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October Meeting
October's main meeting had Ian Binnie speaking on the victoria crosses awarded during WWI to those in the local Warwickshire regiment. The VC is the highest and most prestigious decoration of the British decorations system. It is awarded for "...…
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Recent Visits
Earlier this month, I joined a group of our members taking the opportunity of a Harry Shaw coach trip to Stamford market, to visit this charming Lincolnshire town. Having been founded by the Anglo-Saxons at a key crossing point on…
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World of Wedgwood
A small band of our members recently went on Coventry u3a's coach trip to The World of Wedgwood in the Potteries. This was both enjoyable and informative, with a guided tour of the Wedgwood workshops and the fascinating V&A Wedgwood…
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Chatty Chaps...A new group for men
We have recently gained a number of male members, and although our existing groups are open to men and women, the activities of some groups seem more likely to appeal to women. Therefore we wanted to do something on the…
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Mary's Meals at the August meeting
For August's main meeting the charity Mary's Meals presented their work in enabling children around the world to attend school by ensuring a meal is provided. It's a simple premise: hungry children don't learn or probably attend school at all.…
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Coming Soon
We are always looking ahead to find something a bit different or special for our members. For instance, this month we have our first Petanque meeting of recent times. We had a false start when we tried to run a…
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Stop Press!: Our popular Coffee in the Park gathering is back
If you fancy meeting up with your u3a friends while getting some fresh air and perhaps even taking some gentle exercise, then come along to our Coffee in the Park meet-up. We are recommencing this popular group on Wednesday 10th…
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A visit from Blood Bikes
For June's main meeting we enjoyed a talk by Tim Carey from Warwickshire & Solihull Blood Bikes Tim explained they are a charity service that operates 24/7 365 days of the year transferring urgent deliveries between hospitals, clinics and homes…
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Out & About
Our trip to Birmingham Botanical Gardens on May 21st was enjoyed by all. We overcame some initial hiccups on the journey, including major disruption to trams and buses due to road closures for the Aston Villa cup celebrations that evening,…