The U3A has three new national subject advisers to help group leaders. They are: Mike Fox, who will be dealing with military history (mike.fox2@ntlworld.com); Andrew Lloyd, adviser for petanque (petanque@btinternet.com); and Ray Solly, responsible for poetry (dr.rsolly_author@btinternet.com). Isabel Markham is stepping down after many years advising on geology. Her replacement is Martyn Bradley, who takes over as adviser for geology/earth sciences (martynbradley@gmail.com).