The Days Out Committee have released details of some exciting trips to look forward to in the months ahead. In April there’s a chance to see the azaleas and rhododendrons of Exbury Gardens, which should be at their peak; in May there’s a day out in the Roman city of St Albans; in June Mottisfont is the […]
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Wine group starts with a tasting
Our recently formed Wine Appreciation group held its first meeting this week as guests of Majestic Wine in South Street, where they were guided through a tasting of six Spanish wines by the store’s assistant manager. You can read group leader Geoff Saunders’s report here. The group still has vacancies for new members interested in […]
Some thoughts on new groups
Groups co-ordinators Lionel Cartlidge and Geoff Saunders would like to hear your ideas for adding to our range of study and interest groups… Dorking & District U3A is a buoyant organisation with more than 600 members. We have almost 50 study and interest groups and these are the backbone of the organisation. In keeping with […]
South-east region newsletter
U3A National Executive Committee Trustee for the South East Region Hilvary Robinson has issued a newsletter to highlight a couple of events for members to look forward to. There’s the regional conference on 20 April (see previous post) and more details of the summer school in Chichester on 27-30 June.
Tony Parker joins committee
Welcome to Tony Parker who has just joined the Dorking U3A committee and has agreed to step into Pat Smith’s role as publicity chairman while she is away on her trip cycling around the British Isles. Tony is a member of the Creative Writing group and is taking over the running of the Luncheon Club.