South East u3a Forum

Summer School 2026 @ The University of Chichester

Monday 7^th September – Thursday 10^th September

Welcome to the Forum’s Summer School's page for 2026.

The time and the day are here:

• Today @ 11.00am, Friday 8^th May the on-line Booking Form will be available for you to fill in. 

Please look at the MENU bar at the top of the page and you will find the words BOOKING FORM between ‘Summer School’ and ‘Documents’.  Select it, click on it – then just fill it in.  It is very easy to use, with prompts throughout.  You will find the ‘Submit’ button at the end of the form.

Please note - Courses and accommodation are both booked at the same time on the booking form.

Firstly, below are 4 important sets of information to familiarise yourself with:

1. Booking Information and Conditions – please read through before completing the booking form, as the information will help you make insightful decisions and choices.

2. General Information 2026 – This 2-page document is a general guide to assist everyone with the summer school experience.

3. FAQs – These questions and answers have been compiled over a number summer schools and can answer many of the queries that come to mind.

4. Mobility - All routes are on the level, and are a few minutes’ walk from the self-service restaurant, quads and teaching blocks for those with an acceptable level of mobility.  Although the campus is quite compact, with slopes to assist with mobility, delegates would need a good level of mobility to cope with moving between the different areas – accommodation and teaching blocks, the self-service restaurants and queuing for food - even with walking aids. All meals and breaks are taken in the self-service restaurant – the breaks are only ½ hour, so members need to be able move quickly between the teaching block and the restaurant, which includes queuing, to get their refreshments and return to their course on time.  (Extract from General nformation – 2026)

Courses

As you can see, places are filling up quite rapidly and 5 of the courses are already full.  But there still a further 8 courses you can chose from, maybe something completely new or even a bit out of your comfort zone.

Please look at the Course Overviews to get a feel about what is going to be covered in those courses and whether it might suit you – just have a look, you may be surprised!!

The prices for 2026 summer school are as follows:

En-Suite Accommodation £390.00	Standard Accommodation £360.00
Non-Residential with dinner £220.00	Non-Residential no dinner £175.00

The residential prices include accommodation, all meals and refreshments offered at break times and a ‘Welcome’ drink on the first evening, with a ‘Farewell’ drink on the last evening, both prior to dinner.  Also, the evening entertainment is included; available on campus each evening at 8.00pm.

Information about Summer School 

This is primarily a 4-day residential Summer School held at the University of Chichester, although, participants do have the option to be non-residential. Extra details about the choice of accommodation, costings and payment along with other relevant information can be found on the General Information - 2026.

Evening Entertainment

There will also be entertainment on campus each evening, which is included in the pricing for summer school. If you would like to attend the theatre on the Tuesday evening, this comes at an extra cost. See the programme of events each evening is below and theatre information in the following paragraph:

  • Monday – Quiz night – getting to know each other and having fun
  • Tuesday – Film night on campus – TBC OR 
  • Tuesday – Theatre visit Minerva Theatre – “a small and quiet light” production – Cost £29.00
  • Wednesday – Speaker - TBC

Theatre - We have managed to secure a block of seats for, ‘a small and quiet light’ production at the Minerva Theatre for Tuesday 8^th September, evening performance. The Minerva is the smaller sister theatre to the Festival Theatre and is situated opposite the main theatre.  More information on the play will be available in May.

Questions & Queries

To help you answer those ‘Oh, what about …’ that come to mind, please see FAQs - 2026 for more details as the answer maybe there. If not, please get in touch, ways to do this are at the end of this update.

There will be further monthly updates on this webpage, periodic direct communication with those who have asked for updates and with members who have selected a course for this year’s summer school. No further information is available at present.

Enquiries

David Ashton – Forum Chair – see Contact Us on the Menu

Linda Hugo-Vieten – Queries to the Team Leader for Summer School – seforumsummerschool@outlook.com

Kevin Stock – Bookings, Summer School – sebooksummerschool@gmail.com

Link to Summer School 2025 Report

The Summer School Team 2026, South East u3a Forum

Webpage last update – 13th May 2026