Hayling Island u3a
News of general interest to all members
This is a special event to mark reaching the milestone of 1,000 U3As. The event is on 22nd November 2016 in London. Attendees will hear from:
Tickets cost £5.
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An afternoon series of presentations at the Royal Institution on October 10th 2016. Tickets cost £20. Topics covered:
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The Havant older persons information fair is an event sponsored by our MP - Alan Mak. It takes place on Friday 14th October at the West Town community centre between 10am and 3pm.
HIU3A has been invited to have a stall at the event.
Click the poster on the right to see a larger version.
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.
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Talks, Lunch and Concert: Vivaldi The Four Seasons, 'The Contrast between Harmony & Invention' with La Serenissima and Adrian Chandler.
Wednesday, 14 September 2016 11.00am to 2.30pm at St John's Smith Square, London SW1P 3HA
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We're very sorry, but we've reached the capacity of the Royal British Legion for the buffet lunch. If you would like to go on a waiting list in case we hear of cancellations please click here to email Sue Humphrey or ring her on 023 9246 2658.
Please also get in touch with Sue if you've accepted the invitation but can no longer attend.
From page 9 of the Spring edition of 'Third Age Matters'...
Andrew Lloyd, national subject adviser for pétanque, is planning the first ever U3A weekend of boules at Hayling Island and has received enquiries from 150 members of 15 U3A groups. Contact details will appear here if you read this news item from the members' area.
We're reinstating the all-member email to remind you about next week's monthly meeting. While we're doing that, we're updating you with some items from the U3A web site.
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The Third Age Trust has arranged a special viewing of the Australian Ballet's production of Swan Lake at the London Coliseum on Thursday 14th July.
The Australian Ballet is one of the world’s leading ballet companies and U3A members will be able to attend a talk given by Adam Bull and Amber Scott, two of the principal dancers in the company at 12.45pm followed by a performance of Swan Lake at 2.00pm.