Need help with your mobile IT?

There have been a number of enquiries from Belper u3a members about help with their IT kit. This ranges from “How do I ?” to “Why has this stopped working?” or “My phone / tablet has received an upgrade and now I can’t find anything”.

In response to this, a few of our more IT literate members have agreed to hold IT surgeries to provide help to those suffering with frustrations around this area.

The surgeries will be held at Strutts in Belper and u3a members will be able to book an appointment, where hopefully we will be able to resolve any issues.

The booking form - click here - will ask a few relevant questions so that we can match you with someone who should be able to help.

Unfortunately we cannot provide home visits so assistance will be limited to mobile IT (Phones / Tablets / Laptops) which you can bring along to your appointment.

Can you help us help others?
If you have a good working knowledge of Apple / IOS, Android or Windows and would like to join our group to help others please contact Technical Support Team Leader

The Improvers Italian Group have progressed from being Beginners in 2021 and are now able to hold simple conversations. We would really welcome an occasional session with a fluent Italian speaker or even an Italian person. We wonder if anyone might be available. They would get a warm welcome! Please contact me by clicking here - Italian - Improvers Co-ordinator

Another question is whether anyone knows of good course books for Intermediate level learning. We are using the Contatti books which are not always easy to navigate.

It is the time to be thinking of the start of the Crown Green Bowls season.
For new people. the start date will be on Tuesday, 1st April and for old members the following week, Tuesday, 8th April.
We play at Denby Bowls Club, Denby Institute, Derby Road, Ripley, DE5 8RQ
We are halfway between Flamsteed School and Kilburn Toll Bar on the opposite side of the road from Flamsteed School. We are down an unmade road and turn left when you come to a fork. There is plenty of parking. We have toilets and bowls to use. Please bring any drinks and snacks for yourself. You need to wear flat soled shoes with enclosed toes. Be prepared for all types of weather. If it starts to rain too hard, we do go into the shelter and wait while it abates.

The Cinema Group continues to grow, but we are still very happy to welcome new members! We have seen more than half a dozen films at the Ritz in Belper, since we began in September. These have varied widely, from Gladiator 2 to Paddington in Peru, and all kinds in between. We like to follow the film with a chat over a drink as well. There’s no commitment to see any film in particular so if you would like to join, please use the website and we will get back to you as soon as we can.
Future planned films for February include ‘Here’, ‘Bridget Jones Mad About The Boy’ and the Bob Dylan biopic, ‘A Complete Unknown’.