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THE COLLEGE OF THE THIRD AGE….

...has a “History and Interest” group which meets at the Community Hall on Cleveland Road from 1.00pm to 3.00pm on Wednesdays.  Most, but not all, of the talks are on history subjects, and new members are very welcome.  We have tea and yummy cakes and biscuits, as well as ending each term with a meal out.  And we learn some really weird stuff!

 

One of our regular speakers is a local historian and musician, who tells us a bit of history, and then sings a song about it.  Another regular speaker amused/scared us with tales about graveyards and the stories behind some strange inscriptions on graves.  On another visit he explained the meanings of place names e.g. Ramsbottom is “the valley where the wild garlic grows”.  (Garlic is also known as Ramsons.)

 

A recent talk was about a journey the speaker and his wife took from here to Cornwall – paying nothing because they used their bus passes!  The amount of work needed, studying maps, bus timetables etc. must have been enormous.  We’ve also had the history of Blackley, a trip through the Canadian Arctic, and how to make “fascinators”! 

 

Never a dull moment – come and join us!  TN Nov 2024

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I have been attending classes at C3A for many years.  I started after I retired to fulfil a need to keep my brain active and an opportunity to socialise with a group of very friendly, like-minded people.

 

The group I attend is titled “History and Interest”.  As the title suggests this covers a variety of subjects including topics about history and topics relating to the world around us.  We have speakers who are knowledgeable about their subject.

 

I find this class both enjoyable and interesting.  KH Nov 2024