Events
This section includes our monthly social meetings and also future dates for many of our groups.
All the following events are scheduled to take place in Chipping Sodbury Town Hall.
Speaker Meetings
All speaker meetings are 2pm at Chipping Sodbury Town Hall.
The next speaker event will be on Friday May 3rd when the speaker will be Fraser Gunn who will give a talk entitled ‘The Great Fire of Windsor’. A detailed description from one of the fire brigade commanders of how the1992 fire at Windsor was contained and eventually extinguished.
As many of you will be aware, these Friday talks have proved increasingly popular with seating at a premium. In order to increase the number of seats available, the Committee has decided to dispense with the offering of refreshments. This will release significantly more space for chairs, whilst complying with the safety regulations in the Town Hall.
The doors open at 1:30pm and the talk starts at 2:00pm. It is suggested that members get there in plenty of time to avoid disappointment. It has also been decided to reserve the front row of seats for those Members with additional needs.
| Dates for your Diary | |
|---|---|
| Meetings | |
| Fri May 3rd | Fraser Gunn – The Great Fire of Windsor. A detailed description from one of the fire brigade commanders of how the 1992 fire in Windsor Castle was contained and eventually extinguished. Chipping Sodbury Town Hall, 2pm. |
| Fri Jun 7th | Steve Bird – Wellington’s Military Career. Apart from winning at Waterloo, what about his other success and failures. How did a man known as a violin player and a fun lover become the Iron Duke? Chipping Sodbury Town Hall, 2pm. |
| Fri Jul 19th | Philip Caine – From Barrow to Bagdad. The author gives an entertaining description of his career moves from the hotel business to the oil industry. Chipping Sodbury Town Hall, 2pm. |
| Fri Sep 6th | Stuart Burroughs – Jane Austen and the Engineers. The Director of the Museum of Bath at Work will talk about life during the Regency. Chipping Sodbury Town Hall, 2pm. |
| Fri Oct 4th | Maggie Christison – Medical Detection Dogs. |
| Fri Oct 11th | U3a Open Day 2:00pm at Chipping Sodbury Town Hall |
| Fri Nov 1st | Jill Brookes “Berkeley Castle – Fortress to Stately Home. Chipping Sodbury Town Hall, 2pm. |
| Wed Dec 11th | Christmas Concert 2:00pm at Chipping Sodbury Town Hall. |
| Earth Sciences and Geology | |
| Tue May 7th | Vesuvius The active volcano that rises above the Bay of Naples in southern Italy. By Chris Greef |
| Tue Jun 4th | Dinosaurs: New Visions of a Lost World (video). Professor Michael J Benton brings a visual guide to the world of the dinosaurs, showing how rapid advances in technology and amazing new fossil finds have changed the way we see dinosaurs forever. |
| Tue Jul 2nd | Hurricanes How many can we expect this year? - how they form, their history and where they strike. By Patrick Mills |
| Tue Aug 6th | Geology of Iceland By Chris Greef |
| Tue Sep 3rd | The Winchcombe meteorite In March 2016, there was lots of media coverage of a huge fireball over the UK. Five years later, Jim Rowe and his collaborators had their persistent search in Gloucestershire rewarded with the recovery of the Winchcombe meteorite: one of the most important events of its kind in the UK for over 400 years. A Geologists' Association video presented by Ashley King. |
| Tue Oct 1st | T. Rex On the mighty Tyrannosaurus Rex dinosaur, how it achieved such an extraordinary size, and the ingeneous innovations which many, many years later are now manifest in birds. By Patrick Mills |
| Tue Nov 5th | Meeting as usual at Westerleigh Village Hall. Topic tbd. |
| Tue Dec 3rd | How to find rich fossil beds Macrofossils can be found in almost every sedimentary environment, but the relative abundance and distribution of these fossils varies widely. Dr Jon Noad of Calgary Uni explores factors governing preservation like the robustness of the organism, cementation, and weathering profiles. Geologists' Association video. |
| Midweek Lunch Group | |
| Wed May 22nd | Bath Soft Cheese Café, Kelston |
| Tue Jun 25th | Chequers Inn, Hanham |
| Thu Jul 25th | The Wishing Well, Codrington |
| Wed Aug 28th | Mezze, Downend |
| Tue Sep 24th | Rose & Crown, Wick |
| Thu Oct 24th | Siam Thai, Chipping Sodbury |
| Wed Nov 27th | Codrington Arms, North Road, Yate |
| New members | |
| Fri May 3rd | New Members Forum We invite new u3a members to a forum from 3pm - 4pm in the entrance lobby of Chipping Sodbury Town Hall. |
| Fri Jun 7th | New Members Forum We invite new u3a members to a forum from 3pm - 4pm in the entrance lobby of Chipping Sodbury Town Hall. |
| Fri Jul 19th | New Members Forum We invite new u3a members to a forum from 3pm - 4pm in the entrance lobby of Chipping Sodbury Town Hall. |
| Fri Sep 6th | New Members Forum We invite new u3a members to a forum from 3pm - 4pm in the entrance lobby of Chipping Sodbury Town Hall. |
| Fri Oct 4th | New Members Forum We invite new u3a members to a forum from 3pm - 4pm in the entrance lobby of Chipping Sodbury Town Hall. |
| Fri Nov 1st | New Members Forum We invite new u3a members to a forum from 3pm - 4pm in the entrance lobby of Chipping Sodbury Town Hall. |
| Travel Group | |
| Tue May 28th | Day trip to Monkton Elm Garden Centre, Taunton then onto Tiverton Horse drawn Barge £41.40 p.p. |
| Fri Jun 21st | Day trip to Blenheim Palace and Flower show £47.95pp |
| Tue Jul 9th | Day Trip to Castell Coch and St. Fagans National Museum of History £30.30p.p. |
| Fri Aug 9th | Day trip to Sidmouth Folk Festival £27.00 p.p. |
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Fri Dec 6th →Mon Dec 9th |
Majestic’s Tinsel and Turkey weekend at Membly Hall Falmouth £279.99p.p. |
| Walking Group | |
| Mon Apr 29th | Compton Dando Bluebells, 6m, led by Angela Stockley |
| Fri May 10th | Coaley Peak, 8.3 M, led by Stuart & Binny |
| Thu May 16th | Shipton Moyne, 7, led by Deirdre |
| Thu May 23rd | Bristol Bridges, 8.5 E, led by Richard |
| Wed May 29th | Box, led by Janet |
| Mon Jun 3rd | Wick, 8, led by Martin |
| Tue Jun 11th | 3 Sodburys, 6 M, led by Marg |
| Wed Jun 19th | Slimbridge, 7.5 E, led by Laurence |
| Thu Jun 27th | Freshford, 7.2, led by Ralph |
| Wed Jul 3rd | Gordano Valley, 6 E/M, led by Diane |
| Fri Jul 12th | Minchinhampton, 6.5 M, led by Pauline |
| Mon Jul 15th | Timsbury, 6, led by Steve |
| Fri Jul 26th | Tetbury, 6.5 E/M, led by Jenni |
| Wed Jul 31st | Chartist Cave, 7 M, led by Derek |
| Tue Aug 6th | Lansdown Hill, 7, led by Russ & Kim |
| Wed Aug 14th | C/S, 3.5 Amble, led by Marg |
| Mon Aug 19th | TBA, Richard |
| Thu Aug 29th | Monarchs Way, 7.2, led by Derek |
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