Are you over 50, retired or semi-retired and looking for a new interest?
U3A Batemans Bay Term 4 classes will resume on Monday 10 October at various venues throughout the shire.
U3A Batemans Bay, with over 500 members, is the largest volunteer run organisation in the Eurobodalla Shire. We have been providing courses and social activities for the over 50s for 25 years. As an organization, we are unique in that every person involved, including the committee and the tutors are volunteers. Our tutors are members who offer their time, knowledge and interests to others, which helps us keep the cost of participating low. Our current half yearly fee is $20, with a $5 joining fee, which entitles you to participate in as many different courses as you wish providing there are vacancies. Some courses have a small charge.
Anyone interested in joining U3A should go to the website http://bbay.u3anet.org.au. and access the newsletter which contains the second semester program and an easy schedule indicating the time and day of classes. The newsletter is also available in hard copy in the shire libraries. You can obtain more information by calling the Membership Coordinator Joe, on 0411 327 700. Alternatively, you can attend the Shopfront which will held on 13 October from 10 – 11.30am in the Meeting Room at the Batemans Bay Library.
There are over 40 different activities offered this semester at a variety of venues throughout the shire. You can delve into Chinese history, sing your heart out, sketch, dance, join a book group, participate in one of our three discussion groups, exercise your mind and body at one of our weekly physical activity classes, learn more about wine at one of our wine appreciation groups or visit local restaurants with our monthly dinner group.
Activities are classified under the broad headings of History and Culture, Science and General Interest, Literary Activities, Arts and Crafts, Physical Activities and Recreational Activities. We also offer a Saturday Talks program.
There are three new courses next term, a weekly course, The Ancient Kingdoms of North West China (with a look at China today also), run by Dr Jennifer Brewster, and two short courses, Learning to Relax, and Managing Chronic Pain, both run by psychologist Bill Radley. New members are welcome in all of these courses. These three courses do not appear in the newsletter so please contact Lyn, on coordinator1.u3a.bbay@gmail.com for tutor details.
Many of our continuing courses also have vacancies. Please contact the tutor, details in the newsletter, to see if the course you are interested in has vacancies.
