Preston Park

NEWS

MONTHLY UPDATE

Read our March Update with information on: opportunities to volunteer, to check out the u3a Summer School, get discounted concert tickets and help solve the plastics crisis; what’s on in March; plus latest news on our interest groups and some available spaces; proposed changes at national u3a, support on offer and we made national u3a news!

Click on 2024 MARCH UPDATE under Links for our latest Update.

Each Update will remain on our Links page for two further months to enable members to refer back while the news is still relevant.

Enjoying Preston Park u3a? Want to give something back?
As a group run by members for members, there are always opportunities to volunteer in the running of our u3a. At present we are looking for members for the following roles:

Speaker Secretary - to organise and liaise with speakers for our monthly general meetings

Hall Stewards - to help set up and clear up Knoyle Hall for our monthly general meetings

Digital Archivist - to set up a digital archive of important records of our u3a.

Please contact Chair for more information.

Group Leaders
If you are interested in helping set up a new interest or activity group, then please contact an Interest Group Co-ordinator: Philip Haughey, Liz Rugg or Carol Jenkins.

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PPu3a PRIVACY NOTICE 2023:

In accordance with new Data Protection requirements, Preston Park u3a Privacy Notice, which sets out how we deal with your ‘personal information’ can now be viewed from the Membership page of this website.

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SUBSCRIPTION INFORMATION

Online Subscription Payments
If you bank online you can now pay your subscription by online bank transfer, which simplifies administration considerably and will save you the cost of a stamp. You may still pay by cheque, which should be made payable to Preston Park u3a.
NB: If you pay by online transfer you will need the Sort Code 20-12-80 and Account Number 33576914. Please quote your first and surname for reference to help us identify who has made the payment. If your payment is for more than one person please quote each person’s first and surname.
Please see the Membership page and Membership Application Form for subscription and joining information.

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OTHER PAYMENTS

Bank Transfer is fast becoming a convenient way to pay. In addition to the online Subscription Payment Preston Park Members may now pay for u3a events by Bank Transfer, full details of how to do so are available on the LINKS page, under the heading Bank Transfer - Other Costs.

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THIRD AGE TRUST NATIONAL EVENTS

We've recently received notification from the Third Age Trust relating to free Zoom Online Tutorials they have planned.
Some have been written in house and some are links to external articles. Reference to these products/services do not constitute endorsement or imply recommendation by the Third Age Trust.

To view the list of free online Events go to www.u3a.org.uk
Select Events. Followed by Online Events or Workshops
By clicking Online Events you will find a list of a dozen or so Learning Events. Select one event at a time, Register your Event.

Alternatively go to the How to Guides, a very useful list of free Zoom guidance - Chose and Register your event.
Please remember to send notification if you are no longer able to attend so that your booking may be passed to another on the waiting list. Thank you.

Remember you may need to create a user name and password the first time that you make a booking.
These events are very popular - it pays to book early.

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