Dumfries u3a used to have a newsletter but in July it transformed into an online magazine entitled the Roundup, The latest development is now an Audio Companion which commenced in August.
Below are links to the last half dozen or so editions of the old newsletter and the new Roundup. If you wish you can still read it as a computer file. All the links are in the text describing each edition
Items for Roundup are welcome. Just contact our editor Carol Moyes
Further down the page are links to other national u3a Newsletters. These can include events, workshops and free online session, which any Dumfries member can attend.
It's a really packed Roundup this month. Just to give you a flavour there's a report on the last meeting, a fascinating talk on the Silicon Age, there is news from quite a number of groups, background on how our u3a operates and lots of other news. The new audio companion is available here and the pdf version of the Roundup here.
In the last edition of the Roundup, our editir said that we would be taking a break in August and that the next edition would be the September one. However, with our Discover Dumfries u3a event happening next week, she thought thought perhaps we should have a special — and slightly tongue-in-cheek! — August edition after all! Click on the heading for the online version or here for the PDF version.
As an experiment Carol has produce a "podcast" version of The Roundup. It is worth listening to. Listen to it here
Roundup July. With many of our u3a groups taking a well-earned break, our editor has been using the quieter weeks to give our monthly publication a fresh new look, and she is delighted to share the result with you. Thanks to the growing range of articles, news and features we now include, our monthly newsletter has officially been promoted to a magazine which I've called The Roundup. The magazine has been redesigned in a fresh new format that reflects u3a branding while making it easier and more enjoyable to read here is the link to the online version or here the PDF version..
A slighly 'lighter' newsletter this month, as quite a few of our groups have stopped for a summer break. However there is still lots of interesting articles, news of our next meetings and the usual items such as the recipe, quiz and the latest musical recommendations from the Enjoying Music Group
If you would like to read the online version here's the link.
The May Newsletter is another packed edition. There are details of future meetings, news from the groups and the quiz, recipe and coffee break read as usual. In addition there is a selection of music to listen to. Each month we bring you a taste of the music members of the Enjoying Music group have been listening to. This month the theme was: Flowers and Plants. There are also a number of events taking place in june members may be interested in. The Flipable version of the Newsletter is here.
The April Newsletter has a few new features this month.Firstly, the Enjoying Music group have shared some of their favourite tracks in From Our Ears to Yours, which we hope will become a regular feature. We can't always attend every group we might want to, so I love that some of our groups (like the Fun Quiz and Writing for Enjoyment groups) are sharing a taste of what they get up to each month through the newsletter.
We have alsoIt has also started a What's On feature. In particular, we are sharing local events that might be of interest to members of our groups. Here is the Flippable version
The March Newsletter has a report on the February meeting when McNbb Laurie the D&G Woodlands manager gave us a fascinating talk. There is the news from the Groups as usual. This month the Birging group, the Writing Together Group, the Sewing Group, the Practical Gardening Group, and the Camera Group all have something to tell us, And that is no tall inthis interesting edition . Click on the link to read the whole thing. Flippable version here
The u3a nationally also publishes a number of newsletters
Here is a link to the August Newsletter of u3a friends
u3a Friends exists to bring together stories and interests from across the u3a movement; to use our collective voice to change lives and to share exclusive member offers with our exclusive Friends Extra benefits program. All of these come together under the banner of u3a Friends. Signing up for newsletter means you are up to date and in touch with all that's happening across the movement as it happens.
Monthy Committee Update
The Third Age Trust provides a Monthly Committeee Update adressed to Maggie our Secretary. Much of it will be of interest to all of our members. You can read it here