This newsletter provides information about upcoming events for the Mansfield and District U3A. It begins with welcome messages from the chairman and various group leaders. Updates are provided on organized holidays, including an upcoming cruise, and details are listed for various interest group meetings taking place in May and June. The newsletter closes with reminders about the main U3A meeting and an obituary for two former members.

1. Mansfield and District U3A
Newsletter
Chairman's Welcome: Page 2
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Established 1999
HMRC Charity Registration No.: XT30525
May 2013
Website: www.mansfield-u3a.org.uk
Noticeboard: http://mansfieldu3a.blogspot.com
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2. Welcome from your chairman
REFLECTING on Anita Young’s excellent talk last month, I was drawn to the thought that we so
rarely listen nowadays to a speaker together as a group or with any great concentration. For an
hour we sat in the hall, listening to her selections from Dickens, Mrs Gaskell and George Eliot, read
with verve and enthusiasm, with drama and accent. The women came alive for that while and we
were drawn into their characters (or, rather, the characters that the writers had given them).
But how often do we listen as a group or carefully? In the past, books were read aloud – Jane
Austen talks of this happening after dinner – a piano played, then the reading of a book, improving
or not, while others listened or embroidered. Dickens went on lecture tours in England and America
when he read from his novels in sold-out halls to thousands of avid listeners. Politicians drew large
audiences for their speeches; poets declaimed their works to a paying public.
Before television, families sat round the radio together, listening to music, to comedians and even to
the ‘Brains Trust’ (whose popularity now seems difficult to understand). Television once did share
that to some extent – families watching the early soaps and comics together, but now we have sets
in different parts of the house, more channels than we know what to do with and the internet, social
media and programmes on stream to make individual viewing a certain choice.
Of course we go to concerts – the excitement and tension of live music always seems more
worthwhile than the perfection of CDs. Theatres and cinemas draw crowds for a shared experience
that cannot be matched on the radio or television.
Yet we seem to have lost the art of gregarious and companionable listening to speech. Some poetry
is read; literary festivals occur when writers talk and read their works, but all to a lesser extent than
once happened.
Perhaps U3As should revive the experience – creating a group prepared to read favourite pieces
aloud, to act out episodes from novels, to dramatise poems to anyone who might want to listen. I
hope it would reach a wider audience, however, than just those confined in care homes, unable to
escape!
And, from a purely personal point of view, the provision of comfortable seats would be a necessity.
Nothing so destroys pleasure as uncomfortable chairs; the discomfort of the classroom, of church
pews and seats, the strict rows of lecture rooms – all have contributed to our misery in the past.
Perhaps it is just a dream, but I thank Anita Young for encouraging that dream!
Mike Allen
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In this issue
Page 2 Chairman's Welcome.
Page 3 Holiday Updates. Book Table. Recent Events: Singing for Fun at Mansfield
Music Festival
Page 4 Groups News: Hikers faced with snow and ice.
Pages 5 - 8 Groups Meeting Programme.
Page 9 Groups News: Theatre Visits; Luncheon Club.
Page 10 Groups News: Local History; Digital World. Reflections from the
Committee Table.
Page 11 Thoresby 2014. Member's Contribution: 'Philosophy'.
Page 12 Obituaries: June Haywood & Win Hewitt. Speaker's Corner. Dates for
your diary. Notices.
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3. Holiday Updates
Around Britain Cruise – 24th May - 3rd June
Last minute reminders: remember to put your passports & e-tickets in your hand luggage and bring
with you your insurance details. At the time of writing this, not all of us have received information
about the shore excursions, luggage labels or our cruise tickets. If they still have not come through
to you because you are sharing a cabin please ring me. I hope to see all of you at least 15 minutes
before our departure time (7am) in Bay 1 at the new Mansfield Bus Station on the 24th June. I wish
you all an enjoyable and trouble-free holiday.
Tenby – 1st - 5th July
Itineraries, luggage labels & coach plans will be ready to pick up from my table at the May meeting.
Please read about the optional excursions available on your free day. Because I have to-pre book
some of them, I will need to know by the June meeting what you decide to do on that day. It will be
cheaper if there are enough people to call a group for each option, but remember these are
optional.
If you decide to explore Tenby on that day, may I remind you to bring your National Trust cards if
you are interested in a property called Tudor Merchant's House.
Thursford Christmas Spectacular – 4th, 5th & 6th December
The balances, which have to be paid by the September meeting, are: singles £194pp & those
sharing £169pp. These prices include the driver's gratuity. If my knee replacement goes to plan I will
not be at the July meeting but Janet Harford has agreed to cover for me. Cheques payable to
Mansfield & District U3A. These cheques will not be handed over to the treasurer until the third
week in September, which is after the Mansfield meeting, so there should be no problem if you
would like to pay from June onwards. Do remember there is no meeting in August.
Margaret Burlinson Details of all holidays are on the website ...
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Book Table
IF YOU still have last month’s Newsletter you will see we raised £41.41. I have to report a drop in
sales for April as we only received £41.40! The total for the first four months this year was £159.47.
Thanks to all concerned, especially my helpers.
Lilian Whitehead.
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Recent Events
Singing for Fun at Mansfield Music Festival
A BIG thank you from Suzy to all choir members for working so hard before our public performance
on 29th April – learning your music & words by heart.
She is pleased that we got 85 points & some very good comments from the Adjudicator. We did well
with the John Rutter version of All Things Bright & Beautiful. I was thrilled that the Anthem from
'Chess' turned out so well. Personally I'd had great difficulty learning the words, & reaching those
very high notes but apparently it came over very well.
Suzy certainly stretches us & I know it's good for our brains. Well done everybody, "keep singing".
We have been asked to sing again at Kirkby in the Summer, date to be announced.
Thank you for your help.
June Fell
PS: Thanks too to Gordon Howlett, whose excellent photo of the choir is on the website.
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4. Groups News (Check the Interest Group web pages for updates)
Hikers
An Alternative Walk
IT TAKES more than the coldest winter on record to
put off our intrepid Hiking Group who walk twice a
month throughout the year.
That said we were very pleased last Monday, the
15th April, to have a bright sunny day with a
temperature of 15°C for our local walk from Annesley
Church.
However, this walk was not the intended walk on our
programme which had had to be changed due to
considerable amounts of snow still lying in the Peak
District rendering the intended route with too high a
degree of danger; after all we’ve nothing to prove as
most of us have previously taken on these challenges
in our more headstrong days of youth!
Starting from an area near to the Church we
proceeded through Annesley Cutting turning left
passing the old cottages and along the track towards
the level-crossing gates of the Robin Hood line. This track took us into Kirkby Forest before
emerging into a more open area having ponds and the occasional Industrial units and where we
took our first ‘drink’ stop. Unlike the peaks of Derbyshire this part of Nottinghamshire is very flat and
so with a ‘spring in our step’ we eventually continued along a southerly path towards the village of
Linby.
As we walk it has to be said that, apart from taking in the scenery and discussing the flora and
fauna, the conversations between our hikers varies considerably, from the topics of the day to
subjects of a philosophical nature to sharing one another’s health problems to the price of fuel ... the
subjects are endless.
Before reaching Linby we found a sunny spot by a pond that provided a very tranquil area to have
our ‘lunch’ stop. We are always well prepared for this as all our walks extend into the afternoon. We
quickly realised that we were not alone as it became evident that the area was an ideal habitat for
the young frogs that appeared all around us.
Walking on through Linby we eventually turned north which took us back in the direction of
Newstead Abbey but first we had to negotiate a wood and a farm-yard before reaching the Abbey
road that was originally created to transport the gentry from Newstead Abbey to the railway station.
It wasn’t long before we joined the roadway back from Newstead village to Annesley and eventually
to a welcome drink at the Badger Box.
Covering a radius of approximately 40 miles around Mansfield, our U3A Hiking Group is so well
located to take advantage of the hills of Derbyshire and Staffordshire, the flatter lands and
sometimes rolling hills of Nottinghamshire and South Yorkshire.
Within our ‘territory’ and in May, we have a walk planned to the beautiful area of Bradgate Park and
the Charnwood Forest in Leicestershire – who said retirement was boring!
Pete Thurkettle Groups News continues on page 9 ...
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5. Key to Meetings details:
THIS TABLE SHOWS THE DAY of the month, time and frequency using the first two letters of the
day, followed by numbers 1 - 5 to represent the week number. The final letter M (or F, W or V)
indicates that the group meets monthly, fortnightly, weekly or at variable intervals.
So 'Tu2, 2.30 - V M' would mean a group meeting on the 2nd Tuesday at 2.30pm Monthly but with
Variable finish times.
The main Mansfield and District U3Ameetings are on the 3rd Tuesday of each month (exceptAugust
and December) at the Oakham Suite, 155 Nottingham Road, Mansfield from 10 am - 12.30 pm.
Interest Group Meetings Meeting Places Leader/Contact
Art We3, 10 -12 M Big Barn Lane
Methodist Church,
Mansfield
Linda Spray
01623 795176
Next Meetings: June 19th; July 17th
Art Appreciation Mo1, 2.00 - 4.00 M Baptist Church,
Rosemary St.
Mansfield
Pauline Boucher
01623 644798
Next Visit: Wed. 29th May – Walker Art Gallery Liverpool
Beginners' Bridge
(With Ashfield U3A)
Mo, Various
6.30 - 9.00
Enviro Centre,
Derby Rd College,
Mansfield
Maxine Rose/Glenis
Carr
01623 459081/627735
Next Meetings: 3rd June; 17th June
(Also Acol sessions at the Mechanics Institute – Th, 10 - 12.30 W)
Board Games Mo F, 6.30 The Rushley Inn,
Nottingham Road,
Mansfield
Linda Leivers
01623 471963
Next Meetings: 27th May; 10th & 24th June
Bowls Th, 1.30 - 3.30 W Mansfield Bowls
Club,
Chesterfield Road
Don Wright
01623 628946
Next Meetings: 23rd, 30th May & 6th June with coaching
Caravan & M'home
Rally
Various TBA Terry Lammas
01623 471963
Inaugural Meeting: Fri. 31st May to 2nd June – Skellingthorpe, nr Doddington Hall, Lincolnshire
Chat and Stitch Mo3, 2.00 - 4.00 M St John's Centre,
Mansfield
Doreen Storer
01623 407731
Next Meetings: 20th May; 17th June
All members are invited to contact the relevant Group Leader if they would like to participate in any
interest group or attend an event. NB: * indicates a waiting list.
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6. Interest Group Meetings Meeting Place Leader/Contact
Current Affairs Tu2, 2.00 - 4.00 M St John's Centre,
Mansfield
Norma Shillinglaw
01623 466934
Next Meetings: June 11th; July 10th
Digital World Fri 2 & 4, 2.00 - 4.00
2/M
Stanton Hill Baptist
Church, Skegby
David Ling
01623 822994
Next Meetings: 24th May – Treasure Hunt at Vicar Water; 14th June – Review of Treasure Hunt
entries
Family History Tu4, 10.00 - 12.00 M St John's Centre,
Mansfield
Max Clarke
01623 621744
Next Meetings: 28th May – TBA
Film Studies * We1, 1.30 - V M Joy's home Joy Crowe
01623 645400
Next Meetings: 5th June; 3rd July
Garden Visits During the Summer Various Marion Thornton
01623 651528
Next Visits: 17th May – Burton Agnes Hall; 19th July – Trentham Gardens and Wollerton Old Hall
Gardening Tu1, 10.00 - 12.00 M St Peter's Centre,
Mansfield
Avril McGee
01623 452688
Next Meetings: 4th June – Outing to Doddington Hall
Heartstart Th3, 1.00 - 3.00 William Kaye Hall,
Ladybrook Lane
Linda Leivers
01623 471963
Next Meetings: 13th June*; 18th July*; 22nd August; 19th September
Holidays
(Home & Abroad)
Various TBA Margaret Burlinson
01623 632538
Next holidays: 24th May - 3rd June – Around Britain Cruise; 1st - 5th July – Tenby;
4th, 5th & 6th December – Thursford Christmas Spectacular
Keep Fit (New) TBA TBA Linda Leivers
01623 471963
Inaugural Meeting: TBA
Local History Fri1, 10.00 - 12.00 M Bridge Street *
Methodist Church
* NB New Venue
Bob & Sue Longden
01623 486903
Next Meetings: 7th June – Local Railways with Bob Longden
Next visit: 5th July – Severn Valley Railway (Joint trip with Sci-Tech)
Luncheon Club Th after 3rd Tu,
12.00 - 2.00 M
Various David Ling
01623 822994
Next Meetings: May 23rd – Countryman, Kirkby in Ash.; June 20th – 'refined' at West Notts Coll.
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7. Interest Group Meetings Meeting Place Leader/Contact
Music Groups
Classical Music 1 * Th2, 2.00 - 4.00 M Members' homes Alan & Marlene
Radford
01623 427934
Next Meetings: 10th June – Delius with Marlene & Alan; 11th July – Your favourite music
Classical Music 2 Mo4, 2.00 - 4.00 M Members' homes Peter Hart
01623 620940
Next Meetings: 20th May – Waltzes & Marches with Peter Crabbe; 24th June – Overtures
Concert Visits (New)
(With Southwell U3A)
Various Royal Concert Hall,
Nottingham
David Ling
01623 822994
Next Meeting: TBA
Music 2 * Mo4, 2.00 - 4.30 M Members' homes Eric Prescott
01623 631160
Next Meeting: TBA
Popular Music
Appreciation *
Tu4, 2.00 - 4.00 M St John's School,
Mansfield
Peter Haynes
01623 610886
Next Meetings: May 28th; June 25th; July 23rd
Pudding Club * Tu1, 4.00 - 6.00 M Members' homes Sylvia Slack
01623 633981
Next Meetings: June 25th at Sylvia's; No meeting in July
Reading 1 * Th3, 2.00 - 4.00 M Peter Dawson's home Peter Dawson
01623 882191
Next Meetings: 20th June; 18th July
Reading 2 Tu3, 2.00 - 4.00 M Ravenshead Library Joan Hufton
01623 557488
Next Meetings: 18th June; 16th July
Science & Technical Tu1, 1.30 - 3.30 M Stanton Hill Baptist
Church, Skegby
Ian Boucher
01623 644798
Next Meetings: 7th July – Linux, with Dr David Marples (6pm at Mansfield Library)
Next visits: 4th June – Pleasley Colliery Mus; 5th July – Severn Valley Rly (With Local History)
Scrabble * Mo2, 2.00 - 4 .00 M Brenda Thurkettle's
home
Brenda Thurkettle
01623 628136
Next Meetings: 10th June; 8th July
Singing for Fun Th V West Notts College,
Derby Rd. Mansfield
June Fell
01623 623547
Next Meetings: May 30th; June 13th & 17th
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8. Interest Group Meetings Meeting Place Leader/Contact
Tai Chi Mo, 9.30 - 10.30 W St John's Centre,
Mansfield
Cliff Laycock
01623 481985
Next Meetings: 20th & 27th; June 3rd, 10th, 17th & 24th
Theatre Visits Various Various Sheila Whalley
01623 453908
Wed. 15th May – The Mouse Trap. (Evening at the Theatre Royal, Nottingham.)
Wed. 5th June – High Society. (Matinee at the Theatre Royal, Nottingham.)
Tues./Wed. 11th/12th June – Billy Elliot. (Evening at the Victoria Palace Theatre, London.)
Walking Groups
Hikers
(all-day, 6 - 8 miles)
Th1 & Mo3, 9.30 - V
2/M
Tesco car park, off
Oak Tree Lane
Peter Thurkettle
01623 628136
Next Meetings: Mon. 20th May – Bradgate & Charnwood: Thurs. 6th June – Kiveton Park;
Mon.17th June – Taddington & the Dales; Thurs. 4th July – Hickling / Colston Bassett
Shufflers
(short & gentle)
V Lunchtimes Various Sylvia Slack
01623 633981
Next Meeting: TBA
Strollers
(a leisurely 2 miles)
We2, 10.30 - V M Various Barbara Massey /
Marion Thornton
01623 628357 /
01623 651528
Next Meetings: 12th June – Portland Pk. Kirkby; 10th July – Pleasley Pit Trail
Walkers
(an easy 4 - 5 miles)
We4, 10.30 – V M Various Joy & Nick Crowe
01623 645400
Next Meetings: 22nd May – Vicar Water & Tall Pines; 26th June – Teversal Grange
Wine Appreciation
2*
We3, 7.30 - V M Members' homes Mike Allen
01623 653345
Next Meetings: June 19th – Macon-Blanc Villages with K/NS
Wine Appreciation
3*
Tu4, 7.30 - V M Members' homes Graham Allin
01623 473662
Next Meetings: May 28th – Sauvignon Blanc with Colin; June 25th – New Countries with Ron
Writing for Pleasure * Mo2, 2.00 - 4.00 M The Stanhope Centre
(Bridge St. Methodist
Church), Mansfield.
Sue Ford / Hilary
Miller 01623
844286 / 620067
Next Meetings: 13th May; 10th June; 8th July
Yoga We, 1.00 - 3.00 W Bridge Street
Methodist Church
Linda Leivers
01623 471963
Next Meetings: May 15th, 22nd & 29th; June 5th, 12th, 19th & 26th
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9. Groups News (cont. from page 4)
Theatre Visits
THE LONDON MUSICAL – BILLY ELLIOT, 11TH & 12TH JUNE
Please be in Bay 1 at the new Mansfield bus station 15 minutes before our 9am departure, to allow
the driver time to load our luggage. For those going to see Billy Elliot, I shall be giving out your
theatre tickets on the coach. Remember for those eating in Covent Garden, we shall be assembling
at 4.45pm at Porters restaurant so please don't get lost because we are due to eat at 5pm!
Whatever you've chosen to do in London, I hope you have a wonderful time.
Margaret Burlinson/Sheila Whalley (01623 453908)
Luncheon Club
APRIL at Mansfield Manor gave members a chance to see what changes the new owners have
brought to the Portland-Hotel-that-was and the progress they had made towards becoming another
worthy addition to Mansfield's fine-dining scene. The menu promised well and the service was
faultless so the prospects look good, although members thought some dishes needed further
development.
May 23rd will see us exploring The Countryman at Kirkby in Ashfield, which has also had major
refurbishment to bring a more modern feel to this traditional, family-owned country pub. Sheila
Whalley has chosen an attractive menu with dishes priced individually from £9.00 for 2 courses
(min) to £16.45 for three (max). Most tastes will be catered for with several vegetarian options.
Garlic mushrooms, home-made pie and death by chocolate have caught my eye!
Then, on 20th June, Mike Allen has arranged for us to have a foretaste of the future by visiting the
new West Notts College training restaurant 'refined', where students refine the cooking and service
skills they've been taught by contact with real customers. I gather from Mike's review that we're in
for a treat at a bargain price:
'refined' review
'West Notts College has had an excellent reputation over the years for producing good chefs /
cooks and good food, and now has opened its new restaurant ‘refined’ (trendily lower-case) in
the just-completed extension – that oddly shaped building alongside the Nottingham Road.
'You can park under the building, though how many spaces will be available, I don’t know, and
get a lift to the main floor. Or go through the main entrance and past the Beauty Salon, the
computer rooms to the bar / reception where your ‘greeter’ passes you over to your waiter and
you enter the restaurant itself.
'The room is high, with jagged windows on the road side and a vast south-facing window. The
tables and chairs are conventional bistro-style; tables for 6 or 8, set reasonably well apart on the
wood floor. All fine for lunch, but perhaps too bare and cold a design for dinner, although I believe
that plants and couches are to be added to soften the décor.
'Don’t forget that this is a training restaurant, so the service may well be a bit erratic, although it is
always enthusiastic and polite. The food though was good when I went – a choice of three dishes
per course, all freshly cooked – though not necessarily ‘fine dining’.
'The cost? £4.50 for just a main course, £5.95 for 2 courses or 3 for £7.50. The equivalent of a
pub meal, but freshly cooked, not microwaved, and with fresh ingredients, in pleasant
surroundings with eager, if stuttering, service.'
Mike Allen
Bookings are open today.
David Ling Menus are on the website ...
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10. Local History
THE GROUP met for the first time at Bridge Street Methodist Church in May. The room was good,
with more space than the Rushley, and we had a lively meeting.
• Graham Allin talked and showed pics of Skegby,
• David Ling read out a very interesting email from a school History Club near Lincoln, NA,
• Ian Boucher briefed us about Sci-Tech's visit to Pleasley Colliery Museum on 4th June,
• Carole Justice spoke about the Chartist troubles in Mansfield, and
• Jean Kirk gave a potted history of Forest Town.
It was a very interesting meeting so well done to our speakers who again showed that the local
knowledge of our group is excellent!
Bob Longden
Digital World
SUBMISSIONS for our recent 'Sharp' and 'The Sun'
topics showed real imagination, with much
discussion about the editing technique used to give
the appearance of a kitchen knife cutting a glass
bottle. * (See below.)
We have also had our first real looks at RAW image
files and processing them with Photoshop Elements
to give better quality results when conditions are
challenging, such as when trying to photograph the
sun. It's a pity that many cameras don't allow access
to RAW files as most people who've tried using them
want to keep doing so.
Our next meeting, on 24th May, will take the form of a photographic treasure hunt at Vicar Water
so please come along with your camera if you fancy looking for 12 subjects, photographing them
and submitting them for discussion at Skegby on 14th June (2.00 - 4.00).
David Ling * None; the knife is resting in a slot cut into the bottle with a tile saw.
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Reflections from the Committee Table
I JOINED our hard working Committee in September 2012.
I volunteered my services as I could see what a great and necessary job they did and wanted to
help in any way that I could.
What I didn't know was how welcome I would be made to feel and the friendship offered has been
exceptional.
Four of us started on the same day and we all came to easy decisions as to our individual job
roles; mine was as Speaker Finder.
I have really enjoyed the task of finding a variety of speakers on a range of topics.
I know I can't please everyone all the time and it is difficult to know how a speaker will "come
across", but I hope there is something for everyone over the course of the year.
I have been on a U3A training workshop for Speaker Finders that was very useful.
It is true that 'the more you put in the more you get out'. I have had a very enjoyable first 8 months
and look forward to many more.
Marilyn Dibble - Speaker Finder.
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11. STOP PRESS
Annual Mansfield U3A Holiday Warner's Thoresby Hall, Mon. 27th - Fri. 31st Jan. 2014
Warner's are not able to give a price for upgrade rooms at the moment but I have reserved standard
rooms for 180 guests. The price per person is £220. I have been allowed just 12 singles at a price of
£265. First come first served but by announcing singles at the meeting last month not many are left.
If you want to come I need a cheque for £50pp made payable to Mansfield & District U3A. Any
‘profit’ will be distributed via prize draws.
So please write your name, address and email on the back of your cheque and note if you might
want an upgrade so that I can let you know how much it will be in due course. At that stage you can
decide if you do in fact require the upgrade. I also need you to specify twin/double and any
wheelchair or easy access. If you know which room number you want, put that down as well.
I will have a new email address soon but Thoresby2013@yahoo.com will become redundant very
shortly.
Terry Whitehead
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Philosophy – a member's contribution.
A PROFESSOR stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front of him. When the
class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it
with golf balls. He then asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.
The professor then picked up a box of gravel and poured some into the jar. He shook the jar lightly.
The gravel rolled into the open spaces between the golf balls. He then asked the students again if
the jar was full. They agreed it was.
The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of course, the sand filled up
everything else. He asked once more if the jar was full. The students responded with a unanimous
‘yes.’
The professor then produced two beers from under the table and poured the entire contents into the
jar effectively filling the empty space between the sand. The students laughed.
‘Now,’ said the professor as the laughter subsided, ‘I want you to recognize that this jar represents
your life. The golf balls are the important things – your family, your children, your health, your friends
and your favourite passions – and if everything else was lost and only they remained, your life
would still be full. The gravel is the other things that matter, like your job, your house and your car.
The sand is everything else – the small stuff.
‘If you put the sand into the jar first,’ he continued, ‘there is no room for the gravel or the golf balls.
The same goes for life.
'If you spend all your time and energy on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that
are important to you.
'Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness.
'Spend time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit grandchildren. Take your spouse
out to dinner. Play another 18. There will always be time to clean the house and mow the lawn.
'Take care of the golf balls first – the things that really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just
sand.'
One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the beer represented. The professor smiled
and said, ‘I’m glad you asked. The beer just shows you that no matter how full your life may seem,
there’s always room for a couple of beers with a friend.'
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12. _______________________________________________________________________________________
June Haywood: It is with deep regret that we record June's passing after a long illness. The
committal at Mansfield Crematorium on Friday 26th April was followed by a service of thanksgiving
for her life at Bridge Street Methodist Church. Also: Win Hewitt, on 24th April and also after a long
illness. Her committal was at Mansfield Crematorium on Friday 3rd May.
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Speakers' Corner
OUR SPEAKER today is Dr. David Amos, an ex-coal-miner and a now much-acclaimed academic
who spent 24 years at Annesley Colliery up to 2000 before exploring further his great love of history.
He will be tracing the birth of railways and canals in the East Midlands and is sure to make this
morning very interesting with his accounts of the local sights and stories of the area around
Cromford Canal and the Erewash Valley.
Marilyn Dibble
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Dates for your diary (Check the website for more information and updates.).
Tues. 2nd July: U3A East Midlands Regional Conference at Northampton Holiday Inn. £10. See
noticeboard.
Sun. 28th July: OPEN GARDEN at Sheila Whalley's home in aid of Air Ambulance. 1.00 - 5.00.
Details & tickets from Jean Hinds (414393).
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Event and Visit Payments
MEMBERS are reminded that deposits and payments for events and visits organised by Mansfield
U3A and its interest groups are non-refundable, but places so reserved may be offered to others.
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Changes of address, etc.
PLEASE contact the membership secretary, Avril McGee (01623 452688), if you've changed your
address, phone number or email since joining Mansfield U3A so that she can update our records.
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Disclaimer
THE VIEWS expressed here are those of the contributors, only, and do not necessarily reflect those
of the editor, the committee of Mansfield U3A or the Third Age Trust. Nor can any responsibility be
accepted for members' announcements or any errors that may occur.
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Next Issue
PLEASE SEND contributions for the June issue to mansfieldu3a@aol.com, or in typescript to the
editor, as soon as you can and by 1st June at the latest. Thanks!
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Editor: David Ling (01623 822994) Printed by: Portland Print (www.portlandprint.org.uk/)
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