U3Alogo

 

 

Chinnor & District U3A

              

kiteg6096tidied

 

Home | The U3A | Membership | Interest Groups | U3AMeetings | Interest Group Meetings

 News & Information | Sheila’s Wheels | Links

  

 

News & Information

 

 

 

News

*   BBC Good Food Show 27 November 2008

Members from our neighbouring U3As are welcome to join us.

See Sheila’s Wheels for full details

 

*   Restricted Parking at the Village Hall

The first phase of the Village Hall re-development will start in September.  Parking will be restricted so please double-up in cars wherever possible.

 

*   Opera Group

The Opera Group are planning to organise a trip to see the Welsh National Opera during their visit to the New Theatre in Oxford from 2 to 6 December 2008.  If you are interested please contact Clive Bray

 

*   New Interest Groups

If you would be interesting in joining a new group on European Studies please contact Diane Carver

 

Bill Parkinson would like to re-instate the Industrial Heritage Group.  Please contact Bill if you would like more information

 

*   2008 Thames Valley Regional Conference

This Conference was planned and organised by four local U3As: Chinnor & District, Haddenham, Thame & District and Greater Thame. They adopted the title CHATT for the organising Committee.  Reports from the conference, in pdf format, can be accessed below.

 

Overall conference report

 

Group 1 report – Legal Aspects & Responsibilities

 

Group 2 report – Encouraging Involvement

 

Group 3 report – Interest Groups

 

Group 4 report – Inspiring Visits

 

Group 5 report – Are Main Meetings Necessary, Does Size Matter?

 

Group 6 – Education and/or Leisure

 

Visits ideas

 

To see photos of the conference click here

 

Group Meeting Notes

  • Computer Group Meeting Notes

November 2008 – Malware

March 2008 – Spreadsheets Basics and Beyond

January 2008 – XP System Maintenance

Hints, Tips & Dodges

 

Useful Information

v     Mobile phones

ICE (In Case of Emergency)

If you own a mobile telephone it is a good idea to record a telephone number that can be used if anyone needs to contact someone on your behalf in an emergency.  It is a generally accepted practice to record this number in your “names” list as ICE.  If you want to add several numbers just use ICE1, ICE2 etc.

 

Your mobile phone can also be used for things other than just calling friends and family.

Here are a few things that can be done in times of grave emergencies.

 

In an emergency

The Emergency Number worldwide for Mobile is 112. If you find yourself out of the coverage area of your mobile; network and there is an emergency, dial 112 and the mobile will search any existing network to establish the emergency number for you, and interestingly this number 112 can be dialled even if the keypad is locked.

 

v     Have you locked your keys in the car?

Does your car have remote keyless entry? This may come in handy someday. Good reason to own a cell phone:

If you lock your keys in the car and the spare keys are at home, call someone at home on their mobile phone from your cell phone.  Hold your cell phone about a foot from your car door and have the person at your home press the unlock button, holding it near the mobile phone on their end. Your car will unlock. Saves someone from having to drive your keys to you. Distance is no object. You could be hundreds of miles away, and if you can reach someone who has the other "remote" for your car, you can unlock the doors (or the trunk).

 

v     Hidden Battery Power

Imagine your mobile battery is very low. To activate, press the keys *3370# your mobile will restart with this reserve and the instrument will show a 50% increase in battery. This reserve will get charged when you charge your mobile next time.

 

v     How to disable a stolen mobile phone?

To check your Mobile phone's serial number, key in the following digits on your phone: * # 0 6 #

A 15 digit code will appear on the screen. This number is unique to your handset. Write it down and keep it somewhere safe. When your phone gets stolen, you can phone your service provider and give them this code. They will then be able to block your handset so even if the thief changes the SIM card, your phone will be totally useless. You probably won't get your phone back, but at least you know that whoever stole it can't use/sell it either. If everybody does this, there would be no point in people stealing mobile phones.

 

 

 

 

General Information

·        Equipment

Music

The Music Groups have a Panasonic portable stereo CD system; it also takes tapes.  Any group is welcome to borrow it; they should contact Clive Bray by telephone.

 

Computer/Projector/Laptop/Combined DVD/VHS Player

Any group wishing to borrow the Multi Media Projector/Laptop/Combined DVD/VHS Player should contact Colin Sear. Please give as much notice as is practical.

 

·        U3A Resource Centre.

Following the move of London Office to Bromley members are reminded that the Resource Centre now has its own e-mail address as follows  - resource.centre@u3a.org.uk

 

 

 

 Top of page

 

Home | The U3A | Membership | Interest Groups | U3AMeetings | Interest Group Meetings

 News & Information | Sheila’s Wheels | Links

 

Web Organiser: Molly Milner

Page last updated: 12 November 2008

Kite picture by kind permission of Gerry Whitlow