| What we are doing in February | |
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Not meeting this month |
Art & Antiques Exploring Music Pub Lunch Saturday Walk Wine Appreciation |
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Specials this month |
Tuesday walk is a week earlier than usual – on the 2nd Computing Workshop on 5th will include a Photoshop group Two Meetings of Local Theatre group 10th and 18th NW U3A Regional Conference 12th Preston (MUST BOOK) Many Walks and some other groups were cancelled recently because of the weather, so some this month are the same as advertised previously |
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Abbreviations: O = Open: U3A members can just turn up, no need to phone, F = Full, but please tell leader/coordinator if you are going to miss a session, T = Telephone before joining & please tell leader/coordinator if you are going to miss a session. LFMH = Lancaster Friends' Meeting House |
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Date |
Group |
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Detail |
Place |
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01 Mon 09.30 |
Intermediate Walk |
O |
6m Grizedale & Nicky Nook. Approx 500ft ascent: good views fields and tracks. Lunch at The Priory. Latish so may want to take mid-morning snack |
09.30 Barton Road Fuel £1 |
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01 Mon 09.45 |
Easier Walk |
O |
4.5m River Lune, Denny Beck and canal circular, some gentle ascent. Lunch at Greyhound Pub |
09.45 Ryelands Fuel £1 |
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01 Mon 10.30 |
Calligraphy |
T |
Copperplate & making a bookmark |
LFMH |
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01 Mon 14.30 |
French Beginners |
O |
French for beginners, emphasis on speaking |
LFMH |
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02 Tue 09.30 |
Tuesday Walk |
O |
5-6m The Helm, Oxenholme, and Halfpenny. Some climbing to start, and near the end, with field-paths and riverside. Could be wet underfoot in places. Good views. Picnic. |
09.30 Tesco C.P. Carnforth Fuel £2. |
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02 Tue 10.00 |
Book Lovers |
O |
Andrea Levy: Small Island |
Lancaster Library Meeting Room |
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02 Tue 10.15 |
Spanish Intermediate |
F |
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02 Tue 10.30 |
Singing |
O |
All welcome |
LFMH |
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02 Tue 12.00 |
Table Tennis |
O |
All welcome. Please bring a bat |
Barton Rd. Comm. Centre |
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02 Tue 14.00 |
Cards & Crafts |
O |
Rubber -stamping |
LFMH |
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02 Tue 14.00 |
Architecture and Design |
O |
Don Burnett: Charles Rennie Mackintosh |
LFMH |
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03 Wed 09.30 |
Birdwatching Half Day |
O |
Williamson Park Pay & Display Car Park on Wyresdale Road. |
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03 Wed 14.00 |
Latin Beginners |
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04 Thu 10.00 |
Creative Writing |
O |
Flight of Fancy |
LFMH |
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04 Thu 10.15 |
French Post Intermediate |
F |
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04 Thu 10.30 |
Spanish Beginners |
T |
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LFMH |
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04 Thu 14.00 |
French Conversation 1 |
F |
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LFMH |
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04 Thu 14.00 |
Bridge |
O |
All abilities welcome |
Lancaster Bridge Club |
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05 Fri |
German |
T |
10.00 Relative beginners 11.00 Vocab & grammar devel. |
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05 Fri 10.30 |
Geology |
O |
Volcanoes; please bring samples of volcanic rocks |
LFMH |
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05 Fri 13.45 |
Yoga |
O |
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Trinity URC Middle St. |
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05 Fri 13.45 |
Computing Workshop |
T |
Individual attendance about every 2 weeks. Today will also include a Photoshop session. |
Adult College, White Cross |
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05 Fri 14.00 |
Play Reading 1 |
F |
To be announced NOTE NEW VENUE |
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05 Fri 14.00 |
Latin |
T |
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05 Fri 9.30 |
Short-mat Bowls |
T |
Wear flat shoes |
Crag Bank Village Hall |
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06 Sat 09.30 |
Fell Walk |
O |
9m Warton Crag - Arnside Knott; 2000 feet of ascent, climbing Warton Crag, Silverdale Pepperpot & the Knott. Return by train. |
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08 Mon 09.15 |
Hard Walk |
O |
9.5 over Fells to 3 summits Yoke, Ill Bell and Froswick. Return through Troutbeck Valley approx 2000ft ascent/descent. Picnic. |
9.15 Tesco CP Carnforth Fuel £2 |
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08 Mon 09.30 |
Intermediate Walk |
O |
6m Bleasdale fields and tracks visiting the Stone Circle: gentle ascents. Picnic |
9.30 Barton Road Fuel £1 |
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08 Mon 14.00 |
Italian |
O |
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LFMH |
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08 Mon 14.00 |
Film Appreciation |
O |
Pleasantville, starring Tobey Maguire and Reese Wither-spoon. 2hr running time. |
LFMH |
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09 Tue 10.30 |
Philosophy |
O |
Is there such a thing as a 'just war'? |
LFMH |
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09 Tue 12.00 |
Table Tennis |
T |
All welcome. Please bring a bat |
Barton Rd Comm. Centre |
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09 Tue 14.00 |
German Conversation |
T |
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LFMH |
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09 Tue 14.00 |
Family History |
O |
Genealogical web sites: some positive experiences – and some pitfalls. |
LFMH |
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09 Tue 19.15 |
COMMITTEE |
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10 Wed 10.30 |
French Conversation 2 |
O |
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LFMH |
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10 Wed 10.30 |
Computing |
O |
File formats |
LFMH |
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10 Wed 14.00 |
Photography |
O |
Colours. Send (or bring) photos with a dominant selected colour. |
LFMH |
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10 Wed 20.00 |
Local Theatre Group |
O |
Morecambe – a journey into the life of Eric Morecambe. |
The Dukes, Moor Lane 19.30 Meet in the bar for coffee, glass of wine |
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11 Thu 10.15 |
Christine's Art Group |
T |
Stretch paper & bring paints |
ValeLuneRUFC PowderHo.Lane. |
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11 Thu 10.15 |
French Post Beginners |
F |
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11 Thu 10.30 |
Spanish Relative Beginners |
F |
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LFMH |
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11 Thu 13.45 |
Yoga |
T |
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Trinity URC Middle St. |
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11 Thu 14.00 |
Jazz Appreciation |
O |
Episode 4 of the ‘Jazz’ DVD 1929-1934 |
LFMH |
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11 Thu 14.00 |
French Conversation 1 |
T |
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LFMH |
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11 Thu 14.00 |
Current Affairs 1 |
T |
Bring press cuttings or similar |
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12 Fri all day |
U3A NW Regional Conference |
T |
More detail in Newsletter. (Applications a.s.a.p. and by beginning of February) |
Preston |
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12 Fri 09.30 |
Short-mat Bowls |
T |
Beginners welcome, wear flat shoes |
Crag Bank Village Hall |
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12 Fri 09.45 |
Public Transport Walk |
O |
7m. Catch 9.45 bus from Lancaster to Kirkby Lonsdale for walk towards Barbon. Return by bus to Lancaster. Picnic. |
09.45 (No 50) bus from Lancaster Bus Station. |
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12 Fri 10.00 |
German |
F |
German translation |
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12 Fri 10.30 |
Drawing |
T |
Bring pencils, charcoal and paper |
LFMH |
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12 Fri 13.45 |
Computing Workshop |
T |
Individual attendance about every 2 weeks |
Adult College, White Cross |
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12 Fri 14.00 |
Scrabble |
O |
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LFMH |
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12 Fri 14.00 |
Poetry Reading |
T |
From the Cradle to the Grave |
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12 Fri 14.00 |
Music Miscellany |
T |
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15 Mon 09.30 |
Intermediate Walk |
O |
6m Another part of the Dales Way. Valley walk upstream from Dent returning just above valley floor. Picnic |
09.30 Tesco CP Carnforth Fuel £3 |
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15 Mon 10.00 |
Easier Walk |
O |
4.5m Eaves Wood and coast circular. Lunch Silverdale Hotel |
10.00 Tesco Carnforth Fuel £1 |
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15 Mon 10.30 |
Calligraphy |
T |
Copperplate & making a bookmark |
LFMH |
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15 Mon 14.30 |
French Beginners |
O |
French for beginners, emphasis on speaking |
LFMH |
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16 Tue 10.15 |
Spanish Post Intermediate |
F |
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16 Tue 10.30 |
Singing |
O |
All welcome |
LFMH |
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16 Tue 12.00 |
Table Tennis |
T |
All welcome. Please bring a bat |
Barton Rd. Comm Centre |
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16 Tue 14.00 |
History |
O |
Durham Walker: Sir Joseph Paxton – Victorian Genius |
LFMH |
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17 Wed 10.30 |
Science & Technology |
O |
Processing of visual signals in the brain |
LFMH |
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17 Wed 14.00 |
Latin Beginners |
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17 Wed 14.00 |
Current Affairs 2 |
T |
Bring current news item |
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18 Thu 08.45 |
Birdwatching Full Day |
O |
Visit to WWT Martin Mere, Burscough for swans, geese and ducks; admission £5.85 (WWT members free). |
08.45 Barton Road Fuel £4 |
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18 Thu 10.15 |
French Post Intermediate |
F |
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18 Thu 10.30 |
Spanish Beginners |
T |
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LFMH |
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18 Thu 14.00 |
French Conversation 1 |
F |
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LFMH |
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18 Thu 14.00 |
Bridge |
O |
Beginners welcome |
Lancaster Bridge Club |
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18 Thu 19.30 |
Local Theatre Group |
O |
“My Mother Said I Never Should”. |
The Dukes, Moor Lane Meet in the bar for coffee, glass of wine 19.00 |
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19 Fri |
German |
T |
10.00 Relative beginners, 11.00 Vocab & grammar devel |
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19 Fri 09.30 |
Short-mat Bowls |
T |
Beginners welcome, wear flat shoes |
Crag Bank Village Hall |
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19 Fri 10.30 |
Archaeology |
O |
More prehistoric archaeology |
LFMH |
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19 Fri 13.45 |
Yoga |
O |
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Trinity URC Middle St. |
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19 Fri 13.45 |
Computing Workshop |
T |
Individual attendance about every 2 weeks |
Adult College, White Cross |
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19 Fri 14.00 |
Latin |
T |
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22 Mon 09.15 |
Fell Walk |
O |
5m & 1600ft. Blea Rigg, Langdale, quite steep, but reasonable paths. Picnic |
Tesco CP Carnforth |
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22 Mon 10.30 |
Birding Indoors |
O |
Garden Birds - what to expect and how to get them by feeding and nest boxes. |
LFMH |
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22 Mon 11.00 |
Amblers |
O |
Walk along the Millennium Way from Bull Beck Picnic Area. Pub lunch in Caton. Buses from Lancaster to Caton. |
11.00 Bull Beck Car Park. Toilets available. |
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22 Mon 14.00 |
Italian |
T |
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LFMH |
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23 Tue 10.00 |
MONTHLY MEETING |
O |
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING |
Dukes Theatre, Lancaster |
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23 Tue 12.00 |
Table Tennis |
T |
All welcome. Please bring a bat |
Barton Rd Comm Centre |
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23 Tue 14.00 |
Play Reading 2 |
O |
Hindle Wakes |
LFMH |
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23 Tue 14.00 |
German Conversation |
T |
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LFMH |
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23 Tue 14.00 |
CD Music Recital |
O |
more Members Requests |
LFMH |
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24 Tue 19.00 |
Classic Books |
T |
Thomas Hardy’s Under the Greenwood Tree – a 3rd attempt |
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24 Wed 10.30 |
Words |
O |
Particles taking over the world |
LFMH |
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24 Wed 10.30 |
French Conversation 2 |
O |
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LFMH |
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24 Wed 14.00 |
Science & Technology |
O |
How plasma TVs work and their good and bad points. |
LFMH |
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25 Thu 10.15 |
French Post Beginners |
F |
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25 Thu 10.15 |
Christine's Art Group |
T |
Stretch paper & bring paints |
ValeLuneRUFC PowderHo. Lane |
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25 Thu 10.30 |
Spanish Relative Beginners |
F |
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LFMH |
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25 Thu 13.45 |
Yoga |
T |
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Trinity URC Middle St. |
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25 Thu 14.00 |
French Conversation 1 |
F |
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LFMH |
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26 Fri 09.30 |
Short-mat Bowls |
O |
Beginners welcome, wear flat shoes |
Crag Bank Village Hall |
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26 Fri 10.00 |
German |
F |
German translation |
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26 Fri 10.30 |
Drawing |
T |
Bring paper, pencils and charcoal |
LFMH |
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26 Fri 13.45 |
Computing Workshop |
T |
Individual attendance about every 2 weeks |
Adult College, White Cross |
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26 Fri 14.00 |
Scrabble |
O |
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LFMH |
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26 Fri 14.00 |
Opera |
O |
Verdi: La Traviata (second half) |
LFMH |