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WALKERS SPRING BREAK - NORTH COAST, CO. ANTRIM
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DATES:- SUNDAY APRIL 22nd THROUGH WEDNESDAY AM 25th APRIL 2012.
ACCOMODATION :- CAUSEWAY HOTEL- Tel. 02820731226

U3A TARIFF

3 Nights Dinner, Bed & Breakfast
£140 per person.
All Walkers should book individually and
quote Belfast U3A to obtain the rates shown above.
Please note that there are only 24 rooms available and temporarily booked for us , so please make your booking very soon to avoid disappointment.
Any queries, contact Drew or Irene

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Hello Conveners

Just a brief note to confirm the announcement made at the November meeting in Belvoir that as from January it is proposed that the U3A interest groups will provide tea-making teams in rotation for the monthly meetings. The idea is that, whereas in the past the same small group of people have been asked to do the needful, this way (which is practiced in other U3A branches) will spread the load more widely and therefore more fairly. In the case of the smaller groups, they can combine to produce a team from two groups at a time, rather than from just one group. The necessary supplies will be provided as usual, so all that is required is for the designated team to put in about an hour's duty prior to the start of the meeting. With the numbers we currently have attending the monthly meetings, the minimum number for a team would be 4 but 5 is probably better.

I hope no-one will feel any worry or unease about this arrangement. No-one needs to take any action until I get in touch, and there will be plenty of help as regards showing newcomers the ropes.

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Forthcoming Speakers

February Meeting - : : Anna McCoy & special guest from Ulster Wildlife Trust on “The Barn Owl Campaign”

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Summer Schools

One Day Course

Venue: Royal Institution Of Great Britain 21 Abermarle Street, London W1
Date: Tuesday 27th March 2012
Title: U3A Explores Science At The Ri

Programme: 2 pm: Introduction by Ian Searle, (Chairman of Third Age Trust)
2.05 pm: Forensic Science- An Overview--Dr. John Manlove
2.50 pm: Accelerated Dreams- how particle accelerators have
changed our lives— Dr. Suzie Sheehy
3.25 pm: Question and answer session
3.35 pm: Tea and Coffee
4.10 pm: Food Production In A Changing Climate— Prof. Tim Wheeler
4.45 pm: Question and answer session
4.55 pm: Close

Places are limited. Admission is by ticket only at £18 each, including refreshments. Apply in writing to the Third Age Trust 19 East Street, Bromley, Kent, BR1 1QE, enclosing a second class stamp for up to 4 tickets and a cheque made payable to The Third Age Trust.

Summer School

Date: 16th-19th July 2012

Venue: Harper Adams University College, Newport nr Telford

Choose 3 topics from the following list:

Cinema History
Design principles in Art
La France
History- England in the 19th century
Music appreciation
Philosophy/Fiction
Poetry
Recorder Ensemble Playing
Writing Fiction

Cost:Full board £315 pp

Deposit: £70

For further information contact Sheila Leggett- Hon Secretary

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NOTICE TO AMBLERS
Veronica Browne has kindly agreed to become the new Convener for the Amblers Group as from February 2012. We wish her well in her new role and thank her predecessor, Margaret Mathews, ably assisted by Anna and Mina, for their contributions over the past three years. Throughout January 2012 the Amblers will meet each Thursday (except 26th Jan.) at 10 a.m. at Shaw’s Bridge to decide which route to walk that day.

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NAME BADGES
As the ‘book’ system is no longer practical due to our increasing membership, members will in future keep their own badges to wear at the monthly meetings. If you have not already done so, please retrieve your badge from Margaret Campbell at a meeting. Recent members, who have not yet been issued with badges and would like one, should either sign the sheet at the monthly meeting or contact our Membership Secretary.

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Traveling in Europe?

GET AN EHIC CARD

The European Health Insurance Card [www.ehic.org.uk] costs nothing to obtain and entitles holders to free or reduced-cost state-provided medical treatment in many European countries. Though no substitute for full travel insurance, it’s still worth having, not least because many insurers waive the excess on a medical claim if you use the card.

Further

Oldies heading to Europe might also want to consider EHICPlus [0845 055 5222, www.ehicplus.com]. A top-up policy for those with an EHIC card, it covers all costs for treatment in a state-run hospital, along with private ambulances and repatriation to the UK, and the usual non-medical stuff on a travel insurance policy such as possessions and cancellations.
As it does not cover treatment in a private hospital, the policy is more limited than normal travel insurance, but it is very affordable for pensioners – an annual policy for someone over 70 costs just £40 and has no upper age limit.

Traveling Further Afield?

SHOP AROUND IF YOU’RE OLDER
Finding affordable travel insurance when you reach your 70s can be a challenge. Annual worldwide policies in particular can be astronomically expensive [though you can sometimes cut premiums significantly by excluding cover for travel to North America].
Prices with general insurers are often lower than with companies specialising in services for the elderly. One exception, which crops up in several of the Which? “best buy” tables, is In tune [0800 022 3192, www.intunegroup.co.uk], a subsidiary of Help the Aged, whose policies have no upper age limit.
Single-trip policies with Egg [0845 122 2888, www.egg.com] which insures those up to 85, and Virgin Money [0800 051 7000 www.virginmoney.co.uk], which imposes no upper age limit, can also be competitively priced.

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