Armchair Travel To find out more about this Group, Email What we do
In Armchair Travel we aim to hold Illustrated Talks which are INTERACTIVE! LIVELY! INVOLVING! MEMORABLE! The Armchair Travel group has seen an increase in members and now totals around fifty. The meetings are chosen and run by the members, are interactive and well attended, with an average 35+ each month. We also socialise before and after the meeting, and have an annual lunch. Members give short illustrated, interactive talks on countries and places of interest. Typical meeting topics have included Cruising the Antarctic, a three months trek through India and a ride on The Rocky Mountaineer. We’ve been to Singapore, on Mountaineering Treks, an Alaskan Cruise, visited the Lemon Festival, the Panama Canal and the wonderful Loire Valley France. Not to mention Syria, Italy, Turkey, Greece, Tuscany, Europe (North & South). And how about “Anecdotes about the varied nations’ Hats collected on my travels….” Another variation is “Tales and Memorabilia” - a meeting when several members each take 5- 10 minutes to relate an experience or artifact brought back from their travels. This has proved interesting and enjoyable, and it gives members the opportunity to gain confidence in standing up and speaking about their travel finds. Meeting Area: Sketty Park Meeting Day: Fridays PM |
Discussion What we do Come and join in a lively discussion (topics chosen and introduced by members in turn) – Contact the convenor for more information. Area: Central Swansea Meeting Day: Tuesdays PM |
Gardening To find out more about this Group, Email We are a very friendly group of people who enjoy their gardens, whatever the size, even if it is only a couple of pots. We have a variety of speakers covering a range of subjects from plants for the herbaceous garden, to pollination,to dahlias and a followed by a cup of tea or coffee. There is a charge of £2.00 per meeting to cover the cost of room rental, speakers and refreshments. There is no waiting list for this group at the moment, everyone is welcome. Meeting Area: Singleton Meeting Day: Thursdays PM |
Gourmet's Guide to History
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With the subject as “Gourmet”
A one-year series of meetings to be repeated annually, for gourmets with an interest in history. The sessions will cover food from the time of early man to the Second World War. Learn about the food of the period then enjoy a meal from that period. Recipes will be handed out monthly for you to bring the following month.
Bookings are now being taken for next year’s course beginning with Prehistory in November 2019.
Lectures
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With the subject as “Lectures”
What we do
We are so fortunate in Swansea to be able to hold lectures weekly in term time for members in a large lecture theatre in the Swansea University for which we are very grateful.
Click here for more details and an example list of our lecture topics. We publish our full programme of lectures every year.
Meditation
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With the subject as “Meditation”
What we do:
Calm the mind and learn techniques designed to promote relaxation, build internal energy and develop compassion, love, patience, generosity, and forgiveness. We are a friendly group of seven ladies who discuss many spiritual topics.
Meeting Area: Dunvant Meeting Day: Monthly on Fridays (PM)
Mystics, Masters and Madmen
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With the subject as “Mystics”.
What we do:
It used to be said that as we grow older our minds “turn to things eternal”. What does that mean nowadays? Maybe we haven’t been much interested in spirituality, or religion, or religious history; or maybe we have, but in a limited way.
Well, there’s an abundance of examples from every faith and none that we can draw on to find out more about how mystics have lived; what spiritual masters have taught, and how mad or sane we judge them to be.
In these eight two-hour sessions we’ll delve into the life stories of less well known people who were or are the professionals of the spiritual life, who’ve given their all in search of the divine source — those who’ve found what they were looking for. We will choose those who exemplify the Perennial Philosophy that there is, in the core of all genuine spiritual teaching, one experience of the heart and one knowledge in the mind. Also we’ll choose those who’ve lived within the last few centuries so that their language is accessible to us and, even better, some who are contemporary.
Some examples are: St. Francis and the devotional way; Meister Eckhart, the unitive way; George Fox, the way of action; Hakuin Zenji, the way of service; Thomas Traherne, the affirmative way; Eleanor Blavatsky and the Theosophists, bringing the East to the West; Ram Dass, the Psychedelic experience; Douglas Harding, simply seeing into one’s true nature. And there are others.
I will introduce a topic associated with each one and then we’ll open it up for discussion.
For more information please contact me, Judy, using the email link above.
Meeting Area: Bishopston Meeting Day: Tuesdays PM
Outings
What we do
Quiz
What we do
What better way to spend a cold, wet, windy & miserable Monday afternoon than go to a U3A Quiz.
We have easy warm- up questions to start us off, maths questions-liked by some but not by others, picture questions and a wide range of other rounds.
Our interval was spent getting to know each other and enjoying a cup of tea/coffee & home-made cakes brought in by different members.
If you want to test your knowledge and get the old grey matter working in a relaxed, fun atmosphere with good company then the Quiz Group is for you. We are Looking forward to seeing you there!
Meeting Area: Swansea Meeting Day: Mondays PM
RUG (Really Useful Group)
What we do
Our U3A runs on self help principles and we know there are many of you helping to keep the show on the road - as committee members, convenors and other group support such as collecting names, room hire, making bookings, meeting and greeting at lectures, setting out furniture, making and clearing away after tea breaks.
We are setting up a group to capture this effort in the Really Useful Group: members will be contacted when help is needed for an event or project. We think this will be a more effective way of locating helpers across all our activity. It will also work to encourage more help, especially amongst new members.
How will it work? We will collect names and contact details of all those we know about and keep a central list. When help is needed, all RUG members will be contacted but only those who are able to help need reply.
For example, our annual quiz is approaching and we will be looking for help with setting up, catering, ticket takers, marking, and runners for the answer sheets.
Feel free to ask your U3A friends if they want to join this group too.
Please send your name, telephone numbers, address and email address to Carol Lilly, Events Co-ordinator using the Email link above.
Youniverse Explorer
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With the subject as “Explorer”.
What we do:
This group will be restarting in January.
Human beings are endlessly curious, and the one thing we’re most curious about is us. In this group we'll draw on science, philosophy and spiritual tradition for new insights, and explore by discussion what we make of ourselves.
Do you see yourself as a small speck in an infinite universe, limited by time and space? Or as an infinite Space in which your own world happens? Now ask yourself: which would you rather be? You do have a choice…
Everybody tells us that we’re just what we look like in the mirror… but what if we are much more than that? What if each of us is really like an onion of many layers around a central core … a core of awareness?
Correcting such a big mistake about our true nature is the foundation
for happiness, health and well-being -- and a purposeful old age. For more information please contact me, Judy, using the email link above.
This group will be restarting on either 1st OR 8th October 2019.
Meeting Area: Bishopston Meeting Day: Tuesdays PM