u3a

Milford On Sea

How Things Work

Status:Active, not currently accepting new members
Contact:
Group email: How Things Work group
When: Monthly on Fridays
Usually 3rd Friday but subject to change
Venue: Meetings and Site Visits
Cost: There may be extra costs involved depending on the venue we are visiting
Members looking at silks at the Whitchurch Silk Mill

Do you wonder how we humans work, our biology our DNA. Or how a steam engine works, how beer is brewed, how planes fly, how medical scanners work ? The science of rocket design and space travel. Are you interested in marine biology, mobile phones, computers, engineering ?

Are you worried about global warming, conservation and alternative energy ? Then read on:-

We follow a programme of discussions and visits to places of interest. Our brief is broadly Scientific: including Natural history, Engineering, Biology, Physics, Electronics, Technology, etc.

Our meeting topics are decided upon by the group members. For discussion we meet at the Beach House 10am-12 noon. Times of visits can vary.

Our u3a activities are risk assessed. If you take part in any group activity you must read the risk assessment.

Members taking part in physical activities are reminded that they do so at their own risk.

If you are interested in joining this group please use the Group email above.

You must be a member of Milford on Sea u3a to join this group.

VIEW PREVIOUS YEARS TOPICS

2026 DatesVENUE/LOCATION/VISITOrganiser
Friday 16 JanuaryVisit to Nigel McArthur’s house: Built in 2021 to Passivhaus specifications and specifically for ‘later life needsNigel M
Friday 20th FebruaryMilford Community Centre “How Magic Works”Chris M
Thursday 5th or Thursday 26th MarchToothill Observatory (weather dependent)Richard M
Tuesday 5th MayBudds Farm Southern Water TourVirginia
Friday 22nd May Silk Mill, WhitchurchVirginia
Thursday 18th JuneMarwell ZooJonathan H
Friday 17th JulyFish and Chips on the GreenJohn Hall
Saturday August 22nd Kempton Steam MuseumVirginia
SeptemberSouthampton Cruise Liner PortBill
OctoberFawley Oil Refinery Community TourJohn Turner
November
DecemberChristmas PartyVirginia

LINKS

members stood outside by a tank at the Royal Signals Museum
Members stood by a tank at the Royal Signals Museum.
Site Visit: Why Milford no Longer Floods
Members sitting in an old train carriage opposite each other
Members sitting in an old train carriage at the London Transport Museum

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