Interest Group Leaders and Helpers Meeting

On the 30th January, we held a get together and meeting for our Interest Group Leaders, Helpers and Committee Members.

With 42 people in attendance, we had some very profitable discussions.

We started with a few updates from the Committee on Guidelines for: Affiliated and Temporary Members; Data Security; Group Finances and we had the opportunity to ask Committee Members any burning questions.  

The main focus of the meeting was then to think about possible new Interest Groups.

As a Committee we would like to try and introduce a few more to our list of 47.

Those who attended the meeting were very helpful and I now have a list of possible new groups. Of course, a new Interest Group needs a Leader, so we also discussed how best to achieve this and what sort of help is needed by a new Group Leader.

I will give you more details in a future Newsletter, which will give me time to consider these possibilities.

We finished the meeting with six fictional Scenarios. These created a lively end to our meeting.

Our Group Leaders and their Helpers are doing a great job and I would like to thank them all for their hard work.

Sue Tedstone (Group’s Coordinator)

Vegetarian Cookery

The January meeting saw a good size group tasting a Mushroom and Vegetable traybake and Vegetable Tortillas. There was very little waste so everyone obviously enjoyed them!

The next meeting will be on Monday 23 February at St Peter and St Paul’s hall on Ruffs Drive at 10.30 am.

We do still have a couple of spaces in this group so if anyone is interested, please contact me via the u3a website or at the main u3a meetings.

Anne

Garden Group

Our February meeting is the trip to see the snowdrops at Easton Walled Gardens on 11 February, leaving Ogle Street at 10 a.m.

The March meeting will be on Monday 2 March at 1.30 at the JGC and will be a talk on Pots of Perennials, as a change to using bedding plants.

All are welcome.

Anne

Growing Old Disgracefully

Members of the “God Group” met at John Godber Centre for a talk given by the Road Safety Officer for Via East Midlands on prolonging safe driving for the older person. It was delivered in an informative and humorous way meaning we were happy to ask questions.

Some ladies took advantage of signing up for an accompanied drive with a driving instructor who will advise on any concerns in a very friendly way- no tests!

A very interesting talk . 

Liz Attenborough

New Interest Group

JIGSAW PUZZLERS

Are you a keen puzzler?  Do you usually have one on the go?  If there is enough interest I will organise an inaugural meeting for a Jigsaw Puzzlers Group on Friday 27th February at Central Methodist Church at 10.30am.  If you are interested come and put your name down in the refreshment room at the next main John Godber meeting on the 18th February.

Maureen Newton