PERRANWELL - MONTHLY MEETINGS:

U3A Carrick Group cover a wide ranging area, embracing both Truro and Falmouth centres. Since there is a lack of large meeting places within the district, the U3A determined a need to provide three separate locations for our monthly gatherings.

Perranwell Village Hall:

This is the largest of the halls we use on the first Wednesday each month, which can accommodate over one hundred people without difficulty. We generally commence from 10.00am with Tea, Coffee and Networking between friends, served before the main meeting commences promptly at 10.30am. Speakers are booked by Marion Tapp.

Recent Meeting Reports:

7th December :

A lot of people came to our Christmas Show at Perranwell. We used up all the chairs, and a few of us had to stand in the West Room and peer into the main hall. Marion Tapp, our Chairman, introduced the entertainment. Then Angela Ashfold produced four short sketches. First of all we had a comic version of Cinderella, with Les and Brenda Moulson as Prince Charming and Cinderella. Tony Herring was Fairy Queen with wings, tiara and wand, and Dave Neale and Phil Roberts were sinister Ugly Sisters. There followed "The House that Jack Bought", the murky story illustrated with Peter Wright's placards. Next came an exchange of custard pies. After that John Bishop, Ian Halford, Jock Turnham and Harry Nicholls did the Can-Can from "Orpheus in the Underworld".

Liz Grant's forty strong choir, all in Father Christmas hats, then gave us a selection of festive songs. Our two bell ringing groups led by Lyn Chapman and Les Moulson performed next with several items including some carols. The Choir then came back to sing "Jingle Bells" and other seasonal songs. Finally Liz Grant, dressed for the part, played the piano so that everyone could join in with carols. John Harris made an excellent video of the show. Afterwards, we all adjourned to the West Room where Bill Brown and his team of helpers had organised wine, soft drinks and mince pies for everyone. It was an very successful occasion, entirely put on by our own members. Thoughts are already going round about next year's party, possibly a sort of "Those were the Days" featuring Victorian music hall songs.

4th January:

Tristan Treziise & Steve Bonney, as Independent Financial advisers, spoke to members about investments and saving options in a difficult environment and also addressed some issues and options for the raising of different types of 'Power of Attorny' under their talk, entitled "Legal & Investment Matters". There were a good number of questions following their presentation and the meeting dispersed into various private discussions, where members were able to raise points privately.

1st February:

Ian Halford gave a most interesting illustrated talk about the four years, 1963 to 1967, when he was teaching English for the British Council at Peshawar in Pakistan. Ian showed a wide selection of colour slides, taken during his time there, which had been scanned for the digital projector.

He talked about his accomodation and the various staff who helped him and his wife. His two sons were both born in Rawalpindi, as there was no suitable hospital in Peshawar. Ian eventually returned to this county to teach languages, but many years later he took his teenage sons back to visit Pakistan, to see where they had spent their early childhood. His later slides taken on this visit showed just how the school buildings in Peshawar had grown over the years. Roy Coglan gave the vote of thanks to Ian for his presentation.

Future Meetings:

7th March - Robert Bond, an ex BBC presenter "Tales from the Cider Cellar"

4th April - Annual General Meeting

5th May - Bernard Ballard " What's Happening at Wheal Jane?"

6th June - Roy Fisher "The Origins of Heart Disease"

4th July - Brian Sherriff "Shipwrecks off the Isles of Scilly"

1st August - TBA

5th September - Rev. Mike Firbank "Roman and Greek World" on slides

3rd October - U3A Carrick Groups' Day ? TBC

7th November - TBA

5th December - Christmas Meeting ? TBC

 

For all activities, please check our Google Calendar to confirm dates, times and location

Groups Coordinator - Duncan Tribute or (01872) 260792