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
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
Now Fully Booked, no places available.
Venue: Langham Hotel, Eastbourne
We will meet at the junction of Wartling Road and Winchelsea Road, at the back of Princes Park. (What 3 words: jelly.requires.aimlessly) There is free curb side parking. From Seaside […]
Meet at: 10.15 at Arlington Reservoir car park, BN26 6TF. Parking charge of £2 (card only) or park in layby across the road for free. Alternatively, take the 9.36 train […]
Venue: Arlington Reservoir Carpark
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 […]
Meet at: The Buckle car park on Seaford seafront. Postcode: BN25 2QR, what3words: grapevine.threaded.armrest Where are we going?: To Bishopstone and round to Norton. One steepish hill up a rough […]
Venue: TBD
The plan is to meet at the 99, bus stop, just up from Banker’s corner, in Cornfield Road, Eastbourne town centre, catching the 10:20 bus. The journey is about an […]
Venue: Cornfield Road Bus Stop
4th August 2026
3:00 pm
Outing
Tuesday 4 August at 3:00pm at the Langham Hotel. Tickets are available at £11.50 per head either at the monthly meeting or can contact Catriona Sheen 07747 620699. This price […]
Venue: Langham Hotel, Eastbourne
Cost: £11.50
Booking Required
Doris and Gavin 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 […]
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 […]
Jane is leading a walk from Chiddingly. More details to follow
Venue: Chiddingly
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 […]
Meet at: Glynde cricket ground car park. Alternatively, take the 9.36 train from Eastbourne to Glynde. Where are we going?: A fairly flat walk to Firle via fields and tracks […]
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 […]
Meeting at the Carpark behind the Youth Hostel near the Southease railway station we will walk over the river Ouse bridge to Southease where we cross the Piddinghoe Rd and […]
Doris and Gavin will start from East Dean, with the option of going to the Hikers Rest afterwards for a pre-Christmas cuppa.
Venue: East Dean
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