AGM of WINCHESTER U3A MARCH CHAIRMAN'S REPORT

Once again our 1355 U3A members have enjoyed an interesting, educational and entertaining year, with lively talks, stimulating outings and many other exciting activities. This is due entirely to the hard work of the small committee and the group leaders who do the organising for us all. I must particularly thank the committee who shoulder the heaviest burden of keeping Winchester U3A the thriving organisation that attracts new members every month. Thanks go to Vernon Tottle, our treasurer, Julia Whitburn, our Groups Secretary and Speakers Secretary, Barrie Brinkman, our webmaster, Lianne Hill, our Membership Secretary, Nick Vernon, who will take over as Speakers Secretary and Sylvia Leyton, our long serving Subscriptions Secretary who is standing down at this meeting. Our team of Sheila Ayling and Judy Smith who took over the newsletter editorship from Roger Warr after Christmas are also to e congratulated. Rose and Steve Saunders are no longer able to organise the tea rota - Julia and I will cope in the short term but we need to find someone to take that over as well. We must give an extra special thank you to Sylvia, Rose and Steve for doing their bit for us for so long. In my personal opinion every one of these roles could be a shared responsibility - as demonstrated by Sheila and Judy and Rose and Steve. No-one need go it alone.

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GROUP SECRETARY

Groups actively seeking new members include Canasta, Classic Novels and Current Affairs! The Canasta group meets on a Friday morning in a central Winchester location which is well served by buses and is accessible. At present the group has six members, so more are welcomed. Those with previous experience of playing Canasta would be especially welcome.

The Classic Novels group meets on the last Wednesday of each month in members’ homes and reads a variety of novels that have stood the test of time. Recently-read novels include 1984, Daniel Deronda and Persuasion

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