​Following a successful enrolment day, we welcomed back external activities and a number of classes at the Hub and the Town Hall in early February.

Classes at the Seniors Centre resumed on  Monday 22 February.  Guided by convenors, members need to follow Covid regulations which include, where possible, signing in to the building using the QR Code available on the entrance to the Seniors building or near the U3A Meeting Room door.  If you can't check in with the QR Code you will need to complete the sign in sheet.  Ticking the class roll is still required.  This will also support contact tracing as phone numbers have been listed on the roll for contact purposes. 

​We are also asking members to 'book in' for  classes and activities by email or phone where possible, (as Chat N Chew, Wine Appreciation already do) so the convenors know numbers likely to attend. 

Coffee, tea and milk will now be available in the Seniors Building and the Hub, however you will need to bring your own mug if you wish to have morning tea.

U3A Benalla and District’s Annual General Meeting will be held at Meet and Mingle on Wednesday March 17th.  I would like to thank retiring members Bill Parris and Pat Gardner for the highly valued work they have done on the Committee for a number of years.  Positions are now vacant for two members.  If you are interested in stepping up and joining the committee, the 2021 Executive/Committee Nomination Form is now available.
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Dorothy Webber, President

​Following a successful enrolment day, We have been able to welcome back external activities and a number of classes at the Hub and the Town Hall. 

However, with the lock down announced on Friday 12 February, courses or activities will not be held until Thursday 18th February, perhaps longer if the lockdown is extended.

Access to the Seniors Centre is unlikely until at least Monday 22 February as we will be unable to inspect the building and gain access to the keys until Thursday 18th.  All courses/ activities in the U3A Meeting Room have therefore been cancelled until at least Monday 22 February.  In what might well be a 'stop start' year, the U3A Meeting Room may not be available until the beginning of March.   

​Your convenor will make contact to update you about any changes in meeting dates and venues.    We are also asking members to 'book in' for  classes and activities by email or phone (as Chat N Chew, Wine Appreciation and some other classes already do) so the convenor knows the numbers likely to attend. 

U3A Benalla and District’s Annual General Meeting will be held at Meet and Mingle on Wednesday March 17th.  I would like to thank retiring members Bill Parris and Pat Gardner for the highly valued work they have done on the Committee for a number of years.  Positions are now vacant for two members.  If you are interested in stepping up and joining the committee, a nomination form for 2021 will be available on the website soon. 
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Dorothy Webber, President

Welcome back to U3A.    Following a successful enrolment day, the timetable for the first half of 2021 will commence on 1st February 2021.   Your convenor will have been in contact with you prior to the commencement of groups with details of where and when your activities begin.     As was included in the Covid Safe plan in the January Newsletter, morning and afternoon teas will not be available at the present time.    If you require beverages or food you can bring your own.   Remember, any member of U3A Benalla who is feeling unwell is asked not to attend a class or group to which they belong, but instead get tested for COVID 19 after phoning Benalla Health to make an appointment.

Members who have an activity scheduled at the U3A Room at the Senior Citizens Centre during the first two weeks of February have been advised that, unless they have been notified by their convenor of a change of venue, their activities will not take place until at least the week beginning 15th February as building alterations/renovations are still taking place at the Senior Citizens Centre.  Unless you have been advised by your coordinator of a change of venue, then your activity will not take place.  Hopefully, we can get back to our usual accommodation by the third week of February.  I will give you an update during the second week of February.  

All other groups, I hope you enjoy getting back together after such a long break.'

U3A Benalla and District’s Annual General Meeting will be held prior to Meet and Mingle on Wednesday March 17th.   There will be more information in the next newsletter.
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Dorothy Webber
President