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.
SOCIAL EVENTS BILLBOARD Carol Stanton This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Christmas Lunch at the Blue Check restaurant.
There are just four tickets left for our annual festive lunch on Monday, December 15th. Contact the Social
Events team on This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or in the Stanborough Centre foyer during our General Meeting.
November
Mon 10 General Meeting at Stanborough Centre: Speaker: Andrew Baker: “An anatomy of our beloved NHS”
Fri 14 TFA Potters Festive Break Holiday, Norfolk
Mon 24 Explore London Walks: starts from St Paul’s
Tue 25 Explore London Places: National Maritime Museum
Thur 27 Coach Trips 1: St Edmundsbury Cathedral Christmas Market, Bury St Edmunds (Tickets on sale today)
Sat 29 Coach Trips 2: Stratford-upon-Avon Christmas Market (SOLD OUT)
December
Mon 1 General Meeting at Stanborough Centre: No Speaker: Variety Show
Coach Trips 1: NO TRIP THIS MONTH
Wed 10 Coach Trips 2: Christmas lunch on the riverboat Tereza Joanne (SOLD OUT)
Mon 15 Christmas Lunch at the Blue Check restaurant
January 2026
Mon 12 General Meeting at Stanborough Centre: Speaker: Charles Wallace: “Emma Hamilton — Lord Nelson’s Mistress”
SWHerts u3a holds regular Monthly General Meetings on the second Monday of each month, from 10.00 am to 12:00 noon, at The Stanborough Centre, 609 St Albans Rd, Watford WD25 9JL. Doors open for members at 9.15am. Please do not enter before then.
Next month’s meeting will be on Monday 1st December 2025
COACH TRIPS 1
Coach Trips 1: Leader: Roger Frost (01923 465739)
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Thursday 27th November 2025: St Edmundsbury Cathedral Christmas Market - Bury St. Edmunds,Suffolk. (Tickets still available.)
This month we are looking forward to our trip to Stratford on Avon Christmas Market.
Please remember this is on SATURDAY 29th November and that the coach will be picking us up from
Woodside Leisure Centre at 9am. Please park in the free car park at the top of the hill near the recreation play area. This trip is sold out.
50+ stallholders from Suffolk and beyond will showcase their products – a perfect place to find your Christmas gifts.
You’ll get the chance to browse stalls while also taking in the beautiful setting of the 16th century Cathedral.
There will be daily entertainment for visitors including carols and live music.
Maybe take the opportunity to climb the Cathedral Tower! (£12 — bookable times).
Coach Tickets £16.00
Depart at 9.15 am Stanborough Centre, St Albans Road, Garston. Return approx. 6.00 pm
Please note that this year entry to the Christmas Market will be £1.00 per person. As a safety measure, random bag searches will take place before entry.
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.)
This month we are looking forward to our trip to Stratford on Avon Christmas Market.
Please remember this is on SATURDAY 29th November and that the coach will be picking us up from
Woodside Leisure Centre at 9am. Please park in the free car park at the top of the hill near
the recreation play area. This trip is sold out.
Our day on the riverboat Tereza Joanne on Wednesday 10th December has proved to be very popular
and all the tickets have been sold.
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.
Explore London Walks: a walk starting at St Pauls on Monday 24th November lead by Geoff Harrison.
Explore London Places: a visit to Greenwich to the National Maritime Museum on Tuesday 25th November to see
both the Pirates Exhibition and the Astronomy Photographer of the Year exhibition.
Manic Mondays: a trip to Richmond Theatre on Thursday 27th November to see Woman in Black
Otherwise just turn up at the agreed starting point. Full details are available from Mike Findley
TRIPS FURTHER AFIELD
Leader: Mike Findley (01727 845122)
The holiday to Potters at Hopton-On-Sea starting 14th November is now over-subscribed.
Currently on sale is a 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 are still some double/twin rooms
available but all single rooms are taken.
In planning for 2026 are a possible holiday in Albania and a coach tour of the far north of Scotland. Details of
these will be released as soon as they become available.
Nearer home.
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”