An invitation to join Lindsey U3A on a coach trip to the Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery, with the option of a tour of the Smith & Pepper Workshop in the Jewellery Quarter.

We will be leaving Welton Village Hall at 8 am on Thursday 8th October to avoid the heavy school traffic so should hopefully arrive in Birmingham at approx. 10.30 am.

The first stop will be the Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery for those that only want to go to there. Current exhibitions include the Staffordshire Hoard and the Pre-Raphaelites. There is a café on site.

Those that want to go to the Jewellery Quarter will stay on the coach and be driven to the Workshop Museum. The first two tours are already full so you will
have the option of joining the 12.30 tour or those scheduled for later.

The cost of the tour is £10 per person paid for in advance. You do not have to go around the museum and can spend all your time (and money!) shopping in the Jewellery Quarter instead, as long as you get back to the Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery for 4pm.

The cost of the coach is £25 per person in advance either by cash, cheque, or BACS using the following details
A/C Name; Lindsey U3A Group Account
A/c Number; 43774660
Sort code; 60-13-15
Reference; visits/birm/’followed by your surname’ 
eg: visits/birm/thompson.

You will have to make your own way from the Jewellery Quarter back to the Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery using the tram as the coach will leave
there at 4pm.

We will leave the Museum to return home at 4pm
For further details and to book a place please contact; Rosey Thompson
Mobile; 07866 688 700 or Email; roseythompson61@gmail.com

The August 2026 newsletter is here…

You can access the newsletter from this post or from the email the majority of our members will receive by the 6th August 2026.

If you haven’t told us your email address or if it has changed… to avoid missing out send your updated email details to membership@westwoldsu3a.org.

If you would like to make comment on this newsletter or submit an article for the next issue then please send details to newsletter@westwoldsu3a.org by Friday 28th August 2026.

We would really like to hear from you about any events your groups are involved in. The Newsletter is only as good as the articles submitted by members. We relish any feedback.

Here are the selected photos from the Digital Photography Groups challenges from July, based on a theme of ‘Hidden Beauty’ plus a Favourite of the month. This selection was voted on during our Digital Photography Group meeting on Monday 3rd August by the group members. Two photos came out near for top position in the voting, for both the Challenge theme and the favourites.
 

If you are interested in Photography, why not join us at the New Life Church on the first & third Mondays of the month.

For further photos taken by our group through the months go to our challenge page https://westwoldsu3a.org/?page_id=32438

Louth u3a plan to visit the South Ormsby Estate on Thursday 24th September and are opening it up to West Wolds members.

Those who join the visit will enjoy a 2 hour guided walk around parts of the Estate. There is then the option of a wine tasting with nibbles for a charge of £10 or a gin tasting (without nibbles) for £3.

You will be picked up by coach from outside The Boar’s Head on Newmarket, Louth  at 1.00pm. Upon arrival there will be a choice of a more or less active walk.

The wine tasting or gin tasting and the opportunity to buy gin, wine or flour will take place after the walk. There will also be some information available for those who might be interested in ordering some of the Estate’s Lincoln Red Beef.

The cost of the trip is £20 to cover the coach and the guided tour. Payment for the wine or gin tasting will be taken by the Estate on the day.

If you are interested in joining the trip, you can email chair@westwoldsu3a.org -payment at the time of booking by Bank Transfer is required.

I will also need to know if you want to try the wine tasting, as the Estate need the numbers to cater for the ‘nibbles’

Sharon Rupp

If you are interested and need more information, please look at the Participant Information Sheet at

https://westwoldsu3a.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Participant-Information-Sheet-v2.0.pdf

West Wolds u3a monthly meeting is changing venue and day. Our next meeting will be Tuesday 11th August at the New Life Church Centre, Serpentine Street, Market Rasen. Join us in our new home from 9.30 for refreshments and chat. Speaker at 10.30 as usual

The July 2026 newsletter is here…

You can access the newsletter from this post or from the email the majority of our members will receive by the 7th July 2026.

If you haven’t told us your email address or if it has changed… to avoid missing out send your updated email details to membership@westwoldsu3a.org.

If you would like to make comment on this newsletter or submit an article for the next issue then please send details to newsletter@westwoldsu3a.org by Friday 24th July 2026.

We would really like to hear from you about any events your groups are involved in. The Newsletter is only as good as the articles submitted by members. We relish any feedback.

Here are the selected photos from the Digital Photography Groups challenges from June, based on a theme of ‘Something Beginning with P’ plus a Favourite of the month. This selection was voted on during our Digital Photography Group meeting on Monday 6th July by the group members. Two photos came out tied for top position in the voting, for both the Challenge theme and the favourites.
 

If you are interested in Photography, why not join us at the New Life Church on the first & third Mondays of the month.

For further photos taken by our group through the months go to our challenge page https://westwoldsu3a.org/?page_id=32438

The June 2026 newsletter is here…

You can access the newsletter from this post or from the email the majority of our members will receive by the 4th June 2026.

If you haven’t told us your email address or if it has changed… to avoid missing out send your updated email details to membership@westwoldsu3a.org.

If you would like to make comment on this newsletter or submit an article for the next issue then please send details to newsletter@westwoldsu3a.org by Friday 26th June 2026.

We would really like to hear from you about any events your groups are involved in. The Newsletter is only as good as the articles submitted by members. We relish any feedback.

Here are the selected photos from the Digital Photography Groups challenges from May, based on a theme of ‘Food’ plus a Favourite of the month. This selection was voted on during our Digital Photography Group meeting on Monday 1st June by the group members. Two Favourites photos came out tied for top position in the voting in their themes.
 

If you are interested in Photography, why not join us at the New Life Church on the first & third Mondays of the month.

For further photos taken by our group through the months go to our challenge page https://westwoldsu3a.org/?page_id=32438

We have been contacted about a study by Leicester University which explores whether seeing or hearing about other people falling (for example, friends, family members, or others) influences an individual’s own worries or concerns about falling. They hope that the findings will help improve understanding of fear of falling and contribute to future falls prevention approaches.

Participation is entirely voluntary, anonymous, and confidential. The survey can be completed online at a time convenient to participants, and there are no right or wrong answers, they are simply interested in people’s experiences and perspectives. It takes around 15 minutes to complete.

The university asked if we could circulate the survey link and study information to our members: 

https://app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/leicester/how-seeing-or-hearing-others-falling-affects-older-adults-worri

They also say they would be very happy to provide a participant information sheet or answer any questions any of our members may have about the study.

Your support will be greatly appreciated and would make an important contribution to research aiming to better understand concerns about falling in later life.

The contact at the University is

Dr. Matt Hill

University of Leicester

School of Psychology and Vision Sciences (SoPVS)

mwh20@le.ac.uk