EALING
AND
DISTRICT
For the retired and elderly UNIVERSITY
OF THE
THIRD AGE
Ealing U3A - a co-operative of older people to share educational, creative and leisure activities
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(Last updated 1 Sep 2005, mainly from the monthly http://worldu3a.org/signpost/)
Miscellaneous
http://www.generationconnection.org for intergeneration interaction
http://www.bt.com/premiumrates/ for useful tips on premium rates
http://www.apple.com/trailers/ for film trailers
http://www.howtocomplain.com/ how to complain
http://www.bbc.co.uk/learning/index.shtml for group discussions
http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/ : for inheritance tax
http://www.aboutseniors.com.au/Finance3.html#kidsinheritance :inheritance&bequests
http://maturetimes.co.uk : for the mature
http://www.u3a.org.uk/natoffice/notice.htm:WW2 ARP Wardens
http://www.near.co.uk for local yellow pages
http://hoaxbusters.ciac.org/ or http://www.hoax-slayer.com/ on hoaxes
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/programmes/timewatch/ for local history
http://www.ace.org.uk/AgeConcern/News_4890.htm for social security benefits
Art and Literature
http://www.aldaily.com daily roundup of arts & letters
http://www.openwriting.com/ for creative writing
http://www.kfki.hu/~arthp/ for European Art
http://www.wga.hu/index.html :Web Gallery of Art
http://www.foxedquarterly.com/?page=extracts:reviews
http://www.bluffton.edu/~sullivanm/index/ thousands of art history images
http://worldu3a.org/cooperation:creative writing
Health
http://www.ukselfhelp.info/ : health matters
http://www.caredirections.co.uk/ : for nursing homes
http://www.caredirections.co.uk/frame_comment_35.htm : Osteoporosis
http://www.grantsonline.org.uk/ for grants
http://www.probonogroup.org.uk for legal help
Museums
http://www.nmsi.ac.uk/nmsipages/nofdigitise.asp for the national museum of science
www.24hourmuseum.org.uk
http://vlmp.museophile.com/ is a directory of online museums
http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/news/stories/28.htm history of the 1940's
http://www.ingenious.org.uk (science & culture)
http://www.cornucopia.org.uk/ for lists of museums, galleries, etc.
Travel
http://db.u3a.org.uk/travel/ The U3A Travel Network's list
http://www.seat61.com/ travel
http://www.specialplacestostay.com/
http://www.ukstudentlife.com/ UK customs viewed from abroad
http://www.touregypt.net/magazine/masterindex.htm :visiting Egypt
http://db.u3a.org.uk/travel/tour_list.htm:educational travel
http://www.thelondonarea.co.uk/ : entertainment, travel, etc.
Walking & Rambling
http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/
www.viamichelin.com:maps
http://maps.google.com:maps
http://www.ramblers.org.uk
http://www.lda.org.uk (for long distance walking)
http://www.walkingbritain.co.uk (for footpaths)
http://www.whi.org.uk (walking for health initiative)
http://www.walking-routes.co.uk
http://www.go4awalk.com (countryside)
Hobbies
http://www.scrapbookcraft.co.uk for scrapbook craft
http://www.gardenguides.com/
http://www.enruchuk.net for photography
Family History
http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/news/ for family history
http://www.1901census.nationalarchives.gov.uk/
http://www.familyrecords.gov.uk/frc
http://www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/lma
http://www.familysearch.org/
http://www.1837online.com/
Educational
http://www.dartmouth.edu/~cc/projects/course.html Dartmouth College courses
http://projectsx.dartmouth.edu/history/bronze_age/ Dartmouth College Ancient History Course
http://ocw.mit.edu: Free Massachusetts Institute of Technology Open Course Ware
http://www.aclearn.net/: resources for adult learners
http://martindalecenter.com for general reference
http://abebooks.com, http://theparisreview.org/ for books
http://www.literature.org/authors for online books
http://www.audiobooksforfree.com for audio books
http://www.daedalusbooks.com/ : books and CDs
http://eduref.org/Virtual/Lessons/ for lesson plans
http://www.1421.tv for history groups
http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/:history
Languages
http://www.word2word.com/
http://www.sispain.org/english/history/
http://www.studyspanish.com/freesite.htm
http://www.deutsch-lernen.com/
http://www.bonjour.com/
http://assyrianlanguage.com/
http://www.gaelg.iofm.net/LESSONS/LESSONS.html
www.bbc.co.uk/languages:languages
Science
http://www.scitoys.com : science and toys
http://www.heavens-above.com/ : Astronomy
Computers
http://www.picasa.com:organising pictures
http://www.webopedia.com glossary of computer jargon
http://www.maculardisease.org/ for low vision computer users
http://www.wugnet.com/tips/ & http://aumha.org/ for windows support
http://www.fraudaid.com/ScamSpam/Lottery/ about scam and fraud
http://www.annoyances.org for help with Windows problems
http://www.itcanhelp.org.uk (volunteers to help disabled with IT)
http://www.saynoto0870.com converts 0870 telnos to 18866 nos
http://sastools.com/b2/post/79394202 for acrobat reader v.6
http://www.net-security.org/article.php?id=763 : security for beginners
http://beqiraj.com/office/viewer/index.asp : viewers
http://www.techsupportalert.com/firefox.htm : alternative browser
http://google.picasa.com : managing image files
http://www.itsafe.gov.uk/index.html for ITsafe UK government campaign
http://www.ecitizen.co.uk/about.htm ditto
http://www.bt.com/btprivacyonline/ :computer/telephone scams
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/medicalnews.php?newsid=29466:silver surfers
U3A's
http://www.u3a.org.uk/,http://worldu3a.org/,
http://www.harrowu3a.co.uk/u3a_sites.html
http://worldu3a.org/cooperation international cooperation
http://timewitnesses.org/english/stories.html: remembering times past
http://worldu3a.org/:Internet for U3As
http://www.u3aonline.org.au : Australia's U3A