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 | ||
|---|---|---|
| September 2018 | ||
| Wed Sep 26th | Geology | Hilary Giddings will talk on Early Stages of Plant Evolution and Jamie Russell will present The Cambrian Radiation. |
| Thu Sep 27th | Cycling | A Ride - Don leading |
| Thu Sep 27th | Cycling | B Ride - Mike leading |
| Fri Sep 28th | Concerts | 2:00 pm. Hoddinott Hall. BBC National Orchestra of Wales. Falla, Walton, Revueltas, Marquez, Moncayo. Coach leaves Aldi 11:00 am. |
| Fri Sep 28th | Railways | Porthmadog Sailing Ships, 1840 to 1914 - Douglas Lindsay |
| Fri Sep 28th | Science & Technology | Developments in Robotics (Dr Tony Pipe) |
| October 2018 | ||
| Mon Oct 1st | Astronomy | Andrew Barnes will give a talk entitled "Asteroids - Real Dark Matter! Current and Planned Missions". |
| Mon Oct 1st | Aspects of the 19th Century | TBA |
| Tue Oct 2nd | Cycling | Afternoon Ride - Tony leading |
| Tue Oct 2nd | Architecture | Moral architecture – prisons, workhouses and mad houses - Helen Roberts |
| Thu Oct 4th | Concerts | 7:30 pm. St David's Hall. BBC National Orchestra of Wales. Vaughan Williams, Mussorgsky. Coach leaves Aldi 5:00 pm. |
| Wed Oct 10th | Photography | Image review of Tom Crowe submission |
| Thu Oct 11th | Cycling | A Ride - Peter & SUe leading |
| Thu Oct 11th | Cycling | B Ride |
| Fri Oct 12th | Concerts | 7:30 pm. Victoria Rooms. Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra Mozart, Beethoven. Coach leaves Aldi 5:45 pm |
| Fri Oct 12th | Music | Michael Lunts will present and perform his one-man show “A Winter in Majorca” about the life of Chopin |
| Fri Oct 12th | Travel and Tourism | Malaysia |
| Mon Oct 15th | Jazz Appreciation | LIVE JAZZ! Gareth Williams and the Class Act Quartet. DO NOT MISS THIS!! |
| Tue Oct 16th | Cycling | Afternoon Ride |
| Thu Oct 18th | Art Appreciation | Justine Hopkins Emile Galle: “Art in everything, for everyone” |
| Thu Oct 25th | Cycling | A Ride - Les & Barbara Leading |
| Thu Oct 25th | Cycling | B Ride - Steve leading |
| Fri Oct 26th | Railways | History of Swindon Works Part 1 - Rev Brian Arman |
| Tue Oct 30th | Architecture | Cattebrook brick works - Trip - Maurice Bell |
| November 2018 | ||
| Mon Nov 5th | Astronomy | Eddie will give a talk on Archaeoastronomy. You are welcome to bring your personal stone circle, but please leave it at the door. |
| Mon Nov 5th | Aspects of the 19th Century | Lighthouses |
| Tue Nov 6th | Cycling | Afternoon Ride - Alan leading |
| Tue Nov 6th | Architecture | Arts and Crafts architects - Anne Strong |
| Thu Nov 8th | Cycling | A Ride - Moira is leading a ride to Portishead |
| Thu Nov 8th | Cycling | B Ride |
| Fri Nov 9th | Music | Saxophone Quartet iSax will present a programme in two halves, the first “Everything you want to know about the sax but were afraid to ask” while in the second they will play a selection of arrangements of works by Bach, Byrd, Handel, Mozart and Prokofiev among others. |
| Fri Nov 9th | Travel and Tourism | Australia |
| Mon Nov 12th | Garden Visits | GVG AGM at Cossham Hall. Doors open 1345. |
| Wed Nov 14th | Photography | Portfolio of Images |
| Thu Nov 15th | Art Appreciation | Nick Large A Force from the Dark: The Sculpture of Lynn Chadwick |
| Mon Nov 19th | Jazz Appreciation | Jazz on Screen! Two top tenors in live club performances via DVD |
| Tue Nov 20th | Cycling | Afternoon Ride |
| Thu Nov 22nd | Cycling | A Ride - Alan leading |
| Thu Nov 22nd | Cycling | B Ride |
| Thu Nov 22nd | Open Meetings and Visits | Double Dutch with Lynne Gibson 2.30pm Armstrong Hall |
| Fri Nov 23rd | Railways | Main Line Heritage Locomotive Miscellany - David Bailey and George Hargreaves |
| Fri Nov 30th | Concerts | 7:30 pm. Victoria Rooms. Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra. Stravinsky, Walton, Shostakovich. Coach leaves Aldi 5:45 pm. |
| Fri Nov 30th | Science & Technology | Dr Edward Jennar (Dr Gareth Williams) |
| December 2018 | ||
| Mon Dec 3rd | Astronomy | Details of the December meeting will appear here when they become available. |
| Mon Dec 3rd | Aspects of the 19th Century | Medicine and Disease |
| Tue Dec 4th | Cycling | Afternoon Ride |
| Tue Dec 4th | Architecture | Christmas architectural fun - The Committee |
| Wed Dec 12th | Photography | Images from Theme of the Year |
| Thu Dec 13th | Cycling | Xmas Ride |
| Fri Dec 14th | Music | Gareth Williams’s jazz group, the Class Act Quartet, will join us for a lively morning of music for our Christmas meeting. Mulled fruit punch and mince pies will be served. |
| Fri Dec 14th | Travel and Tourism | Christmas Celebration |
| Mon Dec 17th | Jazz Appreciation | A West Coast Christmas. Another in Peter Reeves's entertaining Jazz Stories series. |
| Tue Dec 18th | Cycling | Afternoon Ride |
| Thu Dec 20th | Art Appreciation | Pauline Rummens Modigliani: Always the Outsider |
| January 2019 | ||
| Fri Jan 11th | Music | Thornbury Chamber Players under their conductor Chris Hill present music for strings. Expect to see some familiar faces among their players! |
| Thu Jan 17th | Art Appreciation | Richard Bradley To Infinity...and Beyond! The Art of Kazimir Malevich |
| February 2019 | ||
| Thu Feb 7th | Concerts | 7:30 pm. St David's Hall. BBC National Orchestra of Wales. Falla, Ravel, Debussy. Coach leaves Aldi 5:00 pm. |
| Fri Feb 8th | Music | A visit from performers from the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama. Watch this space to find out which performer or performers they will be sending! |
| Sat Feb 9th | Concerts | 7:30 pm. Bath Forum. Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra. Mendelssohn, Brahms, Dvorak. Coach leaves Aldi 5:45 pm. |
| Thu Feb 21st | Art Appreciation | Chris Rivett A Walk round the Tretyakov Gallery in Moscow |
| March 2019 | ||
| Fri Mar 8th | Music | The Brandon Hill Quartet return with a programme including string quartets by Haydn and Schubert. |
| Thu Mar 21st | Art Appreciation | David Norris The Splendour of Roman Wall Painting |
| April 2019 | ||
| Fri Apr 12th | Music | Philip Heyman will entertain us on his viola with a wide range of different works, accompanied by Alison Dite. |
| Thu Apr 18th | Art Appreciation | Lynne Gibson More Double Dutch: The Secret Language of Dutch Still Life |
| May 2019 | ||
| 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 |
| Thu May 16th | Art Appreciation | David Ploss The Wyeth Dynasty in Pennsylvania & Maine |
| June 2019 | ||
| 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 – venue to be advised |
| Thu Jun 20th | Art Appreciation | To be confirmed. |