KILMORE & DISTRICT
PO Box 550 Kilmore 3764
President: Elaine De Gabrielle
Secretary: Mark Perrott 0436331395
DECEMBER 2024
The year is drawing to a close and most groups will end in early December 2024 with a Christmas breakup of some sort but plans are in place already for next year. Registration day is planned for 10.00am – 12.00pm on January 17th at the JJ Clancy community hub where members can collect their membership badges and register for any classes they wish to attend.
A relatively new class to be continued in 2025 is “Know your Computer”. It started part way through the year and will the aim is to give everyone the confidence to take control of their computers. Every session has something for complete beginners through to intermediate users, with a bit of computer news, some tips, security, a demo, a challenge and some problem solving. We encourage everyone to speak up if they are stuck or confused in any way, so that no-one is left behind. Our priority is to make this often dry subject interesting and have a little bit of fun along the way.
2024 has been an enjoyable year for the Recorder ensemble and we are aiming for a mid-year concert in 2025. Member numbers have been stable, with noticeable improvement in musical ability and finding scores to reflect this improvement is already underway. If enough interest is shown on registration day we may be able to have a learners group, so dust off your old school recorder and come along and join us.
The expanded games group has also been well received this year. At first members were inclined to stick with what they knew, but as time went on, most took up the challenge of learning something new. That was our aim because science tells us that when you do that, the brain creates new synapses which is very good for your memory and delays or stops the loss of it. Cluedo, RummyKing, Scrabble, Upwords and 500 are among the games enjoyed by the group. The Games Group will continue next year so we hope that even more members will join in the fun as they extend the capacity of their brains.
U3A is open to people over 50 who are no longer working full time and is a fun and cost effective way to learn new skills, to meet like-minded people and to socialise. Check out the website at https://u3akilmoreanddistrict.com.au/ or contact us at info@u3akilmoreanddistrict.com.au
Cheers, Amanda Oades