These are some pictures from the Bus Tour part of the day, click on the thumbnails below to see a larger picture.
Belfast Bus Tour: 10th June 2014
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Belfast City Bus Tour
A Belfast City Bus Tour (£7) is being arranged for Tuesday 10th June. The bus will pick us up at the Europa at 10:30 to commence the tour. This will include Belfast Castle where you treat yourself to a cup of tea or coffee. It will then drop us off at the Titanic Quarter where you can have lunch (not available to book in advance). Here you have the choice to visit the Titanic exhibition (£11) or visit the Nomadic ship which was the tender ship for the Titanic (£4.50). Otherwise you can finish your trip here. Regardless,the tour bus will pick us up here again and return to the Europa.
All must be paid on advance and this will be collected at the May meeting. You can also contact Margaret, who is organising the tour after the 21st April on 02837522126.
The Ballywalter Park visit has been rearranged for Thursday 4th September by popular request! Details will follow later.
New Office premises
We have reached an agreement with the Council over the use of a room in the old Armagh City Hospital. The room is the former reception and is located to the left of the front door. The room will be used for committee meetings, distribution of tickets and meetings of small groups. There is currently seating for ten people.
The Choir at the Christmas Dinner.
Some photographs from the Christmas Dinner 2013, mainly of the choir but also of the organisers.
Tour of Belfast City Hall
A group of forty U3A members enjoyed a great day out in Belfast on Thursday 21st November. After a lovely lunch at the Bobbin restaurant we were taken on a very informative tour of the City Hall. We were all very impressed by the grandeur and history of this magnificent building. One of the highlights was the robing room when a few members modelled the magnificent counsellor’s robe!
The day concluded with some of the ladies indulging in some retail therapy and a browse round the Christmas market.
Outing to Lissan House
The U3A went for our first outing to Lissan House on Tuesday, 1st October.
Armagh and District U3A set out on our first cultural visit to Lissan House in Cookstown at the beginning of October. Thirty eight members enjoyed a very interesting tour of the house which has been in the Staples family for over 400 years. Our guide brought the family history alive through the unique exhibits and stories of the family characters who have shaped it over the years. It was a great joy to see how the Lissan House Trust is progressing in restoring and revitalising the estate to its original glory. The Trust was established by the late Mrs Hazel Radcliffe Dolling, the last remaining member of the Staples family. Lissan came to prominence in 2003 when it reached the national final of the BBC Restoration programme.
To view some of the photos of the event click on the smaller photos below to see the larger photo.
Picnic at Peatlands Park
On the 19th June a number of Armagh U3A members joined with Newry U3A in accepting an invitation from Upper Bann U3A to a picnic in Peatlands Park. The weather was kind and members had the choice of eating their picnic indoors or outdoors before embarking on a walk through the park.
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Faith and Science Partnership at the Theatre
A selection of photos taken at the Marketplace Theatre on the night of the Lecture. The photos show some of the members of Armagh U3A and there are a number of photos of the audience before the lecture commences.
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Mayor’s Reception for the Faith and Science Partnership
A selection of photographs taken at the Mayor’s Reception for the Faith and Science Partnership on Tuesday 15th May 2012. The photographs show the Mayor, Councillor Freda Donnelly, two of the speakers, Sir John Houghton and Michael Nugent, Professor Mark Bailey, Director, Armagh Observatory from the Faith and Science Partnership, and members of the U3A from Armagh, Upper Bann, Dungannon, Newry and Monaghan.
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Civic Reception
Members of Armagh U3A were invited to a Civic Reception by the Mayor of Armagh City and District, Councillor Mrs Freda Donnelly. The original venue was to have been the Mayor’s Parlour, however the collapse of a ceiling in the building during the night necessitated a change of venue to the City Hotel.
More pictures of the event can be viewed by clicking on the thumbnails below.
