Issue 31
Autumn 2008
Everyone has stories to tell, from their life or from the lives of their parents
or grandparents. These are the stories, (true stories!) that you have told and retold
over the years at various get-
These can be stories that evoke a period and describe a lifestyle very different from now. They can cover anything which was significant in your life ….home life, childhood, war time, evacuation, heroism, tragedy as well as adventure, young adulthood, joy, courtship and marriage. They can also be tales of your parents’ and grandparents’ life.
The idea would be to collect these stories on a web site and to select one or two for insertion in Stray News each issue.
The stories would have to be submitted online and be no more than, say 400 words with a subject and a title. (There would be no reason you could not submit several entries over time). You could choose to give your full name, or just a first name or remain anonymous.
If you are interested in this idea, please contact me, by Email
Esme Paterson
The Bowes Museum at Barnard Castle in Teesdale is housed in a spectacular building designed in the style of an ornate French Chateau. It houses splendid permanent collections of paintings, furniture, ceramics, textiles and silverware and hosts visiting art collections.
We are planning a coach trip to the Bowes Museum via Richmond on Saturday 20th June 2009. This will be an all day trip departing Harrogate at 10am and returning at 6.45pm. Pick up points at Trinity Church, Harrogate and York Place, Knaresborough.
For more details, a full itinerary and an application form to secure your place
Email:
The total cost of this visit is likely to be between £20.00 and £16.00 per person to include return coach trip, museum entry and guided tour. A cheque deposit of £10.00 payable to “Harrogate U3A” is required from each participant accompanied by a completed application form (available from Brian).
No further bookings will be taken after 1st March 2009 and cancellations will not be accepted after that date, unless there are exceptional circumstances.
In the unlikely event, that there is insufficient interest in this visit to cover the cost of coach hire the trip will be cancelled and your deposit will be refunded in full.
Further information about the Bowes Museum is available at www.thebowesmuseum.org.uk
