You must have an up to date membership to participate in these activities. See Join Us (New membership) or Members Area (membership renewals).

Note: There will be no Social Xtra in July 2026, and no Monthly Meeting or Social Xtra in August 2026.

ABOUT OUR TALKS, TRIPS AND SOCIAL XTRA EVENTS

MONTHLY MEETINGS

Free for members and potential members on the 2nd Friday afternoon of each month (excluding August) at Stanway Village Hall. Enjoy a guest speaker or entertainer, followed by tea/coffee and a biscuit.

Plenty of opportunity to chat and catch up, browse our Notice board for updates on group vacancies and outings, or visit our used book & jigsaw stall.

Stanway Village Hall Directions and Parking

"SOCIAL XTRA" EVENTS

Free for members on the 4th Friday afternoon of each month (except August and December) at Stanway Village Hall.

Enjoy talks, entertainment, craft and games themed afternoons, quizzes etc, plus of course tea/coffee and a biscuit!

We'd love to hear from members if you have any ideas for these events or are interested in helping organise future events.

Please get in touch with a member of the Social Squad either during our meetings or by sending a message via Social Squad .

For more photos from our Social Xtra events visit our Archive page.

TRIPS & TOURS

Details of local trips around Colchester and day trips by coach further afield are added to the events listing on this page .

They will feature in our members newsletter "Stanway News" as trips are finalised. Booking forms are attached to our newsletter when announced, and made available at our Monthly Meetings.

If you have any suggestions for places to be included in our future programme please send a message to our Local Visits Organiser or our Day Trips Organiser,

Colchester City Centre Historical Guided Tour 15 th May 2026

To see more photos and a write-up of the visit click Here

Photo from the Manningtree Witches Guided Walking Tour on 20th March 2026

On 17th October a group enjoyed a "Behind the Scenes" tour of the Mercury Theatre.

To see more photos and a write-up of the visit click Here

On Friday 15th August, a sunny, hot day, 32 of us joined the U3A Stanway/Colchester visit to the summer Tudor re-enactment event at Kentwell Hall in Long Melford, Suffolk.

To see more details and photographs from this trip click Here

The photo is from the visit to Alpaca Acres in May 2025. To see more details and photos from this trip click Here

OTHER EVENTS AVAILABLE TO MEMBERS

Due to a reciprocal agreement Stanway u3a members can also attend Colchester u3a talks and outings, visit their Colchester Events page..

In addition, the EAST OF ENGLAND REGION u3a publishes monthly bulletins that detail free National u3a online talks and events on most days covering a wide range of subjects that may be of interest to our members. You will need to book online for the events. Access the bulletins here on their publications page, As an example here is the April 2026 bulletin . Why not participate in an online monthly "Laughter Yoga" lesson - all free!

LINKS
Visit our Archive page for more photos from previous meetings, social events and trips.