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Meeting Points is the monthly meeting for all members of Purbeck U3A.
Our meetings are held in the Harman's Cross Village Hall on the fourth Thursday of the month (except July, August and December). We have an exciting line up of speakers for you to enjoy in 2024/25 (please see below).
The meetings start at 10.00am with refreshments (doors open 9:45am) and include a talk, PU3A updates and news at around 10.20am.
This is an opportunity to meet your committee members, socialise with other PU3A members and be entertained by our visiting speakers.
New members are especially welcome – just let us know at the door that it is your first visit and we’ll help with introductions.
There is a small charge for attending these events (members £2 / guests £3)
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Octobers meeting featured an insight into the world of auction houses and the antiques trade from Michael Roberts of Dukes auction house in Dorchester. It was followed by our very own "Antiques Roadshow".
Thank you to everyone who brought along items to be valued, shared their stories and helped to make it such an interesting morning. -
Our next Meeting Points is on Thursday November 28th and will include a talk from Vanessa Johnson.
The world of investing can be complex. Before parting with your money you will want to know the following. Is my investment regulated? How do I choose an adviser? Will my investment be safe? What are the charges? What happens if things go wrong and I need to make a complaint? How does the compensation system work if the company I invest with goes bust?
Vanessa Johnson, who has worked in financial regulation for over twenty-five years, will explain some of these basic concepts and highlight what to look out for when buying financial products or engaging a financial adviser. She'll show you how to make a few basic checks to stay safe and go through some recent cases to show you what to avoid. There are plenty of useful tools on the website of the industry regulator - the Financial Conduct Authority - geared to consumers which she'll show you how to use to your advantage.
Vanessa is not a financial adviser and cannot give investment advice. The talk will contain general information only and will not include investment, tax or financial advice.
We look forward to welcoming Vanessa to Meeting Points.
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Upcoming meetings:
- November 28th- Vanessa Johnson, on the pitfalls of investing and being scam aware.
- December - No Meeting Points.
- January 23rd- Stephen Roman, the East India Company.
- February 27th- Lyn Colman on her work as a prison monitor.