U3A stands for University of the Third Age. The term third age means no longer in full time work. U3A provides opportunities for people to meet, share experiences and pursue commonly held interests.
The club meets monthly with a guest speaker who has unique experience in their field. Interest (study) groups meet at other times and it is encouraged that members belong to at least one study group.
The annual subscription is $30.
Subscription due on the 1st February.
From the President
Kia ora
Welcome to our June Newsletter.
Dr Kyla Horne spoke to us about neuro-degenerative diseases at the May meeting. She explained about her research in trying to find early predictive features of sufferers, of in particular Parkinson’s Disease. Her talk was very well presented with very clear explanations. It is a pleasure for me to see so many members wanting to ask questions of our speaker.
Our speaker for June is Joy Reid -My Journey as a TV reporter and Entrepreneur
Joy moved to Christchurch in 2002 to attend the New Zealand Broadcasting School, where she trained as a broadcast journalist.
She started her career in Hamilton, then Auckland and eventually returning to Christchurch in 2009. Not only has Joy covered many important events such as Royal Weddings and Funerals while living in London, as well as reporting on disasters in New Zealand, but she has also jointly set up a charity “One Mother to Another” to support Mothers who have children who have to be hospitalized.
Thank you for the feedback and the interest in some new Special Interest Groups. At this stage I am investigating the Singing Group, the Garden Group (focused on garden visits), and the City Visit Group as these are the three with the most demand. At the end of our meeting on Wednesday please could those who have expressed interest in the City Visits and Garden Visits Groups, please could you wait behind briefly so that I can outline the committee’s vision of how these two groups will move forward. To get the Singing Group up and running Ros and I will visit a Singing Group at another U3A to find out how they manage their organisation of a venue and their music. We do have the offer of a venue for our group.
Thank you to those members who assist with putting out and collecting in the chairs for each meeting. The Committee is very grateful for your help.
In keeping with our goal of social interaction, if you are sitting or standing next to someone you do not know or who is new to the club, please introduce yourself.
Ngā Mihi
Lynne Bull
Next meeting
Date: 11 June 2025
Venue: Mohoao Room, Te Hapua: Halswell Centre
Chairs: 9.30 am (assistance appreciated)
Tea/coffee: 10:00 am
Meeting: 10:15 am
Guest: 10:30 am Joy Reid
Topic: “My Journey as a TV reporter and Entrepreneur”
At the end of the meeting push your chair to the back of the room to be stacked.
Planned Speakers
|
Date |
Speaker |
Topic |
|
11 June |
Joy Reid |
My Journey as a TV reporter and Entrepreneur |
|
9 July |
Heather Milne -Professional photographer |
Heather will talk about her photo work with Taskforce Kiwi This is a group of ex-service people who volunteer and work beside service people in disasters |
|
13 August |
Nic Low |
Ancient Trails |
These are the speakers for the next few months, but be aware that things can change.
SWU3A online courses
Members can use the on-line courses our group has subscribed to by logging on to our website.
Please ask for the login and password if you are interested. The courses we have subscribed to for the year are free but if there are other courses you are interested in there is a small charge.