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Ashfield U3A Recommended Links Sites recommended by Ashfield U3A interest groups as being of particular interest to their members
U3A and Third Age Links The Third Age Trust and useful U3A sites
The Internet, Security and Other Software For beginners or those wanting to know more, visit these sites for assistance
The Arts Arts related sites
Money Wise A selection of financial websites
Seniors A small but growing list of sites for over-50s and senior citizens
Local Interest Local interest sites - e.g. local government, counties and districts information, local history, community websites, etc.
Internet Shopping Let the web save you money - use these sites to find the bargains
The Legal System and the Royal Family Legal matters, parliament, royalty, etc.
Leisure Sport & Travel Sports, crosswords, gardening, pets, travel, flights, languages, street maps etc.
Newspapers Newspapers online.
Wine Appreciatiion Newspapers online.
Other General Links Current affairs, DVLA, weather, etc.

 

Ashfield U3A interest groups members' recommendations

 
The Third Age Trust and useful 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
Notts Network of u3as
Harrow U3A
Hucknall U3A
Sherwood U3A
 
The Internet, Security and Other Software
U3A UK's Internetwork Group website for technical support - NOT for definitive answers to your problems but a good place to check before you spend money on repairs or new equipment
Internet Safety - guide to internet safety for kids
GetNetWise - a detailed resource provided by a wide range of public-service and Internet industry bodies including Microsoft, AOL and Yahoo. This site offers safe-surfing advice; also tips on everything regarding the safety and protection of your computer from hackers and viruses as well as advice on stopping unwanted e-mails and spam
AVG Anti-virus Free Edition software from Grisoft. This free download has both a scheduled update built-in and a manual update feature. (Minimum system requirements: Win95; 24MB RAM; 12MB hard drive space)
Spybot: Search & Destroy v.1.4 anti-spyware software This free, well-recommended program can detect and remove spyware hidden on your PC which is silently tracking your surfing behaviour to create a marketing profile that can be sold to companies. Select one of the download centres from the screen. (Minimum system requirements: Win95; 12.5MB hard drive space)
Setting up a free e-mail address with Yahoo!
What is.....? - Confused by net terminology? Then try this online glossary
 
The Arts
The Internet Movie Database - The Earth's biggest movie database
The Tate Gallery - including Tate Britain, Tate Modern, Tate Liverpool and Tate St Ives
New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art - much to offer the serious student of art history as well as the casual browser in search of cultural stimulation. The museum's curators have picked out nearly 3500 objects for special treatment, including the entire collection of European paintings with more than 40 works by Monet. Most impressive is the Timeline of Art History.
The Art Renewal Centre - Lovers of Victorian Art will delight in the treasures to be seen on this gigantic online museum, which aims "To create the largest on-line Museum on the Internet, with hundreds of thousands of high quality images of all the known works of the greatest painters and sculptors in human history"
The Web Gallery of Art - a virtual museum and searchable database of European painting and sculpture of the Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque periods (1150-1800), currently containing over 12,100 reproductions. Maintained by the Hungarian Academy of Sciences
WetCanvas - Cyber Living for Artists - a very good artists' website
Francis Frith photographic classics - 300,000 photos of 7,000 UK towns and villages taken between 1860 and 1970
National Maritime Museum - a huge archive of maritime images
BBC History - a BBC website to help you get more out of your interest in history
History World - magnificent history website, with 400 separate histories and 4000 tagged events
The Palace Theatre, Mansfield
Nottingham Playhouse
 
Money Wise
Additional Pensions Income Calculator - tips & guides for additional pensions income calculator
Home Energy Costs Reduction - how to save money & reduce costs on home energy
Department for Work and Pensions - pensions and retirement benefits
The Pension Service website - published by the Government, this website provides information for individuals about pensions and other pensioner benefits in the UK, whether you are planning for the future, are about to retire or have already retired. With a link to the Pension Tracing Service, for 'lost' pensions
Entitled To ... - enables families and senior citizens to check whether they are receiving the correct amount of tax credits
HM Revenue & Customs - the new department responsible for the business of the former Inland Revenue and HM Customs and Excise
MONEY Supermarket - compare each provider and apply online (current accounts, credit cards, savings accounts, ISAs, personal loans, home insurance, etc.)
Moneyfacts - independant financial website
Moneynet - presenting personal financial data in a clear and easy-to-understand format
Money Saving Expert - Martin Lewis's money-saving site
FIND - internet directory for UK financial websites
Interactive Investor International - good investment and financial information
Morning Star - web site for checking the performance of your investments
Confused.com Insurance website - car insurance and/or home insurance online, only one form to fill, with searches of 96% of car insurers on the net and 65% of online home insurers
 
Seniors
SAGA - over-50s website for health, travel, insurance and serious radio
Timewitnesses - memories of the last century
National Health Service Online - Your gateway to health information on the Internet
NetDoctor - an independent health site which is a mine of information. More than 250 doctors and health professionals dispense advice in plain English
Patient UK website - for all matters concerning patients, with links to medicines, operations, support organisations and leaflets on health and disease
 
Local Interest
A History of Hucknall Torkard - excellent site on the history of Hucknall Torkard belonging to Maureen Newton - a local historian
The Old Mansfield Society - preserving and presenting the past of this ancient community
Huthwaite Online - village website pictorially covering the history of the old past mining community at Huthwaite
Picture the Past - Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire award-winning historical website with more than 42,000 pictures illustrating the area's past. Winner of the Alan Ball Local History Award 2004. Prints can be purchased
Nottingham town guide - useful site for visitor services, tourism, events, etc. plus A-Z searches
Nottingham City Council website - visitor services, tourism, events, etc. and useful links
Welcome to Sheffield - visitor services, tourism, events, etc. and useful links
The Peak District Tourism Website - provides daily weather forecasts too
The National Archives online - records of the UK government from Domesday to the present, including online census records from 1861, 1871, 1881, 1891 and 1901
1901 census online.com - trace your English and Welsh ancestors with the official 1901 census
1837 online.com - family research link for every birth, marriage and death in England and Wales since 1837 when records were centralised. (Otherwise dubbed Ancestors Reunited)
 
Internet Shopping
Buy.co.uk - popular discount shopping site, with a built-in fuel calculator on the opening page for finding alternative utility suppliers. Look under Shopping to continue
EasyValue - comparisons for on-line shopping. Includes flight-finder for comparisons of prices of certain airlines
Special Edition Chocolate - Award-winning, handmade chocolates - freshly made without the use of nuts, for that extra-special gift or merely to indulge yourself in this remarkable quality product.
uSwitch - popular site for searching for alternative gas, electricity, broadband, bank services etc.
 
The Legal System and the Royal Family
Community Legal Service Direct - includes interactive calculator to check for eligibility for legal aid, directory of legal service providers, and direct online access to materials and links on a wide range of legal issues including benefits and consumer affairs. Also a series of legal rights leaflets
Adviceguide - up-to-date, independent advice around the clock from Citizens Advice Bureaux
UK Government Directgov website
National Statistics online - home of national statistics
The Royal Family - the official website of the monarchy
 
Leisure Sport & Travel
Safe Traveling for Diabetics - A guide providing diabetics with useful information on everything from how to breeze through airport security to life insurance considerations
Iglu Cruise - A clean approach to the topic highlighting the many benefits of combining travel with art and culture
Happy Hiker - A free-information, walking website, set up by a third-ager
Walking in England - thousands of FREE walks to download, details of all the books, maps and walking groups in the country
One Across - crossword clue solver!
Grandma Alice's Crossword Cracker! - the site for crossword, anagram and acrostic lovers... uncluttered, powerful, free and fast! (Use dots for missing letters)
ClassicReader.com - where you can read, search and annotate great works of literature, by authors such as Dickens, Tolstoy, Shakespeare and many others, free of charge. The collection currently contains 3061 books (including 1703 short stories) by 320 authors
Cricket365.com - cricket news from 'the World's ultimate cricket resource'
Crocus - 'gardeners by nature' - a site offering copious advice to all gardeners. Extensive tips and 'problem solving' sections
PetPlanet.co.uk - for a serious look at your pet and information on different breeds and their characteristics. Database of useful contacts including vets, kennels and (when travelling) pet-friendly hotels
The National Rail website - the gateway to the national rail network - Invaluable site for all rail travellers looking for latest news and emergency rail news. Has links to the Train Operating Companies, Eurostar, Heathrow Express and Rail Europe
The Trainline.com - book tickets online. Also access timetables
The National Express website - for journeys throughout the UK by the National Express coach network
Stagecoach - bus travel and timetables
Bargain holidays.com - package holidays, cheap flights and short breaks
LastMinute.com - special offers on last minute travel, flights, hotels, and entertainment
Travelcare, part of the Co-op group - for on-line flights, accommodation, commission-free travel money, late charter flight search, as well as scheduled flights
Travelleronline - the independent traveller's club, offering travel magazines, links to other sites, maps, language tuition and flight arrival times
Laterooms.com - good for late bookings in hotels, including the UK
The Foreign Office website - advice, assistance and travel tips for British nationals travelling overseas
The Lonely Planet Travel Guide - frequently updated site that offers all you need to know in planning a trip
Gatwick Parking - compare Gatwick airport car parks, read impartial reviews and book online with Gosimply.com for great savings
Gatwick Airport Parking - Parking4less provides a Gatwick Airport Parking service where you can compare prices at over 10 Gatwick parking sites
Frixo - road / motorway traffic reporting site - Gives users up-to-date information as the site gets updated every 3 minutes via feeds from various sources including the Government's official 'Highways Agency' site.
Senior Travel Insurance - Holiday insurance for the young at heart. It's official - 65 is the new 45.
Travel Insurance for Pre Existing Medical Conditions - Get the right quote for your medical condition
EasyJet and EasyJet Holidays - We offer flights and help travellers conveniently reach their region. The link to our website will give you access to the easyJet flight booking, travel deals, and comprehensive travel information.
 
Newspapers Online
The Mansfield CHAD online
The Ashfield CHAD online
The Derbyshire Times online and Chesterfield Today
The Nottingham Evening Post and other local events and information
Sheffield Today with local events and information in the Sheffield area
The Times and Sunday Times online
Electronic Telegraph - The Daily Telegraph online
Newspapers and current affairs - site carrying links to several English and Scottish newspapers
USA Today online
 
Wine Appreciation
Casillero del Diablo - An excellent Flash site showing the 'Diablo' range of wines from Concha y Toro
Concha y Toro - An excellently-presented site showing the full range of wines from this Chilean wine producer
Stone, Vine & Sun - A Wine Merchant, newly-established in October 2002 by Simon Taylor and Andrew Shaw, based in Twyford
 
Other General Links
NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration website
Royal Mail - postal prices and postcode/address finder
 
 
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