A photo gallery
The U3A Singing Group took part in an Evening of Advent Meditation organised by the Armagh Cathedrals Partnership on Wednesday, 10th December in the Synod Hall.
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Over thirty of our members set off for Belfast on November,14th to discover some hidden gems of Belfast . We had organised two Blue Badge Tourist Board guides to lead the way. It proved a very informative and enjoyable two hours. We all realised we had walked past some very important historic sights in Belfast over the years with our eyes closed! We started off at the City Hall,down Royal Avenue, through the Cathedral Quarter and finished at St George’s Market. The highlights of the tour were a visit to First Presbyterian Church (1783) in Rosemary Street, the War Memorial Museum and a walk through the historic Half Bap area where we saw the new murals of some famous people of Belfast. We hope to return and explore more of the City.
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On Thursday, 4th September thirty four of our members set off to visit Ballywalter Park in Strangford Lough. Lord and Lady Dunleath proved to be wonderful guides round the Mansion House which has been in their family for 170 years. We were all very impressed how the home had been carefully restored to its former splendour with a few modern twists. This was followed by refreshments in the wonderful conservatory which was reopened in 2009. Some of us then enjoyed a stroll around the gardens accompanied by Lady Dunleath who shared her gardening knowledge with us.
It was a splendid visit and the sun shone all day!
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Pictured after the cycle group’s outing to Loughgall Country Park, the group wind down at Wanda’s.
These are two photos of the cycle group on a spin between Scarva and Newry.
Peter gets his bike checked.
Enjoying the sunshine.
These are some photographs of the tour of SS Nomadic, click on the thumbnail to see a larger picture.
These are some pictures from the Bus Tour part of the day, click on the thumbnails below to see a larger picture.
Some photographs from the Christmas Dinner 2013, mainly of the choir but also of the organisers.
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.
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.
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