Liskeard and District U3A


General meetings for the Year 2011 - 2012

These meetings are held on the first Wednesday of each month from 10.00 am - 12.00 noon.

Currently the venue is the Millennium Centre, Pensilva. Tel: 01579 363096

5th May 2011 Annual General Meeting (note, annual subscription due)
    Followed by Social.
1st June 2011 A talk by Paul Rendell, local historian and editor of Dartmoor News .
6th July 2011 Mediaeval Musical Instruments -a talk by Jonathan Weekes, a mediaeval archaeologist.
August 2011 No meeting (holidays).
7th September 2011 Cornish poet Clarice Westlake comes up from St. Dennis with her "Rhyme and Reason" books of poetry.
"More Rhyme And Reason is an eclectic mix of writings, some of the subjects are serious and some of the subjects are funny -I'd say it's a very easy read" -Author.
5th October 2011 Ian Tremain, author of Agricultural Commodities in a Changing World, talks about 'Another Green Revolution'.
2nd November 2011 Theresa Davies. Magistrate.
7th December 2011 Graeme Spink of the South West Film and Television Archive
4th January 2012 Stewart Muir is the Director of Newquay Zoo (Cornwall's only zoo), which is a charity dedicated to conserving our global wildlife heritage and inspiring in its many visitors a lifelong respect for animals and the environment.
Some Newquay Zoo archives.
1st February 2012 Mark Camp. Local tour guide and author.
7th March 2012 Kingsley Rickard, Camborne Bard and Vice-Chairman of the Trevithick Society, talks about the 'Pharmacy of Yesteryear'.
4th April 2011 To be confirmed
2nd May 2012 Annual General Meeting (note, annual subscription due).
6th June 2012 Marilyn Bishop talks on 'The Art of Deception -Fakes and Forgeries'. Marilyn is a professional lecturer and has spoken to a range of audiences including those travelling on cruise ships. She will be giving an illustrated presentation about art fakes and forgeries which have taken place throughout the centuries, and how the experts have been deceived.