Resources

• • Ainsdale Lunch and Leisure Club Fancy a good value meal and a chat?

• • The Atkinson - Find out what is going on

• • Bijou Cinema - Watch films in a small, intimate cinema with no intrusive adverts
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  • Little Theatre - What plays can you look forward to

• • Local attractions - Where to go and what to do as rated by the public

• • Parbold Douglas Music - A concert quality auditorium hosting professional musicians.

• • Southport and Formby Association of the National Trust  - A local National Trust supporter group

• • Southport Library - Opening times and location

• • Southport restaurants - Some of the best eating places as voted by the public

• • Southport weather - Local weather forecast from the BBC

• • See Around Britain - A charity website offering details of various venues around Britain and the Continent, including transport, accessibility and so on. Could be useful if you’re looking for somewhere to go for the day?

• • Stand Up For Southport - A good news site, bringing you the very latest news and the inside story on all the new developments happening in Southport.

• • Vue Cinema - What’s on at the movies

• • Yoga With Jools - If you aren't able to join our Wednesday yoga session, Jools does have other, non-u3a, classes available and she comes highly recommended.

• National U3A The national website for the U3A
• Trust U3A An online only U3A with lots of events and talks.

Massive Open Online Courses (MOOC) - Top universities and colleges offer free online courses in a wide range of subjects

• Arriva bus Route planner
• Merseyrail train timetable Route planner for Merseyrail trains
• National Rail Journey planner for travelling further afield
• Southport bus routes Comprehensive list and map of bus stops and buses

• Bin collections When are the bins being collected in your area
• Sefton Council Everything regarding Sefton Council services

• Age UK  - The charity organisation to help older people in the country
• Benefits checker - Are you entitled to any state benefits? Use this simple benefit checking link
• Citizens Advice - Free, independent and impartial advice on rights and responsibilities
• Sefton Pensioners Advocacy Centre - Are you getting all can from the services available to you?
• Southport Talking Newspaper - A local news service for residents who are registered blind or partially sighted
• Sefton Social Services - Out of hours contact details for Emergency Duty Team
• Volunteering in the Community - How to volunteer in your community
• W Lancs Social Services - Out of hours contact details for Emergency Duty Team

• NHS 111 service Urgent and emergency care services in England
• Will it rain? Going walking? Find out if it is going to rain today
• BT web-based directory service. This is a free service.
• Which Scam Alerts.  Another free service which sends alerts of any new scams as they appear
• North West Air Ambulance Charity. A local charity which receives no government or NHS funding for their lifesaving work.

N.B. There is no restriction on how many u3as a person can join.

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