Galleries of our courses and activities in action
SIGNIFICANCE OF COLOUR IN OUR LIVES PLANNED TO BE REPEATED IN 2026 Sessions included: Sessions involved interacting and sharing reflections on colour ideas from participants. U3A COLLAGE PLANNED TO BE REPEATED IN 2026 Japanese artists began to stick paper onto silk as early as the 1100’s. Paper collage was first recorded in Europe in 1400’s. Victorian […]
An enthusiastic poetry appreciation group has been running at Stonington for more than seven years. Poetry Pilgrims was introduced by Anthony Ash, and in the early days Jennifer Strauss, a poet, helped us to become established. We had some time with no particular leader but are now privileged to have had the continuing leadership of […]
Member Activities Courses; live, learn, enjoy. Art and craft, Current affairs and news , Excursions and outings, Exercise, e.g. Tai Chi, Films and cinema review, Games, including board games, mah-jong, bridge and cards, Gardens, Health and wellbeing, History, Languages, Literature and poetry, Music appreciation, Science and technology, Society, Travel, Walks (gardens and historic areas).
Chess Partners – Chess Partners is a group who enjoy meeting over a chess board every Tuesday morning from 9:30am. Some play faster, some slower, but always with good humour. And we even managed to play online all through COVID lockdowns! We welcome all players – whether you learnt from your father or played at school, or […]
We meet every Thursday in Valetta St at noon for 2 hours. Our class is not instructive, but basic advice can be sought from the coordinator of the group. We always paint onsite, and enjoy trying our hands at a great variety of subjects. The main medium is watercolour but all mediums encouraged.
We have many popular activities to engage members including art, bridge, chess, discussion groups (books, current affairs, films), exercise, health, history, language, literature mah jong, music, poetry, travel, historic area walks, etc. A few images from these groups.
Painting, drawing, and shadow cuts. Spring 2022.
A range of approaches and techniques encouraged by our tutor David Pincus From the tutor…The “Enhance and Grow the Artist in You” and the “Discover and Express the in You” continued throughout 2022, and increased in numbers of participants despite pandemic interruptions. We have morphed from a class to collegial group that share the experience […]