Our monthly meetings with a guest speaker, are free to members and held on the first Tuesday of the month in the Victoria Baptist Church at 2pm. followed by tea and biscuits. Dates can be listed here for other u3a organised events as well as non-u3a Social Events in our area which may be of interest to our members.
Forthcoming events
7th April 2026
2:00 pm
Meeting
John Griffiths-Colby. "How far can Retro Go?" "Out of date, outmoded, out of here – fashion is only predictable in as much as it is fickle and perhaps in knowing […]
Venue: Victoria Baptist Church Hall
Theresa is leading a 5-ish mile ramble from Rottingdean, over the hills and past the windmill to Ovingdean, down to the seafront at Roedean and back to Rottingdean. NOTE: We […]
Venue: Rottingdean
We will meet by the side of the Bistro Pierre, I think parking is still free along the seaward side of the seafront or you can park free up the […]
Venue: Bistro Pierre, Seafront
10.00am. Bates Farm Bluebell Walk (please note there is an entry fee to do this walk with entry fee donated to the charity of the day)(W3W:speaking.outermost.wizards) Walk through the Bluebell […]
Venue: Bates Green Farm Car Park
Location: 26 Cornfield Terrace, Eastbourne BN21 4NS Note: Now Fully Booked
Venue: Locanda Del Duca
Booking Required
Lunch organised by Sandra Rowe Telephone: 07751 580231
A limited number of places are still available. Please contact the Group Leader to enquire about availability.
Venue: Hiker's Rest Cafe, East Dean
Booking Required
5th May 2026
2:00 pm
Meeting
Ian Everest. Newhaven Fort, then and now. As the manager of Newhaven Fort from 1987 to 2001, Ian talks about its military history and the trials and tribulations of converting […]
Venue: Victoria Baptist Church Hall
This is a new stroll along the Seaford Seafront. We will meet on the seafront, What 3 words (same.hamsters.heightens ). In the middle of Seaford you turn left towards the […]
Venue: Seaford Seafront Carpark
2nd June 2026
2:00 pm
Meeting
Ray and Jacqui have been in the entertainment business for over 40 years, the presentation is the history and origins of the Punch and Judy show together with anecdotes of […]
Venue: Victoria Baptist Church Hall
7th July 2026
2:00 pm
Meeting
With more twists than a hit farce, a Georgian playwright could not have imagined a better plot for the real-life Mrs Sage balloon show of 1785. Letitia Sage was a […]
Doris will be leading a 5-ish mile walk from High and Over car park on the Alfriston Road between Sutton Corner and Alfriston. Postcode: BN25 3AB What3Words: abandons.butternut.copies Elevenses: Bring […]
Venue: High & Over Carpark
1st September 2026
2:00 pm
Meeting
The Suffragettes and the Suffragists - Votes for Women A popular, thought-provoking talk. Originally commissioned for the centenary of Leigh WI. The term ‘Suffragette’ will always be associated with women’s […]
6th October 2026
2:00 pm
Meeting
PAUL LEWIS: MEMOIRS OF A MEDIA COMPOSER. A whistle-stop tour through a busy TV composing career beginning in the '60s, the "Golden Age" of British TV, and lasting 47 years […]
3rd November 2026
2:00 pm
Meeting
Three Castles and an Ironmaster's House This talk is an engaging account of a walk between four National Trust properties;Bodiam Castle, Sissinghurst Castle, Scotney Castle and Bateman’s, that exploresthe history […]
5th January 2027
2:00 pm
Meeting
Relive Britain's finest hour with actor historian Tony Harris as he breathes life into our greatest ever Prime Minister. Tony takes his Churchill performance all over the UK and will […]
Venue: Victoria Baptist Church Hall