Events
This page lists forthcoming events and visits that may be of interest to all U3A members. Please contact the organiser of any event you wish to attend.
You can view a timetable of ALL group meetings by clicking the link on the right.
| Dates for your Diary | ||
|---|---|---|
| April 2019 | ||
| Mon Apr 15th →Mon Apr 29th | Bird Watching | Evening visit to Frampton on Severn on Monday April 29th. Meet at 5.30 p.m. at Thornbury Leisure Centre Car park to arrange lifts and then drive up to Frampton on Severn. |
| Sat Apr 20th →Fri May 10th | Bridge 3 | No bridge on the 19th. |
| Thu Apr 25th | Cycling | A Ride - Alan leading |
| Thu Apr 25th | Cycling | B Ride - Trevor leading |
| Tue Apr 30th | Opera Study Group | Fairie Queen - Purcell |
| May 2019 | ||
| Tue May 7th | Cycling | Afternoon Ride - Brian leading |
| Tue May 7th | Architecture | Helen Roberts - Demolition! |
| Wed May 8th | Photography | Print mounting methods |
| Thu May 9th | Cycling | A Ride - Trevor leading |
| Thu May 9th | Cycling | B Ride |
| Fri May 10th | Music | Jana Chuda will perform a range of piano music with some material from the shows as well as a range of classical items |
| Fri May 10th | Travel and Tourism | Journey over the Himalayas |
| Mon May 13th | Astronomy | Details of the May 2019 meeting will appear here as soon as they are available. Note that the First Monday of May is a Bank Holiday, so the meeting of the Astronomy Group will be on the second Monday. |
| Thu May 16th | Art Appreciation | David Ploss The Wyeth Dynasty in Pennsylvania & Maine |
| Mon May 20th | Jazz Appreciation | Bob's jazz connections |
| Mon May 20th | Our Living Language | 2pm Alveston Methodist Church Hall. All welcome. This month's topic: The Border Ballads |
| Tue May 21st | Cycling | Afternoon Ride |
| Thu May 23rd | Cycling | A Ride - Steve leading |
| Thu May 23rd | Cycling | B Ride |
| Fri May 24th | Concerts | Planning meeting at 2:30 pm in the Buckingham Room at the Chantry. |
| Fri May 31st | Science & Technology | An introduction to blood groups - Richard Laycock |
| June 2019 | ||
| Mon Jun 3rd | Astronomy | Details of the June 2019 meeting will appear here as soon as they are available. |
| Mon Jun 3rd | Aspects of the 19th Century | Photography - Steve Wells |
| Tue Jun 4th | Cycling | Afternoon Ride - Alan leading |
| Tue Jun 4th | Architecture | Alan Heath - Thomas Heatherwick - modern British designer |
| Wed Jun 12th | Photography | HDR techniques |
| Thu Jun 13th | Cycling | A Ride - Alan leading .... starting at Malmesbury |
| Thu Jun 13th | Cycling | B Ride |
| Fri Jun 14th | Music | Local conductor Chris Hill will be Jos Gregson’s guest as he decides what records he would have with him on a Desert Island and we find out about his very musical life and how he would cope with the solitude of the island. |
| Fri Jun 14th | Music | Annual Lunch – Anchor, Oldbury |
| Fri Jun 14th | Travel and Tourism | Delhi and Central India |
| Mon Jun 17th | Jazz Appreciation | To be advised. Watch this space! |
| Tue Jun 18th | Cycling | Afternoon Ride - Alan leading |
| Thu Jun 20th | Art Appreciation | To be confirmed. |
| Thu Jun 27th | Cycling | A Ride - Peter and Sue leading |
| Thu Jun 27th | Cycling | B Ride |
| July 2019 | ||
| Mon Jul 1st | Astronomy | Details of the July 2019 meeting will appear here as soon as they are available. |
| Mon Jul 1st | Aspects of the 19th Century | Ladies and Science - Peter Jackson |
| Tue Jul 2nd | Cycling | Afternoon Ride |
| Tue Jul 2nd | Architecture | Doug Fowler - Inside the mind of an architect |
| Wed Jul 3rd | Meeting | 2.30pm: Open Talk: “My First Love, My Darling” with speakers from The Clifton Suspension Bridge Visitor Centre (Armstrong Hall) |
| Wed Jul 10th | Photography | Group Outing taking the West Somerset Railway from Bishops Lydeard to Minehead and then on to Dunster. |
| Thu Jul 11th | Cycling | A Ride - Gill & Noel leading |
| Thu Jul 11th | Cycling | B Ride |
| Fri Jul 12th | Travel and Tourism | Bottom right hand Corner |
| Mon Jul 15th | Jazz Appreciation | No meeting |
| Tue Jul 16th | Cycling | Afternoon Ride - Alan leading |
| Thu Jul 25th | Cycling | A Ride - Les & Barabara leading ... Epney and Longney? |
| Thu Jul 25th | Cycling | B Ride |
| Fri Jul 26th | Science & Technology | The Weather - Bob Dale |
| August 2019 | ||
| Mon Aug 5th | Astronomy | There is no meeting in August. |
| Tue Aug 6th | Cycling | Afternoon Ride |
| Tue Aug 6th | Architecture | Trip - Gloucester Gaol/Llanthony Priory |
| Thu Aug 8th | Cycling | A Ride - Alan leading |
| Thu Aug 8th | Cycling | B Ride |
| Wed Aug 14th | Photography | No Meeting |
| Mon Aug 19th | Jazz Appreciation | No meeting |
| Tue Aug 20th | Cycling | Afternoon Ride |
| Thu Aug 22nd | Cycling | A Ride - Moira leading |
| Thu Aug 22nd | Cycling | B Ride |
| September 2019 | ||
| Tue Sep 3rd | Cycling | Afternoon Ride - Alan leading |
| Tue Sep 3rd | Architecture | Helen Roberts - Decline and rise of Country houses |
| Mon Sep 9th | Aspects of the 19th Century | The World of Magic - Barry Smith |
| Wed Sep 11th | Photography | Review Images from the Group Outing |
| Thu Sep 12th | Cycling | A Ride - Phil leading |
| Thu Sep 12th | Cycling | B Ride |
| Fri Sep 13th | Travel and Tourism | Poland |
| Mon Sep 16th | Jazz Appreciation | Topic to be advsed |
| Tue Sep 17th | Cycling | Afternoon Ride |
| Tue Sep 24th | Opera Study Group | Madame Butterfly - Puccini |
| Thu Sep 26th | Cycling | A Ride - Peter & Sue leading |
| Thu Sep 26th | Cycling | B Ride |
| Fri Sep 27th | Science & Technology | TBA |
| October 2019 | ||
| Tue Oct 1st | Cycling | Afternoon Ride |
| Tue Oct 1st | Architecture | Anne Strong - Gwent villages |
| Fri Oct 4th | Meeting | 10.00am: Open Meeting: Combating Cybercrime with Avon and Somerset Police (Armstrong Hall) |
| Mon Oct 7th | Aspects of the 19th Century | Robert Owen - Helen Roberts |
| Wed Oct 9th | Photography | “Tom Crowe Competition” submitted images |
| Thu Oct 10th | Cycling | A Ride - Alan leading |
| Thu Oct 10th | Cycling | B Ride |
| Fri Oct 11th | Travel and Tourism | Jersey |
| Tue Oct 15th | Cycling | Afternoon Ride |
| Mon Oct 21st | Jazz Appreciation | Another eclectic selection from Andrew, focusing on the trumpet |
| Tue Oct 22nd | Opera Study Group | Fidelio - Beethoven |
| Thu Oct 24th | Cycling | A Ride - Steve leading |
| Thu Oct 24th | Cycling | B Ride |
| Tue Oct 29th | Architecture | Trip - Highnam Court/Church, Huntley Church |
| Tue Oct 29th | Opera Study Group | Return of Ullyses - Monteverdi |
| November 2019 | ||
| Mon Nov 4th | Aspects of the 19th Century | Revolutions in Chemistry - Peter Minshall |
| Tue Nov 5th | Cycling | Afternoon Ride - Alan leading |
| Tue Nov 5th | Architecture | Kingsley Fulbrook - Shetland Vernacular architecture |
| Fri Nov 8th | Travel and Tourism | Switzerland re-visited |
| Wed Nov 13th | Meeting | 2.30pm: Open Talk: Extraordinary Events at Newark Park with Helen Roberts (Armstrong Hall) |
| Wed Nov 13th | Photography | Low light photography |
| Thu Nov 14th | Cycling | A Ride |
| Thu Nov 14th | Cycling | B Ride |
| Tue Nov 19th | Cycling | Afternoon Ride |
| Tue Nov 26th | Opera Study Group | Abduction from the Seraglio - Mozart |
| Thu Nov 28th | Cycling | A Ride - Alan leading |
| Thu Nov 28th | Cycling | B Ride |
| Fri Nov 29th | Science & Technology | TBA |
| December 2019 | ||
| Tue Dec 3rd | Cycling | Afternoon Ride |
| Tue Dec 3rd | Architecture | Christmas activities, Armstrong Hall |
| Wed Dec 11th | Photography | Making Slide Shows |
| Thu Dec 12th | Cycling | Christmas Ride |
| Fri Dec 13th | Travel and Tourism | Christmas Celebration |
| Tue Dec 17th | Cycling | Afternoon Ride |
| January 2020 | ||
| Tue Jan 28th | Opera Study Group | Falstaff - Verdi |
| February 2020 | ||
| Tue Feb 25th | Opera Study Group | The Nose - Shostakovitch |
| March 2020 | ||
| Tue Mar 24th | Opera Study Group | La Donna del Largo - Rossini |
| Tue Mar 31st | Opera Study Group | Macbeth - Verdi |
| April 2020 | ||
| Tue Apr 28th | Opera Study Group | Flying Dutchman - Wagner |
| May 2020 | ||
| Tue May 26th | Opera Study Group | Il Pagliacci/Sister Angelica - Leoncavelli/Puccini |
| June 2020 | ||
| Tue Jun 23rd | Opera Study Group | Pearl Fishers - Bizet |
| Tue Jun 30th | Opera Study Group | Parsival - Wagner |