Dates for your Diary

Participation in any event listed here is open to the whole SWHerts u3a membership, although places may be limited on some trips.

Please contact the relevant organiser to check availability.

 

March
Mon 9 General meeting at Stanborough Centre: Speaker: Brian Cookson: “London Bridges”
Tue 17 Quiz Group Annual Fish and Chip Supper Quiz, All Saints Church Hall, Horseshoe Lane, Leavesden
Wed 18 Coach Trips 1: Wakehurst Place NT & Millennium Seed Bank, Sussex (Tickets on sale today)
Thu 26 Coach Trips 2: Aylesbury Waterside Theatre—Barnum (Sold Out)
April
Mon 13 General meeting at Stanborough Centre: Speaker: Andrew Sheldon: “Digital Forensic Casebook”
Wed 15 Coach Trips 1: Sutton Hoo NT Woodbridge, Suffolk (Tickets on sale Today)
Thu 16 Easter Parade, at Stanborough Centre (Tickets on sale Today)
Thu 30 Coach Trips 2: Biscester Avenue Garden Centre, Bicester (Tickets on sale Today)
May
Mon 11 General meeting at Stanborough Centre: Speaker: Tony Tutton: “That’ll be the day—the life, music and influence of Buddy Holly”
Mon 11—15 TFA: 4-night break in Torquay
Wed 20 Coach Trips 1: Museum of Natural History, Oxford (Tickets on sale April)
TBA Coach Trips 2: Date and venue to be arranged
June
Thu 4 Coach Trips 2: Cockney Afternoon on Tereza Joanne (more information to come)
Mon 8 Annual General Meeting at Stanborough Centre. No speaker
Wed 17 Coach Trips 1: Brighton (Tickets on sale May)

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SOCIAL EVENTS BILLBOARD  Carol Stanton  This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

The Quiz Group are holding their Annual Fish and Chip Supper Quiz on Tuesday 17th March 2026 at All Saints Church Hall, Leavesden, All Saints Crescent, WD25 0LU.
Doors will open at 16.15 and the quiz will start at 16.45 sharp. To ensure a good mix of knowledge, on arrival you will be randomly allocated to a table. If you arrive with one friend, you will be allowed to sit with them. But please don’t move from your allocated table.
You have the choice of Fish and Chips, Chicken and Chips or Vegetarian option. Bring your own Drinks.
Tickets will cost £13.00 and will be on sale for the next three General Meetings.

Easter Parade 2026
Thursday 16th April, 2.30—4.30 at Stanborough Centre, St Albans Road, Garston.
An afternoon soiree focusing on light, elegant, and social entertainment, with gentle music and seated delicious refreshments.
A Best Dressed Ladies Competition, and the Most Elegantly Dressed Gentlemen Award. Also a Photo Booth to capture the afternoon and a sing-a-long to music from the movies.
Tickets are £12.00 and will be on sale at March and April General Meetings.

 

COACH TRIPS 1

Coach Trips 1: Leader: Roger Frost (01923 465739)

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Wednesday 15th April Sutton Hoo NT, Woodbridge Suffolk.

This hauntingly beautiful 270 acre estate, with far-reaching views over the River Deben, is home to one of the greatest archaeological discoveries of all time. Walk around the Royal Burial Ground and enjoy vistas from the 17-metre viewing tower. The Great Ship Burial in the King's Mound is in England's Valley of the Kings, and the Anglo-Saxon ship is the richest burial ever found in northern Europe.
Depart at 9.15 am from Stanborough Centre, St Albans Road, Garston. Return approx. 6 pm
Tickets : Coach £18:
NT Members - entry free: Non- members: £17.10 - on the day.

 

COACH TRIPS 2

Contacts: Lorraine Law (07906 500974)
and Gill Dobson (07769 963532; This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.)

With the weather being so unpredictable we are planning a trip to the Bicester Avenue Garden Centre on Thursday 30th April.
There is a lovely restaurant and plenty of things to spark interest as well as the flowers and plants. There is also a selection of retail outlet shops to enjoy.

Please note this is not the Bicester Outlet Village.
For more details come and see us at Coach Trips 2 desk.

LONDON WALKS

These gentle walks are open to all members. Pre-booking is not usually required unless the walk includes admission to a Museum or Gallery.

 

TRIPS FURTHER AFIELD

Trips Further Afield: Leader: Mike Findley (07804 651 620)
Last call for the 4-night break in Torquay by coach with a full package of excursions starting 11th May 2026.

An exciting, fully-featured break including a murder mystery dinner. There may be some limited double/twin rooms available but all single rooms are taken.

Albania, starting 3rd October 2026
Details of our fully-featured one week Albanian holiday have now been finalised and will be released at today’s General Meeting. This includes a full tour of this enigmatic country accompanied throughout by a tour guide, almost all meals, 4 star hotels, UK transfers, and many sites of historical and scenic interest, etc .
Price from £1469. A single room supplement of £199. A unique opportunity to see somewhere different.
Currently in Planning: A 4 night Christmas Markets trip to a historic continental city starting 30th November. Watch this space!

Reminder—Riviera Travel Partnership scheme with the Third Age Trust.

Members who take holidays with Riviera Travel can earn commission for our u3a. In 2022, we received £675 from Riviera for holidays booked by our members. Claiming the commission is easy. When booking a holiday, members should say they are SWH u3a members and ask for commission to be paid. Riviera Travel will pay the commission to the TAT who then notify our Treasurer and transfer it into our SWH Bank Account

As Sergei would say — “Simples”