I joined  Burton-on-Trent U3A last (late) summer. I wanted to get into the photographic group. The sad thing was, they were full. However, I started a new group by taking on the waiting list, we now have a membership of 5 persons, there is another interested party who came to see us. I think she is very interested.


We had a general meeting on Tuesday for all members of all groups. There was a demonstration of potting. It turned out to be the terracotta type, not the gardening variety, but it was very interesting & entertaining.We were all asked to make a small plaque with the clay they provided. Having made the plaque, we then had to add an initial & an icon of our interest in the space left. These were then collected. Whilst the hubby half gave us a talk, his wife was busy working in a large steel bowl. We did not know what she was doing, we had to wait & see. She eventually gave him permission to stop speaking, & produced her work. It has been taken "home" to their workshop to dry out before firing. We then can keep it as a present for fund-raising purposes raffle/sale, whatever. I hope to photo the finished article when it has been fired.