UNIVERSITY OF THE THIRD AGE
QUARTERLY NEWSLETTER : APRIL / MAY 2014
U3A CT, PO Box785, Howard Place, 7450 * Tel (Chair) 021 531 5604 (Admin) 021 686 8922
* Email: * Website:
Please note new postal address above!
FORTHCOMING U3A GENERAL MEETINGS
CAPE TOWN10h00 for 10h30, Baxter Theatre
24 April:Dr Alex Boraine: Can the Ship of State be turned around?
29 May:Patricia Glyn: Dawid’s return
26 June:AGM
ATHLONE10h00, Belthorn Recreation Centre, c/o Turfhall & Belgravia Rds, Athlone
TBA
ATLANTIC10h00 for 10h30, St Peter’s Anglican Church Hall, Park Ave, Camps Bay
8 May:Patricia Glyn: Walking with the Bushmen
12 June:To be advised
BLAAUWBERG 10h15, Milnerton Library Hall, Pienaar Road, Milnerton
29 April:Dr Azila Riesenberger: What sets humans apart from all other species
27 May:Patricia Glyn: Dawid's return
24 June:To be advised
FALSE BAY09h30 for 10h00, 3rd Wednesday, Fish Hoek Civic Centre
21 MayPatricia Glyn: Dawid's Return
18 JunePatricia Davison: The Role of Museums in South African Society
TYGERBERG09h45 for 10h30, Bellville Civic Centre
1 May Patricia Glyn: Dawid’s return
Formal Notice of U3A Cape Town Annual General Meeting(rescheduled)
Please accept this as formal notification of our 2014 Annual General Meeting to
be held at 10:00 for 10:30 on Thursday 26 June at the BaxterTheatre.
AGENDA
- Welcome 5. Appointment of Honorary Auditors
- Adoption of minutes of previous AGM6. Election of Co-ordinating Committee
- Chairman’s Annual Report & Adoption7. AOB / General
- Treasurer’s Report & Adoption
U3A Cape Town, PO Box 785, Howard Place, 7450. The nominations should include
the names and addresses of the proposer and seconder as well as the signed consent of the nominee.
All members of U3A CT are encouraged to make themselves available for the Committee.
The AGM will be followed immediately by a regular General Meeting.
Gugulethu goes ahead
Good news from the newest U3A group, Gugulethu! There are now 60 paid-up members with 10 courses on offer, plus oodles of enthusiasm, particularly after the most successful outing of 30 members to Parliament.
Recent Meetings at the Baxter
Please note that the “registration table” is open from 09:30 to 10:15 exactly....
The queues are quite long!
February: InternationalSchool ofStorytelling
Sing! Dance! Tell stories if you want to develop new neural pathways in your brain! This was the rather surprising advice from Sue Hollingsworth, arising out of the power of traditional story-telling. In an age where impersonal television and technology can effectively be said to have replaced the faculty of imagination, this is a valuable insight, which the speaker proceeded to illustrate by telling two thought-provoking tales, to which the large audience was invited to respond. Something fresh and different - not by any means an “ordinary” meeting!
March: Debate on Nuclear Power
Don Mingay & Joachim Zimmer
Moderator: Maciej Soltynski.
To quote an old but well-known saying: “Those who know most about nuclear energy are the most nervous.” Not today! Now, owing to improved design, it might be “Those who know most about nuclear energy are the least nervous.” And so the debate continues... rather like the debate on 27 March at the Baxter. / Two well-manneredgentlemen at the microphone, bothurging the audience to “consider the facts of the matter”. And there were facts a-plenty; almost too numerous and complex to absorb. Look at this: “Wind power is clean and efficient.” “But it’s not efficient when the wind fails or blows at the wrong speed and it also takes up too much land.” “But each individual windmill has a ‘footprint’ of only one square metre!” “A wind farm covers a lot of ground, and that can be costly!” “Then we must build them off-shore.” “That’s even more costly, and the UK has just endedits project.” “But that’s their politics!” The costs, the practicalities, the carbon emissions, the supposed danger of nuclear waste – all of these were argued back and forth.
In the end, the audience voted – 70 :30% in favour of nuclear energy in South Africa. Let’s just hope that this was an “enlightened and empowered” opinion! Many thanks to all the participants, and to Stefan Pretorius for arranging a stimulating debate.
News of our courses
Literature Group: Tuesday 22 April, 14:30, Pinelands Library meeting room.
Speaker: Tiiu Kleyn. Book: Almi - a Refugee – a biography of her mother’s memoirs.
Armchair Travel: Monday 21 April, Public Holiday - no meeting.
Your Health: Tues 22 April, 10.00, Red Cross Children’s Hospital, Lecture Theatre 3D.
Intermediate French with Geri Goldblatt – see course list.
Tours
On Derick Rule’s recent tour to Arniston, greatly enjoyed by all, a highlight was the visit to the local primary school in the fisherfolk village of Kassiesbaai. Funds from the tour were used to supply books, sweets and other gifts to the 160 children at the school. Undoubtedly a highlight for them and their teachers as well!
You can still enquire about the next trip to Sutherland – 23 June.
Contact Derick Rule:
Membership Fees
Joining up: U3A Cape Town membership fees for new and lapsedmembers are shown below.Please note that the “registration table” is open from 09:30 to 10:15 exactly....
1. Members on email or residing at WoodsideVillage, PinewoodVillage, Norfolk Place or Constantia Place:
If paid between January and June, R50 (R40 + joining fee R10);
If paid between July and October, R25 (half fees), and
If paid in November, R50 (full fees, validfor the following year).
2. Members requesting snail mail: If paid between January and June, R70 (R50 + surcharge R20); If paid between July and October, R35 (half fees), and If paid in November, R70 (full fees valid for the following year).
Existing members do not pay the R10 joining fee when renewing membership.
Preferably, pay at our meetings (cash accepted) or otherwise use an EFT rather than cheques or cash. If you deposit cash at a bank for us, please add an extra R8 – i.e. R58 / R48 / R33 / R78 / R43 / R68 or R38, whichever applies.
AN APPEAL: Please keep us notified of changes in your postal, telephone, fax or email contact details. Our website is: u3actown
Postal address: U3A, PO Box 785, Howard Place, 7450.
NATIONAL U3A CONTACTS
Athlone Len Smith
Atlantic SeaboardBonnie Davidson021 438
BlaauwbergIvar Drew 021 552 2953
BloemfonteinBernhardt Meyer
Cape TownEve Dunnell021 531
DurbanAngela Thistlethwaite
East LondonJohn Pearson043 740 3339
False BayPeter Rickards021 788 9469
George Sue Rijsdijk044 877 1180
GrahamstownMalcolm Hacksley082 6733916
GreytonGillian Kingston
HelderbergTony Searle021 856 2233
HowickRon Nicolson033 239 5131
JohannesburgMarcia Leveson011 880
JohannesburgEastAdee Varney
Johannesburg NorthBill Reynard 083 301 6520
KnysnaMick Furman
OudtshoornWilliam Gould044 279
OverbergAllan Powell028 316 1251
Plettenberg BayChristo Vlok044 533 5155
Port ElizabethChris Rhodes
Port AlfredTricia Border046 604
PretoriaGill Udal
TygerbergDaniel Smit 021 914 0157
Waterfall Hills (Jhb) John Marriott 011 260 6649
U3A CAPE TOWN : SERVICE PROVIDERS for the southern suburbs
Please note: U3A Cape Town cannot be held responsible for unsatisfactory service or loss.
Services are used at your own risk.
SERVICE / NAME & TELEPHONE / RECOMMENDED BY
Auto electrician (Westgate Auto Elec) / Scott/Luke Westgate 021 701 1378 / Norman Jobson 021 797 6527
Automated gates & garage doors / Chris Acton of Auto Access 082 727 0389 / Barbara Smith 021 715 0838
Brick paving / Greg and Berlinda Pinkney084 257 1422 / Finn K. Stender 021 797 3313
Car wash & valet (at your home) / Jacques 082 412 7959 / Linda & Luis Balona 021 794 2626
Computers@Home / Michiel Rozema 021 785 4479 / 083 488 3307 / Keith Young 021 761 9765
Domestic appliances spares & repairs / Ward Electrical & Refrigeration 021 701 5222 / Norman Jobson 021 797 6527
Electrician / Iain Semple 021 715 9538 / 082 814 9806 / Dagmar Gleiss-Forcioli 083 6618511
Electrician / Rob Egers 083 270 5564 / Adrienne Minnaar 021 797 4474
Gardener / Francis 073 327 8303 / Graham Thomas 021 715 2526
Garden Service / Aidan Butler 021 531 5342 / 079 984 7646 / Pat Cargill 021 696 5710
Hairdresser / Anne de Abreu 021 531 3556 / Carina le Grange 082 512 0278
Handyman / Michiel Stalling 073 561 3823 / Wouter v Warmelo 021 788 2987
Home appliance repair / Dave Kotze 021 510 0401 / 082 565 3668 / Linda & Luis Balona 021 794 2626
House/Pet Sitter / Gwyneth Phillips 083 709 6726 / Mary Debrick 021 531 4783
House sitter / Pam Martin 021 696 0955 / Anita Grant 021 683 1305
Mini-Movers (furniture, garden refuse, etc) / Faried 082 044 4061 / Joanna Hardie 021 761 5499
Paving (and general handyman) / Burton Cadle 078 1551 388 / Sylvia Schrire 021 671 6964
Plumber / Brian Michaels 021 674 1326 / Clyde Broster 021 531 9322
Plumber (Alston Plumbing) / Kieron Alston 079 111 4923 / Viv Jones 021 689 5861
Records & tapes converted to CD / David van der Schyff 021 689 3033 / Jean Harker 021 689 8854
Step By Step Renovators / Leslie or Frank Henry021 705 6763 / Brenda Wood 021 686 4793
Stress Care Massage (women only) / Cherie Maclean 082 922 8773 / Eve Dunnell 021 531 5604
Tree planting, removal, maintenance / Alec McKirdy 083 458 5410 / 021 715 4594 / Neil Papenfus 021 797 7959
TV (satellite, aerial installation, repairs) / Rael Yudelman of Supervision 021 713 2148 / Marjorie Bull 021 686 2074
Technician (intercoms, cctv monitors, etc) / Glenville Cupido of Cutronics 072 270 0084 / Myra Havenga 021 762 5108
Upholsterer (JP Miller Interiors) / 021 712 7109 / / Wendy Praetorius 021 797 5053
Vet (in Kirstenhof) / Shaun Avni 021 701 1247 / Linda & Luis Balona 021 794 2626
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