Take your partners…
Fancy a night out?
Then come along to a Ceilidh at the club on Friday, July, 17, 7.30 – 10 pm.
Numbers are limited so don’t miss out, book your place here
Sid is back…..
A reminder that our next Speaker Meeting is Wednesday, July 1, at 10.30am at Withnell Fold Sports & Social Club, PR6 8BA.
Our Speaker is Sid Calderbank who will tell us about the Lancashire Cotton Famine (1861-65) – How we survived the American civil war.
Sid gave us a talk a couple of years back about Lancashire dialect which proved a very entertaining morning and he is a mine of information about Lancashire.
Please arrive around 10.15am for a prompt start at 10.30am. Entry is £2 which can be paid either by cash or by using the card machine.
Level access to the clubhouse is available, just let Lynne Robinson know if you need assistance. If a car park space needs to be reserved for you next to the venue please let me know. Otherwise parking is in the usual places.
Calling all Scrabble players
When what evolved into the Canasta and Bridge Group started it was originally intended to include a range of indoor games, cards, board games and so on.
As time has passed the group has focused only on Bridge and Canasta as this is everyone’s interest
A number of members have asked if Scrabble could be included, which of course it can.
Anyone interested in joining the group to play Scrabble should email Paul Brooking using the link below Go to the Canasta and Bridge Group and complete the Message panel
The group meets on the 1st and 3rd Thursday of the month at Withnell Fold S&S Club, 13.30 – 15.30.
As I’m sure you all know we only need two Scrabble players to get started.
Sun shines on SOS
After dark clouds and showers the SOS group was lucky on their ramble in Ceurden Park – obviously before the heatwave!.
The ducks ad geese were treated to a mid morning brunch before the group headed to the Park Café for a well earned elevenses at noon!
Thanks to Doug for being the leader of the gang.
All the Bs for the walking group
It was a trek to Bilsborrow and Brocks Bottom …..
Debbie’s been busy……
Debbie Pope who runs the Power of the Mind group is also a devotee of local heritage and here she talks about a new Brinscall and Withnell Heritage Trail which she was instrumental in setting up.
Those living in Brinscall may have noticed a new information board which has recently appeared at the junction of School Lane and Railway Road. This highlights the new Brinscall and Withnell Heritage Trail.
In December, I was contacted by Councillor Margaret France to see if I would be interested in joining a team to develop a local heritage trail as there was a small grant available for community impact projects from Chorley Council. Two Chorley Town heritage trails were already in existence, and it was hoped to extend this project to the villages surrounding Chorley.
For the past 10 years, I have run the ‘Friends of Brinscall and Withnell Villages’ Facebook page – a local history site which celebrates the local area. I write a short history blog most weeks, incorporating wider historical information and photos from the past. Many local people have shared their memories in the comments of these posts and I have been overwhelmed with the generosity of those who have shared stories, photos and artefacts.
Using existing information from these posts, I compiled a list of different points of interest and developed walking trails of 1, 2 or 3 miles to hopefully, provide a nice walk around Brinscall and Withnell villages, with more than 30 historical points of interest to read about along the way. The information board at the bottom of School Lane and Railway Road in Brinscall, contains a QR code which links to a digital leaflet (see link below).
A thousand leaflets will also be distributed to schools, churches and businesses. The leaflet has been designed not just to complement the existing Chorley Town leaflets, but also to allow scope to extend to other local villages in the future. The digital leaflet and the extended information file can be found on the Chorley Heritage Group website at:
https://www.chorleyheritagecentre.co.uk/content/brinscall-and-withnell-heritage-trail
Scroll down and click on the pdf files containing the leaflet and a separate file with extended information.
A big thank you
There is a hard working group of people in your U3A who make sure all the groups work like clockwork. They are the convenors who organise all your groups. So it is fitting that they are getting a big thank you from the committee with a Convenors’ Afternoon Tea at the clubhouse on July 23.
Harsha’s recipe
Delicious and easy to make Thepla- spicy flatbreads to add to any menu.
Ingredients
One cup whole wheat flower
A quarter cup of buckwheat flour and besan flour
One cup fresh fenugreek and fresh spinach finely chopped
One teaspoon each of fresh ginger paste, fresh garlic paste and fresh green chilli paste
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
Half a cup of natural yogurt
Salt to taste
One teaspoon sesame seeds
Half teaspoon turmeric powder
About half a cup of slightly warmed milk
Method
Mix the flours, vegetables, garlic ginger and chilli pastes, salt and turmeric in a large bowl. Add the oil and rub gently until everything is mixed. Now add the yogurt and mix well. Slowly add as much milk as you require to make a smooth dough which is quite soft. Cover and leave to rest for about 20 minutes.
Divide the dough into golf sized balls. Roll out each ball thinly using flour for dusting.
Heat a shallow pan and place the rolled out dough on the pan. Brushing some oil cook the bread until lightly speckled brown on both sides.(Usually takes around half a minute on each side) Use with a curry or alongside a salad or even a cup of tea. These freeze very well with foil or grease proof paper in between each flatbread.)
Get your u3a online
Interest Groups Online (IGO) is the u3a movement’s national online community — a virtual equivalent of a local u3a but entirely online. Like all u3a activities, IGO groups are member-led and member-run, offering a friendly, informal space to learn, share and socialise from the comfort of home.
- A wide range of interest groups, covering subjects such as languages, history, music, literature, science, creative writing, technology and much more. Many groups are interactive, and members are encouraged to take turns sharing skills, leading discussions or presenting topics that interest them. The ethos is informal learning for fun and shared fulfilment, not for qualifications or taught courses.
- IGO members also have access to u3a’s broader national online learning programme, which includes additional talks, workshops and competitions open to all u3a and IGO members. Annual fee £12 join. Go to https://www.u3a.org.uk/what-we-do/learning/interest-groups-online/how-to-join-igo for more information.
Don’t forget the drop in!
It’s a great way to meet old and new members. It is free as it is included in your membership fee. Come along for a proper brew – and biscuits! From 11 am until noon at the clubhouse at Withnell Fold Sports and Social Club on Wednesdays. Please check the online calendar.
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