AGM for U3A group

WHITWICK and District U3A will hold its monthly General Meeting on Friday, July 21.

The U3A offers companionship through learning and social activities to retired people.

Members are involved in a wide range of Interest Groups, all based on the self-help ethos. Group Leaders and others will be on hand at the General Meeting to answer questions and pass on information. Members and visitors are assured of a warm welcome.

The speaker at the July Meeting will be Tim Coltman and his subject is William Coltman VC.

Tim will be telling us about his great-grandfather, William Howard Coltman, the most highly decorated noncommissioned officer of WWI.

A native of Burton upon Trent, Bill Coltman was a committed Christian and refused to fight.

The story of how he won the Victoria Cross; the Distinguished Conduct Medal (twice) and the Military Medal (also twice) promises to be a fascinating one.

To listen to Tim and find out more about Whitwick and District U3A, come along to St. David’s Church Hall, Broom Leys, Coalville LE67 4RL. Please arrive at 1.45pm for a 2pm start.

The U3A is a non-religious and non-political organisation: everyone is welcome.

Alternatively, visit our comprehensive website, www.whitwicku3a.org. uk, where details of our friendly and thriving U3A can be found.