BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN TZID:Europe/London X-WR-TIMEZONE:Europe/London BEGIN:VEVENT UID:585@chichesteru3a.org.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20251202T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20251202T120000 DTSTAMP:20251119T123409Z URL:https://www.chichesteru3a.org.uk/events/monthly-coffee-morning-22/ SUMMARY:Coffee Morning DESCRIPTION:At our December coffee morning there will be break out tables f or anyone interested in\;\nto be arranged CATEGORIES:Coffee Mornings LOCATION:Minerva Bar\, Chichester Festival Theatre\, Oaklands Park\, Chiche ster\, PO19 6AP\, United Kingdom GEO:50.8429694;-0.7772910999999567 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Oaklands Park\, Chichester\ , PO19 6AP\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Minerva Bar\, Chich ester Festival Theatre:geo:50.8429694,-0.7772910999999567 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:609@chichesteru3a.org.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20251203T120000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20251203T150000 DTSTAMP:20251121T165155Z URL:https://www.chichesteru3a.org.uk/events/2025-christmas-lunch1/ SUMMARY:Christmas Lunch 3/12/2025 DESCRIPTION:The 3-course lunch with choice of menu\, a glass of wine and co ffee is £35/person.  You can review the menu here: Christmas Lunch Menu . CATEGORIES:Social LOCATION:Chichester College\, Westgate Fields\, Chichester \, PO19 1SB\, Un ited Kingdom GEO:50.8350549;-0.7878470000000561 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Westgate Fields\, Chicheste r \, PO19 1SB\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Chichester Colle ge:geo:50.8350549,-0.7878470000000561 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:610@chichesteru3a.org.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20251209T120000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20251209T150000 DTSTAMP:20250929T182911Z URL:https://www.chichesteru3a.org.uk/events/christmas-lunch-9-12-2025/ SUMMARY:Christmas Lunch 9/12/2025 DESCRIPTION:The 3-course lunch with choice of menu\, a glass of wine and co ffee is £35/person.  You can review the menu here: Christmas Lunch Menu . CATEGORIES:Social LOCATION:Chichester College\, Westgate Fields\, Chichester \, PO19 1SB\, Un ited Kingdom GEO:50.8350549;-0.7878470000000561 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Westgate Fields\, Chicheste r \, PO19 1SB\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Chichester Colle ge:geo:50.8350549,-0.7878470000000561 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:601@chichesteru3a.org.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20251211T140000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20251211T150000 DTSTAMP:20251209T105647Z URL:https://www.chichesteru3a.org.uk/events/november-monthly-meeting-4/ SUMMARY:Monthly Talk DESCRIPTION:CANCELLED EVENT(Almost) Death in Paradise – The Caribbean\, P irates and Rum a talk by Neil Sadler\n Regrettably due to unforeseen circu mstances\, this event has been cancelled.\nNeil is a retired police office r. Much of his 30 years service was as an operational officer in various r anks across Sussex. He also worked briefly in Hong Kong\, Trinidad and Abu Dhabi.\nHis talk will focus on his time working with police in the Caribb ean.\n\n Working with police in Trinidad and Tobago\n Life in Barbados\n The fictional island of Saint Marie in the TV series: Death in Paradise. \n The real Pirates of the Caribbean.\n What time did pirates go to bed? \n What was marooning?\n The answer’s Rum... now what was the question ?\n CATEGORIES:Monthly Meetings LOCATION:The Assembly Room\, North Street\, Chichester\, West Sussex\, PO19 1LQ\, United Kingdom GEO:50.837269;-0.77846 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=North Street\, Chichester\, West Sussex\, PO19 1LQ\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=The As sembly Room:geo:50.837269,-0.77846 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:605@chichesteru3a.org.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260106T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260106T120000 DTSTAMP:20251129T232727Z URL:https://www.chichesteru3a.org.uk/events/monthly-coffee-morning-24/ SUMMARY:Coffee Morning DESCRIPTION:At coffee morning there will be break-out tables for new groups as detailed in the Bulletin. CATEGORIES:Coffee Mornings LOCATION:Minerva Bar\, Chichester Festival Theatre\, Oaklands Park\, Chiche ster\, PO19 6AP\, United Kingdom GEO:50.8429694;-0.7772910999999567 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Oaklands Park\, Chichester\ , PO19 6AP\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Minerva Bar\, Chich ester Festival Theatre:geo:50.8429694,-0.7772910999999567 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:615@chichesteru3a.org.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260115T140000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260115T150000 DTSTAMP:20251121T153914Z URL:https://www.chichesteru3a.org.uk/events/monthly-talk/ SUMMARY:Monthly Talk DESCRIPTION:Racing around the world on Great Britain II a talk by Ian Worle y \n\nWe have the opportunity to journey with Ian whilst Great Britain II encounters storms\, knock downs\, raging seas\, and icebergs\, often while hurtling through raging seas and howling winds\, not to mention being str uck by lightning shortly after round Cape Horn\, and all whilst filming fo r the BBC Sports programme GRANDSTAND. \nIan was born in Chichester\, and later moved with his parents to West Wittering where he learned and honed his sailing skills. He qualified as a Chartered Accountant and worked for some years in the City in stockbroking. He then took the opportunity to enrol as a watch leader\, later promoted to 1st Mate on the 78ft maxi raci ng yacht Great Britain II on the 1977/78 Whitbread Round the World Race.\n CATEGORIES:Monthly Meetings LOCATION:The Assembly Room\, North Street\, Chichester\, West Sussex\, PO19 1LQ\, United Kingdom GEO:50.837269;-0.77846 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=North Street\, Chichester\, West Sussex\, PO19 1LQ\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=The As sembly Room:geo:50.837269,-0.77846 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:613@chichesteru3a.org.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260129T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260129T220000 DTSTAMP:20251127T221511Z URL:https://www.chichesteru3a.org.uk/events/january-quiz-evening-3/ SUMMARY:Quiz Evening DESCRIPTION:Remember the Booking Instructions!! Bookings open at midday o n the first of the month and close on the Thursday before the event. CATEGORIES:Quizzes LOCATION:New Park Centre\, New Park Road\, Chichester\, West Sussex\, PO19 7XY\, England GEO:50.838390;-0.773221 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=New Park Road\, Chichester\ , West Sussex\, PO19 7XY\, England;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=New Park Cen tre:geo:50.838390,-0.773221 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:614@chichesteru3a.org.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260203T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260203T120000 DTSTAMP:20251129T232755Z URL:https://www.chichesteru3a.org.uk/events/monthly-coffee-morning-17/ SUMMARY:Coffee Morning DESCRIPTION:At coffee morning there will be break-out tables for new groups as detailed in the Bulletin. CATEGORIES:Coffee Mornings LOCATION:Minerva Bar\, Chichester Festival Theatre\, Oaklands Park\, Chiche ster\, PO19 6AP\, United Kingdom GEO:50.8429694;-0.7772910999999567 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Oaklands Park\, Chichester\ , PO19 6AP\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Minerva Bar\, Chich ester Festival Theatre:geo:50.8429694,-0.7772910999999567 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:616@chichesteru3a.org.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260219T140000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260219T150000 DTSTAMP:20251121T150259Z URL:https://www.chichesteru3a.org.uk/events/monthly-talk-2/ SUMMARY:Monthly Talk DESCRIPTION:Southampton Water\, Slaughter and Trade - Part IIa talk by Andr ew Negus\n\nWe shall see how Southampton returned to being a great port an d left its foppish ‘Spa-days’ behind it. Many interesting characters will feature\, including 2 kings (one being the King of the Pixies)\, Jane Austen and a very courageous woman. We will have to meet a pirate and a sex fiend who\, together\, helped create education in the town. For good measure we have cannibals\, a lion tamer and sadly the Titanic disaster.\n Andrew is a retired History teacher\, an around the world backpacker (twic e)\, a Blue Badge guide for central southern England\, and he aspires to b e a local historian. He also keep chickens\, bees and daughters. CATEGORIES:Monthly Meetings LOCATION:The Assembly Room\, North Street\, Chichester\, West Sussex\, PO19 1LQ\, United Kingdom GEO:50.837269;-0.77846 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=North Street\, Chichester\, West Sussex\, PO19 1LQ\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=The As sembly Room:geo:50.837269,-0.77846 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:628@chichesteru3a.org.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260226T184500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260226T220000 DTSTAMP:20260131T210504Z URL:https://www.chichesteru3a.org.uk/events/quiz-evening/ SUMMARY:Quiz Evening DESCRIPTION:Remember the Booking Instructions!! Bookings open at midday o n the first of the month and close on the Monday before the event. CATEGORIES:Quizzes LOCATION:New Park Centre\, New Park Road\, Chichester\, West Sussex\, PO19 7XY\, England GEO:50.838390;-0.773221 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=New Park Road\, Chichester\ , West Sussex\, PO19 7XY\, England;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=New Park Cen tre:geo:50.838390,-0.773221 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:626@chichesteru3a.org.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260303T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260303T120000 DTSTAMP:20260213T092534Z URL:https://www.chichesteru3a.org.uk/events/coffee-morning/ SUMMARY:Coffee Morning DESCRIPTION:At the coffee morning there will be break-out tables for new gr oups as detailed in the Bulletin. CATEGORIES:Coffee Mornings LOCATION:Minerva Bar\, Chichester Festival Theatre\, Oaklands Park\, Chiche ster\, PO19 6AP\, United Kingdom GEO:50.8429694;-0.7772910999999567 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Oaklands Park\, Chichester\ , PO19 6AP\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Minerva Bar\, Chich ester Festival Theatre:geo:50.8429694,-0.7772910999999567 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:617@chichesteru3a.org.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260319T140000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260319T150000 DTSTAMP:20251121T154001Z URL:https://www.chichesteru3a.org.uk/events/monthly-talk-3/ SUMMARY:Monthly Talk DESCRIPTION:Look into my Eyesa talk by Alan Jones\nThe History and Mystery of Hypnosis. The use of hypnosis dates back millennia\, yet\, mention hyp notism today\, and people fear being turned into chickens. Discover the history and mystery of hypnosis\, plus its modern-day benefits. And you c an sit back and relax\, you definitely won’t become a chicken! \n\nI hav e been fortunate to enjoy a variety of careers\, including BBC journalist\ , registered nurse\, and hypnotherapist. Each has brought its own unique experiences and events\, providing a wealth of anecdotes to fill my talk s with fun\, information\, and discovery.\n CATEGORIES:Monthly Meetings LOCATION:The Assembly Room\, North Street\, Chichester\, West Sussex\, PO19 1LQ\, United Kingdom GEO:50.837269;-0.77846 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=North Street\, Chichester\, West Sussex\, PO19 1LQ\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=The As sembly Room:geo:50.837269,-0.77846 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:629@chichesteru3a.org.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260407T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260407T120000 DTSTAMP:20260213T083806Z URL:https://www.chichesteru3a.org.uk/events/coffee-morning-2/ SUMMARY:Coffee Morning DESCRIPTION:At the coffee morning there will be break-out tables for new gr oups as detailed in the Bulletin. CATEGORIES:Coffee Mornings LOCATION:Minerva Bar\, Chichester Festival Theatre\, Oaklands Park\, Chiche ster\, PO19 6AP\, United Kingdom GEO:50.8429694;-0.7772910999999567 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Oaklands Park\, Chichester\ , PO19 6AP\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Minerva Bar\, Chich ester Festival Theatre:geo:50.8429694,-0.7772910999999567 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:618@chichesteru3a.org.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260416T140000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260416T150000 DTSTAMP:20260223T154828Z URL:https://www.chichesteru3a.org.uk/events/monthly-talk-4/ SUMMARY:Monthly Talk DESCRIPTION:Peru - The Andes and The Incas’ Peru Explored\na talk by Majo r (Retd) Paul Whittle\n\n Paul’s civilian career was predominantly in th e City of London as a senior human resources manager with a leading Britis h bank. In 1999 he was granted his ‘Freedom’ and appointed a Freeman o f the City of London.For 34 years Paul also served in the Royal Corps of S ignals\, Territorial Army. He took part in many overseas exercises with NA TO and attended the TA Command and Staff Course at the Staff College Cambe rley. To date Paul has travelled to over 70 countries including such relat ively unknown lands as Eritrea\, Armenia\, Romania and Montenegro. He has also crossed the Sahara Desert\, and journeyed by train from Vladivostok t o central Siberia. He has one grown-up daughter and lives near Woking\, Su rrey. CATEGORIES:Monthly Meetings LOCATION:The Assembly Room\, North Street\, Chichester\, West Sussex\, PO19 1LQ\, United Kingdom GEO:50.837269;-0.77846 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=North Street\, Chichester\, West Sussex\, PO19 1LQ\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=The As sembly Room:geo:50.837269,-0.77846 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:630@chichesteru3a.org.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260505T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260505T120000 DTSTAMP:20260213T084031Z URL:https://www.chichesteru3a.org.uk/events/coffee-morning-3/ SUMMARY:Coffee Morning DESCRIPTION:At the coffee morning there will be break-out tables for new gr oups as detailed in the Bulletin. CATEGORIES:Coffee Mornings LOCATION:Minerva Bar\, Chichester Festival Theatre\, Oaklands Park\, Chiche ster\, PO19 6AP\, United Kingdom GEO:50.8429694;-0.7772910999999567 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Oaklands Park\, Chichester\ , PO19 6AP\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Minerva Bar\, Chich ester Festival Theatre:geo:50.8429694,-0.7772910999999567 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:619@chichesteru3a.org.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260521T140000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260521T150000 DTSTAMP:20251121T154549Z URL:https://www.chichesteru3a.org.uk/events/monthly-talk-5/ SUMMARY:Monthly Talk DESCRIPTION:Watching the Detectives - A History of British TV Crime Fighter sa talk by Pete Allen\nMurder! It’s not big and it’s not clever. But w ithout it our little grey cells would have missed some of the most popular television programmes to ever grace the small screen. This Talk walks the beat through the quiet of St Mary Mead\, the golden spires of Oxford\, th e cliffs of Broadchurch and the killing fields of Midsummer. On the way it unearths the clues that reveal how our fascination with the long arm of t he law owes much to the uncertainty\, experimentation and innovation of th e early days of television.\n\nPete is the Director of The RC Sherriff Tru st\, a charity set up through the Will of the playwright and author RC She rriff. Prior to this he was The Arts Development Officer for Elmbridge Bor ough Council where he was responsible for The Royston Pike Lecture Series. Previous to his work with Elmbridge Borough Council\, Pete was co-founder and artistic director of WhirlygigArts which ran CRYPT (Cranleigh Young P eople’s Theatre)\, CMYT (Chequer Mead Youth Theatre) and The Big Picture Young People’s Film Workshop. He co-founded Storm the Stage Young Peopl e’s Theatre for Mole Valley District Council and was the Director of The Together in Waddon Community Project. He has also worked extensively as a professional theatre director and film-maker.\n\n CATEGORIES:Monthly Meetings LOCATION:The Assembly Room\, North Street\, Chichester\, West Sussex\, PO19 1LQ\, United Kingdom GEO:50.837269;-0.77846 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=North Street\, Chichester\, West Sussex\, PO19 1LQ\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=The As sembly Room:geo:50.837269,-0.77846 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:634@chichesteru3a.org.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260528T184500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260528T213000 DTSTAMP:20260402T103933Z URL:https://www.chichesteru3a.org.uk/events/quiz-evening-4/ SUMMARY:Quiz Evening DESCRIPTION:Bookings close on the Monday before the event.\nRemember the B ooking Instructions!! CATEGORIES:Quizzes LOCATION:New Park Centre\, New Park Road\, Chichester\, West Sussex\, PO19 7XY\, England GEO:50.838390;-0.773221 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=New Park Road\, Chichester\ , West Sussex\, PO19 7XY\, England;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=New Park Cen tre:geo:50.838390,-0.773221 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:645@chichesteru3a.org.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260602T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260602T120000 DTSTAMP:20260509T112829Z URL:https://www.chichesteru3a.org.uk/events/coffee-morning-4/ SUMMARY:Coffee Morning DESCRIPTION:At the coffee morning there will be break-out tables for new gr oups as detailed in the Bulletin. CATEGORIES:Coffee Mornings LOCATION:Minerva Bar\, Chichester Festival Theatre\, Oaklands Park\, Chiche ster\, PO19 6AP\, United Kingdom GEO:50.8429694;-0.7772910999999567 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Oaklands Park\, Chichester\ , PO19 6AP\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Minerva Bar\, Chich ester Festival Theatre:geo:50.8429694,-0.7772910999999567 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:643@chichesteru3a.org.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260609T140000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260609T163000 DTSTAMP:20260507T103239Z URL:https://www.chichesteru3a.org.uk/events/members-summer-tea/ SUMMARY:Members' Summer Tea DESCRIPTION:Our 2026 Summer Tea will take place on Tuesday 9th June 2026 fr om 2 to 4.30 pm\, with the bar open until 6 pm.\n\nThis year the event wil l be hosted at the Oaklands Pavilion (Rugby Club) on Wellington Road\, Chi chester PO19 6BB. \n\nThis event is open to all members (and only members) on a first come basis with a limit of 150 spaces. So come along and enjo y tasty food and good company at this great venue\, at the same time showi ng support for a local business. There will be tea/coffee available afterw ards\, and the bar will be open to enjoy a drink on the large open balcony overlooking Oaklands Park until 6pm.\n\nA lift is available in the Pavili on.\n\nHow to get there:\nCar: Free parking is available - please input yo ur car registration on arrival upstairs. \nPublic Transport: 60 bus to Mid hurst and alight at Wellington Road – Pavilion is 200m along Wellington Road. \n\nBooking you place\nThe cost is £15.00 and to reserve your place (s) please use the booking form below.\nBookings open on 16 March and clos e close on 11th May.\n\nPlease note any dietary requirements in the commen ts section when booking. \n\nPayment\n\nBy making a booking you are commit ting to pay the full value of all the tickets.\n\nIf someone in your group is unable to attend\, we will try to allocate the place. We will only ref und your payment if we have found a replacement and after the event.\n\nAf ter booking please go to chichesteru3a.org.uk/pay-u3a to generate your uni que bank payment details for this event. You must then pay £15 per place booked by bank transfer using these payment details (please do NOT simply copy a previous payment to Chichester U3A as this will not have the correc t bank account and reference).\n\n CATEGORIES:Social LOCATION:Oaklands Pavilion (Rugby Club)\, Wellington Road\, Chichester\, PO 19 6BB\, X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Wellington Road\, Chicheste r\, PO19 6BB\, ;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Oaklands Pavilion (Rugby Club): geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:620@chichesteru3a.org.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260618T140000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260618T150000 DTSTAMP:20251121T154702Z URL:https://www.chichesteru3a.org.uk/events/monthly-talk-6/ SUMMARY:Monthly Talk DESCRIPTION:A Career in Broadcastinga talk by Pam Marsden\n\n \nPam Gillard (now Marsden) worked for the BBC for 27 years and has a fascinating view of live broadcasting in BBC Local Radio in the 70’s\, 80’s and 90’s in the UK and abroad. Her interesting and informative talk\, with photos and BBC memorabilia\, takes you through the innovative years of Local Radi o when ‘the wheel had to be invented’\, as much had not been tried bef ore. Pam has a wealth of stories to tell about a bygone age of BBC Radio. \n CATEGORIES:Monthly Meetings LOCATION:The Assembly Room\, North Street\, Chichester\, West Sussex\, PO19 1LQ\, United Kingdom GEO:50.837269;-0.77846 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=North Street\, Chichester\, West Sussex\, PO19 1LQ\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=The As sembly Room:geo:50.837269,-0.77846 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:635@chichesteru3a.org.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260625T184500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260625T213000 DTSTAMP:20260301T200129Z URL:https://www.chichesteru3a.org.uk/events/quiz-evening-5/ SUMMARY:Quiz Evening DESCRIPTION:Bookings open at midday on the first of the month and close on the Monday before the event.\nRemember the Booking Instructions!! CATEGORIES:Quizzes LOCATION:New Park Centre\, New Park Road\, Chichester\, West Sussex\, PO19 7XY\, England GEO:50.838390;-0.773221 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=New Park Road\, Chichester\ , West Sussex\, PO19 7XY\, England;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=New Park Cen tre:geo:50.838390,-0.773221 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:646@chichesteru3a.org.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260707T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260707T120000 DTSTAMP:20260509T115353Z URL:https://www.chichesteru3a.org.uk/events/coffee-morning-5/ SUMMARY:Coffee Morning DESCRIPTION:At the coffee morning there will be break-out tables for new gr oups as detailed in the Bulletin. CATEGORIES:Coffee Mornings LOCATION:Minerva Bar\, Chichester Festival Theatre\, Oaklands Park\, Chiche ster\, PO19 6AP\, United Kingdom GEO:50.8429694;-0.7772910999999567 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Oaklands Park\, Chichester\ , PO19 6AP\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Minerva Bar\, Chich ester Festival Theatre:geo:50.8429694,-0.7772910999999567 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:621@chichesteru3a.org.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260716T140000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260716T150000 DTSTAMP:20251121T154737Z URL:https://www.chichesteru3a.org.uk/events/monthly-talk-7/ SUMMARY:Monthly Talk DESCRIPTION:Stories from the South Downsa talk by Ian Everest\nA fully illu strated talk about some of the less well-known aspects of the Downs. Ian s pent his childhood on a Downland farm and has some fascinating stories to share. Expect to find out about the Home Guard Cavalry\, a College for Lad y Gardeners\, a Grand National Winner\, Poverty Bottom - and much more!\n\ nIan was brought up on a farm on the South Downs and after attending Agric ultural College in the late 1960's\, he worked in the agricultural sector with the Ministry of Agriculture\, Fisheries and Food\, before being emplo yed in commercial activity with an animal feed supplement business. His g rowing interest in family and military history led to a career change in 1 987 when he was appointed manager of Newhaven Fort in Sussex\, a scheduled monument\, which he prepared for public opening the following year\, and continued to manage for fifteen years. Following this\, a further change i n career as the Newhaven Town Clerk for ten years – and then retirement. CATEGORIES:Monthly Meetings LOCATION:The Assembly Room\, North Street\, Chichester\, West Sussex\, PO19 1LQ\, United Kingdom GEO:50.837269;-0.77846 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=North Street\, Chichester\, West Sussex\, PO19 1LQ\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=The As sembly Room:geo:50.837269,-0.77846 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:636@chichesteru3a.org.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260730T184500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260730T213000 DTSTAMP:20260301T200148Z URL:https://www.chichesteru3a.org.uk/events/quiz-evening-6/ SUMMARY:Quiz Evening DESCRIPTION:Bookings open at midday on the first of the month and close on the Monday before the event.\nRemember the Booking Instructions!! CATEGORIES:Quizzes LOCATION:New Park Centre\, New Park Road\, Chichester\, West Sussex\, PO19 7XY\, England GEO:50.838390;-0.773221 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=New Park Road\, Chichester\ , West Sussex\, PO19 7XY\, England;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=New Park Cen tre:geo:50.838390,-0.773221 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:647@chichesteru3a.org.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260804T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260804T120000 DTSTAMP:20260509T115219Z URL:https://www.chichesteru3a.org.uk/events/coffee-morning-6/ SUMMARY:Coffee Morning DESCRIPTION:At the coffee morning there will be break-out tables for new gr oups as detailed in the Bulletin. CATEGORIES:Coffee Mornings LOCATION:Minerva Bar\, Chichester Festival Theatre\, Oaklands Park\, Chiche ster\, PO19 6AP\, United Kingdom GEO:50.8429694;-0.7772910999999567 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Oaklands Park\, Chichester\ , PO19 6AP\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Minerva Bar\, Chich ester Festival Theatre:geo:50.8429694,-0.7772910999999567 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:638@chichesteru3a.org.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260827T184500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260827T213000 DTSTAMP:20260301T200213Z URL:https://www.chichesteru3a.org.uk/events/quiz-evening-7/ SUMMARY:Quiz Evening DESCRIPTION:Bookings open at midday on the first of the month and close on the Monday before the event.\nRemember the Booking Instructions!! CATEGORIES:Quizzes LOCATION:New Park Centre\, New Park Road\, Chichester\, West Sussex\, PO19 7XY\, England GEO:50.838390;-0.773221 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=New Park Road\, Chichester\ , West Sussex\, PO19 7XY\, England;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=New Park Cen tre:geo:50.838390,-0.773221 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:648@chichesteru3a.org.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260901T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260901T120000 DTSTAMP:20260509T115154Z URL:https://www.chichesteru3a.org.uk/events/coffee-morning-7/ SUMMARY:Coffee Morning DESCRIPTION:At the coffee morning there will be break-out tables for new gr oups as detailed in the Bulletin. CATEGORIES:Coffee Mornings LOCATION:Minerva Bar\, Chichester Festival Theatre\, Oaklands Park\, Chiche ster\, PO19 6AP\, United Kingdom GEO:50.8429694;-0.7772910999999567 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Oaklands Park\, Chichester\ , PO19 6AP\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Minerva Bar\, Chich ester Festival Theatre:geo:50.8429694,-0.7772910999999567 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:622@chichesteru3a.org.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260917T140000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260917T150000 DTSTAMP:20251121T154949Z URL:https://www.chichesteru3a.org.uk/events/monthly-talk-8/ SUMMARY:Monthly Talk DESCRIPTION:Political Satire or Nursery Rhymea talk by Susan Ackroyd\n \nA history lecture decades ago stuck in my mind. In retirement from teaching (high school and adult migrant)\, law and regulation in the VET sector\, I finally tackled the intriguing history of ‘nursery’ rhymes. My litt le book\, ‘Rhyme and Reason’ was published in 2025. What do our Nurse ry Rhymes really mean? What can they tell us about the politics\, economy \, society\, religion of England from the 1200s to the 1700s? There are 26 rhymes in the new edition of Susan’s book\, including Old Mother Hubb ard who was seeking an annulment! CATEGORIES:Monthly Meetings LOCATION:The Assembly Room\, North Street\, Chichester\, West Sussex\, PO19 1LQ\, United Kingdom GEO:50.837269;-0.77846 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=North Street\, Chichester\, West Sussex\, PO19 1LQ\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=The As sembly Room:geo:50.837269,-0.77846 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:639@chichesteru3a.org.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260924T184500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260924T213000 DTSTAMP:20260301T200230Z URL:https://www.chichesteru3a.org.uk/events/quiz-evening-8/ SUMMARY:Quiz Evening DESCRIPTION:Bookings open at midday on the first of the month and close on the Monday before the event.\nRemember the Booking Instructions!! CATEGORIES:Quizzes LOCATION:New Park Centre\, New Park Road\, Chichester\, West Sussex\, PO19 7XY\, England GEO:50.838390;-0.773221 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=New Park Road\, Chichester\ , West Sussex\, PO19 7XY\, England;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=New Park Cen tre:geo:50.838390,-0.773221 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:649@chichesteru3a.org.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261006T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261006T120000 DTSTAMP:20260509T115115Z URL:https://www.chichesteru3a.org.uk/events/coffee-morning-8/ SUMMARY:Coffee Morning DESCRIPTION:At the coffee morning there will be break-out tables for new gr oups as detailed in the Bulletin. CATEGORIES:Coffee Mornings LOCATION:Minerva Bar\, Chichester Festival Theatre\, Oaklands Park\, Chiche ster\, PO19 6AP\, United Kingdom GEO:50.8429694;-0.7772910999999567 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Oaklands Park\, Chichester\ , PO19 6AP\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Minerva Bar\, Chich ester Festival Theatre:geo:50.8429694,-0.7772910999999567 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:623@chichesteru3a.org.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261022T140000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261022T150000 DTSTAMP:20251121T155026Z URL:https://www.chichesteru3a.org.uk/events/monthly-talk-9/ SUMMARY:Monthly Talk DESCRIPTION:'A Beginning\, a Muddle and an End - writing a novel' Where do novelists get their ideas?a talk by Bobbie Darbyshire\n\n \nWinner of the 2008 fiction prize at the National Academy of Writing and the New Delta Re view Creative Non-Fiction Prize 2010\, Bobbie is the author of five novels \, including “The Posthumous Adventures of Harry Whittaker” and “The Third Bus”. She lives in London and hosts a writers’ group. Drawing on the experience of many well-known authors\, Bobbie will explain how the complex fictional world arrives in a novelist’s mind. \n CATEGORIES:Monthly Meetings LOCATION:The Assembly Room\, North Street\, Chichester\, West Sussex\, PO19 1LQ\, United Kingdom GEO:50.837269;-0.77846 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=North Street\, Chichester\, West Sussex\, PO19 1LQ\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=The As sembly Room:geo:50.837269,-0.77846 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:640@chichesteru3a.org.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261029T184500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261029T213000 DTSTAMP:20260301T200252Z URL:https://www.chichesteru3a.org.uk/events/quiz-evening-9/ SUMMARY:Quiz Evening DESCRIPTION:Bookings open at midday on the first of the month and close on the Monday before the event.\nRemember the Booking Instructions!! CATEGORIES:Quizzes LOCATION:New Park Centre\, New Park Road\, Chichester\, West Sussex\, PO19 7XY\, England GEO:50.838390;-0.773221 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=New Park Road\, Chichester\ , West Sussex\, PO19 7XY\, England;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=New Park Cen tre:geo:50.838390,-0.773221 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:650@chichesteru3a.org.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261103T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261103T120000 DTSTAMP:20260509T115501Z URL:https://www.chichesteru3a.org.uk/events/coffee-morning-9/ SUMMARY:Coffee Morning DESCRIPTION:At the coffee morning there will be break-out tables for new gr oups as detailed in the Bulletin. CATEGORIES:Coffee Mornings LOCATION:Minerva Bar\, Chichester Festival Theatre\, Oaklands Park\, Chiche ster\, PO19 6AP\, United Kingdom GEO:50.8429694;-0.7772910999999567 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Oaklands Park\, Chichester\ , PO19 6AP\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Minerva Bar\, Chich ester Festival Theatre:geo:50.8429694,-0.7772910999999567 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:624@chichesteru3a.org.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261119T140000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261119T150000 DTSTAMP:20251121T153421Z URL:https://www.chichesteru3a.org.uk/events/monthly-talk-10/ SUMMARY:Monthly Talk DESCRIPTION:Journeys in Biology II - DNA\, Genes and Who we Area talk by Da rren Gowers\nIn this second talk\, my aim is to look more closely at DNA\, with a basic history of genetics\, leading on to why understanding genes and genomes is so powerful for understanding health and disease. I aim to leave time for a fun genetics experiment and plenty of questions! There wi ll be opportunities to handle and explore some 3D-printed molecules\, so y ou can see up close how lumpy and bumpy the molecular world is.\n\nSince m y college days in Brighton\, I have been fascinated by biology and the ama zing diversity of life on our planet. I have been fortunate in following a path in bioscience research that has allowed me to understand life at the very tiniest: at the cellular level. This has been via a PhD at Southampt on (1995-1998)\, postdoc at Bristol (1998-2004)\, to my present position a s a Senior Lecturer in the School of Biology at UoP (2005-present).\n\n CATEGORIES:Monthly Meetings LOCATION:The Assembly Room\, North Street\, Chichester\, West Sussex\, PO19 1LQ\, United Kingdom GEO:50.837269;-0.77846 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=North Street\, Chichester\, West Sussex\, PO19 1LQ\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=The As sembly Room:geo:50.837269,-0.77846 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:641@chichesteru3a.org.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261126T184500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261126T213000 DTSTAMP:20260301T200308Z URL:https://www.chichesteru3a.org.uk/events/quiz-evening-10/ SUMMARY:Quiz Evening DESCRIPTION:Bookings open at midday on the first of the month and close on the Monday before the event.\nRemember the Booking Instructions!! CATEGORIES:Quizzes LOCATION:New Park Centre\, New Park Road\, Chichester\, West Sussex\, PO19 7XY\, England GEO:50.838390;-0.773221 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=New Park Road\, Chichester\ , West Sussex\, PO19 7XY\, England;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=New Park Cen tre:geo:50.838390,-0.773221 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:651@chichesteru3a.org.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261201T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261201T120000 DTSTAMP:20260509T115532Z URL:https://www.chichesteru3a.org.uk/events/coffee-morning-10/ SUMMARY:Coffee Morning DESCRIPTION:At the coffee morning there will be break-out tables for new gr oups as detailed in the Bulletin. CATEGORIES:Coffee Mornings LOCATION:Minerva Bar\, Chichester Festival Theatre\, Oaklands Park\, Chiche ster\, PO19 6AP\, United Kingdom GEO:50.8429694;-0.7772910999999567 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Oaklands Park\, Chichester\ , PO19 6AP\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Minerva Bar\, Chich ester Festival Theatre:geo:50.8429694,-0.7772910999999567 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:644@chichesteru3a.org.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261210T120000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261210T150000 DTSTAMP:20260310T152029Z URL:https://www.chichesteru3a.org.uk/events/christmas-lunch-10-12-2026/ SUMMARY:Christmas Lunch 10/12/2026 DESCRIPTION:The 3-course lunch with choice of menu\, a glass of wine and co ffee is £TBA/person.  You can review the menu here: Christmas Lunch Menu (TBA). CATEGORIES:Social LOCATION:Chichester College\, Westgate Fields\, Chichester \, PO19 1SB\, Un ited Kingdom GEO:50.8350549;-0.7878470000000561 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Westgate Fields\, Chicheste r \, PO19 1SB\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Chichester Colle ge:geo:50.8350549,-0.7878470000000561 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:625@chichesteru3a.org.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261210T140000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261210T150000 DTSTAMP:20251121T153513Z URL:https://www.chichesteru3a.org.uk/events/monthly-talk-11/ SUMMARY:Monthly Talk DESCRIPTION:The Body through the Portholea talk by Steve Herra\n\nSteve tel ls the true story of the disappearance of a female actress whilst sailing from Cape Town to Southampton in 1947\, the audience act as the jury. Stev e is third generation of Cunard seafarers and has been delivering talks to Probus\, U3A\, WI and many others over the last nine years. CATEGORIES:Monthly Meetings LOCATION:The Assembly Room\, North Street\, Chichester\, West Sussex\, PO19 1LQ\, United Kingdom GEO:50.837269;-0.77846 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=North Street\, Chichester\, West Sussex\, PO19 1LQ\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=The As sembly Room:geo:50.837269,-0.77846 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:642@chichesteru3a.org.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261231T184500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261231T213000 DTSTAMP:20260301T200325Z URL:https://www.chichesteru3a.org.uk/events/quiz-evening-11/ SUMMARY:Quiz Evening DESCRIPTION:Bookings open at midday on the first of the month and close on the Monday before the event.\nRemember the Booking Instructions!! CATEGORIES:Quizzes LOCATION:New Park Centre\, New Park Road\, Chichester\, West Sussex\, PO19 7XY\, England GEO:50.838390;-0.773221 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=New Park Road\, Chichester\ , West Sussex\, PO19 7XY\, England;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=New Park Cen tre:geo:50.838390,-0.773221 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:627@chichesteru3a.org.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20270121T140000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20270121T150000 DTSTAMP:20260131T153428Z URL:https://www.chichesteru3a.org.uk/events/monthly-talk-12/ SUMMARY:Monthly Talk DESCRIPTION:Details to followa talk by tbd\n\n\n CATEGORIES:Monthly Meetings LOCATION:The Assembly Room\, North Street\, Chichester\, West Sussex\, PO19 1LQ\, United Kingdom GEO:50.837269;-0.77846 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=North Street\, Chichester\, West Sussex\, PO19 1LQ\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=The As sembly Room:geo:50.837269,-0.77846 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/London X-LIC-LOCATION:Europe/London BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20251026T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20260329T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20261025T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR