Notice Board

NOTICE BOARD

       If you are thinking of joining Harrow U3A,

you can download a New Membership Application Form and a Gift Aid Tax Form from this website. Membership Renewal Forms can also be downloaded here. At the top of the page, hover over the “How to join” button and choose the document you want from the drop-down menu.
The new Beacon membership system has not yet been set up on the Website but we hope to get it working in the very near future.

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                                                 NEW DATA PROTECTION ACT

We have produced two documents in connection with the above - The Harrow U3A Data Protection Policy and the Harrow Privacy Policy. These can be viewed by activating the buttons on the Management Page of this website.

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                                             BEACON MEMBERSHIP PORTAL
The Beacon Portal is now available on this website. Members can view or, if necessary, amend their details by visiting it. Other features will be added as soon as possible. To access the portal please use the buttons (BEACON & PORTAL) at the top of any page.

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What’s On in August/September 2019
(See Newsletter 89 for Details)

Aug 29               Monthly Talk - Lasting Power of Attorney
Sept 15              Sunday Group - Sir John Soane Museum
Sept 19             Country Walks - Circular Walk from Richmond Station
Sept 26               Monthly Talk - Safety in the Streets

                                             HISTORY GROUP SUMMER & AUTUMN 2019 PROGRAMME
                                           Mondays in the Canons Room at 10.00am.  All are welcome.

Aug 19       Sean Sinclair       THE END OF THE OTTOMAN EMPIRE
Sept 16      Wendy Frith    MEDIEVAL GUILDS
Oct 21        Colin Gent            BRUNEL AND THE GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY
Nov 18      Linda Hampson    WILLIAM MORRIS: BEHIND THE WALLPAPER;                                                                                                  AN EXPLORATION OF MORRIS’S POLITICAL LIFE                                                        Dec 16       Pam Smith          CATHERINE DE MEDICI

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                           MONTHLY SPEAKERS MEETINGS

Talks are on the last Thursday in the month (except where noted otherwise) and start promptly at 10.30am. They are held in the Hatch End Suites 1 & 2 at the Harrow Arts Centre, Uxbridge Road, Hatch End, HA5 4EA. Please come early to get a good seat and do not disturb the speaker or audience. For further details please check the U3A notice board in the entrance lobby near the lift. I have tried to arrange a wide range of subjects and have asked the most popular speakers to return.These meetings provide an opportunity for members from all groups to come together and we welcome non-members before joining Harrow U3A. The meetings are unashamedly publicity-seeking and to advertise U3A to a wide audience.
Helen West
Speakers Secretary

Thursday 29th August: Gayle Illsley--“Lasting Power of Attorney”
Although we do not normally have a speaker in August, we have been offered a talk by U3A member Gayle Illsley on this important matter. Her talks to many U3A groups have proved to be very popular. She makes no charge, of course, but requests donations to her chosen charity The Alzheimer’s Society.

Thursday 26th September: A Retired Police Officer (name to be confirmed)--“Safety in the Street”

Thursday 31st October: Nick Dobson--“The Poetry is in the Pity”
The verse of soldier poets of the Great War captured the horror of modern trench warfare, but so did the art of official war artists. We will examine the poetry of Wilfred Owen, Siegfried Sassoon and Isaac Rosenberg alongside the art of Paul Nash, John Singer Sargent and others. Illustrated by readings and slides.

Thursday 28th November: Philippa Radford-Hancock--“The British Red Cross, Past, Present & Future”
An interesting and informative talk on the history of the world's largest humanitarian organisation, who started it, why, when and how; its fundamental principles and values. The talk focuses on some of the largest crises around the world in the last few years, “How can a simple red cross on a white background mean so much?” -Winston Churchill.

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LIVE THEATRE BROADCASTS

We would like to draw members’ attention to a wonderful facility being offered at cinemas by way of LIVE transmissions of performances from the Royal Opera House, the Metropolitan Opera House, the National Theatre and other theatres and even the latest Exhibitions. Some of you are already aware of this and have enjoyed some great programmes for a fraction of the cost of a theatre ticket.
To see a full list of what’s on offer over the next few months, visit the website www.myvue.com/specialevents
Here’s a flavour of coming events:

THE ROYAL OPERA
Don Giovanni - 8 October
Don Pasquale - 24 October

ROYAL BALLET
Coppelia - 10 December
The Nutcracker - 17 December

NT LIVE
One Man, Two Governers - 26 September
A Midsummer Night's Dream - 17 October
Hansard - 7 November
Present Laughter - 28 November

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