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Sheila Corner is a former head teacher, and since retiring studied botanical art and achieved distinction in the Society of Botanical Art's Diploma course.Sheila now runs a Botanical Art Class in nearby Rhos-on-Sea and also occasionally does demonstrations for art societies. She works in both watercolour and gouache and enjoys painting birds, butterflies and bees, Read more

We do not hold an Open Meeting in August since many members are away. Read more

After the departure of the Romans from Britain around AD 410 regular contact with mainland Europe ended and the British Isles and Ireland formulated their own identities and culture. Between about AD 600-850 liturgical books of remarkable beauty and sophistication were produced in a unique style that originated in Ireland and spread to Anglo -Saxon Read more

For our June Open Meeting, we are delighted to feature another performance from our very own u3a Choir. It's always a popular event! As usual the Open Meeting will take place in the Main Hall at the Craig-y-Don Community Centre. Doors open at 13:30 and the meeting wil start at 14:00. Founder member Lisa Dacks Read more

A fly through prehistory, from the Palaeolithic to the Iron Age - looking at some of the spectacular monuments that survive today Read more

Alexandra Davies has worked for The Welsh Mountain Zoo for two years. Her role, as Education Manager, includes sharing the Zoo’s conservation and education message with the public and learning organisations Alexandra’s talk will feature the history of The Welsh Mountain Zoo, their important conservation projects, both local and global, and the exciting new and Read more

The Annual Showcase is an Open Event which gives our 80 or so interest groups the opportunity to showcase their activities and answer questions from potential new members. We will be using all rooms in the Community Centre including the Main Hall. Read more

Sue Parker (our U3a member and great contributor to our newsletter) has a fascination with orchids which stems from her childhood in the Far East. The colourful wildflowers growing over her garden fence in Singapore were the kind of exotic orchids that many people in Europe now have in pots on windowsills. Writing and occasionally Read more

We are delighted to welcome back Isa Lamb to our Open Meeting after her absorbing talk about her Kings Garden initiative last year. She promised to return, after tantalising us with information about her talk on ‘The British Atlantis’, so it is with pleasure that we announce her talk and encourage you to attend. Synopsis Read more