General Meetings are normally scheduled for the third Wednesday of
every second month, beginning in March. The dates for 2026 are:
18 March (AGM), 20 May, 22 July*, 16 September, 18 November.
* The third Wednesday of July, the 15th, falls during school holidays. The July meeting has therefore been scheduled for the following week.
We are very grateful to Howick High School for making their
facilities available to us as the regular venue for our General
Meetings. Please note that our General Meetings start promptly at
15:00 (3:00 PM) and you should arrive as soon after 14:30
as possible (not before, please), for registration / checking
in. Members, please remember to wear your name tags.
The next General Meeting of U3A Howick will be the
This meeting will be held in our usual venue, the Team Teaching Room,
Howick High School, Amber Avenue, Greendale, Howick.*
The Guest Speaker will be
Laurie Farrand has been around horses her entire life. She is the owner of Sundancer Stud, one of the premier Quarter Horse studs in South Africa. She has spent many years raising and caring for horses through sickness and injury, and sometimes heartbreaking loss.
A few years ago, she faced a very different challenge: an emaciated and dehydrated donkey and her tiny foal at the local stock yard. Laurie rescued them and guided them back to health, step by step. Their journey revealed to her the deep cruelty and neglect many donkeys face in this country - and the remarkable resilience and fortitude that helps them survive.
In this talk, she shares the story of Grace and Timothy - their suffering and endurance, their courage and will to live, and the lesson that sometimes miracles happen when we dare to hope and forgive. The presentation includes a short video of Grace and Timothy made by Karen Laubscher.
* DIRECTIONS: Turn into Amber Avenue from Main Street at the traffic lights near Greendale Spar. Pass the main entrance gate to Howick High School on the right. Drive into the school grounds through the Jubilee Gate entrance (by the tennis courts, further down Amber Avenue). You can park in the large area immediately on the right, on the side of the main school building. Walk up the ramp on the side of the main building and enter an open corridor on your left. The Team Teaching Room is on the right a few metres along. Look out for “U3A” signs. Mind the step when entering the Team Teaching Room!
The Guest Speakers at our General Meetings in 2025 were:
19 March (AGM): Jon Rash - "Antarctica, a Window into Space"
21 May: Elwyn Jenkins - "Changing Place Names in South Africa"
23 July: Yvonne Spain - "On the Shelf"
17 September: Robin Davis - "Behind the Scenes at the SABC"
19 November: Crystelle Wilson - "Birding with a Purpose"
The speakers and topics for our forthcoming General Meetings in 2026
will be added shortly.
Watch this space...
