Mardler October 2018 JS

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Syleham and Wingfield Village Hall
'Come along for Coffee' on Saturday 10 th November between
10.30 and 12.30. Enjoy the tea, coffee, cakes and savouries,
as well as a natter. We will have a raffle, cake stall, Usborne
books, Jan's Jams, Jewellery and some crafts. Free entry. Do
join us!
Harleston and District U3A
Ageing in the U.K. has for some time now been characterised,
almost entirely, in terms of “bed-blocking”, dementia and
similar negative stereotypes. There is some truth in this, of
course, but plenty of older folk thoroughly enjoy life, post fulltime
work which is where U3A comes in.
We are an inclusive, self-funding, non-political, non-religious,
cost effective organisation run “BY the members FOR the
members.
The title of a recent report - “Living Life, Extending Horizons,
Challenging Conventions” neatly sums up the ethos of U3A
and points out that membership has a positive and sustainable
effect on the well-being of those who are retired or semiretired
from work.
Our regular general meeting is held at 2.00pm Masonic
Rooms, Harleston on the third Wednesday of the month. We
have a varied programme of speakers, a raffle and some
social time. Visitors are most welcome.
Our website at www.u3asites.org.uk/harleston will give you
information about the twenty plus interest groups on offer. It is
quite a good idea to attend a “taster session” to see if a
particular group is what you are looking for. Membership
Secretary, Kim, can be contacted on 01986 788149 ready to
answer any other queries you may have.
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