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  • Help needed!

    Are you a whizz at Word Processing and using MS Word?Not interested in carrying out any actual research but would like to help the Family and Social History group? We need help typing up and editing our Living Stones and oral histories research so that it can be presented in a consistent format and made… Read more

  • Are you interested in joining us?

    Why not consider joining us on our quest to reveal the forgotten narratives of our village and the surrounding area as we reveal the stories behind the inscriptions etched on the historic headstones of our local church. Do any of the following apply to you: Please contact me for more information on 07393 296375 or… Read more

  • Living Stones - January Update

    This is proving to be a challenging, yet fascinating project and we are making good progress. There are 5 plots around the churchyard (A - E) and we estimate there are almost 1,000 graves. Progress at the start was slow due to access problems and many headstones being very difficult to read. We are indebted… Read more

  • Art Group Celebrates Christmas

    On 5th December the group enjoyed a very good Christmas lunch at the Beaufort pub followed by a quiz and other "Arty" activities at the Community Centre. The first meeting for 2024 will be on 2nd January. Read more

  • Creative Writing Advisor on u3a Radio podcast

    Marcia Humphries, the national adviser for Creative Writing for u3as, is interviewed in this podcast and mentions the Gilwern u3a member who won the short story competition in 2022/3. See minute 21 in the podcast to hear about the 'outstanding' story and its writer. Read more

  • Local Artist - Linda Wood

    The art group played host to local artist Linda Wood on 21st November.  Linda specialises in textured art and lead the session showing us how to create a colourful background, then adding textured flowers in the foreground. Using canvas boards, palette knives and acrylic paint, it was something completely new to the group members.  With… Read more

  • New Art for the Community Centre

    In 2021, the U3A art group successfully produced artwork depicting local scenery which is displayed in the main hall at the Community Centre, and it was as a result of this that the Council asked if the group could produce another set to be displayed in the corridor at the Centre. Based on local street… Read more

  • National Chair sits in with the Bridge Group

    Liz Thackray (seated in turquoise top) is National Chair of the Third Age Trust and visited Wales with the recently-appointed Trustee for Wales, Karen Green.  Read more

  • Visit to Hergest Croft on 11th October 2023

    14 members visited this beautiful garden and arboretum on a rather inclement day. We were revived by refreshments in the delightful cafe. Read more

  • Visit to Treberfydd Nursery, Llangasty on Thursday 14th September 2023.

    We were amazed at the range and colour of the plants so late in the season. The owner and staff were very helpful and gave us a brief overview before letting us browse freely. Plenty of plants to buy after which most of us took advantage of tea and cakes. Read more

Gilwern, Monmouthshire