Topical Issues

At our next meeting on Wednesday 15th April the acoustic band FOOLS GOLD are coming back with a show all about ‘The Blaydon Races’
Their new show takes inspiration from William Irving's painting 'The Blaydon Races'. In it, there are lots of characters from the time. Nanny the Mazer, Cushy Butterfield, The Swallwell Cat, Black Diamond, Geordie Ridley himself and many more - the show tells their stories and features a great mix of original and traditional music all about these wonderful characters. All the music is played live on an array of acoustic instruments.


PLEASE NOTE - for more details about our various Interest Groups and for all the events shown on the calendar eg venues and times etc can be found on the individual Interest group pages.  

Hello and welcome to our website
If you are already a member I hope that you will find everything you’re looking for- the calendar for future events is updated frequently, some policy documents are here for your information and many of our more recent general meetings are described in the reports section. Each of the groups have a section too and if there is anything you would like to know which isn’t here you know that myself or the other members of the committee are only too happy to help.
If you are new to our U3A, we are part of a nationwide group which strives to offer friendship and interesting activities to people who are retired, semi-retired or in part time work and would love to see you at one of our meetings. We charge just £3 to cover our costs and if you like what you find there is an annual membership fee of £7. Our variousgroup leaders have been working really hard and have a great year lined up with some great speakers and lots of activities planned. Why not look at the calendar, find the next meeting and join us in the warm every other Wednesday for our main group meetings where friendly people, an interesting speaker, great coffee and delicious cake are waiting for you. Have a look at the calendar on this website to see everything that our group offers for someone like you and we hope to see you soon.

All the best
John Hunter