Home of the u3a covering Odiham, Hook and the surrounding villages
We run nearly 60 groups and monthly talks, fun trips and study days open to all of our over-700 members. Our members run:
- Creative groups like Creative Writing or Drawing and Painting.
- Activity-based groups like Pilates, Walking for Pleasure or Pickleball.
- Discovery-based groups like Science and Technology or Environment and Climate Change.
- Social groups like Bridge, Members on their Own or Wine Appreciation.
- Literature groups like Play Reading or Book Groups.
Our members are either retired or are no longer in full-time employment and there is no lower age limit for membership. Our annual membership fee is £20. There may be an extra charge to cover room hire, or if a group uses an external teacher, etc.
The style of our group meetings is informal and friendly. Some members lead groups, some share tasks - it is up to each individual as to how committed and involved he or she becomes.
Wednesday 4th December : The golden age of children’s TV. Jeff Evans
Join author and TV historian Jeff Evans on a journey through your childhood as he tells the fascinating story of children’s television in the UK.
Jeff’s colourful talk covers the period from the start of television to the 1970s, truly a golden age for those of us who grew up glued to the small screen when we returned home from school.
Some people will remember the earliest TV stars such as Muffin the Mule and Andy Pandy; others will recall with great fondness series such as Crackerjack, Ivor the Engine, Thunderbirds, The Magic Roundabout and the rather spooky The Singing Ringing Tree.
This talk features them all, and much more besides.
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A Christmas Sing-a-long invitation
Our Simply Singing group is extending a Christmas invitation to all our members! 'The Christmas Edition of Simply Singing will be enjoying carols, seasonal songs and suchlike, on December 12th at the Cross Barn. No auditions, no reading music, just turn up and sing stuff. We start at 2.30pm, we sing for an hour, and that’s it. …
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Languages Groups update
We have now created groups in four languages; French, German, Spanish and Italian. However, some are still work in progress, especially Italian. There are a few spaces in established groups ... French Beginners – 2 spaces. French Intermediate – 2 spaces.
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Travel, exploration and technology, 500 years apart
Peter Owen, leader of our Science and Technology group, contrasts two great travel and exploration events, 500 years apart. Actually, he doesn't - an AI system does!
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"Glows"
A Glows is a walk through a Trail of Lights in a garden. The idea started in Kew gardens in 2013 and has seeded itself all over the UK, around Europe and over the pond to the USA. Some of the glows look really spectacular.
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New groups: Book Club via Zoom, Song Writing and Strollers
Three new groups are being formed. Song writing, with a taster session on Wed, Nov 6th; a book club over zoom for those who find it difficult to get out; and an invite from the Fleet u3a's "strollers" group for members with walking aids and wheelchairs.
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New(ish) Pétanque group
Our Pétanque group started last year with a small but loyal following. This year there has been sufficient interest to expand to two groups which meet weekly. The groups have been arranged so that one meets on a Wednesday afternoon and the other on a Friday morning.