Updated 20/02/2010

U3A Dacorum Diary

 1  - Monthly Meeting
 2  - Committee Meeting
 3  - Away A Day
 4  - Other Event

Friday 26th February Committee Meeting, 10:00 am, Civic Centre Hemel Hempstead

Monday 1st March Monthly Meeting, 10:00 am, Berkhamsted Town Hall, High Street Berkhamsted Edward Sutton, 'The Mary Rose - A Snapshot of Tudor Life' Refreshments: Refreshment Duty - Gardening Group A

Friday 5th March Away-A-Day, 8:30am, HH Bus Station The Ranger's House (EH), Wernher Collection - medieval and Renaissance works of art, and Dutch paintings. Greenwich, - Observatory, National Maritime Museum etc.

Monday 29th March Away-A-Day, 7:45am, HH Bus Station Hall Place, Bexley, Tudor Mansion with Nursery, Garden (topiary) and Grounds Ightham Mote (NT), House and Gardens (steep slopes) with free talks.

Wednesday 7th April - Saturday 10th April Summer School, Myerscough College, Bilsborrow, Preston Archaeology, Family History, Geology, Golf (improvers), History of Art, Digital Photography, Ruskin � Life and work, Wordsworth and sister

Friday 9th April Committee Meeting, 10:00 am, Civic Centre Hemel Hempstead

Monday 12nd April Monthly Meeting, 10:00 am, Boxmoor Playhouse Hemel Hempstead Dr John Marks, 'The NHS, Past, Present----Future?' Refreshments: Refreshment Duty - Greek Drama

Thursday 15th April Away-A-Day, 7:45am, HH Bus Station Kenilworth Castle (EH), a Medieval Fortress which became an Elizabethan Palace with reconstructed Elizabethan Garden Baddesley Clinton (NT), a charming 15c Moated House with stewponds, lake and nature walks.

Thursday 6th May Away-A-Day, 7:45am, HH Bus Station Bluebell Railway at Bluebell time, 9 miles of the first preserved standard gauge steam-operated passenger railway in the world Saint Hill Manor, Manor and 59 acres of landscaped gardens (guided tours).

Friday 7th May Committee Meeting, 10:00 am, Civic Centre Hemel Hempstead

Monday 10th May Monthly Meeting, 10:00 am, Berkhamsted Town Hall, High Street Berkhamsted Judy Faraday, 'The History of John Lewis' Refreshments: Refreshment Duty - French Conversation Tring

Friday 28th May Committee Meeting, 10:00 am, Civic Centre Hemel Hempstead

Friday 4th June Committee Meeting/Finance Meeting, 10:00 am, Civic Centre Hemel Hempstead

Monday 7th June Annual General Meeting and Monthly Meeting, 10:00 am, Boxmoor Playhouse Hemel Hempstead Committee Meeting and Election of Officers. Philip Littlejohn, 'The Titanic - My Grandfather's Story' Refreshments: Refreshment Duty - Book group

Wednesday 9th June Away-A-Day Elm Farm Research Centre & Kennet Horse Boat cruise.

Friday 2nd July Committee Meeting, 10:00 am, Civic Centre Hemel Hempstead

Monday 5th July Monthly Meeting, 10:00 am, Berkhamsted Town Hall High Street Berkhamsted Graham Laurie, 'The History of Royal Flying' Refreshments: Refreshment Duty - Genealogy Group Berkhamsted

Tuesday 6th July - Friday 9th July South East Forum Summer School, University of Chichester 5 mile town walks, Art History, Walking Chichester Harbour, Creative Drama, Psychology, Geology, Needlecraft Lace, Painting with Water colours, Science in Society, Early Modern Novels, 3-4 mile Downland walks, Vienna the City of Music, Opera study, Writing a life story

Friday 16th July Away-A-Day Refreshments: Combe Mill & Blenheim Palace.

Friday 30th July Committee Meeting, 10:00 am, Civic Centre Hemel Hempstead

Monday 2nd August Monthly Meeting, 10:00 am, Boxmoor Playhouse Hemel Hempstead Speaker tba Refreshments: Refreshment Duty - Painting Group

Tuesday 10th August Away-A-Day Steel Heritage Centre, Corby, Kirby Hall (EH), Rockingham Castle.

Monday 16th August - Thursday 19th August TAT. Summer School, Cirencester, Royal Agricultural College Architecture, Experiments in Theatre, La Belle France, History of 19th cent. London, Mah Jong, Mahler, Political Philosophy, Poetry, Psychology, Science and Technology, Singing for Pleasure

Monday 23rd August - Thursday 26th August TAT. Summer School, Cirencester, Royal Agricultural College Art History, Cinema history, Computing Workshop, Geology of Building stones, Latin American Spanish, Literature, Music Appreciation, Philosophy, Poetry, Storytelling, Writing

Friday 3rd September Committee Meeting, 10:00 am, Civic Centre Hemel Hempstead

Monday 6th September Monthly Meeting, 10:00 am, Boxmoor Playhouse Hemel Hempstead Speaker tba Refreshments: Refreshment Duty - Scrabble

Thursday 9th September Away-A-Day Rochester Cathedral & Rochester Castle (EH) etc.

Friday 1st October Committee Meeting, 10:00 am, Civic Centre Hemel Hempstead

Monday 4th October Monthly Meeting, 10:00 am, Berkhamsted Town Hall, High Street Berkhamsted Speaker tba Refreshments: Refreshment Duty - Painting for Pleasure

Wednesday 6th October Away-A-Day Christ Church College and Cathedral, Oxford.

Tuesday 12nd October Co-ordinator's Day, times to be confirmed, St Mary & St Joseph RC Church Parish Centre St Johns Road, Boxmoor, Hemel Hempstead Refreshments: Refreshment Duty Shakespeare

Saturday 16th October Celebration Barn Dance, 7:30pm - 11pm, The Collegiate College, Castle Street, Berkhamsted

Friday 29th October Committee Meeting, 10:00 am, Civic Centre Hemel Hempstead

Tuesday 2nd November Monthly Meeting, 10:00 am, Boxmoor Playhouse Hemel Hempstead Speaker tba Refreshments: Refreshment Duty - Geology Group

Tuesday 9th November Away-A-Day Cola factory visit & William Morris Gallery, E.London.

Friday 3rd December Committee Meeting, 10:00 am, Civic Centre Hemel Hempstead

Monday 6th December Monthly Meeting, 10:00 am, Boxmoor Playhouse, Hemel Hempstead Speaker tba Refreshments: Refreshment Duty Creative writing A