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Sheila Dyson is a keen pilot, mountaineer and traveller with a story to tell. Flight of a Thousand Eyes is the story of her latest adventure. In April 2007 she set off with two other private pilots in a single-engined aircraft to fly from Netherthorpe Airfield, near Worksop, to Sydney, Australia. Eight weeks and 17 different countries later they made it! On the back of the flight, Sheila and her two co-pilots decided to support the charity, ORBIS, which is an international organisation which delivers ophthalmic training to medical personnel in developing countries.

If you would like to book a place, please fill in the form at the back of the August ‘Links’ to arrive no later than 5 September 2008

Barbara Steel…………...... Coordinator ……....... (0114) 247 4696

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Tuesday 7 October Coordinators' Meeting

Venue: Friends Meeting House
Coffee from 9.30am: Meeting starts 10.15am

Publicity Coordinator

Peter Barclay will be coming to the end of his period of office next Spring. It is hoped to appoint his replacement well before then, so that his successor can join the Editorial & Publicity Sub-Committee to gain some experience before the handover.

The role of the Publicity Coordinator is to promote awareness of SU3A throughout the area defined as our boundary and to maintain the profile of the organisation as a successful contributor to the lives of older people in the city. If you are interested in taking over from Peter, please ring him on (0114) 230 4327 for further details.

Sustainable Development

Are you interested in Green issues?  Are you concerned about saving the planet for future generations?  Do you have an allotment that is too big for you, but which might be shared by others?  Would you like to find out where you can buy products and services which are ‘ethically sourced’ – i.e. which don’t involve exploitation or don’t contribute to global warming?  Do you like to think that older people could be a force for change in relation to the environment?

If so, you may be keen to start a debate, or even a new Group within Sheffield U3A, that could lead to a better understanding among members and maybe some positive action. Please phone Shelagh Woolliscroft on (01246) 416 139 to discuss.

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Hallam Research Volunteers Wanted

BOOMING POPULATIONS

After the war, the British population boomed. Those babies have become part of the retiring population entering U3A for the first time. But what will happen to an older population in fifteen or twenty years as the need for more care and medical attention increases? For certain we’ll be using the bathroom more frequently.

Already a great deal of research has identified the needs of that older age range. Conditioned by a consumer society people will demand more. They have been used to travel and increasing technology and will expect better home surroundings than their parents provided.  During the next two years the Design Research Centre at Sheffield Hallam University, in conjunction with Sheffield U3A, will be looking closely at these problems. At present the team will be considering the poor quality of bathroom equipment currently available. The project will include simple prototypes of bathroom equipment which the Hallam staff would like to evaluate. Within the next few months we’d like to visit a number of people over the age of 55 in their own homes to learn about the issues they face.

If you have strong feelings about these matters and would like to help, please contact me. I am available at home on 230 4327 or may be contacted by e mail.

I’ll be please to hear from you.

Peter Barclay

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PUBLICITY POSTER COMPETITION

Fancy yourself as a poster artist?

Take an active interest in Sheffield U3A?

Are you Creative?

The SU3A Executive is offering a £15 prize for the most suitable entry.
It can incorporate paint, inks, collage, computer graphics or photography but must be A4 size and include one of the following wordings:

TREE OF KNOWLEDGE

WINDOWS ON RETIREMENT

THIRD AGERS DO IT IN GROUPS

Your poster must also include space for the wording SHEFFIELD U3A to be inserted later by the Executive Committee.

Entries must be received by 31 October 2008 by post to

Peter Barclay, 14 Clarendon Court, Carr Bank Lane, Sheffield S11 7FN.

Please mark envelopes Poster,  Please do not Fold.
On the back of any artwork please show your name and telephone number.

There is no charge for entry and no limit on number of submissions, but do follow the set themes please.

Submitted designs may be used for U3A publicity purposes.

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Vacancy - Equipment Officer

After many years of invaluable service, John Brooke has decided that it is time for him to hand over his duties  to another member during the next 12 months. John was thanked for his role at the last Executive Committee meeting.

The role involves the storing of a small amount of equipment (computers and digital projectors etc) and arranging for its loan out to and return from SU3A Groups (with the Groups arranging for collection and return). If you are interested in taking over from John, please ring him on (0114) 255 2905 for further details. This is a role that might also be shared by two
members.

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U3A SHOP

The following items are available from the National Office. To order individually and in bulk please send a cheque (payable to The Third Age Trust) for the appropriate amount. Send your order, including your return address, postcode and confirmation that you are a Sheffield U3A member, to:

The Third Age Trust, The Old Municipal Buildings,

19 East Street, Bromley, Kent BR1 1WE.