The monthly meetings for the remainder of 2018 will be at Cheadle Hulme Methodist Church with the December meeting being in the Hall.

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1 News Sheet September 2018 New Committee member We are delighted to welcome Anthia Frank to the Committee. She was co-opted at the Committee meeting on 9 th August. Anthia is well known to members of the Poetry Discussion Group. Change of Monthly Meeting venue With effect from the January 2019 monthly meeting, the venue will change to St Andrews Church, 52 Cheadle Rd, Cheadle Hulme, Cheadle SK8 5ET. It is hoped that this change of venue will be more convenient for members who have difficulty with car parking at Cheadle Hulme Methodist Church. The monthly meetings for the remainder of 2018 will be at Cheadle Hulme Methodist Church with the December meeting being in the Hall. We need your feedback! A questionnaire asking for members feedback on CHU3A activities will be distributed at the September monthly meeting and circulated to those members who receive the News Sheet by . Please return completed copies to chair@chu3a.org.uk or hand them in at the October monthly meeting. Thank you! Speakers Monthly Meetings are held on the first Thursday of the month at 2pm in the Methodist Church, Station Road, Cheadle Hulme, SK8 7AL. September 6th Bee Keeping Alan Towse Alan Towse is a local beekeeper and was the co-ordinator of this year's Stockport Beekeepers Beginners Course October 4th Wellspring Peter Burns The Wellspring is a charity, based in Stockport, which supports homeless people. Peter Burns was a councillor for 34 years and has been Mayor of Stockport Council.

2 Future Monthly Meetings November 1st Wildlife and Travel Photography. Brian White December 6th Christmas Party. Events The People s History Museum in Manchester Wednesday, September 19 th 2018 Time: 2pm to 4pm (tour and tea) Tour will feature events from the Peterloo massacre to the present day, Cost: 8 per person for guided tour and tea. Public transport Organiser: Peggy Dutton Me and My Girl A visit to Stockport Plaza to see an afternoon performance of Me and My Girl by Stockport Operatic Society 2.15pm on Saturday, October 20th The cost will be plus public transport. More details will follow nearer the time. Organised by Pat Vermes. Visit to Shugborough Hall A Christmas visit is proposed to Shugborough Hall in Staffordshire. Friday, December 7 th. We will travel by coach, leaving Heald Green Community Centre at a.m. and arriving in time for an early lunch before visiting the mansion which will be decorated for Christmas. Entrance for National Trust members is free; for non-members it is Cost of coach travel: which includes a tip for the driver.

3 Groups Church Visiting Friday 21st September. A visit to Grove Lane Baptist Church, 26 Pingate Lane, SK8 7NP. The contribution to the church will be 4.00, and many of the group will be lunching at the Church Inn. If required, lunch will be 9.95 for two courses, but needs to be booked with the group by Friday September 14th. Details from Chris Read. Technology for Everyone Meetings take place at Heald Green Village Hall starting at 2pm. Tuesday 2nd October Diana Leitch The History and Science of Prosthetic Limbs Tuesday 6th November Roger Burgess Pneumatic Conveying Computer Group Tuesday, September 27th, at 10.00am at Café Unity in Heald Green. We will be looking at "The ins and outs of Skype". Strollers 2 Wednesday September 12 th. Our next walk is in Torkington Park and secret garden, with lunch at the Fiveways pub. We meet at Heald Green village hall car park at to leave at It is important that you let us know if you are coming, as there are roadworks in the area at present. Walk leaders: Margaret and George Rogers Board Games Wednesday 26 th September: UPWORDS Wednesday 24 th October: UPWORDS We meet as usual at Cheadle Library: 7.30p.m. to 9.30p.m. Art Appreciation Thursday October 18 th Thursday November 22 nd Thursday December 20 th Guest speaker Michael Simson Visit to the Whitworth Gallery Show and Tell, Quiz and Christmas nibbles

4 Local Amateur Theatre Friday September 14th. Stockport Garrick. Taking Steps by Alan Ayckbourn. Booking September 6th. Tickets Start Friday October 5th. Players Theatre. Come Blow Your Horn by Neil Simon. Booking September 6th. Tickets Start Friday November 30th. Poynton Players. One Man, Two Govnors by Richard Bean. Booking November 1st. Tickets Start Friday December 14th. CHADS. Blithe Spirit by Noel Coward. Booking November 1st. Tickets Start Friday January 25th, Brookdale Theatre. Father's Day by Eric Chappell. Booking January 3rd, Tickets Start Friday February 8th. Poynton Players. Barefoot In The Park by Neil Simon. Booking January 3rd, Tickets Start Friday March 15th. Players Theatre. Hindle Wakes by Stanley Houghton. Booking February 7th. Tickets Start Friday May 3rd. Brookdale Theatre. Sweet Charity by Cy Colman and Dorothy Fields. Booking April 4th, Tickets 9.00 Start 7.45 Friday May 24th. Poynton Players. Straight And Narrow by Jamie Chinn. Booking May 2nd. Tickets Start Friday June 21st. Stockport Garrick A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum. Musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and book by Burt Shevelove and Larry Gelbart. Booking May 2nd. Tickets Start Music Appreciation Monday, 17th September at 2pm Music By Arrangement. Presenter: Derek Moffitt Monday, 15th October at 2pm. Things that Go Bump In The Night. Presenter: Terry Bridal Monday, 19th November at 2pm. M T W H A. Presenter: Bob Bromilow Monday, 17th December at 2pm. Christmas Choice - Bring a CD to play. Presenter: Terry Bridal

5 Looking Back Church Visiting Group Englesea Brook Chapel and Museum near Alsager, Cheshire On Tuesday 17 th July 2018 a group of 15 visited this fascinating and beautiful place, set in a small hamlet in rural Cheshire. We travelled by minibus and were given a guided tour, tea/coffee and biscuits and a talk on the beginnings of Primitive Methodism, which functioned without ordained/licensed preachers and services could take place anywhere; even in open fields. We learned that it was a very "Grass Roots" movement and was founded in the early 19th century in Englesea Brook hamlet. It was influenced by the social and economic factors of the day. and is a milestone of social history relating to an age when most people were disenfranchised, even after the 1832 Reform Act, and literacy was spreading rapidly. We learned that a Malter was a benefactor and the Temperance Standpoint was part of a boycott of the practice of paying wages partly in tokens, which could be exchanged for alcohol in pubs owned by the employers. The Primitive Methodists preferred cash. We also visited the churchyard opposite to the chapel, where the founding father of the movement, Hugh Bourne, and some of the early congregation are buried. The visit was organised by Philippa FitzPatrick. Report by Walter FitzPatrick. On Sunday September 2 nd some Committee members attended the Artisan Market at the Governors House in Cheadle Hulme. Here Shirley Cawthra and Barry Richards chat with a visitor.

6 Group Co-Ordinator Day Art Appreciation Bernadette Murray-Robb 3 rd Thursday 2pm Board Games Philippa Fitzpatrick 4 th Wednesday 7.30pm Book Club 1 Pauline Millward 1 st Tuesday 9.45am Book Club 2 Barry Richards 3 rd Tuesday 10.00am at Café Unity. Bridge 1 Judi Cooke 2 nd & 4 th Tuesday 1.30pm Bridge 2 Judi Cooke 2 nd & 4 th Thursday 2pm Church Visiting Chris Read Computer Club Kelvin Vann 4 th Tuesday noon Evening Dining Walter Fitzpatrick 3 rd Thursday French Conversation Julia Ball 1 st & 3 rd Monday 10.30am French Study Margaret Crowther 1 st & 3 rd Monday 10.30am German Susan Brayzier 4 th Wednesday 2.30pm German Intermediate Jean Cox 2 nd & 4 th Tuesday 10.30am Italian Pat Clayton Alternate Fridays pm Local Amateur Theatre Derek Moffitt Fridays Music Making Gwyneth Pailin 2 nd & 4 th Thursday pm Music Appreciation Terry Bridal 3 rd Monday pm Philosophy Paddy MacDonnell Fridays monthly 2pm Photography Neil Rackham 2 nd Tuesday noon Play Reading David Greenfield 3 rd Tuesday 2pm Poetry Discussion David Greenfield 1 st Monday pm Singing Pat Vermes 2 nd & 4 th Wednesday 2pm Spanish Hilary Lightfoot 2 nd & 4 th Tuesday pm Tai Chi (shibashi 18) and basic exercise Gaynor Johnson Thursday 10.30am Technology for Everyone Tina Menges 1 st Tuesday 2pm Walking (Strollers 1) 2 nd Wednesday am at Swann Lane. Walking (Strollers 2) Margaret & George Rogers 2 nd Wednesday, 10.30am at Heald Green.

7 The Cottonopolis Project is being coordinated by the Greater Manchester Network of U3As of which Cheadle Hulme U3A is a member. If you would like to become involved, please

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