Honiton u3a Monthly Talk

All events are held at 2 p.m. on Wednesdays at The Beehive unless otherwise stated. Doors open at 1.30 p.m. Visitors are welcome in return for a donation of £2, except where stated.

JANUARY 15th. “What’s all the fuss about?” by David Ramsden MBE. Melting polar ice caps, rising sea levels, deforestation, wildfires, droughts, cars and greenhouse gases. What can we do to help make a better world for our children and grandchildren?

FEBRUARY 12th. “The Cloth Trade of Georgian Devon” by Dr. Todd Gray. Woollen cloth was Devon’s most important export from the 1500s until the early 1800s. The discovery of Devon’s only sample book of historic cloth has reinvigorated the study of this industry. In this lecture Dr. Gray will outline how Exeter became the centre of European serge production.

MARCH 19th. Annual General Meeting. “Breaking The Mould – The Suffragette Story in the South West” by Pamela Vass. An author whose West Country stories have inspired her writing. This meeting is open to members only.

APRIL 16th. “A West Country Girl of Colour” by Jacquie Felix-Mitchell. This talk gives listeners an insight into her life as a person of colour living in the West Country.

MAY 21st. “Falling with Style” by Lottie Dale. Offering an in-depth and often amusing overview of her Skydiving days.

JUNE 18th. “Children’s Hospice South West.” A talk by Mary Gray. Children’s Hospice South West operates Little Bridge House in Barnstaple, North Devon and cares for children with life-threatening conditions and cares for and supports them and their families for as long as is needed.

JULY 16th. “Shark and Wildlife Photography” by Mark Taylor Hutchinson. Mark is a Sidmouth-based wildlife photographer, with a background in dive photo-journalism and a passion for sharks. He is also a wildlife artist.

SEPT 17th. “Otters: Coming to a River Near You” by Stephen Powles. Stephen’s talk will cover, amongst other things, their “design features” and their behaviour.