Yate & Sodbury District

Events

This section includes our monthly social meetings and also future dates for many of our groups.

All the following events are scheduled to take place in Chipping Sodbury Town Hall.

Speaker Meetings
All speaker meetings are 2pm at Chipping Sodbury Town Hall.

The next speaker event will be on Friday 19th April when the speaker will be David Boag who will give a talk entitled ‘Nature’s Marvels’. This very experienced wildlife photographer and author will explain how the miracles of nature can be embraced in the word “instinct”. The talk will be illustrated with stunning photographs.

As many of you will be aware, these Friday talks have proved increasingly popular with seating at a premium. In order to increase the number of seats available, the Committee has decided to dispense with the offering of refreshments. This will release significantly more space for chairs, whilst complying with the safety regulations in the Town Hall.

The doors open at 1:30pm and the talk starts at 2:00pm. It is suggested that members get there in plenty of time to avoid disappointment. It has also been decided to reserve the front row of seats for those Members with additional needs.


Dates for your Diary
Meetings
Fri Apr 19th AGM followed by David Boag – Nature’s Marvels. This very experienced wildlife photographer and author will explain how the miracles of nature can be embraced in the word “instinct”. The talk will be illustrated with stunning photographs.
Chipping Sodbury Town Hall, 2pm.
Fri May 3rd Fraser Gunn – The Great Fire of Windsor. A detailed description from one of the fire brigade commanders of how the 1992 fire in Windsor Castle was contained and eventually extinguished.
Chipping Sodbury Town Hall, 2pm.
Fri Jun 7th Steve Bird – Wellington’s Military Career. Apart from winning at Waterloo, what about his other success and failures. How did a man known as a violin player and a fun lover become the Iron Duke?
Chipping Sodbury Town Hall, 2pm.
Fri Jul 19th Philip Caine – From Barrow to Bagdad. The author gives an entertaining description of his career moves from the hotel business to the oil industry.
Chipping Sodbury Town Hall, 2pm.
Fri Sep 6th Stuart Burroughs – Jane Austen and the Engineers. The Director of the Museum of Bath at Work will talk about life during the Regency.
Chipping Sodbury Town Hall, 2pm.
Fri Oct 4th Maggie Christison – Medical Detection Dogs.
Fri Oct 11th U3a Open Day 2:00pm at Chipping Sodbury Town Hall
Fri Nov 1st Jill Brookes “Berkeley Castle – Fortress to Stately Home.
Chipping Sodbury Town Hall, 2pm.
Wed Dec 11th Christmas Concert 2:00pm at Chipping Sodbury Town Hall.
Earth Sciences and Geology
Tue Apr 2nd Video: Almost like being there.
Deciphering what traces mean is all part of the fun. We see dinosaur “muddy boots” splodge prints and dino burrows. We see traces of shrimps, insects and giant termite nests, and then lobster trackways showing that little has changed in the mangroves over the last 20M years. Geologists Association Video presented by Dr Jon Noad of Calgary.
Tue May 7th Vesuvius
The active volcano that rises above the Bay of Naples in southern Italy. By Chris Greef
Tue Jun 4th Dinosaurs: New Visions of a Lost World (video).
Professor Michael J Benton brings a visual guide to the world of the dinosaurs, showing how rapid advances in technology and amazing new fossil finds have changed the way we see dinosaurs forever.
Midweek Lunch Group
Thu Apr 25th New Inn, Westerleigh
Wed May 22nd Bath Soft Cheese Café, Kelston
Tue Jun 25th Chequers Inn, Hanham
Thu Jul 25th The Wishing Well, Codrington
Wed Aug 28th Mezze, Downend
Tue Sep 24th Rose & Crown, Wick
Thu Oct 24th Siam Thai, Chipping Sodbury
Wed Nov 27th Codrington Arms, North Road, Yate
Travel Group
Thu Apr 18th Day trip to Oxford £22.40 p.p.
Tue May 28th Day trip to Monkton Elm Garden Centre, Taunton then onto Tiverton Horse drawn Barge £41.40 p.p.
Fri Jun 21st Day trip to Blenheim Palace and Flower show £47.95pp
Tue Jul 9th Day Trip to Castell Coch and St. Fagans National Museum of History £30.30p.p.
Fri Aug 9th Day trip to Sidmouth Folk Festival £27.00 p.p.
Fri Dec 6th
→Mon Dec 9th
Majestic’s Tinsel and Turkey weekend at Membly Hall Falmouth £279.99p.p.
Walking Group
Wed Apr 3rd Kelston, 6.5m, Medium, led by Steve Williams
Thu Apr 11th Tresham, 8.5m, Medium, led by Stuart & Binnie Fraser
Mon Apr 15th Brinscombe, 5m, Medium, led by Russ & Kim Thompson
Fri Apr 26th Bath Skyline, tbc, led by Susan Miller
Mon Apr 29th Compton Dando Bluebells, 6m, led by Angela Stockley

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