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Wissey U3A<br />
On Thursday 4th January fresh from the Christmas and<br />
New Year holidays, U3A members eagerly awaited a talk<br />
by Peter Lawrence entitled ‘Beneath London Streets’. Peter<br />
was a police officer who served with the Royal Protection<br />
Squad and described the complex labyrinth of underground<br />
passages and rooms below central London and the<br />
Houses of Parliament which were once secret but now declassified.<br />
Peter did not disappoint the membership either<br />
with tales of early underground railways and complex<br />
Victorian drainage systems. Diverted and hidden Thames<br />
river tributaries were described along with photographs<br />
and illustrations of man-made fountains and lakes.<br />
On 9th January, group leader Paul Stevenson treated<br />
Science & Technology group members to a simulated flight<br />
in a Boeing 737 from Gatwick to Schipol airport. No flight<br />
meals were served but there was a break for tea and coffee!<br />
A group of U3A members attended a British Red Cross<br />
First Aid course in <strong>Swaffham</strong>’s Community Centre, on<br />
10th January when they were trained in emergency first<br />
aid techniques ranging from the bandaging of relatively<br />
simple cuts to more severe injuries. The training included<br />
complex procedures for the treatment of bleeding,<br />
choking and burns. Also covered were the actions to take<br />
if someone was having a seizure. Members were trained<br />
in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and the use of an<br />
Automated External Defibrillator (AED).<br />
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The U3A is an international movement whose aims are<br />
the education and stimulation of mainly retired members<br />
of the community or those in their ‘Third Age’ of life. U3A<br />
membership is open to any individual who by definition<br />
is not in full-time gainful employment, so anyone working<br />
‘part-time’ can also apply for membership. Leaders of<br />
groups do not have to have any formal qualifications for<br />
their interest activity but enthusiasm and drive to help and<br />
guide others is usually fairly high on their agenda.<br />
For more information about the U3A movement, go to www.<br />
u3a.org.uk. To enquire about Wissey U3A Membership<br />
contact Ian Clews on 01760 721247. For information about<br />
group activities in the Wissey U3A contact Dave Thorogood<br />
on 01760 622751 or visit the Wissey Homepage at www.<br />
u3asites.org.uk/wissey. If you are a ‘Third Ager’ and may<br />
have just moved to the area, come along as a guest to the<br />
monthly meeting in the Playing Field Pavilion at Holme Hale<br />
at 09.45 on Thursday 1st February when the presentation<br />
by Robert Ferguson is entitled ‘The Fight for Africa’. The<br />
subject matter will focus on the protection of Elephants and<br />
Rhinoceroses. Annual membership normally costs £10 and<br />
renewals are £7 with a small charge of £1 for admittance to<br />
each monthly meeting.<br />
Popular tutor Valerie Morse returns to <strong>Swaffham</strong><br />
WEA with a course looking at the lives (and deaths)<br />
of three Tudor queens: Mary Stuart Queen of Scots,<br />
Lady Jane Grey (the Nine Days Queen) and Mary<br />
Tudor (Mary I) who all led fascinating but troubled<br />
lives. Although constitutionally entitled to sit on the<br />
throne, they were pawns in political games played by<br />
men, and so ultimately expendable. Three Doomed<br />
Queens is a day course running on Saturday 17th<br />
February from 10am to 4pm at <strong>Swaffham</strong> Community<br />
Centre, Campingland, <strong>Swaffham</strong>, PE37 7RD. The<br />
course fee is £15 and lunch at the Iceni Community<br />
Café is available for £8. Course places and lunches<br />
must be booked in advance – Tel: 01760 723558 or<br />
online at wea.org.uk<br />
Also on 5th February a new 7 week course begins<br />
– Airs and Graces led by tutor Ian McLachlan who<br />
will take you on a flight of fact and fancy exploring<br />
the development of aviation across the centuries.<br />
These sessions run on Monday evenings from<br />
7.30pm to 9.30pm. The fee is £51. You are welcome<br />
to attend the first session as a ‘taster’ for £7 with<br />
no obligation to continue. Fees may be waived for<br />
those in receipt of benefits. The venue is <strong>Swaffham</strong><br />
Community Centre. You can sign up to attend at<br />
www.wea.org.uk. However there is no requirement<br />
to book in advance: just come along and you will be<br />
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