u3a

Stratford-upon-Avon

Events and Visits

We recently held a special Silver Anniversary party, as we were celebrating 25 years since our foundation. About 60 members came, including 4 of our original members.

Full details are here.

Monthly meetings

We have a regular program of monthly meetings with different speakers. The meetings are also an opportunity to meet with other members or to find out more about our u3a.

A list of speakers and topics for our forthcoming meetings is here.

Following the talk by Marie-Claire Barker from the RNIB about sight loss at our meeting in March 2025, a visit was arranged to the guide dog training centre at Leamington Spa.

A number of our members enjoyed an interesting afternoon, finding out about the work done there to train dogs to help people with sight loss.

You can read more about this visit here.

Theatre and Ballet visits

We arrange frequent outings to the Royal Shakespeare Theatre where we are fortunate to obtain excellent seats at favourable group rates. In recent months we have seen The Merchant of Venice 1936, Hamlet, The Merry Wives of Windsor and Othello among others - a varied and stimulating collection. In May 2026 we have seats for The Tempest.

We also keep our ballet aficionados happy with trips to Birmingham to see ballets such as The Nutcracker and Don Quixote.

Regional and national events

Other events include meetings, courses, conferences and workshops arranged by the Third Age Trust nationally and regionally. These include the popular u3a Summer Schools, short holiday courses open to all members. All events of likely interest to members are publicised in our regular newsletter and on this website.