Membership Subscriptions and Gift Aid Declaration
I am very grateful to the members who have already paid their subscription and completed and sent in the membership form for the period 1st January to 31st December 2010. If you have not yet done so may I ask you to send the subscription of £30 to me without delay with the completed membership form, a copy of which was attached to the January and February newsletters.
If you were a member in 2009 but have not rejoined by the end of February 2010, we’ll assume that you are not intending to do so this year and we will not bother you by sending you any more newsletters after this one.. If you are not rejoining I would like to thank you for the support you have given us in the past and hope that you will soon be able to join us again. David Parry (tel. 784211).
Monthly Talk in March
Talk given by Professor R. Churchouse on Wednesday 17th March
Wednesday 17th March 2.15pm at The Rest: Talk by Prof. R. Churchouse: Solving the Enigma Code.
Emeritus Professor Churchouse will describe how the Enigma cipher machine was solved and some of the consequences for the Second World War. The Enigma was the most widely used cipher machine by the Germans during that war and more than 30,000 were in use by 1945. The machine was so complex that the Germans believed it was ‘unbreakable’, yet in 1931 three young Poles succeeded in solving it and reading enciphered messages. The method they used was brilliantly adapted by the British at Bletchley during the war. Professor Churchouse will trace the history of the Enigma, describe the Polish solution and the effects of Bletchley’s decipherments on some of the major battles of the war, such as El Alamein and the Normandy Landings as well as the defeat of the U boats. There can be no doubt that this will be a fascinating talk by a distinguished practitioner and academic with direct experience himself of highly sensitive work related to codes and code breaking. Do come along if you can. Gwyn Davis (654766).
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Visits to the Theatre
On all coach visits members are asked to be at their pick-
Visit to ‘Swan Lake’ at Wales Millennium Centre on Thursday March 11th 2010
The coach will leave the Atlantic Hotel at 5.30p.m. and Sainsbury’s at 5.45p.m. approx. Please note that on this occasion we are using Cresta Coaches and not Pencoed Travel. If anyone is interested in a possible cancellation please telephone or email me as below. Thank you.
A morning in Cardiff and matinee performance of Oscar Wilde’s comedy
‘Lord Arthur Saville’s Crime’ on Thursday April 15th 2010.
An opportunity to spend time in the new St David’s Centre in Cardiff and to visit John Lewis. The coach will leave Porthcawl at 10 am and set down outside John Lewis when you will be free to wander and have lunch. It will return at 1.45pm to take you to the New Theatre for the matinee performance which stars Gary Wilmot and Lee Meade who won the TV contest to play the lead in ‘Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat’. Tickets are being held for us only until March 10th so we need to move quickly. If you would like to join this visit please email or telephone me as soon as possible, stating whether you would like to sit in the stalls or circle, then send a cheque for £18.00 made payable to Porthcawl U3A to me at the address below. Cheques must reach me by March 9th.
Judith Hillman Flat 2 Seawinds Rest Bay Close Porthcawl CF36 3UN
Tel: 07981 869066 or Email jude.hillman@yahoo.com.
Visit to Special Lecture at Llandrindod U3A Wednesday 31st March
Wednesday 31st March 9.45am from the Atlantic and 10am (approx) from Sainsbury’s, Bridgend:
Visit to Sir Roy Strong’s Lecture at Llandrindod Wells U3A
I have reserved all the tickets requested by members for this lecture which will
be given by Sir Roy Strong. Members coming on this visit have already paid for their
tickets but I should be grateful if you would now send me -
Residential Holiday Visits
Time is passing quickly now and we will be away on our first holiday before long. Could everyone please check that their E 111 forms are up to date. We will start waiting lists if anyone wants to come on the holidays as there are usually some cancellations. Please note that there is a cancellation fee if anyone does cancel. Sandra Paget tel. 784309; Margaret Rees tel. 784368; Brian James tel. 741364.
Special Events in March
Our U3A Noson Lawen on 1st March
Monday 1st March 6.30pm for 7pm at The Rest: Noson Lawen to Celebrate St David’s Day.
Places have been reserved for all members who have booked for this very special evening. We’ll have a very pleasant meal together followed by entertainment by a quartet of singers including Anne Braley (mezzo soprano), Iestyn Morris (tenor) and John Saddler (baritone). Our compère will be Handel Davies. Rod Thomas (tel. 784283).
Our Annual General Meeting on 17th March
Our Annual General Meeting will be held at The Rest on the afternoon of Wednesday 17th March immediately after our March Monthly Talk which will be given by Professor Churchouse. The agenda will include the minutes of the last AGM and the minutes of the Special Meeting of Members held in December 2009, any matters arising, the annual report, the treasurer’s report, the election of chairman, vice chairman and honorary secretary and six members to serve on the executive committee for the next three years, the appointment of auditors and any matters notified by members in advance.
All members standing for election must be nominated and seconded before the date given below. A form was attached to the February newsletter for you to make your nominations. You must have a seconder for the nominations you make and the member or members you nominate must sign the nomination form to confirm that they are willing to stand for election. Please return your nomination forms by hand or by post to Jan Fletcher, 32 West Park Drive, Porthcawl CF36 3RG by Monday 8th March at the latest. If you require a further copy of the nomination form please contact Doug Jones (tel. 657571). If you have a proposal that you would like discussed at the AGM please send it with the name of a seconder to Jan at the above address by Monday 8th March. Gwyn Davis (tel. 654766)