General Meetings, Outings & Other Events
General Meetings are normally held on the 1st Thursday of the month, in Knoyle Hall, Knoyle Road, Brighton. Doors open at 1.45pm, the meeting starts at 2.15pm to 3.45pm. There is an entry charge of £1.50 and free refreshments are served after the talk. Individual speakers and topics are listed below, as well as any alterations to date, time or venue. Knoyle Hall is wheelchair accessible.
Heritage Visiting Group See the Groups page for full details and information on how to book. See below for planned visits.
Holidays are tailor-made tours by the specialist travel company Brightwater Holidays, exclusive to Preston Park U3A members. Tours include all transportation, accommodation and entry costs, visiting gardens and stately homes, accompanied by our own Brightwater Tour Manager, David MacLennan, who ensures the tour runs smoothly and everyone has an enjoyable trip. Please contact Ann Kerrison for a Booking Form. See the Groups page for contact details and below for the latest Holiday plans.
For Members wishing to synchronise their diaries, the list below can be viewed in date order by clicking the ‘blue’ sentence below: Display events in date order. This can be reversed by clicking the button: Display events by catagory.
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| Meetings | |
| Thu May 9th | May General Meeting, our speaker will be Christopher Horlock, talking on “‘Lost Brighton". Chris will talk about his book “Lost Brighton” which charts the changing face of Brighton from the end of the Victorian era to the present day, recording its many famous lost landmarks. This fascinating photographic history of lost Brighton will delight those who live in the city or know it well. |
| Thu Jun 6th | June General Meeting, our speaker will be Professor Richard Simcock, talking on “The Role of Charity in the NHS”. We are very fortunate to have Richard come and talk to us as he is Chief Medical Officer of Macmillan Cancer Support and Consultant Clinical Oncologist for University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust. |
| Thu Jul 4th | July General Meeting, our speaker will be Howard Lawes, the national u3a Jazz Subject Adviser, with a talk on "The Jazz Age - the most expensive orgy in history?”. |
| Social Events | |
| Sat Sep 28th | u3a Day promotion of Preston Park u3a in Preston Park We will require volunteers to talk to potential members. Contact Christine Hooper for more information. |
| Summer Schools | |
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Mon Sep 2nd →Thu Sep 5th |
2024 Summer School The South East u3a Forum’s Summer School will take place from Monday 2nd to Thursday 5th September 2024 at Chichester University. Details of the wide range of courses on offer will be available from mid-March and booking commences in April to coincide with the April edition of the Third Age Matters magazine. For more information link to SouthEastu3aForum |
| Holidays | |
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Sun Sep 8th →Thu Sep 12th |
City Break to Bristol & Bath 8th - 12th September 2024 A 5 day tailor made tour. Cost £995 pp (£195 s/s) and includes: Dinner, bed & breakfast, staying at the 4 star Clayton Hotel, Bristol City. Comfortable coaching throughout, starting from our own local pick up points and accompanied by our own Tour Manager David MacLennan. Entry to: SS Great Britain, No 1 Royal Crescent, Bath. Roman Baths, Wells Cathedral, Bishops Palace, Tyntesfied House, Lacock Abbey, Jane Austen Centre, American Museum and Garden. Contact Ann Kerrison for more information. |
| Other Events | |
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Thu Jul 18th →Sat Jul 20th |
u3a Summer Festival 24 The first national u3a Summer Festival takes place in York from 18th to 20th July. Drawing on the experience, enthusiasm and talents of u3a members, Festival 24 will bring the u3a movement together to showcase the wide variety of activities - talks, sports events, musical entertainment and workshops - which will make this first u3a national festival something to remember. For details and to book see www.u3a.org.uk/events/festival-2024 |
| HERITAGE VISITING GROUP | |
| Fri Apr 26th | Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London. Sold out. £34 (to be confirmed) for rail to City Thameslink then 1,500 yard walk or bus and walk. A 75 minute backstage guided tour will be included. Stroll around Covent Garden afterwards? |
| Fri May 10th | Veolia Depot, Hollingdean, Brighton. Sold out. A choice of two tours, each limited to 15 maximum, at 11 am and 12.30 pm. |
| Fri May 24th | A Day Trip to Cambridge by train. Taking reservations. £33 (to be confirmed). |
| Fri Jun 14th | Hornimans Museum, Forest Hill London. By rail. Taking reservations. Details to follow |
| Fri Sep 13th | Parham House & Gardens, Storrington. By coach. Taking reservations. Details to follow. |
| Fri Sep 27th | Cutty Sark & Nat. Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London. By rail & riverboat. Taking reservations. Details to follow. |
| Fri Oct 18th | National Portrait Gallery, Trafalgar Square, London. By rail & bus. Taking reservations. Details to follow. |
| Fri Nov 1st | London Transport Museum, Covent Garden, London. By rail & bus. Taking reservations. Details to follow. |
| Fri Nov 29th | Windsor Castle with Xmas lights. Sold out. By coach. Details to follow. |