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Notices
U3A Annual Summer Tea
Tuesday 9th June 2026 – Time: 2 – 4.30 pm, bar open until 6 pm
Cost: £15.00
Oaklands Pavilion (Rugby Club) Wellington Road, Chichester PO19 6BB. Free parking, input of car registration needed on arrival upstairs – lift available. 60 bus to Midhurst and alight at Wellington Road – Pavilion is 200m along Wellington Road.
All members welcome, so come along and enjoy tasty food and good company at this great venue, at the same time showing support for a local business. There will be tea/coffee available afterwards and the bar will be open to enjoy a drink on the large open balcony overlooking Oaklands Park.
Group leaders please try to promote and get a table of 10 together.
To book – cost £15.00 – please go to our website HERE.
Please note any dietary requirements when booking.
South East u3a Forum Summer School
Monday 7th – Thursday 10th September 2026
University of Chichester
The dates for 2026 are:
- Thursday 2nd April 2026.- Course list and details will be posted on the Forum website at 11.00am
- Friday 8th May 2026.- Bookings will go ‘live’ at 11.00am
Courses
The finalisation of courses for this year is moving forward at a steady pace, with 4 courses confirmed at this point; we have 3 returners and a completely new tutor and topic. A list of confirmed courses will be available in early March on the website, with the full complement by the end of March.
Costs
The prices for 2026 summer school are as follows:
| En-Suite Accommodation £390.00 | Standard Accommodation £360.00 |
| Non-Residential with dinner £220.00 | Non-Residential no dinner £175.00 |
The residential prices include accommodation, all meals and refreshments offered at break times and a ‘Welcome’ drink on the first evening, with a ‘Farewell’ drink on the last evening, both prior to dinner. Also, the evening entertainment is included; available on campus each evening at 8.00pm.
As mentioned above the next update for this webpage with be in early March and then the following one at the end of March. No further information is available at present.
Full information on all aspects of this Summer School can be found on the South East u3a Forum’s website: 2026 – South East u3a Forum
Upcoming Events
Members’ Monthly Meeting at the Assembly Rooms on North Street, Chichester, Thursday, 19th March 2-3 p.m.
The Speaker is Alan Jones: Look into my Eyes … The History and Mystery of Hypnosis
Alan has enjoyed a variety of careers, including as a BBC journalist, a registered nurse and a hypnotherapist. Each brought its own unique experiences and events, providing him with a wealth of anecdotes to fill his talks with fun, information and discovery. The use of hypnosis dates back millennia, yet, mention hypnotism today and people fear being turned into chickens. Discover the history and mystery of hypnosis, plus its modern day benefits. And you can sit back and relax ….. you definitely won’t become a chicken!
Doors open at 1.15 p.m. No booking required. Please stay afterwards and enjoy free refreshments in the Crush Bar.
The next Quiz Night will be held on Thursday 26 March, at the Jubilee Hall, New Park Centre
Quiz Evenings – on the last Thursday of the month. Booking in from 18.30 and the quiz will begin at ~19.00 to 22.00. We hold our friendly and informal quiz evenings once a month, on the last Thursday of every month, this March on the 26th, in the Jubilee Room at New Park Centre, New Park Road, Chichester. Check in from 18.30 and the quiz will begin at 19.00 and end at approx. 21.30 Please remember to bring a pen and notepad! There are varied subjects and something for everyone.
You do NOT have to order food but we will arrange for delivery from La Fish for those who want it. (Choice of Fish incl GF, chicken, burger, veggie burger and Halloumi kebab all with Chips). Please send your name and / or team details together with any food orders to chiu3aquiz@hotmail.com
There is a charge of £12 if you have a La Fish Meal (bring your own cutlery etc.) and £2 if you don’t. You can bring your own alcoholic or non-alcoholic refreshment.
Booking via the form HERE on our website is essential.
Bookings open at midday on the first of the month and close on the Thursday before the event.
April Coffee Morning – Tuesday, 7th April, 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!
Groups News & Notices
Green Cleaning Group needs your help
The Green Cleaning Group is now up and running. We share ideas and recipes for environmentally friendly household cleaning products, and one of the products we’ve been looking at making is our own laundry detergent. It’s a really simple recipe but we need containers! We would therefore be grateful for any laundry/fabric conditioner bottles and dosing balls that you have spare and could donate to us. Please contact the group leader via this link. Thanks for your support.
Pilates
As new leader of our friendly Pilates Group I have a place available to start as from next week. We meet on Thursday mornings 10 to 11am at St Michael’s Hall PO19 6PN.
Please contact Ann Story via this link or phone 07917 567598 if interested.
Local and National
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 this version is: https://www.u3a.org.uk/what-we-do/u3a-matters
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