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Plymouth u3a Plant 500 Trees
23 February 2023
Volunteers from Plymouth u3a recently planted 500 trees and were featured in BBC Spotlight.
Tree Spotting in Ayr
05 October 2021
Michael, the group leader of Ayr u3a's Tree Spotting group, talks about the groups' experiences, what they've learnt and some of the most impressive trees they've seen
Walking 5,000 Miles in Three Months
04 March 2021
Brenda McKenzie, of Maghull and Lydiate u3a talks about how their Walk A Mile or Two group walked 5,000 miles in three months
Stourbridge u3a Canal Group
02 March 2021
Barbara French talks about the canal group at Stourbridge u3a which ran pre-pandemic.
Open Gardens
21 September 2020
Margaret Fiddes from Sherburn and Villages u3a talks about how the Gardens group have started visiting each other's gardens again.
Running a Tree Canopy Assessment Group
18 June 2020
Eryll Fabian talks about the Tree Canopy Assessment Group she runs for Tunbridge Wells U3A.
A Coordinated Bird Watch
15 May 2020
Oldham and District U3A's Birdwatching Group report on their co-ordinated bird watch.
Nature Appreciation Group
26 March 2020
Hugh Munro talks about the Nature Appreciation Group that started this week at Penicuik and District U3A.
Walking Cricket: 11 months and not out!
11 December 2019
Walking Cricket Subject Advisor, Mac McKechnie, discusses how walking cricket has grown over the last year
Geocaching Activity Group
11 November 2019
Bob Mitchell and Jane Freshney of Bridgnorth and District U3A discuss their Geocaching group
Geology Rocks
08 November 2019
Isabel Stewart talks about a combined Geology group she runs for Corwen and Ruthin U3As
Grow Your Own
14 October 2019
Shirley Bray on Rotherham U3A's Grow Your Own group within their community walled garden
U3A Falconry Course
20 August 2019
Pauline McKenzie, Crawley U3A talks about her first experience of Falconry at a U3A regional Summer School.
Wellbeing with Nature
26 June 2019
Susan Collini (Oundle U3A)Subject Adviser for Wellbeing with Nature talks about the health and wellbeing benefits of being in nature
Learning about Geology
30 January 2019
Joan Farran, Potters Bar U3A on taking part in a Geology Interest group and learning more about a subject which is all around us.
A Polar Exploration
18 September 2018
Interesting, revealing, encouraging: Philip Cook from Reading U3A talks about the Thames Valley Network’s Study Day.
Meet up and Fish
17 August 2018
Jimmy Wignall from Wigan U3A on nature, fishing and setting up a new learning group.
Good things come in trees
27 June 2018
Beryl Pemberton, Bedale & District U3A talks about a yearlong shared learning project with Thorp Perrow Arboretum.
Wales Coast and Borders
15 February 2018
Stuart Murray from the U3A Wales Coastline and Border Celebration gives the latest on this large shared learning project.
Mycology is fun, guys!
26 January 2018
Anne Andrews writes about South East London U3A's fungus group.
