Welcome!

Around Chesham by Lalage Smyth, member of the Photography and Digital Imaging Groups

Welcome to the website of Chess Valley u3a

Operating in and around Chesham in Buckinghamshire, we offer a wide range of activities for those in their ‘third age’, when they are no longer working full time and are able to pursue other interests.

Our members take part in activities ranging from Art to Wildlife, with books, dinghy sailing, French, history and a lot more in between.

Our monthly talk on Thursday 8th May features John Tyler with The Ridgeway. The Ridgeway is one of the oldest trackways in Europe, stretching nearly 90 miles from Ivinghoe to Avebury and over 5,000 years from the Stone Age to today. John's talk describes this ancient chalkland path, covering both is prehistory and its rich wildlife. John Tyler has always been fascinated by wildlife: Having studied zoology and conservation at university, he worked with the Trust for Urban Ecology, creating and managing urban nature reserves. He spent many years as the Warden of the Sevenoaks Reserve in Kent, a string of flooded gravel pits fringed by woodland.

The venue for this meeting is the Broadway Baptist Church in Chesham Broadway, which is wheelchair-accessible and equipped with a hearing loop. The talk starts at 2pm.

If you are not currently a member of Chess Valley u3a and would like to sample a monthly talk and learn more about us, please come along and you will receive a warm welcome.

Best wishes

James

James Cadle

Chair, Chess Valley u3a

Registered Charity 1126990