Meeting Programme
Normally a  meeting is held weekly on a Thursday during academic term time in Capel Berea, St David's Road, Bangor.
 
Doors open at 9.45am for socialising with other members and group leaders over coffee and biscuits. Providing a chance to check  up on current activities. 

At 10.30am following announcements concerning U3A business an invited Speaker will give a talk. These cover a wide range of topics and interests.

The meeting finishes about 11.55am

Parking is limited at Capel Berea but plenty of parking is available a short distance away in the Matalan /B and M shopping complex. Just follow the footpath and steps to the side of B and M.

The  Current Programme for  2025

The programme will be subject to additions, changes and updates - please check back regularly.

SubjectThe Home Front in World War One
Date 5th February 2026 at 9.45
SpeakerTesni Bevan
Venue Capel Berea

This talk will focus on the courage and endurance of the women who kept their villages going while their menfolk were at the front, and the challenges facing returning veterans trying to assimilate back into civilian life.

 Tesni Bevan is the author of Poppies Grow on Broken Ground, the first of four novels set on the home front in Cymru during WW1.

 

Subject200 Years of the Menai Bridge
Date 12th February 2026 at 9.45
SpeakerJohn Cole
Venue Capel Berea

John will talk about the life of  the Menai Bridge over 200 years.

 

 

 

 

SubjectLiverpool Lost
Date 19th February 2026 at 9.45
SpeakerPaul O’Keeffe  
Venue Capel Berea

 

Paul O’Keeffe will talk about the Liverpool that existed in the past and is now no longer here.

 Dr Paul O'Keeffe is a writer and former lecturer in art history at Liverpool Hope University.

He is the author of a  number of biographies and works of military and social history. His latest book - Trafalgar: Battle and Aftermath - is  being published in March 2026.

 

SubjectFrom Plato to Apple – A history of the moving image
Date 26th February 2026 at 9.45
SpeakerRod Varley  
Venue Capel Berea

Rod - one of our own u3a members will talk about the history and development of the moving image

 

SubjectDetails to follow
Date 5th March 2026 at 9.45
Speaker
Venue Capel Berea

Details to follow

SubjectDetails to follow
Date 12th March 2026 at 9.45
Speaker
Venue Capel Berea
SubjectMary’s Meals - a simple solution to world hunger
Date 19th March 2026 at 9.45
SpeakerHannah More
Venue Capel Berea

How a charity went from a tin-shed in the Scottish Highlands to serving school meals to over 3 million children.

 Hannah Moore is based in Shrewsbury in Shropshire and looks after Mary’s Meals supporters and volunteers in the West Midlands and North Wales.  She has spent much of her career based in schools, both here in the UK and in Zambia, Southern Africa.