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 2rd June: Dave Milne will speak on Strawberry Fields Forever

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.

New group - Your attention is drawn to España Viva, a new group exploring Spanish food, wine, culture, history, life. See the groups list for more information and a contact.

Another new Group - Italian Post-beginners is featured in the current (May) newsletter - but the enquiry link to 'Cathy' is broken. If you want to get in touch please go to the Italian Post-beginners page on this site and use the enquiry link there.

Another new Group - Industrial Archaeology The Northumbria Region has an incredibly rich Industrial Archaeology heritage and was central in many developments that were significant in the progress of industrial development, throughout the Country and the World. If you are interested in this see here.

A study into coping with hearing loss
- If you have difficulties with conversation in noisy environments, you might be interested in participating in this research by a PhD student at the University of Nottingham.

Natalie Lerigo-Smith, Lead Investigator and PhD student writes,
"We are looking for people who find it hard to hear speech in noisy places to join an online training study. In this study, we will be testing two new training games in a program called PLUS. PLUS stands for Practice Listening and Understanding Speech. These listening and thinking games were developed with people with hearing loss and are designed
to improve listening abilities including listening in noise. This study is not suitable for people with cochlear
implants because the way sounds are processed is different. However, people who use hearing aids and
people who do not use hearing devices are able to take part."

To find out more/join the study go to https://tinyurl.com/PLUSOptimal1
To contact Natalie, email Natalie.Lerigo-Smith1@nottingham.ac.uk
(NB the study has been ethically approved by the University of Nottingham, but Tynedale u3a
has no direct link with the research).

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