Prudhoe & District

Events

100th Birthday Celebrations for Eastwood Park Prudhoe Giant Picnic weekend

We were delighted to host a stall at this event this weekend (13/14 April) with pebble painting. Thanks to all who helped set up and man the stall during the weekend. Great to be involved in a community celebration !
Pebble painting at Eastwood Park

Our Pebble painting stall

Jean pebble painting at Eastwood Park

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Our 17th AGM IS ON MONDAY, 3rd JUNE AT 10am

NB. No Monday meeting in May because of the Bank Holiday. Therefore 2 Meetings in June:

Download papers for the AGM here:

1. 2024 AGM agenda is here
2. 2024 AGM Nomination and Motions is here
3. 2023 AGM Minutes is here

A new event from our region:

Northumbria Region u3a Photography Competition

Entries are invited for a photography competition. The purpose is to select pictures to illustrate an updated hard copy tri-fold leaflet about Northumbria Region u3a and supplementary information on its website so photographers must be willing for their entries to be published.
The competition is for photographs that best display the ethos of the u3a of learn, laugh and live. They can be of any activity within the u3a.
Entries should be digital images in jpeg format with a maximum size of 2,000 pixels on the longest side and emailed to seahamdistrictu3a@gmail.com by May 31st 2024 with judging completed by June 30th 2024.
Details of date and locality and preferred title of the picture should be included in the body of the submission email and more than one entry is acceptable.
Please use the wording Regional Photo Competition in the email title. The winning entry will receive a £20 gift voucher.

Norhumbria Regional Celebration of Music, 6th June
Please check their website for all the details, please click
Northumbria Regional website

MAIN MEETING ON MONDAYS

We have a meeting on the last Monday every month (except August and December) which take place in the Parish Hall.

Currently we are holding hybrid meetings, with members meeting in the Hall whilst others join via Zoom. If you want more information or need the Zoom link, please get in touch with the Booking Secretary.

SPEAKERS

2024 Programme. All meetings start at 10am

Please see table below for the speaker programme for 2024.

SOCIAL EVENTS ON TUESDAYS

COFFEE PLUS! Held in the upstairs room in the Spetchells Centre, Prudhoe, from 10am to noon on the second Tuesday of each month. As well as IT help at our coffee morning, we now host a book swap.

Next Coffee Plus will be on the 14th May, 2024

Dates for your Diary
Meetings
Mon May 27th NO MEETING- bank holiday
Mon Jun 3rd AGM and Les Mitchell , "Consumer Rights Act 2015 - Protecting the Consumer".
Mon Jun 24th Geoff Hughes, Songs and Stories of Northumbria.
Mon Jul 29th The Work of Northumberland Wildlife Trust.
Mon Aug 26th No meeting in August
Mon Sep 30th Liz Finch, Cragside.
Mon Oct 28th Freda Thompson, Down by the Riverside.
Mon Nov 25th Northumbria Blood Bikes

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