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WHAT WE ARE DOING (have done!) IN MARCH |
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New Group |
Cryptic Crosswords 26th – must phone to book a place |
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Not meeting this month |
Art & Antiques Science & Technology on 24th but meets as usual on 17th |
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Specials this month |
Birdwatching Extra - 29th Current Affairs 1 has moved to the 3rd Thursday in the month from now on Jazz one week earlier than usual - 4th Local Theatre group - 31st Monthly Meeting starts EARLY - 09.30 - 23rd Out of Town Theatre group - 6th Pub Lunch 28th Wine Appreciation -19th |
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Abbreviations:
O = Open: U3A members can just turn up, no need to phone, F = Full, 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 |
C |
Detail |
Place |
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01 Mon 09.30 |
Intermediate Walk |
O |
7m Yewbarrow Fields - tracks and woodland paths. Undulating approx 500ft ascent in total. Excellent views. Picnic. |
9.30 Tesco CP Carnforth Fuel £2 |
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01 Mon 09.45 |
Easier Walk |
O |
4m Clapham - one short steep hill. Pub Lunch. |
09.45 Bull Beck Fuel £2 |
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01 Mon 10.30 |
Calligraphy |
T |
With Easter in mind |
LFMH |
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01 Mon 14.30 |
French Beginners |
F |
French for beginners, emphasis on speaking. |
LFMH |
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02 Tue 10.00 |
Book Lovers |
O |
Stef Penney: Tenderness of Wolves |
Meeting Room, Lancaster Library |
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02 Tue 10.15 |
Spanish Post- 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 |
Bring a bat. |
Barton Rd. Comm. Centre |
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02 Tue 14.00 |
German Conversation |
T |
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LFMH |
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02 Tue 14.00 |
Architecture and Design |
O |
Clare Austin: Vernacular Architecture
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LFMH |
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Rubber stamping
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LFMH |
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03 Wed 09.30 |
Birdwatching Half-Day |
O |
Heysham Nature Reserve. Ring or e-mail for directions |
Heysham Nature Reserve |
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03 Wed 14.00 |
Latin Beginners |
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04 Thu 10.00 |
Creative Writing |
O |
Subject: Winter |
LFMH |
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04 Thu 10.30 |
Spanish Beginners |
T |
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LFMH |
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04 Thu 10.15 |
French Post- Intermediate |
F |
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04 Thu 14.00 |
Bridge |
O |
All abilities welcome. |
Lancaster Bridge Club |
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04 Thu 14.00 |
Jazz Appreciation |
O |
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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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05 Fri 9.45 |
Short-mat Bowls |
T |
Wear flat shoes. |
Crag Bank Village Hall |
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05 Fri |
German |
T |
10.00 Relative Beginners 11.00 Vocab & grammar development. |
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05 Fri 10.30 |
Geology |
O |
Volcanoes 2. More pictures and details about individual examples. |
LFMH |
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05 Fri 13.45 |
Computing Workshop |
T |
Individual attendance about every 2 weeks: to include work on Photoshop. |
Rm 304 Main Bld, Adult College, White Cross |
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05 Fri 13.45 |
Yoga |
O |
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Trinity URC Middle St. Lanc. |
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05 Fri 14.00 |
Latin |
T |
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05 Fri 14.00 |
Play Reading 1 |
F |
Ten Times Table Alan Ayckbourn |
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06 Sat |
Out-of-Town Theatre Group |
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Swan Lake |
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08 Mon 09.30 |
Hard Walk |
O |
7m strenuous walk - Causey Pike and Crag Hill, with rough paths, approx 2000ft ascent and an easy scramble near the summit. Picnic. |
09.30 Tesco CP Carnforth |
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08 Mon 09.45 |
Intermediate Walk |
O |
6m Arnside - mainly flat but one steady ascent. Total height 500ft. Sea views. Picnic. |
09.45 Tesco CP Carnforth Fuel £1 |
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08 Mon 13.30 |
Film Appreciation |
O |
Citizen Kane - the Orson Welles classic. 2 hrs running time. See details in the Newsletter. |
LFMH |
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08 Mon 14.00 |
Italian |
O |
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LFMH |
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09 Tue 09.45 |
Tuesday Walk |
O |
6.5m Arnside, Sandside, Haverbrack, Storth, Hazelslack. 2 small inclines. Fields, woods, roads & disused railway track. Muddy in places if wet. PICNIC. |
09.45 Tesco CP Carnforth Fuel £1 |
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09 Tue 10.30 |
Philosophy |
O |
Democracy – various types and their justification. What are their strengths and imperfections. How size matters. |
LFMH |
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09 Tue 12.00 |
Table Tennis |
T |
All welcome. Please bring a bat. |
Barton Rd. Community Centre |
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09 Tue 14.00 |
Family History |
O |
Anglicans, Roman Catholics and Nonconformists: finding your ancestors in church records. |
LFMH |
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10 Wed 10.30 |
Computing |
O |
The Windows Alternative Ubuntu Linux Operating System |
LFMH |
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10 Wed 10.30 |
French Conversation 2 |
O |
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LFMH |
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10 Wed 14.00 |
Photography |
O |
Theme: UK coast. Max 6 photos each |
LFMH |
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11 Thu 10.15 |
French Post-Beginners |
F |
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11 Thu 10.15 |
Christine's Art Group |
T |
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ValeLuneRUFC PowderHo. Lane |
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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. Lanc. |
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11 Thu 14.00 |
French Conversation 1 |
T |
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LFMH |
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12 Fri 09,39 |
Public Transport Walk |
O |
7m. Catch train from Lancaster - Arnside for walk to Silverdale, returning by train to Lancaster. Picnic. |
09.39 train Lancaster Station |
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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 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: to include work on Family History. |
Rm 304 Main Bld, Adult College, White Cross |
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12 Fri 14.00 |
Music Miscellany |
T |
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12 Fri 14.00 |
Poetry Reading |
F |
Brief encounters. |
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12 Fri 14.00 |
Scrabble |
O |
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LFMH |
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13 Sat |
Fell Walk |
O |
8.7m Ambleside - Troutbeck 2000ft ascent. Picnic. |
To be announced |
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15 Mon 09.30 |
Intermediate Walk |
O |
7m Ingleton area - paths, tracks approx 300ft ascent. Excellent views. Picnic. |
09.30 Bull Beck Fuel £2 |
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15 Mon 10.00 |
Easier Walk |
O |
4m Yealand fields and woods, gently undulating. Pub lunch. |
10.00 Tesco CP Carnforth Fuel £1 |
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15 Mon 10.30 |
Calligraphy |
T |
With Easter in mind |
LFMH |
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15 Mon 14.30 |
French Beginners |
F |
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. Community Centre |
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16 Tue 14.00 |
German Conversation |
T |
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LFMH |
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16 Tue 14.00 |
History |
O |
Ian Saunders: Early Mapping of Lancashire |
LFMH |
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17 Wed 10.30 |
Science & Technology |
O |
The Power of Mathematics. An introduction for the lay person. |
LFMH |
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17 Wed 14.00 |
Current Affairs 2 |
T |
Bring current news item |
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17 Wed 14.00 |
Latin Beginners |
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18 Thu 09.30 |
Birdwatching Full Day |
O |
4-5m Dunsop Valley – easy walking. Picnic. Toilets at car park. (See Newsletter) |
09.30 Barton Rd Fuel £2. |
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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 |
Current Affairs 1 |
T |
Bring press cuttings or similar |
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18 Thu 14.00 |
Bridge |
O |
Beginners welcome. |
Lancaster Bridge Club |
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18 Thu 14.00 |
French Conversation 1 |
F |
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LFMH |
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19 Fri |
German |
T |
10.00 Relative Beginners, 11.00 Vocab & grammar development. |
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19 Fri 09.45 |
Short-mat Bowls |
T |
Beginners welcome, wear flat shoes. |
Crag Bank Village Hall |
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19 Fri 10.30 |
Archaeology |
O |
More Industrial Archaeology |
LFMH |
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19 Fri 13.45 |
Computing Workshop |
T |
Individual attendance about every 2 weeks: to include work on Photoshop. |
Rm 304 Main Bld, Adult College, White Cross |
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19 Fri 13.45 |
Yoga |
O |
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Trinity URC, Middle St. Lanc. |
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19 Fri 14.00 |
Latin |
T |
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Fri 19 March 19.00 |
Wine Appreciation |
T |
Great Value Australasian Wines - All very welcome including new members, but please book place by Friday 12. Bring your own glass. |
Over Kellet Village Hall
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20 Sat 09.45 |
Intermediate Walk |
O |
7m Scout Scar & Underbarrow circular - hilly. Lunch at Punch Bowl. |
09.45 Tesco CP, Carnforth |
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22 Mon 09.30 |
Fell Walk |
O |
5m Grange Fell, Borrowdale, 1300ft climb, but relatively easy for a fell walk; excellent views. Picnic. |
09.30 Tesco CP Carnforth Fuel £5 |
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22 Mon 10.30 |
Birding Indoors |
O |
Summer visitors; birdsong |
LFMH |
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22 Mon 11.00 |
Amblers |
O |
Walk along the Prom from Sandylands - Heysham. Pub lunch at the Royal. |
11.00 Battery CP Sandylands |
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22 Mon 14.00 |
Italian |
O |
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LFMH |
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23 Tue 09.30 NB EARLY START |
MONTHLY MEETING A New Learning Adventure – a celebratory Learning Day |
O |
Dementia not just Alzheimer’s Disease - Dr Penny Foulds War Crimes - Professor Peter Rowe. Afternoon session at Lancaster University - please book for this - details in Newsletter. |
Dukes Theatre, Lancaster |
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23 Tue 12.00 |
Table Tennis |
T |
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Barton Rd. Community Centre |
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23 Tue 14.00 |
CD Music Recital |
O |
Compiled by Dorothy Masters |
LFMH |
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23 Tue 14.00 |
Play Reading 2 |
O |
Hindle Wakes |
LFMH |
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24 Wed 10.30 |
French Conversation 2 |
O |
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LFMH |
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24 Wed 10.30 |
Words |
O |
Did the Greeks really have a word for it? |
LFMH |
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25 Thu 10.15 |
Christine's Art Group |
T |
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ValeLuneRUFC PowderHo. Lane |
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25 Thu 10.15 |
French Post- Beginners |
F |
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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. Lanc. |
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25 Thu 14.00 |
Exploring Music |
T |
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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 |
T |
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 |
Cryptic Cross Words |
T |
NEW GROUP - FIRST MEETING Must phone. |
LFMH |
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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: to include work on Creating Presentations. |
Rm 304 Main Bld, Adult College, White Cross |
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26 Fri 14.00 |
Opera |
O |
Handel: Julius Caesar (First half) |
LFMH |
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26 Fri 14.00 |
Scrabble |
O |
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LFMH |
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28 Sun 12.30 |
Pub Lunch |
T |
Phone Hazel Sat 27 before 20.00 to book place. |
The Stork, Conder Green |
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29 Mon 09.30 |
Intermediate Walk |
O |
7m Alcock Tarn and Grasmere. Approx 900ft ascent; rugged underfoot in places. Good views. Picnic. |
09.30 Tesco CP Carnforth Fuel £3 |
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29 Mon 09.45 |
Easier Walk |
O |
5m Selside. Steep ascent to start, then undulating route. Some paths fairly rough and can be muddy. Picnic. |
09.45 Tesco CP Carnforth Fuel £2 |
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29 Mon 08.00 |
Birdwatching Extra |
T |
Birdsong 1. Booking essential for limited places. A second group may be arranged if too many. |
Leighton Moss |
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30 Tue 10.15 |
Spanish Intermediate |
F |
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29 Mon 14.30 |
French Beginners |
F |
French for beginners, emphasis on speaking. |
LFMH |
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30 Tue 10.00 |
Crown Green Bowls |
O |
Everybody welcome. Wear flat shoes. |
Bare Institute |
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30 Tue 10.30 |
Singing |
O |
All welcome. |
LFMH |
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30 Tue 12.00 |
Table Tennis |
T |
All welcome. Please bring a bat. |
Barton Rd. Comm. Centre |
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30 Tue 14.00 |
German Conversation |
T |
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LFMH |
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Wed Mar 31 19.30 |
Local Theatre Group |
O |
The Gift & the Glory- see details in Newsletter. Apply to box office (01524 598500) for tickets from L & M U3A’s allocation, reserved at concessionary price of £6.00. |
The Dukes, Moor Lane 19.00 meet in bar for coffee, glass of wine.
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