There is a lot of information in this month’s newsletter so go and get yourself a drink before you start reading!
OK, you ready…Mary Duly wants to let you know she is organising a Plant Swap – if anyone has cuttings or plants they would like to swap, we will be running a plant swap stall at the November (26th) Monthly Meeting. So get gardening and pot
As you may be aware I have been writing the newsletter since we first started this U3A. I do regularly get feedback from readers but it has more to do with the jokes then the content! From this month we are trying a new approach
Please read on and 
stop sighing: we have to have them and they have to follow a certain format. Those people who have attended previous ones will know that I try to keep them brief, succinct and concise. Those people who have read this last sentence will know that all three adjectives are synonyms: that is to show you how quick it will be!
Oh I am sooooooo excited as 
I have proof that at least a few of you actually read the newsletter! As a result of my pleas last month we have had some good results: we have some prospective holidays to tell you about, we have had several people want to join the committee (so I now have to look up the rules about voting and elections). The trip to the Globe theatre next week is now oversubscribed and the only disappointment is no one is prepared to step forward and help organise the visiting churches group. This is sad because it was a popular group
It will soon be October, which is the second autumn month. It is the time for the countryside to start its annual hibernation, when English apples are abundant, the weather turns a bit iffy and the nights draw in. You depressed yet? Well, how about if I tell you the shops are putting their Christmas displays out, there are only 94 days (at the time of writing) to the big event….and you will have to listen to festive carols for most of them! The good news is that there are still things going on between now and Christmas and adventures for you to have…so please do not slit your throats just yet. Maybe you can join one of the U3A activities you have not yet experienced and meet new friends, laugh, and enjoy the distraction form the ‘festive’ hype all around. Of course
I thought that since the school holidays are upon us and a lot of members were doing extra duties in the child minding department, I would find a suitable photo which encompasses doting grandparents let loose on unsuspecting offspring….how did I do?
On a more serious note, I was sent this warning by email the other day which, I personally, am taking very seriously: A Warning about Shampoo. Don’t wash your hair in the shower. It involves the shampoo