IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT
Apart from trying to re-establish some of the closed Interest Groups, we are now fully operating following the pandemic.
Full monthly meetings will be held in the Function Room.
Members are encouraged to make use of the Suggestions Box located at the entrance point to the Function Room.
We need your comments and ideas.
NEW MEMBERS WELCOME – just contact us.
Welcome to Garth Olwg u3a @ Church Village and our new website.
Latest News (Please see latest Newsletter for all details.)
Membership.
Our annual membership fee is £15 but new members are allowed to attend 2 monthly meetings and any group activities for 2 months prior to joining. Forms for new members and those renewing their membership will be available at the March General Meeting.
Please remember our GIFT AID facility and indicate your assent on the Membership Renewal Form.
New Interest Groups.
Should you have an interest in forming a new Interest Group then please contact our Interest Groups Co-ordinator – Cerinwen Morgan.
New Policy. In the event of adverse weather conditions, the Trustees will make a decision by 10am on the morning of that event, whether or not the event will proceed. This decision will be made public to our Members via eMail only by 12 noon on that day. If any Member has any doubt, then contact a Trustee via phone.
April Talk
Wed, 17th Apr. Full Meeting either in the Functions Room or the Theatre, Garth Olwg at 14:00.
Speaker: Keith Jones, the well-known local historian talking about “The Lost Buildings of Pontypridd’, plus our AGM.
Interest Groups.
Mon, 8th Apr. Trustees Meeting at 11:00 at the Parish Hall.
Tue, 9th Apr. The Bus Pass Group will visit Cardiff Bay.
Wed, 10th Apr. Lunch Group meeting at the Ivor Arms in Pontyclun at 12:30.
Tue, 16th Apr. Games Group meeting at “Fagin’s” pub (c\o Main Road\St Illtyd’s Road, Church Village from 12:30 to 16:00.
Thu, 18th Apr. Poetry Reading Group meeting in Room 21, Garth Olwg at 14:00. The theme this month is “Spring”.
Thu, 25th Apr. Art & Architecture Group meeting in Efail Isaf Chapel Hall at 14:00. The subject will be the Italian artist Raphael, who is regarded as one of the greatest painters of the High Renaissance period.
There will be no meeting in May.
Wed, 1st May. Book Club meeting in Garth Olwg at 11:00. The book to be discussed at this meeting is “The Mysterious Case of the Alperton Angels” by Janice Hallett.
Mon, 6th May. Trustees Meeting in the Parish Hall at 11:00.
Tue, 7th May. Enjoying Science Group meeting in Room 21, Garth Olwg at 14:00.
We will be starting a series of DVDs about the development of planet earth up to the present day. They will cover many aspects of physics, chemistry and biology. The DVDs includes one surprising period of the planet’s history which has only recently been discovered.
Fri, 10th May. Gardening Group meeting in the foyer at Garth Olwg at 14:00.
Other Group News
There was a lot of interest in starting a Skittles group and the Cinema Group will restart in the near future. The Discussion/Current Affairs Group has been discontinued due to lack of interest.
Planned Theatre Trip.
Wed, 24th July. “The Wizard of Oz” at the Millenium Centre in Cardiff. Tickets in the Raised Stalls (old milk crates ??) are £37 each. Payment is to be made before 23rd April so the General Meeting on 17th April should be your aim.
About Us
Garth Olwg u3a was officially formed on the 26th February, 2008 and we are very fortunate to be able to hold our monthly meetings and some of our group activities in the Garth Olwg Lifelong Learning Centre in Church Village.
We have monthly talks on a variety of subjects such as ‘Department Stores & London Links’, ‘the History of Cardiff Parks’ and ‘Completing a Charity Trek to Kilimanjaro’, these are held at Garth Olwg Lifelong Learning Centre on the 3rd Wed of the month at 14:00.
We also have groups such as Art and Architecture, a Book Group and Games, these meet monthly at various venues nearby (check the Diary and Groups tabs for information).
If you have any ideas for new groups please let us know.
At present we have around 106 members and our fees are £15 annually pro-rata. Most of our members come from local communities such as Tonteg, Church Village, Llantwit Fardre, Beddau, Efail Isaf and Creigiau but we also have members from Cardiff, Pontypridd, Treharris and Caerphilly.
New members are allowed to attend 2 monthly meetings and any group activities for 2 months prior to joining.
About the U3A
In the UK there are 1057 local u3a’s with over 450,000 members, each u3a is run independently but collectively as part of the International University of Third Age Movement, which originated in France in 1972 and has now spread to many countries of the World.
Am I eligible to join?
u3a membership is not related to a specific age but to a period in one’s life (the third age) after the second age of full-time employment and parental responsibility. Anybody in their third age can join u3a and this includes people who are working part-time. There is no lower age for membership.
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