U3A CARRICK - SOME USEFUL BACKGROUND ON OUR ACTIVITIES:
U3A Carrick Group covers a wide-ranging area, so therefore general meetings are held in four locations.
VENUE |
September | October |
Athenaeum Club |
Thursday19th September- speaker from Shelterbox | Thursday 17th October- Russell Holt The Canals of Cornwall |
| TRURO: Conservative Club 2pm | Tuesday 24th September – Peter Sudbury, Researching Family History |
Tuesday 22nd October Lorrie Eathorne-Gibbons will talk to us about her experiences as Mayor of Truro from 1987-1988 and again in 2015-2016. |
U3A Meeting, Falmouth
The meeting on September 19th is at the Athaeneum, Falmouth, when a volunteer from Shelterbox will be talking about the organisation which has now helped over 1 million people in 95 countries.They will tell us about their partnerships, how they make decisions, what it's like in the field and give examples of some of the families they have helped.
At the October meeting, on the 17th, Russell Holt will be telling us about The Canals of Cornwall.Yes, there was more than one. Most of us know of the Bude canal but do you know of any others? Russell will be filling us in.
Truro Meeting –
Truro Meeting – 16th July
We had a fascinating talk by Jeremy Dodgson, a volunteer at Trerice Manor just outside Newquay. Jeremy’s love for the building and it’s history shone through and I’m sure encouraged everyone to pay a visit.
Once the Cornwall seat of the Arundell family, Trerice remains little changed since it was built in 1573 and is a grand Elizabethan House on a small scale. Jeremy is one of the volunteers that gives the introductory talks pointing out the beautiful architecture including the original magnificent hall window, and ornate gables.
In 1953 The Elton family took on the tenancy from the National Trust and at his own expense paid for the repair of the of the remaining parts of Trerice, even rebuilding the fallen north wing. Today the Manors rooms are a mixture of historical styles with some set up as Elizabethan rooms and some as they would have looked in John Elton tenure in the 1950’s.
Visitors can now play Tudor games outside such as Cornish Kayles a game similar to skittles, and have lunch or Cornish Cream teas in the beautiful old Barn.
Julia Holme 01872 273063 julia.holme@outlook.com Carol Waters 01872 272951
TRURO: Conservative Club 4th Tuesday of the month at 2.00p.m.
Carol Waters 01872 272951
Constitution:
U3A Carrick operates under a formal constitution, which sets out our philosophy and operational practices under which we manage our various activities and groups on a day-to-day basis across our neighbourhood districts. We operate with a formal committee structure, which includes financial management. U3A Carrick Group is registered with The UK Charity Commissioners under charity number: 1034910.
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