PROGRAMME of Coffee Morning Speakers and Events 2027
Monthly meetings are held on the second Tuesday of each month at Filleigh Village Hall where coffee is served from 9.45 to 10.30am. The Chairman’s Welcome and Notices are at 10.30am followed by our Speaker at 10.45am.
Tuesday January 12th : ‘The work of North Devon Hospice’. The speaker from this award-winning charity will be introducing us to the inspiring work of the Hospice.
Tuesday February 9th : Ash Jones returns to tell us about ‘The History of the Nobel Prize’: A history and celebration of the world’s most prestigious awards, and how it has influenced human advancement.
Tuesday March 9th : South Molton u3a Annual General Meeting.
Tuesday April 13th : Writer, journalist, traveller and balloonist Sally Smith will be telling us about ‘The Women who Went round the World – Extraordinary stories of true pioneers in global circumnavigation’.
Tuesday May 11th :The hugely popular musician and presenter Jim Causley returns, this time with his friend, librarian and folklore researcher Mark Norman, to bring us a spoken word, slide and musical presentation on ‘The Folklore of Devon’.
Tuesday June 8th : Lottie Dale’s father was a WW2 Spitfire pilot, and inspired Lottie to become a highly successful skydiver. She will be giving us a light-hearted insight into the world of parachuting in her presentation ‘Falling with Style’.
Tuesday July 13th : ‘The work of Devon Air Ambulance’. Find out about the lifesaving exploits of our local airborne heroes.
Tuesday Aug 10th : With more than 60 years of experience in the mining industry worldwide, Robin Kear will be telling us about ‘The role that mining has played within society throughout history to the present day’.
Tuesday September 14th : Adele Hall, of the award winning charity ‘The British Hen Welfare Trust’, will be telling us all about their work and the joys of keeping ex-commercial hens as pets.
Tuesday October 12th : Graham Pitchfork MBE will be giving us what promises to be a fascinating and enlightening talk on ‘Daring Escapes During the Second World War’.
Tuesday November 9th : James Lewis will be introducing us to the work of local and international charity ‘Amigos’, summarising their work into ‘helping to lift Ugandans out of poverty’.
Tuesday 14th 2027: South Molton u3a Christmas Celebrations with Comedy Magician Jude Coram.
Please Note: All meetings are subject to alteration for events outside our control.