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Discussion

We meet at a private house in Ambleside (see the Newsletter for the location) on the third Wednesday of each month from 2.00pm until 4.00pm (ish) when a welcome cup of tea or coffee is served to help even more ideas to flow.

Meetings are always friendly and informal.

Newcomers are always welcome, whether to speak or to listen.

Play Reading

Play Readings will be held on the third Thursday of each month at 2.00pm.
Venue - homes of members.
Please call the Co-ordinator for details.

Reading

We meet upstairs at the Kelsick Centre, Ambleside at 2.00pm on the first Wednesday of each month.

Books are chosen to cover a wide range of interests and one member presents the book for discussion each month.

The Book of the Month is to be found on the Diary Page, with books for future meetings being listed in the News Section of the Home Page.

All U3A members are welcome to attend.

Singing Together

This group is currently in hibernation but it is hoped to be reawakened in the New Year. We will aim to meet twice monthly on the first and third Friday afternoons from 2.00pm to 4.00pm in the Vestry in Ambleside Church.

Please bring your own refreshments.

Pub Lunches

We meet for a chat and good food at 12.15 for 12.30 on the 2^nd and 4^th Wednesdays of the month. We have an extra meeting when a fifth Wednesday occurs - this venue is usually further afield—which makes a good day out.

Venues are shown on the Diary Page and in the Newsletter.

Please contact the Coordinator (see Newsletter) by the early evening of the Monday before the lunch if you are coming, as the pubs need an indication of numbers attending.

See also 'Z' Walks.

Is it true that, by popular request, one of the fifth Wednesday's meetings will be at 'The Dun Bull' at Mardale?

Theatre and Concert

This group goes on outings to the theatre, concerts, musicals, ballet, etc., both locally and further afield.

Although the group still lacks a coordinator, there are contacts for Concert visits, Ballet and Musicals.

Currently Wanted: someone to organise theatre trips and someone to act as overall co-ordinator.

Theatre / Entertainment Travel Network

• Gwyn Jones is proposing a scheme for members to help each other with transport to local entertainment.
  We have several centres locally that are used regularly by our members, e.g. Fellini's in Ambleside, the Coronation Hall in Ulverston, the Westmoreland Hall in Kendal, the Old Laundry in Bowness, etc. But some of our members either do not drive or prefer not to drive after dark. This means that they are missing the opportunity to attend events.
• His scheme is as follows.
  If you were planning to go to or wanted to attend a particular event, you would just e-mail Gwyn who would forward it to the network. The messages would be simple and one of two types:
• 1. OFFER: “I am going to performance 'x' at 'y' on date & time and can offer a lift to 'z' members.”
• 2. REQUEST: “I would like to go to performance 'x' on date & time and 'z' member(s) would like a lift.” As soon as you sent him such an e-mail he would forward it to the members on the network and it would be up to you to get in touch.
• If you think this is a good idea let him know (gwynfryn@btinternet.com or 43834) and, if the response is reasonable, he'll get started this year. If you don’t use e-mail perhaps you have a friend who does and can act as an intermediary. If so, give Gwyn a call with the e-mail address.