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February 2026
November 2025
August 2025
May 2025
November 2025 Contents Page 1 A new Theatre Group Page 2/3 Our Chairman’s remarks Page 4 Editor’s ponderings Page 5 Christmas Jazz, Wednesday, 10 December Page 6 The next Meg Laird Talk, Ashley Wilkes Page 7 Our Charity Coffee Afternoon, 21 Jan Page 8 Time to pay your subscription Page 9 Our Christmas meal at St Elphin’s, 1 Dec Page 10 A Craft Group report Page 11 A Book Group report Page 12/13 Results of the members’ survey Page 15 and 18 Walking Programme Page 16, 17 Group Information Page 19 Walkers’ Christmas meal, 19 December and our Bu3a Christmas Tree Page 20 Cookery Corner Page 21 A vacancy in Cooking by Men Page 22/23 Autumnal poetry Page 24/25 More detail about the new Theatre group Page 26 Gardens, Art and Houses Programme Page 27 The odd joke Page 28/29 A visit to Susan Park’s lovely garden Page 30 A very useful, amazing thing Page 31 The official stuff Page 32 This page
May 2025 Contents Page 1 Our Bakewell embroideries’ future Page 2/3 Our Chairman’s remarks Page 4 Editor’s ponderings Page 5 Meg Laird, next talk/Youlgrave Cinema Page 6/7 Farewell from the Theatre Group Page 8 Our Cookery Corner Page 9 News from Ancient Trackways Group Page 10/11 News from the Environment Group Page 12/13 A book Review, “A Single Thread” Page 15, 18 The Walkers’ Group Programme Page 16, 17 Group Information Page 19 Relaunch of the Scrabble Group Page 20/21 Springtime Poetry Page 22-24 Mrs Blossom Page 25 News from the Nomad Lunch Group Page 26/27 Gardens, Art and Houses Programme Page 28-30 A report from the Chatsworth Group Page 31 The official stuff
August 2025 Contents Page 1 The Bu3a Walking Holiday - report Page 2/3 Our Chairman’s remarks Page 4 Editor’s ponderings Page 5 Meg Laird, the next talk Page 6-8 Walking Holiday continued Page 9/10 What does “Meg Laird Talks” mean? Page 11 Our Christmas Get-together Page 12 A trip to the Bell Foundry, Loughborough Page 13 A Chatsworth group talk - report Page 14 Come and join the Meg Laird Team Page 15 and 18 Walks Programme Page 16, 17 Group Information Page 19 Calling all Crafters - next group meeting Page 20 Cookery Corner Page 21 Possible new “garden” group Page 22/23 Goodbye, and thank you, Mrs Blossom and a new Gardening column Page 24/25 Summertime Poetry Page 26/27 Gardens, Art and Houses Programme Page 28/29 The embroideries’ final resting place Page 30 Peak u3a Family History Conference Page 31 The official stuff
February 2025 Contents Page 1 Our Bakewell embroideries’ launch Page 2/3 Our Chairman’s remarks Page 4 Editor’s ponderings Page 5 Meg Laird/Social gatherings Page 6 Have you paid your subs for 2025 Page 7 Finding out about the Bowls group Page 8, 9, 10 Lots about our AGM Page 11 A few groups members might fancy Page 12, 13 Our Open Day, 2025 Page 14 A plea for a Music enthusiast Page 15, 18 Walkers’ Programme Page 16, 17 Group Information Page 19 - 21 Our Thermal Imaging Camera Page 22, 23 Some Winter poetry Page 24 Cookery Corner Page 26, 27 Mrs Blossom Page 28, 29 Gardens, Houses and Art programme Page 31 The official stuff Page 32 This page
November 2024 Contents Page 1 Our charity coffee morning Page 2/3 Our Chairman remarks Page 4 Editor’s ponderings Page 5 Meg Laird/Social gatherings Page 6 Time to pay your subs for 2024 Page 7 New group History through Art Page 8 New group A Sense of History Page 9 New group 12/12 Nomadic lunch Page 10 New group Ancient Trackways Page 11 Ads for Spanish and Table Tennis Pages 12/13 New group Environment Group Page 14 About Writing for Pleasure Page 15 Our new Website Page 16/17 U3A Summer schools Page 18 Benjamin Zephaniah Page 19 and 22 Walkers’ programme Page 20/21 Groups information Page 23 Christmas meal reminder Page 24/25 Lots of Autumnal poetry Page 26/27 Mrs Blossom Page 28/29 Finding out about George Wolfe Page 30 Cookery Corner Page 31 Our Coffee Morning for Parkinson’s UK Page 32 Houses and Gardens Page 34/35 The story of the Chatsworth Banana Pages 36/37 Thermal imaging with the Environment Group Page 38 More about wonderful trees Page 39 The official stuff
August 2024 Contents Page 1 Our Open Day Page 2/3 Our Chairman remarks Page 4 Editor’s ponderings Page 5 Friends Remembered walks and picnic Page 6/7 Observations on our Open Day and new group information Page 8/9/10 Our Christmas meal together Page 11 Cookery corner with Irene Yarnell Pages 12 Two Meg Laird meetings - the next talk and Christmas Jazz Pages 13 Reporting on Tapestry Progress Page 14/15 Things the British do in Summer Page 16 Some jokes Page 17 & 20 Walkers’ programme Pages 18/19 Group information Page 21 More jokes Page 22/23 Lots of Summer poetry Page 24/25 Bakewell and Eyam Community transport needs volunteers Pages 26/27 Information about several new groups Pages 28 - 30 Mrs Blossom Page 31 News from the Gardens and Houses group Page 32/33 High Peak CVS Bereavement Support - Information and Volunteer appeal Page 34 A favourite tree Page 35 The official stuff
May 2024 Contents Page 1 Our Open Day Page 2/3 Our Chairman remarks Page 4 Editor’s ponderings Page 5 - 7 Our Open Day in detail Page 8 - 9 Remembering Ruth Miles Page 10 Our next Meg Laird - BBC Sports Reporter Page 11 A few Jokes Pages 12 - 13 Getting to know Diana MacBain 3 Pages 14 - 15 Remembering Ken Watson Page 16 - 17 Book Review - Engleby, Sebastian Faulks Page 18 Cooking by Men group entertains Page 19 and 22 Walkers’ programme Pages 20 - 21 Group information Page 23 Our Cooking Correspondent’s Gorgonzola and Pear Tart Page 24 - 25 A new Chatsworth Group? Page 25 A new Spanish Group? Pages 26 - 27 Mrs Blossom - gardening with a disability Pages 28 Bakewell Community Choir Page 29 A few jokes Page 30 - 31 A Spring Poetry Corner Page 32 - 33 News from the Gardens and Houses group Page 34 - 35 A walking course for the less mobile and news from the Arkwright Society Page 36 - 37 A walking group holiday in Shropshire Page 38 Local actors take to the stage - A Slight Ache Page 39 The official stuff Page 40 This page
