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 Hall | 2-4pm |
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 teaching | 2-4pm |
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 landscape | 2-4pm |
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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