A Music quiz at Mr Pips on Monday 11th May at 6-30pm to start at 7pm. There will be no charge, but we only ask if people will buy Coffee etc. Teams of four or we can make up teams, and total numbers are limited to thirty. This event is for u3a members only - please get in touch with Sue McPhee if interested.
The Table Top/Craft Sale at St Andrew's Memorial Hall, Kirkella on Saturday 30 May has been cancelled.
Please note that the New Members Coffee Morning on the 15th May is cancelled. It will now be Wednesday 3rd June at the Beech Tree from 11pm -1pm.
The Digital Photography Group is up and running again, with the help of the new leader, Kevin. Please see the Digital Photography Group page for further details.
Membership Information If you receive your newsletter as a paper copy, your 2026/2027 renewal form will be included with the newsletter. Please fully complete he form and return to Gwynneth Carmichael, Membership Secretary.
The full membership fee has been maintained at £15.00. Completed forms for both new and renewal membership together with the appropriate fee, preferably paid by bank credit can be sent to the Membership Secretary from March 11th. Membership cards will be available after April 1st when our membership year commences. If you are a taxpayer, you could assist us by signing the box for GIFT AID. With your help we can reclaim basic rate tax from the government, and this will help towards running our u3a. Application forms for potential new members, and renewal forms for existing members, can be accessed from this website, using the links at the foot of the Welcome page. They can be printed out and used to apply for (or renew) membership.
Newsletter Distribution – Help needed!
We are grateful to all our members who hand deliver our quarterly newsletter in the HU10 and HU5 postcode areas. However, we are always on the lookout for new members willing to help in this respect. It would involve delivering no more than 10 newsletters in a small geographic area. If you able able to help, please use this email link to contact Mel Woods.
New Groups: Several new groups are in the offing and more details will follow in the next Newsletter. There is the possibility for anyone interested in Italian to join the Swanland group. Click on the following link for more details: Swanland u3a.
We have also had the offer of a group to look at mindfulness meditation so let Chris Watson know if you might be interested. Once we gauge the interest levels in any of the suggestions, we can have a meeting of interested members to begin the set-up of the group. For more information please use this email link to contact Chris Watson.
Listening to Children Read: Our chairman has been asked by Rachael who along with her friend runs the Ready Steady Read group. This is a Charity group who go into the poorer schools in the Hull area and listen to children read. She is asking if any of our members would be willing to give a little bit of their time to help with this project. No cost would be involved as the police check would be paid for. If you think this would interest you, please get in touch with Rachael (via Sue McPhee) for more information and let her know that you are an AWAKE u3a member.
The 2024 AGM was held on Wednesday 19th June at 2pm in the Memorial Hall, Willerby Square (Opposite the Police Station). to see the minutes of the 2024 AGM.
AWAKE Committee Meetings: to see the minutes of the AWAKE committee meetings. You will find a list of AWAKE u3a committee members by following the 'Our Committee' link at the foot of our Welcome Page.
AWAKEN Newsletter: The Awaken Newsletter is now published every 3 months, in February, May, August and November.
Spanish Group: The new Spanish Group is now up and running - if interested, please have a look at the Group details.
Help with Transport to Monthly meetings
Due to the lack of buses around this area the Committee asks that if you can bring someone to the Wednesday general meeting could you please offer them a lift. Thank You.
u3a Equipment Should any Group Leader/member wish to borrow the Laptop, Projector, screen, Projector stand, or Body Microphone please contact Sue McPhee, to arrange pick up.
Discounts from Local Businesses Show your u3a Membership Card and save money by supporting these local businesses:
Bell & Higgins, Anlaby Road, Hull: 10% discount excluding Fence Panels & Power Tools
Gough & Davy, Paragon Street, Hull: 10%
Savoy Tyres, Main Street, Willerby: 10% off Tyres & Repairs excluding MOT’s or special deals
Sweethearts, Hull Road, Anlaby: 10% over £5 (cash only)
Tea & Bisque-it, Kingston Road, Willerby: 10% off Pottery Painting
Wickseys, Willerby Shopping Park: 20 off Dry cleaning, 15 off Shoe repairs, Key Cutting & Stock
Also please note that, by showing your u3a Membership Card, you can become a Corporate Member of Haltemprice Leisure Centre. (See their website for details)
*Please continue to use these deals or risk losing them*
Looking for Reliable Tradesmen: You will all, I suspect, have a number of those magazines which pop through our letter boxes every month. The ones I am referring to are those with names like 'On Your Doorstep', 'Door to Door' or 'Hessle Villages'. They are all full of advertisements and useful telephone numbers of local tradesmen. However how do we know that they are reliable? I know that I asked one of them to give me a price for creating some steps from a paved area to a raised area of garden. The man duly arrived and looked at the job and said that he would leave a price for me through the letter box. I am still waiting and that was three years ago.
So I have asked around and found that one of our members was inconvenienced one Saturday morning when the only toilet in her house decided to stop working. She checked one of these magazines and chose a plumber who was advertising there and he made her the first call of the day and did a very satisfactory job at a reasonable price.
It occurred to me that it might be a good idea to create a register of good reliable workmen that U3A members could call with some confidence. I have started the list with a few who I either have used and recommend or whose names have been passed to me from other u3a committee members. If you are aware of someone you feel should be added to the list please contact either me, or Steve Roberts who is compiling the on-line U3A News Letter.
Please click on this link to view the current list. I would be pleased to add to the list at any time. Les Holmes
Newsletter and Website: The Awaken Newsletter is now published every 3 months, in February, May, August and November. Please ensure you submit any items for publication in the Newsletter by the 2nd Wed of the month preceding publication.
Please let everyone know about your group's activities by sending contributions and photographs for the next newsletter and website by sending them to Mel Woods, with copies to Chris Moody, Manager and Chris Watson, , or click the Contact button at the top of this page to get in touch. Please ensure you submit any items for publication in the Newsletter by the 2nd Wed of the month preceding publication, but contributions for the website and any future editions of the newsletter are welcome at any time.
WRITE AN ARTICLE FOR AWAKEN and WIN £20! Your article will appear under the title ‘IN MY OWN WRITE.’ What we are looking for is a reflective, interesting, amusing or opinion piece rather than a purely informative article. The content can be light hearted or serious but it must be suitable for the AWAKEN readership. Your article must be approx. 450 words long (one side of A5). Avoid religion, politics and too many exclamation marks!!! Include your Name and Membership number. Contributions should be sent to Steve Roberts.