Wellingborough & District

LATEST NEWS

===============================================================================

MARCH NEWS

===============================================================================

The March Newsletter

InTouchFeb24 The March 2024 Newsletter is now available.

Please follow the link on the right for In Touch March 2024.

Membership renewal is fast approaching and neeeds to be completed by the end of March.
Contact the membership secretary if you need help completing this.

===============================================================================

There is a link on the right hand side of this web page where you can find out about your Wellingborough & District u3a committee.
Look for Your 2024 Committee.
You will see that, following the standing down of three members, we are in need of a few more volunteers.
If you feel that you can contribute to the running of our u3a why not come along to a committeee meeting.

===============================================================================

Members' Meetings

United Reformed Church A reminder that our meetings in 2024 will be at the United Reformed Church starting at 2 p.m.

More information about the ongoing works at the church can be found in the Latest In Touch newsletter.

Until this work is complete our kitchen facilities are rather compromised.

Therefore, will people wanting a cup of tea please bring along their own cup, please?

===============================================================================

Our Speakers for February 7th were be a husband-and-wife duo, Carole and Peter, also known as Zing.

You may recall that they suffered a catastrophic equipment failure? No problem though, they are coming back on the 3rd of April to entertain us.

Some may already know them as, aside from singing professionally for about 25 years now, they have enjoyed many years performing in musicals and plays with local amateur dramatic societies in Kettering, Wellingborough, Finedon & Rushden. They specialise in entertaining audiences aged 50 plus and particularly enjoy music from the 50s, 60s & 70s. They especially love the way music creates a shared and nostalgic experience for everyone and are really looking forward to meeting old and new friends on 7th February for a trip down memory lane.

===============================================================================

Cuppa & Chat

CuppaAndChat The next Cuppa & Chat meeting will be at 2 p.m. on Wednesday the 20th of March.

The venue will be All Hallows Church Hall, 33-34 Church Street, Wellingborough, NN8 4PA.

Why not drop in for a cuppa and to meet a few of your fellow u3a members? It's now free to u3a menbers.

There is still plenty of room for new members in the regular meeting group.

AllHallowsChurchHall The Church Hall is on the same street as the main bus stops in Wellingborough. The door is on the other side of the hall.
The entrance is through the pedestrian gate then turn to the right, the door is a little way along on the right.
More precise directions can be found on the new Cuppa & Chat group page.

Contact John Garside for more information Web Co-ordinator

===============================================================================

Mah-Jong

Mah Jong A Mah Jong group has recently re-started and will meet every 2nd Wednesday of the month in the community room of Tesco in Turnells Mill Lane.

The next meeting is on Wednesday the 13th of March at 2:00 p.m.

New members are most welcome as well as those who have never played before.

===============================================================================

Singing for Fun
We are looking for new members to join our singing group.
We meet at the Great Doddington Memorial Hall on the 2nd and 4th Monday of the month in the afternoon.

There are no auditions and words and/or music will be provided.
You really don't need to have any previous experience and the songs range from the silly, pop, musicals and nothing too serious. We are not the choir!
Please come along to have a bit of fun, make new friends and enjoy yourself. Kathy Randall.

More details about the group can be found via the Groups page. Follow the link there to Singing for Fun.

===============================================================================

Beacon login changes
To all Wellingborough & District u3a members, please be aware that we have been informed that commencing on the 18th of April, from about 10:30 a.m., we will all have to set up new login information to conform to the GDPR requirements.

The attached document "Beacon User Guide" gives you guidance about what you will need to do and what information you will need to provide.

===============================================================================

The website has now been restored, and moved to a new host.
There have been a few teething problems over Christmas and the New Year which have now been resolved.

But there are still some cases where pictures on individual group pages were not available. Any groups that have photographs or other pictures that they would like on their web page should send them to the Web Co-ordinator. There may also still be glitches that have not been discovered, so if you find any problems on the website, please contact the Web Co-ordinator so that they can be investigated.

===============================================================================

Don't Forget
When we meet at the Tithe Barn or the church, please remember to bring your *new* plastic membership cards with you.
This is a permanent card, so please look after it!
Also, if you would like a tea or coffee at the Tithe Barn or the church, please remember to bring your own cup.

===============================================================================

Digital Projector
The digital projector is currently kept by the Social Secretary, Pat Heed.
If any group leaders would like to borrow the projector please contact John Garside here: Web Co-ordinator.

Remember to check the Groups pages and the Events page for the latest information.

===============================================================================

COVID-19

===============================================================================

Although we are now being asked to 'live with Covid' it has not disappeared, so if you plan to join in a group meeting please think about whether you are putting yourself at risk and how you can take care of yourself.

Group Leaders have been consulted, and a guidance document has been drawn up: Interest Group Covid Policy. This is also available on the 'Documents' page.

Please also
a) Consider your own general health and look at the NHS website for additional information.
b) Consider the health of anyone you live with.
c) Think about the activity you will be taking part in and talk to your Group leader. You can then make a decision about whether to take part at this time.
d) We request that you do not attend if you or anyone in your household has COVID-19.

Check back on this website for updates on the situation.
Stay well and remember that good ventilation is important when meeting others indoors.