Bude and District U3A September Meeting
This well attended meeting took place at the Parkhouse Centre on Thursday 17`h. September. Our Chairman Sylvia Henry gave an update on recent and forthcoming events.
Group activities continue to thrive and there was ample evidence that the cut and thrust of the various Scrabble Groups continues unabated. The Theatre Group expressed their thanks to Bude Rugby Club members for their help in overcoming the group's recent difficulty.
A sponsored walk by the Walking Groups in support of 'Water Aid' raised £300 towards the cost of providing clean water in those parts of the world where clean water is desperately needed. This was a timely introduction to our guest speakers from 'Operation Sunshine'
'Operation Sunshine' is a West Country charity based in Tavistock and run entirely by volunteers from the Christian churches there. They work mainly in Africa providing support for local people to help themselves cope with the overwhelming difficulties they face daily.
There were a great many photographs of people engaged in various activities and a fund of stories some desperately tragic some inspiring showing the humour and resilience of people desperately trying to overcome situations not of their making and over which they have very little control. It seems to this writer at least that if politicians everywhere would stop interfering and let everyone get on with life we would all be better off.
The September meeting is the last of the current membership year, next month we will have our A.G.M. and the start of our new year that we all hope will be as successful as those that came before
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