Reading u3a is a learning co-operative of mature people, which enables members to share many educational, creative and leisure activities. Activities are organised mainly in small groups that meet regularly, sometimes in each other's homes but more often in hired halls. It pursues a wide range of topics; some academic, some practical and others recreational. Reading u3a is a member of The Third Age Trust, the national body of the u3a.
- Mostly day-time meetings
- Various venues across Reading
- A wide variety of interest groups
- Theatre visits & other outings
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Wide Range of Activities and Special Interest Groups
Go to our Groups and Special Interest pages where you can see the variety of activities on offer. Some groups allow people who are not members of Reading u3a to attend a meeting of the group as a guest to get a flavour of Reading u3a activities. You can request this from the special interest pages.
Open Meetings
Non members are welcome to a limited number of open meetings to get a flavour of our activities. Open meetings are held on the fourth Monday of each month (except Bank Holidays) at Abbey Baptist Church.
See below for details of our next open meeting.
This talk will look at the archaeology of Sutton Hoo, one of the most important and exciting burials of the Anglo-Saxon period. We will look at the excavation in 1939 and the finds,particularly the wonderful gold objects, and find out lots about the lives of the leaders in the seventh century AD: warfare, feasting and entertainment. Perhaps most exciting is the ship that was found in the grave. We will ask questions, which can’t necessarily be answered:
who was buried at Sutton Hoo? And where did he live?
Dr Jennifer Foster is an archaeologist who has specialised in the study of artefacts, especially metalwork and Celtic art. She has worked at both the British Museum and the Ashmolean. She has mainly dug on sites in the Severn Estuary with her husband Martin Bell, finding Mesolithic sites with human footprints.
Come along to this Reading u3a open meeting at the Abbey Baptist Church. Non-members are welcome, free entry.Upcoming Events
Sutton Hoo
Monday 23 February 2026
Honey Bees
Monday 23 March 2026
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