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  • The Royal Mint

    On our March trip we visited the Royal Mint in Llantrisant where we had a tour showing how coins are made and the history of the Royal Mint plus a visit to the museum and exhibitions. After lunch we travelled into Cardiff to the National Museum of Wales. The upper floors have on of Europe’s… Read more

  • Welford Park Snowdrops

    Our February Trip took us to see the snowdrops at Welford Park. After a brief stop off in Newbury, we headed for the award Welford Park Snowdrops gardens and grounds. We enjoyed the swathes of Snowdrops. Hellebores, aconites and winter flowing shrubs all set in the grounds of Queen Anne house. Welford Park is also… Read more

  • Reciprocal Membership with Westbury u3a

    We now have a reciprocal membership agreement with Westbury & Distict u3a, full details here Read more

  • Zumba Feb 17 2025 Cancelled

    Zumba Gold Unfortunately, tomorrow's class (Monday 17 February) is cancelled. Hopefully normal service will resume on 24 February Read more

  • Visit to Blenheim Palace

    In mid December a group of members gave themselves a real treat visiting beautiful Blenheim Palace to see their Christmas Spectacular. Based on the theme of Peter Pan and taking us through a series of beautifully decorated rooms showing scenes from the story, several of the displays were moving light shows. There were underwater scenes,… Read more

  • Trip to London

    Thursday 7th November 2024 was a dull day but it didn’t deter 52 members who headed to London for the day. We were late arriving due to problems on the M4. The first drop off was at the V&A where members had a choice of museums to visit and some met up with friends. Then… Read more

  • Your Trips committee are Looking for HELP.

    To enable us to offer a trip a month. we now need 1-2 like-minded to join our team.   We have a list of proposals for 2025. it would mean taking one (or 2) of them or even a suggestion of your own. Researching the venue, obtaining details & costs then putting together a package… Read more

  • Cribbage Flourishes....

    Our cribbage group has gone from strength to strength since leaving the Tesco Hub and relocating to The Albany Palace the Wetherspoons pub in Park Road. We now have 20 listed members with a weekly attendance of around 12 to 16, we start play at 2pm every Monday and with partners changing throughout the afternoon… Read more

  • Magazine Editor in the press....

    Our Magazine Editor Mike has made it into the press and the West Wilts u3a gets a mention as well. Read the full article here! Read more

  • History is Bunk?

    Henry Ford has been commonly reported as saying “History is Bunk”. Actually, what he did say was “History is more or less bunk. It's tradition. We don't want tradition. We want to live in the present and the only history that is worth a tinker's dam is the history we make today." If you agree… Read more