Our Social Event brought many members together to enjoy an afternoon celebrating the 15th anniversary of the founding of our South Solihull u3a.  Following memory quizzes and nostalgic presentations, a traditional English afternoon cream tea was served, accompanied by Prosecco. Read more

A return visit from Roger Browne, with amusing anecdotes and fascinating historical facts woven around a selection of famous, old radio theme tunes - a lovely trip down memory lane. Read more

Our Annual General Meeting (AGM) occupied the first part of our Core Meeting this month.  Following the Chair's annual report and approval of the Accounts, the nominated Committee and Support Group members were approved by the attendees.  As usual, the Minutes are available on the Documents page and will be due for approval at next… Read more

No one can have failed to see the huge impact that the London to Birmingham High Speed Rail Link (HS2) has had on our local road network and the surrounding countryside.  This talk was by a local resident, Richard Clifford, who first developed his interest in HS2 whilst cycling along Kenilworth Greenway (a disused railway… Read more

We learned about an emergency service that we are grateful for the existence of, but which we hope never to have to use! Kay Starkey, of the Midlands Air Ambulance Charity (MAAC) gave a brief overview of their history, shared what they bring to the scene, the procedures they can undertake and some of the… Read more

Speaker: Javed Hashemi Dr. Hashemi, a well-known local speaker who has addressed our u3a twice before, came yet again, this time to share with us his knowledge of the history of the silk routes.  These ancient routes have, for many centuries, brought goods and ideas from the Far East to the West, changing their routes… Read more

Speaker: Geoff Lambert Geoff, who works for the Medical Detection Dogs Charity, gave us a fascinating insight into the work of these very special dogs.  Dogs have a far more acute sense of smell than humans have, and many medical conditions have their own unique smell which dogs can be trained to detect. Geoff described… Read more

This wonderful old-fashioned pantomime kept us gloriously entertained Read more

Saqib Bhatti, MP for Meriden and Solihull East, spoke about his work and background, and answered questions from our members. Read more

Blind adventurer David C-P recounted his 2011 trip to the Himalayas with other VIP's (visually-impaired people). Read more