FERNDOWN U3A 2019 -2020

Following a talk on Durlston Castle and Swanage, the “Discovering Wessex” Group went on 18th October to visit the area. The visit started at Durlston Castle where, after refreshments in the tearoom, we toured the castle and visited the exhibition area which included a...

In September, the Bon Viveurs Group visited the “Home of Parterre Fragrances” at Keyneston Mill.  The visit started with a guided tour of the themed botanic gardens from which the ingredients for the perfume are grown and harvested. The tour of the gardens was...

Over 70 members came to the Main Hall at the Barrington Centre on Friday 1st November to hear Douglas Lock’s second talk on Global Warming “Is it too late?”His definite answer was “no it’s not too late if we all help to save energy and natural resources in our own...

Congratulations to Peter Ashley who ran the Bournemouth Half Marathon on Sunday 6th October in a time of 2 hours 15 mins.  Peter  raised an amazing £240 for Parkinsons UK.  Peter explained  "I supported that Charity because my Mum suffered from Parkinsons and it made...

This interesting walk through Wareham Forest on the Sika Deer Trail was well attended by 27 intrepid explorers making their way around the 4.5 / 5 mile circuit, through some very varied countryside, from Pine woods to open country with views across real peat bogs. A...

As a departure from our usual outings, we thought we would see if there was any interest in a visit to the local Tivoli cinema in Wimborne. Yes, it was of interest and 32 Ferndown U3A members made the visit on September 30th to see the film of the 2009 National...

“60 members attended the opening meeting of the year, of the 1st Friday Coffee Mornings.  This was a very interesting presentation was given by Roy Norton on his 50 year career in television for the BBC and ITV. Roy started off as a camera man and finished up as a...

Music Appreciation Group   The Music Appreciation Group met on Thursday 19th September for their first session.  ‘Last Night at the Proms’ was the theme for the afternoon.  The music choice loosely followed the world-famous ‘Henry Wood Proms’ at the Albert Hall -...

What a fantastic day!  On 14th September 2019 members of Ferndown U3A presented the Somerset and Dorset Air Ambulance with a cheque for £3888. The monies raised by members over the year for our chosen charity. Thank you everyone who supported the fund raising events....

On 20th September 27 members of the Five Mile Walking Group visited the Stour Valley Nature Reserve on the outskirts of Bournemouth. On a warm and sunny morning new member Peter Ashley took these photos. The group meets on the third Friday of every month, starting at...

Our inaugural meeting at Somerley on Friday 20th September 2019 was a complete success and we had a great afternoon. Not only were we able to share some beautiful weather but we were also able to make friends and have a good laugh.   And at the end of the day, did the...

On Friday nearly 50 of our new members met with your Committee to see how FU3A works, and heard about the Website (Anne Hutton), Using Beacon (Malcolm Gill), Group J1 Discovering Dorset (Keith Banks), and Future Events (Derek Holden). All agreed these were helpful and...