Members Area
The AGM 2024 will be held at Venue 360 on 20 May 2024 at 10am. Please make every effort to attend. thank you. The Agenda and notification are to be found on the right hand side of this page. If this meeting is not quorate, the AGM will take place on 24th June 2024
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At u3a Luton we have a voice mail messaging telephone number. You can leave a message on this number and a member of u3a will contact you as soon as possible to answer your enquiry. The number is 01582 803923
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On the right hand side of the page you can read all about the Tapestry that we show at every general monthly meeting and also see the photographs of it as well.
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Chris W our 'In Touch' newsletter Editor is keen to hear from all our group leaders or members of groups as to what activities you are engaged in within your groups. You don't have to be an expert writer just send Chris your information and he can adapt it for the newsletter. Come on, have a go and you never know it may help you recruit to your group! Email Chris at intouch@u3a-luton.org.uk
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the Insurance document for 2024 can be found on the Policy Docs page
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Thank you to all our members for your continuing support in u3a Luton. We could not exist without your support
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Portia and Thelma are shared job holders for the post of Members' Liaison. They are both well qualified to assist our members in any way they can and contact new members to ensure that they are finding their way and getting the most out of their membership. They are already contacting and assisting members who are not receiving all the benefits from u3a Luton membership and contacting new members to discover their interests and advise on opportunities available. They will also provide specialist contact details to members who might need special support. We hope you will give them your support especially if they contact you by telephone. The actual duties can be found in the Job Description to the right of this page. Thank you to the two members for volunteering for the post.
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MEMBERSHIP RENEWALS 2024-25 -The renewal form is available on the contacts page. If you have any queries you can email Andrew the membership secretary on membership@u3a-luton.org.uk or via the contacts page. If you wish to pay via bank transfer please contact the Membership Secretary.
New members can also find the appropriate form and also a Gift Aid form if you are eligible on the contacts page.
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u3a National Newsletter
You can sign up for this to be delivered to you via email. Sign up for this under the u3a tab at the top of the page.
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National u3a now has a Radio podcast and it is hoped this will become a regular event. You will need to subscribe to the u3a YouTube channel and click the bell to get an alert when the episode is available. The last broadcast looked at members' life stories as well as stories from members and groups from across the movement.
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Did you know that we have a closed Facebook page for our u3a Luton. You have to answer a simple question to join it so if you use Facebook please take a look and join it and contribute to it. It is a private site however and only available to our paid up members. It would be good to get as many of our members joining in as possible. As time goes on Hilary and I will be adding as much as we can to keep you all in touch with what is happening in u3a Luton. Search for U3A Luton to join. You are welcome to write about your group activities and add pictures.
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This area is for paid up members only and to access most documents you will need a user name and password which will only be available on request from the webmaster (use contact page to email me). This information will be changed frequently for security purposes.
By requesting these details, members will automatically undertake not to divulge the user and password information to any third party, which is in line with the GDPR regulations {General Data Protection Regulation}.#
I hope your access to the information contained herewith will allow you to see the hard work undertaken by your Committee, by seeing cover of meetings and that you will have more transparency.
Carole C and Gina I are now joint Vice-Chairman taking on Chairman duties following the illness and passing of David W our Chair
Please consider volunteering either for the Executive Committee or just to help your leader to share the duties for your group. We also need new member 'buddies' to take new members under their wing at monthly meetings. All you have to do is show them the various things in the hall, have tea/coffee with them and invite them to sit with you. Let's show our new members that we are a very friendly group of people! contact vice-chair@u3a-luton.org.uk
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