Diary of General Events and Study Days, Seminars etc for Swindon U3A
Please note that notification of general events of interest and study days, seminars etc often arrive at times that do not coincide with the printed Newsletter publication. The online diary and study days pages may therefore contain events that have not yet been published in the printed Newsletter and may not be published in it if the timing is not suitable.
(See individual Group pages for Group programmes, and, from the Newsletter page, Group Diary and Group Visits for visits, Study Days for more information on study days and Group News for general group news)
| Date | Time | Event | Where |
| 10-Oct-2011 | 2:15pm - 4:00pm |
AGM & Monthly Meeting Mervyn Powell: "Aspects of ageing in poetic form‟ |
Ellendune Community Centre, Wroughton |
| 15-Oct-2011 | 9:30am - 12:30pm | New Members' and Group Leaders' Meeting. New Members from 9:30, Group Leaders from 10:30. | Haydon Wick Community Centre |
| 16-Oct-2011 | 12:30pm | Sunday Lunch Club. Confirm booking by Thursday 13th to Joyce Robinson | Kings Hotel, Wood St. |
| 26-Oct-2011 | 5:30pm |
Concertgoers visit The Anvil, Basingstoke for An Evening with Bartok |
The Anvil, Basingstoke |
| 31-Oct-2011 | 2:00pm |
Charity Tea Dance for Prospect Foundation, £3.50, refreshments and prize draw. Contact George Connell at orchestra@swindonu3a.org.uk |
Gorse Hill Community Centre |
| 5-Nov-2011 | 11:00am |
Theatregoers visit Theatre Royal, Bath to see Basket Case |
Theatre Royal, Bath |
| 14-Nov-2011 | 2:15pm - 4:00pm |
Monthly Meeting - Alix Booth: "Punch and Judy, reflecting our history and culture‟ |
Ellendune Community Centre, Wroughton |
| 26-Nov-2011 | 'Barber of Seville' | New Theatre, Oxford | |
| 12-Dec-2011 | 2:15pm - 4:00pm |
Monthly Meeting - Christmas concert: George Connell and the U3A Orchestra |
Ellendune Community Centre, Wroughton |
| 9-Jan-2012 | 2:15pm - 4:00pm |
Monthly Meeting - Brian Barber: "Interactive Voice Response News (IVRN) service to mobile phone users‟ |
Ellendune Community Centre, Wroughton |
| 23-Jan-2012 | New Year Dinner and lecture | Urchfont | |
| 13-Feb-2012 | 2:15pm - 4:00pm |
Monthly Meeting - Alan Kirton: "The Rochdale Pioneers; the origins of the Co-op‟ |
Ellendune Community Centre, Wroughton |
| 12-Mar-2012 | 2:15pm - 4:00pm |
Monthly Meeting - Debbie Ho: "Swindon Hospice, its service to our community‟ |
Ellendune Community Centre, Wroughton |
| 9-Apr-2012 | 2:15pm - 4:00pm |
Monthly Meeting - Mike Marshman: "Wiltshire and Swindon History Centre services‟ |
Ellendune Community Centre, Wroughton |
| 14-May-2012 | 2:15pm - 4:00pm |
Monthly Meeting - Bjorn Watson: "Creating Eden‟ |
Ellendune Community Centre, Wroughton |
| 11-Jun-2012 | 2:15pm - 4:00pm |
Monthly Meeting - David Dewart: "Swindon‟s redevelopment status‟ |
Ellendune Community Centre, Wroughton |
| 9-Jul-2012 | No Monthly Meeting in July |
| 13-Aug-2012 | No Monthly Meeting in August |
Previous Diary Items
| Date | Time | Event | Where |
| 26-Sep-2011 | 2:00pm |
Charity Tea Dance for Prospect Foundation, £3.50, refreshments and prize draw. Contact George Connell at orchestra@swindonu3a.org.uk |
Gorse Hill Community Centre |
| 18-Sep-2011 | 12:30pm | Sunday Lunch Club. Confirm booking by Thursday 15th to Joyce Robinson | Kings Hotel, Wood St. |
| 12-Sep-2011 | 2:15pm - 4:00pm |
Monthly Meeting- Judith Cranswick: "Establishing a Life of Crime‟ |
Ellendune Community Centre, Wroughton |
| 3-Sep-2011 | 10:00am - 1:00pm | Freshers' Fair - an open invitation for non-members and members to see what Swindon U3A offers. | Punjabi Centre |
| 21-Aug-2011 | 12:30pm | Sunday Lunch Club. Confirm booking by Thursday 18th to Joyce Robinson | Kings Hotel, Wood Street |