{"id":19478,"date":"2024-05-20T11:33:50","date_gmt":"2024-05-20T10:33:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wtu3a.org.uk\/wp\/?p=19478"},"modified":"2024-06-15T13:27:43","modified_gmt":"2024-06-15T12:27:43","slug":"wtu3a-newsletter-may-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wtu3a.org.uk\/wp\/newsletter\/wtu3a-newsletter-may-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"WTu3a Newsletter &#8211; May 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"19478\" class=\"elementor elementor-19478\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3d9f3c72 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3d9f3c72\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-21fda3c8\" data-id=\"21fda3c8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cb2ae5c elementor-widget elementor-widget-eael-fancy-text\" data-id=\"cb2ae5c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"eael-fancy-text.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t<div  class=\"eael-fancy-text-container style-1\" data-fancy-text-id=\"cb2ae5c\" data-fancy-text=\"|May Newsletter|May Newsletter|May Newsletter\" data-fancy-text-transition-type=\"typing\" data-fancy-text-speed=\"50\" data-fancy-text-delay=\"2500\" data-fancy-text-cursor=\"\" data-fancy-text-loop=\"yes\" data-fancy-text-action=\"page_load\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"eael-fancy-text-prefix\">The <\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"eael-fancy-text-cb2ae5c\" class=\"eael-fancy-text-strings solid-color\">\n\t\t\t\t<noscript>\n\t\t\t\t\tMay Newsletter, May Newsletter, May Newsletter\t\t\t\t<\/noscript>\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"eael-fancy-text-suffix\"> is now available!  <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div><!-- close .eael-fancy-text-container -->\n\n\t<div class=\"clearfix\"><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-92a547c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"92a547c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-7562\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wtu3a.org.uk\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/Newsletter-header-image-e1513187870761-300x168.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"248\" height=\"139\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wtu3a.org.uk\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/Newsletter-header-image-e1513187870761-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wtu3a.org.uk\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/Newsletter-header-image-e1513187870761-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.wtu3a.org.uk\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/Newsletter-header-image-e1513187870761-768x431.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.wtu3a.org.uk\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/Newsletter-header-image-e1513187870761-1024x575.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.wtu3a.org.uk\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/Newsletter-header-image-e1513187870761.jpg 1348w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 248px) 100vw, 248px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Our newsletter for May has now been published. Read all the news <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wtu3a.org.uk\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/WTu3a-Newsletter-May-2024.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The next general meeting is on\u00a0<strong>Thursday 23<sup>rd<\/sup> May,<\/strong>\u00a0starting with the AGM, and followed with a talk entitled \u201c<strong>Jenner and his vaccine\u201d<\/strong><strong>. \u00a0 <\/strong>The story of the development of vaccination is more complicated than you may think and our speaker <em>Steve Bacon<\/em> explains how Jenner developed the technique and how he got it accepted by society.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wtu3a.org.uk\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/SummerLunch-Poster-July24.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-19470 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wtu3a.org.uk\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/SummerLunch-Poster-July24-212x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"212\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wtu3a.org.uk\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/SummerLunch-Poster-July24-212x300.jpg 212w, https:\/\/www.wtu3a.org.uk\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/SummerLunch-Poster-July24-106x150.jpg 106w, https:\/\/www.wtu3a.org.uk\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/SummerLunch-Poster-July24.jpg 594w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 212px) 100vw, 212px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This year the Summer Lunch is on Thursday 25th July (and we are hoping for better weather this year!). \u00a0There will be no speaker that day, but instead, a fabulous lunch will be provided by Lynne Padgett and her team of helpers, along with afternoon entertainment with the Folk, Blues and Beyond Group and the Handbell Ringers. \u00a0This is a members only event and a ticket is required. Details on the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wtu3a.org.uk\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/SummerLunch-Poster-July24.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">flyer<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The fee is \u00a35 per person and tickets will be on sale at the May and June General Meetings. \u00a0If you are not able to attend the meetings to buy your ticket, you can pay by bank transfer (Bank: \u00a0NatWest, Sort code: 60-01-31, Account number: 50853236 \u2013 Ref: Lunch) or by cheque, please contact Sarah Gunn at <a href=\"mailto:summerlunch@wtu3a.org.uk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">summerlunch@wtu3a.org.uk<\/a>\u00a0for details.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Remember \u2013 it\u2019s Membership Subscription Renewal time \u2013 thank you to all those who have already paid and for those that haven\u2019t yet done so, the details of how to pay are on the newsletter and website. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Future Speakers<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Click the link\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wtu3a.org.uk\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/Speakers-for-WTu3a-General-Meetings-May24-April25.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>\u00a0to see details of Speakers planned for our General Meetings at the Rugby Club until November 2024. \u00a0Contact Carol Johnson on\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:speakersecretary@wtu3a.org.uk\">speakersecretary@wtu3a.org.uk<\/a>\u00a0if you have any suggestions for a future speaker.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b3098de elementor-widget elementor-widget-eael-content-ticker\" data-id=\"4b3098de\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"eael-content-ticker.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"eael-ticker-wrap\" id=\"eael-ticker-wrap-4b3098de\"><div class=\"ticker-badge\">\n                    <span>Trending Today<\/span>\n                <\/div><div class=\"eael-ticker\">\n                <div class=\"swiper swiper-8 eael-content-ticker swiper-container-4b3098de\" data-pagination=\".swiper-pagination-4b3098de\" data-arrow-next=\".swiper-button-next-4b3098de\" data-arrow-prev=\".swiper-button-prev-4b3098de\" data-effect=\"slide\" data-speed=\"400\" data-autoplay=\"2000\" data-loop=\"1\" data-arrows=\"1\">\n                    <div class=\"swiper-wrapper\"><div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n        <div class=\"ticker-content\">\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wtu3a.org.uk\/wp\/notices\/news-from-the-groups-43\/\" class=\"ticker-content-link\">News from the Groups<\/a>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n        <div class=\"ticker-content\">\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wtu3a.org.uk\/wp\/notices\/thames-valley-u3a-network-coming-events\/\" class=\"ticker-content-link\">Thames Valley u3a Network &#8211; coming events<\/a>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n        <div class=\"ticker-content\">\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wtu3a.org.uk\/wp\/newsletter\/wtu3a-newsletter-april-2026\/\" class=\"ticker-content-link\">WTu3a Newsletter &#8211; April 2026<\/a>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n        <div class=\"ticker-content\">\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wtu3a.org.uk\/wp\/newsletter\/wtu3a-newsletter-march-2026\/\" class=\"ticker-content-link\">WTu3a Newsletter &#8211; March 2026<\/a>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div> <div class=\"content-ticker-pagination\"><div class=\"swiper-button-next swiper-button-next-4b3098de\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-right\"><\/i><\/div><div class=\"swiper-button-prev swiper-button-prev-4b3098de\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-left\"><\/i><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\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":"<p>The May Newsletter, May Newsletter, May Newsletter is now available! Our newsletter for May has now been published. Read all the news here. The next general meeting is on\u00a0Thursday 23rd May,\u00a0starting with the AGM, and followed with a talk entitled \u201cJenner and his vaccine\u201d. \u00a0 The story of the development of vaccination is more complicated [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":28,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-19478","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-newsletter"],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-05-07 10:41:26","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wtu3a.org.uk\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19478","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wtu3a.org.uk\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wtu3a.org.uk\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wtu3a.org.uk\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/28"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wtu3a.org.uk\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19478"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/www.wtu3a.org.uk\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19478\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19502,"href":"https:\/\/www.wtu3a.org.uk\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19478\/revisions\/19502"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wtu3a.org.uk\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19478"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wtu3a.org.uk\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19478"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wtu3a.org.uk\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19478"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}