{"id":9499,"date":"2018-10-04T23:10:59","date_gmt":"2018-10-04T22:10:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wtu3a.org.uk\/wp\/?page_id=9499"},"modified":"2026-03-17T22:14:43","modified_gmt":"2026-03-17T22:14:43","slug":"useful-info","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.wtu3a.org.uk\/wp\/useful-info\/","title":{"rendered":"Useful Info"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Here are some links to general information that some of our members may find useful, along with details of the WTu3a Recommended Tradespeople<\/strong> information.<\/span><\/p>\n

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WTu3a Recommended Tradespeople<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

This is useful information for WTu3a members who may be looking for a recommended tradesperson to do a particular job. \u00a0Contact Rosemary Williams at recommended@wtu3a.org.uk<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Aylesbury Shopmobility<\/a><\/p>\n

Shopmobillity is a free local service for people needing, scooters, wheelchairs and other mobility aids to use around Aylesbury town centre.\u00a0<\/p>\n

For a small fee they also hire travel scooters and wheelchairs for longer term hire for use at home, after hospital treatment, holidays, coach trips etc. \u00a0They can give advice and training to anyone who has not used the equipment before.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Shopmobility can be found on the lower ground floor of Upper Hundreds car park in Upper Hundreds Way. \u00a0You need to book in advance and register with them. Opening hours are: Monday – Friday 9.30am to 5pm.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Telephone: 01296 336725 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/a>Email: shopmobility.av@buckinghamshire.gov.uk<\/a><\/p>\n

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SCAMS<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Find out about the latest scams by signing up to Which? Scam Alerts email. \u00a0Also if you become aware of a scam let Which? know using their scam sharer tool.<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

National Insurance number Scam<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Action Fraud<\/a> have reported many victims receiving an automated telephone call telling them their \u201cNational Insurance number has been compromised\u201d and in order to fix this and get a new number, the victim needs to \u201cpress 1 on their handset to be connected to the caller\u201d. <\/span><\/p>\n

Keeping your money safe<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Keep yourself, friends and family aware and avoid the risk of being a victim of a scam\/fraud.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Courier Fraud<\/a><\/strong> – Thames Valley Police advise you how to protect yourself from Courier Fraud<\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"Scams<\/a><\/strong> – Thames Valley Police – Little book of Big Scams<\/a>
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\"\"Cyber scams<\/strong><\/a> – Thames Valley Police – Little book of Cyber scams.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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Banking and Pension Fraud<\/strong><\/a> – Thames Valley Police advise you on how to be aware of potential fraud.<\/span><\/p>\n

Report Phishing emails<\/strong><\/a>: \u00a0You can now report suspicious Phishing emails to the Suspicious Email Reporting Service (SERS) at\u00a0report@phishing.gov.uk<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Martin Lewis<\/strong><\/a> – Stop Scams and phishing<\/span><\/p>\n

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TV Licensing Scam<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0
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On-line shopping safety<\/a> <\/strong>– Thames Valley Police advise you how to be aware of on-line shopping scams.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Keep connected –\u00a0It’s good to talk!\u00a0<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Video calling took on special significance in 2020, but which service is right for you to stay in touch with your friends and family? \u00a0 \u00a0Here is a run down of the technology available, courtesy of an article in the u3a Matters magazine (Summer 2020 issue). \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Health – Drink more water! \u00a0Good advice for the over 60’s.<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

“Drink a glass of water and share”<\/a>\u00a0 Image
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Home<\/strong> Fire Risk Check<\/strong><\/a> – FREE\u00a0basic assessment of the fire risks in your home\u00a0and any alarms the Fire Service provide and fit during that check, are entirely FREE.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Free OpenLearn Courses<\/a><\/strong> – Produced by The Open University, a world leader in open and distance learning, all OpenLearn courses are free to study.<\/span><\/p>\n

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M.O.T. Reminder<\/a> <\/strong>– sign up for a reminder when your MOT is due.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Railcards<\/a> <\/strong>– Railcards allow you to purchase a train ticket at a reduced rate, typically 1\/3 off the price of an adult fare.<\/span><\/p>\n

Trainline<\/a><\/strong> \u00a0–\u00a0Trainline can help you save on train tickets for your next rail journey. You can find information and book train tickets from local trips to further afield.<\/span><\/p>\n

Priority Services<\/strong> Register (Gas & Electricity)<\/strong><\/a> – Get extra support from your energy supplier.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Aylesbury Waterside<\/strong> – ATG Theatre Card<\/strong><\/a> – Various discounts available for ATG membership card holders.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Keep connected –\u00a0It’s good to talk!\u00a0<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Video calling took on special significance in 2020, but which service is right for you to stay in touch with your friends and family? \u00a0 \u00a0Here is a run down of the technology available, courtesy of an article in the u3a Matters magazine (Summer 2020 issue). \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Health – Drink more water! \u00a0Good advice for the over 60’s.<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

“Drink a glass of water and share”<\/a>\u00a0 Image
by thenext28days<\/a> is licensed under CC BY 2.0<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Older Drivers Forum<\/a> <\/strong>– The Older Drivers Forum is about keeping mature motorists on the road safely for longer.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\"\"<\/strong><\/a>The Bucks Older Peoples Action Group <\/strong><\/a>(BOPAG) is an independent, non-political, voluntary organisation made up of representatives from groups around the county and interested individuals<\/span><\/p>\n

Their core message is Positive Ageing and through their directory<\/a>, they can help provide older people with information which supports them to lead healthy, active and independent lives, consult with older people, find out what their issues are, and then do something about resolving those issues.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\"\"Are you looking after someone who cannot manage without you because they are ill, frail or have a disability? \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Visit\u00a0www.carersbucks.org<\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0Contact: Phone 0300 777 2722 or email mail@carersbucks.org<\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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If you have any other useful contact information to add to the above list that may be of interest to our members, please let us know at webmaster@wtu3a.org.uk<\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Here are some links to general information that some of our members may find useful, along with details of the WTu3a Recommended Tradespeople information. WTu3a Recommended Tradespeople\u00a0 This is useful information for WTu3a members who may be looking for a recommended tradesperson to do a particular job. \u00a0Contact Rosemary Williams at recommended@wtu3a.org.uk. \u00a0 \u00a0 Aylesbury […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":25,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-9499","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-06-22 12:16:48","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wtu3a.org.uk\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9499","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wtu3a.org.uk\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wtu3a.org.uk\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wtu3a.org.uk\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/25"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wtu3a.org.uk\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9499"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/www.wtu3a.org.uk\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9499\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":21882,"href":"https:\/\/www.wtu3a.org.uk\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9499\/revisions\/21882"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wtu3a.org.uk\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9499"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}