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A message from Margaret Maiden - u3a Leeds Tennis Group 🎾
Shadwell Tennis Club is pleased to announce that free coaching for Over 55s has resumed!
Sessions are on Wednesday mornings from:
9.30 - 10.30am
10.30 - 11.30am
We are lucky to have our LTA Coach Mia to deliver each session.
Beginners and improvers are very welcome. We can even lend you a tennis racquet!
T. 07714197945 .
This coaching is funded by Sport England.
An Appeal 👐
We currently need someone to take over the role of Secretary on the committee.
The job entails: Supporting the Chair in ensuring the smooth running of the committee by dealing with all correspondence and its circulation to committee members; Ensuring meetings are effectively organised and minuted; Preparing and submitting the Annual Report to the Charities Commission.
For more information, please email: chair@u3aleeds.com.
Jo Turner, who is the Groups Coordinator and the CYGnet Coordinator (Neighbouring u3a Liaison), must stand down next year. These are two separate roles. We are, therefore, also looking to fill these positions.
For more information, please email: groups@u3aleeds.com.
Any members interested will be supported by a comprehensive mentoring system, if needed.
An Idea…🤔
Do you know someone who could be lonely, left out or socially disconnected? It could be a neighbour, someone down the club or a friend-of-a-friend, etc.
Why not reach out and try to get them involved in u3a Leeds?
Just an idea.
For more details as to how Leeds members are affected, email our CYGnet Coordinator, Jo Turner:
Hello everyone,
Did you know that it can be fun being on our u3a Leeds Committee? Will you consider joining us?
Being on the Committee would help you influence specific events and how we run things for the benefit of our members. Our membership numbers have grown considerably over the last two years and we have space for quite a few new committee people.
The Committee meets more or less once a month, but some months we do not need to meet and we have a little holiday!
Open to all our members, but we would especially welcome those who are just into their retirement. As long as you have the ability to use email, you can cope with our communication requirements, so please consider the matter.
In the first instance, please speak to any Committee member, including me.
Thank you for your attention,
Jo (Josephine) Turner
Scam Alert 🚨
We have been contacted by a u3a who experienced a scam in which they received an email, allegedly from one of their committee members, saying that they needed to be sent money in order to send an invoice.
This was quite sophisticated and appeared to have come from another committee member.
If you receive an email like this, check the email address of the sender to make sure it is their normal email address.
If in doubt, it is best to call the person directly. All u3as are recommended to implement dual authorisation for payments.
