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Thames Valley u3a – Current events

21 March, 2024

Unless otherwise stated all the events below will be on Zoom.  Detailed flyers will be available nearer the time. When available click on the links in the boxes below for the flyer with full details of costs and how to book through TicketSource or Eventbrite.  

Wednesday, 10th April

2.30pm on Zoom

North Sea Oil Operations

Supporting the North Sea Oilfields by Helicopter

A talk by Ted Peycke

Closing date: Sunday, 8th April 

 

Tuesday, 23rd April

2.30pm on Zoom

Bordering on insanity –

creating an all-year-round-border

A talk by Timothy Walker

Closing date: Sunday, 21st April 

 

Wednesday, 10th April North Sea Oil Operations

2.30pm on Zoom.  A talk by Ted Peycke.

Ted Peycke is a retired North Sea Helicopter Pilot and will cover how he got into flying, passenger safety, aircraft performance, and the support provided by helicopter operations in the event of accidents in the oilfields.

Details on the flyer. The fee is £2 per device.  

Closing date for applications is Sunday, 8th April

Tuesday, 23rd April – Bordering on insanity – creating an all-year-round border

2,30pm on Zoom.  A talk by Timothy Walker

This talk looks exclusively at the herbaceous border in his wife’s previous garden.  The border was created over 25-years and the talk covers the principles and practicalities that were adopted in an attempt to create a border that is interesting all-year-round.  It concludes with a look at a collection of must-have plants for          such a border, and associations in which they may be grown.

Details on the flyer.  The fee is £1 per device.

Closing date for applications is Sunday, 21st April. 

BOOKING
 
The easiest and best option is to book electronically by clicking on the TICKETSOURCE’ icon immediately below the event on the TVN website

You will receive an acknowledgement immediately and the Zoom link a few days before the event.  PLEASE CHECK THAT YOU ENTER YOUR DETAILS CAREFULLY WHEN YOU BOOK.

If you have booked an event and do not get the link 2 days before the event, please message TicketSource to advise.  DO NOT LEAVE IT UNTIL THE DAY OF THE EVENT AS YOU WILL NOT GET A REPLY.  
 
Please note:   If you find that you are unable to join an event for which you have booked, please inform the organiser as soon as possible so that your place can be offered to someone else.