Alnwick

Monthly Meetings, Outings & Trips

MONTHLY MEETINGS

Monthly meetings usually take place on the third Thursday of each month at 2 pm.

Venue: Main Hall, St Michael’s Church Hall, junction of Canongate/Walkergate, Alnwick.

These meetings give members the opportunity to meet one another and find out what is going on, and there is usually a guest speaker. Over the summer, meetings may be replaced by events/outings.

FOR PROGRAMMES/TOPICS OF PREVIOUS YEARS CLICK ON: PAST MONTHLY MEETINGS

PROGRAMME FOR 2024 - ALL DATES ARE THURSDAYS
JAN 18th ‘SHAK` Presented by: Stephen Wylie, Founder of SHAK; author of ‘It’s a Dog’s Life’ and ‘Rescue in Lockdown.’ 2-4pm
FEB 15th ‘Life in Japan’ Presented by: Denise Howe, talking about Japanese customs and her time living in Japan. 2-4pm
MARCH 21st ‘The Craft of a Wheelwright` Presented by: Peter Thompson, Member of the Guild of Wheelwrights; the last wheelwright in Northumberland before his retirement. 2-4pm
APRIL 18th ‘Paintings from the Northumberland coastline` Presented by: Katherine Renton, a Northumberland based artist, explaining her work as she uses paints which she makes from coastline debris like sea coal, and brick fragments 2-4pm
MAY 16th ‘The History of Lindisfarne Castle, Past and Present` Presented by: Nick Lewis, Collections and House Officer, National Trust, Lindisfarne Castle. 2-4pm
JUNE 20th ‘The Dialects and Music of Northumberland` Presented by: Musician Kim Bibby-Wilson who will talk about aspects of the Northumbrian dialect, illustrated with songs, and recordings of local poets 2-4pm
JULY 18th ‘The Life of a Submariner` Presented by: Craig Weir, retired submariner, who will talk about his experience of having been a submariner. 2-4pm
AUGUST NO MEETING
SEPTEMBER 19th ‘The Buildings of William Newton` Presented by: Richard Pears, Durham University Librarian, who will talk about William Newton, architect of over forty buildings, including Howick Hall and Lemmington Hall2-4pm
OCTOBER 17th (AGM 1st) ‘How Emergency Surgery has changed over my lifetime` Presented by: Alnwick u3a member, George Nasmyth, retired general surgeon. 2-4pm
NOVEMBER 21st ‘The Northumberland Hedgehog Rescue Trust`. Presented by: Jen Stephenson who joined the Trust 2 years ago wanting to work with wildlife after retiring from teaching2-4pm
DECEMBER 12th (also Xmas social) ‘Hidden Gems of Northumberland` Presented by: Alnwick u3a member Richard Booth, who will illustrate the story of Northumberland’s early history through images of historic sites still found in the landscape2-4pm

Note that the December date is one week earlier than normal, due to hall availability. The Christmas Social will also take place on that day.

Group Contacts:
• Existing Members refer to Welcome Pack (or any ‘update’ given via Newsletter/or Monthly Meeting)
• Potential New Members click on the ‘Contact’ menu above.
• The overall coordinator of ALL groups can be contacted via the following link: THE GROUPS CO-ORDINATOR

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