Meetings & Group Events
Monthly Social & Talk
We have monthly socials with a talk in the Carnegie (opposite Thetford Library) on the fourth Thursday of each month at 2pm (Doors open at 1:30). Meetings are free for Thetford u3a members to attend. Meetings (except AGM) are also open to non-members for a donation of £2, anyone is welcome to come along to find out more. Meetings Venue: Carnegie-what three words location
The Carnegie is the venue that we use for our monthly meetings. They have a programme of events and details of their events may be found by clicking the following link. Carnegie Events
| Dates for your Diary | |
|---|---|
| Meetings | |
| Thu May 23rd | Monthly Social & Talk British Criminal History - Gary Powell (see above for time & venue) |
| Thu May 30th | Monthly Social & Talk WW2 Airfields - Andy Strange (see above for time & venue) |
| Wed Jun 5th | Tenth Anniversary Party (Guide/Scout Hut - 2mile Bottom 12.00-15.00 - plenty of parking, lifts to be arranged, Cream Teas, Games, Quiz, Birthday Cake and talk by Lynn Ready - How It All Began) |
| Art for Fun | |
| Tue May 21st | Try your hand at understanding “Shading and Shadows” |
| Tue Jun 18th | This month we’re having fun with ”Stone Painting” |
| Tue Jul 16th | The medium this month is ”Acrylics” |
| Tue Aug 20th | We venture outside(weather permitting) for a bit of sketching/painting |
| Tue Sep 17th | Could be Charcoals, could be Pastels? |
| Tue Oct 15th | “Halloween” |
| Tue Nov 19th | Design and Paint a Christmas card. |
| Tue Dec 17th | DIY project |
| Badminton | |
| Wed May 1st | 10.00 till 12.00, Thetford Leisure Centre. Main Hall, Croxton Road, Thetford. |
| Calligraphy | |
| Thu May 16th | Using recycled material for our Calligraphy |
| Thu Jun 20th | Modern Calligraphy |
| Thu Jul 18th | We continue with Modern Calligraphy |
| Thu Aug 15th | We try our hand at Celtic Calligraphy |
| Thu Sep 19th | Project of your choice |
| Thu Oct 17th | Pencil Calligraphy |
| Thu Nov 21st | Using what we have learnt this year, set our a Christmas Carol of your choice. |
| Thu Dec 19th | Continue with your Christmas Carol. |
| Cinema & Theatre | |
| Mon Apr 29th | Monday 29th January at 2pm the film at The Light is CHALLENGERS for all you tennis fans! |
| Crafts | |
| Thu May 2nd | NO MEETING TODAY as Church on the Way is being used as a Polling Station. |
| Thu Jun 6th | Beaded Tassels 2pm at Church on the Way. This month the group will try their hand at making a beaded tassel. Contact details on Group page. |
| Day trips | |
| Wed May 8th | Visit to Houghton Hall |
| Wed May 22nd | Come to our monthly meeting today at the United Reform Church at 1.45pm for a 2pm start to see what future trips will be, also to book and pay for trips. |
| Wed Jun 12th | Trip to Mablethorpe |
| Wed Jun 26th | Come to our monthly meeting today at the United Reform Church at 1.45pm for a 2pm start to see what future trips will be, also to book and pay for trips. |
| Wed Sep 4th | Trip to “Cromer, End of the Pier” Show |
| Gardening | |
| Mon May 6th | No meeting today as bank holiday |
| Mon May 20th | Visit to Brandon Park IP27 0SU Meet there at 10.30am. Change needed for the car park! |
| Mon Jun 3rd | Meeting at 10am Church on the Way My Life as a Gardener Barry Gayton |
| Mon Jun 17th | Visit to a members garden, meeting there at 10.30am Further details will be given out at the June 3rd meeting. |
| Mon Jul 1st | Meeting at 10am at Church on the way. Group member Lorraine will give us a talk on “Trees”. |
| Mon Jul 15th | Visit to Swallow Aquatics at East Harling. NR16. 2 QW. Meeting there at 10.30 am. |
| Papercraft | |
| Fri May 24th | PLEASE NOTE CHANGE OF WEEK THIS MONTH Using “Stickers” |
| Fri Jun 14th | Decoupage |
| Fri Jul 12th | ”Mechanical”Papercraft? |
| Fri Aug 9th | Quilling |
| Fri Sep 13th | Stamping |
| Fri Oct 11th | Using Die Cuts/Embossing |
| Fri Nov 8th | Stitched cards |
| Fri Dec 13th | Christmas Lantern |
| Photography | |
| Fri May 24th | City Photography 'field trip' Norwich to be confirmed, contact for further details |
| Fri Jun 28th | Stop and Go Animation - practical session - 10am at the Church On The Way |
| Fri Jul 26th | A talk on Wildlife Photography with Rae and Carole Herries 10am at the Church On The Way |
| Pickleball | |
| Tue Apr 30th | 10.00am Till 11.30am, Leisure Centre, Main Hall, Croxton Road, Thetford. |
| Poetry | |
| Thu May 9th | 2.30 Thetford Library for 'Benjamin Zephaniah & Louise Gluck' |
| Thu Jun 13th | 2.30 Thetford Library for 'Celebrations & Remembrance' |
| Thu Jul 11th | 2.30 Thetford Library for 'Female Poets' |
| Thu Aug 8th | 2.30 Thetford Library for 'Haiku & other forms of poetry' |
| Thu Sep 12th | 2.30 Thetford Library for 'Sanity & Humanity' |
| Thu Oct 10th | 2.30 Thetford Library for 'Poetry from another language' |
| Thu Nov 14th | 2.30 Thetford Library for 'Positivity & Anxiety' |
| Thu Dec 12th | 2.30 Thetford Library for 'Peace & Love' |
| Short Tennis | |
| Tue Apr 30th | COME AND JOIN US PLAYING SHORT TENNIS AT THE BRECKLAND LEISURE CENTRE, CROXTON ROAD, THETFORD, 12.00 NOON TILL 1.OOPM |
| Snooker | |
| Thu May 2nd | Snooker is played at the Conservative club, Magdalen St, Thetford, 11.00 till 14.00. |
| Thu Jun 6th | Snooker is played at the Conservative club, Magdalen St, Thetford, 11.00 till 14.00. |
| Thu Jul 4th | Snooker is played at the Conservative club, Magdalen St, Thetford, 11.00 till 14.00. |
| Thu Aug 1st | Snooker is played at the Conservative club, Magdalen St, Thetford, 11.00 till 14.00. |
| Thu Sep 5th | Snooker is played at the Conservative club, Magdalen St, Thetford, 11.00 till 14.00. |
| Thu Oct 3rd | Snooker is played at the Conservative club, Magdalen St, Thetford, 11.00 till 14.00. |
| Thu Nov 7th | Snooker is played at the Conservative club, Magdalen St, Thetford, 11.00 till 14.00. |
| Thu Dec 5th | Snooker is played at the Conservative club, Magdalen St, Thetford, 11.00 till 14.00. |
| Walking five to ten miles | |
| Wed May 22nd | Sheringham Park Circular.Meeting at Sheringham Park Car Park. Please note later start time 10:20am for 10:30 start. Post Code NR26 8TL what3words location ///zone.immune.poem. Parking is free for National Trust Members and £6.50 if not. Please note when you turn off the A148 it is then a very quick turn to the left to enter Sheringham Park. Walking is mainly in Sheringham Park but also takes in Weybourne and part of the coastal path. It is quite hilly for Norfolk! Lunch will be at Alis of Weybourne about 4 miles into the walk. Total Walk Length: 7 Miles |
| Wed Jun 19th | Walberswick and Southwold |
| Walking under five miles | |
| Mon Apr 29th | Blackthorpe Barns - Longer Walk - Airfield relics, benchmark, Dunkirk memorial and garden gnomes Led by Sara & Martin Meeting Time: 9.55 for 10am start Meeting Place: Blackthorpe Barns car park - just off A14 J45, beware entrance is a U turn left on a T junction What 3 Words: Blackthorpe Barns Mileage: 4 miles at a moderate pace Mostly over field edges with some tarmac paths but fields muddy in places so boots advised. Hot chocolate after at Roots Cafe in the Barns complex. Walk is dog friendly and cafe welcomes well behaved dogs Car share from Kiosk at School Lane 9.30 prompt |
| Mon May 6th | Thetford - Shorter Walk - River & Castle Park - Led by Dave Meeting Time: 9.55 for 10am start Meeting Place: School Lane Car Park near the kiosk Mileage: 1.8 miles at a leisurely pace |
| Mon May 13th | Longer Walk - Details to follow |
| Mon May 20th | Thetford - Nunnery Lakes Short Walk - Led by Dave Meeting Time: 9.55 for 10am start Meeting Place: Nuns Bridges Car Park Mileage: 1.6 miles at a leisurely pace Nuns Bridges-what three words location |
| Mon May 27th | Longer Walk - Details to follow |