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| Welcome | ||
| Principles of the u3a Movement | Principles of the u3a Movement | |
| The u3a Story | The u3a Story | |
| Tweeddale u3a on Facebook | The Tweeddale u3a group on Facebook | |
| u3a in Scotland | The u3a in Scotland website gives locations and contact details of u3as in Scotland and links to the websites of other Scottish u3as. Keeps you up to date with forthcoming u3a in Scotland events and lets you share ideas, initiatives and best practice with other u3as. The u3a in Scotland Executive Committee is also willing to offer informal advice when they can. | |
| Groups | ||
| Calendar | Calendar of group meetings Dec 23 | |
| Groups Update | Groups Update | |
| Groups events calendar | ||
| Groups Lists | ||
| Membership | ||
| TU3A Online Membership Form | TU3A Online Membership Form (hosted on Google docs). Updated Nov 2024. | |
| Resources | ||
| Accessibility Officer | Accessibility Officer job description | |
| Approved Minutes of AGM 2022 | Approved Minutes of AGM 2022 | |
| Chairs Report 2023 | Chairs Report 2023 | |
| Covid Measures | Covid measures for Tu3a meetings (amended) | |
| Draft Minutes of AGM 2023 | Draft Minutes of AGM 2023 | |
| Facilitators Guidelines | Facilitators Guidelines (Jan 2023) | |
| Incident Report Form | Incident Report Form | |
| Interim Financial Statement | Tu3aAGM2023FinancialStatement_02-08-2023 | |
| Outing Payments | PAYMENT OF U3A GROUP OUTINGS | |
| Tu3a AGM 2023 Treasurers Report | Tu3a AGM 2023 Treasurers Report | |
| Tu3a Chairs Report 2021 - 2022 | Tu3a Chairs Report 2021 - 2022 | |
| Tu3a Committee and General Information | Tu3a Committee and General Information 2024 | |
| Tu3a Complaints Policy | Tweeddale u3a Complaints Policy and Procedure | |
| Tu3a Complaints Policy Flowchart | Tu3a Complaints Policy Flowchart | |
| Tu3a Constitution | Tu3a Constitution amended 30th August 2022 | |
| Tu3a Data Protection Policy | Tu3a Data Protection Policy (8 Jan 21) | |
| TU3A Data Protection Policy | TU3A Data Protection Policy | |
| Tu3a Expense Claim Form | Tu3a Expense Claim Form | |
| Tu3a Financial Statement AGM 2022 | Tu3a Financial Statement AGM 2022 | |
| Tu3a Legitimate Interest Assessment | Tu3a Legitimate Interest Assessment - Next of Kin (8 Jan 21) | |
| Tu3a member code of conduct | Tweeddale u3a member code of conduct | |
| Tu3a Privacy Policy | Tu3a Privacy Policy (8 Jan 21) | |
| Tu3a risk assessment form | Tu3a risk assessment form for active group leaders | |
| Tu3a Safeguarding Policy | Tu3a Safeguarding Policy and Procedure (8 Jan 21) | |
| Tu3a Treasurers Report 2022 | Tu3a Treasurers Report 2022 | |
| Tweeddale u3a Membership form | Tweeddale u3a Membership form - revised March 2024 | |
| Venues | Venues revised Mar 24 | |
| Citizens Advice Scotland | Online information is available at all times from Citizens Advice Scotland's online advice site, Advice for Scotland. | |
| Peebles & District CAB | Peebles and District Citizens Advice Bureau is located within the Chambers Institution and serves the people of Upper Tweeddale, including Broughton, Innerleithen, Peebles, Walkerburn, Eddleston, West Linton and Tweedsmuir. For online advice, go to https://www.citizensadvice.org.uk | |
| Scottish Borders Council | How to contact SBC, with details of contacts and key responsibilities and services. | |
| Tweeddale u3a Facebook page | A link to the Tweeddale u3a Facebook page (a closed group, for members only). | |
| U3A Insurance | An Overview of U3A Insurance Policies provided by the Third Age Trust is available for download, including several pages of Frequently Asked Questions. | |
| Photographs | ||
| u3a-eye | Link to the u3a-eye page on the NaAtional u3a web site | |
| Archaeology and Heritage | ||
| A Miscellany of Scottish Saints | A Miscellany of Scottish Saints | |
| Archaeology and History Project 2021 | Archaeology and History Project 2021 | |
| History | ||
| A history of Health & Safety | A history of Health & Safety | |
| Edison Talk | Edison Talk | |
| Foodbank Handout | Foodbank Handout | |
| Foodbank Presentation | Foodbank Presentation | |
| History of Printing | A History of Printing in Scotland ( First printed in Scotland in 1407! ;-) ) | |
| Nelly Bly | Nelly Bly | |
| Sir Arthur Conan Doyle | Sir Arthur Conan Doyle | |
| Stage Coaches | Stage Coaches | |
| The Darien Expedition | The Darien Expedition | |
| The Life and times of David Hume | The Life and times of David Hume | |
| For office use only | ||
| Test membership renewal form | Test membership renewal form | |
| Garden Group Resources | ||
| Garden Calendar | The TU3A Garden Calendar | |
| Local History Group Resources | ||
| David Baird | An oral history from David Baird | |
| Donald Swanson | An oral history from Donald Swanson | |
| Farriers in Tweeddale | Video 5 in a series of 6 videos from a Tweeddale U3Aa Local History Group project about transport in Peebles. In this video Ross Philip explains his work as a farrier locally and provides background information about the work of farriers over the years. | |
| George Napier | Video 2 (of 6) in the project on transport by the Local History Group of Tweeddale U3A. This video shows George Napier - the last blacksmith based in Peebles - talking about his 50 years as a blacksmith. | |
| Joyce Scoby | An oral history from Joyce Scoby | |
| Kirkton Manor Smithy | Video 4 (of 6) in a series of videos from a Tweeddale U3A Local History Group project about transport in Peebles. This video is about Kirkton Manor Smithy. Built around 1800, it is now on the Buildings At Risk Register. | |
| Lyndal Bale | An oral history from Lyndal Bale | |
| Shoeing horses in Peebles | Video 3 (of 6) in the project on transport by the Local History Group of Tweeddale u3a. In this video Ross Philip, Farrier, reflects on the history of farrier work - whilst shoeing a horse! | |
| Stuart Akers | An oral history from Stuart Akers | |
| Time Travels | Video 1 (of 6) in the project on transport by the Local History Group of Tweeddale U3A. | |
| Travel in Time in Tweeddale | Slideshow of an event held on 3rd September 2016 in Peebles, Scottish Borders as part of the Borders Heritage Festival. Researched and organised by the Local History Group of the University of the Third Age (U3A), supported by the Peebles Civic Society and Tweeddale Museum and Gallery. | |
| Working with horses | Video 6 in a series of 6 videos from a Tweeddale U3A Local History Group project about transport in Peebles. In this video, Margaret Jack from a Peebles farming family remembers how horses helped farmers work on the land. | |
| Natural History Bird Resources 1 | ||
| Bird Song Opera | ShakeUp Music recomposed the Magic Flute "Papageno/Papagena" Duet into a colorful Mozart bird aria. Listen to an audiovisual Twitterstorm performed by our feathered fellows. | |
| Blackbird | Blackbird | |
| Blackcap | A few of these do winter in Scotland (Mike used to get one most winters in his Edinburgh garden) but most are migrants which should be re-appearing any day now: listen for that very clear song. | |
| Blue Tit | Blue Tit | |
| Bullfinch | Bullfinch | |
| Buzzard | Buzzard | |
| Chaffinch | Chaffinch | |
| Collared Dove | Collared Dove | |
| Cuckoo | Cuckoo | |
| Dipper | Dipper | |
| Dunnock | Dunnock | |
| Goldfinch | A memory from my chidhood: The winds they did blow, the leaves they did wag, along came a beggar boy and put me in his bag. He took me up to London, a lady me did buy, she put me in a silver cage and hung me up on high, with apples by the fire and nuts for to crack, besides a little feather bed to rest my little back. | |
| Great Tit | Great Tit | |
| Greenfinch | One was wheezing away in Mike's garden yesterday evening [11 Apr 2020]. | |
| Lapwing | A couple of these were spotted in suitable habitat near Haystoun during a 'permitted walk' on Monday [6th April 2020]. | |
| Loch of the Lowes | Loch of the Lowes live webcam | |
| Mallard | Mallard | |
| Nuthatch | Nuthatch | |
| Oystercatchers | Have you heard one of these calling as it passes overhead? | |
| Rutland Ospreys | Rutland Ospreys live webcam | |
| Sand Martin | Not exactly great songsters, but they are back now over the Tweed | |
| Sandpiper | Common Sandpiper | |
| Scots Bird Names | Scots Bird Names: There is a 2013 book, guide to Scots Bird Names by Robin Jackson, apparently now out of print. The basis of the attached list is on Wikipedia Commons, so no copyright problems re sharing. Unfortunately it appears with no common English names, and is indexed by scientific name only, so not so useful for many of us. Ben has gone through it, added the common name for each bird, altered the typeface of the Scots name to bold italic, and in one or two instances added what seems to be a more contemporary scientific name. The attached is still ordered by scientific name. It is probably the tip of a large iceberg, RSPB suggests there are 27 local names for Chaffinch. You might know some others yourselves. | |
| Scottish Seabird Centre | Scottish Seabird Centre live web cam | |
| Skylark | Skylark | |
| Song Thrush | Song Thrush | |
| Willow Warbler | Listen for this descending trill, which should be with us soon [April]. | |
| Woodpecker | Great Spotted Woodpecker | |
| Wren_ | We all have to learn! | |
| Natural History Bird Resources 2 | ||
| Garden Warbler | Garden Warbler | |
| Grey Heron | Grey Heron | |
| Grey Wagtail | Grey Wagtail | |
| Little Grebe | Little Grebe | |
| Long Tailed Tit | Long Tailed Tit | |
| Magpie | Magpie | |
| Meadow Pipit | Meadow Pipit | |
| Mistle Thrush | Mistle Thrush | |
| Osprey | Osprey | |
| Pied Wagtail | Pied Wagtail | |
| Reed Bunting | Reed Bunting | |
| Siskin | Siskin | |
| Sparrow | House Sparrow | |
| Sparrowhawk | Sparrowhawk | |
| Spotted Flycatcher | Spotted Flycatcher | |
| Starling | Starling | |
| Stonechat | Stonechat | |
| Swallow | They have returned to Jill's garden shed. | |
| Tawny Owl | Tawny Owl | |
| Tree Sparrow | Tree Sparrow | |
| Treecreeper | Treecreeper | |
| Wheatear | Wheatear | |
| Whitethroat | Whitethroat | |
| Yellowhammer | Yellowhammer | |
| Photography Resources | ||
| Cambridge in colour tutorials | A number of tutorials on aspects of photography | |
| Creative Photographer | The Creative Photographer web site has articles, lessons and tutorials to help you with all aspects of photography. They also publish photography ebooks and Lightroom Develop Presets to help you on your photographic journey. | |
| Digital Photography Index | An index of articles that may be of use to the digital photographer which seems to have been put together by the Salisbury U3A. | |
| Lenscraft | If you want to improve your landscape photography fast, this site may be able to help. Its aim is to help people at all levels improve their photography by mastering their camera and photo editing software. Best of all, the Lenscraft tutorials are free to everyone. | |
| Photography cheat sheet | Photography cheat sheet (courtesy of AZA fine prints) | |
| The Exposure Triangle | Explanation of the Exposure Triangle | |