In this edition:
Upcoming Events
August Coffee Morning – Tuesday, 5th August, 10am-12noon
Always on the First Tuesday of each month, so please mark your calendars!
Our Coffee Mornings are held in the Bar at the MINERVA THEATRE building, opposite the Chichester Festival Theatre. You can chat with our groups team and learn about current and new offerings, meet old friends and make new ones!
Breakout Tables – see below for details:
Book Group 8
Chess Group
There is no Monthly Meeting in August. The next one will be on 18 September
Groups Notices
“Aging is not lost youth but a new stage of opportunity and strength.” — Betty Friedan
Do you fancy joining a new Chess Group?
One of our members is thinking of starting a group for keen as well as beginner chess players, on the last Tuesday afternoon of each month at the Festival Theatre Café.
The plan is for those wanting to learn, improve or match their chess skills to come along for coffee and enjoy a game in the relaxed atmosphere of the Theatre café. If you are interested, please let the Groups Team know using this link so we can judge the level of interest.
BOOK GROUP 8
Book Group 8 meets on the first Tuesday morning of the month for 10 months of the year (September-June ). There is always a theme to link the year’s books. For 2025-2026 we are reading ‘Memorable Books’, 10 novels chosen by group members that they have found personally memorable.
Interested in joining? See Maureen Frost at the next coffee morning on August 5th.
National & Regional
National u3a
There is a wealth of information on the National u3a website – www.u3a.org.uk , including online groups, u3a Radio podcast, upcoming events, and the latest issue of Third Age Matters, the monthly national u3a magazine (the link to the current version is:
https://www.u3a.org.uk/news/u3a-matters/screen-reader-editions/u3a-matters-february-2025-screenreader-edition
Chichester u3a Magazine
Our local u3a magazine is well worth a read, click HERE if you haven’t yet read it, and start thinking about your contributions for the next edition!
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