Category: U3A Programme

Monday 16th February 2015
Downton Abbey Series Five – Episode 3 of 8
The unsolved mystery of the murder of Green, the valet of
Lord Gillingham, is again raised when The Law puts in appearance
10H00 at Formosa Garden Village Lounge
Co-ordinator: Angela Embleton 044-533-1437

Tuesday 17th February 2015
Italian Conversation
09H45 at 12 Challenge Drive
Co-ordinator: Brenda Hardy 044-533-5489

Wednesday 18th February 2015
The Dark Ages – An Age of Light – Episode 2 of 4
Januszcak discovers that the Barbarian tribes suffered bad press
but in their journey they produced incredible art
10H00 at Formosa Garden Village Lounge
Co-ordinator: Angela Embleton 044-533-1437

Friday 20th February 2015
French Conversation
10H00 at 7 Glennifer Street
Co-ordinator: Merle Decot 044-533-5879

Friday 20th February 2015
Mah Jong : Ancient Fascinating Game
13H30 at Formosa Garden Village Small Dining Room
Co-ordinator: Ameila White 044-533-0113

Monday 2nd February 2015
Downton Abbey Series Five – Episode 1 of 8
Downton Abbey is embroiled as usual in post-war politics
Romance and even a fire in the stately home
10H00 at Formosa Garden Village Lounge
Co-ordinator: Angela Embleton 044-533-1437

Tuesday 3rd February 2015
Italian Conversation
09H45 at 12 Challenge Drive
Co-ordinator: Brenda Hardy 044-533-5489

Wednesday 4th February 2015
The Dark Ages – An Age of Light – Episode 1 of 4
Landmark series by Waldemar Januszczak about an artistic era
He explores great artistic achievements of early Christian Art
10H00 at Formosa Garden Village Lounge
Co-ordinator: Angela Embleton 044-533-1437

Friday 6th February 2015
French Conversation
10H00 at 7 Glennifer Street
Co-ordinator: Merle Decot 044-533-5879

Friday 6th February 2015
Mah Jong : Ancient Fascinating Game
13H30 at Formosa Garden Village Small Dining Room
Co-ordinator: Ameila White 044-533-0113

Monday 24th November 2014
– The Queen’s Palaces : ( Part 3 of 3 )
The Palace of Holyroodhouse
The least-known of the Queen Elizabeth II’s palaces
10H00 at Formosa Garden Village Lounge
Co-ordinator: Angela Embleton 044-533-1437

Monday 24th November 2014
– The U3A Film Club : The Last of the Blonde Bombshells
This British-American television film describes the efforts of
Elizabeth, a recently widowed woman ( played by Dame Judy Dench)
to reunite the members of the World War II – era swing band
18H15 at Formosa Garden Village Lounge
Co-ordinator: Brian Hardy 044-533-5489

Tuesday 25th November 2014
– Italian Conversation
09H45 at 12 Challenge Drive
Co-ordinator: Brenda Hardy 044-533-5489

Wednesday 26th November 2014
– The Star of Bethlehem
Case Rijsdijk will discuss the Star of Bethlehem and
other legends and traditions behind the Christmas story
10H00 at Formosa Garden Village Lounge
Co-ordinator: Michael Lond 044-533-0018

Wednesday 26th November 2014
– U3A Plett Social Bridge Club
Supervised bridge in a friendly atmosphere
with tips for improving your play.
13H30 at the Angling Club
Co-ordinator: Michael Webb 082-226-7280

Friday 28th November 2014
– French Conversation
10H00 at 7 Gleninifer Street
Co-ordinator: Merle Decot 044-533-5879

Friday 28th November 2014
– Mah Jong
Learn and play this ancient and fascinating game.
13H30 at Formosa Garden Village Small Dining Room
Co-ordinator: Amelia White 044-533-0113

Monday 10th November 2014
– The Queen’s Palaces : ( Part 1 of 3 )
Buckingham Palace
The Monarch’s London residence where she is said
‘to live above the shop’
10H00 at Formosa Garden Village Lounge
Co-ordinator: Angela Embleton 044-533-1437

Tuesday 11th November 2014
– Italian Conversation
09H45 at 12 Challenge Drive
Co-ordinator: Brenda Hardy 044-533-5489

Wednesday 12th November 2014
– Conservation on Cousine
Dr. Mark Brown, Program Director of the Nature’s Valley Trust,
will talk about his recent conservation work in the Seychelles
10H00 at Formosa Garden Village Lounge
Co-ordinator: Michael Lond 044-533-0018

Wednesday 12th November 2014
– U3A Plett Social Bridge Club
Supervised bridge in a friendly atmosphere
with tips for improving your play.
13H30 at the Angling Club
Co-ordinator: Michael Webb 082-226-7280

Thursday 13th November 2014
– U3A Plett Out and About
Birding at Bella Manga, Uplands starts at 08H30
Our local expert, Gareth Robbins, leads a gentle walk
to spot the birds of our neighbourhood. Booking essential!
Co-ordinator: Michael Lond 044-533-0018

Friday 14th November 2014
– French Conversation
10H00 at 7 Gleninifer Street
Co-ordinator: Merle Decot 044-533-5879

Friday 14th November 2014
– Mah Jong
Learn and play this ancient and fascinating game.
13H30 at Formosa Garden Village Small Dining Room
Co-ordinator: Amelia White 044-533-0113

Monday 3rd November 2014
– Shoreline Series 2 : Episode 13 of 14
Elephant Coast
Artificial Reefs and Rock Pools are investigated,
Wetlands, Estuaries and Crocodiles in abundance
10H00 at Formosa Garden Village Lounge
Co-ordinator: Christo Vlok 044-533-5155

Tuesday 4th November 2014
– Italian Conversation
09H45 at 12 Challenge Drive
Co-ordinator: Brenda Hardy 044-533-5489

Wednesday 5th November 2014
– Norman Rockwell
The 20th century painter and illustrator, most famous
for his work for The Saturday Evening Post, that
brilliantly reflected the life and culture of America
10H00 at Formosa Garden Village Lounge
Co-ordinator: Lynette Timme 044-535-9041

Wednesday 5th November 2014
– U3A Plett Social Bridge Club
General lessons for improving players, help
and supervised Bridge in a friendly atmosphere
13H30 at the Angling Club
Co-ordinator: Michael Webb 082-226-7280

Friday 7th November 2014
– French Conversation
10H00 Meet at 7 Glennifer Street
Co-ordinator: Merle Decot 044-533-5879

Friday 7th November 2014
– Mah-jong
Learn and play this ancient and fascinating game
13H30 at Formosa Garden Village Small Dining Room
Co-ordinator: Amelia White 044-533-0113

Monday 27th October 2014
– The Ascent of Man : ( Part 13 of 13 )
The long childhood
What a piece of work is a man !
How noble in reason, how infinite in faculty !
10H00 at Formosa Garden Village Lounge
Co-ordinator: Alain Leger 044-533-2963

Monday 27th October 2014
– The U3A Film Club : Philomena
The story is based on the book The Lost Child of Philomena Lee,
by journalist Martin Sixsmith. Staring Judi Dench as Philomena and
Steve Coogan as Sixsmith, it’s about her 50 year search for her forcibly
adopted son and the journalist effort to help her find him.
18H15 at Formosa Garden Village Lounge
Co-ordinator: Brian Hardy 044-533-5489

Tuesday 28th October 2014
– Italian Conversation
09H45 at 12 Challenge Drive
Co-ordinator: Brenda Hardy 044-533-5489

Wednesday 29th October 2014
– World War One : 1914 – 1918 ( Part 7 of 7 )
Legacy : The Treaty of Versailles sowed the seeds
of an even more catastrophic war a generation later
10H00 at Formosa Garden Village Lounge
Co-ordinator: Michael Lond 044-533-0018

Wednesday 29th October 2014
– U3A Plett Social Bridge Club
Supervised bridge in a friendly atmosphere
with tips for improving your play.
13H30 at the Angling Club
Co-ordinator: Michael Webb 082-226-7280

Friday 31st October 2014
– French Conversation
10H00 at 7 Gleninifer Street
Co-ordinator: Merle Decot 044-533-5879

Friday 31st October 2014
– Mah Jong
Learn and play this ancient and fascinating game.
13H30 at Formosa Garden Village Small Dining Room
Co-ordinator: Amelia White 044-533-0113

Monday 13th October 2014
– The Ascent of Man : ( Part 12 of 13 )
Generation upon generation
The joys of life, sex and genetics
10H00 at Formosa Garden Village Lounge
Co-ordinator: Alain Leger 044-533-2963

Tuesday 14th October 2014
– Italian Conversation
09H45 at 12 Challenge Drive
Co-ordinator: Brenda Hardy 044-533-5489

Wednesday 15th October 2014
– World War One : 1914 – 1918 ( Part 6 of 7 )
Collapse : In 1918 as Europe is on the edge of collapse,
while the United States enters the war
10H00 at Formosa Garden Village Lounge
Co-ordinator: Marina Niven 044-533-2699

Wednesday 15th October 2014
– U3A Plett Social Bridge Club
Supervised bridge in a friendly atmosphere
with tips for improving your play.
13H30 at the Angling Club
Co-ordinator: Michael Webb 082-226-7280

Friday 17th October 2014
– French Conversation
10H00 at 7 Gleninifer Street
Co-ordinator: Merle Decot 044-533-5879

Friday 17th October 2014
– Mah Jong
Learn and play this ancient and fascinating game.
13H30 at Formosa Garden Village Small Dining Room
Co-ordinator: Amelia White 044-533-0113

Monday 29th September 2014
– The Ascent of Man : ( Part 11 of 13 )
Knowledge or certainty
Physicists begin to understand that certainty is unattainable
but when people believe that they have absolute knowledge,
with no test in reality, they behave inhumanely
10H00 at Formosa Garden Village Lounge
Co-ordinator: Alain Leger 044-533-2963

Monday 29th September 2014
– The U3A Film Club : The Grand Budapest Hotel
Written and directed by Wes Anderson, this charming British-German
comedy-drama is about the lasting friendship forged between a
legendary concierge (Ralph Fiennes) and a lowly lobby boy
18H15 at Formosa Garden Village Lounge
Co-ordinator: Brian Hardy 044-533-5489

Tuesday 30th September 2014
– Italian Conversation
09H45 at 12 Challenge Drive
Co-ordinator: Brenda Hardy 044-533-5489

Wednesday 1st October 2014
– World War One : 1914 – 1918 ( Part 5 of 7 )
Mutiny : In 1917, the French army refused to undertake
senseless attacks and the Russian Revolution broke out
10H00 at Formosa Garden Village Lounge
Co-ordinator: Marina Niven 044-533-2699

Wednesday 1st October 2014
– U3A Plett Social Bridge Club
Supervised bridge in a friendly atmosphere
with tips for improving your play.
13H30 at the Angling Club
Co-ordinator: Michael Webb 082-226-7280

Friday 3rd October 2014
– French Conversation
10H00 at 7 Gleninifer Street
Co-ordinator: Merle Decot 044-533-5879

Friday 3rd October 2014
– Mah Jong
Learn and play this ancient and fascinating game.
13H30 at Formosa Garden Village Small Dining Room
Co-ordinator: Amelia White 044-533-0113

Monday 22nd September 2014
– Shoreline Series 2 : Episode 10 of 13
Port Edward to Durban
The KwaZulu South Coast with its holiday resorts and rock art
Major economic driver is shipping and related activities
10H00 at Formosa Garden Village Lounge
Co-ordinator: Christo Vlok 044-533-5155

Tuesday 23rd September 2014
– Italian Conversation
09H45 at 12 Challenge Drive
Co-ordinator: Brenda Hardy 044-533-5489

Wednesday 24th September 2014
– This day is a Public Holiday
thus no U3A lecture for today

Wednesday 24th September 2014
– U3A Plett Social Bridge Club
General lessons for improving players, help
and supervised Bridge in a friendly atmosphere
13H30 at the Angling Club
Co-ordinator: Michael Webb 082-226-7280

Friday 26th September 2014
– French Conversation
10H00 Meet at 7 Glennifer Street
Co-ordinator: Merle Decot 044-533-5879

Friday 26th September 2014
– Mah-jong
Learn and play this ancient and fascinating game
13H30 at Formosa Garden Village Small Dining Room
Co-ordinator: Amelia White 044-533-0113

Monday 15th September 2014
– The Ascent of Man : ( Part 10 of 13 )
World within world
The Story of the Periodic Table – and of the atom
10H00 at Formosa Garden Village Lounge
Co-ordinator: Alain Leger 044-533-2963

Tuesday 16th September 2014
– Italian Conversation
09H45 at 12 Challenge Drive
Co-ordinator: Brenda Hardy 044-533-5489

Wednesday 17th September 2014
– World War One : 1914 – 1918 ( Part 4 of 7 )
Slaughter : The trench warfare of the Western Front
brought about the death of upwards of 3 000 000 men
10H00 at Formosa Garden Village Lounge
Co-ordinator: Michael Lond 044-533-0018

Wednesday 17th September 2014
– U3A Plett Social Bridge Club
Supervised bridge in a friendly atmosphere
with tips for improving your play.
13H30 at the Angling Club
Co-ordinator: Michael Webb 082-226-7280

Friday 19th September 2014
– French Conversation
10H00 at 7 Gleninifer Street
Co-ordinator: Merle Decot 044-533-5879

Friday 19th September 2014
– Mah Jong
Learn and play this ancient and fascinating game.
13H30 at Formosa Garden Village Small Dining Room
Co-ordinator: Amelia White 044-533-0113