LATEST NEWS
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June 2026 Quarterly Newsletter
EVENTS
Newbury u3a prides itself on organising interesting events open to all members. In normal circumstances these comprise regular talks, coffee mornings, outings and Holidays. On this page we list the agenda for the next few months with their details.
All events are organised subject to our Terms & Conditions which can be read here and on our Members page
Forthcoming events
A life in the balance. Twelve men. One verdict. Following record-breaking West End seasons, this powerful production of TWELVE ANGRY MEN is coming to Cheltenham! A jury has murder on their […]
Venue: Various Theatres
Cost: £63 + optional parking
Booking Required
Friday 30th October 2026
Social
Earlier this year we asked for an indication of who might like to attend and had 120 positive responses. We now have a venue – Donnington and Co - the […]
Cost: £55 per head
Booking Required
Saturday 7th November 2026
10:30 am - 5:30 pm
Social
Monday 9th November 2026
1:45 pm
Meeting
One of our members, Ros will be creating a special talk for us, it will include science, cemetery commemorations, memory tips, and the word she invented!
Venue: Newbury Baptist Church
Wednesday 18th November 2026
Social
Set in 1930s New York, brave young Annie is forced to live a life of misery at Miss Hannigan’s orphanage. Her luck soon changes when she's chosen to spend a fairytale Christmas […]
Venue: New Victoria Theatre Woking
Cost: £67
Booking Required
Another chance to join in our afternoon Winter quiz held at St Francis de Sales church hall. Come with a friend or find a table when there. As usual, the […]
Cost: £6
Booking Required
We will start the afternoon with a Christmas lunch at the Fox & Castle Old Windsor, booked for 1.45 pm - 2 or 3 courses, your choice, menu to be […]
Cost: See Web entry for details
Booking Required
Due to the popularity of these Festive lunches, we have again booked two dates for this year. Thursday 3rd December and Thursday 10th December. There'll be a set menu catering […]
Venue: Newbury College
Cost: £30
Booking Required
Due to the popularity of these Festive lunches, we have again booked two dates for this year. Thursday 3rd December and Thursday 10th December. There'll be a set menu catering […]
Venue: Newbury College
Cost: £30
Booking Required
Monday 14th December 2026
2:00 pm
Meeting
Monday 11th January 2027
2:00 pm
Meeting
Chris began her life as a police cadet and then officer after leaving school. She went on to become a detective and worked across many departments including Child Abuse, Domestic […]
Venue: Newbury Baptist Church
Like playing games? then come & join in this fun Beetle drive at The Club in Newbury, where players will race to complete a Beetle by rolling specific numbers on […]
Venue: The Club
Cost: £6
Booking Required
Monday 8th February 2027
2:00 pm
Meeting
Remember the song "Mud, mud glorious mud"? well you are likely to hear that from Micthell and Williams when they come to perform "The Flanders and Swann story"
Venue: Newbury Baptist Church
This internationally celebrated novel that captivated 10 million readers is coming in a brand-new staging more thrilling than ever. Chris Boone is gifted with a brilliant mind for numbers but […]
Venue: Various Theatres
Cost: £56
Booking Required
Booking open to Gardening Group members on 4th November. For our first visit of 2027 we are planning a trip to Ashwood Nurseries in Kingswinsford where there will two guided […]
Cost: £43.50 (plus £4 parking if required)
Booking Required
Monday 8th March 2027
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Meeting
After our AGM at 3pm we will be joined by chair of West Berks council, Stephanie Steevenson who will deliver a talk about volunteering. Hopefully she will tell us how […]
Venue: Newbury Baptist Church
Matthew Bourne’s Cinderella is a thrilling and evocative love story, set in London during the Second World War. His epic interpretation of the classic fairy tale has, at its heart, a […]
Cost: £51 plus parking if needed
Booking Required
Another chance to join in our popular Murder Mystery evenings, specially commissioned by the MEET team and performed by the Newbury Dramatic Society. As previously, you will be able cross […]
Venue: Royal British Legion
Cost: TBA
Booking Required
Monday 12th April 2027
2:00 pm
Meeting
Who is this cheerful chap? What has he done for over 50 years? Come along and find out.
Venue: Newbury Baptist Church
Monday 10th May 2027
1:45 pm
Meeting
Following the death of American Heiress Lady Jean Templeton Ward in 1962, her daughter-in-law Susan Ward donated many items of her couture clothing to the Fashion Museum Bath. The donation […]
Venue: Newbury Baptist Church
6 day holiday to the beautiful Austrian Tyrol, with visit to Salzburg and Innsbruck among others - Thursday 20th May - Tuesday 25th May 2027. Cost is £1699 with single […]
Cost: Final cost to be confirmed
Booking Required
Monday 14th June 2027
1:45 pm
Meeting
Are you looking to become a safer, more skilful driver and happy to drive on any type of road, in any weather conditions? Are you looking to perhaps extend your […]
Venue: Newbury Baptist Church
Join us to experience the “English Versailles” – the English home of the Duke of Buccleuch and Queensberry. It’s a blend of the intimate and the grand, with highlights including […]
Cost: tbc
Booking Required
Monday 12th July 2027
1:45 pm
Meeting
Neil is the waste reduction manager for West Berks council. Come along to his illustrated talk and maybe learn something "rubbish"?
Venue: Newbury Baptist Church
After a whirlwind summer romance, leather-clad greaser Danny and girl-next-door Sandy are unexpectedly reunited when she transfers to Rydell High for senior year. But can they survive the trials and […]
Venue: New Theatre Oxford
Cost: £84
Booking Required
Monday 9th August 2027
1:45 pm
Meeting
Steve is our leader for the human science group. He will give us his "take" on ultra processed food.
Venue: Newbury Baptist Church
Monday 13th September 2027
1:45 pm
Meeting
Join us to hear about the history of the control tower, the group that brought it back to use and their plans for the future.
Venue: Newbury Baptist Church
Monday 11th October 2027
Meeting
Ben will tell us about how he became a beekeeper and amassed 100+ hives in the local area. See https://www.bensberkshirebees.co.uk/ for more about his enterprise. His honey and other products […]
Set amidst the razzle-dazzle decadence of the 1920s, CHICAGO is the story of Roxie Hart, a housewife and nightclub dancer who murders her on-the-side lover after he threatens to walk out on […]
Venue: New Victoria Theatre Woking
Cost: £72
Booking Required
The National Theatre's five-star production of Ballet Shoes is on UK Tour Adapted for the stage by Kendall Feaver and directed by Katy Rudd (The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry, Nanny McPhee), this truly ‘Spectacular’ (Guardian) reimagining of Noel […]
Cost: T.B.A.
Booking Required