Our next meeting is Wednesday 26th Feb at Kensington House
from 2.30 where we will be looking at HAARP.
Interested in ‘science or technology’ ?
Come and give us a try
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Tech and science – Correction
We got our dates mixed up in the previous post. Hopefully this better.
A small turnout for ‘3 lines of coke’ but it seemed to be well received. Hopefully folk know a lot more about Pepsi cola, coal coke and crystal meth 🙂
Our next topic will be the history of Thalidomide on Wed 22 Jan.
February: 12th – Kodaks first digital moments 26th – HAARP
March 12th we will be looking at ‘glass making’ with John. We are proposing a visit to the world of glass museum in St. Helens on Wednesday March 26th. We have the option for a private (FREE) visit or as a group with various add-ons for £15 per head. Have a look at the website please, check out the group visit and let know if you’re interested.
Tech and science
A small turnout for ‘3 lines of coke’ but it seemed to be well received. Hopefully folk know a lot more about Pepsi cola, coal coke and crystal meth 🙂
Our next topic will be the history of Thalidomide on Wed 22 Jan.
On Feb 12th we will be looking at ‘glass making’ with John. We are proposing a visit to the world of glass on Feb 26th. We have the option for a private (FREE) visit or as a group with various add-ons for £15 per head. Have a look at the website please, check out the group visit and let know if your interested.
In March we will be looking at Kodak digital (12) and HAARP (26)
Table games
The table games group is recruiting. We currently ONLY offer Bridge, every Monday from 10 – 12 at Kensington House. If you fancy joining us then please come along and give us a try.
Tech and Science
In March 2018 we discussed the origins and history of the Shipping Forecast.
The Shipping Forecast is produced by the Met Office on behalf of the Maritime and Coastguard Agency. It was first broadcast on 1 January 1924 as a weather bulletin called Weather Shipping before moving to the BBC a year later.
Here is a link to the BBC special
Best wishes for the New Year from Colin and Phil
We restart on January 8th with a few lines on Coke
Table games – Bridge
The table games group restarts on Monday Jan. 6th
We currently ONLY offer Bridge in a very light hearted way. Beginners are welcome and its a great place to start the week so come along and give us a try.
Click here for details
Dancers do Christmas lunch
Our Line dancing group had their Christmas lunch today.
Some great music and flashy dancing followed by a buffet lunch by Val and Kevin
u3a Photo competition
Scam Epidemic
Here is a link to the BBC’s Martin Lewis podcast – SCAM Epidemic.
It’s an interesting listen and some great learning.
Call at the Tuesday coffee morning help desk for any IT related issues you might have. We can usually point you in the right direction.
Tech and Science – rare gemstone
Following on from last Wednesdays talk about gemstones we found
this article in the ScienceAlert ‘online magazine’ that may be of interest?