Forthcoming monthly General meetings will be held at Aberystwyth Bandstand on the Promenade, from July 2025 - December 2026 while Ceredigion Museum undergoes renovation. On-street car-parking is close, with several disabled spaces being available. The Tesco car park is free for 3 hours, and is 5 minutes walk away.
Meetings normally start at 2.30pm and finish by 3.30pm: we start to gather any time after 2pm.
2026
January 15th: Alina Warren-Walker, (WARU Aberystwyth University), 'Food interventions and clinical trials'
February 19th: Dr Roger Santer (Department of Life Sciences, Aberystwyth University) 'Animal colour perception'
March 19th: Carys May (West Wales Biodiversity Information Centre). 'Your Wild Patch - Wildlife in your local area and biodiversity'
April 16th: Dr James January-McCann, (Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales). ‘Casglu Enwau Lleoedd Cymru/ Collecting Welsh Place Names'. Web link: https://historicplacenames.rcahmw.gov.uk/
May 21st: Heather Heap, (Department of Psychology, Aberystwyth University), 'What humour means to older people'
June 18th: Bridget Wallbank (Mid-Wales Opera), 'Behind the curtain'
July 16th: John Weston, '"The House that Nash built": about the history of Llanachaeron'
October 15th: Colin Luker (u3a Council and Museum Curator), 'Robert Owen: from Newtown to the World'
November 19th: Iolo ap Dafydd, 'Aberpoeth Journey and Beginnings'
Meetings from 2025
January 23rd (note: this is the 4th Thursday in January and not the usual 3rd in the month): Dr Faaeza Jasdanwalla-Williams, 'The Long Road to ‘Many Roads'
February 20th: Professor Wini Davies, 'Honno Press'
March 20th: Most Reverend Andrew John, Archbishop of Wales. 'The Good the Bad and the Ugly: an Archbishop's perspective
April 17th: Neil Taylor. 'Recycle your Zombies, or: how we can learn to love sustainable computing'
May 15th: Professor Roger Boyle, 'Deciphering Linear B'
June 19th: Ioan Lord: 'Vale of Rheidol Railway'
July 17th: Amie Andrews. Innovation Labs – Food and Wellbeing in Rural Wales https://arsyllfa.cymru/category/lpipruralwales/
September 18th: Volunteering guidance then, Graham Rees, 'Looking after ourselves and each other'
October 16th: Dr Peter Korsten, Studying birds in nestboxes: what can we learn?
November 20th: Claire Rhydwen, Bwyd Dyfi Hub, Aber food Surplus - Organic/and or agroecologically produced food
December 17th Social Event: (note that this is a Wednesday). 1-3pm. Waunfawr Community Hall, Brynceinion, Waun Fawr, Aberystwyth SY23 3PN
Forthcoming
Elan Closs Stephens. Elan Stephens is a Welsh educator and Wales' representative on the BBC Board. She is the Electoral Commissioner for Wales, and is a non-executive director of the Welsh Government's Board.
If anybody wants to volunteer or nominate a talk, please do! We will be delighted to schedule it in and look after the technical side for you.
Our meetings are usually held on the third Thursday of the month, at 2.30pm (to 4.00pm at the latest).
If you're interested in joining us, you're very welcome to come along to one of our monthly meetings as a visitor (for up to two visits, at £2 per visit). Just mention at the signing-in desk that you are new, and someone will help.
This website listing is regularly updated.
An application form for new members, can be downloaded here: Membership Form.
Current members' subscription information is at: Membership Renewal.
For any further information please leave a message for: Programme Secretary or Membership Enquiry .
Links
- Car Parking
- Past events, 2010-2024
- Past events, with links to video
- Audio Recordings of guest speakers
