Events
Details of all the events organised by our U3A are listed here
The general meetings, social events and theatre trips are open to all members. At the general meeting as well as the Guest speaker there is the opportunity to view the notice boards of the interest groups and chat with their leaders and other members whilst having a cuppa.
The other events organised by individual interest groups may have spaces if you are interested. There are further details of all the events in the newsletter which can be collected at the monthly meetings or downloaded from the welcome page of this website. Alternatively you can contact the leader for more details by going to their page on this site and using the contact 'bird' -in most cases that sends an email directly to their personal email account
| Dates for your Diary | |
|---|---|
| Meetings | |
| Fri Jun 14th | Ian Keable Charles Dickens, Conjuror: Playbill of his most famous show |
| Fri Jul 12th | Andy Moore - Colchester Zoo - its history and conservation role |
| Fri Sep 13th | Christine Beedle - The Essex Scrubber |
| Fri Oct 11th | Graham Mee - The Magic of the birds in your garden |
| Fri Nov 8th | Jane Robinson - The Pioneer Clothing Project |
| Fri Dec 13th | It's that Xmas Quiz again!!! |
| Other Events | |
| Wed May 29th | Committee Meeting |
| Wed Jun 26th | Committee Meeting |
| Wed Aug 28th | Committee Meeting |
| Wed Sep 25th | Committee Meeting |
| Wed Oct 30th | Committee Meeting |
| Wed Nov 27th | Committee Meeting |
| Family History | |
| Wed Jun 12th | Quiz and Tea Party 2.30 to 5.30 pm |
| Flower Arranging | |
| Wed Jun 12th | Using Silk Flowers (guest arranger Diane Leggett) |
| Wed Jul 10th | Hogarth Curve |
| Wed Sep 11th | Unusual Container |
| Wed Oct 9th | Grouped Autumnal Arrangement |
| Wed Nov 13th | Floral frame using a sheet of Oasis |
| Wed Dec 11th | Christmas table arrangement using a glass container |
| History | |
| Thu May 23rd | London Guildhall Guided Tour |
| Tue Jun 18th | Day trip to Bury St Edmunds. Morning guided tour of the Abbey. Then lunch in town (own cost). Afternoon tour of West Stow Hall including cream tea. Travel by community mini bus. |
| Tue Jul 16th | Guided tour of Copped Hall Epping. Tour plus cream tea. Travel via car share. |
| Thu Aug 15th | Guided tour of Stow Maries Aerodrome |
| Tue Sep 17th | Guided tour of Harwich. Morning tour of Harwich Old Town. Afternoon tour of Redoubt Fort. |
| Photography | |
| Wed Jun 5th | Visit Colchester for photo shoot visit to Castle TBC. Meet WMCC carpark 10.00am Car share. |
| Wed Jul 3rd | Meeting at the WMCC Jubilee lounge 10.00am - 12.00. Review photos taken on our visit to Colchester in June |
| Thu Jul 4th | Boat trip from Ipswich on the river Orwell |
| Social Events | |
| Sun Jun 9th | Writtle Open Gardens |
| Wed Jun 19th | Evening Horse Racing at Great Leighs Racecourse |
| Thu Jul 4th | River Orwell Cruise |
| Fri Jul 5th | Keeway Open Gardens Burnham |
| Wed Jul 31st | Hyde Hall Flower Show |
| Wed Sep 11th | The Museum of London Docklands |
| Theatre | |
| Fri Jul 26th | Grease |
| Thu Oct 3rd | Mamma Mia Novello Theatre London |
| Sun Nov 10th | Last Night of the Proms Cliffs Pavillion Southend |
| Fri Jan 3rd 2020 | Peter Pan pantomime Cliffs Pavilion Southend |
| Walking | |
| Fri May 24th | Walk around Stow Maries area |
| Fri Jun 28th | Possibly Leigh to Southend |
| Fri Jul 26th | To be arranged |
| Fri Aug 23rd | To be arranged |
| Fri Sep 20th | To be arranged |
| Fri Oct 18th | To be arranged |