LECTURE PROGRAMMES

Lectures are organized by the Committee at least one year ahead. Over the past few years we have been fortunate to have gained the services of speakers well known in the field of broadcasting, art, environment, energy, cartography, commerce and many who have shared their long distance travel experiences with us in illustrated talks. The lectures are held monthly on the second Wednesday of the month in The Constable Hall, East Bergholt at 2.15pm and are the catalyst to bring all the members together to learn and socialize.  Questions are usually asked at the end of the lecture.  Posters designed to advertise each lecture are exhibited well in advance on notice boards within the Stour Valley Area. No lectures are held in August or December.  A Summer Party is held in August, a Christmas Party in December, two social highlights of the annual U3A Stour Valley Calendar.

PROGRAMME OF LECTURES FOR  2011

JANUARY 12th        ”Managing the Stour Estuary Reserve”

                                 An illustrated presentation about the woodlands, the estuary

                                 & the birds by Rick Vonk, Manager of the Stour Valley RSPB.

FEBRUARY 9th   “The History of Fingerprints And Crime Scenes”

                               Terence Rockall, an ex-Scotland Yard police officer will give

                               an illustrated lecture and take our fingerprints.

MARCH 9th          Charlie Haylock will talk to us about “The History of the English

                               Language, with particular reference to the Suffolk Dialect”                                

APRIL 13th            Dr David Dougan will tell us in his illustrated lecture entitled

                               “The Art Of The Italian Renaissance Courts”, how the ruling

                               classes of the time employed great artists to legitimise their

                               regimes and beautify their buildings.

May 11th               The SVU3A Birthday Party - with displays of new and old

                               events will be co-ordinated by Alice Houlton. There may be a

                               cake!                           

JUNE 8th             Peter Turrall will take us through the life of a great scientist

                             during his lecture on The History of Marconi 1874 - 1937 - The

                             Man and His Achievements

JULY 13th             Stand by for local history with a twist as Pip Wright regales

                               us with The Amazing Story of the Rev John Heigham Steggle,

                               The Suffolk Gypsy.

                                                                 2010

SEPTEMBER  8th “The River Deben Estuary & My Life on the River”

                                   Wonderful tales with illustrations of a local area from

                                   Harbourmaster and River Pilot John White.

OCTOBER 13th      “The Stour Valley U3A” & the 2010 AGM

                                 A talk from Alice Houlton on “SV U3A How We Started”

                                 Followed by tea, coffee and biscuits and the 2010 AGM.

NOVEMBER 11th    “Sir Issac Newton” Scientist and Government Servant.

                                   A presentation by well known East Anglian lecturer and

                                   tutor Roger Bawden BSc

1 DECEMBER       Annual Christmas Lunch.  To be confirmed.