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 | ||||
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| May 2020 | ||||
| Thu May 28th | Cycling | Thursday Ride - Three Castles ride from Abergavenny, Phil leading | ||
| June 2020 | ||||
| Mon Jun 1st | Astronomy | This will be a Zoom meeting. Eddie will give a talk about an anniversary followed by two short talks by Andrew McLean and Andrew Barnes. Andrew McLean will introduce "The 2019 Nobels - 1 Jim Peebles". Andrew Barnes will talk about "The Gaia Mission - Data Galore!" | ||
| Tue Jun 2nd | Cycling | Afternoon Ride | ||
| Tue Jun 2nd | Architecture | Calatrava post 2012 - Alan Heath | ||
| Wed Jun 3rd | History | Writing wartime memories with Maureen Armstrong | ||
| Mon Jun 8th | Bird Watching | Swell Wood and Collard Hill | ||
| Tue Jun 9th | Scottish Country Dance | Meeting in the Methodist Church Hall | ||
| Wed Jun 10th | Photography | Composition - UNDER REVIEW due to Covid-19. | ||
| Thu Jun 11th | Cycling | Thursday Ride - Les and Barbara leading | ||
| Thu Jun 11th | Church Visits 2 | St Mary, Batsford and St James, Chipping Camden | ||
| Fri Jun 12th | Travel and Tourism | Eleven Caribbean Islands | ||
| Tue Jun 16th | Cycling | Afternoon Ride | ||
| Thu Jun 18th | Art Appreciation |
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| Tue Jun 23rd | Opera Study Group | Pearl Fishers - Bizet | ||
| Tue Jun 23rd | Scottish Country Dance | Meeting in the Methodist Church Hall | ||
| Wed Jun 24th | Geology | 10:00 am at The Chantry. Programme details later. | ||
| Thu Jun 25th | Cycling | Thursday Ride - Moira leading | ||
| Tue Jun 30th | Architecture | VISIT - Cirencester and Rodmarton Manor – Maurice Bell | ||
| Tue Jun 30th | Opera Study Group | Parsival - Wagner | ||
| July 2020 | ||||
| Wed Jul 1st | History | Visit – tba | ||
| Mon Jul 6th | Astronomy | Details of the July 2020 meeting will appear here when they become available. | ||
| Tue Jul 7th | Architecture | Charles Rennie Mackintosh - Audrey Shepherd | ||
| Tue Jul 7th | Scottish Country Dance | Meeting in the Methodist Church Hall | ||
| Wed Jul 8th | Photography | Group trip to Birmingham - UNDER REVIEW due to Covid-19. | ||
| Thu Jul 9th | Church Visits 2 | St Michael, Great Witley and St Mary, Croome d’Abitot | ||
| Fri Jul 10th | Travel and Tourism | 41 Locks to Nuremburg | ||
| Mon Jul 13th | Bird Watching | Chipping Sodbury Common and Wetmoor | ||
| August 2020 | ||||
| Mon Aug 10th | Bird Watching | Chew Valley Lakes | ||
| Wed Aug 12th | Photography | NO MEETING | ||
| Fri Aug 14th | Travel and Tourism | No Meeting | ||
| September 2020 | ||||
| Tue Sep 1st | Architecture | Buildings of the Industrial Revolution - Lyn Haig | ||
| Mon Sep 7th | Bird Watching | Note First Monday in month for better tides Severnside | ||
| Wed Sep 9th | Photography | Pictures from the trip to Birmingham - UNDER REVIEW due to Covid-19. | ||
| Thu Sep 10th | Church Visits 2 | St Mary, Kingston St Mary and St Andrew and St Mary, Pitminster | ||
| Fri Sep 11th | Travel and Tourism | Northumberland | ||
| Tue Sep 22nd | Opera Study Group | Bizet - Carmen | ||
| Tue Sep 29th | Architecture | VISIT – Avoncroft Museum and Hanbury Hall – Brian Hawkins | ||
| Tue Sep 29th | Opera Study Group | Mozart - Cosi Fan Tutti | ||
| October 2020 | ||||
| Tue Oct 6th | Architecture | Alternatives to Demolition - Steve Thomas | ||
| Thu Oct 8th | Church Visits 2 | St Andrew, Mells and St George, Beckington | ||
| Fri Oct 9th | Travel and Tourism | Copenhagen & Prague | ||
| Mon Oct 12th | Bird Watching | Upton Warren | ||
| Wed Oct 14th | Photography | Review of images for the "Tom Crowe Competition" - UNDER REVIEW due to Covid-19. | ||
| Tue Oct 27th | Opera Study Group | Corigliano - The Ghosts of Versailles | ||
| November 2020 | ||||
| Tue Nov 3rd | Architecture | Post War Reconstruction in British cities - Helen Roberts | ||
| Mon Nov 9th | Bird Watching | Somerset Levels | ||
| Wed Nov 11th | Photography | Practical - Christmas themed tabletop photography - UNDER REVIEW due to Covid-19. | ||
| Fri Nov 13th | Travel and Tourism | Chile | ||
| Tue Nov 24th | Opera Study Group | Puccini - La Rondine | ||
| December 2020 | ||||
| Tue Dec 1st | Architecture | Xmas fun activities | ||
| Wed Dec 9th | Photography | Review of Christmas tabletop images - UNDER REVIEW due to Covid-19. | ||
| Fri Dec 11th | Travel and Tourism | Christmas Celebrations | ||
| Mon Dec 14th | Bird Watching | Slimbridge | ||
| January 2021 | ||||
| Tue Jan 26th | Opera Study Group | Verdi - Rigoletto | ||
| February 2021 | ||||
| Tue Feb 23rd | Opera Study Group | Janacek - Katya Kabanova | ||
| March 2021 | ||||
| Tue Mar 23rd | Opera Study Group | Wagner - Rheingold | ||
| Tue Mar 30th | Opera Study Group | Britten - Billy Budd | ||
| April 2021 | ||||
| Tue Apr 27th | Opera Study Group | Poulanc - Dialoguees des Carmelites | ||
| May 2021 | ||||
| Tue May 25th | Opera Study Group | Vivaldi - The Coronation of Darius | ||
| June 2021 | ||||
| Tue Jun 22nd | Opera Study Group | Dvorak - Rusalka | ||
| Tue Jun 29th | Opera Study Group | Rossini - Barber of Saville | ||