NAMBUCCA Valley University of the Third Age (U3A) held their Open Day on Sunday, 27 January, highlighting the numerous courses on offer in 2022.

U3A is open to retired or semi-retired persons looking to learn something new, and those wishing to share their own skills with the community.

This year’s message is ‘Come join us. See what you can do in 2022’.

The Open Day was held in the Macksville Ex-Services Club.

Morning tea was provided, and the day finished off with lunch in the bistro.

Pete Rundle will be presenting a new course this Semester called ‘How to Identify Birds’.

“It’s been quite a few years since I presented this course, so I thought it was time to run it again,” said said Pete Rundle, a U3A presenter and Treasurer.

“I’ve been a member of Coffs Harbour Bird Watchers, it’s a hobby I’ve had for the last eight to nine years,” he said.

There are 36 courses on offer covering arts, crafts, music, history, radio training, strength and balance classes, gardening and dancing; to name a few.

A new item this semester will be a Trivia Plus Afternoon run by Debbie Anderson at the Nambucca Valley Bridge Club, Nambucca Heads on Wednesday 9 March from 2 – 5 pm.

Course Coordinator Helen Scotta said, “The Trivia Afternoon is for all members, an event to get us all together, and have some fun and be able to socialise with each other.”

If you’re a film buff, a sports tragic or a science whiz, or you might just like trivia, then come along and meet new people, answer some questions, have a laugh, and maybe win a prize.

The U3A’s Annual General Meeting will be held on 23 March at the Nambucca Valley Bridge Club between 2 – 4 pm.

For more information contact contact@u3a.com.au.

 

By Karen GRIBBIN