Late change to speaker at monthly meeting
At short notice, I am sorry to say we have had to change our guest speaker for our meeting on
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Dawlish and District u3a news
Monthly talk: Stephanie Austin: Turning to crime in retirement
Our guest speaker in March was Stephanie Austin who gave us a revealing insight into how to turn to crime
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Monthly talk: Peter Lewis – Ice ages and climate change
Our guest speaker in February was Peter Lewis. He has spent his career in many different sectors of education, including
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Monthly talk: Clare Densley – Honeybees at Buckfast Abbey
From Flower to Jar Our guest speakers in November were Clare and Martin, bee keepers at Buckfast Abbey who gave
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Behind the scenes at Dartmoor search and rescue team
Do you know how a Search Dog finds a missing person? Did you also know that the volunteers at Dartmoor
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The cosmic view. Astrology, the ancient art – use and application in the Modern World
This talk will comprise a discussion of the twelve signs of the zodiac; the planets, as living archetypes, and the
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A message from our Groups Coordinator
Firstly, on behalf of myself, and no doubt all our u3a members, I would like to thank all our present
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Monthly talk: John Yeo – Growing for gold
The guest speaker at our October meeting was John Yeo who has had a long career working in the Torbay
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Dawlish & District u3a on Facebook
We now have a Facebook page. Please search for Dawlish & District u3a to find out what’s going on and
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Lunch club – Christmas lunch 2025
Dawlish & District u3a Christmas Lunch 2025 Date: Monday December 15th, 12:30pm Venue: Langstone Cliff Hotel, Dawlish Warren Menu: The
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Monthly talk: Rosemary Griggs – An Audience with the Lady Katherine
At our July meeting, members were privileged to be granted an audience with Lady Katherine. She made her impressive entrance
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Monthly talk: Vanessa Ryley – Let’s talk about rubbish
At our June meeting, we welcomed Vanessa Ryley, a founder member in 2018 of Dawlish Against Plastic. This is a
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Your Committee needs you
An important message from our Chair: At our monthly meeting, I told members that the committee is beginning to think
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About Vanessa Ryley
I retired from teaching pupils up to to the age of 16 years who had special educational needs in 2011.
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Monthly talk: Gray O’Hanlon – Shelterbox
We were pleased to welcome Gray O’Hanlon back to our May meeting. His previous visit was to talk to us
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About Dawlish Community Transport
We are a Community Transport service offering many opportunities enabling people from Kenton through to Shaldon and Bishopsteignton to access
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About Peter Boston
Peter’s story will revolve around his upbringing living with guide dogs and his mum who was blind. In addition, he
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About Alex Bowler
Alex Bowler is a big cat investigator, who lives in South Devon. His unusual and interesting ‘hobby’ began as a
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Stephanie Austin took up writing in retirement and is now the author of nine contemporary crime novels set in the Dartmoor town of
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I am the author of three previous books, and a number of literary/historical articles as well as the editor (and
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