islington
WHAT'S ON
This page shows the next main events happening
in iU3A. But if you would like to find out more about what's
on across the London Region or at the National level of The
Third Age Trust have a look on the Other
Opportunities page.
London Region of U3As Talks:
the LRU3A series of online talks has been extended in to
2021. You can see the programme here. Details of how to register for
each talk is also in that publicity flyer.
National Winter Programme: there is also now a series of online activities offered by The Third Age Trust. This covers a wide range from painting, poetry reading, photography, etc. Details of this can be found here.
iU3A Monthly Meetings: for the two iU3A talks each month see the details below.
iU3A IT/Computer/Tablet/Phone Support: fortnightly zoom sessions. Drop in to get your problem solved or just to pick up tips on how to do some basic things. See your Bulletin for the Zoom link. See the web page for more information here.
Age UK Quiz, 26 January 2021: see details here.
Monday 22 February, 7.00pm iU3A Pub Quiz: another of our popular quizzes, enter individually or as a team. To register please email Mary at iu3atreasurer@gmail.com.
Courses
In 2019/20 we started a new initiative — short courses. We've now trialed a few of these with great success, so we expect to run some further courses. Watch the Bulletins for further details on new courses being proposed. Details for current courses are on the Groups listing page here.
Monthly Meetings, Speakers Programme
Our physical Monthly Meetings have been suspended due to Covid-19 but instead we have created a programme of speakers who will present to us online using Zoom. How long the programme will run like this will depend on the unwinding rate of lockdown.
New feature: if you want to come early for a chat with fellow members you can join the meeting at 9.30. You will then be placed in a 'breakout room' with a few other members just so you can say hello. We hope this might fill a gap caused previously by moving our physical Monthly Meetings online.
The main Talk will start at 10.00am and run to 11.00 — see the details below. It's suggested you log in and join the meeting at least five minutes before the scheduled start time. There will only be the one topic, the main speaker. The Zoom invitation to these meetings will be sent to all members in the Bulletin.
National Winter Programme: there is also now a series of online activities offered by The Third Age Trust. This covers a wide range from painting, poetry reading, photography, etc. Details of this can be found here.
iU3A Monthly Meetings: for the two iU3A talks each month see the details below.
iU3A IT/Computer/Tablet/Phone Support: fortnightly zoom sessions. Drop in to get your problem solved or just to pick up tips on how to do some basic things. See your Bulletin for the Zoom link. See the web page for more information here.
Age UK Quiz, 26 January 2021: see details here.
Monday 22 February, 7.00pm iU3A Pub Quiz: another of our popular quizzes, enter individually or as a team. To register please email Mary at iu3atreasurer@gmail.com.
Courses
In 2019/20 we started a new initiative — short courses. We've now trialed a few of these with great success, so we expect to run some further courses. Watch the Bulletins for further details on new courses being proposed. Details for current courses are on the Groups listing page here.
Monthly Meetings, Speakers Programme
Our physical Monthly Meetings have been suspended due to Covid-19 but instead we have created a programme of speakers who will present to us online using Zoom. How long the programme will run like this will depend on the unwinding rate of lockdown.
New feature: if you want to come early for a chat with fellow members you can join the meeting at 9.30. You will then be placed in a 'breakout room' with a few other members just so you can say hello. We hope this might fill a gap caused previously by moving our physical Monthly Meetings online.
The main Talk will start at 10.00am and run to 11.00 — see the details below. It's suggested you log in and join the meeting at least five minutes before the scheduled start time. There will only be the one topic, the main speaker. The Zoom invitation to these meetings will be sent to all members in the Bulletin.
| DATE |
MONTHLY MEETING PROGRAMME: |
| 28 Jan (NB this used to say 08
Jan) |
Barry Mellor: Captain Cook's  First
Voyage. Barry read Chemistry at Oxford and
had a career in the chemical industry and in
information science. He lived in Australia for some
years and became interested in Captain Cook's
exploration of the east coast of Australia and in
the history of the First Fleet, especially the
impact of their arrival on the indigenous peoples.
Barry is a small boat sailor, a qualified yachtsman
and a Blue Badge Guide. He is interested in
Astronomy and is an active member of Islington U3A's
Opera and Global History groups. The presentation
will cover basic ship design, navigation, threats
from scurvy, transit of Venus, etc., and the
exploration of the South Pacific, New Zealand, and
the east coast of Australia. Barry will present an
overview of the impact of Europeans on the
indigenous peoples, most especially the Australian
Aboriginal population and their culture. |
| 11 Feb |
Donna Jones: Black Lives Mat ter — What's
it got to do with us? Donna is Head of
Social Work at London Metropolitan University. She
oversees both the undergraduate and postgraduate
courses and teaches on the Foundation in Social Work
module and the Research modules. Qualified in 1999,
Donna practised as a social worker before entering
academia, focusing primarily on developing social
work student placements. As her career has
developed, Donna has found opportunities to
incorporate her arts based research interests and
love of live performance and theatre into her
teaching. She is currently part of a London
Metropolitan University research team, working with
London Borough of Lambeth LGBTQI+ residents to use
photography to explore their experiences during the
COVID-19 lockdown and has also developed a
partnership with local Islington theatre company The
Big House, whose actors are all care leavers.
Drawing on her experience of using a range of
arts-based methods in her teaching she will include
theatre, dance and poetry in her presentation
challenging us to think freshly and differently
about a topic that so often descends into
stereotypes. |
| 25 Feb |
Prof. David Nutt : The New
Psychedelic Revolution — from Neuro-science to
Medical Treatments |
Dates of Future Monthly Meetings/Speakers beyond above are:
11 March, 25 March
You can see either summary information about previous monthly meetings or the full presentation material (if we have received permission) on the following webpage: Past Meetings
End of Life Planning
In 2019/20 we started a tie-up with Gentle Dusk regarding End of Life Planning. They have held a number of 'Death Cafés' for our members and a webinar on how to create a care plan. If you don't feel you need to attend a Café or aren't ready for this stage yet, then you may find the guide we've created to help explain some of the terms. Read it here: End of Life Planning. Or if you want some supporting information on creating a care plan then look at myCMC. Another useful link here to Future Planning.
Gentle Dusk in partnership with Age UK Islington are hosting another online event. This one is on "Lasting Power of Attorney & Future Planning". Thursday 26 November 16:00 to 17:00hrs via Zoom. A flyer with further details for the event and registration details can be read here. Whilst it is connected to Carers Rights attendees do not need to be carers to attend the event.
Coffee Mornings
Our iU3A coffee
mornings are a popular way of getting to know other members.
They take place around the borough, are always at 11.00
on varying days of the week and are free to iU3A members. In order to provide opportunities for all
our members to attend, we limit attendance to a maximum of
three coffee mornings per member per year (1st January to
31st December). See the latest Bulletin for date of next
coffee morning.
Our coffee mornings are now organised by
Sally Fox. To book up for any
of the above coffee mornings please email Sally here.
She will then advise you that you are booked, or if there
are no spaces that you have been put on a reserve list. If you can't attend a coffee morning you've
booked for, please let us know by emailing Sally (same
link as above) to say you can't now make it.Pub Lunches
iU3A's pub lunches provide an opportunity
for members to meet each other in a social atmosphere. They
take place monthly, around Islington. If you are buying a
lunch the cost is around £10 to £12 with drinks being extra.
If you'd like to come along to one of these please email
Howard Stone here
for more information or to reserve your place.
All those held so far have attracted
about 15 iU3A members, who've enjoyed some good chat. While
originally conceived to attract more male members there has
been good support from the women members. Do come along and
join us. Pub lunches are now a 'group' and details of their schedule can now be found in Beacon.
