Notices/Upcoming Events
Members’ Monthly Meeting
The next Monthly Meeting is on Thursday, 19th November at 2pm in the Assembly Room, North Street, Chichester. Our speaker is Darren Gowers, a professor at the University of Portsmouth.
In this, his second talk for or us, David takes a closer look at DNA, with a basic history of genetics, leading on to why understanding genes and genomes are so powerful for understanding health and disease. He aims to leave time for a fun genetics experiment and plenty of questions! There will be opportunities to handle and explore some 3D-printed molecules, so you can see up close how “lumpy and bumpy” the molecular world is.
Doors open at 1.15pm and refreshments will be served in the adjacent Crush Bar afterwards.
Tea/Coffee Morning Tuesday, November 3, 10-12
Always on the First Tuesday of each month, so please mark your calendars!
Our Tea/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 Notices & Events
History Magpies
The Group discusses a variety of different historical subjects including political, social and local topics from any period and anywhere in the world.
Topics are proposed by members and form the subject of the group discussions. Most sessions will involve a member giving a short introduction to a topic of their own interest and choosing, followed by a group discussion of that topic. There will then be a further discussion of a topic or topics agreed at the previous meeting.
The Group meets monthly on 4th Fridays from 10am-12 noon, at a member’s home in West Broyle. No charge. Contact here.
AI and Cake!
The Autumn’s first session focused on Artificial Intelligence. Run by Steve Niebel, the meeting began with fruit cake recommended by AI, which incorporated a number of the members’ dietary parameters. Steve went on to demonstrate how we could generate models using a 3D printer and specialist software from just a photograph.
While members are also keen to try out AI cocktails in the summer months possibly with a cryogenic twist, our October session concentrated on getting us into the Christmas spirit by silvering glass bottles . This was done by precipitating silver particles onto glass containers using a process that was used to make mirrors in Victorian times. Many tears were shed by Nick as he made the reagent by adding concentrated ammonia to silver nitrate but the resulting mirrored bottles were amazing.
Renoir Revealed
The Impressionist Art Group are showing the film Renoir Revealed and Reviled from 2pm on TUESDAY 3rd November at the Friends Meeting Hall, Priory Road, Chichester. We ask for a £3 contribution to the hire of the hall (or £5 by bank transfer) for the November and December films.
With the opening of the Renoir exhibition at the National Gallery, this looks at his later works collected by Albert C Barnes – some 180 in all, which are exhibited at the Barnes Foundation in Pennsylvania.
As always, we will have free tea and coffee so come along and marvel at the Renoirs on show.
Pilates Group – Vacancies
Improve your health, strength and balance through Pilates exercises. Feel the difference in a few weeks!
Join our friendly Pilates group for the next Block of 7 weeks, Nov 10th to Dec 22nd. Our qualified teacher explains and demonstrates options for beginners to those with long experience.
We pay in advance for a Block through U3A Pilates account: At £8.50 per hourly session, £59.50 for the upcoming Block. The group meets on Tuesdays 8.45-9.45 am at St Michael’s Hall near the University PO19 6PN.
If interested, please email, or send a contact form to Pilates Group Leader.
Bowled Over?
Would you like to play or try tenpin bowling? Adele Thorpe aims to start a group mainly for beginners or those who just want good company and a game (100 pins) – but all welcome! Sessions will be held on the second and fourth Wednesday of the month (£5 a session) at 11am to join a small existing group. If interested please contact the groups organiser here.
Local and National
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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