Monday 28 September 2015

Sci-Tech Programme now on line

The new season started today with a full house. Many new members came mostly it seems from Sarum U3A.
The wonderful but somewhat doom laden talk about Anti-Biotic Resistance was given by Prof Diane Newell who was a scientist in this area and is now a member of both the Winchester and Test Valley U3As and runs their Science groups.
From the start of the Anti-biotic era with penicillin there has been resistance to drugs. The squandering of their use has led to more and more resistance subsequently.
There are plans to improve a dire situation such as the Longitude project which is offering £10,000,000 for a solution specifically for GPs to be able to test rapidly for the particular bacterium affecting a patient. This currently takes a week and is too expensive to do. So doctors prescribe wide spectrum anti-biotics that are being more resistant all the time.

October 26th meeting will be at the Salisbury Fire Station at 10 am for a tour and a talk on the latest fire appliances and their technical details. This will be a free event I believe.

There are still some blank times in the programme and I would be grateful for any talks member could offer or for information about suitable outside speakers. Peter Read 01722 501218 or peterjread@ntlworld.com. Thanks in anticipation!

The Programme is found on the

Tuesday 22 September 2015

NADFAS FREE Talk 2 October


Drawing as a Language - Message from Christopher Browne

  • This is, I think a very special course, because it reveals Drawing as a Language
  • That is, just like any other language: so one can learn its vocabulary, grammar and syntax and then use it or read it - more or less fluently – without even requiring the special aptitude magically labelled Talent! 
  • I may have made it sound like hard work, but all it requires is to concentrate a bit and keep an open mind.
  • The group has a small faithful following, but it has lost members due to health, moving away and so on. It is important to recruit now because I am losing my own workshop where we have been meeting and I need to know how many to cater for at the new venue that I am trying to arrange.

I am happy for you to offer my contact details where appropriate. 
Christopher Browne 01722.331972 christopherbr@waitrose.com