Sandra Claxton and Debby Bartlett attended Eastleigh's Remembrance Parade where they laid a wreath for the fallen on behalf of our u3a.

30th October our Crafties held a Crafts Sale at the Methodist Church where they raised £317.77 with funds going to both the Church's 30 Years On" project and Crafties' funds for future training and materials.

24th September, Pam Moffat gave a talk to residents and staff of Ampfield Meadows Retirement Village to encourage them to join Chandlers Ford u3a.

August 8th - VJ Day - and our anniversary postbox toppers were appearing across Chandlers Ford and Eastleigh.

Sunday 15th June we, along with Monks Brook and Eastleigh u3as, attended the annual Eastleigh Community Showcase where local community groups could inform visitors and other exhibitors about what they offer to people in the community. 

May 5th Bank Holiday Monday saw us manning our stall at the Fryern Funtasia held on Fryern Recreation Ground in Chandler's Ford.

On a pleasant day in April our Evergreens paid a visit to Lepe House and Gardens.

In March 2025 we held another Showcase open-day event to allow non-members the opportunity to discover the many facets of our u3a.  The Mayor attended.

Easter saw the busy Crafties and Toppers Ladies making and installing Easter Toppers across the community's post boxes.

The minister at the Methodist Church, Rev. Ruth Fry introduced our Crafties to the art of Lino Cut at the February meeting.

The January 2025 meeting of our Crafties group covered leather-working, in particular the making of leather purses.  There were some brilliant results, with a few husbands and familiy members also benefitting.  

In December we learned that our contributions to the Methodist Church' 30 Years On project had exceeded £600, well done all.

December saw our Out & About group pay a visit to Hever Castle in Kent which was home back in the day of the Boleyn family, including Anne Boleyn.  After lunch they were treated to a Christmas light show.

During the November committee meeting it was decided that our Membership fees will remain at 2023/24 levels, so £14.00 per person or £10,00 if a member of another u3a. 

In September, our Out & About group visited Marble Hill in Twickenham then crossed the Thames on a Hammerton's ferry to visit Ham House in Richmond.

Following our July meeting we noticed that the figure raised so far for the Church's "30 Years On" project from the voluntary donations in the Dovetail had reached a total of £250.  Well done and thanks. 

Sunday 28th July saw Dave Claxton (Chair) and his wife Sandra (Newsletter Editor) install a special Topper in Newtown (Eastleigh) then accompany the Mayor, Cllr. Dave Pragnell and others on a walk around the Newtown Project of clearing and planting rough ground and encouraging swifts back to nest in the area.

Thursday July 11th the Crafties held a Craft Sale and raised £244 towards the Methodist Church's "30 Years On" project.

Sunday 23rd June we attended the Otterbourne Summer Festival, speaking with visitors and other stallholders about Chandlers Ford u3a and what we offer.

Our new Beer & Curry Group was launched on Thursday 27th June 2024 at the Masala Lounge in the Fryern Arcade, their second outing, a monyth ;ater, was held at the Mezbaan Indian Restayurant on Bournemouth Road in Chandler's Ford.

May 25th 2024, the post-box Topper Team installed D-Day Toppers across Chandler's Ford

Following on from the Mayor of Eastleigh's involvement launching our 25th Anniversary by helping to install the first two of 27 post-box toppers, we were asked to produce a special 50th Anniversary Topper for Eastleigh Borough Council which was installed on the evening of 20th May by the new Mayor, Cllr. Dave Pragnell.  Here we see the new Mayor with Debby Bartlett, Lyn Atkins, Pam Moffat and Dave Claxton with the topper installed.

Our 2024 AGM on Monday 20th May where in the following committee meeting Dave Claxton and Pam Moffat were confirmed as Chair and Vice-Chair respectively.  Bridget Hignett was appointed Business Secretary and Paul Day as our new Treasurer.

On May 6th Early Spring Bank Holiday we attended Fryern Funtasia on Fryern Recreation Ground, speaking to visitors and other stallholders about our u3a and what we  offer.  The Mayor and Lady Mayoress spoke at length to our ladies.

Saturday 23rd of March we attended the Hiltingbury Community Fair, meeting with other organisations across Chandler's Ford 

The first outing of our new Out & About Group was a trip to Swindon's Steam Train Museum and the Retail Outlet Shopping Centre.