Author Archives: philcdav
Technology and science
Terpolator – New design for nuclear heating
Corporate culpability challenged in NSW
Birds and bees and Einstein
Not all trees are equal when sucking up carbon
Digital cameras
Southport doubletake exhibition at the Atkinson.
Super moon photography techniques
Misty scenes ‘how to’
Take five to stop fraud!
Resuming group activities
IT spring clean
Well, I suppose it had to happen eventually. My trusty ‘weather station’ laptop started playing up. Its a 15 year old unit that just does one job and it just started to shut down.
A quick look at the ‘system event log’ indicated a ‘kernel error – 63’. Oh dear.
Digital camera group
Just found some interesting ‘aurora australis’ photos and techniques here.
On the same pages is a ‘night sky’ photo session.
M+L U3A – AGM 2021
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the 13th Annual General Meeting of Maghull and Lydiate U3A will be held ONLINE at 10:30am on Tuesday 4th May 2021 to transact the following business.
If you are able to joins us online, please refer to the accompanying instructions regarding the registration process for the Online meeting. ZOOM Registration here
NOTE: Given the highly unusual circumstances, Committee have agreed that we will restrict the meeting purely to the formal elements required by our Articles of Association. The meeting will therefore be held using the Zoom video conferencing system to pass the resolutions detailed in the agenda set out below.
UNFORTUNATELY, due to the limitations of the Zoom polling system all votes must be pre-programmed into the system. Therefore we will be unable to accept points of order or amendments during the meeting as we would be unable to vote on them. As all of the relevant papers have been made available to Members, if you wish to submit a point of order or amendment to a resolution the Committee are happy to receive them in writing in advance. Similarly, if for whatever reason you are unable to attend the AGM you may also, if you wish, cast your vote(s) either by post or email. All of the above options must be returned to the Secretary by 12 noon on 19th April 2021 at the address detailed below.
Outdoor activities to resume
With the easing of certain restrictions regarding outdoor activities and people meeting outdoors some of our groups are keen to get going and meet up with other members.
Whilst many of our members have been out and about, either solo or in pairs, on an informal basis as friends, the coming months will give us the opportunity to resume official u3a outdoor activities as near as possible to normal as the current pandemic permits.
From March 29th people will be permitted to engage in recreation and outdoor activity provided the Rule of 6 is observed. Our Golf and Bowls Groups will meet up at this time as will the Day Riders and In-betweeners Cycling Groups together with Nordic Walking ( Rule of 6 ).
Other Outdoor Activity groups such as The Breakaway Cyclists, Sunday Strollers and Walk a Mile or Two will officially resume in April.