u3a

Hurst, Hassocks & Ditchling

Events

Members' monthly meetings cost a nominal £2 to attend (which includes refreshments) and a current membership card must be shown. (An essential carer, assisting a member, may attend free of charge). Non members are welcome to attend up to two meetings before joining HHD u3a. Please scroll down for details of upcoming meetings.

Our Study Days are proving to be very popular! Our Russian Study Day covered a thousand years of history, War and Peace, the art of Chagall and Popova and a quick trip round Russian culture - all in one day! And a delicious lunch!

We hope to have further Study Days this year and suggestions for subject matter are very welcome.

Coach Trips will be listed below and can be booked by clicking on the blue online form link for the relevant trip. You can contact the Coach Trips team via email by clicking on the blue text for more information or assistance.  All members will be informed by email in advance of trips including details, cost and booking arrangements.

For our first coach trip of the year we visited the Historic Dockyards at Chatham. Some of us did the Call the Midwife Tour, visiting
some of the locations where it is filmed. The rest of us had a guided tour of the history of the dockyards. We saw the Ropery where ropes are still made and we could go aboard different vessels on show.

Summer School

The next Summer School will be from 7th - 10th September 2026 at The University of Chichester. Details of courses are now available on the South East Forum website (link below). Bookings open on Friday 8th May.

The u3a national office runs countrywide study days and events including Online Zoom talks. Click here to view the website.

Links

South East Forum u3a website

Forthcoming events

24th April 2026
2:00 pm
Meeting
Historian Mathew Homewood returns to tell us about the dramatic, often rowdy, social history of the town's drinking establishments from the 16th century to modern times! Please note: The talk […]
Venue: Adastra Hall
2nd May 2026
10:00 am - 12:30 pm
Social
Our annual opportunity for groups to showcase their activities. Group Leaders will be able to set up their stalls from around 9.15am. Doors open at 10.00am until 12.30pm.
Venue: Adastra Hall
29th May 2026
2:00 pm
Meeting
Polar historian Michael Smith documents the dramatic 1915 sinking of Ernest Shackleton’s Endurance in the Weddell Sea and its remarkable 2022 discovery. Refreshments provided. Doors open 1.30pm for a start […]
Venue: Adastra Hall
Cost: £2 (card payment preferred)
4th June 2026
Outing
Every 2 years Chichester Cathedral is transformed with more than 50,000 blooms in a spectacular four-day celebration of nature and creativity for their Festival of Flowers. Our coach will drop […]
Cost: £42 (includes coach, entrance to the Cathedral and Festival, Harbour Discovery Boat Tour and Drivers tip)
Booking Required
7th September 2026
to 10th September 2026
Summer School
The Summer School in 2026 will again be held at The University of Chichester.  Course Overviews are now available on the SE Forum website. The On-line Booking Form will be […]
Booking Required