Emsworth U3A (University of the Third Age)

General Meetings & Outings

2010

All General Meetings are held at the Emsworth Community Centre
from 10.20am to 11.30am
Free tea, coffee and biscuits are served
before the general meetings from 9.45 -10.15

Event	15^thJanuary 2010 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

Event	19^thFebruary 2010 GENERAL MEETING: The Shutter Telegraph
Speaker	Roy Deacon
Venue	Emsworth Community Centre at 10.20

Event	21^stMay 2010 GENERAL MEETING: Life Under the Veil
Speaker	Mrs Sandra Simmons
Venue	Emsworth Community Centre at 10.20

Event	Wednesday 2^ndJune 2010 OUTING: Three Rivers Cruise
Pick up points	0915 Brookfield Hotel 0920 Beach Road 0925 Bus stop near roundabout
This cruise combines scenic views of the Hamble, the industrial docks, the Test and the Itchen rivers lunch on board

Event	18^thJune 2010 GENERAL MEETING: The Show Must Go On
Speaker	Mrs Avril Owton
Venue	Emsworth Community Centre at 10.20

Event	Tuesday 6^thJuly 2010 OUTING: Hall Place, Bexley
Pick up points	0845 Brookfield Hotel 0850 Beach Road 0900 Bus stop near roundabout
Guided tour of the Tudor house builtin 1537 with its great hall, minstrels' gallery 17th century long gallery and great chamber with fine plaster ceiling. Also the beautiful estate of 65ha on the banks of the River Cray.

Summer break in programme

17^thSeptember 2010 - GENERAL MEETING:
Life and Times of Wiliam Cobbett Free thinker, radical reformer, economist, political journalist and MP, Cobbett was for much of his remarkable life a Hampshire farmer at Botley. He rose to prominence on both sides of the Atlantic during times of revolution and reform. He is best remembered for his punchy journalism and 'Rural Rides'.
Speaker	Judith Worley
Venue	Emsworth Community Centre at 10.20

17^thSeptember 2010 - GENERAL MEETING:

Life and Times of Wiliam Cobbett

Free thinker, radical reformer, economist, political journalist and MP, Cobbett was for much of his remarkable life a Hampshire farmer at Botley. He rose to prominence on both sides of the Atlantic during times of revolution and reform. He is best remembered for his punchy journalism and 'Rural Rides'.

Speaker

Judith Worley

Venue

Emsworth Community Centre at 10.20

15^thOctober 2010 - GENERAL MEETING:
Edward Thomas Thomas, though Welsh, made his home at Steep, Petersfield. He is best remembered as a war poet, though much of his earlier work expresses his love of the Hampshire countyside. He died at Arras in 1917. Nicola will present the poems against the background of his life.
Speaker	Nicola Scadding
Venue	Emsworth Community Centre at 10.20

15^thOctober 2010 - GENERAL MEETING:

Edward Thomas

Thomas, though Welsh, made his home at Steep, Petersfield. He is best remembered as a war poet, though much of his earlier work expresses his love of the Hampshire countyside. He died at Arras in 1917. Nicola will present the poems against the background of his life.

Speaker

Nicola Scadding

Venue

Emsworth Community Centre at 10.20

19^thNovember 2010 - GENERAL MEETING:
The Cunard Line The long history and fortunes of this famous Anglo American company which has been operating passenger ships over the Atlantic since 1839.
Speaker	Tony Cuthbert
Venue	Emsworth Community Centre at 10.20

19^thNovember 2010 - GENERAL MEETING:

The Cunard Line

The long history and fortunes of this famous Anglo American company which has been operating passenger ships over the Atlantic since 1839.

Speaker

Tony Cuthbert

Venue

Emsworth Community Centre at 10.20

Friday 10^thDecember 2010

Christmas Lunch

at the Brookfield Hotel

12.25 for 12.45