u3a National Newsletter – February 2022

The u3a National newsletter for February is available here.  As usual there is plenty to read, take part in and enjoy. Including:

February’s u3a Radio Podcast – Episode 15 – 40th Anniversary, Racketball, Aberfan.

Members can listen to it on Apple, Spotify, Google Podcasts – and it is still available in captioned video form on YouTube.

u3a Tutorials

u3a has joined forces with Specsavers to share the skills and knowledge of older adults in a new series of videos. 

The #GenerationWOW campaign features the celebrity Steph McGovern as she learns how to paint a landscape from her father Eamonn. Other videos show Sherburn & Villages u3a member Margaret creating a flower centrepiece using a shop bought bouquet and Edinburgh u3a member Judith explaining the benefits of laughter yoga. Watch the videos on the hub now

You can find lots of events on our online events page.  Here is a sample:

The Climate Crisis – Some Solutions  – Wednesday,  23rd March, 10.30am.

Celebrate Spring, Live Cookery demonstration – Thursday 31st March, 10.30am

In this real-time demonstration Chef Alex from “Vegetarian for Life” will be cooking up 3 delicious dishes. These perfect recipes to celebrate spring are all vegetarian or easily made vegan.

As usual check the website regularly for the latest news, tutorials and events, some of which are listed below. Our ongoing initiatives are continuing so have a look at our learning pages to see everything that you can get involved in.

For previous editions of the national newsletter, see the newsletter archive.  Did you know that you can sign up to receive the national u3a monthly newsletter direct to your email inbox?  If you wish to do this, please complete the form on the U3A website here.