DIARY OF EVENTS FOR 2024
See Notice Board on WELCOME page for late changes to this programme.
All Meetings start at 2pm in Grove Parish Church Hall unless stated otherwise.
For more information on activities etc within individual GROUPS, click on the relevant GROUP heading below
| Dates for your Diary | |
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| Meetings | |
| Tue May 7th | 2 pm Speaker Gloria Camino MACHU PICCHU Gloria Camino was born in Cusco, Peru. She worked at the “Instituto Nacional de Cultura” (INC) in Cusco, an institution similar to the National Trust and English Heritage in the UK. Her talk on Machu Picchu includes its origin, urban planning and design, its connection with astronomy and Inca religion systems, and a hypothesis as to its purpose after its discovery. In Grove Parish Hall |
| Tue May 21st | 2 pm Speaker: Coleshill NT AUXILIERS AT COLESHILL The story of the WW2 Auxiliers, how they got to Coleshill, what they experienced while here, and what would have happened to them had the Nazis invaded. The Coleshill National Trust site has a replica underground bunker which would have housed members of a British Resistance. In Grove Parish Hall |
| Tue Jun 4th | 2 pm Speaker: June Grunwald 10 AIDS TO ENABLE June is a member of Wantage & Grove U3A and is group leader for Walking Group A. June will demonstrate some simple aids which might help us all to continue to live independently and safely. She worked at the Oxfordshire Independent Living Centre for a number of years. The centre showcased equipment and provided information to help people with a wide range of disabilities to live more independently. In Grove Parish Hall |
| Tue Jun 18th | 2 pm Speaker: David Coates HOW WE DEVELOP OUR SCIENTIFIC IDEAS Science learning begins with curiosity. Observations and questions can create a climate of discovery – key to scientific learning. Children entering school already have substantial knowledge of the natural world, which can be built on to develop their understanding of scientific concepts. This talk examines how scientific concepts develop over time. In Grove Parish Hall |
| Social Events | |
| Wed May 1st | The Committee is holding its customary NEW MEMBERS AFTERNOON TEA on Wednesday 1 May 2024 at 2.00pm in St John’s Room (Lower), Main Street, Grove. (next to Church Hall) This event is intended to give members who have joined us in the last year an opportunity to meet the Committee and leaders of our Special Interest Groups. If you would like to come along, please RSVP by Wed 24 April 2024. |
| Workshops | |
| Tue Apr 30th | TECHNICAL WORKSHOP 14:00 - 15:30 Location: Grove Parish Hall Another opportunity to rehearse getting onto the various U3A online platforms. We'll learn how to access the website, how to log into Facebook, and how to examine the shared online calendar. |
| Film Club | |
| Tue May 14th | 1.30 for 2 pm Parish Hall of St. John's Church. Organised by Hazel, the film club meets on the second Tuesday of each month. £2 covers cost of watching film and cup of tea. Slum Dog Millonaire |
| Tue Jun 11th | 1.30 for 2 pm Parish Hall of St. John's Church. Organised by Hazel, the film club meets on the second Tuesday of each month. £2 covers cost of watching film and cup of tea. The Great Escape |
| Tue Jul 9th | 1.30 for 2 pm Parish Hall of St. John's Church. Organised by Hazel, the film club meets on the second Tuesday of each month. £2 covers cost of watching film and cup of tea. The Lost King |
| Gardeners | |
| Thu May 2nd | The Old Rectory, Farnborough led by Linda Thompson |
| Thu Jun 6th | Worton Garden Cassington/Yarnton led by Caroline Dunstan and Jan Day |
| Thu Jul 4th | Rousham Park led by Rosana Stein |
| Thu Aug 1st | Harlington Avenue – garden of Lyn Toms |
| Thu Sep 5th | Chandler’s Close – gardens of Pat Humphries and Rosana Stein |
| Thu Oct 3rd | Location: tba |
| Thu Nov 7th | Planning meeting for 2025. |
| Scrabble | |
| Fri Apr 26th | 2 pm at Linda's house. Group leader: Linda Thompson. We use dictionaries which include new words adopted into our developing language. We play both Scrabble and Upwords, another word building game. New players are welcome, but if you wish to join us, please let Linda know beforehand, as space is limited. |
| Walking A | |
| Sat Apr 27th | Leader: Val and Rowan Route: From Chilton to Upton and back. |
| Sat May 25th | Leader: David Coates Route: tba |
| Sat Jun 22nd | Leader: Sue Bailey Route: Culham, Sutton Courtenay, Abingdon. |
| Sat Jul 27th | Leader: tba Route: tba |
| Sat Aug 24th | Leader: tba Route: tba |
| Sat Sep 28th | Leader: tba Route: tba |
| Sat Oct 26th | Leader: Andrew and Ann Gregory. Route: tba |