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.
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March 2024 | ||
Tue Mar 26th | Opera Appreciation Group | Aida Verdi |
Thu Mar 28th | Cycling | Thursday Ride - Trevor Leading |
April 2024 | ||
Mon Apr 1st | Astronomy and Space | EASTER MONDAY - NO MEETING |
Tue Apr 2nd | Architecture | Ironwork in Architecture Alan Heath |
Wed Apr 3rd | History | Helen Roberts and the Assyrians |
Mon Apr 8th | Astronomy and Space | NO MEETING. This is replaced with a joint Meeting with the Science and Technology Group on Wednesday 17th April. |
Mon Apr 8th | Bird Watching | Chew Valley led by Alan - all day |
Wed Apr 10th | Photography | Practical: The group will go out into Thornbury to photograph the buildings. |
Thu Apr 11th | Cycling | Thursday Ride - Alan Leading |
Fri Apr 12th | Music | The Art of Maria Callas Andrew Borkowski will give us a talk entitled "The Art of Maria Callas" featuring performances by this great singer. |
Fri Apr 12th | Travel and Tourism | An Elbe River Cruise with Carole Darling |
Mon Apr 15th | Bird Watching | Cleeve Hill common led by Dendy - all day trip |
Wed Apr 17th | Astronomy and Space | Joint Meeting with the Science and Technology Group. |
Tue Apr 23rd | Opera Appreciation Group | Jenufa Janacek |
Thu Apr 25th | Cycling | Thursday Ride - Trevor Leading |
May 2024 | ||
Wed May 1st | History | Visit to the Dig at Lower Hazel with John Wilson-Smith |
Fri May 3rd | Wine Group 3 | Wines from Italy with Marion Kendall |
Tue May 7th | Architecture | The Architecture of the London Underground Nick Howkins |
Thu May 9th | Cycling | Thursday Ride - Don leading |
Fri May 10th | Music | Fingers and Frets An orchestra of banjos, guitars and mandolins new to us will show us what these instruments in combination can do, something to look forward to. |
Fri May 10th | Travel and Tourism | Uzbekistan Helen Moszora |
Mon May 13th | Bird Watching | Frampton on Severn led by Cilla - medium length |
Mon May 20th | Bird Watching | New Ponds at Aust - led by Dendy |
Thu May 23rd | Cycling | Thursday Ride - Alan Leading |
Tue May 28th | Opera Appreciation Group | Akhnaten Glass |
June 2024 | ||
Tue Jun 4th | Architecture | Photographing Buildings Bob Dale |
Wed Jun 5th | History | Bedminster Coal, Blood, Sweat and Tears with Garry Atterton |
Mon Jun 10th | Bird Watching | Ham Wall, Somerset Levels - led by Dendy - all day |
Thu Jun 13th | Cycling | Thursday Ride - Steve leading |
Fri Jun 14th | Music | Our Vice-Chairman Phil Holland will be Jos Gregson’s guest as he decides what records he would like to take with him on a Desert Island and we find out about his musical life, and his well known interest in folk music. We also find out how he would cope with the solitude of the island. |
Fri Jun 14th | Travel and Tourism | The Christian Sites of Israel Peter Davey |
Tue Jun 25th | Opera Appreciation Group | Norma Bellini |
Thu Jun 27th | Cycling | Thursday Ride - Don leading |
July 2024 | ||
Tue Jul 2nd | Architecture | Brutalism in Architecture Helen Roberts |
Wed Jul 3rd | History | Sue Webb & Gloucestershire Constabulary |
Fri Jul 5th | Wine Group 3 | BBQ - tba |
Mon Jul 8th | Bird Watching | Downend - led by Cilla - medium length |
Thu Jul 11th | Cycling | Thursday Ride - Moira leading - Clevedon |
Fri Jul 12th | Travel and Tourism | No Meeting |
Thu Jul 25th | Cycling | Thursday Ride - |
Tue Jul 30th | Opera Appreciation Group | Coronation of Poppea Monteverdi |
August 2024 | ||
Mon Aug 12th | Bird Watching | Goldcliff and Newport Wetlands led by Alan - all day |
Tue Aug 27th | Opera Appreciation Group | Lohengrin Wagner |
September 2024 | ||
Tue Sep 3rd | Architecture | The Answer is Leipzig John Ellis |
Mon Sep 9th | Bird Watching | Hill - led by Cilla - all day |
October 2024 | ||
Tue Oct 1st | Architecture | Laurie Baker - a Trailblazer for Sustainable Architecture on the Indian sub-continent Alan Soldat |
Mon Oct 14th | Bird Watching | Severnside, New Passage - led by Eve - morning |
Mon Oct 21st | Bird Watching | Return to New Passage |
November 2024 | ||
Tue Nov 5th | Architecture | WW1 Memorials - 'Pro Patria Mori' Mark Walker |
Mon Nov 11th | Bird Watching | Somerset Levels - led by Charles |
December 2024 | ||
Tue Dec 3rd | Architecture | Architecture Group Christmas Event |
Mon Dec 9th | Bird Watching | Slimbridge - led by Carol and Kevin |