Derby

Events

General Meetings

We have a meeting of general interest on the last Thursday of each month, except December - in December we have a meeting by Zoom. There is a visiting speaker on a range of topics. The meeting is aimed at bringing members together, publicising the activities of the groups, and giving members a sense of fellowship in the u3a. You can see details of meetings which are coming up on Dates for your Diary below. You are welcome to attend one or two of these meetings as a visitor to meet members and group organisers, and to get a feel for what the U3A has to offer. Our meeting place for General Meetings is St Mary\'s Church Hall - click the link for directions.

Outings
We organise regular outings by coach throughout the spring, autumn and summer months. Due to their popularity, the dates and venues are only advertised to paid-up members. Recently we have visited Whitewick Manor, Cosford Air Musuem, Chester, The Charles Rennie Mackintosh House in Northampton and RHS Garden Harlow Carr. A charge is made to cover coach hire and entrance fees, but costs are kept as low as possible

See the link on the right for details of National Events which may be of interest.


Dates for your Diary
March 2024
Thu Mar 28thMeetingAnnual General Meeting
Speaker - Max Maughan: The Pantanal Wetlands, Brazil - The Realm of the Jaguar
1.30 pm - St Mary's Church Hall, Derby DE1 3AX
April 2024
Wed Apr 17thMeetingNew Members Meeting
Friends Meeting House, 56 St Helen's Street, Derby DE1 3HY
10.15 am - 12 noon

A warm welcome for recent new members and those thinking of joining. Find out more about what we do and how you can get involved. BOOKING IS ESSENTIAL - please contact the Membership Secretary to book your place.
Fri Apr 19thMeetingThe basics of making a computer-based presentation to your group
MEMBERS ONLY
Central United Reformed Church 2 - 4 pm
A "one-off" session which will include: creating slides, adding titles and text, adding pictures, saving the files. Booking essential. Please contact the Web manager to book.
Thu Apr 25thMeetingShrovetide Football: Derby's Forgotten Game
Speaker - Ian Collis
Derby Shrovetide football was truly wild. It was one mob pitted against another – this talk tells the stories of the mobs and the magistrates that tried to kill a tradition.
1.30 pm - St Mary's Church Hall, Derby DE1 3AX
May 2024
Thu May 30thMeetingThe History of Tea Drinking
Speaker - Maggie Slingsby
This talk looks at the beginning of how tea was introduced to Britain followed by the history of the East India Company, the Boston Tea Party and how to make the perfect cup of tea!
1.30 pm - St Mary's Church Hall, Derby DE1 3AX
June 2024
Thu Jun 27thMeetingBuilding a Tornado
Speaker - Graham Hayes
How to build an express steam locomotive from scratch.
1.30 pm - St Mary's Church Hall, Derby DE1 3AX
July 2024
Thu Jul 25thMeetingRebecca and the Common Boarding House
Speaker - Gay Evans
This talk focuses on Rebecca and her Derbyshire family who lived for years in common lodging houses which was the middle ground between a private dwelling and the workhouse. The talk will cover the living conditions of life in the centre of a city, including crime and prostitution.
1.30 pm - St Mary's Church Hall, Derby DE1 3AX
August 2024
Thu Aug 29thMeetingPottering with the Potty Plotters
Speaker - Elaine and Julia
The Radio Derby Potty Plotters are here to talk gardening and have fun!
1.30 pm - St Mary's Church Hall, Derby DE1 3AX
September 2024
Thu Sep 26thMeetingBiometrics 2 – More about you
Speaker - Paul Newsham
This time Paul will be talking about the facial, retina, eyes and other areas of forensic identification.
1.30 pm - St Mary's Church Hall, Derby DE1 3AX
October 2024
Thu Oct 31stMeetingThe Bee Keeping Year
Speaker - Richard Matkin
Richard will bring photos and equipment to demonstrate how honey bees live through a season and collect honey. He also hopes to have some honey for sale.
1.30 pm - St Mary's Church Hall, Derby DE1 3AX