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Wilmslow U3A is a member of the NE Cheshire Network of local U3As (including Cheadle Hulme, Cheadle and Gatley, Bramhall, Poynton and Macclesfield). The network membership has a number of advantages and more information will follow shortly.

Members of U3As affiliated with the NE Cheshire Network may participate in other U3As' Interest Groups to a limited extent - that is, where the group is declared 'open' by the convenor and relevant Interest Group Coordinator.

A list of current open groups is provided below - please contact your own U3A Interest Group Coordinator for further contact details

Group	Organiser	Telephone/e-mail	Meeting
Badminton (Bramhall)	Douglas Moore	Contact Bramhall U3A	2.00 – 4.00 Tuesdays
Cake Decorating (Poynton)	Ann Tofield	01625 858239	Contact Organiser
Bridge (Wilmslow)	Mavis Merryman	tonyandmavis2@btinternet.com	Monday evening from 7.30pm to 10.00pm at Oakmere, Spath Road, Handforth
Choir	Barbara Wugard	candgu3a@hotmail.com
Creative Writing (Bramhall)	Pat George	Contact Bramhall U3A	2.00 2nd Wednesday in month
Creative Writing (Poynton)	Veronica O’Connor & Ann Walker	01625 873226 01625 263745	2.00 Davenport Golf Club 2nd & 4th Mondays in Month
Cycling (Wilmslow)	Richard Thomas	richardthomas1936@gmail.com	Weekly - Contact Organiser.
Embroidery (Bramhall)	Dorothy Chesterman	0161 439 7926	10.00 2nd Thursday in month
English Country Dancing (Wilmslow)	Shan Bristow	01625 520193	1.30-3.30 2nd & 4th Mondays in month, Oakmere Centre, Handforth
German	Lee Fairlie	candgu3a@hotmail.com
Hallé Concert Visits (Poynton)	Yvonne Sharma	01625 877825	Contact Organiser
Line Dancing (Bramhall)	Chris Chapman	Contact Bramhall U3A	1.30 -3.30 Wednesdays
Personal Image (Bramhall)	Catherine Jones	Contact Bramhall U3A	6-week courses, Thursdays 10.00-12.00.
Science (Wilmslow)	Graham Beech	gb.u3a@talktalk.net	As announced - see wilmslowu3a.org.uk under Interest groups - Science
Scottish Country Dancing (Bramhall)	Sheila Bruce-Smith	Contact Bramhall U3A	1.30-3.00 Fortnightly, Fridays
Tai Chi (Wilmslow)	Phyllis Barber	01625 533715	Chorley Village Hall on Thursday afternoons at 2:00pm
Wine Tasting (Bramhall)	Jenny Richmond	Contact Bramhall U3A	Bimonthly

Cottonoplis Events - July/August/September 2018

A number of events organised by Manchester Network of U3As

Cottonopolis Events:
What Where when

Your round-up of this summer's Cottonopolis
events

Downloadable information sheet

Tuesday 31st July 6.30 pm:

Finding the
Cotton Famine
Portico Library, Mosley Street, Manchester

Marking the launch of the accessible database of Cotton Famine poems, with
recitations and song drawn from the original poems sent into local newspapers.
Ideal for anyone wishing to join the Cotton Famine Poetry research project
(below). This is a free event but please book online.

Wed 22nd August Manchester Central Library:

How to join in with the
Cotton Famine Poetry research
10.30 – 3.00 pm Free to GMU3A network members

For our members who want to experience first hand the buzz of finding a piece
of real history, Dr. Simon Rennie will show what to look for, how to record and
submit your findings and - crucially - how to use the microfilm readers to be
found in our public libraries. Discover more and book online at
https://cottonopolis.weebly.com/summer-2018.html

Monday September 3rd:

Manchester Mass Motoring
MMU, 70 Oxford Road (near Oxford Road Station), 10.30 am - 2.30 pm
Free to GMU3A network members

Dr Craig Horner will lead you through his 'living history' project, which
recognises the contribution of motoring and car ownership to the development
of Manchester and its suburbs. Your memories of your first car, trips and
journeys can contribute to a historical database, and you will learn how to
replicate the methods for gathering these accounts back in your own U3A.
https://cottonopolis.weebly.com/summer-2018.html

7th August: Sketching the Past

10.00 am – lunchtime, informal try-out of urban sketching around Castlefield, in
friendly experienced company with Catherine Freeman of Tameside U3A. Free,
but bring own materials. https://cottonopolis.weebly.com/summer-2018.html
Members of U3As in the Greater Manchester Network can attend free -
but you must nonetheless book.
Any other U3A member can attend for a £5 fee. If your U3A joins the
network, you may attend free of charge.

We're happy to answer your queries
Contact Maggy 07565 327598 or Jenny 07757 297604
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