Another overcast day, this time in July, we left Trowbridge for Bishops Lydeard in Somerset for the steam train to Minehead. Due to heavy traffic in places, we were a little late but they held the train for us. It was lovely to sit back and meander through the beautiful Somerset countryside, with the sun… Read more

In the middle of June, members enjoyed a trip to Brownsea Island, inDorset – we took a short ferry trip from Poole Harbour out to theisland (we love a boat trip!). A National Trust volunteer greeted us,then went on to give us information about the history of the islandand its connections with the Scout Movement… Read more

It was an overcast May morning as we left Trowbridge to cross the border into Wales, our destination Castell Coch (Red Castle), near Cardiff – a fairytale castle rising from the woods of Fforest Dawr. We arrived in good time, only to find our coach parking spot taken up by a number of vans. On… Read more

Did you know that the WestWiltsU3A has it’s own streaming channel on You Tube? You can find more detail and a link to our site here. Read more