IGO March 25 News Extra

Still to come

I hope you enjoy the read.

• Writing Fiction – mainly short stories 
• Great albums of the Sixties 
• Historical Writers 

Introductory Meeting

• Italian - Tuesday 25 March at 5pm

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New Group - What are you watching?

First Sunday in the Month 2-3.30pm

Tastes in what people watch on TV differ widely.  We decide individually what we want to watch. At our meetings, each member of the group talks about what they have been watching - fiction, documentary, wildlife crime, comedy or whatever. The other members can then exchange views about it. Sometimes, the group may decide that they will all watch a programme which has been discussed and explore it further 

Julian, group leader

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• 19 March - Military History - The Balkan Wars - The Rigby Jones Brothers

• 20 March - World History - India Foundation talk

• 25 March - Geology - Anglesey

• 31 March - Family history for beginners - Census Returns

• 31 March - Social History - Witchcraft

• 1 April - 40 question quiz - Board Games, Tabletop Games

• 2 April - British Cementaries - the work of the National Federation of Cemetery Friends

• 7 April  - Science and Technology - Why Hydrogen?

• 8 April - Read Write Discuss - All things English

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Introductory meeting scheduled for Tuesday 25th March at 5pm

Coffee and Conversation - Leaders - Helen and Fergus

Next meetings and times plus conversation openers:

• 27th March, 3pm, A game you play or watch

• 7th April, 10am, Elder Orphans

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1. In the Roman calendar there were three phases of the moon depicting times of the month - Kalends around the first day - Nones around the fifth to the seventh day - Ides around the thirteenth to the fifteenth day. What makes the Ides of March particularly portentous?

2. In the 1865 book Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland the illustrator was John Tenniel - his March Hare appears with straw around the head - straw like this  commonly depicted what type of behavior?

3. What are the two Counties which make up the English border in the Welsh Marches?

4. What was the real name of George Eliot who wrote Middlemarch in 8 installments during the 1870s?

5. March of the Mods was a dance craze in the mid 1960s - which British band leader made a record of the same title?

Answers at the end

Naming your screen when zooming with IGO 

The u3a trust advises members to name their screen in one of two ways

Your full name, OR Your first name and your IGO membership number

For me that would be Helen Titherington OR Helen 2279.

This helps Group Leaders to identify all the people in meetings and makes meetings more secure.

My zoom account is installed on my IPAD and I have two ways of making and editing my Display Name 

• Via my account profile - this sets my display name for all future meetings until I decide on an edit
• During a meeting I can click on participants at the bottom of the screen, find my name and tap rename to change it - but this only lasts for the duration of that particular meeting

Renewing Your Membership

Every member gets 4 renewal notices around this time of year including this one - the annual fee is £12

Ask for help if you find this difficult

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A reminder for group leaders regarding sending emails to group members:

PLEASE always use your admin in Beacon access  

• Click on groups then your group then members 
• Then at the top click Select those you want to email and at the bottom click Do with Selected then you will see your email page waiting for your message
• When you have completed your message REMEMBER to push the send button …
• To check whether your email has been sent and delivered click on the email delivery option on the admin home page.

Members should join AND leave groups by accessing the members Beacon portal themselves - then click on their group in the A to Z listing and follow the instructions

If a member has difficulty doing this they should contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 

Brain Teaser Answers

1. The Ides of March fell on the first full moon of the new year which was felt to portent great significance

2. Madness

3. Herefordshire and Shropshire

4. Mary Ann Evans

5. Joe Loss 

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