Group News & Events

When: Third Friday of each month from February to November Inclusive, (where Friday is a Public Holiday, the meeting is held on the following Friday)

Where: Wellesley Church Hall in 13th Avenue Tauranga

Time: loam to 12 noon (Allow time to park your car).

Usual Format: Speakers from U3A and morning tea, followed by main speaker, (details below).

Door Charge: $3.00 per person

19th June

First President Uli Hoppe with General Notices.

First Speaker: Barbara Elliott on Retirement Villages Facts Figures and Fallacies

Main Speaker: Dora Wickham Speaking on Agriculture in 18th century England.

Group Events

Sequence Dancing     Dancing group  enjoying a well earned coffee break!

Sequence dancing is a great exercise for mind and body.

Try our happy friendly group; you should have fun, even

if you have never tried this style of dancing before.

Dancing every Friday between 12-45pm to 2-45pm.

Venue is Grenada Park Monowai Street Arataki

 

Tauranga U3A Creative Writers

Tauranga U3A Creative Writers have between 7 and 10 regular members who share a love of the written word.  They meet twice a month, 2^nd and fourth Monday mornings from 9.45, usually at the same home in Ocean Beach Road, Mt. Maunganui.  After a cuppa and chat the group reads aloud any set homework. 

Writing exercises include anything from spelling tests, spending 15 minutes writing in another style (like Shakespeare or Charles Dickens or Sam Hunt!), or creating a monosyllabic short story (a story with words of one syllable), and other brain food tests.     When time permits they read their own work which may be commented on, and edited individually or collectively.

 

U3A Wordsmiths Group

Our group of imaginative writers meet in various homes on the first and third Mondays of each month from 9.45 to 12 noon. Our activities include anything to do with writing and words. We enjoy spelling and dictionary quizzes, reading and critiquing each others work, discussing and learning from the master wordsmiths, the most famous being William Shakespeare. 

Each of us has different styles and reasons for writing. Some have had work published, some are honing their skills toward children's writing, and others are planning to write their memoirs, or are meeting simply for the pleasure of writing and enjoying each others company. Yes, personalities are revealed, some closed cupboards are open and yes, we have a good laugh at the more comical stories. There are some ladies, no names here, who are a little risqué and one or two have shocked us with blood and guts and horror. 

 

Their main objective is to encourage writing talents, enjoy social time together and to hone writing skills. 

Currently there is a vacancy as two members are on leave. If you are interested contact Groups Facilitator Thelma Cane 574-6222, or Doreen Anderson, 576-3058.

This year the convenor is:  Janet Ormsby, Ph 576-5008.  

 

Digital Photography Group meeting                                                

April's meeting photograph studying the composition

 

19th May, at Betty Clethero's, 23 Avocet Avenue Maungatpu Ph 544-2067

Theme Still life and or High Key.

Send photographs to Alan Freer al.freer@ihug.co.nz & Ken Rose kenrose@kinect.co.nz

 

 

 

Computer Group A

        Studying and sorting out the problem!

 

 

Horticulture Group

Thursday 23 April

1.30 p.m.

54 Jonathon Street

This month we will look at culinary herbs and how to grow them and also overwintering pests and diseases.

We have a couple of vacancies.

Margaret Richardson   576 5292

Mary Sanson             571 2509

 

Local History Group

Meets first Thursday of the month at 10 a.m. at Brain-Watkins House, 233 Cameron Road. Vacancies.

Jack has arranged a trip on the Waihau River, Thames-Paeroa, in the wake of Capt. Cook's 1769 journey on the same route.

Depart Taranga 29 April, 8.00 a.m.by car {seats available}  Return Tauranga 5.00 p.m.

Cost $50.00 including lunch.

If interested phone

Jack Ingram  Phone/fax 544 3228.or

Mary Sanson    571 2509