Monthly Update The August 2019 issue was emailed on 22 July. 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 Please have your badges or cards ready on entering the hall. 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.

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

Forthcoming Activities Items coming up soon. Show the next 7142128 days

Date	Group	Event	Where	More Info
Today	Quiz Group		Member's house	Click here
Today	Canasta		Howe Court, Whitwick	Click here
Tomorrow	SWANS	Jenny and Janet to lead	Swannington	Click here
Tomorrow	French - group 1		Member's House	Click here
Tomorrow	Beginners Bridge		Member's House	Click here
Tomorrow	Papercraft	Cards with no sentiments expressed	Thringstone Methodist Hall	Click here
Fri Jul 26th	Film	Fishermen's Friends	Century theatre	Click here
Mon Jul 29th	Curling		Charles Booth Centre (Thringstone)	Click here
Mon Jul 29th	Bridge		Member's House	Click here
Mon Jul 29th	History	Visit, 2.00 for 2.15 pm	Wigston Framework Knitters Museum	Click here
Mon Jul 29th	German		Charles Booth Centre (Thringstone)	Click here
Mon Jul 29th	Spanish - group 1		Charles Booth Centre (Thringstone)	Click here
Tue Jul 30th	Spanish - group 2		Member's House	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 July events for Days Out, June events for Digital Photography, SWANS, Strollers, 5 Milers, the June General Meeting, and May events for Strollers.

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

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

Festival of Archaeology 29th June - 28th July. For events throughout Leicestershire see here.

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