July’s Speaker Meeting was all about skydiving… My dad was a spitfire, hurricane, mustang pilot in WW2–he passed his love of flying over to me. Unable to learn to fly because of the costs involved, I took the next best
July Speaker Meeting: The Victorian Kitchen Garden
The talk by Francis Burroughes about the work of a head gardener at a big country house with a large formal garden and staff in the early 1900s was amusing and informative. His father filled that role at Slate Hall
May Speaker Meeting: Haynes Motor Museum
Talk by Chris Copson of Haynes Motor Museum Chris Copson is a military historian who has been at the museum for three years. The museum was created in a former sawmill by the firm responsible for the wildly successful car
April Speaker Meeting: The History of Gem Stones
April Speaker Meeting: The History of Gem Stones by Rachel Boothroyd Rachael from Cooper and Tanner entertained 30 u3a members at the April Speaker meeting on the subject of gemstones. Rachael was knowledgeable and engaging, sharing insights to her role
Speaker Meetings Restart
Our first Speaker Meeting since February 2020 was a great success! Packaging – Friend or Foe by Jonathan Fowle SMu3a member Jonathan stepped into the breach (again) when our arranged speaker was unable to attend. He gave an updated version
Special General Meeting – 1st February 2018
NOTICE OF SPECIAL GENERAL MEETING Notice is hereby given that a Special General Meeting of Shepton Mallet U3A will be held at Peter Street Rooms, Peter Street, Shepton Mallet BA4 5BL on Thursday, 1st February 2018 at 10:20am for the