News of general interest to all members

U3A West End: Much ado about Shakespeare

The Ambassador Theatre Group’s West End Creative Learning team have created this one day bespoke event to bring together up to 75 U3A members from across the UK to enjoy the experience of working with West End professionals to discuss a variety of different aspects of Shakespeare – including textual analysis of some famous pieces, discussions regarding historical context versus modern interpretation and group readings of scenes and monologues.

The event takes place on 3rd November at the Piccadilly Theatre, London. Tickets cost £35.

Click here for more details and a booking form.

Hayling ferry is re-launching

It’s a triumph for a bunch of persistent and hard-working people and for community support – the ferry is due to be re-launched tomorrow 5th August with a full, Summer service starting Saturday 6th August.

The opening event is free and starts at 12.30 including: pyrotechnics, Police guard of honour, music by local star Chloe Anne, free face painting, and the Portsmouth Football Club mascot.

For one day only, crossings will be £1 per trip.

More details of the opening event, fares and timetable on the ferry’s new web site at www.haylingferry.net.

Service updates will appear on Facebook and Twitter. There will also be an on-board mobile phone – I’ll update Cycle Hayling's ferry status page when I know the number.