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Beeston U3A is a registered charity number 1152882.
Next Open Meeting Thursday 5 September 2019.
The next Open Meeting will take place on Thursday 5 September 2019. at Beeston Methodist Church, Chilwell Road, Beeston.
Coffee will be served from 10.00am with a talk starting at 10.30am from Carol Lovejoy Edwards. “Nottingham in the Great War”.
Posted in Open Meetings
Data Protection
To comply with the General Data Protection Regulations 2018 (GDPR) Beeston U3A has adopted new policies as recommended by the National U3A.
See:
Beeston U3A Data Protection Policy and Beeston U3A Privacy Policy
Posted in Policies
Beeston U3A AGM – Committee 2019-2020
Following the 2019 AGM on 2 May 2019, the Committee 2019-2020 is:
| NAME | POSITION | Email Address |
| Margot Gale | Chair | chair@beestonu3a.org.uk |
| Sue Blackley | Vice Chair/Speaker Seeker | vicechair@beestonu3a.org.uk |
| Malcolm Brookbanks | Treasurer | treasurer@beestonu3a.org.uk |
| Richard Eddleston | Secretary | riedd@btinternet.com |
| Alison Wilson | Membership Secretary | membership@beestonu3a.org.uk |
| Anne Pinnock | Joint Group Coordinator | groups@beestonu3a.org.uk |
| Kathy Shipway | Joint Group Coordinator | groups@beestonu3a.org.uk |
| Jo Muxlow | Social Fund Treasurer | jomuxlow@btinternet.com |
| Steve Austin | Website/
Publicity Officer |
stephen.austin@ntlworld.com |
| Lucy Beardsley | Outings Organiser | lucybrdsly@yahoo.co.uk |
| Elaine Neville | Events Organiser | eneville1@hotmail.co.uk |
| Celia Billau | Communications Officer | communications@beestonu3a.org.uk |
May 2019
See 2019 AGM page.
Beeston U3A is a registered charity number 1152882.
Group News Stop Press
New Groups News
We, Anne Pinnock and Kathy Shipway, are introducing ourselves as your new Groups Co-ordinators.
Beeston U3A now has about 80 interest groups, so hopefully, there should always be something that you like the idea of trying out.
However, we are always keen to hear from you about any suggestions you have for setting up new groups. Once a new group idea has been approved by the committee, the next step is to advertise it on the monthly rolling notices, in order to start compiling a list of interested people. We then usually organise a meeting for those people to get together to discuss the best way forward to get the group up and running. We always try to encourage a team approach to running a group, so that the responsibility doesn’t fall on to just one person.
If you have a suggestion for a new group, please email us at groups@beestonu3a.org.uk
Stop Press information on Groups – Possible New Groups and Established New Groups.
Our established groups are:
Ambling, American History, Architecture, Art gallery visits, Art history appreciation 1&2, Badminton, Beeston real ale group (BRAG), Birdwatching, Murder book group, Book group 1, Book group 4, Between the covers, Book group 5, The 5th chapter, Book group Readers’ rendezvous, Bowls, Bridge, Buddies, Canasta, Calligraphy, Chess, Cinema & film, Craft, Croquet, Exploring spirituality, Family history/genealogy, French conversation, Garden visits, German conversation, German for beginners, History, International dance, Italian, Jazz appreciation, Knit, crochet & natter, Latin, Latin for beginners, Lunch groups 1&2, Mah-Jong, Music, Philosophy & religion, Photography, Play reading, Poetry appreciation, Practical art, Practical gardening, Psychology & sociology, Quiz, Recorders, Rummikub, Science, Scottish country dancing, Scrabble, Self help art group, Singing for fun, Shakespeare (formerly Let’s Right Shakespeare), Spanish conversation, Table tennis 1,2,3 & 4, Theatre outings, Ukelele 1&2, Understanding the landscape, Walks long, Walks medium 1&2, Walks short, What the papers say, Whist, Wine appreciation 1,2&3, Writing for pleasure, Yoga.
For the full list of Groups and when and where they meet look on the Groups page.
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New Members’ Coffee Morning
New members’ coffee morning on the second Thursday of the month now at the Flour Brewer, Chilwell Road at 10:30am. Meet members of the Committee and learn more about the Interest Groups.
Posted in Groups
Forthcoming Events
Quiz Night
Date: Friday, 25 October 2019.
Venue: Chilwell Manor Golf Club.
Cost: £10.00 per person.
Put the date in your diary.
Tickets on sale at the 1 August Open Meeting from Janis Patterson who will be situated in the Main Hall or email Janis at: janis_patterson@sky.com
Fine Wine Tasting
Date: Friday, 6 December 2019.
Venue: Middle Street Resource Centre.
Cost: £15.00 per person.
Put the date in your diary.
Tickets on sale at the 1 August Open Meeting from Janis Patterson who will be situated in the Main Hall or email Janis at: janis_patterson@sky.com
Please note that full payment must be made at the time of booking and, should you cancel, monies will only be refunded if you have found someone to take your place.
Posted in Local Events
Closure of the White Lion
If your Group met at The White Lion on Station Road, there is a new venue for future meetings. Look on the Groups Page of our Website or contact your Group Leader.
Posted in Groups
U3A National Conference and AGM
Every year the U3A holds a conference at the East Midlands Conference Centre at the University of Nottingham. The AGM is held on Thursday 29th August at 11.30 and members are invited to apply to attend this if they wish, and attendance is free of charge. Some members of the committee will attend the whole conference as there are also workshops which help to develop the skills and experience of the team to help them run Beeston U3A. It’s rather nice that it’s only down the road for us, whereas other delegates come from all over the UK to attend! Watch out for reports coming from the conference about how the U3A Trust is developing and what discussions emerge.
Go to the following link for more information on how to book your place at the AGM: https://conference.u3a.org.uk/
Posted in National and Cluster Notices
Visit to the Birmingham Tattoo – Saturday 23 November 2019.
Britain’s biggest Indoor International Tattoo, with over 1,200 performers, is returning to Arena Birmingham in 2019 bringing together marching bands, exciting displays and culminating in the spectacular Grand Finale featuring all performers in a spectacle of pomp and pageantry.
International Marching Bands will joining with our own British Military Bands in a three-hour spectacle for all the family. Sharing the Arena with the musicians during the event will be a range of spectacular displays including Royal Air Force Cosford Queen’s Colour, the RNMRC Field Gun Competition, the United Kingdom Disco Display Team and the Parade of Massed Standards, to name but a few.
Cost £48.00 per person.
See Birmingham Tattoo Booking Form for full details.
Posted in Trips
Membership Renewals and Our Beacon System
Our membership year changed to start from 1st April for the year ending 31st March 2020, so that we were in line with the financial year. We had membership cards printed for all our current members prior to doing the renewals and these are being collected on payment of the £15 fee. For those who pay online, the card can be collected at a separate desk in the church. Continue reading
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