Monthly Meeting via Zoom October 14th, 2020
This month the ‘guest’ speaker was a double act. Terry Hill and myself were the presenters talking about trekking in the Khumbu (also known as the Everest Region) which is a region of north eastern Nepal on the Nepalese side of Mount Everest. This is the home of the Sherpa people. We have both completed this trek up to a height of 5500m where oxygen is reduced to 50% of that at sea level. We were younger then.

NOVEMBER 11th, 2020 – Monthly Zoom Meeting 2.00 pm to approx 3.00pm
Many people who travel around giving talks to U3A groups have made the transition and are offering zoom presentations. We have booked our first one for this meeting:

A Nice Cup of Tea- a Potted History of Tea
The British answer to any problem or crisis is often a cup of tea! If you have had a shock or an upset someone will make you a nice cup of tea. But how did the British love affair with tea start? It is a fascinating tale of adventure, taxes, criminality, temperance, rationing and a morale booster in World War I and II. You’ll also find out how a hungry Duchess with a taste for a ‘cuppa’ established the ritual of afternoon tea.

Talk length – 42 minutes. Presenter: Sandy Leong who is an international, professional speaker, and published author.

A local door to door scam
Reported to me this week by U3A members who were caught out by a caller at the door. They live on Vaughan estate and nearby is the new Sherwood Gate development. The smartly dressed, well spoken man at the door claimed to be from the development and they had been asked to clear some furniture from the show house. He was in a van with the wording ‘Better Homes’ on the side.
In short they bought something, paying too much for a fake product. They have no connection to Bellway Homes at Sherwood Gate so please be aware as they may be coming your way.

Premium Rate Phone Scam
This scam tries to snare people searching online for phone numbers of government advice services, by creating ads which contain premium-rate telephone numbers. It works by displaying an advert for the phone number of the relevant government advice line. All well and good, you might say.
But the sting is that you’ll be charged a premium for using this advertised telephone number – in some cases, as much as £20 or £30 a call.

You will be put through to the right advice line, but will be paying a very high and unnecessary connection fee. In comparison, calling the advice line directly by using the correct phone number is usually free or relatively low cost.

Beware 090 Numbers
Searches for car tax discs, renewing your driving licence, passport and completing your tax return are some of the areas currently prone to these premium-rate number scams. To avoid being ripped off in this way, you should firstly never use numbers beginning with 084, 087, 090, 091 or 098 when calling government advice lines.

No official government service would ever use an 084, 087, 090, 091 or 098 number to deliver a legitimate government service. Use the government website to search directly for legitimate government telephone advice line numbers. This way you’ll always be able to find the right number to call directly for the service you want.
Care: they do not always come first on a Google search.

David Rose

As many of you are aware Rumble Tums in Kimberley is both a community café and a supported training project for young people with a learning disability, some of whom may also have an additional physical disability.

Part of their income comes from recycling crisp packets. Thanks to your generous support we were collecting large quantities at our monthly meetings. For a time the recycling was suspended however it has now resumed and in the absence of the monthly meeting three of our members have kindly volunteered to act as collection points:

John and Sue Gibson at:
1 Gardeners Close, Hucknall, NG15 7GT (just off the Wood Lane end of Sandy Lane)
And Christine Vincent at:
20 Devitt Drive, Hucknall, NG15 8BL (Vaughan Estate)

Please pack the empty packets flat if possible and drop off at the cafe or as shown above.
http://rumbletums.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/crisp-packet-thingy-or-something.mp4?_=1

Thanks for your support.