Welcome!

Around Chesham by Lalage Smyth, former member of the Photography with Digital Imaging Group

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 extra talk this October is on Thursday 30th, when Abbie Mitchell will present Tax, Care and Toy Boys. The whimsical title actual covers a very important topic, estate planning, making sure that you have proper arrangements in place to govern the way your estate is managed if you are incapacitated and when you die. The venue is our usual one, the Broadway Baptist Church in Chesham, and the meeting starts at 2pm.

Our November talk is on Thursday 13th when Mike Barbakoff will present The History of Bletchley Park. This will be an overview of the history of the Government Code and Cypher School and the use of Bletchley Park as its WWII station. Specific topics include why Bletchley Park was chosen, the challenge of the Enigma machine, selection of the workforce and the development of Colossus, the world's firth computer. Mike is a volunteer guide at Bletchley Park. The talk starts at 2pm.

PLEASE NOTE THAT WE HAVE HAD TO CHANGE VENUE FOR THIS TALK ONLY. The venue is the Council Chamber in Chesham Town Hall, which is wheelchair-accessible via a lift.

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