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Notices
Call for Volunteers
Do you have a couple of free hours a week? The Friends of Chichester hospital are currently recruiting volunteers to work in their shop at St Richard’s (cover needed for various days and times) and/or take the trolley around some of the wards of a morning (days help needed are Tuesday-Friday and hours are 8.45 – 12.00).
The work is fun and interesting and is a great way to get more involved in the local community. The Friends help raise money for equipment and resources for the hospital and also provides a valuable service to staff and patients. You can read more about the work of the Friends at https://www.friendsofchichesterhospitals.org.uk/
If you are interested or want to know more, please email admin@friendsofchichesterhospitals.org.uk
South East u3a Forum’s Summer School 2025
Monday 1st to Thursday 4th September 2025 at University of Chichester
Bookings are STILL Open but please hurry as now only six courses have spaces. To find out more about the courses and to book your space please visit https://southeastu3aforum.u3asite.uk/2025-2/
Upcoming Events
Monthly Meeting at the Assembly Rooms on North Street – 17th July at 2pm
“What makes people believe things that aren’t true? The (surprising) psychology of misinformation”
a talk by Dr Simon Clark
Simon will give us a fun and informative talk which explores how and why people are misled by misinformation, including some fascinating psychological studies old and new. Simon Clark is a cognitive psychologist who researches how people respond to misinformation. He is part of the internationally renowned ‘Technology & Democracy’ research lab at the University of Bristol, specialising in misinformation created using artificial intelligence.
Tea and coffee will be served after the talk.
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 on the first floor of the MINERVA THEATRE building, opposite the Chichester Festival Theatre.
It’s a great opportunity to chat with our groups team and learn about current and new offerings, meet old friends and make new ones!
Groups Notices
“The secret to staying young? Lie about your age and avoid mirrors.” — Sophia Loren
Play Reading Group
We are restarting in September, on the third Tuesday of the month ( 16th September). The third Tuesday in the afternoon at 2.45pm will be our slot for the first three plays.
Venue: New Park Centre, Chichester.
We welcome old and new members, but we must limit the numbers to max 20.
The plays we have chosen are: Uncle Vanya by Anton Chekhov. The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde, and The Doctor’s Dilemma by G B Shaw. In order for everyone to read a part we may have to share roles.
All these plays can be found on the website for Gutenberg, and we would ask you to download these plays before the meeting so you have your own copy. We will provide one or two copies, just in case.
We would also ask you to read the play before coming so you can get an idea of the plot and characters. Roles will be given on the day.
There will be a fee of £15 for the three plays for the hire of the hall.
To find out more, please contact the Group Organiser via the Groups message link HERE.
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!
Groups Notices
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