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National u3a Newsletter – 🌦May 2021🌦
The 🌦May 2021🌦 newsletter includes:
This month’s u3a radio podcast highlights the writing talent with a focus on Poetry, Prose and Plays.
Extreme – Paddleboarding – 6th or 14th July Watermead Lake
Choice of two 90 minute sessions at 17:00 on either Tuesday 6 July or Wednesday 14 Jul 2021 (Limited to 8 per session). They supply everything.
For such events we normally collect cheques (remember them?) mostly at general sessions, but they are happy to take cash (remember that?) on the day. (Don’t panic if the “Stand-Up” bit puts you off – you won’t be forced into a vertical position). All the details can be found in the attached flyer here.
WTu3a Newsletter – May 2021
Read it here.
Our next meeting will be on Zoom on Thursday 27th May.
The talk is on Scam Awareness and Pamela Hayton, a Community Banker from the NatWest, will speak about how to keep yourself from falling victim to ever more sophisticated fraud or scams.
Click the link here to see details of Speakers planned for our General Meetings from May to November 2021 via Zoom and at the Rugby Club once Government restrictions are lifted.
National u3a Newsletter Express 😊
This u3a Newsletter Express asks for u3a members help by completing the survey on Ageism and Fashion. Click the link here.
Latest Thames Valley u3a events
Details have been now been published for the following events on the Thames Valley Network calendar:
NEW
Friday, 28th May at 2.30pm on Zoom – Maytime QUIZ
Friday, 4th June at 10.30am on Zoom – The British Prime Minister, a President in all but name
Thursday, 10th June at 10.30am on Zoom – The Lady and the Generals
Friday, 16th June at 10.30am on Zoom – Fighting Franco
Full details below:
‘TICKETSOURCE’ icon immediately below the event on the TVN website. You will receive an acknowledgement immediately and the Zoom link a few days before the event.
The full list of events currently available to book are shown below:
Updated – Thames Valley Network u3a events
Details have been now been published for the following events on the Thames Valley Network calendar:
Friday 14th May at 10.30 on Zoom – The History of Gardening – part 1
Dr David Marsh is the speaker for this 4-lecture event. The first two lectures today will look at when and how the interest in gardening began and where the plants in our gardens came from originally. The remaining two lectures will follow next week in Part 2 (separate flyer).
The cost for this talk is £1 per device. Full details of the event can be found on this flyer. The closing date for applications is Monday, 10th May.
NEW – Tuesday 18th May 10.30 a.m. on Zoom – Gershwin and his music
Full details of the event can be found on this flyer. The fee for the event is £2.00 per device. The closing date for applications is Thursday, 11th May 2021.
Friday 21st May at 10.30 on Zoom – The History of Gardening – part 2
The two final lectures look at the growth of interest amongst the 19th century middle class, how technology changed the face of our gardens and how the mass media has changed gardening in the 20th century.
The cost for this talk is £1 per device. Full details of the event can be found on this flyer. The closing date for applications is Monday, 17th May.
NEW – Friday 4th June at 10.30 on Zoom – The British Prime Minister, a President in all but name
This presentation by Mark Lovett, will concentrate on the 20th / 21st Centuries:- how the role evolved, how the personalities involved created new precedents for others to follow.
This talk is free of charge. Full details of the event can be found on this flyer. The closing date for applications is Monday, 31st May.
‘TICKETSOURCE’ icon immediately below the event on the TVN website. You will receive an acknowledgement immediately and the Zoom link a few days before the event.
The full list of events currently available to book are shown below:
