This is a U3A Network open to any U3A but currently members are those resident in the areas, East or West Sussex. The membership comprises 31 U3As who benefit from quarterly meetings at Ringmer & study/away days held across the network usually on a Saturday.

This network together with Central Surrey & Kent Networks form the South East Area Forum Network with an annual events shared by these Networks

Following the re-structuring of U3A national representation into government regions at the 2008 National AGM all three Networks together with the South East Area Forum are part of a larger U3A South East Region which includes the geographic counties of Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Hampshire, Oxfordshire, Kent, Surrey & Sussex.

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The South East Region Trustee on the National Executive Committee is

 Mr Colin Mitchell (Wokingham U3A).

If you are from the Hailsham area please click me or select the page via the menu to obtain information about their new U3A.

Below is the programme of study days & other events for the Sussex Network. If you want to see the programme of study days for Central Surrey please click here

2009/2010 Study Day Details

Study days marked * are arranged in conjunction with the University of Brighton.

Study days marked ** are arranged in conjunction with the University of Chichester.

Downloadable Study Day Programme/Application Forms

Downloadable study day programme/application forms will be available this year. Paper versions will be distributed to U3A representatives as usual – and please be assured that there are no plans to withdraw the paper version.

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Calendar

Date

Event

Venue

2009

7th -10th July 2008 inc.

FULLY BOOKED

SOUTH EAST REGION SUMMER SCHOOL

Accommodation - in single en-suite or standard rooms – is on the campus which is a short walk from

the Festival Theatre.

Subjects on offer:-

 A Cathedral, a Canal, a Castle and a City. Explore Chichester and Arundel with guided walks.

 Art History – More Art of the 20th Century.

 Chichester Harbour (West Side) – an area of outstanding natural beauty – bird watching –

walking – wildlife and boat trip.

 Creative Writing – A Workshop.

 Earth Sciences.

 Europe and the EU.

 Meteorology – a study of Weather and Climate.

 Lives and Styles of Leading Russian Composers from 18th to 20th Century.

 Living History – Writing Your Life Story.

 Opera Club – enjoy opera’s vivid music, singers and stagings.

 Painting with Watercolour for Beginners.

 Poetry – The Poetry of Thomas Hardy.

 Psychology: Understanding Human Behaviour.

 Roman Chichester.

 The Victorian Novel - Middlemarch.

 Walking the Highs and Lows of the West Sussex Countryside – Landscapes, History and

Conservation of three beautiful nature reserves.

Extended stay can be arranged with the University.

Cost: Residential in single en-suite accommodation 260.00

Residential in single standard accommodation 235.00

Complete course ~ non-residential with evening meal 155.00

Complete course ~ non-residential but no evening meal 110.00

Some courses will have an additional charge of 15.00 to cover costs of a guide and entrance fees.

Click here for full programme details

Click here for Booking Notes

Click here for Application Form

Chichester University

Bishop Otter Campus

2009/10

3rd October 2009

Classical Myth in Renaissance and Baroque Painting

Leslie Pitcher

Paintings of Greco-Roman mythology by Botticelli, Titian, Claude, Rubens etc.

Crawley

10th October 2009

Hallelujah Handel!

Janet Canetty-Clarke

An exploration of Handel’s life and music to mark the 250^th anniversary of his death

Falmer

17th October 2009

Paintings of the Dutch Golden Age

Katy Brown

Explore the Dutch Golden Age through the paintings of Rembrandt, Vermeer, de Hooch etc.

Pulborough

14th November 2009

Sussex: Different Geographies

Geoff Mead

Sussex Geographies: landscape, rock and soil, human settlements, and art and literature.

Chichester

28th November 2009

Modernism and Art Deco: Design and Architecture in the 1920/30s

Graham Whitham

Explore these two distinct aspects of architecture and design between the wars.

Hastings

5th December 2009

All What Jazz? The Women’s Perspective

Women in Jazz

Through lecture, demonstration and performance find out more about women in jazz and jazz itself – from slavery & spirituals to ragtime, blues and jazz standards.

Burgess Hill

2010

23rd January 2010

Human Rights in Recent International History

David Rang and Ann Schreiner

Using 1950s South Africa and the Balkans in the 1990s as examples, the day will explore how the issue of human rights has featured in recent international history.

 Maximum number 60, Minimum 20

Chichester

30th January 2010

Jane Austen and the Regency

Geoff Doel

Jane Austen provides us with a vivid and ironic look at middle and upper class Regency society.

Crawley

6th February 2010 (pm only)

Middle East Update

Brian Beeley

A review of developments in Iraq, Afghanistan and across the region

Falmer

13th February 2010

An Introduction to the Practice of Art & Design

Faculty of Arts and Architecture, University of Brighton, Grand Parade

A chance to experience a taster day in subjects including ceramics and silversmithing.

Brighton

20th February 2010

Out of Sight, Out of Mind – Why the Arctic Matters

School of Environment and Technology, University of Brighton

Paradoxically, global warming in the Arctic is greater than elsewhere, its potential inputs extend beyond Inuit homelands to Sussex.

Maximum number 60, Minimum 20

Moulsecoomb

6th March 2010

Biodiversity in Sussex: Landscape and Wildlife

Sussex Wildlife Trust

Sussex has a wonderful range of landscapes and wildlife. This conference will explore the current situation, look at exciting wildlife projects, and the importance of gardens for wildlife.

Falmer

13th March 2010

An Armchair Guide to the History of Gardening

Russell Bowes

A wide ranging look at the history of decorative & kitchen gardening, answering some of the questions associated with developments in horticultural style, design and fashion.

Pulborough

20th March 2010

Psychology Study Day

Dr Nik Chmiel, University of Chichester

Content to be advised.

Maximum and Minimum Number to be advised

Chichester

27th March 2010

Tunesmiths and Poets of Tin Pan Alley

Rex Walford

The history and heroes of Tin Pan Alley, the ‘Great American Songbook’ (Berlin, Gershwin, Porter etc) and the best of British.

Crawley

17th April 2010

The Glories of Romanesque: Sussex and Europe

Graham Mayhew

The day explores wall paintings in the Lewes group of churches and Romanesque art and architecture in France, Spain and Italy.

Falmer

24th April 2010

Music Makes the World Go Round

John Hursey

Enjoy some of music’s feel good factor and explore the idea that music speaks in a way words cannot.

Hastings

Date to be Agreed

Creative Writing *

University of Brighton

Full details in due course

Brighton