General Meetings are normally scheduled for the third Wednesday of
every odd-numbered month, excluding January. The dates for 2025 are:
19 March (AGM), 21 May, 23 July*, 17 September, 19 November.
* The third Wednesday of July, the 16th, falls during school holidays. The July meeting has therefore been scheduled for the following week. This date will be confirmed later.
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) 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 the usual venue, the Team Teaching Room at Howick High School
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 available parking areas or on the open ground under the trees immediately on the right. Walk up the ramp on the side of the main school building and enter an open corridor on your left. The Team Teaching Room is on the right a few metres along. Look out for the “U3A” signs.
The Guest Speaker and topic at the May General Meeting will be
Elwyn Jenkins served for many years on the South African
Geographical Names Council, the official body that oversees the
regulation of geographical names in South Africa, and he continued as
a consultant to the Council until six years ago. He is also an
Honorary Life Member of the Names Society of Southern Africa, and has
published two books on modern South African geographical names. He is
a Professor Emeritus of English Studies at the University of South
Africa. Elwyn is also a previous Chairman, and Honorary Life Member,
of U3A Howick.
In this talk Elwyn will give the background to formalising names in
this country, and bring us up to date with the very latest news on the
subject.
The Guest Speaker at our previous General Meeting in 2025 was:
19 March (AGM): Jon Rash - Antarctica, a Window into Space
The Guest Speakers at our future General Meetings in 2025 will be:
23 July: Yvonne Spain (title to be confirmed)
17 September: Corrie Cornelissen on Mountain Gorillas
19 November: Shannon Hoffman on Bearded Vultures
Watch this space...
