Do you have an interest on what makes a book cover work? Are you interested to see how other people would approach the design of a favourite novel?  Are you working on a cover for your own writing? This new group offers an opportunity to consider and discuss what makes a book cover work well,… Read more

I have booked a day trip in June to visit St Fanagans and Penarth.  If I get enough U3A members to join me on the 53 seater coach, and the day has been successful I will proposed more trips as follows: During 2025. June/August/October.  None during the winter month.   During 2026 April/June/August/October.  None during… Read more

With a background in helping to run film societies in Dorset and Bath for several years and more importantly, with a large selection of very ‘wathchable’ films to kick off with, it seemed a good idea to put together Film Group 2.  A dispiritingly rocky start with some showing interest simply disappearing.  So a second… Read more

The group tries a variety of wines that members would not necessarily buy/try themselves. The theme of each tasting is decided by members based on country/region/grape variety or type of wine. We use WSET (Wine & Spirit Education Trust) guidelines for tasting and meet monthly, by arrangement, in the Montpellier area. Read more

Members of the team are at St Matthews Church for the Open Meetings to welcome recent and prospective new members or visitors, discover their interests, introduce them to group coordinators and other members. Read more

This group is friendly and informal, and explores different destinations through presentations by members and occasional guest speakers, and subsequent informal discussion. It is aimed at 'armchair travellers' who enjoy learning about different parts of the world, as well as those sharing memories of past travel, or planning future trips. The programme tries to balance… Read more

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Thanks to u3a members’ donations we have a library of over 300 jigsaws ranging from 300 to 2,000 pieces.A selection is brought to every Open Meeting and a catalogue is available to browse through. If unable to attend the meetings, alternative arrangements can be discussed.Any number of puzzles can be taken out on loan. There… Read more

We are a participative group who meet on the 4th Monday of most months to share our knowledge of plants and gardening. Unfortunately, we are currently full.  As we are already a big group, it is highly unlikely we will be able to admit any more new members for the foreseeable future.  You might like to start… Read more

‘This is a group of u3a members who enjoy visiting gardens together (mainly between April and September).  We try to select at least one garden a month during this period (sometimes more in May and June).  Where possible, we use public transport or car sharing.  The day of the visits may vary.  Many of the gardens selected are open for… Read more