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U3A Mindfulness - a Poem

U3A Mindfulness - a Poem

Published: 16 June 2020

U3A Mindfulness Subject Adviser Nancy Taylor has written and recorded a Mindfulness poem which she was inspired to write during this time. Nancy said, "Poetry is the ideal medium for expressing feel…

U3A Diary Project

U3A Diary Project

Published: 14 June 2020

Thank you so much for continuing to contribute to the U3A Diary Project - your entries are inspiring. We hope you are finding the task of diarising your experiences to be cathartic and helpful…

Ideas to Keep Learning - 12

Ideas to Keep Learning - 12

Published: 14 June 2020

Continuing our series which shares great ideas and the latest ideas and suggestions to help you keep active, keep connected and keep learning. Face masks Two members of Porthcawl U3A have been maki…

Maths Challenge - Week 10

Maths Challenge - Week 10

Published: 11 June 2020

Welcome to Week 10 of our weekly maths challenge, which is being hosted on our learning pages. On the learning pages you can find the a new set of questions for week 10 and the answers to the week 9…

Advice for U3As during Covid-19

Advice for U3As during Covid-19

Published: 09 June 2020

Please refer to our advice area called Running your u3a during Covid-19 for comprehensive advice on this. This new area pulls together the advice which is specific to u3as during the pandemic i…

U3A Quiz - Week 9

U3A Quiz - Week 9

Published: 09 June 2020

It's Week 9 of our Quiz with a new set of questions - Islands of Britain and the answers to last week's questions - Find a Team. You can see these and all the quizzes on the Learning Pages. Chris W…

A focus on Beacon Volunteers

A focus on Beacon Volunteers

Published: 08 June 2020

Following Volunteers Week, we are highlighting our U3A member volunteers in the Beacon Team and the work they do to deliver the Beacon service to U3As. Beacon is a U3A management system designed by…

Bird Watch - an update 2

Bird Watch - an update 2

Published: 05 June 2020

Thank you so much to all members who have sent us these amazing bird photos over the last few weeks. These images and descriptions have really opened our eyes to the wildlife in our gardens and have…

Maths Challenge - Week 9

Maths Challenge - Week 9

Published: 05 June 2020

Welcome to Week 9 of our weekly maths challenge, which is being hosted on our learning pages. On the learning pages you can find the a new set of questions for week 9 and the answers to the week 8…

U3A Foyle Awarded Highest Volunteer Accolade in UK

U3A Foyle Awarded Highest Volunteer Accolade in UK

Published: 04 June 2020

U3A Foyle in Northern Ireland has been honoured with the Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service – the highest accolade a voluntary group can receive in the UK. The U3A’s volunteers were praised for the…

U3A Quiz - Week 8

U3A Quiz - Week 8

Published: 04 June 2020

It's Week 8 of our Quiz with a new set of questions - Find a Team and the answers to last week's questions - Quotations. You can see these and all the quizzes on the Learning Pages. Chris Wright, th…

Our Volunteer Trustees

Our Volunteer Trustees

Published: 03 June 2020

As part of supporting U3A member volunteers, we have released an online Trustee Induction presentation- part of our national training progamme. Advice and Volunteer Manager, Jane Bailey said, "I hav…

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