News and views from Soar Valley u3a: reports of Group activities, thoughts on how we can benefit our members, useful information, and more ...
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Blue Peter Revisited
Our speaker at the September general meeting, Alex Leger, had spent 36 years working in the BBC, mainly as a producer for the Blue Peter programme, which incredibly you can still see on TV today. He’d developed an interest in Blue Peter whilst an engineering student at Loughborough University, but it took a spell in…
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Retirement Not Going to Plan?
Retirement is supposed to be the start of a new adventure. After years of work, you can finally enjoy the freedom to do what you want, when you want. But what happens when the novelty wears off? Without the routine of work, the company of colleagues or the satisfaction of tackling a challenge, retirement can…
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All About Cards - Part 2
This was the title of the talk by member Mike L at the July general meeting. He’d spoken to us four years ago on the subject but he hasn’t stopped researching into more fascinating facts about playing cards. And there was certainly a lot to say. There were plenty of numbers: 4 suits - 4…
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Great Day for our Hog Roast
What a lovely day for Soar Valley u3a’s first social event of 2026. We had over 70 members to the hog roast at Normanton Village Hall. It was a joy to see so many taking the opportunity to meet friends and enjoy delicious food while listening to music played by the talented Gary and Tony. …
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History Group Goes to the Crags
It was forecast to be the hottest June day on record. That called for some swift action: frantic telephone exchanges to arrange an impromptu crash course on operating the air conditioning for the driver of the Soar Valley bus that was to take us to Cresswell Crags the next day. Apparently the system is more…