Coleshill and District U3A – Talks for March 2025 to February 2026
17th March 2025 – History of Stourbridge Glass – Kate Round
A talk on the subject of Stourbridge glass, past and present
14th April 2025 – Master Thatcher – David Wood
A talk and demonstration on the subject of thatching
19th May 2025 – Nostalgic High Street – Nigel Metcalfe
A trip down the High Street of our memories visiting many outlets no longer with us
16th June 2025 – The Life and Music of Scott Joplin – Roger Browne
A musical presentation of the music and times of the King of Ragtime
21st July 2025 – Those Damn Tin Cans – David and Pam Humphries
A talk on the history and development of the pre-fab in Birmingham, post World War 2
18th August 2025 – You Can’t Abdicate and Eat it – Mary Bodfish
A talk on the history and background of the abdication of Edward VIII
15th September 2025 – Here Come the Girls – Sheila Woolf
A look at how an influx of cash from wealthy American heiresses propped up British aristocracy
20th October 2025 – A Beginning, Middle and End – Bobby Darbyshire
A look at the intricacies of writing a book with a novelist
17th November 2025 – Shanties and Songs of the Sea – Michael Skinner
Audience participation is a must with a rousing look at Songs of the Sea
December 15th 2025 – Christmas Lunch
19th January 2026 – Albert, Worms and George, Don’t Do That! – Jennifer Rigby
A light-hearted ramble through great comedy monologues of days gone by, with performance extracts