All meetings are held in Fairplace Church, Fairplace Terrace, Okehampton, EX20 1DN
3rd Tuesday monthly, 2.30pm start.
There's usually parking in front of the Church for Blue Badge holders
Tuesday 21 April
A short AGM followed at 2.30pm by our speaker
Paul Rendell
As a keen local historian, Paul has written many articles for newspapers and magazines. In 1991 he founded the 'Dartmoor News', a bi-monthly magazine which he still edits today.
Using many old photographs from the past 100 years Paul will show how our market town of Okehampton has changed over the years. His talk promises to be a fascinating dive into local history.
It would be really helpful if you would please email chair@okehampton-u3a.org.uk if you would like to attend any of our meetings. Everyone welcome.
All we ask is for £1 towards venue hire, speaker expenses and refreshments.
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19th May - Stephen Powles. - The Unbelievable Truth - 'Wildlife stories that have to be seen to be believed’. Sometimes you have to see something to believe it. Stephen has been fortunate to observe and photograph wildlife antics he wouldn’t have believed possible if he hadn’t seen them.
16th June - Ashley Jones David Niven: The Ultimate Gentleman, Movie Star & Hero. In this enrichment lecture, we learn about Niven's path to success, as how even 40 years after his death in 1983, he is still regarded as the ultimate chap
21st July - Sally Smith ‘Magnificant women in their flying machines’ The first 100 years of women in the air. It is all about the part British women have played in the development of aviation, based around the characters and adventures of the women featured in her latest book
15th September - Pamela Vass ... The Story of Thomas Fowler. Had I known it would take weeks, months, even years of trawling the archives to find the answer I might have thought twice, but I was hooked. And I’m so glad I was.
20th October - Mike Griffiths - ‘Listening to the Enemy " explores the history of the St Erth Radio Listening Station during WWII, detailing its crucial role in intelligence gathering and code breaking efforts as part of the Bletchley Park network.
17th November - Emma Cunis - Discover the history, magic and mystery of Dartmoor - an extraordinary living, working landscape.
December – date TBA - Christmas Lunch (Members only).
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19th January - David (Fitz) Fitzgerald.
16th February - Chris Wiseman - 'Battle of Britain Exeter'. Chris is an aviation enthusiast and historian with a lifelong interest in the history of Exeter airport. He'll give an illustrated talk on RAF Exeter covering the war years.
16th March – Emma Cunis
20th April – Simon Dell