Requests for volunteers

Request for help: Virus tracking

St Thomas hospital and Kings College London are running a virus tracking system using crowdsourcing.
This uses a simple app on smartphones getting people to report their symptoms. They are particularly short of “more mature people”; they have 2,000,000 “kids”.

The initial form looks daunting but you will be hitting “no” most of the time.

The daily report only takes about a minute.
Pick it up at: https://covid.joinzoe.com/?fbclid=IwAR318mbVgdfCFOtBoJWGKIhEUklyD3LqzPKWK90u8OcuUQP9nnp3tGOt0S8

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Royston Arts Society

Royston Arts Society is holding an on-line art exhibition instead of the Annual Autumn Exhibition that It normally holds in Royston Town Hall. It can be accessed by going to the RAS website at roystonarts.org.uk and then clicking on the exhibition poster at the top right of the page. It is online from 18th September though to end November 2020.

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Cambridge residents’ survey – trees and your gardens

Please can you spare 10 minutes of your time to help us understand Cambridge’s urban forest better?

Cambridge City Council recently launched the Cambridge Canopy Project. The project aims to increase canopy cover provided by trees in the city to help prepare us better for the projected impacts brought about by climate change. To achieve this we aim to plant more trees and better protect the existing ones.

There are more than 300,000 trees in Cambridge, and the majority of these are on privately-owned land like household gardens. Collectively, all of the trees across the city under all different ownership types make up an urban forest. Considering all of the trees in such a way allows us to use a unique and specific approach to managing our trees, and understanding the benefits they provide to us all.

We need your help to gather data on this portion of our urban forest. This will help us to understand how it is changing, what the pressures are upon it, and what the potential is to further grow it.

Please can you spare 10 minutes of your time to complete a short survey about trees and your gardens?

You can read more and access the survey here: https://www.cambridge.gov.uk/consultations/cambridge-canopy-project-residents-survey
You can also find out more about the Cambridge Canopy Project here: https://www.cambridge.gov.uk/cambridge-canopy-project. And you can follow the project on Twitter for regular updates and information here: https://twitter.com/CamCanopyProj

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Talking Together

COPE (Cambridgeshire Older People’s Enterprise), a registered charity, has introduced a new programme. TALKING TOGETHER is a free, telephone based series of 45-minute, weekly discussion groups serving older adults.

We are seeking volunteer facilitators who are:

1. Knowledgeable in a specific area through their professional association, as docents or resulting from long enjoyed personal pursuits.
2. Available to lead a forty-five minute discussion for periods ranging from 4,6 or 8 weeks at an agreed upon time and day.
3. Enjoy working with older adults.
4. Feel comfortable using the telephone to communicate with the group.
5. Excited by the challenge of working with a programme that requires both creativity and flexibility in its approach.

If you would like further information, or are interested in exploring a role as a facilitator, please contact Deborah Katznelson dkatxnelson@outlook.com

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Members’ noticeboard

Please note the following articles are members’ own contributions and U3AC is not responsible for the content

Wanted – skilled upholsterer

Wanted – skilled upholsterer to restore Victorian chaise longue on commercial terms. Contact Nick Coni: nick.coni@ntlworld.com

Piano

B & R compact piano in excellent condition, only cost being that of transport. Contact Nick Coni: nick.coni@ntlworld.com

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