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NETWORK EVENTS FOR 2012
Rev 3 :29 April 2010
NETWORK CONFERENCE
The Thames Valley Network Conference will be hosted by Abingdon U3A and will take place in June 2011.
STUDY DAYS
A programme of Study Days will provide the main element of the 2012 programme for the Thames Valley U3A Network:
|
Study Topic |
Date |
Venue |
|
Reading Fiction – three modern novelists |
March 2012 |
Rewley House |
|
Earth and Life through Geological Time |
June 2012 |
Rewley House |
|
Saving the Nation’s heritage – the work of the National Trust |
October 2012 |
Rewley House |
|
Empire, Industry & Nation: The Making of Modern Europe |
November 2012 |
Rewley House |
Other possible Study Day topics could be:
1 Food science Day
2 Health and Well Being – adding life to your years
3 Meteorology – a study of Weather and Climate
4 Poetry – the work of modern poets
5 Historic Gardens in the Thames Valley : Place and Power
6 How can we save the planet for our Grandchildren?
7 Identifying the Decorative Arts and Antiques
8 The paintings of Constable and Turner
9 Travellers tales and debate “Travel, does not broaden the mind, just the bottom”
10 Engineering and technology for today
11 The music of Mozart
12 Social history of the Thames Valley
13 Wine appreciation
14 Family History
15 Quilting and digital photography
NETWORK TRAINING DAY
There will be two Training Days (i) Training Day for Committee Members in February 2012 and (ii) Group Leaders in October 2011
SUMMER SCHOOLS
A 2 day Summer School to be held in August 2012 on various subjects.