The Chairman and your Committee would like to welcome all prospective new members

 

Gala Concert Romsey Abbey Saturday 9^th June 2012 at 7:30 p.m.

 

The Concert is being given by the magnificent South Wales Male Choir (www.southwalesmalechoir.co.uk ) in aid of the charity Parkinson’s UK. Other performers will be the prize-winning Romsey Youth Choir and Ben Creighton-Griffiths a brilliant young Harpist, he will be 16 years old this year (www.bjcg.co.uk ). . Ben has recently completed a series on Welsh Television teaching the former Welsh International Rugby start Gareth Thomas, to play the Harp. Ben plays not only traditional harp pieces

 

Subject to her professional engagements, Esther Rantzen will act as the Celebrity Host.

 

There will be picnic facilities in the grounds of the Abbey

 

It promises to be a great evening. Wine and soft drinks will be available in the grounds of the Abbey and we will probably have some local music in the grounds too before the Concert.

 

Tickets are priced at £15.00, £12.50 for reserved seats and £10.00 for unreserved. I have attached a Privilege Order form for your Andover U3A Club and Club members’ friends to get early booking discounts. (Forms need to be in by April 10^th 2012)

Do get in touch if you have any queries. My address is Alan Willsher, Concert Organiser, 4, Spring Place, Romsey, Hants SO51 8EF. My phone number is 01794 514763.

 Parking is free in Romsey after 4 p.m.!

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Proposed Trip to World War 1 Battlefields

To all U3A members.

I am co-ordinating a group of people (currently 14) from Andover to visit the WW 1 battlefields in November of this year and it has occurred to me that others in U3A may be interested in joining us?
We plan to be at the Menin Gate for Armistice Day.
This is the key information:

Tour operator: Newmarket Holidays

Departure date: 9 November 2012

Return date: 12 November 2012 (Armistice Day at Menin Gate)

Cost: £209.00 per head B&B + approx £90.00 per head for meals, one or two museums etc

Single supplement: £60.00

Insurance if req'd: £16.00 per head

Rooms available: Single, double or twin

Pick-up: Andover (no 'feeder' mini-bus to Dover or wherever)

Places of interest: Somme, Lochnagar Crater, Thiepval Memorial, Ulster Tower,

Beaumont Hamel Trench System, Vimy Ridge, Ypres Salient, Poperinge,

Langemark Cemetery, Menin Gate (Last Post) etc, etc

Full details can be found at www.newmarketholidays.co.uk .

Deposit of £30.00 per head, balance will be due late September.

A cheque for £30.00 per person, made payable to G.J.Bowman will secure a place; there are plenty of spare places as I write.

My contact details are:

11 Elbe Way,
Andover,
Hampshire,
SP10 4LD
Tel 01264.351361
Email mjbowman@mjbowman.deom.co.uk

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