Benfleet u3a: Events

Events

The Events listed here are in Date order. Note this page includes Members Meetings, Outings and Special Events.

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GENERAL MEMBER MEETINGS

Speaker Talks at Richmond Hall
There will be a Speaker Talk at our General Member Meetings at 2pm on the last Tuesday of every month except for December.

Shirley Wolfe, our Vice Chair, manages the Member Meeting and booking future speakers.

To allow members to plan visits to General Meetings based on interest in the speaker topic (i.e. SIM Members who are limited to 3 meeting +AGM) this schedule includes ALL currently booked speakers and will be updated as soon as further bookings are arranged. This list will also be replicated in full in the Quarterly Bulletins.

Shirley Wolfe, Vice-Chair

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Dates for your Diary
October 2024
Thu Oct 10th	Meeting	Thursday Morning Coffee: Open to ALL our u3a Members, a social morning with no agenda, no topics. Meet existing u3a friends and make new u3a friends. No need to book, just turn up. Stay for part or all of the session. Location: 9:30-11am at the Café, Shafers Arcade, Tarpots. Any queries please contact Barry Seeley using Thursday Morning Coffee webmail. .
Tue Oct 15th	Meeting	SIMPly Friends: Open to ALL our u3a Members, a social morning with no agenda, no topics. Meet existing u3a friends and make new u3a friends. No need to book, just turn up. Stay for part or all of the session. Location: 9:30 to 11am at The Green Barn on the A130 between Saddlers Farm/A127. Any queries please contact Bob Munson using SIMply Friends webmail. .
Thu Oct 24th	Meeting	Thursday Morning Coffee: Open to ALL our u3a Members, a social morning with no agenda, no topics. Meet existing u3a friends and make new u3a friends. No need to book, just turn up. Stay for part or all of the session. Location: 9:30-11am at the Café, Shafers Arcade, Tarpots. Any queries please contact Barry Seeley using Thursday Morning Coffee webmail. .
Tue Oct 29th	Meeting	SIMPly Friends: Open to ALL our u3a Members, a social morning with no agenda, no topics. Meet existing u3a friends and make new u3a friends. No need to book, just turn up. Stay for part or all of the session. Location: 9:30 to 11am at The Green Barn on the A130 between Saddlers Farm/A127. Any queries please contact Bob Munson using SIMply Friends webmail. .
Tue Oct 29th	Meeting	RICHMOND HALL: 2pm Tuesday 29 October 2024 Speaker: Sue from Ellie Mae florist Subject: Making a Christmas wreath Unfortunately, the original speaker is now unable to attend and so we are grateful to Sue for stepping in at short notice. .
Wed Oct 30th	Workshop	IT Support Training: 11-1pm Wednesday 30 October 2024 at Richmond Hall Designed to help members develop their ability to confidently use smart phones, tablets, laptops and PCs based on areas proposed by attendees. Typical topics: send a photo with a message, place an order on line, security, group video chat. All members are welcome so if you have specific topic that you want explaining or generally see what capability you could find useful, then please just come along - no need to 'sign up'. However, if you know you intend coming then a message to IT Support Training would be appreciated. .
November 2024
Thu Nov 7th	Meeting	Thursday Morning Coffee: Open to ALL our u3a Members, a social morning with no agenda, no topics. Meet existing u3a friends and make new u3a friends. No need to book, just turn up. Stay for part or all of the session. Location: 9:30-11am at the Café, Shafers Arcade, Tarpots. Any queries please contact Barry Seeley using Thursday Morning Coffee webmail. .
Tue Nov 12th	Meeting	SIMPly Friends: Open to ALL our u3a Members, a social morning with no agenda, no topics. Meet existing u3a friends and make new u3a friends. No need to book, just turn up. Stay for part or all of the session. Location: 9:30 to 11am at The Green Barn on the A130 between Saddlers Farm/A127. Any queries please contact Bob Munson using SIMply Friends webmail. .
Thu Nov 21st	Meeting	Thursday Morning Coffee: Open to ALL our u3a Members, a social morning with no agenda, no topics. Meet existing u3a friends and make new u3a friends. No need to book, just turn up. Stay for part or all of the session. Location: 9:30-11am at the Café, Shafers Arcade, Tarpots. Any queries please contact Barry Seeley using Thursday Morning Coffee webmail. .
Tue Nov 26th	Meeting	SIMPly Friends: Open to ALL our u3a Members, a social morning with no agenda, no topics. Meet existing u3a friends and make new u3a friends. No need to book, just turn up. Stay for part or all of the session. Location: 9:30 to 11am at The Green Barn on the A130 between Saddlers Farm/A127. Any queries please contact Bob Munson using SIMply Friends webmail. .
Tue Nov 26th	Meeting	RICHMOND HALL: 2pm Tuesday 26 November 2024 Speaker: Emma Jellett Subject: Essex Library Service and the many additional services available. Emma is the Community Connector for Essex Library Service and will be speaking about the Library Service Offers, services that you might not know about, their online offer and volunteering opportunities. She will also support with downloading library apps and explaining how they work. .
Wed Nov 27th	Workshop	IT Support Training: 11-1pm Wednesday 27 November 2024 at Richmond Hall NOTE: this is last of these sessions - thank you to all those that have attended, we hope it has been helpful Designed to help members develop their ability to confidently use smart phones, tablets, laptops and PCs based on areas proposed by attendees. Typical topics: send a photo with a message, place an order on line, security, group video chat. All members are welcome so if you have specific topic that you want explaining or generally see what capability you could find useful, then please just come along - no need to 'sign up'. However, if you know you intend coming then a message to IT Support Training would be appreciated. .
December 2024
Thu Dec 5th	Meeting	Thursday Morning Coffee: Open to ALL our u3a Members, a social morning with no agenda, no topics. Meet existing u3a friends and make new u3a friends. No need to book, just turn up. Stay for part or all of the session. Location: 9:30-11am at the Café, Shafers Arcade, Tarpots. Any queries please contact Barry Seeley using Thursday Morning Coffee webmail. .
Tue Dec 10th	Meeting	SIMPly Friends: Open to ALL our u3a Members, a social morning with no agenda, no topics. Meet existing u3a friends and make new u3a friends. No need to book, just turn up. Stay for part or all of the session. Location: 9:30 to 11am at The Green Barn on the A130 between Saddlers Farm/A127. Any queries please contact Bob Munson using SIMply Friends webmail. .
Thu Dec 19th	Meeting	Thursday Morning Coffee: Open to ALL our u3a Members, a social morning with no agenda, no topics. Meet existing u3a friends and make new u3a friends. No need to book, just turn up. Stay for part or all of the session. Location: 9:30-11am at the Café, Shafers Arcade, Tarpots. Any queries please contact Barry Seeley using Thursday Morning Coffee webmail. .
Tue Dec 24th	Meeting	NO HALL MEETING IN DECEMBER .

Dates for your Diary
Meetings
Thu Oct 10th	Thursday Morning Coffee: Open to ALL our u3a Members, a social morning with no agenda, no topics. Meet existing u3a friends and make new u3a friends. No need to book, just turn up. Stay for part or all of the session. Location: 9:30-11am at the Café, Shafers Arcade, Tarpots. Any queries please contact Barry Seeley using Thursday Morning Coffee webmail. .
Tue Oct 15th	SIMPly Friends: Open to ALL our u3a Members, a social morning with no agenda, no topics. Meet existing u3a friends and make new u3a friends. No need to book, just turn up. Stay for part or all of the session. Location: 9:30 to 11am at The Green Barn on the A130 between Saddlers Farm/A127. Any queries please contact Bob Munson using SIMply Friends webmail. .
Thu Oct 24th	Thursday Morning Coffee: Open to ALL our u3a Members, a social morning with no agenda, no topics. Meet existing u3a friends and make new u3a friends. No need to book, just turn up. Stay for part or all of the session. Location: 9:30-11am at the Café, Shafers Arcade, Tarpots. Any queries please contact Barry Seeley using Thursday Morning Coffee webmail. .
Tue Oct 29th	RICHMOND HALL: 2pm Tuesday 29 October 2024 Speaker: Sue from Ellie Mae florist Subject: Making a Christmas wreath Unfortunately, the original speaker is now unable to attend and so we are grateful to Sue for stepping in at short notice. .
Tue Oct 29th	SIMPly Friends: Open to ALL our u3a Members, a social morning with no agenda, no topics. Meet existing u3a friends and make new u3a friends. No need to book, just turn up. Stay for part or all of the session. Location: 9:30 to 11am at The Green Barn on the A130 between Saddlers Farm/A127. Any queries please contact Bob Munson using SIMply Friends webmail. .
Thu Nov 7th	Thursday Morning Coffee: Open to ALL our u3a Members, a social morning with no agenda, no topics. Meet existing u3a friends and make new u3a friends. No need to book, just turn up. Stay for part or all of the session. Location: 9:30-11am at the Café, Shafers Arcade, Tarpots. Any queries please contact Barry Seeley using Thursday Morning Coffee webmail. .
Tue Nov 12th	SIMPly Friends: Open to ALL our u3a Members, a social morning with no agenda, no topics. Meet existing u3a friends and make new u3a friends. No need to book, just turn up. Stay for part or all of the session. Location: 9:30 to 11am at The Green Barn on the A130 between Saddlers Farm/A127. Any queries please contact Bob Munson using SIMply Friends webmail. .
Thu Nov 21st	Thursday Morning Coffee: Open to ALL our u3a Members, a social morning with no agenda, no topics. Meet existing u3a friends and make new u3a friends. No need to book, just turn up. Stay for part or all of the session. Location: 9:30-11am at the Café, Shafers Arcade, Tarpots. Any queries please contact Barry Seeley using Thursday Morning Coffee webmail. .
Tue Nov 26th	RICHMOND HALL: 2pm Tuesday 26 November 2024 Speaker: Emma Jellett Subject: Essex Library Service and the many additional services available. Emma is the Community Connector for Essex Library Service and will be speaking about the Library Service Offers, services that you might not know about, their online offer and volunteering opportunities. She will also support with downloading library apps and explaining how they work. .
Tue Nov 26th	SIMPly Friends: Open to ALL our u3a Members, a social morning with no agenda, no topics. Meet existing u3a friends and make new u3a friends. No need to book, just turn up. Stay for part or all of the session. Location: 9:30 to 11am at The Green Barn on the A130 between Saddlers Farm/A127. Any queries please contact Bob Munson using SIMply Friends webmail. .
Thu Dec 5th	Thursday Morning Coffee: Open to ALL our u3a Members, a social morning with no agenda, no topics. Meet existing u3a friends and make new u3a friends. No need to book, just turn up. Stay for part or all of the session. Location: 9:30-11am at the Café, Shafers Arcade, Tarpots. Any queries please contact Barry Seeley using Thursday Morning Coffee webmail. .
Tue Dec 10th	SIMPly Friends: Open to ALL our u3a Members, a social morning with no agenda, no topics. Meet existing u3a friends and make new u3a friends. No need to book, just turn up. Stay for part or all of the session. Location: 9:30 to 11am at The Green Barn on the A130 between Saddlers Farm/A127. Any queries please contact Bob Munson using SIMply Friends webmail. .
Thu Dec 19th	Thursday Morning Coffee: Open to ALL our u3a Members, a social morning with no agenda, no topics. Meet existing u3a friends and make new u3a friends. No need to book, just turn up. Stay for part or all of the session. Location: 9:30-11am at the Café, Shafers Arcade, Tarpots. Any queries please contact Barry Seeley using Thursday Morning Coffee webmail. .
Tue Dec 24th	NO HALL MEETING IN DECEMBER .
Workshops
Wed Oct 30th	IT Support Training: 11-1pm Wednesday 30 October 2024 at Richmond Hall Designed to help members develop their ability to confidently use smart phones, tablets, laptops and PCs based on areas proposed by attendees. Typical topics: send a photo with a message, place an order on line, security, group video chat. All members are welcome so if you have specific topic that you want explaining or generally see what capability you could find useful, then please just come along - no need to 'sign up'. However, if you know you intend coming then a message to IT Support Training would be appreciated. .
Wed Nov 27th	IT Support Training: 11-1pm Wednesday 27 November 2024 at Richmond Hall NOTE: this is last of these sessions - thank you to all those that have attended, we hope it has been helpful Designed to help members develop their ability to confidently use smart phones, tablets, laptops and PCs based on areas proposed by attendees. Typical topics: send a photo with a message, place an order on line, security, group video chat. All members are welcome so if you have specific topic that you want explaining or generally see what capability you could find useful, then please just come along - no need to 'sign up'. However, if you know you intend coming then a message to IT Support Training would be appreciated. .