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

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

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

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

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

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

There will be no  meeting this November as the speaker, Terry Bracher, is unable to be with  us, due to adverse weather conditions. Read more

A party from the WestWiltsu3a visited the little seaside town of Seaton which faces onto Lyme Bay. It was dull when we left but the sun did come out. There is a mile long Esplanade & seafront, with coffee shops and cafés. A stroll up from the seafront will bring you to Cliff Fields Gardens Read more

Sculpture by the Lakes is set in 26 acres along the River Frome with lakes and meandering paths and occasional seats to enjoy the views and was the destination of West Wilts u3a coach trip in September. After several days of heavy rain, the day was beautiful – dry and sunny, just the right temperature Read more

As we should all be aware by now the copper telephone is being 'retired' by the end of 2025 which will mean migrating to an internet based fibre optic based communication system though users don't need to worry about the technical details! We have received the following report from one of our members: I have Read more