Minutes of Main Meeting, 10 May 2023 at 10 a.m.
St. Martins Community Hall, East Looe.
Chair, Alison Currah, welcomed Members to the Meeting. Usual fire regulations etc. were mentioned.
Marilyn and Peter King were thanked for being Greeters.
Chairs News:
At the previous Friday’s Committee Meeting, Andrea Brocklebank was co-opted onto the Committee making a total of twelve members. Photos from our Coronation Tea are now on the Website.
Coming Events:
Mary Newman’s Cottage and Saltash Museum – Tuesday 23 May £5. Using own transport.
Murder Mystery – 17 June £8. St. Martins Community Hall. Bring your own food and drink.
Minack Theatre – 20 July. £37 to include mini bus transport and entry.
Wheal Martyn – 15 August. Entry and minibus £14.
Group’s News:
Wild Swimming Group will restart with Pat Ellis on 6 June at Hannafore. Tide dependent.
Garden Safari – Leader – Paula Roy. Visiting Coleton Fishacre 21 June £10. Minibus – £13.30 entry.
Glendurgan 11 May – National Trust members free entry or non-members £10.45. minibus £10.
Community News:
Old Cornwall Society at St. Martins Community Hall on 13 May at 2.30 p.m. Coronation Tea with Merv and Alison Davy as Droll Tellers.
Looe R.N.L.I. Pelynt Male Voice Choir and Brecon Choir 13 May at 7.30 p.m. Looe Seafront. Donations.
Cinema by the Sea – Banshees of Insherin 17 May £5. Doors open 7 p.m.
St. Martins Church – Lunch for a Fiver 27 May 12 – 2.30 p.m.
Looe Community Players at the Millpool on 3 June – Play by Play £7. To include cheese and pate supper, bring your own drinks.
Looe Old Cornwall Society celebrating 200 years Thomas Bond includes a walk around Looe 19 June 1 p.m. at St. Nicholas Church £2. booklet. Further details from Norma Dobinson.
Any other Business:
Yvonne Toms commented, following speaking at another u3a Group, what a wonderful u3a Group we have with such a variety of Groups and a hard working Committee and Chair.
Next month’s Speaker is Kristin Hunt – ‘Deadlier than the Male?’ – Women in Crime
This month’s Speakers – u3a Members’ Showcase:
Dot Dunning then gave a very interesting talk on her training and breeding Weimaraner dogs, Grey Ghosts, and included all the hard work involved in achieving top awards at Crufts with her beautiful dog Jess.
Iris Ward had the Members reminiscing some of the marvellous musicals she produced with the u3a Third Age Thespians over the past years and the morning ended with the members singing numerous jolly songs.
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