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Preliminary Notice of the Annual General Meeting
Saltburn District U3A - Charity No. 1109691
Notice is hereby given that the Annual General Meeting (AGM) of Saltburn District U3A will be
held at Saltburn Community & Arts Association Ltd, Albion Tce, Saltburn by the Sea, TS12 1JW
on :
Friday 3rd May 2024 at 10:00am
A Zoom Link will be sent out prior to the date for those unable to attend in person.
You will be able to make your vote using Zoom.
At the Annual General Meeting, members of SDu3a will be asked to consider and
vote on proposed resolutions.
According to our constitution the election of officers shall take place at the AGM.
Nominations for the committee should be received by the Administrative
Secretary, by Friday 5th April, 2024 or given to any member of the committee by
that date.
Nomination forms will be available for download using the committee tab/button
for the SDu3a website. They require a proposer and seconder; all must be
current members of SDu3a.
Should nominations exceed vacancies, election shall be by ballot at the AGM.
Current committee members who have served two years may apply for re-
election.
Notice of any motions for the AGM, which must be seconded, must be received
by the Administrative Secretary, or handed to a committee member by Friday
5th April, 2024.
https://u3asites.org.uk/saltburn/home
By order of the Committee of Saltburn District U3A}
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The worst words a Chair of a Voluntary Organisation can hear are “I resign….”. Twice last week I heard this from volunteers who carry out valuable work for Saltburn District u3a. As a lot of you know, I took the position of Chair to ensure that we had an executive committee. Now my 3year term as Chair is coming to an end, I can look back and honestly say that I have enjoyed the role. I might not be the best organised or forward thinking but we have continued to thrive.
What happens between now and our AGM in May this year is crucial to SDu3a Survival. We have 2 key players stepping down after completing their 6 year tenure and our Vice Chair is stepping down. To date, only one person has confirmed she is willing to come on the committee, taking the role of Membership Secretary. There is a need to cover the role of Vice Chair, Groups Co-ordinator, Accessibility Champion and Venues Officer. These roles can be completed without being a part of the committee although it is preferable. To continue to maintain SDu3a at the current level we need help covering these roles. Are you willing to step up to help – contact gbatizu3a@aol.com for more information?
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50/50 DRAW
Dear Members. I am pleased to announce the start of a 50/50 draw, that will take place at each update meeting.
With the first draw to taking place on the 3rd May 2024.
Tickets will be available initially via certain group leaders and will also be sold at the update meeting.
Tickets can also be purchased directly from me by email: 5050u3a@gmail.com making payment by bank transfer or cheque - however it would be better to purchase perhaps 6 months or more at a time. I will allocate you your monthly ticket number by a return email to you.
Tickets are £1.00 each and are valid for that months draw only.
The total amount of ticket sales per month will be divided 50/50 between cash prize and a group project fund.
Prizes will be allocated to the first 5 tickets drawn each month.
For instance, if 120 tickets are sold £60.00 will be returned in prize money and £60.00 will go to the project fund.
The project fund will be held by the treasurer and be ring fenced and only be available for groups to apply for to replace old and worn-out equipment or to equip new start up groups.
All winners will be advertised in the following quarters newsletters.
I will be running this as a group and will be the group leader.
Thank you
Paul Bradbury
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Latest News for March 2023
There is a treat in store at the Local History Group meeting on Wednesday, 10th April.
Richard Lewis will be giving his new talk about Sir John Harvey Jones (Trouble Shooter) and Marion Coates Hansen, a key figure in the women's suffrage movement. Born into the well-to-do Coates family, Marion spent most of her life in Middlesbrough. She was drawn to socialism through her association with Joseph Fels, the American industrialist and social reformer for whom she worked as a nanny in Philadelphia in the early 1890s.
The meeting starts at 10am in the upstairs hall of Saltburn Methodist Church. All are welcome, it is not necessary to be a registered member of this group.
Art Group This group meets fortnightly at the Guide Hut in Redcar. The next meeting is on Wednesday 10th and 24th of April and there are some spaces in this group.
Croquet and Boules will return in April, weather permitting.
2024 is SDu3a’s 20th anniversary year and will be celebrated in September. Look out for more information in the coming months on how to get involved.
Interest is sought for a 2nd monthly Poetry Reading Group
The 3rd in a series of stand-alone presentations on Dementia Awareness takes place on Thursday, 18th April, 10.30am – 12noon in the main hall of the ECHO centre. These workshops are both informative and uplifting.
Saltburn Bowls Club is offering a six week introduction to bowls at a cost of £2 per session with the £12 being deducted from the subs if membership is subsequently taken out. The size of the group is 8 at a time with the potential for more introductory sessions if there is a lot of interest. This starts on Tuesday, 7th May. Please get in touch if you are interested.
The next update meeting is on Friday, 3rd of May. This is our AGM and we would like to encourage as many people as possible to attend. Doors open at SCAA at 9.45am.
Please get in touch if you have any questions.
Karin Slade
Groups Coordinator
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Zoom only interest groups
Sdu3a introduced Zoom interest groups as a way to offer a small selection of groups through the worst of the pandemic period. The technology was there and more importantly so were the willing group leaders.
Zoom groups are here to stay – some because they offer the most comprehensive way to demonstrate the skills being learnt and others, such as the update meetings, to give us the flexibility of offering attendance at a meeting to those who for health or other reasons cannot attend in person.
Zoom also remains as a useful standby should groups have to cease face to face meetings again if we have another lock down situation either locally or nationally.
The above means that we need to bring Zoom groups in line with the face to face groups and make a charge for each session attended. Zoom groups will cost £1 a session, the same as for groups who do not meet in a venue.
The charge will be per half term – likely 5 weeks at a time, but your group leader will advise. If you are unable to attend a group the £1 for that week will be carried forward.
Payment should be made to the treasurer in one of two ways and if you are in a zoom group your group leader will provide you with the relevant payment details.
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This was passed onto me by Rosemary Nicholls.
It may be useful but I hope you never have to use it
DO YOU LIVE ALONE? HAVE YOU EVER WONDERED WHAT YOU WOULD DO IN AN EMERGENCY?
I do and I have.
A little while ago I discussed these issues with a friend and we came up with some solutions.
First - ensure that you have someone nearby whom you can call in an emergency. That person must have access to your home - a key and the burglar alarm code (if there is one).
Second - have an emergency hospital bag packed and ready at all times. Show the key holder where it is kept.
The bag should contain:
Nightwear
Slippers
Dressing gown
Panties (Disposable?)
Towels
Toilet bag with soap, toothpaste and toothbrush
A list of prescribed medications
A note of the name and contact number of the next of kin
Paper hankies
Bottle of water - only to be consumed with permission as you may be nil by mouth
A Novel
A Phonecharger
It is also helpful to let the key holder know where the medication is kept - as this can be added to the bag.
I did all this and at the end of last year it was put to the test. I was taken ill, called my friends who came immediately and dialled 999.
When the paramedics arrived they said I would have to go to hospital and it might be a good idea to pack a bag. My friend showed what was in place and they were impressed!
The system worked well. It reduced the stress in a stressful situation and I would recommend it to anyone living on their own with no immediate family nearby.
Ann Gartside
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