Are you interested in taking part in a pioneering study to explore the geography of the brain and to map this to the way we think, communicate, use our memories and make decisions?

BRAIN EXPLORATION

We are looking for healthy volunteers over the age of 60, with no history of neurological or psychiatric disorder.

£50 will be provided to compensate for the time taken for being involved in the study.

The study involves two scans, a small blood sample and some cognitive testing. All travel expenses will be reimbursed.

For more information, e-mail us brainatlas@kcl.ac.uk or call us on 07534 656 301 This study is being conducted at the Institute of Psychiatry, Denmark Hill.

As a volunteer, you are not obliged to respond to this poster, if you decide to take part in the study, you may withdraw at any time .

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More free ‘Fit as a Fiddle’ courses for Spring 2014

If you live in the borough of Kingston, and want to get fit, lose weight and improve your wellbeing, you can join a free 6 week course in Spring 2014.

Take your pick from gentle exercise to more vigorous activity:

Nordic Walking: YMCA Hawker Centre, Kingston, Mon 24 Feb – 31 Mar 10.30-12.30

Chair Based Exercise: Merritt Medical Centre, Chessington, Tues 25 Feb – 1 Apr 2.00-3.30

Aquacise: Kingfisher Leisure Centre, Wed 26 Feb – 2 Apr 1.30-3.00

Body Balance: New Malden Library, Thurs 27 Feb – 3 Apr 12.30-2.00

All courses include healthy lifestyle/weight loss workshops.

For more information and to book, email:  grace@ageconcernkingston.org

or ring:  020 8942 8256

Kingston U3A Singer’s Christmas Concert on Saturday 14th December will again be held at the New Malden Methodist Church, High St. opposite corner to Tudor Williams, beginning at 7.30 pm. Tickets can be obtained from Pat Young Tel: 8337 8326, at U3A monthly meetings or from any member of the choir. Come along and enjoy a varied programme and join in with many old favourites and carols. Put the date in your diary now.

The Dresden Music Festival

6 days from £949 Departing 4th June 2014

CONCERTS

4 June – Category 1 tickets at the Semperoper:

Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra conducted by Paavo Järvi, soloist Hilary Hahn (violin):

• Brahms – Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in D-Major Op. 77

• Bruckner – Symphony No. 3 in D-Minor WAB 103

6 June – Category 2 tickets at the Palais im Großen Garten:

The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center:

• Schubert – Fantasy in F-Minor for Piano Four Hands D. 940

• Schubert – Quintet for two Violins, Viola, and two Celli D. 956

• Mendelssohn – Sextet for Piano, Violin, two Violas, Cello and Double Bass Op. 110

8 June – Category 1 tickets at the Semperoper: Dresden Festival Orchestra & Balthasar

Neumann Chorus: • Beethoven’s Missa Solemnis

NB: All concerts start at 8.00pm

FEATURES

• All concerts included

• Full programme of included excursions & guided tours

• Central Dresden hotel

• Direct scheduled flights from London Gatwick to Berlin & transfers to Dresden

• Professional local guide for all excursions (but not to or from our evening concerts)

• Executive coach in Germany (including to & from our evening concerts)

WHAT WE WILL SEE

• Dresden – guided city tour • Leipzig – guided city tour • Meißen Porcelain Museum – guided tour

OPTIONAL

• Pillnitz Castle & Gardens & River Elbe Paddle Steamer cruise through the Saxon Alps

ACCOMMODATION

We stay five nights on bed and breakfast at the Ibis Hotels Dresden (www.hotelterrassenufer.de) or similar in central Dresden. Located near the Prager Strasse, Dresden’s main shopping street, facilities at the hotel include a restaurant and bar. All rooms are en suite and feature air conditioning, a television and telephone.

EXTRAS TO YOUR TOUR

• Insurance £36

• Single room supplement £99

• Entrance fees to places visited as part of this itinerary

• Optional excursion on Day 3 • Gratuities, meals & refreshments

Flight details may be subject to change. Price based on twin share. Minimum numbers required. Normal booking conditions apply.

For more information on this tour contact your Group Organiser

Don Moore

Tel: 020 8946 3264

Email: don.moore@blueyonder.co.uk

31 Lanherne House, 9 The Downs Wimbledon SW20 8JG

Any air holidays and flights in this brochure are ATOL protected by the Civil Aviation Authority. Tailored Travel’s ATOL number is 5605

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There are many ‘starts’ to a new year – 1 January comes to mind as a natural New Year, 1 April is the NEC start to a new financial year, but it is September that, for me, feels like the start of a new U3A year. And with the start of a new year the anticipation and excitement of new adventures, new possibilities.

The kick-off to this September ‘new year’ was our National Conference and AGM from 13-16 September in Nottingham. We look to this event to be a platform, a showcase for what your NEC will be working on during the coming year. For the first time, our Standing Committee for Education (SCE), Development Sub-Committee (DSC) and Communications Committee had displays to explain their aims, activities and the resources available to support U3As. Online Learning, Research, the Resource Centre and the National Office all presented valuable up-to-date information for delegates to take away. Also capturing attention were our new website, U3A authors’ table, ‘Talking Justice’ and intergenerational debate projects. Around every corner something beckoned!

          Meanwhile there were workshops which tackled such perennial challenges as:

• Encouraging a Culture of Participation
• Talking to the Outside World
• Communications – where is your weakest link?
• Crisis, What Crisis? (growth)
• Study Groups’ Co-ordinators, the hub of your U3A?
• 10 Things your Members Should Know,
• Diversity/Social Inclusion
• Shared Learning Projects
• U3A-ery and Education
• Not in my Subject
• Making Your U3A Welcoming and Friendly
• Inter-generational activity.

And in the spirit of our Conference theme of ‘Learn, Laugh and Live’ we added

• Get More Fun out of your Ukulele
• Break into Song
• Practical Drama.

While not everyone can come to Conference, we want to make sure that everyone is included and no one misses out! So, all the handouts and mini-surveys can be found on our website: www.u3a.org.uk.  Go to the Conference 2013 icon on the home page. And while the handouts will give us all much to consider this year, we also recorded The Right Honourable John Bercow MP’s keynote speech ‘The Modern House of Commons’- his erudition still has me running to the dictionary! Be sure to catch it on our website.

And, and, and – we are also producing a DVD for you to get the overall flavour, camaraderie, and fun that Conference gives to U3Aers from all parts of the UK . We ‘Learned, Laughed and Lived’ – not a bad way to start this new U3A year. If we did not see you this year at Conference, I hope you will put 9/10 September 2014 in your diary NOW. We will build on this year’s success and I look forward to seeing you at Cirencester next year.

Barbara Lewis, NEC Chairman

October 2013