People living in the north of the city who have recently retired or in semi-retirement are invited to join Moors Edge U3A which meets at the Woolwell Centre on the second Tuesday of the month at 2.30pm.
There are a wide range of interesting speakers at the monthly meetings. In November there was an informative talk from a member of Dartmoor Search and Rescue, which is based at Tavistock.
Members heard about the training involved in performing a variety of rescues and saw the range of equipment rescuers carry in their backpacks.
In December it will be time for the Christmas party while the guest speaker in January will be Alan Bricknell who will be talking about the post war development of Plymouth city centre.
Apart from the monthly meetings, Moors Edge U3A have a wide selection on interest groups, which can be joined once people become a member of Moor’s Edge.
The Garden Visits group go to places such as Lukesland and the Garden House. Members of the Music Events group attended the Mayflower 400 concert at the Guildhall and is looking forward to the South West Philharmonia and Chorus ‘Christmas in the City’ concert at St Andrew’s Church.
Other groups include Walking for Fun, Darts, Arty Crafty, Photography, History, Singing for Fun, Wine Tasting and Science and Technology.
Since meetings resumed after the easing of pandemic restrictions several new groups have started including Petangue, Canasta, Coffee Cake and Chat and Tai Chi.
For details of all groups and future events visit the website at www.u3asites.org.uk/moorsedge/events while there are more photographs on the Facebook page.
Diary Dates for meetings 2.30pm at the Woolwell Centre the second Tuesday of the month:
- December 14 Christmas Party including Mince Pies and a cuppa and entertainment from the Singing for Fun group.
- January 11 Alan Bricknell with a talk on post war development of Plymouth city centre.
- February 8 Glen and Hannah Bird and hearing dog Nacho will talk about the charity Hearing Dogs for Deaf People’. Hannah is profoundly deaf and her life has been transformed by having an assistance dog.
- March 8 Julian Mitchell with a talk on Confessions of a Novice Writer.
