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Welcome to Bristol U3A
Bristol U3A, which is affiliated to the national U3A, offers a programme of educational and leisure activities for retired people. Educational qualifications are are not required for admission and none are awarded. What is essential is that members should contribute their own experience, interests and enthusiasms actively, so that they learn from each other.
We do not employ professional teachers but lead each other in courses of study or other activities, each of us contributing whatever he or she can do.
We welcome new members to a wide and varied number of activities - why not come and try us and, if you likewhat we have to offer, do join us.
For more information click here: About us
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The U3A is about doing
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Many of our courses and activities have now ceased until the Autumn though many are still continuing. Details of the new season's offerings will be in the members' Annual Bulletin to be published in July. This will give details of the activities for the year 2013/2014. For reasons of privacy we do not publish on this website precise details of venues or names and details of convenors. For these please see the Annual Bulletin itself and subsequent News Sheets or write to groups@bristolu3a.org.uk. If you would like to speak to someone personally please phone the mobile number 07599434981. Being a mobile number this may cost more than calls to a local landline, We do not have an office so this telephone is held by a member of the committee. It is not normally switched on but you can leave messages and the committee member will respond to you when she can. This may take longer than writing an e-mail to groups@bristolu3a.org.uk but if you would like to phone please do so. You can e-mail or phone to express an interest in courses or activities or to obtain further information.
STOP PRESS
The Showtime meeting on 16 May is cancelled because Paul Foss cannot be available and sends his regrets.
FREE iPad taster sessions for older people in Bristol - see Events page
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 2012
This was held on 12 June at the Broadmead Baptist Church Hall. The following were elected as officers and trustees: John Littler (Chairman), Colin Allen (Secretary) and Tig Jarratt (Treasurer). No-one stood as Vice Chairman but since then the Executive Committee has appointed Derek Browne to the role. The other trustee members of the committee are Carole Tapper, Raymond Gallery, Roger Penn, Roger Jenkins (membership secretary), Helen Thomas and Mike Woodhouse. Joy Joseph (group co-ordinator),Robert Walters (webmaster) and Juanita Lee (North Somerset representative) are co-opted for their expertise but are not trustees. The AGM agreed to move the venue of the monthly meetings to Broadmead Baptist. For details of this see under Monthly Meetings below
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 2013
This will be held on 18 June at the same venue as in 2012. Details of nomination possibilities can be found below.
Some Forthcoming Events
Monthly Meetings Note the current venue Meetings are now held at Broadmead Baptist in Union Street Broadmead. The new venue provides more space, better acoustics and easier bus access for most members. Do not expect it to look like a church. It is in the flat part of Union Street between Tesco and Primark, parallel with Marks & Spencer. The hall is upstairs. Please bring your blue membership cards there for security. Anyone concerned about disabled parking should contact groups@bristolu3a.org.uk (see above).
There is coffee available from 10.15 am and the meetings start at 10.35 am sharp with a speaker at 10.40
21 May - Francis Greenacre - The History of the Downs
18 June - ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING (for more details on this please the members' News
Sheet February 2013 (No 51) and for details of Committee Nominations CLICK HERE
The Art of the Poet Group and the Creative Writing Group would like more members. Anyone for poetry or writing ?
Please see the Events page for some further events.
Last update 26/04/13 R
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