This page contains a lot of information and is therefore quite long! You can scroll down the page to find all the items.
Alternatively, to go straight to a particular section, click on the blue text for the item that interests you in the list immediately below.
On this page you will find:
- Forthcoming Monthly Meetings at the Citadel
- Outings, Holidays and Special Events
- Details of some of the Group Events
- Details of some of the Past Events (so that you can see the type of events and outings we have covered)
- Links to U3A Study Days and other events
General Monthly Meetings
These are held on the second Thursday of each month between 2.00pm and 3.30pm at :-
The Salvation Army Citadel,
Woodthorpe Road,
Ashford,
Middx.
TW15 3JY
Each monthly meeting at the Citadel usually includes a presentation from an invited speaker. The meeting also gives members the chance to network, meet the committee members and group representatives and also to book group events and study days. Refreshments are provided.
The General Monthly Meetings at the Citadel are listed below. Clicking on a picture or the text highlighted in blue will take you to a new page where there may be more information about the event - you can press the "back" button (<) to return to this page.
Outings, Holidays and Special Events
Listed below are the planned outings, holidays and special events open to all. Generally these events are not specific to a group. Click on the blue text for more information.
Group Events
Some groups choose to show their future events in the list below and these also appear on their dedicated group pages.
The majority of groups hold regular meetings and do not to show these meetings as "events" on this website.
Clicking on an event will take you to a new page where there may be more details about the event.
To see a summary table of which groups meet on a particular day in a month please click on Monthly Group Activities Calendar
Tip: To see the events for a specific Group, click on the Group name (blue text) in the left column in list below.
Community Access Scheme - currently suspended
This scheme, which was active throughout 2025, gave U3A members access to Historic Royal Palaces (Hampton Court Palace, Tower of London, Kensington Palace), Kew Gardens, Wakehurst Gardens and a number of English Heritage properties.
However, due to waning interest, the CAS team will be taking a break from arranging any CAS outings in 2026. We regret to say that we will not be arranging any visits to Kew Gardens, Hampton Court Palace, Kensington Palace or Tower of London but will review the situation again in 2027.
Note that we still have an option to gain free access to some English Heritage properties, providing the visit meets certain ‘educational’ requirements. If anyone is interested in organising such a trip, please contact Helen Beecham
Below you can find some pictures and details of a few of the holidays and events (most recent ones first).
Click on the picture or the blue titles for bigger pictures or more information.
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Coach Trip to Wrest Park - June 26
A lovely trip to this English Heritage property, which has… read more
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Christmas Carols at the Royal Albert Hall
Outing on 22 December 2025. Click any picture to see… read more
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Remembrance Ceremony - November 2025
This year Spelthorne U3A K2 laid remembrance wreaths on the… read more
Links to Study Days and other events
All the blue coloured links below will open in a new page in your browser. The Spelthorne K2 website will remain open and you can return to it by finding it in your open browser pages. Alternatively you can choose to return by using the "back" button (<) and the new page will close.
| Surrey U3A Network: Study Days | Surrey Study days are open to members of all U3As in Surrey and you can participate in an event in person for £12 or on Zoom for £7. There are eight study days a year, on a wide variety of subjects. Booking forms for live and virtual attendance can be found by following the Surrey U3A Network - Study Days link. |
| London Events | For details, please follow the London Events Calendar link. |
| National U3A Events | For details please follow the National U3A events link. |
| National U3A Online Learning | The U3A host some excellent talks online - our members speak really highly of them. There are many subjects, all free! To see more details, please click on Online Learning Events. |
| London U3A Events, Workshops and Study Days | For details please follow the Link to London U3A Events. London members may be given higher priority if there is a shortage of places. |
| SE Region Events, Workshops and Study Days | For details please follow the Events page on the SE Region U3A website. |