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West Wilts u3a

Events

To avoid disappointment please do not attend any events, group meetings or monthly meetings as a visitor unless you have, in advance, contacted the event organiser / group leader. For Group Meetings or Events please use the 'Leader/Organiser' link above. For monthly meetings only the Membership Secretary, Thank you.

Forthcoming events

4 February 2026
10:30 AM
Talk
David Haselgrove gives a talk on South African plants and Alpines.
10 February 2026
Trips
Situated in the green hills overlooking the Ozleworth valley, Newark Park is a great place to get away and explore the countryside. The garden and parkland's natural location means there […]
Cost: £17 plus entry
Booking Required
10 February 2026
11:00 AM
Trips
A gentle walk for the dark days of December, centred on Southwick Country Park. Please note changed date for this walk
10 February 2026
2:30 PM
Talk
18 February 2026
2:00 PM
Monthly Main Meeting
A talk by Matt Middleditch MBE, QGM, bomb disposal expert!
24 February 2026
2:00 PM
Talk
Dinah Starkey talks on Trowbridge alms houses
26 February 2026
2:00 PM
Trips
Circular walk of little known parts of the town centre and canal towpath in Devizes.
27 February 2026
2:15 PM
Talk
A talk by Carment
3 March 2026
2:00 PM
Talk
The Most Dangerous Year a talk by Simon Welsh
4 March 2026
10:30 AM
Talk
David Usher talks on the restoration of Hestercombe
10 March 2026
11:00 AM
Trips
An opportunity to combine walking and birdwatching in Green Lane Woods and surrounding areas.
10 March 2026
2:30 PM
Talk
Alan Cooper will talk on how amateurs are pioneering industrial development. With support from powerful computer applications and the internet hobbyists and micro businesses are able to design, manufacture and […]
11 March 2026
Trips
A new experience and museum! Discover how the Clark’s family Shoemaking business became a global name, 200 years of history and lots of exhibits showing the changing shoe fashions. The […]
Cost: £25
Booking Required
16 March 2026
2:00 PM
Talk
Kevin Eames talks about Giles Gilbert Scott known for Liverpool Anglican Cathedral, Battersea Power Station, Tate Modern and the iconic red telephone box);
18 March 2026
2:00 PM
Monthly Main Meeting
There is no speaker in March as it is the AGM
24 March 2026
2:00 PM
Talk
The history of Edington the second talk by Nigel Hall
26 March 2026
2:00 PM
Trips
A new walk in the Bathampton area
27 March 2026
2:15 PM
Talk
1 April 2026
10:30 AM
Talk
A talk by Paul Jupp
7 April 2026
2:00 PM
Talk
Ladies in 1920’s Football, a talk by Dave Twydell
14 April 2026
11:00 AM
Trips
Covering northern Bradford-on-Avon and Ashley, a circular walk.
15 April 2026
2:00 PM
Monthly Main Meeting
Stephen James-Yeoman talks about organising the Proms
20 April 2026
2:00 PM
Talk
Georgian and Regency New Towns – Mary Anderson examines the differences between them;
21 April 2026
Trips
On 21st April we are going to Bristol , parking at the harbourside. From there will be two options. 1. Take the Bristol ferry boats for a harbour trip, getting off […]
Cost: £17 + £14
Booking Required
24 April 2026
2:15 PM
Talk
An afternoon of music on 'Roads' presented by Helen
28 April 2026
2:00 PM
Talk
Trowbridge in old photographs a talk byDavid Birks,Education Officer, Trowbridge Museum
30 April 2026
2:00 PM
Trips
A familiar circuit incorporating Corsham Park.
5 May 2026
2:00 PM
Talk
Crossing Rivers a talk by Marion Dutch
12 May 2026
Trips
If interested booking will open on Thursday 9th. April at 9.00am(and not before) Gardens set in 200 acres transformed into a sanctuary of tranquillity, not to be missed are the […]
Cost: £36 (see above for breakdown)
Booking Required
18 May 2026
Trips
Visit to Mulberry Park Housing Development, Bath (provisional).
22 May 2026
2:15 PM
Talk
An afternoon of music presented by Mary
2 June 2026
2:00 PM
Talk
Great Fires a talk by David Feather
7 July 2026
2:00 PM
Talk
A talk on Supermarkets by Berly Baggs
4 August 2026
2:00 PM
Talk
A series of short presentations from some of our members