Events
Look on this page for:
• Monthly meetings with list of guest speakers
• Dates for outings arranged
If you require a booking form for any of our outings, you can request one via the form here: Booking Forms
Our Monthly meetings are held at Gaywood Community Centre,
71 Gayton Road, PE30 4EF.
On the Second Friday of each month.
Doors open at 9:30am, meeting starts between 10:00 and 10:15.
| Dates for your Diary | |
|---|---|
| Meetings | |
| Fri May 10th | "The Men's Sheds Organisation" Derek Gibb |
| Fri Jun 14th | "Joyce Grenfell" Pat Knight |
| Fri Jul 12th | From our own u3a - "The Importance of Wetlands" by John Marrow Followed by - The Play Reading Group in performance. |
| Fri Aug 9th | "An Interview with an Author" Julie Newman And "Memories of Taylor's Seed Shop" Jimmy Taylor |
| Fri Sep 13th | "The Humour of Gilbert & Sullivan" Rosalind Ridley |
| Fri Oct 11th | King's Lynn u3a Open Morning Our annual FREE event for both existing and prospective members |
| Fri Nov 8th | "200 Years of the RNLI" A look at the history and operations of the RNLI in Hunstanton |
| Fri Dec 13th | "Christmas Cabaret" Entertainment from our own u3a groups |
| Outings | |
| Thu May 23rd | Theatre Trip "Guys and Dolls" in London. £53.00 per ticket Coach leaves 08.30am and returns approx 08.45pm. |
| Fri May 24th | Lavenham and Beth Chatto Gardens To make a break in the journey to Beth Chatto gardens we shall stop at Lavenham, considered to be Britain’s best preserved medieval village, with over 300 listed buildings. I plan to have 90 minutes at Lavenham, which will allow time for a coffee break and also an opportunity to see the Great Guildhall and have a wander round the village. To Beth Chatto gardens takes approx. 45 minutes from Lavenham and they have a refreshments café for a light lunch. We have about 2 hours to visit the gardens before we leave and return to King’s Lynn at about 18:25. |
| Sat Jun 22nd | Kentwell Manor We arrive at Kentwell Manor at 10:55 and refreshments are available at the Stableyard Tearoom. We shall step back in time 500 years to meet some 200 Tudors at the time Henry VIII was King. Skilled living history specialists bring the 16th century to life in the buildings, gardens, farm and woods of the beautiful Tudor moated manor house. There will be crafts, cooking, music, dancing and a whole community’s daily life. Coach leaves at 9am returning Approx 6pm |
| Tue Dec 17th | Thursford Christmas Extravaganza Matinee performance of the famous Thursford variety show Leaves Gaywood Library at 11:35, returning at 18:25. |