WEA Llanelli - Workers Educational Association
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We are the Workers Educational Association Llanelli, formed in 1914, dedicated to enlightenment and broadening the mind. We invite experts to challenge assumptions, illuminate complex issues and encourage open debate. Discover the joy of lifelong learning.
Come and join us, change us, make Llanelli into a modern town and have fun doing so.
www.weallanelli.org
www.weallanelli.org
January 16, 2026 at 10:02 PM
Come and join us, change us, make Llanelli into a modern town and have fun doing so.
www.weallanelli.org
www.weallanelli.org
We remain supported by the people of Llanelli in its democratic approach to life-long learning, offering classes and free monthly lectures in a diverse range of subjects from politics, philosophy, economics, international affairs, history, music, science, art and literature.
www.weallanelli.org
www.weallanelli.org
January 16, 2026 at 10:01 PM
We remain supported by the people of Llanelli in its democratic approach to life-long learning, offering classes and free monthly lectures in a diverse range of subjects from politics, philosophy, economics, international affairs, history, music, science, art and literature.
www.weallanelli.org
www.weallanelli.org
Today, WEA Llanelli holds regular talks, looking to the future with optimism, fostering new friendships, community engagement and committed to lifelong learning. The speakers are usually prominent in their field of activity and give us ideas to spawn further work by our current generation.
January 16, 2026 at 9:59 PM
Today, WEA Llanelli holds regular talks, looking to the future with optimism, fostering new friendships, community engagement and committed to lifelong learning. The speakers are usually prominent in their field of activity and give us ideas to spawn further work by our current generation.
A century and more on, through economic depressions, another World War, the nuclear age and the digital age, the town has undergone monumental shifts in its prosperity. Its days as an industrial powerhouse have been diminished and we live in a cleaner, greener environment.
www.weallanelli.org
www.weallanelli.org
January 16, 2026 at 9:56 PM
A century and more on, through economic depressions, another World War, the nuclear age and the digital age, the town has undergone monumental shifts in its prosperity. Its days as an industrial powerhouse have been diminished and we live in a cleaner, greener environment.
www.weallanelli.org
www.weallanelli.org
The WEA was one of the very first organisations to recognise equal status for women being formed the same year as the British Women's Social and Political Union (WSPU), founded by Emmeline Pankhurst, where its members were also known as the Suffragettes.
www.weallanelli.org
www.weallanelli.org
January 16, 2026 at 9:54 PM
The WEA was one of the very first organisations to recognise equal status for women being formed the same year as the British Women's Social and Political Union (WSPU), founded by Emmeline Pankhurst, where its members were also known as the Suffragettes.
www.weallanelli.org
www.weallanelli.org
John Thomas outlined that the WEA “it aims not at persuasion, but enlightenment. It does not merely tolerate differences of opinion; it welcomes and respects them.”
A tutor of that time, Mr W. King BA, the objective was “to broaden the mind and give men and women a new outlook on life.”
A tutor of that time, Mr W. King BA, the objective was “to broaden the mind and give men and women a new outlook on life.”
January 16, 2026 at 9:52 PM
John Thomas outlined that the WEA “it aims not at persuasion, but enlightenment. It does not merely tolerate differences of opinion; it welcomes and respects them.”
A tutor of that time, Mr W. King BA, the objective was “to broaden the mind and give men and women a new outlook on life.”
A tutor of that time, Mr W. King BA, the objective was “to broaden the mind and give men and women a new outlook on life.”
Secretary of the WEA for Wales, John Thomas outlined through the article that “The WEA is a society of men and women united by the desire to bring within the reach of all workpeople the Higher Education which has hitherto been the privilege of the few”
www.weallanelli.org
www.weallanelli.org
January 16, 2026 at 9:50 PM
Secretary of the WEA for Wales, John Thomas outlined through the article that “The WEA is a society of men and women united by the desire to bring within the reach of all workpeople the Higher Education which has hitherto been the privilege of the few”
www.weallanelli.org
www.weallanelli.org
First proposed in the months leading up to the First World War, when a meeting was held on the 20th June, 1914 at the old Town Hall in Hall Street. An article in the Llanelly Mercury provides an insight of that meeting as well as its ambition.
www.weallanelli.org
www.weallanelli.org
January 16, 2026 at 9:49 PM
First proposed in the months leading up to the First World War, when a meeting was held on the 20th June, 1914 at the old Town Hall in Hall Street. An article in the Llanelly Mercury provides an insight of that meeting as well as its ambition.
www.weallanelli.org
www.weallanelli.org
WEA Llanelli has achieved remarkable status within Wales as one of the oldest and largest branches of the international Workers Educational Association (WEA). During its history it has contributed significantly to the quality of life of the town.
Come and take a look www.weallanelli.org
Come and take a look www.weallanelli.org
WEA LLANELLI | Cultivating curiosity and Critical thinking since 1914
WEA Llanelli is Llanelli’s oldest community association, a community group run by volunteers since 1914, empowering working people through lifelong learning to broaden the mind and encourage critical ...
www.weallanelli.org
January 16, 2026 at 9:37 PM
WEA Llanelli has achieved remarkable status within Wales as one of the oldest and largest branches of the international Workers Educational Association (WEA). During its history it has contributed significantly to the quality of life of the town.
Come and take a look www.weallanelli.org
Come and take a look www.weallanelli.org