Speakers for Your u3a
The speakers have agreed to give talks to u3as. Initially they were all on Zoom during Covid but now some may be happy to do face to face presentations.
| u3a Members | u3a | Talk(s) | |
| Colin Andrew | Chepstow | An 18th Century Smuggler | |
| Tea and its History | |||
| Denise Jones | Bridgend | Wills and/or Powers of Attorney (General, Specific, Enduring and Lasting) and Advance Directives/Living Wills. | |
| Roger James | Newport | India's Golden Triangle | |
| The History and Culture of Vietnam | |||
| The History of South Africa | |||
| Rorke's Drift | |||
| The Battle of Britain | |||
| The Evacuation of Dunkirk | |||
| Mr Rolls and Mr Royce | |||
| The Charge of the Light Brigade | |||
| Tim Douglas-Jones | Swansea | Australian geology, history and wildlife | |
| Lynn Joseph | Swansea | Trek to Everest base camp | |
| Tom Okane | Swansea | Sustainable farming on the Gower | |
| Malcolm Meadows | Abergavenny | Talks on travel, art and music, all accompanied by music | |
| Cherry Lewis | Monmouth | The Dating Game - how do we know the Age of the Earth? | |
| The Enlightened Mr Parkinson - of Parkinson's Disease. | |||
| David Harrison | Cardiff | How to stay safe on-line and avoid email scams | |
| Rowena Williams | Bridgend | All talks are between 30 – 60 mins long and accompanied by a PowerPoint presentation that can be shared on screen. | |
| 19th Century British Women Writers, eg. The Bronte’s, George Elliott etc | |||
| British/Welsh Emigration | |||
| Champions of Change, eg. pioneers in science, medicine, social reform etc | |||
| From Cook to Federation, ie. the early history of Australia | |||
| From roads to rails … and back again, ie transport in Wales over the past 500 years | |||
| Jewish migration in south Wales | |||
| Odd Jobs – this is a quiz/talk | |||
| Gunpowder, treason and plot – this is a quiz/talk | |||
| Past Working Lives and Places | |||
| Social Servants, .ie. public servants of the past | |||
| The Belgian Refugees of WWI | |||
| Unsung, Hidden and Forgotten Pioneers | |||
| John Thomas (Pencerdd Gwalia), Harpist to Queen Victoria (from Bridgend) | |||
| Vernon Hartshorn, OBE MP – Pit Bottom to Parliament | |||
| Plus, a series of 9 talks covering the period of the ‘Phoney War’, September 1939 – June 1940 | |||
| Judy Dickinson | Torfaen | Glass, stained glass and windows | |
| Anthea Wellington | Torfaen | Social Housing | |
| Caldicot Castle and a history of the surrounding area. | |||
| Trade Unions | |||
| Ring My Bell (an explanation of Bell ringing). | |||
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To contact the speaker click on their name, enter your details, and your request will be forwarded to the their email address. u3a members cannot charge for their talks to another u3a but can request travel expenses.
If you have comments. queries, amendments, or ideas for more speakers, please email
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