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Harrow U3A Important Announcement
Coronavirus – Covid19
During the current crisis we have closed classes at Harrow Arts Centre and in people’s homes. However, 38 of our classes are continuing to operate either by Zoom or by email or a combination of both. Full details are on our diary page.
Mike Allen
Chairman Harrow U3A
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NEW CHAIRMAN'S SUMMER MESSAGE
Hello Everybody,
This is a version of the Chairman’s speech which I made at the AGM on 3rd March. Our succession plan had originally been for Gwen Wright to succeed Anne Gerrard as Chairman. However, Gwen had to resign for personal reasons, so I stepped in. I am tempted to use some movie slogans “I’m back” or “Never Say Never Again”. It is an honour to be Chairman once again. The advice of doctors for seniors is to keep active, get out, meet with people and use your brain. The U3A meets all those objectives and Harrow U3A is recommended by local surgeries.
I want to mention the building works at Harrow Arts Centre. The current phase was to refurbish three buildings which were not in use — the old school laundry (which you may know better as the former Studio café), the Travellers’ Studio theatre, and the boiler room. Once these have been finished -- scheduled to happen in the summer -- the Greenhill Room will be pulled down and be replaced by a substantial two-storey building. Harrow Council has secured a £700,000 grant from the GLA and added £3.3M to it. The intention is for HAC to become self-funding and the teaching areas will provide extra revenue. The HAC staff have put on extra events including pantomime and have already reduced the subsidy needed from Harrow Council by 70%. So, there is a real prospect that HAC will become self-financing and the sword of Damocles that had been hanging over the Arts Centre for the past six years or so will be removed. At last the light at the end of the tunnel is not the train coming the other way.
Mike Allen
Hello Everybody,
This is a version of the Chairman’s speech which I made at the AGM on 3rd March. Our succession plan had originally been for Gwen Wright to succeed Anne Gerrard as Chairman. However, Gwen had to resign for personal reasons, so I stepped in. I am tempted to use some movie slogans “I’m back” or “Never Say Never Again”. It is an honour to be Chairman once again. The advice of doctors for seniors is to keep active, get out, meet with people and use your brain. The U3A meets all those objectives and Harrow U3A is recommended by local surgeries.
I want to mention the building works at Harrow Arts Centre. The current phase was to refurbish three buildings which were not in use — the old school laundry (which you may know better as the former Studio café), the Travellers’ Studio theatre, and the boiler room. Once these have been finished -- scheduled to happen in the summer -- the Greenhill Room will be pulled down and be replaced by a substantial two-storey building. Harrow Council has secured a £700,000 grant from the GLA and added £3.3M to it. The intention is for HAC to become self-funding and the teaching areas will provide extra revenue. The HAC staff have put on extra events including pantomime and have already reduced the subsidy needed from Harrow Council by 70%. So, there is a real prospect that HAC will become self-financing and the sword of Damocles that had been hanging over the Arts Centre for the past six years or so will be removed. At last the light at the end of the tunnel is not the train coming the other way.
Mike Allen
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Updated 19/3/2020
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Updated 19/3/2020