University of the Third Age
Thameside (Wallingford) U3A
A member of the Third Age Trust
and the U3A Thames Valley Network
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THAMESIDE (WALLINGFORD) U3A is one of the UK's branches of the Third Age Trust (U3A) and is located in Wallingford, Oxfordshire. It is an active and enthusiastic organisation that was formed in 1997 and currently has some 300 members. As with other local U3As, the members are residents of the area who wish to remain active and continue to learn during their retirement years. Social events include:
Monthly Meetings of Thameside (Wallingford) U3A membership An outside speaker addresses
an audience of U3A members.
Coffee Mornings held once a month to allow members to
socialise and exchange ideas.
ABOUT THAMESIDE (WALLINGFORD) U3A
Welcome to the Website for
Thameside (Wallingford) U3A
What’s On?
The Annual Garden Party on Wednesday 18 August was well attended and a great success. Valerie Roddan and her team of helpers are to be congratulated. A special ‘Thank you’ to Sheila and John Findlay and to all who contributed to the delicious food.
The September Coffee Morning takes place on Friday 3 September 2010, 10.30-
The Monthly Meeting takes place on Wednesday 15 September when there will be a talk on ‘Vermeer’ by Susanne Carr
Robert Russel
it was with deep regret that we learned of the death of U3A member,
Robert Russell, on Wednesday 18 August 2010.
Announcements
Please go to the NOTICE BOARD for announcements and updates on Thameside (Wallingford) U3A activities and also visit the THAMES VALLEY NETWORK page for news of the U3A Riverside Project
OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS
See the Notice Board
Special Interest Study Groups are an integral part of U3A activities and Thameside (Wallingford) U3A has over 25 such Groups. Members organise their own interest groups and pursue whatever studies or activities they choose. Studying without exams! The study groups (arts, sciences, languages, books etc.) meet in private homes and organise their own activities, outings or talks, whilst other groups meet to walk, study nature or practise creative arts. (Visit the Interest Group pages and look at the Diary).
Outings that are open to the whole Thameside (Wallingford) U3A membership are arranged on an monthly basis. These may be to famous country houses, estates and gardens, to places of special interest, to the theatre or to a concert. There are also occasional visits abroad. (See the Outings Page and the Diary).
Find out more about:
The University of the Third Age
The Thames Valley Network of U3A branches
Follow the progress off the Riverside Project
and the forthcoming Henley Activities Day
Why 'Thameside'?
There is a separate, but closely related, 'Wallingford U3A' that
is centred in Crowmarsh, Wallingford, and was established in 1983. This quickly reached
capacity, and so a large waiting list built up. As a result a second U3A branch was
formed taking the name Thameside (Wallingford) U3A. The two groups work closely together
and sometimes share outings and activities. See Outings Page