Join us for a day on Deeside Ymunwch â ni am ddiwrnod ar Glannau Dyfrdwy

A ‘do as much as you want’ day, with art and sketching, music and song, flora and fauna, social history, walking and more!

Follow up coffee afternoon at May and Ellen Heritage Centre, Dock Road, Connah’s Quay between 2.00pm and 4.00pm on Friday 5th October Join us for a day on Join us at any point during the day for as much as you want to do! Deeside between Flint and Talacre...

If you are a U3A member, there’s a chance to meet other members and to see what they are doing and whether their activities might appeal to you. If you are a potential new member of the U3A (anyone inter- ested in learning and no longer in full time employment), you are welcome to join the activities to see if you want to join us.

Learn from, or take part in: Join us in Flint Castle • Greenfield Dock to Abakhan, Join us at Talacre – ENI • Flint to Talacre Walk Llanerch y Mor (from 12.15) • Tour of Flint Castle Car Park in the morning Field Study Centre – behind • Fynnongroyw to Talacre and the Dangerpoint (from 14.00) and • Flora and Fauna sessions (from 09.30) Point of Ayr Colliery (14.30) • Music, Song and Poetry Talacre Community Centre, • Shorter Walks on the Wales Coast Path • Welcome to U3A members and to Gamfa Wen (from 15.00) • Bird Watching Welsh Minster for the Environment, Join us in Bagillt at the • Talacre in the Second World War Hannah Blythyn AM with Hilary Jones, Community Garden: Bees and • Bird Watching across the • Photography and sound recording U3A National Vice Chair (09.45) Dee (14.00) • Greenfield Valley Walk more (from 11.00) • Charcoal Challenge and outdoor • Talacre in the Second World War, • Art and ‘charcoal challenge’ taster sketching (from 10.00) Introduction and Walk (15.30) • Public Art Appreciation • Flora and Fauna around Flint Point • Flora and Fauna in the Dunes • Lunch at Abakhan Join us at Greenfield Valley (from 10.00) Walk (15.00) • Welsh place names on Deeside Visitors Centre Car Park: Thomas • Readings, music and words – • Bird watching from Flint (from 10.00) • Bagillt Community Garden tour Penant: Greenfield Valley featuring Music Live • Tour of Flint Castle (10.30) Heritage Walk - 4 miles (10.15) • Tea or coffee at the end - Te To book a place contact Philip: neu goffi ar y diwedd Join us in Walking [email protected] (throughout the day) Join us at Abakhan (from Join us along the way and Join us in one long walk – Flint to 13.00 start - but go earlier for throughout the day Talacre (leaving Flint at 10.00) or on lunch in the cafe) • Photography one or more sections of the Wales Poetry reading, Music and Words - • Public Art Appreciation Coast Path. featuring Music Live (13.15) • Welsh place names on Deeside - • Flint to Bagillt (from 10.00) Enwau lleoedd Cymraeg ar • Bagillt to Greenfield Dock (from 11.00) All times given as a guide Glannau Dyfrdwy U3A (The University of the Third Age) is a UK-wide movement which brings together people in their ‘third Contact age’ to develop their interests and for more continue their learning in a friendly information on the and informal environment. Deeside Social, or to reserve places on particular If you’re wondering what we mean taster sessions: by the third age - it is a time after you have finished working full-time [email protected] or or raising your family and have time [email protected]. to pursue your interests or just try Transport will be available to transfer something new. people back to parked cars or bus U3A has a ‘university’ of members stops during the day. who draw upon their knowledge Participants in the walk between Flint and experience to teach and learn and Talacre should note that the whole from each other but there are no walk is about 14 miles. Fairly easy qualifications to pass – it is just for terrain but it is a long way! We will pleasure. Learning is its own reward. ensure people who wish to leave the Flintshire U3A has over 750 members walk early are able to be picked up. and more than 80 interest groups – Keep an eye on the Flintshire everything from Archaeology and Art U3A website for further details of to Wine Tasting and Wood Turning. It’s these events as 21st September all on our website! approaches.

For more information, visit www.flintshire-u3a.co.uk