Events
Our General Meetings are held monthly in The Well, Hospital Road, Retford DN22 7BD on the fourth Thursday between 1.30 and 3.30pm and are open to everyone. Visitors and prospective members will find a warm welcome with guest speakers and performers from all over Britain, and our members get to socialise and share Retford U3A news.
There are also social events, study days, outings and holidays.
| Dates for your Diary | |
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| Meetings | |
| Thu May 23rd | Speaker - Dinah Wilcox - Workhouse Story Tellers |
| Thu Jun 27th | Andy Smart - What Ruddy Cucumber - notes on a life in journalism. This is a collection of stories and anecdotes from more than 40 years working in newspapers and broadcasting |
| Thu Jul 25th | Bob Blatchford - “A Justice in the Arctic” This about about his trip to Northern Canada, where he shadowed a Canadian Magistrate dispensing justice to native Inuits. |
| Thu Aug 22nd | Dr Tim Gray Of The EMICS which is a network of volunteer doctors with specialist training in pre-hospital emergency medicine who assist East Midlands Ambulance Service (EMAS) at the scene of life threatening emergencies. EMICS doctors provide advanced specialist skills at the point of accident or injury, where they are needed most. |
| Thu Sep 26th | Alistair Littlewood Storyteller - "Grimm Tales" which looks at the life of the Brothers Grimm and tells their (surprisingly unfamiliar) versions of Cinderella, the Frog Prince and Greedy Gretchen |
| Thu Oct 24th | Peter Slater - Stories from a BBC Sports Reporter, meeting the rich and famous. |
| Thu Nov 28th | Retford U3a showcase of groups - Details to be confirmed at a later date |
| Thu Jan 23rd 2025 | Speaker TBC |
| Social Events | |
| Fri Jul 19th | July Big Night Out 7pm for 7.30 at Retford Golf Club. A night out with our friends! U3A Dinner and Table Quiz Another great Table Quiz!!!! Watch this space for menu selections. £20.00 per person (to be confirmed) Contact Sue Paul at Social@retford-u3a.org.uk or on 01777 705008 to book a place and make your menu choices. |
| Military History | |
| Thu May 9th | 9.45 am - Roy Evans - One Step Beyond (How man broke the 1,000 mph barrier) |
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Fri May 10th →Sun May 12th |
10th, 11th & 12th May - Three Day trip to RAF Museum Hendon, Chatham Historic Dockyard & the National Army Museum, Chelsea - staying in the three star King Charles Hotel Gillingham for the 10th & 11th May |
| Mon May 20th | 1.46 pm - Zoom Meeting - Grant Cullen - British Railways in World War One |
| Thu Jun 13th | 9.45 am - Grant Cullen - British Railways in World War One |
| Mon Jun 24th | 1.45 pm - Zoom Meeing - Devid Skillen - A Line in the Sand (The Battle of the Alamo) |
| Thu Jul 11th | 9.45 am - Stephan Hall - Big Guns over the English Channel |
| Mon Jul 22nd | 1.45 pm - Zoom Meeting -Stephan Hall - Big Guns over the English Channel |
| Thu Aug 8th | 9.45 am - Wng Cdr Adrian Sumner RAF ret'd - 75th Anniversary of the End of The Berlin Airlift |
| Mon Aug 19th | 1.45 pm - Zoom Meeting - Wng Cdr Adrian Sumner RAF ret'd - 75th Anniversary of the End ofThe Berlin Airlift |
| Thu Sep 12th | 9.45 am - Milan Petrovic - The History of RAF Ossington Airfield |
| Mon Sep 23rd | 1.45 pm - Zoom Meeting - Milan Petrovic - The History of RAF Ossington Airfield |
| Thu Oct 10th | 9.45 am - Bryan Gladstone-TBA |
| Mon Oct 28th | 1.45 pm - Zoom Meeting - Bryan Gladstone - TBA |
| Thu Nov 14th | 9.45 am - Roy Evans - Lincolnshire's Lancasters |
| Mon Nov 25th | 1.45 pm - Zoom Meeting - Roy Evans - Lincolnshire's Lancasters |
| Painting - Watercolour | |
| Thu May 23rd | Complementary colours |
| Thu Jul 25th | En Plein Air. A session painting outdoors. Venue to be decided, perhaps Clumber Park. Date may change according to the weather forecast. |
| Walking Striders | |
| Mon May 20th | Walk in the Kinoulton area to the south of Nottingham. |
| Mon Jun 17th | Walk in the area of Wharncliffe Craggs to the north of Sheffield. |
| Mon Jul 15th | Walk in the Tealby and Walsby areas of the Lincolnshire Wolds. |
| Wine Appreciation (2) | |
| Fri May 3rd | Woodthorpe Wines tasting Bassetlaw Museum, Grove Street, Retford |
| Wed Jun 19th | Matching Food & Wine, Refined, West Notts College |
| Fri Jul 5th | Annie & Lawrence |
| Fri Sep 6th | Janet & Pep Carpenters Arms, Walesby |
| Fri Oct 4th | Nick & Caroline |