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Thursday 11th March 2010
Yate and Sodbury District U3A Walking Group: COALEY PEAK
Meet in Wickwar Road Car Park, Chipping Sodbury in time to arrange car sharing, get route instructions and depart at 9.30am. Please bring a picnic and a personal first aid kit.

Medium 6 miles, Leader Eileen Riley 01454 314192.
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Wednesday 17th March 2010
Yate and Sodbury District U3A Travel Group

Swindon Outlet Centre and/or Swindon Railway Museum

All trips must have a minimum of 25 passengers to make it a viable trip. The decision to run the trip is made at least 6 weeks beforehand. If less than 25 seats are sold, the trip will be cancelled. It is therefore very important to book your seat/s early.

Coach cost - £10, Museum - £4.25 (£3.10 if over 15 people)

For further details please contact Liz and Eric Goode 01454 319231. The viability of this trip will be made in mid February.

Click below for important information on the U3A page about booking a place on this trip.
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Yate and Sodbury District U3A History and Social Studies Group
10.30am–12noon, Charter Suite, Chipping Sodbury Town Hall

Local Schools (Education Series no.3) - David Hardill
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Friday 19th March 2010
Yate and Sodbury District U3A Walking Group: BITTON
Meet in Wickwar Road Car Park, Chipping Sodbury in time to arrange car sharing, get route instructions and depart at 9.30am. Please bring a picnic and a personal first aid kit.

Medium 6 miles, Leader Gordon Taylor 01454 616344.
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Friday 26th March 2010
Yate and Sodbury District U3A Walking Group: CASTLE COMBE
Meet in Wickwar Road Car Park, Chipping Sodbury in time to arrange car sharing, get route instructions and depart at 9.30am. Please bring a picnic and a personal first aid kit.

Medium 6.5 miles, Leader Gill Sheppard 0117 9560869.
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Yate and Sodbury District U3A Music Appreciation Group
2pm, the Old Grammar School Room, Chipping Sodbury

A History of Musical Theatre - Peter Forman

For more information, please contact Anthony E. Morris at 26 Horse Street, Chipping Sodbury, Tel: 01454 313579.
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Tuesday 30th March 2010
Yate and Sodbury District U3A Walking Group: CHAVENAGE GREEN
Meet in Wickwar Road Car Park, Chipping Sodbury in time to arrange car sharing, get route instructions and depart at 9.30am. Please bring a picnic and a personal first aid kit.

Medium 6 miles, Leader Norman Johnson 01454 313472.
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Thursday 8th April 2010
Yate and Sodbury District U3A Walking Group: OLD SODBURY
Meet in Wickwar Road Car Park, Chipping Sodbury in time to arrange car sharing, get route instructions and depart at 9.30am. Please bring a picnic and a personal first aid kit.

Medium 7 miles, Leader Laurence Walker 01454 310980.
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Friday 16th April 2010
Yate and Sodbury District U3A Walking Group: WESTERLEIGH
Meet in Wickwar Road Car Park, Chipping Sodbury in time to arrange car sharing, get route instructions and depart at 9.30am. Please bring a picnic and a personal first aid kit.

Easy 4.5 miles, Leader Mike Lawrence 01454 316498.
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Wednesday 21st April 2010
Yate and Sodbury District U3A History and Social Studies Group
10.30am–12noon, Charter Suite, Chipping Sodbury Town Hall

Our School Days (Education Series no.4) - Oral History facilitated by Jane Tozer.
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Friday 23rd April 2010
Yate and Sodbury District U3A Walking Group: BADMINTON
Meet in Wickwar Road Car Park, Chipping Sodbury in time to arrange car sharing, get route instructions and depart at 9.30am. Please bring a picnic and a personal first aid kit.

Medium 5 miles, Leader Gill Sheppard 0117 9560869.
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Wednesday 28th April 2010
Yate and Sodbury District U3A Walking Group: ALDERLEY
Meet in Wickwar Road Car Park, Chipping Sodbury in time to arrange car sharing, get route instructions and depart at 9.30am. Please bring a picnic and a personal first aid kit.

Medium 5.5 miles, Leader Eileen Riley 01454 314192.
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Yate and Sodbury District U3A AGM
2-4pm, Chipping Sodbury Town Hall
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Friday 30th April 2010
Yate and Sodbury District U3A Music Appreciation Group
2pm, the Old Grammar School Room, Chipping Sodbury

Haydn Choral Works - Anthony Morris

For more information, please contact Anthony E. Morris at 26 Horse Street, Chipping Sodbury, Tel: 01454 313579.
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Tuesday 4th May 2010
Yate and Sodbury District U3A Walking Group: WOTTON – BLUEBELL WALK
Meet in Wickwar Road Car Park, Chipping Sodbury in time to arrange car sharing, get route instructions and depart at 9.30am. Please bring a picnic and a personal first aid kit.

Medium 8 miles, Leader Mike Lawrence 01454 316498.
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Friday 7th May 2010
Yate and Sodbury District U3A Walking Group: PORTBURY – BLUEBELL WALK
Meet in Wickwar Road Car Park, Chipping Sodbury in time to arrange car sharing, get route instructions and depart at 9.30am. Please bring a picnic and a personal first aid kit.

Easy 4 miles, Leaders Lyn and Alan Bulley 01454 323928
Again we’re going to make it easy and leave out all the stiles! So do come and join us for what last year was a spectacular sight. Pub at end of walk.
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Tuesday 11th May 2010
Yate and Sodbury District U3A Coffee Morning and Plant Swap
10am–12noon, Old Grammar School, Chipping Sodbury

All Welcome!
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Wednesday 12th May 2010
Yate and Sodbury District U3A Walking Group: SHIPTON MOYNE
Meet in Wickwar Road Car Park, Chipping Sodbury in time to arrange car sharing, get route instructions and depart at 9.30am. Please bring a picnic and a personal first aid kit.

Easy 6 miles, Leader Eileen Riley 01454 314192.
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Friday 14th May 2010
Yate and Sodbury District U3A Travel Group

St Fagan's National History Museum Cardiff

All trips must have a minimum of 25 passengers to make it a viable trip. The decision to run the trip is made at least 6 weeks beforehand. If less than 25 seats are sold, the trip will be cancelled. It is therefore very important to book your seat/s early.

Coach cost - £10, Museum - Free entry. For further details please contact Mike Ryder 01454 882067.

Click below for important information on the U3A page about booking a place on this trip.
www.myyate.co.uk/yate/education/u3a


Tuesday 18th May 2010
Yate and Sodbury District U3A Walking Group: SHEEPSCOMBE
Meet in Wickwar Road Car Park, Chipping Sodbury in time to arrange car sharing, get route instructions and depart at 9.30am. Please bring a picnic and a personal first aid kit.

Medium 5 miles, Leader Wendy Richardson 01453 842656.
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Wednesday 19th May 2010
Yate and Sodbury District U3A History and Social Studies Group
10.30am–12noon, Charter Suite, Chipping Sodbury Town Hall

The Arts and Crafts Movement in the Cotswolds, with Kirsty Hartsiotis, Cheltenham Art Gallery and Museum. All U3A members are invited.
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Wednesday 26th May 2010
Yate and Sodbury District U3A Walking Group: CLEVEDON – PORTISHEAD
Meet in Wickwar Road Car Park, Chipping Sodbury in time to arrange car sharing, get route instructions and depart at 9.30am. Please bring a picnic and a personal first aid kit.

Strenuous 6 miles, Leader Norman Johnson 01454 313472.
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Friday 28th May 2010
Yate and Sodbury District U3A Music Appreciation Group
2pm, the Old Grammar School Room, Chipping Sodbury

Music of Spain - Alan Best

For more information, please contact Anthony E. Morris at 26 Horse Street, Chipping Sodbury, Tel: 01454 313579.
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Friday 4th June 2010
Yate and Sodbury District U3A Walking Group: LUCKINGTON
Meet in Wickwar Road Car Park, Chipping Sodbury in time to arrange car sharing, get route instructions and depart at 9.30am. Please bring a picnic and a personal first aid kit.

Medium 6 miles, Leader Gordon Taylor 01454 616344.
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Wednesday 9th June 2010
Yate and Sodbury District U3A Walking Group: MALMESBURY
Meet in Wickwar Road Car Park, Chipping Sodbury in time to arrange car sharing, get route instructions and depart at 9.30am. Please bring a picnic and a personal first aid kit.

Easy 5 miles bring a picnic, Leaders Lyn and Alan Bulley 01454 323928.
An easy walk which should leave you time in Malmesbury to visit the famous Abbey Gardens if you wish. (Watch out for the Naked Gardeners!)
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Tuesday 15th June 2010
Yate and Sodbury District U3A Walking Group: THE AMPNEYS
Meet in Wickwar Road Car Park, Chipping Sodbury in time to arrange car sharing, get route instructions and depart at 9.30am. Please bring a picnic and a personal first aid kit.

Medium 10 miles, Leader Laurence Walker 01454 310980.
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Wednesday 16th June 2010
Yate and Sodbury District U3A Travel Group

BBC Good Food Show and Gardeners’ World Live

All trips must have a minimum of 25 passengers to make it a viable trip. The decision to run the trip is made at least 6 weeks beforehand. If less than 25 seats are sold, the trip will be cancelled. It is therefore very important to book your seat/s early.

Coach cost - £10.50 (we have to pay for the parking!) Entry - The normal cost is £21 per adult or £19 if over 65. (plus booking fee of £1.50 if not in a group). Contact Mike Ryder for details and to express your interest.

However I have been offered a special deal if we book and pay for the entry tickets before 1st April. The cost will depend on the number in the group, but could be as low as £13.60 (over 65 price). If you are interested in this trip and want a discount, please contact me ASAP, but no later than 10th March, as I will need to know the numbers. Payment will have to be made for the tickets by the 30th March.

Click below for important information on the U3A page about booking a place on this trip.
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Friday 18th June 2010
Yate and Sodbury District U3A Walking Group: SEVERN VIEW
Meet in Wickwar Road Car Park, Chipping Sodbury in time to arrange car sharing, get route instructions and depart at 9.30am. Please bring a picnic and a personal first aid kit.

Easy 4 miles, Leader Mike Lawrence 01454 316498.
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Wednesday 23rd June 2010
Yate and Sodbury District U3A Walking Group: TETBURY
Meet in Wickwar Road Car Park, Chipping Sodbury in time to arrange car sharing, get route instructions and depart at 9.30am. Please bring a picnic and a personal first aid kit.

Medium 8.5 miles, lots of stiles. Leader Chris Greef 01454 774479.
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Friday 25th June 2010
Yate and Sodbury District U3A Music Appreciation Group
2pm, the Old Grammar School Room, Chipping Sodbury

Politics and Protest - Stephen Gregson

For more information, please contact Anthony E. Morris at 26 Horse Street, Chipping Sodbury, Tel: 01454 313579.
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Wednesday 30th June 2010
Yate and Sodbury District U3A History and Social Studies Group
10.30am–12noon, Charter Suite, Chipping Sodbury Town Hall

Education of Women (Education Series No 5). Presenter Christine Cole. All U3A members are invited.
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Monday 19th July 2010
Yate and Sodbury District U3A Travel Group

The Vyne - A National Trust property near Basingstoke

All trips must have a minimum of 25 passengers to make it a viable trip. The decision to run the trip is made at least 6 weeks beforehand. If less than 25 seats are sold, the trip will be cancelled. It is therefore very important to book your seat/s early.

Coach cost - £10, Entry - £9.50 Free to NT members. Please contact Jean and Tony Nicholson for details 01454 314246.

Click below for important information on the U3A page about booking a place on this trip.
www.myyate.co.uk/yate/education/u3a


Wednesday 21st July 2010
Yate and Sodbury District U3A History and Social Studies Group
10.30am–12noon, Charter Suite, Chipping Sodbury Town Hall

Edwardian Times; a Golden Age or a Time of Transition? (Edwardian Series no. 1) Presenter: Roger Cole. All U3A members are invited.
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Friday 30th July 2010
Yate and Sodbury District U3A Music Appreciation Group
2pm, the Old Grammar School Room, Chipping Sodbury

Operatic Transcriptions - Anthony Morris

For more information, please contact Anthony E. Morris at 26 Horse Street, Chipping Sodbury, Tel: 01454 313579.
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Wednesday 18th August 2010
Yate and Sodbury District U3A History and Social Studies Group
10.30am–12noon, Charter Suite, Chipping Sodbury Town Hall

The Edwardian Home (Edwardian Series no. 2) Presenter: Yvonne Bell. All U3A members are invited.
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Wednesday 15th September 2010
Yate and Sodbury District U3A History and Social Studies Group
10.30am–12noon, Charter Suite, Chipping Sodbury Town Hall

Edwardian Fashion (Edwardian Series no. 3) Presenter: Geraldine Marchand. All U3A members are invited.
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Thursday 23rd September 2010
Yate and Sodbury District U3A Travel Group

Portsmouth - A free day to visit the shops, Dockyard, Aquarium etc.

All trips must have a minimum of 25 passengers to make it a viable trip. The decision to run the trip is made at least 6 weeks beforehand. If less than 25 seats are sold, the trip will be cancelled. It is therefore very important to book your seat/s early.

Coach cost - £10. Contact Mike Ryder for details.

Click below for important information on the U3A page about booking a place on this trip.
www.myyate.co.uk/yate/education/u3a


Friday 24th September 2010
Yate and Sodbury District U3A Music Appreciation Group
2pm, the Old Grammar School Room, Chipping Sodbury

Musical Quiz - Anthony Morris

For more information, please contact Anthony E. Morris at 26 Horse Street, Chipping Sodbury, Tel: 01454 313579.
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Wednesday 20th October 2010
Yate and Sodbury District U3A History and Social Studies Group
10.30am–12noon, Charter Suite, Chipping Sodbury Town Hall

The Suffragettes (Edwardian Series no. 4) Presenter: June Hannam, UWE. All U3A members are invited.
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Saturday 30th October 2010
Yate and Sodbury District U3A Travel Group

Birmingham. Another free day to do your own thing. Visit the indoor and outdoor markets or the Bullring, Museums etc.

All trips must have a minimum of 25 passengers to make it a viable trip. The decision to run the trip is made at least 6 weeks beforehand. If less than 25 seats are sold, the trip will be cancelled. It is therefore very important to book your seat/s early.

Coach cost - £10

Click below for important information on the U3A page about booking a place on this trip.

The intended trip to York in November/December is still being decided upon. Very few interested people at the moment. If you are interested please let us know ASAP please., as hotel, coach etc has to be booked.
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Yate and Sodbury District U3A

U3A is the University of the Third Age - a self-help group with members sharing learning experiences.

U3A membership is not related to a specific age, but to a period in one's life (the third age) after the second age of full-time employment and parental responsibility.

Anybody in their third age can join U3A and this includes people who are working part time. There is no lower or upper age for membership.

All U3As are different, dependent on the skills and talents of the membership.

Newsletter

Click the links below to download and read our latest newsletter:

November 2009 newsletter [.doc 193kB]

Current Groups

Art Appreciation

Backgammon

Basic Computing
We run eight week courses at Yate Library. Total cost £15 to be paid in advance to ensure commitment. We are looking for new people for future courses, which will run dependent on sufficient numbers coming forward. The library PCs are Windows XP but uprated to 2007.

Board Games
This new Group meets 6.30-9pm on the first Sunday of the month at 100 Blaisdon, Yate

Book Club
A new Book Club has begun meeting on the first Tuesday of each month. Please note both groups are full, but please let us know if you are interested in joining as there may be a need to set up another group - of course we would need a leader. Please get in touch using the contact details at the bottom of this page.

Bridge
The group meets at The Shire Way Community Centre on Mondays at 1.30pm. If you fancy a game just turn up with a partner and you're on. We charge table money at £1.30 and the Centre provides very reasonably priced drinks and snacks. If you think it might be too high powered for you just drop in for a preview, the amount of laughter could well change your mind - we're a very sociable group. Lessons are available! We can also arrange a Partner!

Cards for Fun
We meet on the 1st Thursday of each month unless notified of any change.

Cinema
See the calendar for dates. Venue: Brimsham Green School, Broad Lane, Yate. Meet at School Reception at 3.45pm. There is a £1 per person charge to cover expenses. Tea and coffee provided free of charge. Come and enjoy an afternoon at the cinema!

Computer Workshops
Recent workshops have covered buying and selling on Ebay, and using Paypal. See the calendar for future events.

Cycling
Somewhere between four and ten cyclists are in the habit of meeting at Chipping Sodbury Clock Tower at (9.30am in Summer and 10am in Winter on the first and third Thursday of each month. Most rides are not very strenuous, with the Bath to Bristol cycling track proving quite popular. The mileage covered is usually more than 20 but less than 40, and always includes a refreshment stop or two. For example, the parish church in Sherston serves coffee and cakes and makes a convenient stop on our way to the Cat and Custard Pot. We wait for members who need to dismount on hills, although now that the group have been to places such as Bath, Bristol, Castle Coombe, Shipton Moyne, Tetbury, Hawkesbury Upton and Grittleton, we are getting fitter.
So, come and join us for the Winter rides - cycle maintenance has been covered and there is a discount available at a local cycling shop for cycling members.

Drawing and Painting Group
The group meets weekly to share studio time supported by several artists. Every so often we have a different professional artist/tutor to run a workshop, so that all aspects of painting are covered. There is currently a waiting list to join. The group holds an annual exhibition of work for sale - see the calendar for details.

Folk Singing
We currently have around 18 regular singers and are always happy to welcome new members. DO join us if you enjoy singing - we sing a wide range of folk songs and all words are provided. We meet at 10am each Monday at the Holy Trinity Church, Church Lane, Rangeworthy, so wear warm clothing!  We look forward to welcoming YOU.

French
The French group meets at Brimsham Green School from 4-6pm on Tuesday in term time. We are primarily a conversation group with an optional module of Grammar at the end which Mary, our tutor, manages to make quite fun. If anyone is interested in dusting off their rusty French, they are welcome to come along for a trial session.

Gardening Group

History and Social Studies Group
All meetings are held 10.30am-12noon at Chipping Sodbury Town Hall. See the calendar for details.

Latin/Line Dancing Sessions
2-3.30pm on Mondays in the RidgeWood Community Centre, Yate, and Wednesday in Shire Way Community Centre starting in February 1st and 3rd, initially for a six week period. £3 per session.

MOTO (Members On Their Own)
We are a social group that meets on the 3rd Friday of every month at the Ridgewood Community Centre, Yate, 7–9pm. There is plenty of parking space. Come and join us to have a “natter and a cuppa” and make new friends. We try to do different things every month to cater for all tastes. Enquiries to Janet Stanton on 01454 317645.

Music Appreciation
Held in The Old Grammar School Room, Chipping Sodbury - at 2pm on the last Friday of the month. See the calendar for details.

Poetry Group
This is a small, but friendly group that meets at 10.30am on the last Wednesday of the month in the Old Grammar School. Please note that we now include Prose Readings, by popular request.  Newcomers always welcome.

Playing Music for Fun
We are now in our third year and are having lots of fun playing together. We were formed mainly to provide "a play" for those of us who had put their instruments away over the years, and wanted to return to playing in a friendly group with no stress. As long as you can read basic music and can produce a note from your instrument, please come and join us! We meet during term time in the Music Centre at Brimsham Green School, each Thursday - 4-5.30pm.

Spanish

Supper Club

Theatre Group
See the calendar for details of our programme.

Travel Group
An important note from Mike Ryder:

Now that the dates for this year's trips have been finalised, the only way to book a seat on any of the trips is to write to me and enclose a deposit of £10 per person per trip. No bookings will be taken over the phone, via email or verbally at events.

Please state your name, address, phone number, email address if you have one, and your membership number (this is especially important after the renewal of your membership in April). Also state which trips you are booking. If you are booking for a number of people, please state their names, addresses and phone numbers, membership numbers (and email addresses if they have one). U3A members will always take priority, but non-members are always welcome if seats are available. However, non-members are only allowed 2 “taster” trips so I must know their names and addresses. Non-members will have to pay an extra £2 per trip.

It would be helpful if you could state where you will catch the coach. We pick - up at Chipping Sodbury car park, Yate bus terminus, Yate Windows on Station Road Yate and at St Saviours Church Coalpit Heath. As requested by the coach company we will NOT be stopping at the Willy Wicket, Downend in the future.

Please only pay by cheque, made payable to “Yate & Sodbury District U3A Travel Group” and send to me at 8, The Avenue, Yate, South Gloucestershire, BS37 4PN. Please write on the back of the cheque what the cheque is for (preferably in pencil).

Please note that the cost of the coach may have to be altered, if circumstances change, ie. fuel prices rise or the number of passengers does not meet the cost of the coach, at the advertised price.

NB As we make the decision to run a trip at least 6 weeks beforehand, it is in your interest to book early. Please be assured that you will not loose money by booking a trip early. If the trip is cancelled by us, your money will be refunded.

However, if you cancel a trip you will lose your deposit, unless you find someone to take your place. Please contact me if this is likely to happen as I sometimes have a waiting list for some trips.

I hope many of you will join us on our excursions. If you have any comments please contact me. Many thanks, Mike Ryder 01454 882067 or

Walking Group
The Group enjoys a number of interesting walks, such as The Snowdrop Walk through Ozleworth and Newark Park, and an Autumn walk through the magnificent colours of Westonbirt. New members are always welcome - Walks programme available.

Wine Appreciation Group
The Wine Appreciation Group meets monthly to enjoy tasting new wines from all around the world, often with a wine expert to present the wines. We have different types of evening - tasting a particular grape variety, sampling wines from a single country or comparing similar wines from different countries. We also try to visit a vineyard once a year and hold a few social events such as our Summer Party, Christmas Social and an annual dinner. We hope to be able to invite a few more from the waiting list soon.

We need your help to start new groups

We are always open to your comments, suggestions and ideas and we would welcome and are always open to anyone who has a skill and is willing to run a 'New Group'.

Please contact us if you feel you have something to offer and our Committee will be happy to discuss options and venues for your particular skill.

If you have any knowledge of Latin and you feel you would be happy to share this with a small group, please contact any member of the committee. Thank you.

First Assist

This is a legal service available to all U3A members. The telephone number and code required are available on request.

Find out more

For more information about Yate and Sodbury District U3A, please contact Rosemarie Hughes at 4 The Stable Yard, Petty France, Badminton, South Gloucestershire GL9 1EG, on 01454 232928 or by email:

For more information about U3A nationally, visit: www.u3a.org.uk



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