Category Archives: General News/Events

We have received a request by a student at Leicester University for our Members to take part in a research study. Below is the request and the link to complete the study online.

Whilst the U3A are happy to encourage this type of liaison with Universities, any response is representative of the individual not the U3A.

John Ellis

‘I am carrying out a research project for my MSc in Applied Forensic Psychology at the University of Leicester which examines how a mock jury perceives a particular witness. In order to this I have developed an online survey which will ask participants questions about a simulated court case. The survey will take approximately fifteen minutes to complete. Would it be possible to place this link to the survey on your website with a request for people to take part in this interesting study?

Jennifer Jenner

2012 U3A National Photography Competition
Attached is a document with details of the photo competition. A copy will be available to view at the January and February meetings.

Summer Schools
Also details of two Summer Schools taking place this year. Further information will be available at the monthly meetings.

If you are unable to attend the monthly meetings details of all the above are available by registering on www.u3a.org.uk. Following registration it takes 3 days for a ‘token’ ( a very long number) to be sent to your email address, then it is necessary to log on to the website and type in the ‘token’

Regards
John Ellis

We have recently received information on the ‘Summer Schools’ that are being offered to all U3A members.

Listed below are the basic details of the courses, dates and costs, etc. If you are interested you will be required to complete an application form which can be obtained from the Secretary.

Summer School 1 – Harper Adams University College Newport, Nr. Telford
Monday 16 July to Thursday 19 July 2012

Summer School 2 – Royal Agricultural College, Cirencester
Monday 20 August to Thursday 23 August 2012

Everyone had a great time at our Christmas Party on 12 December and thanks must go to the organising committee who did a brilliant job, the entertainers extraordinaire and not forgetting the caterers who provided wonderful food.

Click ONCE on the photos to enlarge them. Please note the last two images on the second page are video clips of our own X Factor stars – the square dancing and tap dancers.

On the 21st November existing members were invited to view the facilities at the Hucknall Leisure Centre where Hucknall U3A will be holding their monthly meetings in the new year. Hot drinks and biscuits were followed by a conducted tour and members were pleasantly surprised by the accommodation.

The Chairman addressing members on the waiting list

This was followed by around 100 people from the waiting list who had been invited to a more formal gathering when the Chairman gave an insight into the U3A and its future intentions after which four Group Coordinators addressed the audience to demonstrate the procedure at a monthly meeting. Those attending were informed that the first 70 on the waiting list (out of 140) would be invited to join on March 1 bringing the total membership up to 320. The position would then be reviewed on safety and comfort grounds before deciding if and when additional numbers would be invited.

New members investigating the interest group boards

The opportunity was also taken to test a new speaker system and the committee have now decided to purchase one. It is a ‘state of the art’ digital system that can accommodate up to 6 separate microphones and generates superb sound irrespective of the position of the listener.