Towcester u3a

"The White Mouse" by Paul Barwick
2022-08-31 14:00 - 15:30 (Europe/London)
Paul is a retired police officer with a career background in National Security and counter terrorism. The White Mouse tells the story of WW2 spy Nancy Wake, a remarkable woman who lived with the daily threat of death for almost 5 years. Her incredible courage and strength of purpose is an awe inspiring tale. Overcoming every challenge posed, Nancy became on the most decorated woman of the war. Paul will explore her life and salute her tremendous bravery

Goa - An Indian Adventure with Phil Theefoot
2022-07-27 14:00 - 15:30
Phil, a keen motorcyclist booked a place on a motorcycle tour of Goa with a French company. The company provided bikes and fuel, a trilingual guide, and a mechanic
The state of Goa is on the West coast of India and with its agreeable climate is very verdant. Phil’s route started in the capital and proceeded clockwise crossing the plateau to the west of the Western Ghat mountain range. This is a fascinating account of the bikes route, the people he met, the food he ate, and his accommodation varying from basic to luxury.

Fool's Gold
2022-06-29 14:00 - 15:30 | Towcestrians Rugby Club, Greens Norton Rd,, Towcester, NN12 8AW
Carol and Steve Robson are acoustic musicians who will present a show entitled “Bang Up to the Elephant”. It is based on a Victorian Expression meaning “Spot On”. The show follows a Victorian theme with Murders, Doctors, and High adventure.
Their shows are a little bit different. Not just a musical recital, but with a theme, and songs which fit the theme. The show usually includes well known and original music

AGM
2022-05-25 14:00 - 15:30 | Towcestrians Rugby Club, Greens Norton Rd,, Towcester, NN12 8AW
The AGM will be followed by a talk entitled ‘Death in the Garden’ by Michael Brown.

Theatre Group THE COMMITMENTS
2020-11-25 14:30 - 17:00
Weds 25th November 2.30pm £30
Musical by Roddy Doyle featuring soul classics such as River Deep, Mountain High and Heard it on the Grapevine
Pay by date tba
These shows are all available to reserve your tickets now, Money should be sent to Marion Wilson with an sae by the pay by date. Cheques made payable to Marion Wilson please.
Please note the new address
41a High Street, Roade, Northampton, NN7 2NW
Phone 01604 864254

Theatre Group MY BEST FRIEND’S WEDDING
2020-11-18 14:30 - 17:00
Weds November 18th 2.30pm £24
Pay by date tba
These shows are all available to reserve your tickets now, Money should be sent to Marion Wilson with an sae by the pay by date. Cheques made payable to Marion Wilson please.
Please note the new address
41a High Street, Roade, Northampton, NN7 2NW
Phone 01604 864254

Theatre Group SUNNY AFTERNOON
2020-09-02 14:30 - 17:00
Weds 2nd September 2.30pm £30
Pay by tba
These shows are all available to reserve your tickets now, Money should be sent to Marion Wilson with an sae by the pay by date. Cheques made payable to Marion Wilson please.
Please note the new address
41a High Street, Roade, Northampton, NN7 2NW
Phone 01604 864254

Monthly Meeting
2020-08-26 14:00 - 17:00 | Towcester Rugby Club,, Greens Norton Road, Towcester, TowcesN12 8AW
Mike Brook “Musings from the Amateur Stage”
Mike is a retired Chief Librarian who enjoys playing sport and taking part in amateur dramatics. His talk includes anecdotes about some of the plays and shows he has been involved with during his 30 plus years with drama groups in York and West Berkshire.
He will also give 2 or 3 actual performances of short comic pieces originally written and performed by heroes of comedy such as Alan Bennett and Peter Cook.

Monthly Meeting
2020-07-29 14:00 - 17:00 | Towcestrians Rugby Club, Greens Norton Rd,, Towcester, NN12 8AW
Colin Bower “My Farcical Life as a Cruise Ship Entertainments Officer”
Colin has been associated with the entertainment world most of his life. He has worked as a TV announcer, newsreader and interviewer for Anglian Television.
He has also appeared in Coronation Street, Emmerdale, Brookside and many other television shows as well as appearing on stage.
Another of his talents is being a guest speaker on cruise ships and at one time was Passenger Liaison Officer on the British cruise ship Nevasa. Today his job would be called Cruise Director. Colin’s talk today will be mainly about life on the cruise ship and the passengers he encountered in this role

Theatr Group FOOTLOOSE
2020-07-01 14:30 - 17:00
With Gareth Gates as Willard
Weds July 1st 2.30pm £15
Pay by date tba
These shows are all available to reserve your tickets now, Money should be sent to Marion Wilson with an sae by the pay by date. Cheques made payable to Marion Wilson please.
Please note the new address
41a High Street, Roade, Northampton, NN7 2NW
Phone 01604 864254

Theatre Group THE BIRTHDAY PARTY
2020-06-10 14:30 - 17:00
A Harold Pinter play.
Weds 10th June 2.30pm £18
Pay by date tba
These shows are all available to reserve your tickets now, Money should be sent to Marion Wilson with an sae by the pay by date. Cheques made payable to Marion Wilson please.
Please note the new address
41a High Street, Roade, Northampton, NN7 2NW
Phone 01604 864254

Monthly Meeting
2020-05-27 14:00 - 16:00 | Towcestrians Rugby Club, Greens Norton Rd,, Towcester, NN12 8AW
AGM 2020 Members are reminded our 2020 Annual General Meeting will be held on Wednesday, 27th May.This will be the next opportunity for members to elect who they would like to represent them on the committee.A nomination form for members to nominate their chosen representatives, together with a draft agenda for the meeting, will be issued in late March.
Richard Macphail “My Book of Genesis” School friend, aide-de–camp and tour manager, Richard Macphail was for almost 5 years, the glue that held Genesis together and has now written his affectionate memoir entitled “My Book of Genesis”. Richard will tell us his unique story of the group’s early years. He was the singer in Anon the Charterhouse School group that included Mike Rutherford and Anthony Phillips which would later merge with “The Garden Wall” to become Genesis. Richard then became their one man road crew shepherding them from gig to gig, providing a cottage where they could live and offering them support when it was most needed. He was in the thick of it as they went on to fulfil their ambitions.
He has an ongoing friendship with them, a friendship that has endured for over 50 years

Theatre Group CINDERELLA (Northern Ballet)
2020-04-30 14:30 - 17:00
Thursday April 30th 2.30pm £20
These shows are all available to reserve your tickets now, Money should be sent to Marion Wilson with an sae by the pay by date. Cheques made payable to Marion Wilson please.
Please note the new address
41a High Street, Roade, Northampton, NN7 2NW
Phone 01604 864254
Pay by date January 31st

Monthly Meeting
2020-04-29 14:00 - 16:00 | Towcester Rugby Club,, Greens Norton Road, Towcester, TowcesN12 8AW
Gary Shaeffer “Scott’s Voyage to Antarctica and the work of Herbert Ponting”
This is an illustrated talk by Gary featuring the work of Herbert Ponting. Herbert took up photography as a hobby with no training and quickly established himself as an international competition winner. He was also a travel and war correspondent. He was selected from 100 applicants to accompany Scott’s second and last tragic expedition to the Antarctic. It was always known that Herbert was not going to be one of those to reach the pole so he taught those that did photography. When the men were found after their ill fated adventure so were their iconic photographs.

Theatre Group DIAL M FOR MURDER
2020-04-15 14:30 - 17:00
Starring Tom Chambers and Samantha Womack
Weds 15th April 2.30pm £24.50
Pay by date 10/02/20
These shows are all available to reserve your tickets now, Money should be sent to Marion Wilson with an sae by the pay by date. Cheques made payable to Marion Wilson please.
Please note the new address
41a High Street, Roade, Northampton, NN7 2NW
Phone 01604 864254

Theatre Visits
2020-03-25 14:30 - 17:00
We Will Rock You (reserve list only)
£29.50 Pay by November 19th.

Monthly Meeting
2020-03-25 14:00 - 16:00 | Towcester Rugby Club,, Greens Norton Road, Towcester, TowcesN12 8AW
Kevin Varty “Radio Days”
Kevin is a popular and entertaining speaker who always impresses his audiences with his well researched talks. On this visit to Towcester he will be taking a nostalgic look at radio programmes from Childrens’ Hour to Mrs Dale’s Diary not forgetting The Goon Show and Family Favourites. Kevin will transport us back to the days of the 50’s and 60’s via these popular radio programmes. We will be invited to participate as he plays theme tunes to many old favourites. He will also share some amusing anecdotes about the programmes.

Theatre Visits
2020-03-04 14:30 - 17:00
The King and I (reserve list only)
. £30 Pay by November 18th

New Members Meeting
2020-03-03 10:30 - 12:00 | The Sawpits Centre, Richmond Road, Towcester
Our next new members meeting will be at the Sawpits Centre in Richmond Road, as usual.
If you are and exisiting member and just want to meet some of the coordinators of other groups then please feel free to attend even if you are not a new member.
It starts at 10:30 and is usually over by 12 noon depending on interest, so be early we maybe gone if you turnup after 12. 🙂

Monthly meeting
2020-02-26 14:00 - 16:00 | Towcester Rugby Club,, Greens Norton Road, Towcester, TowcesN12 8AW
Saffron Summerfield “Milton Keynes to Mississippi”
Saffron’s presentation describes her life as a working musician. This is a lively, entertaining show featuring different styles of guitar music from 15th Century to Spanish and Mississippi Blues along with her own songs and tunes on 2 guitars and Cuatro. There will be anecdotes and stories from a career which started in North Bucks folk clubs to performing live on John Peel’s BBC Radio Shows, recording at Abbey Road Studios, writing songs for BBC Radio 4’s ‘Start the Week’, two Channel 4 films and playing guitar with Blues Musicians in Mississippi cotton fields.29th April Gary Shaeffer “Scott’s Voyage to Antarctica and the work of Herbert Ponting” This is an illustrated talk by Gary featuring the work of Herbert Ponting. Herbert took up photography as a hobby with no training and quickly established himself as an international competition winner. He was also a travel and war correspondent. He was selected from 100 applicants to accompany Scott’s second and last tragic expedition to the Antarctic. It was always known that Herbert was not going to be one of those to reach the pole so he taught those that did photography. When the men were found after their ill fated adventure so were their iconic photographs. 25th March Kevin Varty “R

Quiz at the Sawpits
2020-02-20 14:00 - 15:30, 2020-01-16 14:00 - 15:30 | The Sawpits Centre, Richmond Road, Towcester
No team required just turn up

Theatre Visits
2020-01-30 14:30 - 17:00
The Red Shoes (Matthew Bourne)
£30.50 Pay by 11th November.

Monthly Meeting
2020-01-29 14:00 - 16:00 | Towcestrians Rugby Club, Greens Norton Road, Towcester, NN12 8AW
Our speaker is Helen Frost “The Women’s Land Army in Northamptonshire during the First World War”.
Helen Frost is a lecturer in Literacy and Adult Support. Her passion, however, outside of work is the legacy of the Great War. For several years she has researched in depth the often forgotten, largely overlooked and for the most part unknown Women’s Land Army. She has also focussed on the role and contribution that her home county of Northamptonshire made with its own Women’s Land Army. The story is inspirational and can encourage people generally to see what can be achieved and what is possible even if it is something that has not been attempted or done before. Helen is also a member of the Western Front Association, a charitable organisation which perpetuates the memory, courage and companionship of those who took part in the Great War in whatever capacity.

Garden Visits - Planning Meeting
2020-01-08
Planning Meeting Probably Saracens Head Towcester TBC
Please see Carole at the monthly meeting or call 01327 352564

Theatre Visits - Aladdin
2019-12-11 13:00 - 17:00
Seats have now been reserved for Aladdin on Wednesday 11th December 1pm £16 Pay by 1st November

Quiz at the Sawpits
2019-12-03 14:00 - 15:30 | The Sawpits Centre, Richmond Road, Towcester
No teams required just turn up

Garden Visits - Christmas Lunch
2019-11-29 12:30 - 15:00 | Silverstone Golf Club, Silverstone Road, Stowe, MK18 5LH
Christmas Meal Silverstone Golf Club arrive 12.30pm

Garden Visits - Christmas Lunch
2019-11-29
See Carol Hunt as usual for details and bookings. Time to be confirmed
November 29th

Monthly Meeting
2019-11-27 14:00 - 16:00 | Towcestrians Rugby Club, Greens Norton Rd,, Towcester, NN12 8AW
Andrew Tennet will talk about “30 years with Northamptonshire Police“.
