We have a monthly speaker meeting, held on the 1st Thursday of the month. Doors open at 9.30am (coffee available until 10.15am) and the talk begins at 10.30am.
Dates and Speakers for 2025/6 Monthly Meetings
Thursday 4th December – St Austell u3a “Christmas Party”
Thursday 4th January – No Speaker
Thursday 8th January – Membership Renewals
Thursday 5th February – Jane Yeomans – Penhaligon Friends
Penhaligon Friends is a charity based in Redruth supporting bereaved children, young people, parents, and carers throughout the county. They offer children and young people the chance to meet others and share their experiences, as well as practical resources to help them cope with their grief. https://penhaligonsfriends.org.uk/
Thursday 5th March – RNLI
Thursday 2nd April – Ian Mitchell – Are the brains of men and women really that different?
St Austell u3a Member and former Senior Lecturer in Psychology, Ian has previously given us some very interesting and controversial talks and this one looks like it will continue the trend! There is a commonly held belief that the brains of men and women are different. This talk will review scientific evidence of just how great those differences may be. It will also present a potentially surprising conclusion as to who wins the battle of the sexes with respect to brain function.
Thursday 7th May – Jeremy Roberts, The Three Bays Wildlife Group
A community led Wildlife group covering St Austell, Mevagissey and Veryan Bays . The Three Bays Wildlife Group (3BW) works to further discover and enhance the special natural environment of the Three Bays Wildlife area (defined as Spit Beach to West Portholland, its adjacent coastal waters and river catchment areas in-between). The work of 3BW includes actively protecting and enhancing local wildlife through a variety of citizen science projects, awareness raising events, campaigning, fundraising and networking. Examples include butterfly monitoring, dolphin and seal studies, wildlife talks and events, snorkelling surveys, Fungi hunts, beach cleans and more. With a number of existing projects and many proposed projects we are looking to expand our volunteer base. If you love our local wildlife and would like to get involved, any way you can, we can offer roles that suit your needs. https://www.threebayswildlife.co.uk/
We meet at the St Austell Art Centre, Truro Road, St Austell PL25 5HJ
