News and views from Soar Valley u3a: reports of Group activities, thoughts on how we can benefit our members, useful information, and more ...
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Preparing for Retirement: Why Soar Valley u3a Should Be Central to Your Plans
Retirement is often imagined as a time of freedom—freedom from the tyranny of deadlines, the drudge of commuting, and from the sheer pressure of work. For many people, the transition into retirement can be surprisingly challenging. Beyond financial preparation, retirement demands careful thought about how we will spend our time, maintain our sense of purpose,
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Why not give Snooker a go?
Snooker Group leader Colin B on what the group gets up to: Snooker, I believe, is one of the earliest of the Soar Valley u3a groups. I tried to check this with one of the original members but drew a blank due to fading memories with the passage of time. I joined in 2006, or
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History Group visit to Catton Hall
On 29th October 2025, the History Group visited Catton Hall, home of the Neilson family. Twenty-four members of the Soar valley u3a were warmly welcomed by Katie Neilson who lead us to the Dining Room where tea, coffee, sumptuous homemade scones and cookies were laid out for us. While we indulged in these delights Katie
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Fraud Awareness Talk
Scams are so commonplace now we all have to be vigilant. At our September general meeting Becky Spillane, Leicestershire police’s Fraud Vulnerability Officer, gave us a comprehensive guide to common schemes currently operating and how to deal to them. Many are random in their approach, others are targeted. Just signing up for a Co-op card
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Walking 2 - Circular walk from Quorn
On 24 October 2025, Walking Group 2 had a lovely sunny morning walk which was just over 5 miles and not too muddy after all the rain. We started in Quorn, crossing Tom Longs water meadow on the way to Woodthorpe. We followed paths along fields, crossing the A6006 and A6 to continue to the