2026
June J&S Exotic Animal Experience
May Barrow to Baghdad and back again Philip Caine
April North Wales Film Makers. Tony Griffiths
March Growing and showing giant veg. John Bebbington
February Chris Hind - RNID
January Chester Tour Guide - Stephen Shakeshaft. Sponsored by North Hoyle Windfarm
2025
November AGM and member talk - Boiling mud and rolling water - Kendall Down
October Storyteller Fiona Collins
September North Wales Fire Service - Fire Safety
July North Wales Police - Crime and Cyber Crime security advice
June Member Valerie Williams "Brizlincote, a journey through time and country"
May Peter Jones - Bardsey Island
April Jane Moore from the National Garden Scheme: the history of NGS and gardens open for charity in our local area
March “Growing up in Birmingham in 60’s & 70’s” Gina Maddison, Local author
February "The curious case of the 3:20 to Widnes" - Chris Grier
January District Judge Gwyn Jones
2024
November 2024 Sarah Callon from North Wales Wildlife Trust, The Osprey project at Llyn Brenig.
October 2024 Kendall Down 'Walking Hadrian's Ditch'
September 2024 Notice of Prestatyn, Rhyl and District u3a, AGM 2024
July 2024 Summer Social
June 2024 John Wiltshire 'Miners Talk' on the Point of Ayr Colliery.
May 2024 Entertainment by our members and others, including the local Ukulele group
April 2024 Our members, Theresa Parry, Glen Roberts with guest Enid Moore spoke on 'Autism.'
March 2024 Adrian Jones from North Wales Wildlife Trust talked about the Welsh Beaver Project "Bringing back the beaver"
February 2024 The new website preview and 'Celts' - Chris Winner
January 2024 Public Access Defibrillators - Gus Wood, talk, demonstration and practical session
2023
December 2023 Christmas 'Get together' with mince pies, Fizz/Bucks Fizz (alcohol free of course), Social Event
Christmas 'Get Together' 2023 : You can view a slideshow of photographs taken (with members' permissions) at the event here Christmas 2023. You can view a slideshow of photographs taken (with members' permissions) at the event here Christmas 2023
November 2023 Climate change and what you can do about it - Nick Ward from Ruthin u3a
October 2023 the speaker couldn't get to the venue because of the floods so we looked at some of the historical site in Antalya with Chris Winner
October 2023 Membership renewal and Groups Showcase event October 2023, view the slideshow here: Membership and Showcase 2023
September 2023 Into the Roaring Forties - Kendall Down
July 2023 'The History of the Classical Guitar' - Ian Sherwood
July 7th 2023 A Summer Buffet was enjoyed by some of our members at the Meliden Golf Club, It was a lovely warm, sunny day. There was a raffle and a quiz which added to the fun.
June 2023 'Dementia research and other relevant research initiatives' - Dr James Davies MP
May 2023 'A stroll along the Prom' - Remembering the good times of Rhyl and then the decline in 1970's also looking back to the peak of its popularity around 1900.- Robert Jones
April 2023 'The Anglesey Bonesetters a descendant's ramblings' - Dyfrig Roberys
March 2023 'Brochs and Cairns around the Orkney's' - Kendall Down
February 2023 'Penderyn Distillery'- Richard Edwards
January 2023 'Life in Ancient Egypt' - Chris Winner
2022
Friday the 28th October 2022 Blood Bikes Wales visited us and gave a talk on the wonderful work they do. Please click on this link to their Facebook where there are some photos of their visit. Blood Bikes Wales Facebook
Saturday 6th August 2022. We had a wonderful 'Afternoon Tea'. Click on the link to see what a good time we had:
Afternoon Tea Slide Show
Friday 24th June 2022 Helen Melvin. Felted Journey with Botanical Colours
Friday 27th May 2022 Tony Vitti ‘Belgium Refugees’
Friday 29th April 2022 a Spring Social Event was held at the Festival Church, which was very well attended. Everyone enjoyed a cake and a cup of tea. We had a Quiz and a Spring Creative Competition which was won by Bev Wood with her charming Mice. Members who were not able to attend in person joined us on Zoom and they were also able take part in the Quiz.
Friday 25th March 2022 a very successful hybrid open meeting was held, members who were not able to attend in person joined us on Zoom. We hope this will be the format for future meetings. Tony Waller gave a fascinating presentation on Vultures.
Tony told us that you can see Vultures at the Eagle & Vulture Park at the following address:
Gauntlet Birds of Prey
Manchester Road,
Knutsford,
Cheshire,
WA16 0SX,
England
We had a wonderful 'Afternoon Tea' on Saturday 6th August 2022. Click on the link to see what a good time we had:
Afternoon Tea Slide Show
Pre Covid
| Feb 2020 | The Story of a Street - 200 years' history Bridge St, Chester | David Cummings | |
| Jan 2020 | Hedgehogs - how to protect them | Tracy Pierce. | |
| Jan 2020 | Supporting the Foodbank | Heather Norris | |
| Dec 2019 | The Christmas Party | ||
| Nov 2019 | When We Were Very Rich - memoirs of growing up in Australia | Elaine Crabtree | |
| Oct 2019 | The Art of our Nature | Philip Snow | A presentation |
| Sep 2019 | Femmes Fatales- Dangerous Women in Art | Andrew Kenrick | A presentation |
| Jul 2019 | John Harold | Snowdonia Habitats | A presentation |
| Jun 2019 | Dave & Jean Smith | Astronomy -"What we see in the Sky" | A presentation |
| May 2019 | Kendall Down | 'Marathon Diaries' | A presentation |
| Feb 2019 | Kendall Down | 'Jerusalem,City of Gold' | A presentation |
| Jan 2019 | Abergele U3A | A Concert by Abergele U3A Ukelele Group | |
| Nov 2018 | Barry Griffiths from Conwy Bees | 'You Never Can Tell With Bees' | |
| Oct 2018 | Christine Stockton from Deva Flamenco | 'The History of Flamenco from Roman Times' | |
| Sep 2018 | Derek Bond from Meliden Historical Society | ‘The History of Prestatyn & Meliden in Pre-historic Times’ | |
| Jul 2018 | Robert H Griffiths | "Local Girls and Women in World War I" | Talk and pictures |
| Jun 2018 | Ruth Pritchard | "Old Rhyl in Photographs" | From 1860 onwards; images with comments |
| May 2018 | Annual General Meeting | followed by entertainment from Magician, Jay Gatling | |
| Apr 2018 | Julian Hughes | "RSPB - Conwy Reserve" | Site Manager for the RSPB - Conwy Reserve |
| Mar 2018 | Interest Groups Showcase & Coffee Morning | ||
| Feb 2018 | Fiona Gale | "Archaeology in the Rhyl & Prestatyn Area" | Fiona is the Denbighshire County Archaeologist |
| Jan 2018 | Linda Mathias | "A Guided Tour of St Asaph Cathedral" | Parts of the Cathedral that the casual visitor might miss |
| Dec 2017 | Xmas Social | ||
| Nov 2017 | Mike Hall & Zebedee | "Guide Dogs Cymru" | Talk |
| Oct 2017 | Margaret Dunn | "Discovering Old Welsh Houses" | The history of houses built before 1700 in North Wales |
| Sep 2017 | Janice Edington | "Herbs & Spices through the Ages" | Using herbs and spices in home made products, with samples! |
| Aug 2017 | Summer "Picnic" | ||
| Jul 2017 | Mike Hardisty | "Aircraft and Wildlife Photography" | How to produce the perfect photograph, esp. local scenery, birds, wildlife, and aircraft |
| Jun 2017 | Annual General Meeting | Followed by Quiz | |
| May 2017 | Ruth Moore Williams | "Denbighshire in Song and Story" | An entertainment |
| Apr 2017 | Cllr Sarah Roberts | "The Regeneration of Rhyl and its Seafront" | Talk by the Mayor of Rhyl |
| Mar 2017 | Interest Groups Showcase & Coffee Morning | ||
| Feb 2017 | Dawn Thomas | "Living Seas Awareness" | North Wales Wildlife Trust |
| Jan 2017 | Tim Parry | "Fresh Coffee Roasting Demonstration" | How to enjoy good, fresh coffee, rather than settling for instant |
| Dec 2016 | Xmas Get Together | Fun and games | |
| Nov 2016 | Ian Sherwood | "The Story of the Classical Guitar" | Talk and demonstration |
| Oct 2016 | Ted Watson | "The RNLI - 1824 to the Present Day" | A talk about the history of the RNLI by a long-standing ambassador and fundraiser |
| Jul 2016 | John & Marilyn Davies | "Birds in the Wood" | John and Marilyn have been carving and painting birds for almost forty years |
| Sep 2016 | Simon Simcox | "Hidden Houses" | Research into historic houses and buildings across North Wales |
| Jun 2016 | Julian Thompson | "The History of Pensychnant Conservation Centre and Nature Reserve" | Talk about issues that concern us; advice and Q&A session |
| May 2016 | Annual General Meeting | Followed by Film & TV Quiz | |
| Apr 2016 | Chris Winner | "Ancient Egyptian Art." | Flint U3A |
| Mar 2016 | Interest Group Showcase | Stands, displays and demonstrations from many of our Interest Groups | |
| Feb 2016 | Janice Edlington | "The History of the Spice Trade" | With samples of homemade cakes, jams and sweets, all made with various spices, to try & buy |
| Jan 2016 | Kendall Down | "The Pleasures of Pompeii" | Erotic paintings and carvings that shocked the archaeologists who discovered them! |
| Dec 2015 | Xmas Get Together | Friendly chat, festive nibbles, Christmas music and Quizzes! | |
| Nov 2015 | Brian Lewis | "The Music of Rogers and Hammerstein" | Accompanied by music from well known films and musicals to sing along with |
| Oct 2015 | Howard Green | "Toolmakers, the Early Beginnings" | How early man made and used his tools, with samples |
| Sep 2015 | The Police | "Local Issues and Crime Prevention" | Talk about issues that concern us, advice and question & answer session |
| Aug 2015 | Helen Wilkes | "Hector's Greyhound Rescue" | The work they do - and 3 rescued greyhounds to meet! |
| Jul 2015 | Mark Baker | "The History of Gwrych Castle, Abergele" | The Gwrych Castle Preservation Trust |
| Jun 2015 | Howard Mence | "The Flowering of the Magna Carta, a Welsh Perspective" | Research done by Llandudno U3A to commemorate the 800th anniversary of the sealing of the Magna Carta |
| May 2015 | Annual General Meeting | Followed by General Knowledge Quiz! | |
| Apr 2015 | Interest Group Showcase | Stands, displays and demonstrations from many of our Interest Groups | |
| Mar 2015 | Susan Clark | "Soldier from the Sky" | The story of her father-in-law, who was shot down and killed in his Halifax Bomber over Dusseldorf in 1944 |
| Feb 2015 | Heather Prydderch | "Custom Handmade Jigsaw Puzzles" | Local artisan demonstration |
| Jan 2015 | Shirley Down | "Stroke and Comunication" | Ambassador for the Stroke Association |