July 2024

Cycling

We cycle twice a month on the 3rd Monday and the last Friday of the month. We ride mainly on dedicated cycleways and most members have e-bikes.
New members are always welcome.
This month we had to cancel our first ride due to rain.
On Friday 26 July we rode from the corner of Worcester St and Fitzgerald Ave to Scarborough with a couple of members meeting the group at Ferrymead Shopping Centre. It was a lovely day and a good ride. We had an enjoyable coffee stop at Scarborough Fare Cafe; in fact, it was hard to get the ten of us started again!
Mary

Family History

Scrabble

We have heard that there are some people in U3A who believe they are on a “waiting list” to join the existing Scrabble group.  As the Convenor of the group since September 2023, Judith was completely unaware of anyone who believed they were on a “waiting list”.
As mentioned previously in this newsletter, membership of our group is currently limited to 10 people, due to the fact we meet in private homes.  If there are people who think they are on a waiting list, it would be so easy to coordinate a second Scrabble Group – all that is needed is a boxed set of Scrabble, a couple of dictionaries, and around three or four people willing to play and host the group in their home.  Several of our members would be more than happy to come to a few meetings to share how we run our group and help get a new group going.  
On the U3A website, u3aswchch.org.nz, go to the “About Us” tab, then select “Contact Us” – fill in the form indicating you are interested in playing Scrabble with a new group.  A committee member will pass the message on to Judith Densie, as the Convenor of Scrabble. Alternatively approach Judith at a U3A meeting.