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Nature Walk Group N1 – Self-isolation

Our daily exercise turned into a Nature missing was Clare and the members of N1 ! Richard & Val Tucker

PLANT SALE – GREEN FINGERS GROUP D3

Many congratulations - and a huge thank-you - to Kevin Steele and the members of our Green Fingers Group D3 for raising over £900 via the Plant Fayre they held recently - all achieved with social distancing intact! We will add this sum to the money raised earlier this...

‘We are not alone”

'We are not alone - U3A's on the other side of the world share our situation; have a look at this Newsletter from Hamilton U3A in New Zealand' Richard Tucker Click on the image

A tale of tiger tails and curtailment

Last July, when life was in kilter (covid 19 had never been heard of), we decided to visit NW India, an area largely unvisited by us previously. Our aim was to see tigers and to visit the Taj Mahal, this time without keeling over in the unseasonably high temperature...

Food for NHS Emergency Department staff at Bournemouth Hospital

Following Kevin Steele's appeal for support for NHS staff, Kevin has written: Hi there, I dropped off the food and toiletries at the Emergency Department at Bournemouth Hospital this evening (with a mask and surgical gloves, and keeping my 2m distancing!). As also...

MOVING DAY

FU3A Bridge Group Leaders and Committee members formed an unlikely cavalcade through the streets of Ferndown last week - they had gone to the Barrington Centre to remove the bridge tables and other items prior to the Theatre closing for refurbishment. However, the...

The Tarrants’ Treasure Hunt

The intrepid Discovering Wessex group ventured out on Friday 13th March on an exploration of ‘The Tarrants’ (eight beautiful Dorset villages) using a tried and tested idea – the Treasure Trail, which involves solving clues as we go along. The weather was perfect –...

FERNDOWN U3A VISIT TO BRISTOL FEBRUARY 22nd 2020

46 Members left Ferndown by coach at the crack of dawn ( 7.00 a.m.) to travel to Bristol where they slit into 2 parties – the first taking a guided tour of the BBC West Studios and the second to a guided tour of the SS Great Britain. GROUP 1 Richard Tucker At the...

Nature Walk 1st February 2020 – Potterne Park into Moors Valley

On Saturday 1st February a group of enthusiastic U3A members along with two very well behaved, beautiful dogs, went on a nature walk from Potterne Park into Moors Valley. The morning dawned without any of the previous days rain and by the time we arrived at the Park...

Whitchurch Silk Mill

On Friday 17 January a group of the U3A members met on a slightly chilly but dry and sunny morning, at the Whitchurch silk mill for a guided tour of the working mill. We started off with a welcome cup of tea or delicious coffee and biscuits, served by very smiley,...

Shire Hall Historic Courthouse Museum

Shire Hall Historic Courthouse Museum uncovers moving and important stories of everyday people’s interactions with the justice system since the late 18th century. It shows how the law affects all of us, and how we can also affect the law. The Museum makes this...

First Friday Talk – Motorways in the sky

The 6th of December saw the last First Friday Talk of 2019 when 90 members of the FU3A came to the Barrington Theatre, Ferndown to hear a very interesting talk on Air Traffic Control. The talk was given by the very knowledgeable Dr. John Guy who has spent his whole...