HU3A – Haringey’s University of the 3rd Age

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Permalink Reply by james walsh on July 4, 2011 at 12:42

What is this please ?

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Permalink Reply by HoL Site Admin on July 4, 2011 at 12:47

For senior citizens usually but Haringey's website implies it could be more than that but there's a phone number if you want to find out more:  Alison Nunes (co-ordinator) 0199 244 1613

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Permalink Reply by Hugh on July 4, 2011 at 13:02

Third Age is most commonly defined as the period in life of active retirement, following middle age. It's often applied to 50+, but I think in reality 60+ is a more useful lower end to the bracket. Who's to say where the upper end should apply!

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Permalink Reply by james walsh on July 4, 2011 at 13:13

i'll take a guess - is it classes  for mature folk ?

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Permalink Reply by Old-Age-Emporium(OAE) on July 4, 2011 at 13:55

In the University of Life, James, it probably corresponds to what Shakespeare's Jaques thought was the Sixth Age:

 

.  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .The sixth age shifts

into the lean and slippered pantaloon

with spectacles on nose and pouch on side;

his youthful hose, well saved, a world too wide

for his shrunk shank, and his big manly voice,

turning again toward childish treble , pipes

and whistles in his sound .

 

An age, alas, now colonised by the maturing Baby Boomer  who wouldn't be seen dead in slippers and who sports a manbag in place of a (colostomy)pouch. He keeps Fitness First in business and is a demon multi-geared cyclist on Wightman Road pavements in his desperate fight to stave off that final stage (sans teeth, sans eyes, sans taste, sans everything.) Last thing he wants to do is attend Craft or Drama sessions in the Community Room or Gallery.

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