{"id":70,"date":"2015-01-28T12:22:54","date_gmt":"2015-01-28T12:22:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/usku3a.org.uk\/blog\/?page_id=70"},"modified":"2026-04-28T10:04:27","modified_gmt":"2026-04-28T10:04:27","slug":"welcome","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/usku3a.org.uk\/blog\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #333399;\"><strong>Welcome to the Usk and District u3a web site.<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #333399;\">We are part of a national and international voluntary learning organisation.<\/span><\/h1>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>We are a self-help, self-managed lifelong learning co-operative for retired or semi-retired people.<br \/>\n<\/strong><strong>We provide opportunities for our members to share experiences and social activities and to pursue learning, not for qualifications, but for fun.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Why not join &#8230;\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/usku3a.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Flyer-for-electronic-board-V1.pdf\">An invitation to join<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Please click to see the monthly <a href=\"https:\/\/usku3a.org.uk\/blog\/diary\/\">Events Calendar<\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/usku3a.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/WalkingGroupView.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1406 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/usku3a.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/WalkingGroupView-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/usku3a.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/WalkingGroupView-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/usku3a.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/WalkingGroupView-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/usku3a.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/WalkingGroupView-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/usku3a.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/WalkingGroupView-624x468.jpg 624w, https:\/\/usku3a.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/WalkingGroupView.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nUsk u3a Walking Group<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/usku3a.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/BridgeWinnersDec2025pic-scaled.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1529\" src=\"https:\/\/usku3a.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/BridgeWinnersDec2025pic-300x225.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/usku3a.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/BridgeWinnersDec2025pic-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/usku3a.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/BridgeWinnersDec2025pic-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/usku3a.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/BridgeWinnersDec2025pic-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/usku3a.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/BridgeWinnersDec2025pic-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/usku3a.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/BridgeWinnersDec2025pic-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/usku3a.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/BridgeWinnersDec2025pic-624x468.jpeg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><em>Winners of the Christmas bridge afternoon on the 8th December<\/em><\/strong><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><em>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 A great afternoon enjoyed by all.<\/em><\/strong><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Member&#8217;s Meeting \u201cTHE BERLIN AIRLIFT\u201d<\/strong><br \/>\nA presentation by Graham Duke<br \/>\n22 May 2026 at 2.00pm,\u00a0 Memorial Hall, Usk<br \/>\nLink:-\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/usku3a.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Members-meeting-22-May-26.pdf\">Members meeting 22 May 26<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to the Usk and District u3a web site. 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