Could your u3a attract more members, raise its profile and make better use of local publicity?

Come along to the free “Promoting Your u3a!” workshop at Ropsley Hall, near Grantham, and pick up practical ideas, tips and inspiration you can take straight back to your committee.

It’s a great opportunity to share ideas with other u3a volunteers in the East Midlands, discover what works, and give your u3a a promotional boost.

Reserve your place — and those of your fellow u3a members - by emailing our bookings officer, Margot Gale, at margot.nottsnetwork@outlook.com. Please include the name, u3a, county and email address for each of your delegates.

This workshop is available to all u3a members within the 6 counties in the East Midlands Region.

Could you help shape the strategy of the Trust? Nominations will open on 2 July for a new member to join the u3a board. Interested?. Click on this link to find out more. https://mailchi.mp/u3a/board-trustee-election-26?e=f98a5870d6

Two of our committee members attended a regional workshop to discuss how to grow a u3a and keep it relevant for the future. Click on this link to read a summary of their day

As an internet user you can help to boost u3a funds by changing your search engine to easysearch and doing your usual internet shopping using the easyfundraising portal. Find out how these easy sites work here.

Use this link to sign up for the u3a UK newsletter

I have recently started in my role as the new Manager Curator of the Bakewell Old House Museum. I have noticed that whilst we get many tourists into the museum, we seem to struggle to get visits from local people from Bakewell and the surrounding towns and villages.
To try and rectify this, I am offering a group entry discount to all local history, U3A, WI (etc.) groups. Our usual entrance ticket costs £7.50 but this is reduced to £5 per person if a local group arranges their visit in advance with me and pays via invoice (paying separately on the day increases the cost to £6.50 per person). We are also able to offer tea/coffee and biscuits served in the Tudor Hall/houseplace for an additional £2 per person.
There is an option to combine your visit with a tour of Bakewell with one of our extremely knowledgeable tour guides. If this is something you would like to do, then please let me know and we can discuss costs on an individual basis.
This is not in any way a time limited offer, so you do not need to rush to visit us! Whenever you are next thinking about a trip out as a group then please consider us and if you would like to make a booking then please call on 01629 813 642. If you are not able to visit as a group but members of your society would still like to visit us then I can arrange for a small number of one pound off entry vouchers to be delivered to you.
Greg MacJudges
Manager Curator
Bakewell Old House Museum
Bakewell, DE45 1DD