Good morning. Welcome to Whitwick & District U3A.
May we remind you that the next general meeting and talk is next month. Further details are provided below.
U3A is a self-help organisation for people no longer in full-time employment, providing varied opportunities for shared learning and leisure activities in a friendly environment. We are a University of the Third Age group with membership drawn from North West Leicestershire, primarily from the Whitwick / Coalville area and other nearby towns and villages. Our general meetings are held on the 3rd Friday of the month at Broomleys Church Hall at 2.00 pm. You are most welcome to come along and find out more. Visitors are charged £1 which is refundable if you join us; see fees section below.
AGM 2012The 2012 AGM wil take place at the start of the meeting on April 20th.
The formal notice and nominaton form may be found here. New GroupsThere is a new Quiz group, info here, a
new Games group, info here, and also looking
for members is a Dancing group, a Walking with dogs group
and a Caligraphy group.. Updated InformationPictures are posted from February events for BookReading, Medium Walks, and Short Walks, from January events for History, and SWANS , and from December events for Fun Choir and Spanish. Many groups such as Computing Refreshers, Gardens, History, Short Walks, SWANS ,and Theatre have updated their information with programmes of events for much of 2012; for a full list of recent updates see here. Items of potential interestMembers may be interested in an NHS Open Day at Glenfield Hospital in Feb. More info here. Memory Workshop in March. A limit of two people from each U3A, so contact
Lynne Creative Writing workshop with Maggie Smith, May 21st. Contact Lynne. U3A Group Leaders workshop, April 17th, Thringstone. Contact Lynne. Committee Members Workshop, April, Nottingham. Contact Lynne. U3A Regional Coference, July 10th, Loughborough. Register interest with
Bis U3A Summer Scools, July and August. Info here. Active music event, October, Nottingham as in Jan issue of U3A News. Regency Festival at Horncastle, Lincs. May 24-27. Details here. Information for Group LeadersAn updated version (Jan 2012) of these notes is available via the Info page. |
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More info For more information on the whole range of interest groups, including their meeting arrangements, please look at the Groups page.
Forthcoming events (click on underlined dates for more detail)
| 16 Mar 12 | Speaker David Seaton on "A Leicestershire Officer in WW1" |
| 20 Apr 12 | AGM followed by speaker Delphine North on "Coalville Twinning (50 years)" |
| 18 May 12 | Spring Selection - varied readings by our Play Reading Group |
| 15 June 12 | Speaker Chris Andrews (RSPB) on "Birds in your garden" |
| 20 July 12 | Social event - cream tea -tickets will be required, more details to follow |
Previous events
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Felicity Austin on An old-fashioned Christmas - Dec 2011
Some of the raffle prizes - Dec 2011 |
Derek Jarram on speaking on "Dam and Blast" - Jan 2012 |
Pictures of some other previous talks are here, and for other information on previous talks and speakers, click here.
Fees
Annual membership has been held at £15, reduced to £11.50 if you are already a full member of another U3A. Subscriptions become due on April 1st 2012. Members joining from Sept 1st onward pay a reduced subscription of £10 for the current year. Remember that apart from the group activities, you also get a monthly update, 2 newsletters and 4 issues of U3A News plus 12 talks / events a year
You can attend two General Meetings and one "taster" interest group session without joining, so that you can find out more about us. Visitors pay £1 for each General Meeting and a £1 plus the normal charge for an interest group session, but this is refundable if you then join within 4 months of your first visit.
Group charges remain at 50p per session for most groups. There may be additional costs for specific events e.g. external visits, or where the group has particular expenses associated with its running. You may join as many or as few groups as you wish, but other than the one "taster session" you must be a member in order to avoid our breaching the conditions of our insurance.
For more information about joining contact the Membership Secretary at 
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or download a membership form here.
For general information contact the Secretary at 
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