Katie Foster is a Newport U3a member and Chair of Alzheimer’s Research UK for Shropshire. Her talk will outline what is being done to find a cure    - It's not all gloom and doom on the research front - a talk to shine a light on the realities of the many types of dementia (Alzheimer's Disease… Read more

Shaun has a background in performing, education and creative writing and a passion to share his love of history and storytelling. Heroes in the Sky shines a light on the overlooked stories of the air war in Britain during WW2. It tells the tales not only of dashing pilots, but also the groundcrew, the civilians,… Read more

Marc Brimble will outline fragrant shrubs and coloured stems that brighten the garden at this time of year and will bring cuttings of the sorts of plants and shrubs he will talk about appropriate for this season.  Marc is a RHS gold medal winning gardener, with a passion for photography. Read more

Come along and test your knowledge in our Christmas Quiz and feed your brain with our delicious buffet. There is a small prize for the winners. Open to non-members. Read more

Opened in April 1901 with six students and becoming a University in 2012, Harper Adams now caters for over 2,500 students and celebrates its 125th anniversary this year.  This is the story of one man’s vision for improving farming and food production: The history of Harper Adams University- the UK's leading provider of Higher Education… Read more

From child gambler to ruby anniversary “The mind of a gambler” – Paul talks of his experience as a gambling addict and of learning to live without gambling. He describes the typical process of addiction. He had started very young, on slot machines, and had gradually become addicted to the buzz and excitement of gambling,… Read more

Thought provoking and often humorous content built around a theme. Rhyme nor Reason is a collection of comic poetry and song, with live music, pictures, recordings and film clips.  The work of Flanders and Swann, Marriot Edgar, Stanley Holloway, Pam Ayres, Les Barker and others. Lots of laughs with goalkeeper Joe, Amnesia, Fifty Shades, and… Read more

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Rodney Paul has a keen interest in Antarctic history. Reading accounts of early expeditions to Antarctica was the catalyst for his desire to experience the unique region himself. He has a detailed Knowledge of the Heroic Age of Antarctic expeditions and with his account of Captain Scott and the Race to the South Pole he… Read more