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u3a Online Events January
Our Learn Digital Life Skills series is back running every Friday,
The Story of Motown Records Course begins,
and we hear from Ian Hawker about Climate Change and Biodiversity
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Dear <<First Name>>
Happy New Year! We enclose your January lineup of u3a talks and presentations.
We'd love it if you could share these with your local u3a, so have included a handy printable version at the bottom of this email. Please use the buttons at the top or bottom of this email to book.
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Learn Digital Life Skills: iPhone & iPad Week
We’ll show you how to use your Apple device to its full potential and highlight the features that set Apple apart.
Fri 6 Jan at 2pm
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Sleep and Dreams
An interactive talk from Dr Bob Pullen of Prudhoe u3a explaining how our brains make us sleep and dream.
Mon 9 Jan at 2pm
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The Story of Motown Records: A Four Week Course
Covering the history of one of the world’s most successful independent record labels, from Lee Wellbrook of Ilkley & District u3a
Every Tuesday at 2pm from 10 Jan to 31 Jan
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Getting Started with your Family History
Toni Neobard of Hawkwell Village u3a shows beginners how to go about researching a family history
Wed 11 Jan at 2pm
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Learn Digital Life Skills: Social Media Week
We will explore social media so that you can decide which socials you’d like to explore further.
Fri 13 Jan at 2pm
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Relativity - Numerical Illustrations
Learn about the strange relativity effects in space and time, and how to calculate these with everyday maths. Talk by David Price of Bromley u3a
Wed 18 Jan at 10am
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Climate Change and Biodiversity
How the world is addressing loss of biodiversity due to climate change with Ian Hawker, leader of East Suffolk u3a's Climate Change group
Thurs 19 Jan at 10am
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Standing or Seated Yoga
Join Nancy & Liz for another 2 sessions in their ‘Yoga at Home’ Series, exploring Standing or Seated Yoga.
Fri 20 and Fri 27 Jan at 10am
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Learn Digital Life Skills: WhatsApp Week
We’ll get you set up on WhatsApp and show you the myriad of ways to stay connected.
Fri 20 Jan at 2pm
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Staying Safe Online - A u3a Presentation with Q&A
Keeping you safe in an electronic age: a repeat talk by Barry Linton of Thorpe Bay u3a
Wed 25 Jan at 10am
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Holocaust Memorial Day - The Stories of George and Renee Morton
Francis Morton, a speaker from Generation2Generation, will present his parents' remarkable story of survival
Fri 27 Jan at 2pm
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Learn Digital Life Skills: Q&A Week
Get your tech based questions related to your device answered.
Fri 27 Jan at 2pm
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Exploring World Faiths: The Holocaust, Genocide and Antisemitism
Dr Peter Rookes and speakers discuss what is antisemitism, how does genocide happen, and the Holocaust.
Mon 30 Jan at 10am
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Introduction to Cryptic Crosswords
Try your hand at solving cryptic clues on this 2-hour taster session with Henry Howarth, u3a Subject Adviser for Cryptic Crosswords.
Tues 31 Jan at 10am
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Below are the talks planned for the first week of February, so you can get ahead with your planning!
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The Geology of Oil and Gas - part 3
This is the third part of a series of talks on petroleum geology from Martin Eales, Sutton u3a.
Thurs 2 Feb at 2pm
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Fashion and Sustainability
Join Helen Howard, Canterbury u3a, for an introduction to the environmental impact of textiles.
Fri 3 Feb at 2pm
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Mindfulness and Meditation Series
A six week course of Mindfulness and Meditation led by John, Mike and Ruth of the Sheffield u3a Mindful Ageing Group.
Tuesdays at 10am from 6 Feb to 14 Mar
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Highlights of the Royal Collection – Coins and Medals
Join Jeremy Cheek of Rother and District u3a, who was Numismatic Consultant to the Royal Collection for 8 years.
Tues 7 Feb 10am
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Click on the image above to get a printable, shareable PDF version of the talks shown in this email.
Can you share these online talks with your local u3a? We want as many u3a members as possible to get the benefit of our free online offering, and are grateful for your help in doing so. Clicking the image above will take you to a PDF version of this email.
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National Initiatives
We also have many projects and challenges for u3a members to get involved in which are on our national initiatives page.
u3a Eye
Our themed photography competition u3a Eye is open to all u3a members, and our judges would love to see what photographs you can produce. Enter the competition and view the gallery for December's theme of 'Festive'.
Photo by Colin of Boldon & District u3a, submitted for the theme of 'Movement'
Speaker Swap
Do you have a talk you want to share with u3a's across the movement, online or in person? We can provide you with a database of talks that you can access and share with your local u3a, in return for offering you one. Sign up to find out more.
Paint or Draw
If you like making art, in any style or any medium, enter our themed Paint or Draw initiative. Each month you are given a new theme to inspire your artwork, and it will be displayed in our online gallery.
'Central London in the snow' by Elaine of Northallerton u3a
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If you have a talk or workshop to offer, please contact us using the details below, we'd love to hear from you.
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Finally, don't forget sign up to the u3a National Newsletter for news and stories from across the u3a movement!
Thank you from Georgia, Janine and Katie
u3a Learning Team
events@u3a.org.uk
0208 466 6139
Please note that all u3a online events are held via Zoom. Zoom links are sent out both 2 days and 2 hours before the event is due to start. All events are for u3a members only.
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