Thanks again to David Rose who keeps us supplied with a good quiz on line each month.
The answers to last month’s Crossword puzzle are given below.
And the puzzle for this month is identify 20 Romantic Movies from the pictures below:
And, Finally …..
A Recipe – The British – Poem by Benjamin Zephaniah
Take some Picts, Celts and Silures
And let them settle,
Then overrun them with Roman conquerors.
Remove the Romans after approximately 400 years
Add lots of Norman French to some
Angles, Saxons, Jutes and Vikings, then stir vigorously.
Mix some hot Chileans, cool Jamaicans, Dominicans,
Trinidadians and Bajans with some Ethiopians, Chinese,
Vietnamese and Sudanese.
Then take a blend of Somalians, Sri Lankans, Nigerians
And Pakistanis,
Combine with some Guyanese
And turn up the heat.
Sprinkle some fresh Indians, Malaysians, Bosnians,
Iraqis and Bangladeshis, together with some
Afghans, Spanish, Turkish, Kurdish, Japanese
And Palestinians
Then add to the melting pot.
Leave the ingredients to simmer.
As they mix and blend allow their languages to flourish
Binding them together with English.
Allow time to be cool.
Add some unity, understanding, and respect for the future,
Serve with justice
And enjoy.
Note: All the ingredients are equally important. Treating one ingredient better than another will leave a bitter unpleasant taste.
Warning: An unequal spread of justice will damage the people and cause pain. Give justice and equality to all.
Lunch Group
At long last I had my fish & chips brought to me by my son but, do you know, I was ill afterwards, due, I think, to not having had any deep-fried food for nearly five months!
Unfortunately I am beginning to think there won’t be any Lunch Group activities for the rest of the year. I will let you know later about a Christmas lunch but obviously we have to be guided by government recommendations along with National U3A guidelines from the point of view of insurance etc.
Weekenders’ Group
No Weekender group activities again this month of course but we had truncated, Coffee Club, self-distancing, get togethers at 2.00 pm on Friday, 24th July with four or five of us meeting in four different members’ gardens, bringing our own fold up chairs and drinks. This was changed from Saturday, 25th because of the weather forecast. We have all kept in touch with one another and I have sent out a Weekenders July Newsletter to those on email, with a request for copies to be run off and posted through the doors of those not on email; thanks to the walkers amongst us who delivered the newsletter.
Film Club
Our New Cinema
I am sure that most of our U3A members are now aware that our new cinema, The ARC, is now open and at a difficult time for cinemas in general. Some of you may be still worried about your safety from the virus in the cinemas, but your fears should be allayed by the fact that the government does not require you to wear face coverings in cinemas. Also seating within the cinema is well spaced out to respect social distancing and sanitisation measures within the cinema are extensive.
In respect of the fact that there are no new films currently being released The Arc have reduced their prices to £6.50 whist having to show slightly older films and calling them Summer Classics.
Films commencing before 5.00 p.m. are £4.50 The listing is as follows:-
1917 showing at 5.00 p.m.
Batman Begins £5.20 p.m.
Dirty Dancing at 5.30 p.m.
Harry Potter and the prisoner of Azkaban at 4.45 p.m.
La La Land at 7.50 p.m.
Matrix Reloaded, The at 8.00 p.m.
Onward at 12.00 and 14.30
Peter Rabbit at 12.30 and 2.30
The Conjuring at 8.15 p.m.
The Lego Movie 2 at 12.05 and 2.45
Lord of The Rings – Fellowship of The Ring at 7.45 p.m.
Trolls World Tour at 12.15 and 2.45
For a full description of each film visit their website at www.hucknall.arccinema.co.uk
Reports received from patrons are that seating is excellent with electric recliner upholstered seats, excellent sound and air conditioning. Refreshments are available including alcohol.
Meerkat Movies – I am still trying to understand this but it appears that if you use “Compare The Market” then you can get a 2-for-1 offer. Meerkat ticket offers can only be purchased from the ticket office in the Foyer. All other tickets can be purchased on line or on the phone.
If going by car the nearest car park is the Park n Ride Tram stop (free) also the Market Place and Piggins Croft.