Welcome to U3A Browns Bay

 

 

Are you in need of mental stimulation and want to have fun and keep the grey matter working?

 

 

Then U3A Browns Bay could be for you.

 

 

The qualifications required are, a desire for learning

and the will to contribute.

 

 

Each member makes a contribution in keeping with

their particular skills, ability and knowledge.

 

 

There are NO exams.

 

 

U3A shall consist of a body of persons who undertake

to learn and help others to learn.

 

 

 Those who teach shall also learn and

those who learn shall also teach.

 

Peter Laslett who founded U3A in UK in 1981

 

U3A Browns Bay Inc.

PO Box 35 851

Browns Bay

North Shore

 

www.u3abb.net.nz

www.brownsbay.u3a.org.nz

 
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The Central point of Browns Bay is the Pohutakawa Tree, embraced on each side by two Phoenix Palms and Twelve Norfolk Pines.

Phoenix Plaza

Browns Bay Mall but some call it Phoenix Plaza. Four Phoenix Palms define this area connecting the shops on Inverness and Clyde Roads to Beachfront Lane.

Browns Bay (Main Street) Clyde Road

Browns Bay (main shopping) street Clyde Road. In this area there are often musicians and entertainment on the stage which is set between the Phoenix Palms
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September 2010

 GUEST SPEAKER

Dr Kathryn McPherson

Dr Kathryn McPherson

 The topic is Engaging in Rehabilitation: New approaches & current research

See us on the internet - click on the two links below. We are a weekly winner for the “Get some Kiwi in Ya”

Video of Get Some Kiwi in Ya

Christmas Sing a long

GUEST SPEAKER

 UPDATES

Geoff Chapple, Executive Officer of Te Araroa spoke to us at the December meeting and is already hitting the headlines with the opening of the Mt Pirongia Track. See full story here.

 

A talk last year about NZ joining the SPACE RACE comes closer to reality.  30th Oct 2009 Launch If you missed the talk click here. Three Videos [1]  [2] [3] [4] No 4 is the launch

 

INTEREST GROUP NEWS

IThe latest newsletter reports from the groups are seen here. Several groups have  started creating their own web pages. The latest ones

MODERN HISTORY - Dramatic Sea Rescue

WALKING to Activate the MIND

MUSIC APPRECIATION & HISTORY

GEOLOGY

CREATIVE WRITING GROUP

My Mind is Blank

by Ruth Penton

FAMILY MEMOIRS 

ARCHAEOLOGY GROUP
Trojan horse wooden

 

COMPUTER GENEALOGY

Using a computer for researching and drawing up family trees can make the process very fast these days. Here is useful information from notes taken of a talk given by Boyd Miller of North Shore Computer Genealogists. click here

 

2009-2010 COMMITTEE
2009 -2010 U3A Browns Bay Committee

 

MEMBERSHIP AREA

U3A Browns Bay Inc North Shore members come from Okura and Albany in the North to Takapuna and Devonport in the South.

While Browns Bay scenes are featured on this web site, we recognise that many of our members come from other beautiful locations on the North Shore. We hope to feature some of these in the future

 

 

 

 
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Site updated 12 Aug, 2010  Web design: Garry Clark

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