Events
National U3A - Opportunities:
A number of opportunities are available to U3A Members arranged by the National Office. Please go to the National U3A web site for the latest offers.
There are numerous online groups being set up on a great variety of subjects. These are available to all U3A members. Click on the link www.u3asites.org.uk/trustu3a/ groups to find out more.
A number of opportunities are available to U3A Members arranged by the National Office. Please go to the National U3A web site for the latest offers.
There are numerous online groups being set up on a great variety of subjects. These are available to all U3A members. Click on the link www.u3asites.org.uk/trustu3a/ groups to find out more.
Monthly Meetings:
Regular general meetings with a speaker will take place on the 4th Thursday of the month in the Town Hall, with coffee and chat at 10:00 am and the meeting starting at 10:30 am. Talks will cover a wide range of topics of broad general and local interest. The list of speakers and topics is shown below. There's something for everyone there!
Thursday 26th June - Gardening and climate change - Claire Mitchell
How climate change is affecting our gardens, the hidden impacts of horticulture, how we can adapt and mitigate in response.
Claire is a horticulturalist with a professional background in climate change and renewable energy. She has a strong eye for design, a passion for living sustainably and a belief that gardening is for all, regardless of skills, ability and background.
Claire runs the Garden Editor, a sustainable gardening advice service to improve people’s gardens without costing the earth. She also works at Hardy’s Cottage Garden Plants in Hants. She hosts a fortnightly garden prog on radio, is a Trustee of Chartered Institute of Horticulturalists and is founder director of a community-owned renewable energy Co-operative.
September - TBA
Thursday 23rd October - Horatio Nelson: Picturing Britain’s Greatest Admiral - Dr James Taylor FRSA
Discover the extraordinary life and loves of Vice-Admiral Lord Horatio Nelson (1758-1805) through period paintings, drawings, and prints.
Nelson was a charismatic and complex character who met his death on deck of HMS Victory 21st October 1805 aged 47.
Dr James Taylor is a former specialist in Victorian paintings at Phillips Fine Art Auctioneers, an author, curator and exhibition organiser at the National Maritime Museum, Greenwich
Thursday 27th November - Water pollution and threats towards the River Avon, Bristol - Dr Richard Skeffington
The Sherston and Tetbury branches of the River Avon meet in Malmesbury. They are favourite places for walks and looking at nature. However, observations by local people and official data show that the quality of the river is not as good as should be and there are factors which may worsen its condition. This talk will look at the issues impacting the river and what we can do to improve things.
Richard Skeffington is an environmental scientist with a wide range of experience in both industry and the academic world. He spent 22yrs in the electricity industry working on assessing and alleviating environmental problems caused by power generation. After leaving the power industry 1999 he became Principal Research Fellow and Professor in the Dept Geography and Environmental Science at the University of Reading. He retired in 2018. He is a Trustee and Director of the Bristol Avon Rivers Trust.
December - Christmas Party
Date TBA
Previous Monthly Meetings: For a list of speakers and subjects for previous monthly meetings, please click HERE.
Regular general meetings with a speaker will take place on the 4th Thursday of the month in the Town Hall, with coffee and chat at 10:00 am and the meeting starting at 10:30 am. Talks will cover a wide range of topics of broad general and local interest. The list of speakers and topics is shown below. There's something for everyone there!
Thursday 26th June - Gardening and climate change - Claire Mitchell
How climate change is affecting our gardens, the hidden impacts of horticulture, how we can adapt and mitigate in response.
Claire is a horticulturalist with a professional background in climate change and renewable energy. She has a strong eye for design, a passion for living sustainably and a belief that gardening is for all, regardless of skills, ability and background.
Claire runs the Garden Editor, a sustainable gardening advice service to improve people’s gardens without costing the earth. She also works at Hardy’s Cottage Garden Plants in Hants. She hosts a fortnightly garden prog on radio, is a Trustee of Chartered Institute of Horticulturalists and is founder director of a community-owned renewable energy Co-operative.
September - TBA
Thursday 23rd October - Horatio Nelson: Picturing Britain’s Greatest Admiral - Dr James Taylor FRSA
Discover the extraordinary life and loves of Vice-Admiral Lord Horatio Nelson (1758-1805) through period paintings, drawings, and prints.
Nelson was a charismatic and complex character who met his death on deck of HMS Victory 21st October 1805 aged 47.
Dr James Taylor is a former specialist in Victorian paintings at Phillips Fine Art Auctioneers, an author, curator and exhibition organiser at the National Maritime Museum, Greenwich
Thursday 27th November - Water pollution and threats towards the River Avon, Bristol - Dr Richard Skeffington
The Sherston and Tetbury branches of the River Avon meet in Malmesbury. They are favourite places for walks and looking at nature. However, observations by local people and official data show that the quality of the river is not as good as should be and there are factors which may worsen its condition. This talk will look at the issues impacting the river and what we can do to improve things.
Richard Skeffington is an environmental scientist with a wide range of experience in both industry and the academic world. He spent 22yrs in the electricity industry working on assessing and alleviating environmental problems caused by power generation. After leaving the power industry 1999 he became Principal Research Fellow and Professor in the Dept Geography and Environmental Science at the University of Reading. He retired in 2018. He is a Trustee and Director of the Bristol Avon Rivers Trust.
December - Christmas Party
Date TBA
Previous Monthly Meetings: For a list of speakers and subjects for previous monthly meetings, please click HERE.