The purpose of U3A is to: • Encourage further learning by listening, understanding, contributing, researching and participating in discussion and relevant excursions about new topics. • Tap the great reservoir of knowledge, skills and experience of retired men and women. • Provide a venue for the meeting together of like minded people to learn, contribute and to make new friends in their local community. Tuesday mornings 10.10 Tea/coffee 10.30 – 11.40 Speaker/s and discussion. Wednesdays 10 – 11 am, followed by coffee/tea Walking group – Sue Allard sue.allard@xtra.co.nz. Walking group meets at the bridge into the Botanical Gardens from the Armagh Street carpark, walks for about an hour, and has tea/coffee afterwards. Contact Sue Allard and provide your email address and she will contact you regularly about the activities of this interest group.