Florence Nightingale Hospice, who provide care for Buckinghamshire patients in the community and in the Hospice in Aylesbury, are seeking more volunteers to help either in their shops or in other ways. Their Buckingham shop is about to move location to Cornwalls Meadow, from Bridge Street, and they have one in Winslow as well..
Details of roles available and how to apply can be found on their website: .
No musical ability required! Over the next few months some of our Committee members will be looking for volunteers to shadow, or assist them in their roles. This will include the Newsletter Editor.
Our Speaker Secretary will be stepping down this year and a replacement will need to be found. The speakers for the first half of next year are already booked, so the new volunteer will find it quite straightforward.
We will also be looking for people who can use computers and would like to know more about how our back room systems work, with a view to assisting our webmaster at a later stage.
If you have any knowledge or experience in those areas please get in touch for further information.
Hello all and welcome to 2025, the start of a New Year, with new opportunities for you to explore. If you are planning to retire or semi retire do come and join us for new activities, a chance to make new friends, and enjoy yourself! If joining on your own or with a partner you should find something new and interesting to do. If you have any ideas for new groups or want to start one yourself, please get in touch following the details on the New Groups page.
Our first Open Meeting of the year will be on Wednesday 22nd January at the Community Centre, doors open at 2.15 with a speaker at 2.30 followed by refreshments. We look forward to welcoming you there.
We now have a slot scheduled on the local Community Radio which is available every Tuesday from 12.00. You can tune in here.
Calling Audio Visual enthusiasts – our tech support Steve would like to find a few people to act as backup for Open Meetings. On some occasions he is not able to set up the audio and projector facilities, and would like to have a backup for those times. If you are interested, please contact Steve for further information.
Information on upcoming events here.
TVN have a new set of study events coming up, which can be seen at the foot of their page. Mostly free or a small charge per device, with some interesting topics.
The Third Age Trust runs a regular series of Online Learning Events. These are held on Zoom and are normally free; U3A members will need to book a place via a link to Eventbrite. Information is on the page here.
Hello all, just to tell you that we have several new groups either starting up re-starting, or want new members, that might be of interest. Don’t forget if you don’t see a group you would like to join, you can always start a new one yourself. Advice and support will be given to help you get started, it can be run by several people who want to look after the various aspects of running a group. Take a look at the New Groups page which has just been updated.