Eden Local Issue 174

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support. UK widewho there also learn from and Each of our interest groups has a convenor helpsare to coordinate members the group#s ac,vi,es range of topics and activities, and is a point of contact.over Some1000 convenors have specialist act as a group tutor Depending u3a’s with overknowledge and with each other. Northfrom Lakes was founded 1996 and an charity with a board or leader, but necessary have anis expert asindependent a leader as members also art u3a & archaeology to it is notin 400,000to members. Penrith & on grouplearn size,from meetings take and with each other. Depending on group size, mee,ngs take place in members#"homes or in scrabblecommiZee. & walking. Learning execu,ve It is affiliated to the the Third homes Age Trust North Lakes u3au3a has na,onal over 500 body, place in members or community venues, village halls etc. and costs are kept to a minimum. is for pleasure and for its own members and over 40 groups; in community venues, village rg.uksake which provides educa,onal and administra,ve support. UK wide there are Government guidelines regarding safety Covid 19 pandemic have restricted - there are no qualification for details of during all thethegroups, halls etc. andsome costs are kept to a and others have !met#"on Zoom. Many are now !up and running#"and pass.groups It is allfrom mee,ng, please seePenrith our website www. minimum. u3a#sor exams with toover 400,000 members. & North Lakes u3a has over 500 the remainder plan/hope to start-up again in September. voluntary and self-funded, penrithandnorthlakesu3a.org. nd over 40emphasis groups; details of all the groups, please see our website hZps:// For full details visit: hZps://penrithandnorthlakesu3a.org.uk Government guidelines with the onfor life-long uk We encourage and help during thenew If you would like encourage more informa,on: pnlu3achair@gmail.com learning and on keeping body northlakesu3a.org.uk We and help members regarding to startsafety or suggest membersemail: to start or suggest Covid 19 pandemic have and mind active. or !phone: 01768 892690new groups. restricted some groups from Jo Laycock. Penrith & North Lakes u3aPublicity Officer. Each of our interest groups meeting, and others have met was founded in 1996 and is has a convenor who helps on Zoom. Many are now up r interest groups has a convenor who helps to coordinate the group#s ac,vi,es an independent charity with to coordinate the groups and running and the remainder nt ofacontact. Some convenors activities have specialist knowledge plan/hope and act as a group tutor board of trustees/executive and is a point of to start-up again in ut itcommittee. is not necessary expert a leader as members It is affiliatedto have an contact. Someas convenors September. also learn from

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