ROMSEY and District
Low-down in the Lockdown Bulletin No.5 - 1 July 2020 Yes, it’s already time for our fifth ‘Low-down in the Lockdown’ ! There are updates on previous topics, so have a good read through both pages; see p2 for these bears! Stay Safe, Keep Active & Keep Well.
June Monthly Meeting
On 24 June we launched our first ‘virtual’ general meeting via the ZOOM videoconferencing platform. In the capable hands of John Broughall (Technology) and Sylvia Croxall (Introduction to Computers) 75 screens joined the event, which meant around 100 members taking part. It was great to ‘see’ everyone and there was some excited chatter as we glimpsed friends, albeit in a 1-inch square. After a brief introduction by Janet Payne (Chair), Gordon Massie gave an excellent talk on ‘Sailing down the Amazon’. We hope members enjoyed Gordon’s talk - our first attempt at this new way of meeting.
July Monthly Meeting
Our next online talk on 15 July will now be by Dan Ball, the Outreach Officer from the Army Flying Museum at Middle Wallop. Discover how the army in the air has changed over time; see some of the more quirky and unusual artefacts from the museum’s collections and hear about their creative community projects. The Library and Archive holds a unique collection of published volumes covering all aspects of Army flying including early aviation, the Royal Flying Corps, Royal Artillery Air Observation Post Squadrons, the Glider Pilot Regiment and the modern Army Air Corps. The Museum Archive is a rich source of original documents of historical, personal and technical interest including official papers, flying log books, pilots’ notes, manuals and a large collection of photographs and slides. Click this link to the Army Flying Museum website.
AGM and August Monthly Meeting As you know, our Annual General Meeting scheduled for 20 May had to be postponed due to the COVID -19 lockdown. It will now be held on Wed. 19 August at 10.30 am and will be a ‘virtual’ meeting using ZOOM. It is important that you attend. Your committee will ensure that you see all the papers in good time, and have the opportunity to approve the accounts, nominate and vote for committee members, etc. Your committee has a meeting on 8 July, so you can look forward to AGM emails / paperwork for your attention shortly after that! Please don't hesitate to contact our secretary, Janet Moody if you have any queries, questions or wish to contribute to the AGM. secretary@romseyu3a.org.uk 01794 517589
The Membership Survey is now closed. Thank you to the 46 members who responded. A small team is starting to summarise the replies and will present your ideas at the next trustees’ committee meeting. The ‘wordmaps’ below show activities mentioned by members - the size of text indicates their popularity.
Activities at least 2 members say they are already doing; lots more were mentioned by only 1 member.
These are some of the activities members might be interested in doing.
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