Spire Meetings
Meetings
are held on the second Monday of each month at the
Memorial Hall, Watersmeet Lane, East Harnham, Salisbury SP2 8JH at 10.00 am
To see a map of our venue 
DATE |
SPEAKER |
SUBJECT |
| 14 May 2018 | Dicken Povey | The Discomforts of Bath |
| 11 June 2018 | Colin van Geffen | Lawrence's non-Arab exploits |
| 9 July 2018 | Christopher Crossland | Real Life of a Chef |
| 13 Aug 2018 | Sid Adcock | Looking up at the Sky |
| 10 Sept 2018 | Roger Shaw | 1421 |
| 8 Oct 2018 | Roy Wilde | The Archaeology of Grovely Ridge and Hamshill Ditches |
| 12 Nov 2018 | Great Bustard Group | The Story So Far |
| 10 Dec 2018 | Christmas Social | [please prebook] |
| 14 Jan 2019 | Sarah Buttenshaw | Burma |
| 11 Feb 2019 | Bob Ayres | Lord Mayor of London and the Livery Companies |
| 11 Mar 2019 | Group Leaders | Group Presentations |
| 8 April 2019 | Dicken Povey | Tolls, Taverns and Turnpikes |
| 13 May 2019 | Bob Mizon | The Amazing Universe |
DATE |
SPEAKER |
SUBJECT |
| 8 May 2017 | Tim Brown | Wings over Stonehenge |
| 12 June 2017 | Collective Solutions | Tax, Care and Toyboys |
10 July 2017 |
Dicken Povey | Under the Control Tower |
| 14 Aug 2017 | David Baker | Gordon's Death at Khartoum |
| 11 Sept 2017 | Roger Shaw | Wild West Legends |
| 9 Oct 2017 | Wiltshire Air Ambulance | |
| 13 Nov 2017 | Sarah Buttenshaw | Burma |
| 11 Dec 2017 | Christmas Social [please prebook] | |
| 8 Jan 2018 | Jane Diamond | Unearthing Egypt |
| 12 Feb 2018 | Jane Arnold | Civil Celebrant in Salisbury |
| 12 Mar 2018 | Group Presentations | |
| 9 April 2018 | Sarah Buttenshaw | AGM - Venice |
| 14 May 2018 | Dicken Povey | The Discomforts of Bath |
DATE |
SPEAKER |
SUBJECT |
| 11 May 2015 | Nick Griffiths | A Roman Soldier's Letters Home |
| 8 June 2015 | Nick Cowen | A Tour in Search of Chalk |
| 13 July 2015 | John Ambrose | Tax, Care and Toy Boys |
| 10 Aug 2015 | Martin Wright | Making a Bronze Sculpture |
| 14 Sept 2015 | Christopher Massy-Beresford | Neutrals at War |
| 12 Oct 2015 | Michael Barratt | Auctions |
| 9 Nov 2015 | Marion Emery | A Victorian Christmas |
| 14 Dec 2015 | Christmas Social [please prebook] | |
| 11 Jan 2016 | Robin Miller | Our Wonderful Solar System |
| 8 Feb 2016 | John Holt | Shopping Centre Management |
| 14 Mar 2016 | Group Presentations | |
| 11 April 2016 | Margot Jackson on Being Mayor of Salisbury | AGM |
| 9 May 2016 | Ashley Grove | British Birds from the Shetlands to the Scillies |
DATE |
SPEAKER |
SUBJECT |
| 12 May 2014 | John Clark | Engineering the Pyramids |
| 9 June 2014 | Patricia Carr | Chinese Gardens |
| 14 July 2014 | Chris Walker | The American Songbook |
| 11 Aug 2014 | Hugh Burnard CBE | Modern Aspects of Smuggling |
| 8 Sept 2014 | Terry Waldron | History of the Kennett & Avon Canal |
| 13 Oct 2014 | Ivan Raynesford-Smith | Islam |
| 10 Nov 2014 | John Pitman | Pantomime Dames |
| 8 Dec 2014 | Christmas Social [please prebook] | |
| 12 Jan 2015 | Peter Daniels | Pages from the Journal Scrapbook |
| 9 Feb 2015 | Frank Bryant | Lighthouse Stories |
| 9 Mar 2015 | Group Presentation and Forum | |
| 13 April 2015 | Sarah Buttershaw | AGM - Cuba - Island in Transition |
| 11 May 2015 | Nick Griffiths | A Roman Soldier's Letters Home |
DATE |
SPEAKER |
SUBJECT |
| 13 May 2013 | Hugh Burnard CBE | Smugglers and Smuggling |
| 10 June 2013 | Margaret Shore | Belarus & Children Of Chernobyl |
| 8 July 2013 | Heather Hook | Birds Eye View of Famous Landmarks |
| 12 Aug 2013 | Carol Kitching | The Influence of Tudor & Stuart Courts on Wilton House |
| 9 Sept 2103 | Ros Liddington | The Russian Connection |
| 14 Oct 2103 | Fred Swift | Life of the Hive |
| 11 Nov 2013 | Dr Lucille Campey | Wiltshire Emigration to Canada in 19th Century |
| 9 Dec 2013 | Christmas Social [please prebook] | |
| 13 Jan 2014 | Peter Preen | T E Lawrence |
| 10 Fen 2014 | Mark Ward | Trussell Trust |
| 10 Mar 2014 | Group Presentation and Forum | |
| 14 April 2014 | Martin Plimsoll | AGM - Singing for the Brain |
| 12 May 2014 | John Clark | Engineering the Pyramids |
DATE |
SPEAKER |
SUBJECT |
| 11 June 2012 | John Spencer | Early Christian Art |
| 9 July 2012 | David Richards | Religion, Politics & Withcraft in 17th Century Salisbury |
| 13 August 2012 | Jane Pelly | Bishop Wordsworth |
| 10 Sept 2012 | Hugh Abel | The Studio Theatre |
| 8 October 2011 | Robert Wright | Canal Boat Painting |
| 12 Nov 2012 | Rev Ben Elliott | Dragons |
| 10 Dec 2012 | Group Presentations | Christmas Social. Please pre-book. |
| 14 Jan 2013 | Guy Hagg | MOD Conservation on Salisbury Plain |
| 11 Feb 2013 | Wendy Howden | The Chelsea Flower Show |
| 11 March 2013 | Joyce Bowden | Salisbury Operatic Society |
| 8 April 2013 | Jane Arnold | AGM and Nude but not Rude |
DATE |
SPEAKER |
SUBJECT |
| 13 June 2011 | Neville Lyons | The Lyons Corner House |
| 11 July 2011 | Ben Parker | Riverbourne Community Farm |
| 8 August 2011 | Mario Reading | The Prophecies of Nostradamus |
| 12 Sept 2011 | Simon Ward & Ollie | The role of the Community Support Officer |
| 10 October 2011 | James Mogford | Early Keyboard Intruments |
| 14 Nov 2011 | Janet Fitzjohn | The RNLI |
| 12 Dec 2011 | Group Presentations | Christmas Social [£3.50] |
| 9 Jan 2012 | Philip Rance | The Antiques Market |
| 13 Feb 2012 | Reg Williams | Salisbury City Council |
| 12 March 2012 | Mark Wilson | Faberge |
| 2 April 2012 [not the 16th] | Speaker TBA | AGM |
| 14 May 2012 | Romy Wyeth | Family Life of a Country Policeman |
For further information on some of the talks click on the underlined words above.
| DATE | SPEAKER | SUBJECT |
|---|---|---|
| 10th May 2010 | Romey Wyeth | Stonehenge |
| 14 June 2010 | Tom James | Clarendon Palace |
| 12 July 2010 | Hadrian Cook | Up-date on Salisbury Water Meadows |
| 9 August 2010 | Norman Thorne | Christopher Wren |
| 13 September 2010 | Barry Pritchard | Civic Ceremonial for the City |
| 11 October 2010 | Ruth Norman | Salisbury Life in WWI |
| 8 November 2010 | Alix Booth | Puppetry |
| 13 December 2010 | Joe and Sharon Jones | Film - The Emperor and the Big White Bear |
| 10 January 2011 | Brian Dicker | Butterflies |
| 14 Feb 2011 | Elizabeth Proudman | Jane Austen and Her Hampshire Family |
| 14 March 2011 | Group Displays | |
| 11 April 2011 | AGM plus a Speaker | |
| 9 May 2011 | Ann Orr | Powers of Attorney, Wills etc. |
For further information on some of the Lectures click on the underlined words above.
| DATE | SPEAKER | SUBJECT |
|---|---|---|
| 11th May 2009 | Al Dawes | Great Bustard on Salisbury Plain |
| 8 June 2009 | Alan Hotchkiss | |
| 13 July 2009 | Mark Cook | Hope and Homes |
| 10 August 2009 | Denise Edwards | Stunts on Film and TV |
| 14 September 2009 | Ivan Raynsford-Smith | Middle East Today |
| 12 October 2009 | Ruth Newman | What's on in the 1780's |
| 9 November 2009 | Phil Greenbridge | Wildlife Rescue |
| 14 December 2009 | December Social function | |
| 11 January 2010 | Spire FM | Radio |
| 8 Feb 2010 | Ron & Myra Glover | Ups and Downs of Belgium Canals |
| 8 March 2010 | Group Presentations |
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| 12 April 2010 | AGM | The AGM |
| 10 May 2010 | Romy Wyeth | Stonehenge |
| DATE | SPEAKER | SUBJECT |
|---|---|---|
| 12th May 2008 | Dorothy Treasure | Wiltshire Buildings Record |
| 9 June 2008 | 10th Anniversary Party | At John Wort's garden |
| 14 July 2008 | David Tovey | History of the Ambulance Service |
| 11 August 2008 | Pam Goodall | Riding It Out |
| 8 September 2008 | Sylvia Parrott | On History of Schools in the Woodford Valley |
| 13 October 2008 | Penny May | Music in Salisbury |
| 10 November 2008 | Avril Owton | The Show Must Go |
| 8 December 2008 | December Social function | |
| 12 January 2009 | Ros Liddington | Of Course It's Art |
| 9 Feb 2009 | Don Cross | Salisbury's Industrial Hiistory |
| 9 March 2009 | Group Presentations |
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| 20 April 2009 | The AGM | |
| 11 May 2009 | Al Dawes | Great Bustard on Salisbury Plain |
| DATE | SPEAKER | SUBJECT |
|---|---|---|
| 14th May 2007 | Penny Copland-Griffiths | Verwood Potteries - a history |
| 11 June 2007 | Alan Corkill | Beyond the Footlights |
| 9 July 2007 | Linda Baker | Have you got your ears in? |
| 13 August 2007 | David Nickol | Tanganyika-Tanzania |
| 10 September 2007 | Jenny Stevens | The History of Danebury Rings |
| 8 October 2007 | Ann Seviour | Recent Changes in the New Forest. |
| 12 November 2007 | Hugh Thomas | Wessex Writers and their Landscape |
| 10 December 2007 | December Social function | |
| 14 January 2008 | Margaret Baskerville | The History of Bentley Wood |
| 11 Feb 2008 | Ros Liddingtons | Of course it’s Art. |
| 10 March 2008 | Group Presentations |
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| 14 April 2008 | The AGM |
Spire U3A AGM report 2006 HERE
| DATE | SPEAKER | SUBJECT |
|---|---|---|
| 8 May 2006 | Brig. Alasdair Clark | Inside the House of Lords |
| 12 June 2006 | Ann Orr | Protecting you, your family and your property |
| 10 July 2006 | Caroline Beasley | Salisbury Museum for the Community |
| 14 August 2006 | Margaret McKenzie | Researching military history in Fovant in the Great War |
| 11 September 2006 | John Ericson | Can you believe your eyes? Optical illusions |
| 9 October 2006 | Sonya Woolley | The second oldest profession |
| 13 November 2006 | John Elliot | John Ruskin |
| December Social function | ||
| 8 January 2007 | Denise Allen | Pompeii and its area |
| 12 Feb 2007 | Jan Sanders | My Rumanian Experience |
| 12 March 2007 | Group Presentations |
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| 16 April 2007 | Chris Dickson | U3A - Value for Money & the AGM |
| 14th May 2007 | Jeffrey Brown | To Partake of Tea - about Kingston Lacey. |
| DATE | SPEAKER | SUBJECT |
|---|---|---|
| 10 May 2004 | Sheila Boulter |
On Being a Magistrate |
| 14 June 2004 | Michael Maidment |
The Red Lion Hotel |
| 12 July 2004 | Lt Col Ray Aldis |
Weopons of Mass Destruction and Counter Terrorism. |
| 9 August 2004 | Brian Dicker |
Butterflies |
| 13 September 2004 | Sir Christopher Benson |
On Being High Sheriff |
| 11 October 2004 | Jennifer Bowen |
The Harnham Water Meadows |
| 8th November 2004 | Canon David Durston |
The Chancellorship of Salisbury Cathedral |
| 13th
December 2004 |
Christmas Party | |
| 10th January 2005 |
Karen Rudd |
Mompesson House |
| 14th February 2005 | Ann Seviour |
New Forest Verderers |
| 14th March 2005 | Two Samaritans |
Samaritans Work |
| 11th April 2005 | AGM |
Group Presentations |
Last Update 27-Oct-2018