First we would like to express our thanks to Pauline Hutchinson who has edited
the NewsLetter for several years. Her health has not been too good recently
and she feels that the time has come to hand over the role to someone else.
David has been helping out but Robin is now going to take over as Editor.
During Lockdown we have replaced our traditional NewsLetter format with a
new style with mainly email distribution and posted to those without email. It
has meant that the NewsFlash has reached all 400 members. The old style was
given out mainly at the Tuesday main meeting and might not have reached all,
even though it was always available on the website.
There are some advantages to the new format in that the length is not xed,
and we are able to include colour photographs. The print size is also larger.
We would also like to encourage members to make short contributions. These
could be based on U3A group activities or be something more personal.
Photographs are very welcome.
We would like your opinions as to whether we should continue with the new
style after the restrictions on meetings are lifted, or whether we should revert to
the old style.
Best wishes for the New Year
David & Robin
Tardigrades are tiny animals, less than one
millimetre in length, widespread, and usually
found in mosses. They have an interesting
method of protection against UV light in that
they are able to turn it into fluorescence.
They have recently become even more
widespread in that they can now be found on
the moon, but this does not count as extra-
terrestrial evolution. “Beresheet” was Israel’s first Moon landing craft. It
carried a “time capsule” that contained a number of items including
tardigrades, perhaps because of their almost indestructibility. Unfortunately
the Moon mission was not completely successful as it crashed on landing.
The tardigrades might have survived, but doubt we will never know.
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ZOOM MEETINGS COMING UP
Activity Date Time Group E-mail Subject Meet Remarks
Group Convenor Freq
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Music Jan 2 pm Margaret peteracunli e@ Music with a 1st
Appreciation 4th Cunli e gmail.com Scottish Theme Mon
Mike Grundy
Architecture Jan 2 pm Philip philip@ribbvall Tudor & 1st
6th Bradshaw ey.uk Elizabethan Wed
Architecture
Wine Jan 3 pm Christine clitheroechristi Wine Man’s 1st
Appreciation 7th Snape ne@gmail.com Blu Thurs
Geology Jan 2 pm Frank Taylor frankhtaylor@y Geology of N 2nd
13th ahoo.co.uk Scotlan Wed
Lesley Collins
Science & Jan 10 am David davidgrimes1@ Wilhelm & 3rd
Scienti c 20th Grimes mac.com Alexander von Wed
Enlightenment Humboldt
Art Jan 2 pm Alison Hoyle alison57@live.c René Magritte 4th
Appreciation 26th o.uk by Tues
Paul Fisher
History Jan 2 pm Hazel Best hazelmbest@g Barnoldswick 4th 01200
27th mail.com by Jane Wood Wed 426756
Book Jan 2 pm Sue Mayor suemayor@ms Shuggie Bain, by 4th
28th n.com Douglas Stuart Thurs
10 points to ponder as 2020 draws to a close …from Mike & Kirsty Grundy
1. The dumbest thing I ever bought was a 2020 planner.
2. 2019: Stay away from negative people. 2020: Stay away from positive people.
3. The world has turned upside down. Old folks are sneaking out of the house &
their kids are yelling at them to stay indoors!
4. This morning I saw a neighbour talking to her cat. It was obvious she thought
her cat understood her. I came to my house & told my dog.... We had a good
laugh.
5. Every few days try your jeans on just to make sure they fit. Pyjamas will have
you believe all is well in the kingdom.
6. Does anyone know if we can take showers yet or should we just keep washing
our hands?
7. I never thought the comment, “I wouldn’t touch him/her with a 6-foot barge
pole” would become a national policy, but here we are!
8. I need to practice social-distancing ....from the refrigerator.
9. I hope the weather is good tomorrow for my trip out to the bins!
10.Never in a million years could I have imagined I would go into a bank with a
mask on and ask for money.
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A January Treat
by The Food & Wine Group
A good way to use up left-over egg whites and hazelnuts from Christmas.
Whites of 3 large eggs
175g caster sugar
75g ground hazelnuts
1/2 pint double cream
A few toasted whole hazelnuts
Apricot compote or jam for the filling
Preheat the oven to gas mark 5 (190oC)
Two 18cm sandwich tins, lightly oiled.
Line the base with parchment or grease-
proof paper, also lightly oiled.
Whisk the egg whites in a bowl until they form sti peaks, then whisk in the
caster sugar. Using a metal spoon lightly fold in the ground hazelnuts.
Divide the mixture between the two tins and level them.
Bake the meringues on the middle shelf of the oven for 20–30 minutes.
Leave them in the tins to cool for about 30 minutes before turning out.
When they are cool turn them out onto wire racks, and remove the base
papers.
To serve the meringues, rst whip the cream.
Spread cold compote over one meringue, followed by half the whipped
cream.
Place the other meringue on top and spread the remaining whipped cream.
Decorate with the toasted hazelnuts, pistachios, and pomegranate pearls.
Add fairy light to complete the decoration, and enjoy.
Memory of Christmas Tri e
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Mocktails, non-alcoholic drinks for a DRY January
by Christine Snape, Wine Appreciation Group.
Mocktails
Lovely to drink and enjoy if you are driving or maybe if you are
going to enjoy DRY January. A mocktail is a cocktail without
alcohol. It may contain infused water, juices, sodas, herbs and
other non-alcoholic ingredients mixed in the right ratios.
A mocktail is often referred to as a virgin drink because of its lack
of alcohol. Eg. A Bloody Mary without the vodka is known as a
Virgin Mary.
Below are two pictures of popular mocktails.
The first is a Virgin Cranberry Basil Sangria
Cranberry Juice
Juice of 1 orange
Soda Water
Frozen Cranberries
Fresh Basil Leaves
The second is a Virgin Pina Colada
Pineapple Chunks
Coconut Milk
Look out for all citrus fruits at this time of year.
Apart from the usual oranges and lemons look
out for pomegranates and soon there will be
blood oranges from
Sicily.
Although, leave
Seville oranges for
marmalade
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Membership Renewal 2021
Renewal is necessary as from January 1st 2021 and the annual fee will be £10.
We will not be meeting for registration, which this year will need to be done by post or
email.
Options of payment.
• The preferred payment method is by bank transfer. Do not forget to enter your name on
your bank payment screen.
• A few members have arranged standing order payment.
• Payment by cheque should be made payable to U3A Clitheroe, and then sent to me, as
membership secretary.
• Payment by cash is undesirable, but if it is your only method of payment, send the £10
to me and I will return a receipt.
Details for Bank Transfer:
Account name : U3A Clitheroe
Sort Code : 30 - 90 - 89
Account number : 40 45 71 60
Although there will be no formal renewal form, I should be very pleased if you would
inform me of any change to your name, address, telephone number, email.
This year there will be no need for a SAE as there will be no membership card to return.
I will however return by email a 2021 membership document. For those without email, I
will post the document with the January, February, or March NewsFlash.
Please inform me if you do not intend to renew your membership.
David Grimes
Membership Secretary
2 Lower eld, Langho, Lancs BB6 8HE
01254 240707
davidgrimes1@mac.com
Prince Philip... When a man opens a car door for his wife, it's either a new car or a
new wife.
Lancashire Quiz Answers
1 Preston. 2 Blackpool. 3 Accrington. 4 Brief Encounter. 5 Vimto. 6 Leyland. 7 Lancaster. 8
M55.9 Ribble Valley. 10 Spinning Jenny. 11 Blackpool Rock. 12 The Peterloo Massacre 13 Eric
Morecambe. 14 David Lloyd George. 15 Forest Of Bowland.
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