If you are retired or semi retired and want to

• make new friends
• learn a new skill
• start a new activity
• expand your knowledge
• discuss your interests
• pass on your expertise
• meet others in a social environment

then Tynedale u3a is the place for you.

We have over fifty activities for you to choose from ranging from art appreciation to wine tasting, bird watching to learning Welsh.

Why not come and join us ? Join Here

Notices for our Current Members

Next monthly meeting is on Tuesday 7th July: David Saunders will speak on The Kremlin's Geordie Master Spy: Rudolf Abel(1903-71):
-- Lots of people have seen Steven Spielberg’s 2015 blockbuster Bridge of Spies, but the film didn’t say much about where its central character came from or what he had been doing before his arrest in New York in 1957. This talk spells out Abel’s family background, the eighteen years of his life that he spent growing up on Tyneside, what he did in Russia between arriving there in 1921 and leaving for America in 1949, what he achieved as a spy, how he spent the last years of his life when he was back in Russia, and why he is remembered with pride in Russia today.
-- David Saunders retired from Newcastle University as Professor of the History of the Russian Empire in 2017. His two main books are about Russia in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, but quite by chance he learned in 1983 that Rudolf Abel, the Soviet spy in Steven Spielberg’s film Bridge of Spies, was born to Russian immigrants in Newcastle in 1903. This talk will detail what he has learned about Abel since that discovery.

The Rural Digital Inclusion Project runs informal training sessions across Northumberland, and are looking for volunteers.
See their poster for further information

Helping by Participating in Research - If you have read the article in the July newsletter about a research project on experiences of fraud, and would like to get involved, here is a link to the poster.

Falling
Have you ever seen or heard about someone falling, and then found yourself worrying about falling too?
We are researchers at the University of Leicester exploring how seeing or hearing about other people’s falls (friends, family, others) may influence your own concerns about falling over time. We are asking for your help.
What’s involved?
- A short online questionnaire at two time points (now + 6 months later), completely anonymous and confidential. There are no right or wrong answers. It takes just 10-15 minutes each time.
- Your experience could help improve future falls prevention and support for older adults. 
- Take part here: https://app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/leicester/how-seeing-or-hearing-others-falling-affects-older-adults-worri (clickable link)
- Thank you for considering taking part. 
Dr Matt Hill, University of Leicester (mwh20@le.ac.uk)

British Sign Language group - Are you interested in BSL? This group is looking to recruit new members - you would not be starting in the middle! Click here for more details.

Facebook - Members, we'd love you to contribute to our Facebook group.