## **Chairperson's Report** 

The  past  year  has  once  again  not  been  the  best  year  for  Armagh  U3A,  a  number  of  our  members have  died,  and  there  are  few  of  us  who  have  not  been  affected  by  illness  and  bereavements  in  their own  family  and  friendship  circles.  I  hope  that  the  membership  of  the  U3A  can  con�nue  to  provide solace, support, and companionship to you all. **Minutes  Silence** 

Hotel,  ini�ally  outdoor  on  the  pa�o  but  also  in  the  hotel  itself  in  more  recent  �mes.  Our  commi�ee mee�ngs  have  been  held  on  Zoom  and  more  recently  in  person  in  the  Armagh  County  Museum.  As yet  none  of  our  Interest  Groups  have  been  mee�ng  indoors  with  the  excep�on  of  our  Pilates  group but  the  outdoor  groups  have  been  mee�ng  more  frequently,  and  the  Bridge  Group  are  con�nuing  to play  online  using  Bridgebase.  We  held  a  Treasure  Hunt  in  October  this  year.  It  was  held  in  Moy  and while  there  were  some  complaints  about  the  difficulty  in  deciphering  some  of  the  clues,  I  think everyone enjoyed the morning. 

During  the  year  three  people  were  co-opted  on  to  the  commi�ee,  Tim  Hanna,  Wilma  Campbell,  and Margaret Meehan, who returned to the commi�ee and took on the role as Business Secretary. 

Three  people  are  stepping  down  from  the  commi�ee  this  year,  and  on  behalf  of  Dennis,  the  rest  of the  commi�ee  and  the  membership  I  would  like  to  thank  each  of  them,  for  the  work  they  have  done on  the  commi�ee.  Mary  McVeigh  our  President  and  Interest  Group  Co-ordinator  was  a  founding member  of  our  U3A,  Barbara  Snodgrass  our  Minutes  Secretary  and  finally  I  am  stepping  down  as well.  John  Wells,  our  membership  secretary  has  indicated  he  would  like  to  stand  down  but  will con�nue un�l a replacement is found. 

Our membership remains at the last commi�ee mee�ng was as follows: 

Total members actually signed up and membership fees paid: 112 members 

Total members on the database: 228 

Total members s�ll to renew (some of whom are in credit) 116. 

Finally thank you to the members for your interest and support for this organisa�on