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Announcement 📣
For those of you who attended the last meeting at MASSC, I made an announcement that we were hosting a free Antiques Valuation Event from 10am - 4pm on Tuesday 1st April.
The event has been POSTPONED to Tuesday 29th April.
Updated information will be posted in due course.
Janet Powell
Chair & Speaker-Finder
Digital Art 🔲
One of our members, Dave Kenny, is keen to learn more about Digital Art.
He has attended a brief introductory course at the Apple Store in Leeds and has looked at some online lessons for beginners.
He uses the “Procreate” app on his iPad Pro (See the link below).
https://help.procreate.com/procreate/handbook/introduction
He wonders if there are other members of Leeds u3a who use the above and could maybe initiate a beginner’s course - or, failing that, at least point him in the right direction.
Dave isn’t keen to start up a new group himself, but this could be the beginnings of such a venture with enough like-minded people? We are very much under-represented in the Arts department!
If you can contribute in any way, please email Dave: davidkenny53@gmail.com
Have you watched “Only Connect” on BBC TV?
A recent team on the series was from Malvern u3a. Read about their behind-the-scenes experience on this link:
https://sources.u3a.org.uk/behind-the-scenes-of-a-television-quiz-show
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 Leeds u3a?
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.
