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 Feb 14th | Deborah Brody - A Female in Fleet Street |
| Fri Mar 13th | Andy Thomas - A Conspiracy History of the World |
| Fri Apr 3rd | Peter Warne - African Wildlife - part 2 |
| Fri May 1st | Bob Harding-Jones Can I help You? I'm a Paramedic |
| Fri Jun 12th | James Taylor - Ocean Liners |
| Fri Jul 10th | Saffron Summerfield - Milton Keynes to Mississippi |
| Fri Sep 11th | Charlie Haylock - The History of Surnames |
| Fri Oct 9th | John Hutchinson - Concorde - A 20th Century Icon |
| Fri Nov 13th | Kate Cole - The Witches of Elizabethan Essex |
| Flower Arranging | |
| Wed Feb 12th | Using a Pin holder and Submerged Flowers |
| Wed Mar 11th | Maximum of 3 flowers |
| Wed Apr 8th | Topiary using Gerbera or Carnations including the controlled tying or decorative bindingof stems |
| Wed May 13th | Contemporary Parallel style using moss instead of leaves |
| Wed Jun 10th | Traditional Triangular Design |
| Wed Jul 8th | Incorporation of a figurine within the arrangement |
| Wed Sep 9th | Traditional Sheaf using aspidistra leaves, roses and ivy |
| Wed Oct 14th | Arrangement featuring fruits or vegetables or both in a recycled container |
| Wed Nov 11th | Decorated Parcel , Binding or tying= controlled tying of stems |
| Wed Dec 9th | Christmas table arrangement using guided leaves and glitter roses (using egg white and glitter) |
| Gardening Chat | |
| Mon Feb 3rd | Meeting at Hyde Hall Cafe (by the entrance) 11.00am |
| Tue Mar 31st | Trip to Green Island Gardens Ardleigh |
| History | |
| Thu Feb 20th | Speaker Programme at WMCC, starting at 10.30am. The Battle of Maldon, speaker Stephen Nunn. |
| Thu Mar 12th | Chelmsford Cathedral guided tour |
| Thu Apr 23rd | Chelmsford Museum guided tour (two tours 10.30am and 11.40am) |
| Thu May 21st | Chelmsford guided walk down Moulsham Street |
| Tue Jun 16th | Bury St Edmunds day trip, including guided tours of Georgian Bury and Bury Guildhall |
| Thu Jul 16th | Royal Gunpowder Mills |
| Thu Sep 17th | City of London Police Museum |
| Photography | |
| Wed Feb 5th | Meeting in The West Maldon Community Centre 10.00am. Mr Phil Watkins coming to explain the reasons why he selected the twelve for our 2020 calendar. |
| Photoshoppery | |
| Wed Feb 19th | Abstracts - Tints, collages and warp effect |
| Wed Mar 18th | Action Shots Speed effects & Out of bounds |
| Wed Apr 22nd | Time changed to 10-12 subject to be arranged |
| Real Ale | |
| Thu Feb 13th | Provisional date for RAG trip |
| Thu Apr 16th | Provisional date for RAG trip |
| Thu Apr 30th | Provisional date for RAG trip |
| Thu May 28th | Provisional date for RAG trip |
| Thu Jun 4th | Provisional date for RAG trip |
| Thu Sep 3rd | Provisional date for RAG trip |
| Thu Sep 10th | Provisional date for RAG trip |
| Thu Oct 1st | Provisional date for RAG trip |
| Thu Oct 8th | Provisional date for RAG trip |
| Thu Dec 10th | Provisional date for RAG trip |
| Theatre | |
| Wed Feb 12th | 9 to 5 - The Musical Strand Theatre London |
| Wed Jun 24th | We Will Rock You Cliffs Pavilion |