General Co-ordinator of the groups is Jean Webster, 029 2056 2353 (jeanbw45@btinternet.com)
Let Jean know of any group you would like to see created. See page listing potential groups that could be started if there were sufficient interest by members.
Please note that attendees to group meetings must be paid up members of Cardiff U3A. Non members should bring a completed application form ( available on the 'Membership Details' page) to the group (or general) meeting.
Art Appreciation Mary Lace. 2.15pm alternate Thursdays, at Seminar room, 4th Floor, Central Library, (but first check with ground floor reception). £2 charge per session.
April 22
May 6, 20
June 3, 17
July 1
We have been tracing the development of American Painting in the twentieth century culminating in the rather late flowering of Abstract Expressionist Art in the 1940s and ‘50s.
In this term we will explore the reaction against abstraction and the development of new Styles and Movements : Pop Art, Minimalism, Land Art and Photorealism.
Art Group Pam Williams (2065 5700) Wednesday 3.00pm Heath Community Centre, off King George V Drive East. £1 charge per session.
July meetings cancelled. Restart in September.
Beginners are welcome. Kitchen facilities for tea and coffee are available.
Please contact Pam to register your interest.
Bridge Mary Smart (2075 6866). 10am to Midday, alternate Mondays at The Macintosh Institute, Keppoch St. £1-£2 charge per session.
Commencing April 19
Classical Greece and Rome Contact: Jean Webster (2056 2353). Tutor: Elizabeth Mayor. 10.30am Friday, monthly at Seminar room, 4th Floor, Central Library, (but first check with ground floor reception). £3 charge per session.
April 16 Stonehenge A trip will be available to visit Stonehenge + Avebury. Contact Liz Mayor for details. (2073 4441)
May 28 Hesiod’s Homely Advice June 25 Heroes and Villains in the Ancient World July 23 Celtic Queens
Computer Group David Reeves (2061 8778 or davidjohnreeves@mac.com ) . 2pm - 4pm alternate Thursdays, in the ICT Suite, 5th Floor, Central Library. There is normally no charge per session.
April 15, 29 May 13, 27 June 10, 24 July 8, 22
The Computer group continues in the private computer suite on the 5th Floor of the Central Library.
Thanks to the generosity of Cardiff Council there is no charge for the room. Average attendance is 7 or 8 who cover a wide range of topics and there is space for a few more.
The agenda is driven mainly by the experiences and problems of the group members. There is no formal instruction as such-more a sharing of knowledge.
This term we are introducing a competition for digital photographs which will be open to all members of Cardiff U3A. Further announcements to follow.
Computers For Beginners Julia Munro (2048 4053) . In the ICT Suite, 5th Floor, Central Library, (but first check with ground floor reception). There is normally no charge per session.
Current
Affairs Discussion Ivor Lightman (2075 0348). 10.30am alternate Mondays at 3rd floor, St.Davids Hall. There is normally no charge per session.
April 12,26
May 17
June 7, 21
July 5,19
French Conversation Contact Hilary Ryley (2056 2631). Tutor: Annik Moseley. 2pm alternate Tuesdays at Seminar room, 4th Floor, Central Library, (but first check with ground floor reception). £4 charge per session.
April 27
May 4, 18
15, 29
July 13 (new date), 20
Gardening Melvyn Rees (2048 2200 melvyn.tymel@googlemail.com). Normally a £2 charge per session (but see below for exceptions). 10.00 am Wednesdays, at Seminar room, 4th Floor, Central Library, (but first check with ground floor reception).
April 21 Visit Melvyn’s small garden in Penylan showing many exotic species. Melvyn talked about growing tree ferns in March, now see a tree fern prepared for summer and marvel at their spring growth. Please phone 029 2048 2200 by 19th April to book.
May 5 Outing to Hidcote Manor Gardens (NT) in the Cotswolds, a famous Arts & Crafts design garden created from 1907 with its famous “garden rooms” offering surprises and discoveries at each turn. Cost £24.00 - £15.50 for National Trust members (bring your card). We may stop off at Chipping Campden on our way home. Please complete the booking form .
June Outing to Kiftsgate Court Gardens. Unfortunately it has been necessary to cancel the planned outing to Kiftsgate Court Gardens but I hope to be able to rearrange this for a future month. At present no alternative meeting has been planned.
Jul 21 Outing to Dewstow Gardens near Caldicot. The tunnels and grottoes of Dewstow garden were recently rediscovered under a farmyard and have been restored to their former glory along with the surface rock gardens and water features. Created by a former GWR director, Henry Oakley from the early 20th century. A guided tour is possible. Cost £17.00. Please complete the booking form .
Sep 1 Outing to Aberglasney Gardens. For more details see booking form .
Oct 20 Lawns in the garden Peter Gillard,long time practitioner, expert and lecturer on grass management. Cardiff Central Library 10.00 am.
Nov 3 Outing to Duffryn Gardens. For more details see booking form .
Dec 1 What New Zealand and Australian Plants offer us Melvyn Rees will be sharing his experience with the group. Cardiff Central Library 10.00 am.
History Nicholas Coles. 2pm Wednesdays at Seminar room, 4th Floor, Central Library, (but first check with ground floor reception). £3 charge per session.
April 14 The Crusades: The rise of Islam and the collapse of Rome in the East. May 12 ‘God Wills It’ The First Crusade. June 16 Cross and Sword : The Military Orders. July 14 A Legend Begins : Richard the Lionheart and the Third Crusade.
Literature through the Ages Margaret Pengelly (2076 4418). 10.30am Thursdays, monthly at Seminar room, 4th Floor, Central Library, (but first check with ground floor reception). £2 per session.
April 15 ‘Women Beware Women’ by Thomas Middleton (1580-1627) and compare it with Wycherly’s The Country Wife (1675) If possible, please bring your own copies of the two plays to this meeting.
May 6 Charles ll – the merry monarch ? What he was like, as a man and as a king ? What did his subjects think of him. And how did his style of kingship affect the literature of the period ?
June 3 The Cavalier playwrights What if anything, do they all have in common?
July 1 The Cavalier poets What makes them popular and fashionable?
For any further information contact Margaret Pengelly.
Play Reading Patricia Demery (2061 7174). 10.30am Fridays at Seminar room, 4th Floor, Central Library, (but first check with ground floor reception). c.£2 charge per session.
April 30
May 14
June 11
July 9 (cancelled)
Prose and Poetry Please Brenda James (2061 1322). 10.30am Thursday, monthly at Seminar room, 4th Floor, Central Library, (but first check with ground floor reception). £2 per session.
Bring
your own choice of prose or verse to read and discuss. It may be based on the
theme suggested, your personal favourite, or a piece you have written
yourself.
April 22 Writing for Children May 20 Members’ Presentations June 17 Noise and Silence July 15 Myths and Legends
Reading Room Val Ward (2070 8405). 10.30am Tuesdays normally at 3rd floor, St.Davids Hall. There is normally no charge per session.
April 13 Shadow of the Wind Carlos Ruiz Zafon
May 11 10.15 start Miss Garnet’s Angel Salley Vickers
June 8 tbc July 13 (Central Library) tbc Please note that some books will be provided by the Cardiff Library reading group service. If you cannot get a copy of any of the books chosen from your library , try the charity shops. Otherwise, they are at present available as 3 books for 2 at Waterstones.
Recorded Music Jeff Wallington (2077 0765). 2pm Wednesday, monthly at Guildford Hall, Committee Room 3. £1 charge per session.
April 21 Composers E,F & G May 26 Music of the Night June 23 (note change of date) Lucky Dip July 28 Walt Disney's Fantasia
Recorder Playing Stella/Ivor Lightman (2075 0348). 3pm Wednesdays at Royal College of Music and Drama. £50 advance charge per block of 10 sessions. Cheques to be made payable to Cardiff U3A.
Tutor: Sadie Finch
April 14,21,28
May 5,12,19 26 (Half term break 2nd -9th June)
June 16,23,30
July 7 (this lesson replaces an earlier cancelled class)
Science and Technology NEW Jeff Wallington (2077 0765).
Jul 21 2.00 pm Climate Change and the efficient use of energy Third floor, turn left to VAC office (door entry system), Shand House, Fitzalan Place, Cardiff (Just round the corner from the RNIB).
The talk will be short, giving an overview of the many facetsof climate change. It will be followed by a wide ranging discussion amongst the group.
Sunday Lunch Sylvia Jones s.jones7017@ntlworld.com (2019 3823). Normally first Sunday in the month.
Aug 1 at 1:00pm Bellini's, 10 Mermaid Quay, Cardiff bay. Contact Sylvia by 25th July to book place. Contact restaurant on 2048 7070 if you must cancel booking.
Tai Chi Mary Allen (2075 7311 marymartellallen@aol.com). Wednesday 2pm at Heath Community Centre, King George V Drive. £2 charge per session.
April 7, 14, 21, 28
May 5, 12, 19, 26
June 7, 14, 21, 28
A beginner's class will be starting in September at Heath Community Centre, on Wednesdays at 1.00pm. Contact Mary for details.
Tenpin Bowling Marion Wood (2037 3993). Tuesday 4pm - 6pm at Hollywood Bowling Centre, Odeon Complex, Hemingway Rd. Beginners welcome.
For dates contact Marion.
Theatre Visits & Studies Francis Bowen (2077 8368).
Another visit is planned. More details from Frances.
Walking and Strollers Mary Allen (2075 7311 marymartellallen@aol.com).
July 6 Llantwit Major Meet in the Town Hall car park, at 10.00 a.m. (not 10.30) for a coastal walk to Marcross. Please bring refreshments for a coffee break. (5+ miles).Return to Llantwit by bus. Don't forget your bus pass!
Lunch in The Horse Shoe Inn, Macross.
July 20 Fourteen Locks Meet at the Visitor Centre at 10.30 for a three mile circular walk, with some steep steps, stiles and uneven field paths. Leave the M4 at Highcross.
Lunch to be arranged.
Aug 3 Ogmore By Sea Meet in the car park, near the Pen-y-Bont Surf Life Saving Club (Pay at Machine) at 10.30 for a circular walk of 4+ miles.
Lunch in The Pelican in her Piety.
Aug 17 Newport Wetlands Meet in the visitor centre car park at 10.30 for a circular walk.
Lunch to be arranged.
Sept 7 Cosmeston Lakes Meet in the car park at 10.30 for a circular walk.
Lunch in The Captain’s Wife.
Sept 21 Mynydd Maen Meet in the parking area at the edge of Mynydd Maen Common, near Abercarn at 10.30 for a 3+ miles circular walk with views.
Lunch to be arranged.
Sept 25 – Oct 2 St. David’s Walking group holiday with Swansea Walking group.
Welsh Learners Elen Lewis. 11am alternate Fridays at Coffee Shop, St.Davids Hall. £2 per session.
April 23
May 7, 21
June 4, 18
July 2
July 16, 30 (Central Library)
Writers,
Enjoying Words Richard Garman (2081 0234), Trevor Tidball (2069 2301). 10am alternate Mondays at 3rd floor St.Davids Hall, except where stated otherwise. Normally no charge per session.
April 19
May 10,24
June 14,28
July 12 (at Central Library)
July 26