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The third Annual General Meeting of the Crouch End & District u3a was held online on 15 April 2021
▷ Our Team 2021/2022
Trustee Members
Sally Whitaker
Chair
chair@cedu3a.org.uk
Graham Bennett
Vice-Chair
vicechair&cedu3a.org.uk
Speaker Organiser
speakers@cedu3a.org.uk
New Groups Organiser
newgroups@cedu3a.org.uk
Brenda Dardelin
Beacon Administrator
cedu3a@gmx.com
John Hemingway
jh@cedu3a.org.uk
John Hinshelwood
johnhinshelwood@btinternet.com
Llorett Kemplen
Membership
nmsc@cedu3a.org.uk
Jackie Langford
Secretary
secretary@cedu3a.org.uk
Diana Pavey
Groups Coordinator
groups@cedu3a.org.uk
Charlie Sharp
Membership Secretary
membership@cedu3a.org.uk
Andrew Sich
Treasurer
treasurer@cedu3a.org.uk
Other Team Members
Roslyn Byfield
Inclusion
inclusion@cedu3a.org.uk
Louise McCullagh
Bulletin editor
bulletin@cedu3a.org.uk
Julian Osley
Website manager
cedu3a@gmx.com
Volunteers Co-ordinators
Beatrice Murray
Jenny Bryant
volunteers@cedu3a.org.uk
Our Groups Team
Diana Pavey (team leader) is the groups coordinator, with overall responsibility for coordinating all group activity and providing support to established groups. Diana
• is the contact point for information, queries, issues, concerns from conveners, members
• represents groups interests on the Executive Committee
• maintains, updates and distributes guidance notes for conveners
• organises conveners meetings and oversees organisation of the annual Open Day
• helps in dealing with waiting lists and setting up further groups
Diana may be contacted on groups@cedu.org.uk
Graham Bennett is new groups organiser. Graham
• develops ideas for new groups
• draws up the web page together with the convener and ensures that the group is promoted on the website, in bulletins and at monthly meeting
• supports conveners until the group is established
• helps with the organisation of the annual Open Day, conveners meetings and the members satisfaction questionnaire
Graham may be contacted on newgroups@cedu3a.org.uk
Ed Allen is Groups Beacon support working with all conveners. Ed
• helps conveners to use the Beacon membership system
• explains the benefits of Beacon
Ed may be contacted on beacon2@cedu3a.org.uk
Carl Parker is groups data analyst and technical support contact. Carl
• works with other team members devising and analysing questionnaires
• updates the list of venues available for events and groups
Carl may be contacted on data@cedu3a.org.uk
Both Carl and Ed provide support on a range of tasks, including the annual Open Day and conveners meetings.
▷ New outings
… albeit with restricted numbers.
▷ Find out more about the Outings Group
▷ Stepping stones …
It may be possible to restart some mosaic garden sessions soon but before detailed planning takes place, the Convener would like to gauge how much interest there is in making a stepping stone using broken ceramic. If you are interested, please contact Jacqui Osley via the Mosaic Group page.
▷ Lockdown local history
The Local History Group, which has been meeting regularly by Zoom during the pandemic and its lockdowns, has been researching the urban development of Hornsey.
▷ Read the research
▷ Find out more about the Local History Group
▷ National u3a online events and talks
The National u3a organises a running online series of events and talks on a wide variety of subjects for its members. Places must be booked in advance.
Find out more
▷ Third Age Matters
The Spring 2021 issue of Third Age Matters, the magazine of the U3A, has just been published. If you would like to receive a regular copy of the magazine please email membership@cedu3a.org.uk.
▷ Upcoming talks
▷ u3a : Keeping In Touch
u3a : Keeping in Touch is a Facebook group for U3A members to stay in contact with each other and also a place to share ideas u3as are using to maintain learning and interests and to keep in touch. The Group has over 5,000 members.
Find out more
▷ Mary Quant talk
Join us for a talk on the work and influence of Dame Mary Quant, the revolutionary designer who democratised fashion. Although probably most associated with the Swinging Sixties her global impact on clothes, cosmetics, accessories, home interiors, etc continues to inspire today.
The speaker, Heather Tilbury Phillips, a U3A member from Bury St Edmunds, was formerly a Director of Mary Quant Limited with responsibility for the Marketing and Public Relations of Mary personally and the international brand. She is also the Advisor to the V & A on their record breaking exhibitions.
▷ Find out more about the speaker
The talk is for U3A members only and will be delivered online via Zoom. This is not an event organised by the Crouch End & District u3a and will not be recorded. Registration is required.