Our Main Meeting is a chance for all the Botley, Hedge End and District u3a members to come together for an interesting speaker, have a refreshment and stay for a chat!

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Meeting Speakers for 2026

** 11th February - Graham Short with a talk on his life as a micro-artist


** 11th March - Gillian Taylor with a talk on Magic in the Mayenne


** 8th April - Will Wright with a talk on the Trojan Wars - were they in Western Turkey or East Anglia?


** 13th May - Ursula Pearce with a talk on the history of Netley's Royal Victoria Hospital


** 10th June - A Speaker from the Hampshire & IOW Air Ambulance


** 8th July - Richard Newman with a talk on Bursledon Brickworks Museum

** 12th August - Terri Robinson with a talk on St Petersburg

**9th September - Bobbie Darbyshire with a talk, A beginning, a muddle & an end

**14th October - Julia Baker with a talk, The History of Furzey Gardens

**11th November - Alan Jones with a talk, Tales of a Roving Reporter

**9th December - Eunice Beucher with Local Vocals

Reminder of our u3a events 2024:

** January - Nick Barrett with a talk about The Music Hall

** February - Nicholas Wells with a talk about his work as a magistrate.

** March - Stephen Hayes with a talk on care of skin as we age.

** April - Jeremy Prescott with a talk about D/Day

** May - John Connell & John Miller. A talk about Hampshire Folk Songs.

** June - David Russell - A talk on the history of the Royal Yacht Britannia

** July - Gerald Ponting 10 Years in the Outer Hebrides

** August: David Bailey - Wildlife Photography

** September - James Bisson - Vertex Osteopath

** October: AGM Meeting - and - John Scivier - CWGC Archiving/Gardens

** November: Gillian Taylor - Great British Gardens

** Carols with David Burgess, festive nibbles and a brain challenging quiz

Reminder of our u3a events 2023:

** February - Chris Flatman of Countess Mountbatten Hospice. Highlighting the important work this charity provides. See link to website

** March - Natural Wonders of Iceland - Gerald Ponting's recent tour with photographs of many spectacular sights, mountains, volcanoes, glaciers, wild flowers and more.

** April - Tom McInulty and his guide dog Toby - see his bio.

** May - Nick Brazil - A Balkan Railway Adventure

** June - John Scivier - War Graves Commission - see his Bio.

** July - Steve O'Halloran - Blue Lamp Organisation/ Local Bobby Scheme- see link to website

** August - Speaker was Geoff Watts from The Friends of Southampton Old Cemetery, a Grade II listed Cemetery. - see his bio.

** September - Phil Allen MBE, MSM - The Training of Boys for the Royal Navy. A very humorous tour of his life in the RN.

** October - AGM Meeting, plus Jeremy Prescott - Remembrance Sunday Special 'The Miracle Flower, from Flanders to the Tower'

** November - Tahmina Pearsall - The History of Cataract Surgery.

An interesting presentation on how this marvellous surgery has changed people’s vision over several centuries.

** December - Sharon Marnell- The Benefits of Singing and a Sing-a-Long of Christmas Carols, followed by a mind challenging quiz by Geoff and light snacks and refreshments.

Links

• Tom McInulty’s Biography
• Geoff Watts Bio - Aug 23 Speaker
• John Scivier Bio
• Phil Allen - Sept 23 Speaker
• Blue Lamp Trust website
• Countess Mountbatten - West End
• October 11th Speaker