Helen Sawyer Locum Group Leader

Mobile: 07949 499801 email: cesca1952@icloud.com

Meet on the 4th Monday of the month, 2 pm. At the Parish Council Offices, Stanhope Avenue. Woodhall Spa.

You can sign up at the full WSPU3A monthly meeting on the interest sheet or contact me direct by the either mobile number or email listed above.

Meetings this year -

DATE 2026	TOPIC	PRESENTER
JANUARY 26th	The benefit of essential oils Stress and anxiety - Headaches and migraines - Sleep and insomnia. Reducing inflammation - Antibiotic and antimicrobial.	Jean Shafto
FEBRUARY 23rd	Below Zero An overview of time working for the British Arctic Survey - a story of two halves!	David Blake
MARCH 23th	Out with the old, and in with the new. Material Science - looks at advances in many fields including robotics, space, energy and synthetic biology.	Paul Membrey
APRIL 27TH	The Pleasure of Finding Things Out. Richard Feynman was a renowned, plain speaking Physicist. He worked with Oppenheimer on the development of the atomic bomb. He also sorted out the real reason behind the American Challenger disaster.	David Spratt
MAY Date to be Arranged	Tempus Fugit (2) As the 25th is a Bank Holiday a visit (TBA) to the Museum of Time Keeping. Upton Hall near Nottinghamshire,	Group Outing lead by Helen Sawyer
JUNE 22nd	The Brain and Language A follow on from last year's topic on how the brain works, this time looking at how we speak and remember words.	Jacqueline Peppiatt
JULY 27th	Nature conservation Looking at how Lincolnshire is forging ahead with re-wilding projects such as Doddington Hall. There may be a guest speaker from Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust,	John Watt
AUGUST 24th	BANK HOLIDAY - No Meeting
SEPTEMBER 28th	Practical Science - Hands on Aerodynamics Lean a little on the how things fly! There maybe be a guest speaker or video plus overview by Michael Casterton. Note: There maybe be a visit to the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight Visitors Centre or similar.	Helen Sawyer
OCTOBER 26th	TBA	TBA
NOVEMBER 23rd	Though the lens of Time. An overview of photography through the ages, how lenses worked in the past, present and what could be in the future.	Nigel Eborall
DECEMBER TBA - but no prizes in guessing!	The most welcome presentation of all - The Christmas Meal!	Group Activity

We are a group of like minded people with an interest and curiosity in all aspects of science, a subject and a field that continues to have a significant impact on our understanding of the human body, the environment, our daily lives, the world, and the universe. In current times, science has taken on the role of responding to global challenges and societal needs.

Science in all its forms is a subject that is just as challenging as it is fascinating!!

“There are in fact two things, science and opinion; the former begets knowledge, the latter ignorance.” – Hippocrates

At our monthly meetings members sometimes research and present a topic of interest to them and through contributions from other members on the subject has resulted in other topics of interest emerging.

We recently visited Lincoln recycling plant to see how paper, plastic, tin and glass are dealt with and PolyPipe in Horncastle to observed the process from start to finish of turning used white plastic milk bottles into lengths of various sized plastic pipes.

We are open to looking at, researching and discussing a wide range of topics with a scientific bent. Our group consists of members from diverse backgrounds, we do not delve too deeply into the technical nitty gritty of topics but enough to give an overview and understanding of it and I hope stimulate curiosity to explore further, so everyone can participate at a level they feel comfortable with.

If you are interested in joining us and stimulating your “ little grey cells”. I am sure you’ll enjoy yourself, learn something new on the way and have a few laughs, living up-to the u3a motto……..

learn, laugh and live.