u3a

Winchcombe Area

Events: Dates for your Diary

See below for a full list of forthcoming Meetings and Outings.

Hook Norton Brewery

Monthly Meetings

Our monthly meetings, at which we usually have a guest speaker, take place on the 2nd Tuesday of each month from 2pm to 4pm at Abbey Fields Community Centre. There is an opportunity to find out more about the many groups we have on offer and a chance to socialise over a cuppa at the end of the meeting.

Outings

We usually have a coach outing once every month, leaving from the Library Car Park in Winchcombe.

Booking is required for all outings.

Payment by Bacs, please, to Sort Code 30-90-92, Account 34740368. Specify your name, and the trip you are going on. When you have paid, it is important to email dcsmith18@gmail.com to confirm that you have done so. If you have any questions, call Di on 07340 247255 

Study days

These are usually organised by either the U3A Cotswold Link or National Office

Online Learning Events

National Office offer a number of workshops, webinars and interactive sessions delivered by members for members, which are free to join by following the link.

Forthcoming events

2nd June 2026
10:30 am - 3:30 pm
Other
From Pen to Reader: The Journey of a Book A day of four lively talks exploring how books are imagined, written, researched, published, and brought to readers. Open to all […]
9th June 2026
2:00 pm
Monthly meeting
Speaker: Anthony Gerrard - Subject: Royal National Lifeboat Institution
10th June 2026
Outing
This will be a  Summer Picnic Day for members, to be held at the Dean Heritage Centre in the Forest of Dean. Transport by coach will be free, but please […]
Cost: No charge. Bring your own picnic
Booking Required
15th June 2026
to 19th June 2026
Outing
This trip is now FULLY BOOKED. A waiting list is available
14th July 2026
2:00 pm
Monthly meeting
Speaker: Philip Caine - Subject: Barrow to Baghdad and back again
15th July 2026
Outing
Cost: £18
Booking Required
6th August 2026
Outing
This visit has unfortunately had to be cancelled, as the venue is unable to accommodate us. So no outing this August.
11th August 2026
2:00 pm
Monthly meeting
Speaker: Kirstie Bingham - Subject: Sex, scandal and medieval lust and sexuality
8th September 2026
2:00 pm
Monthly meeting
16th September 2026
Outing
Cost: £26
Booking Required
8th October 2026
Outing
An atmospheric Elizabethan farhouse famed for hiding King Charles II from Cromwell's army.
Cost: £20
Booking Required
13th October 2026
2:00 pm
Monthly meeting
Speaker: JoAnne Freeman - Subject: Nunavut, Land of the Midnight Sun
10th November 2026
2:00 pm
Monthly meeting
Speaker: Alexandra LLoyd-Jones, Older Drivers Forum - Subject: Winter driving for older motorists
13th November 2026
Outing
Cost: £28
Booking Required
3rd December 2026
Outing
8th December 2026
2:00 pm
Monthly meeting
Festive singing with the Winchcombe Community Choir

Some details and pictures of past Events and Outings