Memory Workshop

Have you forgotten something?

The U3A in the East Midlands is organising a workshop on the subject of “MEMORY LOSS” - an introduction to the subject and how we can take steps to ameliorate the problem.

It will be held on Wednesday 7th March 2012 at Notts County Football Club, Meadow Lane, Nottingham NG2 3HJ, in the Masson Suite. There is ample free car parking available, plus public transport.

Full joining instructions and descriptions of the content of the day will be sent to U3A members who apply, some 8 days before the event. I hope the following details will be helpful in encouraging you to apply.

The day will begin with Registration and coffee at 10.15am and end at about 3.30pm with an hour for lunch.  The cost of the workshop is free, with optional charges of £6.00 for lunch and £1.20 per cup of coffee - to be paid direct to the football club.

Aughton & Ormskirk U3A (Lancashire) have pioneered this remarkable Memory Course and have kindly offered to present this workshop for us. There are five presenters including specialists in the field of neuroscience. The Memory Course rationale enables complex neuropsychological information about memory processes to be understood by older people who can then act on this information and make changes to help prevent or reduce the risk of dementia.

We anticipate that many U3As will wish to attend and so we intend to limit the numbers attending to two per U3A. However if you have members who have experience in the fields of neuroscience, psychiatry, psychology or (say) occupational therapy, then they can be in addition

Applications should be made by email to Joe White at this email address joejean.white@ntlworld.com by 25th February 2012 at the latest.

Joe White 01476 401959
 

Tattershall Castle Funday

The East Lincs Neighbourhood Group are hosting a Funday at Tattershall Castle on 28th June 2012 from 11.00 to 16.00.

Watch this space for more information

Mileage rates. Please be aware that the Committee have agreed that the rates for the use of private motor vehicles has increased from the 1st October 2010 from 20p to 30 pence per mile. In calculating this rate please multiply the mileage for your return journey by 30 pence and divide by the number of  occupants in the vehicle, including the driver.

For example: A return journey of 20 miles in a car with 4 occupants =           20 multiplied by 30 is £6 divided by 4 is £1.50 per person for the journey.

County Olympics 2012

In order to have some fun in the year running up to the Olympics, Lincolnshire U3As are planning to compete against each other in their very own special Olympics.

There is no bureaucracy behind this idea and no big organisation. It is up to each group to decide whether they wish to participate. If they do, they challenge groups in other U3A in their Neighbourhood, or respond to a challenge received from another U3A.

Full details of these special olympics can be found by clicking **here** and reading the instructions attached.

Important Notice for users of Software4Students products.

This Internet Company has been offering Microsoft products at up to 90% discount for members of the U3A. Unfortunately, this offer will end on the 31st March 2012.

Therefore after this time the following products will no longer be available:

Microsoft Office Professional Plus:

Microsoft Mac Office Standard 2011:

Microsoft Windows 7 Professional Upgrade

Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate Upgrade

Microsoft Expression 4 & Studio 4 Professional.

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