Good morning. Welcome to Whitwick & District U3A.
Our next general meeting and talk is Friday week. These meetings are held on the 3rd Friday of the month at Broomleys Church Hall 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
Update for July was emailed on 23rd June. 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.
Mileage rates. The rates for car sharing have been revised. Details here.
AGM 2022 The Committee Members elected can be found on this page.
Recent events
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| Garden group, June 2022. More pictures on their page |
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| Discovering Dishes, April 2022. More pictures on their page |
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| Striders, May 2022. More pictures on their page |
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| Date | Group | Event | Where |
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| Tomorrow | German | Zoom | |
| Tomorrow | Curling | Charles Booth Centre | |
| Tomorrow | Spanish - group 1 | Charles Booth Centre | |
| Tomorrow | Bridge | Member's house | |
| Tue Jul 5th | 5 milers | Led by Owen and Jenny | Groby pool |
| Tue Jul 5th | French - group 2 | Bagworth Community Centre | |
| Wed Jul 6th | Art | Charles Booth Centre | |
| Wed Jul 6th | Supper Club | Imge Turkish restaurant | Coalville |
| Wed Jul 6th | Canasta | Howe Court, Whitwick | |
| Thu Jul 7th | Days Out | Bridgenorth | 8.30 from Stenson Road |
| Thu Jul 7th | Saunters | Bawdon Lodge Farm | |
| Thu Jul 7th | French - group 1 | Member's House | |
| Thu Jul 7th | Scrabble | Member's House |
Updated Information
Recent pictures are posted from June for Days Out, Strollers, Gardens, Digital Photography Group, 5 milers and Ramblers, May for Saunters, and April for Discovering Dishes, Walking holidays, and SWANS.
There is a new video in the members' area showing the Fun Choir at the AGM in May. Find it here.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.
Items of Interest
Network Quiz 19th Sept 2022 on Zoom. details on this poster.
Non-u3a
Festival of Leicestershire and Rutland Archaeology - Saturday 2nd - Sunday 31st July 2022
Forthcoming monthly meetings (click on underlined dates for more detail as a pop-up)
| 15 Jul 22 | Speaker Andy Smith - John, Paul, George and Me |
| 19 Aug 22 | Speaker Kath Reynolds - Food Glorious Food |
| 16 Sep 22 | Speaker Mike Storr - Masters of Mirth |
| 21 Oct 22 | Speaker Andy Smart - Their Names Will Live On |
| 18 Nov 22 | Speaker Bharat Patel - Behind the Headlines |
| 16 Dec 22 | Speaker Sandy Leong - Santa Claus & All Things Christmas |
| 20 Jan 23 | Speaker John Hope - If at First You Don't Succeed |
| 17 Feb 23 | Speaker Stuart Warburton - Confessions of A Snibston Curator |
| 17 Mar 23 | Speaker Chris Knight - My Olympic Dream |
| 21 Apr 23 | Speaker Emma Sheardown - There's No Such Word As Can't |
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 addresse s on this page are NOT links, but should be manually copied
 | Our U3A received grants from the Big Lottery Fund in 2010 and 2013 |