This section includes our monthly social meetings and also future dates for many of our groups.
All the following events are scheduled to take place in Chipping Sodbury Town Hall.
Speaker Meetings and Town Hall events
All speaker meetings are 2pm at Chipping Sodbury Town Hall.
The next speaker meeting
4th September 2026
2:00 pm
Town Hall Meeting
Neil Hanson a Successful Author. Chipping Sodbury Town Hall, 2pm. Doors open 1:30pm. ‘The Ghostwriter’: Stories about his many famous clients.
Venue: Chipping Sodbury Town Hall
As many of you will be aware, these Friday talks have proved increasingly popular with seating at a premium. In order to increase the number of seats available, the Committee has decided to dispense with the offering of refreshments. This will release significantly more space for chairs, whilst complying with the safety regulations in the Town Hall.
The doors open at 1:30pm and the talk starts at 2:00pm. It is suggested that members get there in plenty of time to avoid disappointment. It has also been decided to reserve the front row of seats for those Members with additional needs.
Photos from our 20th Anniversary Celebrations
Town Hall Meetings
Forthcoming events
4th September 2026
2:00 pm
Town Hall Meeting
Neil Hanson a Successful Author. Chipping Sodbury Town Hall, 2pm. Doors open 1:30pm. ‘The Ghostwriter’: Stories about his many famous clients.
Venue: Chipping Sodbury Town Hall
2nd October 2026
2:00 pm
Town Hall Meeting
Paul Isherwood, a child gambler’s story. Chipping Sodbury Town Hall, 2pm. Doors open 1:30pm. A 10-year-old boy overcomes his gambling addiction.
Venue: Chipping Sodbury Town Hall
9th October 2026
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Town Hall Meeting
The Yate & Sodbury u3a Open Day. An opportunity to see many of the groups and activities available in your local u3a. Free entry, non-members are especially welcome.
Venue: Chipping Sodbury Town Hall
6th November 2026
2:00 pm
Town Hall Meeting
Martin Lloyd on becoming a famous Author. Chipping Sodbury Town Hall, 2pm. Doors open 1:30pm. His path to achieving this goal, with all the ups & downs!
Venue: Chipping Sodbury Town Hall
8th January 2027
2:00 pm
Town Hall Meeting
David Boag will talk on "Our Green and Pleasant Land". Doors open at 1:30pm.
Venue: Chipping Sodbury Town Hall
All Events
Forthcoming events
As normal there will not be a WW2 History Group meeting in August.
El Niño is part a regular climate oscillation in the Pacific Ocean. Current climate models suggest a strong El Niño event in late 2026, perhaps developing into a "Super" El […]
Venue: Westerleigh Village Hall
Cost: £2
4th September 2026
2:00 pm
Town Hall Meeting
Neil Hanson a Successful Author. Chipping Sodbury Town Hall, 2pm. Doors open 1:30pm. ‘The Ghostwriter’: Stories about his many famous clients.
Venue: Chipping Sodbury Town Hall
The New Members' Forum is for new and prospective u3a members to find out about the u3a and its possibilities.
Venue: Chipping Sodbury Town Hall
Join us on a trip to Warwick Castle price £36.50 each inclusive of coach and entrance to the Castle. Warwick Castle is an historical experience with exhilarating live shows and […]
Cost: £36.50
Booking Required
One of our members, Robert Allebon, will be talking to us about how he used DNA to help find his fathers family tree. This is a neat follow-on from July's […]
Venue: Armadillo Yate
Cost: £2 pp + Refreshments (£2.20 pp)
Peter Bryant will be delivering a talk entitled 'The Walls Have Ears'.
Venue: Armadillo Yate
Cost: £2 per person entry. Refreshments are available for an additional cost of £2.20 per person.
Everyman – Cheltenham “Present Laughter” Wednesday 30th September at 2.00 pmFollowing her highly acclaimed performance in “The Merchant of Venice 1936” Tracy-Ann Oberman starsas Geri Essendine in this new production […]
Booking Required
Pre Socrates, classic, Hellenistic. Led by Peter
Venue: Grammar School Rooms
2nd October 2026
2:00 pm
Town Hall Meeting
Paul Isherwood, a child gambler’s story. Chipping Sodbury Town Hall, 2pm. Doors open 1:30pm. A 10-year-old boy overcomes his gambling addiction.
Venue: Chipping Sodbury Town Hall
The New Members' Forum is for new and prospective u3a members to find out about the u3a and its possibilities.
Venue: Chipping Sodbury Town Hall
This talk by Chris Grref will explain the answer and also what they are made of, come from and why they have always been of interest throughout history.
Venue: Westerleigh Village Hall
Cost: £2
9th October 2026
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Town Hall Meeting
The Yate & Sodbury u3a Open Day. An opportunity to see many of the groups and activities available in your local u3a. Free entry, non-members are especially welcome.
Venue: Chipping Sodbury Town Hall
Festival Theatre Malvern, “Anastasia File", Wednesday 14th October at 2.30 pm July 1918. Tsar Nicholas II and his family are brutally executed by the Bolsheviks in Ekaterinburg. Twoyears later in […]
Booking Required
Bristol Beacon “BBC Young Musician Final” Thursday 15th October at 7.00 pm The long-running and much-loved biennial competition has been celebrating up-and-coming musical talentsfrom across the UK for five decades, […]
Booking Required
One of our members, Richard Stewart, will be delivering this month's talk entitled 'Discovery of a famous ancestor and a record inaccuracy resolved'.
Venue: Armadillo Yate
Cost: £2 pp + Refreshments (£2.20 pp)
Thursday 22nd October Waddesdon Manor and Standing with Giants Join us on this day trip to National Trust property Waddesdon Manor to explore the property and grounds and see the […]
Cost: £42.50 (NT members £19.50)
Led by Robert
Venue: Grammar School Rooms
Bob Wilson will be exploring the origins of World War 2
Venue: Armadillo Yate
Cost: £2 per person entry. Refreshments are available for an additional cost of £2.20 per person.
A talk by Dilys Harlow on the Scottish geologist manufacturer, naturalist and physician. His 'Theory of the Earth' was the first to correctly explain our geological processes & the first […]
Venue: Westerleigh Village Hall
Cost: £2
6th November 2026
2:00 pm
Town Hall Meeting
Martin Lloyd on becoming a famous Author. Chipping Sodbury Town Hall, 2pm. Doors open 1:30pm. His path to achieving this goal, with all the ups & downs!
Venue: Chipping Sodbury Town Hall
The New Members' Forum is for new and prospective u3a members to find out about the u3a and its possibilities.
Venue: Chipping Sodbury Town Hall
Everyman – Cheltenham “Dracula” Thursday 12th November at 2.00 pm The time is 1897. Mankind is on the cusp of vast technological change, scientific mastery and mediainnovation. But poised between […]
Booking Required
Elizabeth Gillespie from our group, will be providing Novembers talk (appropriately themed for November and Remembrance Sunday), about her two grandfathers in WW1.
Venue: Armadillo Yate
Cost: £2pp + Refreshments (£2.20 pp)
Having previously spoken to the group about the battles of Sangshak and Imphal, Peter Burton returns to talk to us about the Battle of Kohima, in 1944.
Venue: Armadillo Yate
Cost: £2 per person entry. Refreshments are available for an additional cost of £2.20 per person.
Tobacco Factory “Christmas Carol” Wednesday 9th December at 7.00 pm Step into Dickensian Bristol on Christmas Eve. Frost on the cobbles. Bells in the cold air. A citypoised on the […]
Booking Required
St Georges Bristol “Christmas Spectacular” Friday 18th December at 7.30 pm Bristol Ensemble and Exultate Singers perform their annual feast of beautiful Christmas music,combining light-hearted joyfulness with atmospheric and moving […]
Booking Required
Bristol Beacon “New Year Viennese Gala” Sunday 3rd January at 3.00 pm Join the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Conductor Tom Fetherstonhaugh and Soprano ClaudiaBoyle for an afternoon of swirling majesty and […]
Booking Required
8th January 2027
2:00 pm
Town Hall Meeting
David Boag will talk on "Our Green and Pleasant Land". Doors open at 1:30pm.
Venue: Chipping Sodbury Town Hall
Bath Theatre Royal “Tale of Two Cities” Saturday 23rd January at 2.30 pm In 1770s Paris, revolution is stirring. Sydney Carton is a brilliant yet cynical barrister from England.Charles Darnay […]
Booking Required
5th February 2027
2:00 pm
Town Hall Meeting
Bernard Merrick will talk on "Dyrham Park". Doors open at 1:30pm.
Venue: Chipping Sodbury Town Hall
5th March 2027
2:00 pm
Town Hall Meeting
Rob Bayly will talk on "Behind the BBC scenes". Doors open at 1:30pm.
Venue: Chipping Sodbury Town Hall
2nd April 2027
2:00 pm
Town Hall Meeting
Ash Jones will talk on "David Niven – The ultimate gentleman, movie star and hero". Doors open at 1:30pm.
Venue: Chipping Sodbury Town Hall
7th May 2027
2:00 pm
Town Hall Meeting
This talk follows the AGM Fraser Gunn will talk on the "Great Fire of London 1666". Doors open at 1:30pm.
Venue: Chipping Sodbury Town Hall
4th June 2027
2:00 pm
Town Hall Meeting
Paul Barnett will talk on "Light in the darkest hour". Doors open at 1:30pm.
Venue: Chipping Sodbury Town Hall
1st July 2027
2:00 pm
Town Hall Meeting
Dave Cheesley will talk on "Golden age of shopping". Doors open at 1:30pm. Note: this talk is on Thursday
Venue: Chipping Sodbury Town Hall
3rd September 2027
2:00 pm
Town Hall Meeting
Annie Elliot will talk on "Mrs Charles Dickens tells her story". Doors open at 1:30pm.
Venue: Chipping Sodbury Town Hall
1st October 2027
2:00 pm
Town Hall Meeting
Alex Leger will talk on "Working with the military – presenters under stress". Doors open 1:30pm.
Venue: Chipping Sodbury Town Hall
5th November 2027
2:00 pm
Town Hall Meeting
Mike Britton will talk on "It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas". Doors open 1:30pm.
Venue: Chipping Sodbury Town Hall