Monthly Update The June 2019 issue was emailed on 23 May. If you have not received your copy, please first check your spam / bulkmail folder(s). If you still do not have it then you can find a copy here.

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Registration at General Meetings We will be using the new registration system from the March General meeting so please have your badges or cards ready on entering the hall. All members should now have their membership cards and those members that attend General Meetings who have not got a new membership badge can order one from the membership desk the next time they attend.

Membership Renewal 2019-2020 Renewal should have been made by the end of April; if you haven't yet done so please contact the Membership Secretary, . Please ensure your cheques are made out to 'Whitwick & District U3A' with your membership number on the back. Please remember to enclose your letter if you have any changes to your contact details.

AGM 17th May 2019 The result of the election of Officers and Committee Members can be found through the Members' Area here.

Forthcoming Activities Items coming up soon. Show the next 142128 days

Date	Group	Event	Where	More Info
Tue May 28th	Spanish Beginners		Member's House	Click here
Tue May 28th	French - group 2		Charles Booth Centre (Thringstone)	Click here
Tue May 28th	Curry Club		Flying horse	Click here
Tue May 28th	Needles and Pins		Member's house	Click here
Wed May 29th	Canasta		Howe Court, Whitwick	Click here
Thu May 30th	Beginners Bridge		Member's House	Click here
Thu May 30th	French - group 1		Member's House	Click here
Sun Jun 2nd	Sunday Lunch		Shepshed	Click here
Mon Jun 3rd	German		Charles Booth Centre (Thringstone)	Click here
Mon Jun 3rd	Spanish		Charles Booth Centre (Thringstone)	Click here
Mon Jun 3rd	Bridge		Member's House	Click here
Mon Jun 3rd	Curling		Charles Booth Centre (Thringstone)	Click here
Mon Jun 3rd	History	National Gas Museum	Leicester	Click here
Tue Jun 4th	French - group 2		Charles Booth Centre (Thringstone)	Click here
Tue Jun 4th	Scrabble		Member's house	Click here
Tue Jun 4th	Spanish Beginners		Member's house	Click here
Tue Jun 4th	5 milers	Led by Pete	Markfield, Copt Oak, Ulverscroft	Click here
Wed Jun 5th	Fun Choir	Choir	Methodist Hall, Thringstone	Click here
Wed Jun 5th	Supper Club		Anstey	Click here
Wed Jun 5th	Art		Thringstone Methodist Hall	Click here
Wed Jun 5th	Computing Refreshers	Win 10 shortcuts and personalising	Member's house	Click here
Wed Jun 5th	Canasta		Howe Court, Whitwick	Click here
Thu Jun 6th	Summer Saunters		Lount Nature Reserve	Click here
Thu Jun 6th	Afternoon Tea	Swarkestone Nursery and Garden Centre	Lowes Lane, Swarkestone	Click here
Thu Jun 6th	Beginners Bridge		Member's house	Click here
Thu Jun 6th	French - group 1		Member's house	Click here
Fri Jun 7th	Ramblers	Led by Alison	Markfield	Click here
Fri Jun 7th	Board Games		Howe Court, Whitwick	Click here
Sat Jun 8th	Film	Mary, Queen of Scots	Century Theatre	Click here

New groups etc.

A second Time to Remember Course is now planned for the Autumn. If you are interested then email Lynne,

Computer Basics Short Courses If you think computers are not for you, you are not alone.We are running three short courses on computer basics, from how to switch on, using a keyboard and mouse to browsing the internet and sending Emails. The courses will run on a Tuesday afternoon. There will be a maximum of three members to a course. Please contact: Lynda, , to register your interest.

For more information on the whole range of interest groups, including their meeting arrangements, please look at the Groups page.

Updated Information

Pictures are posted of May events for Strollers, April events for SWANS, Gardens, Strollers, Ramblers, March Volunteers' Tea, General Meeting, March events for 5 Milers, Ramblers, Summer Saunters.

For a full list of recent updates see here, or you can choose to get notified by e-mail using the notify page in the members area.

Items of Interest

Indonesian Culture Event 29th July 2.00 to 4.00 pm at Glenfield Sports Hall, Gynsill Lane, Glenfield. Pesenter Dian Fera Pratiwi. To book for this free event contact ken.patton@btinternet.com

The Third Age Trust issue national newsletters. An archive of these is available here, or you can sign up to receive them directly here.

National events:

Third Age Trust - Conference and AGM. 27-29th August, Nottingham. More information here. If you are interested in attending this event to represent Whitwick & District U3A, please contact Wendy at , WAD may be able to offer some financial support.

Summer Schools 2019 Booking is now open, for details see the Third Age Trust website.

In Depth Study Groups - A chance to study in much greater depth than an interest group. If you have a computer you could link up with like-minded people across the UK.

Non-U3A

School readers as introduced at the General Meeting 17th May.