CHRISTCHURCH CARNIVAL - 13 Aug 2022
Christchurch u3a will have a stall to promote what we do, where we are and encourage new members.
If you could spare an hour or two to VOLUNTEER please contact Paula on 07722894414. Thank You
Free Coffee/Tea Follow up for new and potential members. - 17 Aug 2022
This is a chance to come along and meet some of the committee and other members who can talk to you and explain how our organisation works and what a benefit it would be to you.
Volunteers to help please contact Paula
The Blues Appreciation Group
Otis Jay Blues Band - 19 Aug 2022
The Blues Appreciation Group Leaders take the music outdoors!
Free.
SHOWTIME! - 21 Aug 2022
We are a small group of singers, putting on a concert in 'Christchurch in Spring and Autumn'. A wide variety of music is performed, but mainly 'Songs from the Shows' with some pop and comedy.
We also entertain at events throughout the year, free to charities.
The Blues Appreciation Group's Monthly Show.
Otis Jay Blues Band - 25 Aug 2022
Admission Free, One pound for guests.
Roger Rance - The History of the Tank - 10 Oct 2022
Roger takes us through the rationale for the development of the tank and its subsequent use in two World Wars and numerous other conflicts.
Vintage Brass Autumn Concert - 29 Oct 2022
SHOWTIME! - 12 Nov 2022
We are a small group of singers, putting on a concert in 'Christchurch in Spring and Autumn'. A wide variety of music is performed, but mainly 'Songs from the Shows' with some pop and comedy.
We also entertain at events throughout the year, free to charities.
AGM - 14 Nov 2022
The meeting will be followed by entertainment. TBC
Vintage Brass Christmas Concert - 3 Dec 2022
Rosemary Legrand - My Japanese Journey - 12 Dec 2022
The incomparable UNESCO island of Yakushima, Hiroshima and the outstanding gardens of Kyoto are featured in this talk.
Martin Stewart from Stewart Greenlands - 9 Jan 2023
Martin Stewart
"Eight Generations, One Passion (from plant nursery to garden centres)" A well-documented story with a great deal of historical relevance to the Bournemouth/Poole/Christchurch conurbation. As well as being described as the 'History of Ferndown'.
Michael Heatley - What Not to Say to a Guitar Hero - 13 Feb 2023
Michael Heatley interviewed the world's best, from Hank Marvin (twice!) through Joe Brown and Peter Green to Gary Moore and Slash. There will also be music........
Mike Andrews - Christchurch Smuggling Fact and Fiction - 13 Mar 2023
Local smuggling stories have always had an appeal. using contemporary sources this talk looks at these stories with a view to revealing the truth, or otherwise!
Ron Taylor - South to the Sun - 8 May 2023
A trip across the top of Spain, an area rarely visited by British Tourists. Wonderful Cornish type beaches and secret coves, with mountains in the background, known as little Switzerland. Then down the west coast of Portugal and finally to the holiday islands of Madeira and the Canary Islands.
Steve Roberts - The Ringwood to Christchurch Railway (the long-lost Hurn branch). - 12 Jun 2023
Steve Roberts turns the clock back to the Ringwood, Christchurch and Bournemouth Railway, aka the Hurn Branch, which closed to passengers in the 1930s. Steve looks at the history of the route from its origins to its closure and beyond, then takes us on a journey down the line.