Transport

Lifelong learning

If you are not a member of our u3a and would like to join, please click here. Lifelong learning is an area of particular relevance to U3As. We have several groups in this faculty, details of which can be viewed using the buttons at the foot of the page. We hope there will be a few that appeal to you.

To contact the leaders for the three groups below directly, please send an email as follows:

Environment in the News group - u3abasingstoke.environment1@gmail.com

Literature group - u3abasingstokeliterature@gmail.com

Transport - u3atransport@gmail.com

If you would like to contact the leader of any other group, please use the Contact us form. Your enquiry will then be forwarded to the leader of the group in question.

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Transport

This is a monthly group for those who have an interest in various forms of transport, including Buses, Trains, Boats &Planes; and other Transport Interests too.

Meetings are in the following formats:

· Indoor meetings where members participate, by leading on a topic of their choice. Part of the meeting is given over to discussing any transport related topics in the news. Time is also be given to general reminiscing on days gone by

· Outdoor visits to places of transport related interest.

Main Topics 2023

Thursday, 26 January 2023 The coming of the Railways to Basingstoke

Thursday, 23 February 2023 The Versatile Transport of Helicopters

Thursday, 23 March 2023 The Rise & Fall of our Buses

Thursday, 27 April 2023 London Transport Buses in the 50s & 60s from a passenger perspective

Thursday, 25 May 2023 Training a Train Driver

Thursday, 22 June 2023 The History of the London Underground

Links to the groups:

Venue: Kempshott Village Hall

Date: 4th Thursday of the month

Time: 10.15 am to 12 noon