SOUTHAMPTON U3AWelcome to Southampton U3A
Details of these outings are also in the Newsletter
In addition to the events listed below, there are also:
- Wednesday Coffee Morning at 10.30am. Contact Gay Springett
- Curry night. Normally on the first Friday of each month. Contact Jan Plumb
- Sunday Breakfasts: 3rd Sunday of the month at 10.30am. Contact Gay Springett
- Sunday Lunch On the second and fourth Sunday of each month at 12.30pm. Contact Pat Howarth
Please note that outings are available only to members of Southampton U3A unless otherwise stated. All trips at the time of advertising are provisional and maybe subject to change or cancellation.
The social events team members are - Alice Green, Jennie Martin and Gay Springett.
Pestilence Penitence and Putrefaction: A Medical History of Winchester Cathedral
For nearly 1400 years, those associated with the Cathedrals in Winchester have played an important part in the care of the sick and management of disease. This tour recounts the history of medicine in relation to the structure of the present Cathedral and the people commemorated within it.
Time Meet outside the west door of the cathedral at 12.50
Cost £13.00
Own transport for this visit. The number 1 Blue Line bus operates between Southampton and Winchester.
Contact Gay Springett
Spoil yourself and indulge in a delicious afternoon tea!
Cost: £19.95
Contact Jennie Martin
Quiz
Venue: St James Road Methodist Church, Room 7
Time: 2.00 pm
Cost: £5.00 to include tea and cake.
Contact: Alice Green
Explore the college’s War Cloister which is the largest private War Memorial in Europe. The guided tour brings to life the stories of those students and staff commemorated here. There many architectural features within the Cloister too.
Time 11.00 Meet at the Porter’s Lodge
Cost £15.00pp
Own transport for this visit
Contact Alice Green
Founded in 1132 this is one of England’s oldest continuing Almshouses, where you may still receive the Wayfarer’s Dole from the Porters Lodge.
Time 11.00am, please arrive by 10.45am for a guided tour with Brother John.
Cost £6.00 per person Maximum of 20 places
Transport The number 1 Blue Line Bus from Southampton to Winchester stops outside The Hospital of St Cross entrance.
Car parking is very limited.
Refreshments Tearooms in The Hundred Men’s Hall, within St Cross serving tea, coffee, soft drinks, home-made cakes with vegan options, and other sundries.
Booking opens 3rd March at 9.00am until noon and continues at the general meeting.
You will be asked to provide a phone number when you book.
Contact Helen McCaskie
Gain an insider’s perspective on what life is like as part of this unique community.
Join us for a tour led by a Chelsea Pensioner. You’ll explore some of this most stunning, historic building in London.
Cost £60.00 payable in two instalments if needed.
First payment at time of booking, the second payment by 2nd June. You can pay by card - see newsletter
Contact: Alice Green
