January 2021

National u3a Newsletter – ☔️January 2021 ☔️

24 February, 202126 January, 2021 by Heather Macknight

Welcome to the 40th edition of the u3a newsletter!

The ☔️January 2021 ☔️ newsletter announces the first u3a Day which is taking place on Wednesday 2 June 2021, and highlights the next u3a radio podcast (episode 4). There are also details on Subject Advice events for Chess and Bridge. Other events taking place can be found on the events page. Check the website regularly for up-to-date news, tutorials and events.

Thames Valley Network – Inspiring Photography

2 February, 202124 January, 2021 by Heather Macknight

u3a TVN are holding another event entitled INSPIRING PHOTOGRAPHY, which is on February 9th, via Zoom 10.15am to 12.45pm.

Please note that this is NOT a repeat of the event which took place on the 20th January – it is entirely new. This study morning looks at composition and techniques with the emphasis on wildlife photography. The details are on the flyer and application form.

Falcon Taxis – Free cabs for Covid Jabs for over 80’s

20 January, 2021 by Heather Macknight

A local taxi company, Falcon Taxis, are kindly offering a free cab to get your Covid jab for the over 80’s. Call them on 01296 247247 to arrange.

Covid Vaccinations Update & Patient Journey Guide (Buckinghamshire Council)

16 February, 202118 January, 2021 by Heather Macknight

Getting a COVID-19 vaccine Your GP will either call you or send a letter inviting you to your vaccination appointment. Please do not call the GP or go to the … Read more

Forthcoming u3a Thames Valley Network Events

15 February, 202117 January, 2021 by Heather Macknight

QUIZ – Wednesday – 3rd February at 2pm on Zoom Following the TVN Christmas Quiz, many people expressed an interest in having more quizzes, so we are running another. More … Read more

Covid Vaccine – Local information and Scams

20 January, 20218 January, 2021 by Heather Macknight

Westongrove Surgery have put together some FAQs about the covid-19 vaccine. These will be updated regularly on the Westongrove Facebook page when more information becomes available to them. The main points are:

When will patients start being vaccinated?

Our COVID-19 vaccination programme will begin from w/c 18TH JANUARY 2021 (subject to receiving the vaccine).

When are you expecting to receive your first vaccinations?

The first batch of 975 vaccines should be delivered between 13th-15th January 2021 but this has not yet been completely confirmed. We will be vaccinating NHS and care home staff with this first batch. This will allow us to test all of the systems at the vaccination centre and iron out any problems ahead of vaccinating the wider community. There is also a significant probability that the vaccines will not arrive on time and appointments will need rescheduling over the following days.

We are expecting a further delivery at some point during the week commencing 18th January. Once we have a confirmed date we can then start booking patients in for their vaccinations. We will have to do this quite close to the vaccination date to minimise the risk of having to reschedule hundreds of appointments should the vaccine delivery be delayed.

Where will the vaccination centre be based?

The vaccination will be administered at the indoor bowls arena in Stoke Mandeville Stadium, Guttmann Road, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire HP21 9PP. There will be a team of Marshalls to help direct you when you arrive.

u3a Thames Valley Network Event – Inspiring Photography – 20th January

11 January, 20212 January, 2021 by Heather Macknight

“Inspiring Photography” This study morning aims to inspire you to improve the composition of your photographs. Whether you are using the camera on your phone or a top of the range … Read more

National u3a New Year’s Day Newsletter Express

20 January, 20212 January, 2021 by Heather Macknight

Read the New Year’s Day Newsletter from the u3a CEO, Sam Mauger. For those interested, over the last year, u3a members have been consistently submitting incredible photos into the … Read more

Westongrove Partnership-Covid Vaccine Information

30 January, 20211 January, 2021 by Heather Macknight

From the Westongrove Practice for those wondering about vaccines

“Over the last few weeks we have been working tirelessly with our neighbouring practices to set up a Covid vaccination centre in Aylesbury using the Pfizer Covid vaccine. The logistics around this have proved to be very complicated and we are still awaiting information about when the vaccine will be delivered before we can start inviting people for the vaccination.

The news of the Oxford Astra-Zeneca Covid vaccine being approved earlier this week has given us all a much needed boost heading into 2021. The fact that this vaccine is much easier to store should allow us to run our local Covid vaccination program more along the lines of our annual flu clinics. We are currently awaiting more information about how the vaccine has to be administered and when we might receive this vaccine. Once we have that information we will be leaving no stone unturned in getting everyone vaccinated as quickly as the supply of vaccine allows.