March 2024

U3A Current Affairs Group

This group meets on the 3rd Wednesday of each month (at 10.00 am) -usually at the Halswell library/service centre – Te Hāpua.
It has a group of keen members (usually about 25 attendees) who learn about and discuss a wide range of current affairs /current issues topics.
If you may be interested in participating – contact Graeme McNally (via our email u3a.southwestchch@gmail.com) for further information.

Family History Group

Do you ever wonder who your ancestors were? Where they lived? How they came to live in New Zealand? Who knows what is discovered in their past.
If you answer ‘yes’ you may be interested in coming along to the Family History Group.
We meet on the 3rd Tuesday of each month – next meeting is 16th April – at 1.30pm each of us looking to our families who came before us.
If you would like to join us, please contact Carole or Julia via Do you ever wonder who your ancestors were? Where they lived? How they came to live in New Zealand? Who knows what is discovered in their past.
If you answer ‘yes’ you may be interested in coming along to the Family History Group.
We meet on the 3rd Tuesday of each month – next meeting is 16th April – at 1.30pm each of us looking to our families who came before us.
If you would like to join us, please contact Carole or Julia via our email u3a.southwestchch@gmail.com

U3A Cycling Group

We have 2 organised rides each month, on the 3rd Monday and the last Friday.
We ride mainly on dedicated cycleways.
New members welcome.
This month there was only one ride due to Good Friday being at the end of March.
On Monday 18 March, 9 of us met at Princess Margaret Hospital and cycled around the river to Ferrymead. It was a lovely ride along quiet streets and cycleways. We had coffee at Metro Café before heading back