Ely & District

Events

Please use this page to announce new events, including times and venues.

Events shown below as a General Meeting, Outings or Holidays are open to all our members. Unless stated otherwise, the other events are specifically for members of the relevant group and you need to join the group in order to participate. Outings, Holidays and some group events require booking. Click Outings for more information on booking trips organised by the Outings team. Click Holidays for further information on holidays

The u3a's General Meetings are held usually on the first Tuesday of every month (except August) at 2.30pm, in the Countess Free Church, 10 Chapel Street, Ely. See the list below for details. New members and visitors are welcome (Visitor admission £2).

If your group has an event that you think should be shown here or you see an error or omission please send the details to Peter Lee via the Website button on the CONTACT page.


Dates for your Diary
March 2024
Tue Mar 19thGardens and PlantsGarden Group 1. Talk by Liz Wright 'The Market Garden, Past and Present'. Ely Library 2.15pm, price £3.00.
Wed Mar 20thOutingsStamford and Burghley House. Cost £35 including coach, entry to Burghley House and guided tour. Booking Reference Burghley House. Now fully booked. Reserve list open
Thu Mar 21stTransportTalk by motorcycle racer Stu Rogers, introduced by Tony Brown, Ely Methodist Church, 2.30pm, this is on the THIRD THURSDAY, NOT WEDNESDAY as usual
Fri Mar 22ndBird WatchingVisit - Kingfishers Bridge
Thu Mar 28thGardens and PlantsGarden Group 2 Ely Bowls Club 2.15 for 2.30 Speaker Peter Walker - Green Magic
April 2024
Tue Apr 2ndGeneral MeetingEVERYONE HAS A STORY TO TELL - Jeanette Moser
Thu Apr 4thHistory and Family HistoryHistory Group: Visit to Cambridgeshire Churches with John Vigar (coach trip organised by Gillian Leeper), cost £45 pp, booking required
Wed Apr 10thPhotographyField trip to Pensthorpe nature reserve and gardens, Fakenham NR21 0LN, led by Nigel Puttergill. Meet at 10.30 in the car park. Entrance fee for Seniors is £14.95 and £15.95 for standard adults. A perfect opportunity to get some super pictures for this quarter's competition 'Nature in East Anglia'.
Mon Apr 15thArts and CraftsCard craft, Die cutting. Meet at St Peter's Church Hall, Broad St, Ely. Start 2.00pm.
Tue Apr 16thGardens and PlantsGarden Group 1: Visit to Holme Hale Hall, Swaffham, Thetford
Wed Apr 17thTransport'My life in the Police Force' mainly as a traffic office, by Eddie Hopkin, Ely Methodist Church, 2.30pm
Thu Apr 25thGardens and PlantsGarden Group 2 Ely Bowls Club 2.15 for 2.30 Speaker Paul Scholfield - Cambridge Bee keepers Asc
May 2024
Thu May 2ndHistory and Family HistoryHistory Group: Stephen Newton on the ‘History of the Old Baptist Chapel, Sutton’, Ely Methodist Church, 2.30pm, cost £2 pp
Tue May 7thGeneral MeetingThe World of Wine - Gary Griffiths
Wed May 8thPhotographyGuest speaker Anne Miles presents on 'A Passion for Nature'. Witcham Village Hall 2.00 pm £2
Wed May 15thTransport'2019 Peking to Paris in an Edwardian steam car' by co-driver Chris Rolph, 8500 miles over deserts, mountains, unpaved roads and modern high speed highways, Ely Methodist Church, 2.30pm, £4 pp
Thu May 16thOutingsBelton House and Boundary Mill Outlet. Cost £20 for National Trust Members. Non NT members will be required to pay £17.50 entry at Belton House. Bookings open on 6th February. Payment to be made in full. Booking Reference Belton.
Mon May 20thArts and CraftsCard craft. Gold flakes. Meet at St Peter's Church Hall, Broad St, Ely. Start 2.00pm.
Tue May 21stGardens and PlantsGarden Group 1: Visit to Impington Windmill and Gardens
Thu May 30thGardens and PlantsGarden Group 2 Outing TBC
Thu May 30thSocial and SportGolf Group. Thorney Lakes Golf Club. Details TBC
June 2024
Mon Jun 3rdSocial and SportGolf Group. Thorpe Woods Golf Club. Details TBC
Tue Jun 4thGeneral MeetingAGM
Wed Jun 12thPhotographyGuest speaker Ian Stacey brings us more outstanding examples of his landscape photography, this time demonstrating the stunning effects obtained with long exposure. He will also judge our Spring competition 'Nature in East Anglia'. Witcham Village Hall 2.00 pm £2
Mon Jun 17thArts and CraftsCard craft. Form A lines. Meet at St Peter's Church Hall, Broad St, Ely. Start 2.00pm.
Tue Jun 18thGardens and PlantsGarden Group 1. Visit to the gardens of the Bishop of Ely and the Dean of Ely cathedral. Start 2.00pm
Thu Jun 27thGardens and PlantsGarden Group 2 Outing Norfolk Lavender Own Transport
July 2024
Tue Jul 2ndGeneral MeetingFrom Cheshire to the A14 - the Story of Salt - Helen Green
Wed Jul 10thPhotographyField trip to Cheffins farm machinery auction site at Mepal
Wed Jul 10thOutingsCromer and 'End of the Pier Show' Matinee performance. Estimated cost £45 including coach and show. Currently 40 seats reserved. Bookings open on 2nd April. Payment to be made in full. Booking reference Cromer. Please register interest at General Meeting on 5th March so that Outings team can ensure they have sufficient seats. No payment will be taken on that day.
Tue Jul 16thGardens and PlantsGarden Group 1: Visit to Bury St Edmunds. Tour Guide Rachael Bevan.
Thu Jul 25thGardens and PlantsGarden Group 2 Outing TBC
August 2024
Wed Aug 14thPhotographyOutdoor social and picnic
September 2024
Mon Sep 9th
→Fri Sep 13th
HolidaysIsle of Man. 5 day-4 night holiday organised by www.successtours.com. Full details closer to the event. Some twin and double rooms currently available. Single rooms sold out.
Wed Sep 11thPhotographyMike Child presents on Herbert Ponting who perhaps is best known as the expedition photographer and cinematographer for Robert Falcon Scott's Terra Nova Expedition to the Ross Sea and South Pole. Also judging the Summer competition 'Farm Machinery'. Witcham Village Hall 2.00 pm £2
Thu Sep 26thGardens and PlantsGarden Group 2 Outing Apple Orchard and juice processing, Walpole St Peter, Own Transport
Thu Sep 26thSocial and SportGolf Group. Rutland Water Golf Course. Details TBC
October 2024
Tue Oct 1stGeneral MeetingMERCY SHIPS
Wed Oct 9thPhotographyField Trip to Norwich, led by Jackie Price
Wed Oct 9thOutingsRoman St Albans, Cost TBC, Booking opens on 7th May.
Thu Oct 31stGardens and PlantsGarden Group 2 Ely Bowls Club 2.15 for 2.30 Speaker Sarah Francis - Uncommon flowers for everyday living
Thu Oct 31stSocial and SportGolf Group. Middleton Hall Golf Course. Details TBC
November 2024
Tue Nov 5thGeneral MeetingThe Challenges of Being a Whale in the 21st Century” Joanna Page.
Wed Nov 13thPhotographyNigel reprises his presentations on Night Photography. Witcham Village Hall 2.00 pm £2
December 2024
Tue Dec 3rdGeneral MeetingMemories are made of These - Mike Bowen
Wed Dec 11thPhotographySeasonal Social and judge the Autumn competition 'Unusual Buildings'. Witcham Village Hall 2.00 pm
Thu Dec 12thGardens and PlantsGarden Group 2 Ely Bowls Club 2.15 for 2.30 Christmas Fun meeting