| Useful links and resources for third agers Please note:
Mansfield & District U3A is not responsible for external sites and,
although we check links regularly, we cannot guarantee that they
will all work all the time. All links should open in a new window or tab to make it easy to return to this page; or use your browser's BACK button. Special interests
Links
to sites covering specific topics where we have our own special
interest groups are on the appropriate group page listed below - where
the leaders have recommended the sites they find most useful. Click on
thegroup name to see what they suggest. Art Appreciation - recommended art galleries locally and further afield
Bridge for Beginners- help for complete beginners and tips for more-experienced players.
Classical Music 1 - what's on, on-line booking and much more about concerts in Mansfield, Nottingham and Sheffield.
Classical Music 2 - biographies of composers.
Current Affairs - local, national and international media guides
Family History - how to trace your ancestor though official records.
Gardening - recommended local garden centres and mail-order suppliers.
Garden Visits - some notable gardens to visit on days out
Hikers - online OS and satellite mapping with grid refs and lat/long data for sat-navs
Holidays - some cost-saving ideas for holidays and short breaks at home and abroad
Luncheon Club - some recommended dining venues around Mansfield; and further afield | Popular Music Appreciation - some musical suggestions
Pudding Club - some recipe ideas
Sci-Tech - some sci-tech venues worth a visit.
Singing for fun - about the pleasures to be gained by learning to sing
Strollers - some venues for a gentle walk near Mansfield
Tai Chi - information about the health, discipline, skill, and cultural aspects of this Chinese martial art.
Theatre Visits - the programmes at theatres in Mansfield, Nottingham, Sheffield and Stamford
Treasures - about antiques and where to find them locally
Walkers - walking routes in Nottinghamshire
Whist - how to play the game and the rules.
Wine Appreciation 2 - some sources of good value wines locally and further afield.
Wine Appreciation 3:- some information sources to help to learn about wine. |
The Third Age Trust and Local U3A sites | | U3A National Office/ The Third Age Trust | | U3A Sources - an educational bulletin online | The International Network for Universities of the Third Age - to encourage the use of the internet for more effective communications and learning for U3A members in the UK
Association of East Midlands U3As - comprises the counties of Derbyshire, Leicestershire & Rutland, Lincolnshire, Northamptonshire, and Nottinghamshire.
Notts U3A Network
- a federation of U3As in Nottinghamshire that have joined together to
support each other, in the promotion of informal learning and the
cultural and social development of their members:
|
Keep safe on-line - some simple, free precautions we recommend
AVG 9 - download this free anti-virus prevention for Windows-based home users from one of the World's most trusted security companies
Advanced SystemCare - download this free PC maintenance tool to protect, optimize, clean, and repair your computer and registry.
Bank Safe - precautions you should follow when asked for your credit card details.
Spam Fighter
- this free and well-reviewed anti-spam email gateway will prevent
unwanted emails and is an essential download if your ISP or email
client doesn't provide one as standard.
Super Anti-Spyware - a free tool for protection from Spyware, Adware and other potential threats.
| Getting started - some basic computer and web resources
AOL - possibly the easiest internet service provider, web browser and email system to set up and use.
BBC webwise - an excellent on-line course that explains internet basics clearly and at the pace you choose.
Digital Unite's Learning Zone - an excellent on-line guide specifically for silver surfers starting out.
Foxit Reader - a PDF reader is necessary to open some web pages and this free one is good.
Google - the most popular search engine; find anything and easy to use as your personal home page.
Nottingham Library Service - provides free on-line access and help at all public libraries; ticket required and pre-booking recommended.
Open Office - a free, open-source alternative to Microsoft's commercial Office suite.
Picasa - a user-friendly way to manage digital photos and share them.
ZipGenius - an excellent and free way to handle any.ZIP files you download.
Around Mansfield - some helpful local resources.
BBC Weather - local forecast for today and the week ahead
Crimestoppers - helping solve crimes and taking criminals off the streets across the country
Mansfield District Council - our local authority is based at the Civic Centre, Chesterfield Road South, Mansfield.
Nottingham City Council - visitor services, tourism, events, etc and many useful links
Nottingham Travelwise - comprehensive updates about going anywhere by car, bus, air, train or tram.
Nottinghamshire County Council - has a local office in Regent St, Mansfield.
Pin-Point - Notts CC's directory of public services and voluntary and community organisations
Stagecoach UK Bus - the operator connecting Mansfield to the national network.
Trent Barton buses - connecting Mansfield to Nottingham and Chesterfield. (Their service details are here)
Visit Nottingham - Experience Nottingham's excellent tourism guide.
Your NHS - Nottinghamshire
County Teaching Primary Care Trust is responsible for all community NHS
services, such as district and school nursing, health visiting, GPs,
dentistry, opticians, and pharmacy.
Saving money and time - some reliable on-line suppliers and information sources
AbeBooks - an online marketplace for books, new, secondhand, rare, or out-of-print
Adviceguide
- the public information service of Citizens Advice Bureau, providing
round-the-clock information on benefits, housing and employment,
and on debt, consumer and legal issues
Amazon - the largest one-stop source of books, music, electrical and electronic goods and almost everything.
Community Legal Advice - a free and confidential advice service paid for by legal aid
Consumer Choices - a useful price-comparison and consumer-advice portal
Consumer Direct - telephone and on-line advice service, supported by the OFT, to help you sort out problems.
DirectGov
- on-line access to official advice on State pensions, benefits,
rights, care services, planning for retirement, car registration and
taxation on-line and much more
Ebay - very cheap used, discontinued and new products via on-line auctions and partner shops
HM Courts Service
- offers information about small claims, divorce, civil partnership
dissolution, adoption, wills and probate and help for victims and
witnesses in criminal cases
HM Revenue and Customs - the merged Inland Revenue and HM Customs and Excise collects taxes and pays benefits. Self-assesed tax return information is here
Law on the web - free legal information and advice, devised, built and maintained by a solicitor
Money facts - independent and unbiased advice on the best rates for savings, credit cards and more.
Money Saving Expert, consumer journalist Martin Lewis, offers easy-to-follow cost-saving tips on many subjects.
NHS Choices - provides a single 'front door' to all NHS online service, including NHS Direct.
Pricerunner - a quick and convenient way to compare prices
Royal Mail - a mass of postal information, including a facility to print your own stamps.
Trainline - an easy train timetable and ticketing service
Seniors - some sites designed for the over-50s
Giddy Limits - ideas, challenges, inspiration and information
My Prime - an excellent portal offering a wide range of features
National Pensioners' Convention - promotes the welfare and interests of all pensioners
Notts 50-Plus - provides information on services, activities, and organisations aimed at the over 50’s
Saga - discounted travel and insurance, health and money advice, and more
Miscellaneous - some useful sites not listed on a Mansfield interest group page yet
Antiques and Collectables - an on-line guide to help identify and value glass, porcelain, silver, clocks, paintings and more
Classic Reader - an on-line library of thousands of free books by authors such as Dickens, Austen, Shakespeare and many others
HistoryWorld - magnificent history website, with 400 separate histories and 4000 tagged events
Mah-Jong - a useful resource from Peterborough U3Aer Peter Gregory, with rules and tutorials
Nottingham Classical Association - supports classical learning and scholarship throughout Nottinghamshire
Sherwood Archaeology Society
- provides a programme of lectures and the opportunity to take part in
archaeological excavations and visits to places of archaeological
interest
W Slack & Sons
- offers discounts to members of the Mansfield &
District U3A walking groups at their outdoor equipment shop in Rosemary
St
|
|