Burgess Hill u3a
Newsletter number 38 –19 September 2025
Our next monthly meeting
‘Climate Change and how to keep up with Grandchildren’ with William (Bill) Avenell.
Monday 6 October, venue Cyprus Hall, doors open 9.45am, talk time 10.30am to
11.30am. Free entry, Tea/coffee plus biscuits available at 50p per person.
BEETLE DRIVE WITH CHIPS, 23 OCTOBER AT ST WILFRID'S HALL
Have you booked your place yet?
Cost is £15 per person - transfer to BHu3a Bank Account, Sort Code: 30-99-50
Account number: 86486260, reference “Beetle”
LET STEVE KNOW WHEN YOU PAY!
Or cheque (payable to Burgess Hill u3a) to Steve Furber.
Fish/Sausage/Veggie option from Jupps website.
Bring your own drinks and cutlery.
CLOSING DATE 16 OCTOBER- no food orders or bookings taken after this date!
HELPERS NEEDED TO SET UP TABLES AND CHAIRS
Contact Steve Furber for further information.
Burgess Hill u3a Board of Trustees Open Meeting
Tuesday 7 October, 9.30am start, Cherry Tree Centre
If you are interested in the workings of our Board of Trustees do come and observe their next meeting.
Hurst Festival, 13th – 28th September
Local writer and author Brian Watson, will be giving a presentation as part of the Hurst Festival on Tuesday September 23rd at 8pm at the New Inn Hurstpierpoint.
Brian’s career spans 60 years in advertising and entertainment and his talk will include:
- why he was arrested on The Mall;
- why The Sun newspaper followed his car up the M1 in a helicopter;
- how he ended up with Joan Collins lying in his lap; and –
why the KGB followed him and his film crew all round London.
Full details can be found at the festival website at:-
https://www.hurstfestival.org/events/event/?eventID=1098
Special Showing of ‘Downton Abbey – The Grand Finale’
Wednesday 19th November, 2pm’ at the Orion cinema Burgess Hill for u3a members, friends and family.The cost is £5, details from Val Chadwick in the Autumn edition of NewsLink, page 5.
Christmas Lunch
Our venue is The Thatched Inn, Hassocks, 12.00noon, Friday 5 December.
Lunch is a 2-course meal at £32.00 per person.
Options are: starter and main or starter and pudding or main and pudding.
Please contact Val Hoare, 01444 244245 or 7thbrownowl@sky.com
Please pass a copy of this newsletter to those who you know do not have an email address. Copy date for the newsletter is the Thursday of each week. Contributions to Peter Mitchell- petermitchellu3a@platform11.org.uk
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