Good morning. Welcome to Whitwick & District U3A.
Our next general meeting and talk is next month. These meetings are held on the 3rd Friday of the month at St David's Church Hall, Broomleys at 2.00 pm. You are most welcome to come along and find out more. Forthcoming topics are listed below.
What is u3a? u3as exist to provide a forum in which retired and semi-retired people can get involved in helping to create, join and run a wide variety of activities which improve their knowledge and skills, enhance their physical and mental wellbeing and keep them socially connected in a friendly and informal environment. It is a non-political and non-religious organisation.
Central to this are interest groups of which we have over 35. In these we learn from each other and from direct experience, rather than being taught in a formal setting . There is no formal structure of assessment or awards. Any member can, and is encouraged to, form a new group within their own area of interest or expertise.
Our membership is drawn from North West Leicestershire, primarily from the Whitwick / Coalville area and other nearby towns and villages
New groups etc.
The Afternoon Tea group is resuming in April.
We have a reciprocal agreement with Ashby u3a to extend our cooperation on each other's activities. Members can attend any group that their own u3a does not currently run without having to join the second u3a (Ashby) and vice versa. Any member attending one of the other's groups need to show a membership card as proof of membership.
For more information on the whole range of interest groups, including their meeting arrangements, please look at the Groups page.
Update for April was emailed on 22nd March. If you have not received your copy, please first check your spam / bulkmail folder(s). If you still do not have it then you can find a copy here.
Date | Group | Event | Where |
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Mon Apr 1st | Short Mat Bowls | Coalville Town Bowls Club | |
Mon Apr 1st | German | Zoom | |
Tue Apr 2nd | 5 milers | Led by Ian C | River Soar from Sutton Bonington |
Tue Apr 2nd | Bridge | Member's house | |
Wed Apr 3rd | Canasta | Coalville Rugby Club | |
Wed Apr 3rd | Fun Choir | Songs of the 80s | Thringstone Members Club |
Wed Apr 3rd | Art | Greenacres Community Centre | |
Wed Apr 3rd | Genealogy | Coalville Library | |
Thu Apr 4th | French - group 1 | Member's house | |
Thu Apr 4th | Saunters | Saunters walk | Lount Nature Reserve |
Updated Information
Recent pictures are posted from March for Badminton, Genealogy, Saunters, 5 milers, February for Digital Photography, January for Ramblers, and December for Discovering Dishes.
For a full list of recent updates see here, or you can choose to get notified by e-mail using the notify page in the members area.
Forthcoming monthly meetings
St David's Church Hall at 2.00 pm. (click on underlined dates for more detail as a pop-up)
19 Apr 24 | Speaker John Constantine - 'That's Magic' |
17 May 24 | AGM then Speaker Gabriela La Foley - Little Ukulele, Big World |
21 Jun 24 | Speaker Vanessa Morgan - Rogues, Villains & Thieves |
19 Jul 24 | Speaker Jo Golby - The Time Travelling Tourist: A Postcard from the Past |
16 Aug 24 | Holly Reynolds - Professional Singer |
20 Sep 24 | Speaker Julie Kinnear - The Life of Marilyn Munroe |
18 Oct 24 | Speakers David Bardell and Mike Byrne - Crimson Fields |
15 Nov 24 | Speaker Stephen Flinders - Stanton At War |
20 Dec 24 | Speaker Kevin Reynolds - Have Yourself a Wild Christmas |
Pictures of some other previous talks are here, and for other information on previous talks and speakers, click here.
Please note that as an anti-spam measure e-mail addresses on this page are NOT links, but should be manually copied
Our U3A received grants from the Big Lottery Fund in 2010 and 2013 |