Stockport U3A: Events

Events

Monthly Open Meetings are held at Trinity Methodist Church, Woodsmoor, Stockport, SK3 8TB. 1.45pm for 2.00pm.

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.

Members and visitors pay £1.50 to attend these meetings - this includes tea or coffee.

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Dates for your Diary
October 2019
Mon Oct 21st	Art History	Presentation at Stockport Sunday School 10.00am by Isabela on "The Sculptures of Marino Marini".
Mon Oct 21st	Film	Continuing the theme we will show "Dunkirk" the anniversary we will be commemorating next May with Benedict Cumberbatch and Simon Russel Beale.
Mon Oct 21st	Tai Chi	Tai Chi
Tue Oct 22nd	Amblers	Elizabeth Gaskell House - Jean H and Gill W. NOTE CHANGE OF DATE
Tue Oct 22nd	Music Making	Rehearsals
Tue Oct 22nd	Canasta	Canasta 2.00pm.
Wed Oct 23rd	Bridge	Session booked for 2.30pm.
Wed Oct 23rd	Walks - Short	3.5 / 4 mile walk on mainly good paths and lanes, a couple of stiles and field areas to cross, little bit Meet in the car park at Mellor Church (SK6 5LX). hilly. Leader Jim Hollingsworth
Fri Oct 25th	Walks - Longer	Little Switzerland. East Sterndale. 8 Miles approx
Mon Oct 28th	Tai Chi	Tai Chi
Tue Oct 29th	Food Appreciation	We are intended to visit Mr. Ali's (Indian restaurant) on Wellington Road, Stockport. cost £17 ( see home page for more details)
Wed Oct 30th	Walks - Short	4 miles easy walk around Astbury, field paths and country lanes, part way along canal. Leaders Louanne/Peter Collins. Meet at Astbury Village Hall (next to Egerton Arms and opposite the church). A few steep steps upto canal towpath otherwise good walking. (CW!2 4RQ).
Thu Oct 31st	Film	The "Downton" film is being shown at the Plaza on Thursday 31st October at 11.00am. Anyone who has not seen it I will as usual be outside the Plaza at 10.30am.
November 2019
Fri Nov 1st	Walks - Longer	Manchester Airport, Tunnel Entrance. 7 Miles
Mon Nov 4th	Music Appreciation	‘The Russians are Coming’ Music by Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninov, Rimsky-Korsakov, Borodin and others
Tue Nov 5th	History	History of Education in Stockport. Talk by Don Cameron.
Wed Nov 6th	Walks - Short	No Walk - Monthly Meeting
Wed Nov 6th	Open meeting	Barbara Speake - Writing Crime Fiction
Thu Nov 7th	Computer	Creating a presentation and poster in Libre Office
Fri Nov 8th	Walks - Longer	Harrington Arms 3 Marston 7 Miles
Mon Nov 11th	Tai Chi	Tai Chi
Mon Nov 11th	Travel	Louanne Collins - Our Swiss Experience
Tue Nov 12th	Family History	Using Quarter Sessions Administrative Records for Family History (Talk by visiting Speaker Claire Moore from Cheshire Hustoryscapes)
Tue Nov 12th	Music Making	Rehearsals
Tue Nov 12th	Canasta	Canasta 2.00pm.
Tue Nov 12th	A Little Bit of Culture	"42nd STREET" - The musical with Bonny Langford at the Light cinema commencing 7.30pm.
Wed Nov 13th	Bridge	Session booked for 2.30pm.
Wed Nov 13th	Walks - Short	Fallowfield loopline & Tameside Trail, 3.5 ml no stiles, gently undulating. Leader Rodger Moss Meet at Debdale outdoor centre, accessed at Reddish Bridge traffic lights, Hyde Rd. Free parking.(M!8 7LJ).
Thu Nov 14th	Science & Technology	History of Medicine – Walter Reid
Fri Nov 15th	Walks - Longer	Little Longstone Ashford 7 miles
Mon Nov 18th	Art History	Christmas Theme
Mon Nov 18th	Tai Chi	Tai Chi
Tue Nov 19th	Cryptic Crossword	Meet at 2.00pm at Stockport Sunday School.
Wed Nov 20th	Walks - Short	The Alma Lodge Hotel, 149 Buxton Road, Stockport, SK2 6EL. on Wednesday 20th November at 12 noon for 12.30. (more details on home page)
Thu Nov 21st	Food Appreciation	Winter Wonderland (Coach Trip to Snowdonia Garden Centre) £25... more details on home page
Fri Nov 22nd	Walks - Longer	Eccles Pike Buxworth 7 miles
Mon Nov 25th	Tai Chi	Tai Chi
Tue Nov 26th	Music Making	Rehearsals
Tue Nov 26th	Canasta	Canasta 2.00pm.
Wed Nov 27th	Amblers	Tour Rochdale Town Hall - Barbara Pemberton.
Wed Nov 27th	Bridge	Session booked for 2.30pm.
Wed Nov 27th	Walks - Short	Walk from Lyme Park of 3.8mls, incld. Bollinhurst Reservoir & Elmerhurst Wood.(shorter if weather is bad). Leader Hilary Kendal Meet in main car park of Lyme Park (SK12 2NR). Hilary & Ray can fit 3 more in car to avoid parking charges. Please ring if you require a lift and suggest pick up at Hazel grove P&R.
Fri Nov 29th	Walks - Longer	Monks Dale Millers Dale 6 miles
December 2019
Mon Dec 2nd	Music Appreciation	‘Music for Christmas’ Music for the start of the Christmas season.
Tue Dec 3rd	Family History	Joint Christmas Party with History Group
Tue Dec 3rd	History	Shared Christmas Party with Family History. ( Now in the morning starts 10 am) Subject . CHILDHOOD. please send a copy of yourself as a child to Sheila Fleming or hand A COPY to her at the next OPEN MEETING.
Wed Dec 4th	Walks - Short	No Walk - Monthly Meeting
Wed Dec 4th	Open meeting	Allen Shalks - My interesting life in TV, Theatre, Radio & Films
Thu Dec 5th	Computer	Christmas FUN
Fri Dec 6th	Walks - Longer	Rivington Anglezarke Rivington 7 miles
Tue Dec 10th	Amblers	Christmas Lunch at The Wycliffe - Pauline Hadfield. NOTE CHANGE OF DATE
Tue Dec 10th	Canasta	Canasta 2.00pm.
Wed Dec 11th	Bridge	Session booked for 2.30pm.
Wed Dec 11th	Walks - Short	Circular Walk 3.5 miles Couple of hills and stiles moderate difficulty. Leaders Gill Cameron. Judith Curry. Meet in the main car park of Vernon Park, Turncroft Lane, Stockport (SK1 4AR).
Thu Dec 12th	Science & Technology	Making the magic microchip – Christine Bill & Audrey Miles.
Fri Dec 13th	Walks - Longer	Chelmorton (anticlockwise) Taddington 7 miles
Tue Dec 17th	A Little Bit of Culture	"THE NUTCRACKER" - ROH Ballet at the Light cinema commencing 7.15pm.
Wed Dec 18th	Walks - Short	Christmas coffee walk. Short walk to N.T. Quarry Bank Mill for coffee and toast. Leader: Bob Wain Twinnins Bridge car park, Carrs Rd, off B5166 Styal Rd. (SK9 4AA). or park at Quarry Mill and meet in the main cafe.
Fri Dec 20th	Walks - Longer	Congleton Edge (short) Congleton 5 miles
Tue Dec 24th	Canasta	No Canasta this date
Wed Dec 25th	Walks - Short	No Walk
Fri Dec 27th	Walks - Longer	Miners Arms (provisional) Poynton 5 miles
January 2020
Wed Jan 1st	Open meeting	NO MEETING - BANK HOLIDAY
Thu Jan 2nd	Computer	No meeting
Fri Jan 3rd	Walks - Longer	Little Leigh Barnton 6 miles
Tue Jan 7th	History	Peterloo. Joan Davies
Fri Jan 10th	Walks - Longer	Whitely Green Adlington (Cheshire) 6 miles
Thu Jan 16th	Computer	Going back to Basics - more information nearer the time
Thu Jan 16th	A Little Bit of Culture	"SLEEPING BEAUTY" - ROH Ballet at the Light cinema commencing 7.15pm.
Fri Jan 17th	Walks - Longer	Crowton Weaverham 7 miles
Fri Jan 24th	Walks - Longer	Over Hadden Bakewell 6 miles
Thu Jan 30th	Food Appreciation	Baan Pad Thai restaurant in Reddish ( more details on the home page)
Fri Jan 31st	Walks - Longer	Castleton 2 Hope 7 miles
February 2020
Tue Feb 4th	History	Stockport Market Sheila Fleming
Wed Feb 5th	Open meeting	Paul Isherwood – 10 years a Buff Butler in the Chic of Cheek.
Thu Feb 6th	Computer	NO MEETING
Fri Feb 7th	Walks - Longer	Calden & Leek Canals Leek 6 miles
Fri Feb 14th	Walks - Longer	Crooke Hill Ladybower 6 miles
Fri Feb 21st	Walks - Longer	Chinley Churn Chinley 7 miles
Fri Feb 28th	Walks - Longer	Barthomley (clockwise) Barthomley 8 miles
March 2020
Tue Mar 3rd	History	A selection of short talks by our members, list to be announced.
Wed Mar 4th	Open meeting	ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
Thu Mar 5th	Computer	Managing Photographs in general. Vivienne Bath
Fri Mar 6th	Walks - Longer	Rudyard Rudyard 8 miles
Fri Mar 13th	Walks - Longer	Kelsall Kelsall 8 miles
Fri Mar 20th	Walks - Longer	Shuttlingsloe (clockwise) Macclesfield Forest 8 miles
Fri Mar 27th	Walks - Longer	Rishworth Moor (short) Rishworth 7 miles
April 2020
Wed Apr 1st	Open meeting	Gill Russell – Stranger in a strange land.
Fri Apr 3rd	Walks - Longer	Foolow (anticlockwise) Longstone 9 miles
Fri Apr 10th	Walks - Longer	Railway Walk (EVR?) Cheddleton 7 miles
Fri Apr 17th	Walks - Longer	Robinson's Leap Longdendale 9 miles
Fri Apr 24th	Walks - Longer	Belthorn Clough Head 10 miles
May 2020
Wed May 6th	Open meeting	Sarah Lionheart – Orangutangs in Borneo.
June 2020
Wed Jun 3rd	Open meeting	Fools Gold – An afternoon of Acoustic Music.
July 2020
Wed Jul 1st	Open meeting	Sue Stern – The child who spoke with her eyes.
August 2020
Wed Aug 5th	Open meeting	Brian Greene – Irvin Berlin – a man for all seasons
September 2020
Wed Sep 2nd	Open meeting	David Stockwell – History of posters.
November 2020
Wed Nov 4th	Open meeting	Betty Allport – Trans Siberian Express.
December 2020
Wed Dec 2nd	Open meeting	Roger Brown – An afternoon of musical entertainment.

Dates for your Diary
Open meeting
Wed Nov 6th	Barbara Speake - Writing Crime Fiction
Wed Dec 4th	Allen Shalks - My interesting life in TV, Theatre, Radio & Films
Wed Jan 1st 2020	NO MEETING - BANK HOLIDAY
Wed Feb 5th 2020	Paul Isherwood – 10 years a Buff Butler in the Chic of Cheek.
Wed Mar 4th 2020	ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
Wed Apr 1st 2020	Gill Russell – Stranger in a strange land.
Wed May 6th 2020	Sarah Lionheart – Orangutangs in Borneo.
Wed Jun 3rd 2020	Fools Gold – An afternoon of Acoustic Music.
Wed Jul 1st 2020	Sue Stern – The child who spoke with her eyes.
Wed Aug 5th 2020	Brian Greene – Irvin Berlin – a man for all seasons
Wed Sep 2nd 2020	David Stockwell – History of posters.
Wed Nov 4th 2020	Betty Allport – Trans Siberian Express.
Wed Dec 2nd 2020	Roger Brown – An afternoon of musical entertainment.
A Little Bit of Culture
Tue Nov 12th	"42nd STREET" - The musical with Bonny Langford at the Light cinema commencing 7.30pm.
Tue Dec 17th	"THE NUTCRACKER" - ROH Ballet at the Light cinema commencing 7.15pm.
Thu Jan 16th 2020	"SLEEPING BEAUTY" - ROH Ballet at the Light cinema commencing 7.15pm.
Amblers
Tue Oct 22nd	Elizabeth Gaskell House - Jean H and Gill W. NOTE CHANGE OF DATE
Wed Nov 27th	Tour Rochdale Town Hall - Barbara Pemberton.
Tue Dec 10th	Christmas Lunch at The Wycliffe - Pauline Hadfield. NOTE CHANGE OF DATE
Art History
Mon Oct 21st	Presentation at Stockport Sunday School 10.00am by Isabela on "The Sculptures of Marino Marini".
Mon Nov 18th	Christmas Theme
Bridge
Wed Oct 23rd	Session booked for 2.30pm.
Wed Nov 13th	Session booked for 2.30pm.
Wed Nov 27th	Session booked for 2.30pm.
Wed Dec 11th	Session booked for 2.30pm.
Canasta
Tue Oct 22nd	Canasta 2.00pm.
Tue Nov 12th	Canasta 2.00pm.
Tue Nov 26th	Canasta 2.00pm.
Tue Dec 10th	Canasta 2.00pm.
Tue Dec 24th	No Canasta this date
Computer
Thu Nov 7th	Creating a presentation and poster in Libre Office
Thu Dec 5th	Christmas FUN
Thu Jan 2nd 2020	No meeting
Thu Jan 16th 2020	Going back to Basics - more information nearer the time
Thu Feb 6th 2020	NO MEETING
Thu Mar 5th 2020	Managing Photographs in general. Vivienne Bath
Cryptic Crossword
Tue Nov 19th	Meet at 2.00pm at Stockport Sunday School.
Family History
Tue Nov 12th	Using Quarter Sessions Administrative Records for Family History (Talk by visiting Speaker Claire Moore from Cheshire Hustoryscapes)
Tue Dec 3rd	Joint Christmas Party with History Group
Film
Mon Oct 21st	Continuing the theme we will show "Dunkirk" the anniversary we will be commemorating next May with Benedict Cumberbatch and Simon Russel Beale.
Thu Oct 31st	The "Downton" film is being shown at the Plaza on Thursday 31st October at 11.00am. Anyone who has not seen it I will as usual be outside the Plaza at 10.30am.
Food Appreciation
Tue Oct 29th	We are intended to visit Mr. Ali's (Indian restaurant) on Wellington Road, Stockport. cost £17 ( see home page for more details)
Thu Nov 21st	Winter Wonderland (Coach Trip to Snowdonia Garden Centre) £25... more details on home page
Thu Jan 30th 2020	Baan Pad Thai restaurant in Reddish ( more details on the home page)
History
Tue Nov 5th	History of Education in Stockport. Talk by Don Cameron.
Tue Dec 3rd	Shared Christmas Party with Family History. ( Now in the morning starts 10 am) Subject . CHILDHOOD. please send a copy of yourself as a child to Sheila Fleming or hand A COPY to her at the next OPEN MEETING.
Tue Jan 7th 2020	Peterloo. Joan Davies
Tue Feb 4th 2020	Stockport Market Sheila Fleming
Tue Mar 3rd 2020	A selection of short talks by our members, list to be announced.
Music Appreciation
Mon Nov 4th	‘The Russians are Coming’ Music by Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninov, Rimsky-Korsakov, Borodin and others
Mon Dec 2nd	‘Music for Christmas’ Music for the start of the Christmas season.
Music Making
Tue Oct 22nd	Rehearsals
Tue Nov 12th	Rehearsals
Tue Nov 26th	Rehearsals
Science & Technology
Thu Nov 14th	History of Medicine – Walter Reid
Thu Dec 12th	Making the magic microchip – Christine Bill & Audrey Miles.
Tai Chi
Mon Oct 21st	Tai Chi
Mon Oct 28th	Tai Chi
Mon Nov 11th	Tai Chi
Mon Nov 18th	Tai Chi
Mon Nov 25th	Tai Chi
Travel
Mon Nov 11th	Louanne Collins - Our Swiss Experience
Walks - Longer
Fri Oct 25th	Little Switzerland. East Sterndale. 8 Miles approx
Fri Nov 1st	Manchester Airport, Tunnel Entrance. 7 Miles
Fri Nov 8th	Harrington Arms 3 Marston 7 Miles
Fri Nov 15th	Little Longstone Ashford 7 miles
Fri Nov 22nd	Eccles Pike Buxworth 7 miles
Fri Nov 29th	Monks Dale Millers Dale 6 miles
Fri Dec 6th	Rivington Anglezarke Rivington 7 miles
Fri Dec 13th	Chelmorton (anticlockwise) Taddington 7 miles
Fri Dec 20th	Congleton Edge (short) Congleton 5 miles
Fri Dec 27th	Miners Arms (provisional) Poynton 5 miles
Fri Jan 3rd 2020	Little Leigh Barnton 6 miles
Fri Jan 10th 2020	Whitely Green Adlington (Cheshire) 6 miles
Fri Jan 17th 2020	Crowton Weaverham 7 miles
Fri Jan 24th 2020	Over Hadden Bakewell 6 miles
Fri Jan 31st 2020	Castleton 2 Hope 7 miles
Fri Feb 7th 2020	Calden & Leek Canals Leek 6 miles
Fri Feb 14th 2020	Crooke Hill Ladybower 6 miles
Fri Feb 21st 2020	Chinley Churn Chinley 7 miles
Fri Feb 28th 2020	Barthomley (clockwise) Barthomley 8 miles
Fri Mar 6th 2020	Rudyard Rudyard 8 miles
Fri Mar 13th 2020	Kelsall Kelsall 8 miles
Fri Mar 20th 2020	Shuttlingsloe (clockwise) Macclesfield Forest 8 miles
Fri Mar 27th 2020	Rishworth Moor (short) Rishworth 7 miles
Fri Apr 3rd 2020	Foolow (anticlockwise) Longstone 9 miles
Fri Apr 10th 2020	Railway Walk (EVR?) Cheddleton 7 miles
Fri Apr 17th 2020	Robinson's Leap Longdendale 9 miles
Fri Apr 24th 2020	Belthorn Clough Head 10 miles
Walks - Short
Wed Oct 23rd	3.5 / 4 mile walk on mainly good paths and lanes, a couple of stiles and field areas to cross, little bit Meet in the car park at Mellor Church (SK6 5LX). hilly. Leader Jim Hollingsworth
Wed Oct 30th	4 miles easy walk around Astbury, field paths and country lanes, part way along canal. Leaders Louanne/Peter Collins. Meet at Astbury Village Hall (next to Egerton Arms and opposite the church). A few steep steps upto canal towpath otherwise good walking. (CW!2 4RQ).
Wed Nov 6th	No Walk - Monthly Meeting
Wed Nov 13th	Fallowfield loopline & Tameside Trail, 3.5 ml no stiles, gently undulating. Leader Rodger Moss Meet at Debdale outdoor centre, accessed at Reddish Bridge traffic lights, Hyde Rd. Free parking.(M!8 7LJ).
Wed Nov 20th	The Alma Lodge Hotel, 149 Buxton Road, Stockport, SK2 6EL. on Wednesday 20th November at 12 noon for 12.30. (more details on home page)
Wed Nov 27th	Walk from Lyme Park of 3.8mls, incld. Bollinhurst Reservoir & Elmerhurst Wood.(shorter if weather is bad). Leader Hilary Kendal Meet in main car park of Lyme Park (SK12 2NR). Hilary & Ray can fit 3 more in car to avoid parking charges. Please ring if you require a lift and suggest pick up at Hazel grove P&R.
Wed Dec 4th	No Walk - Monthly Meeting
Wed Dec 11th	Circular Walk 3.5 miles Couple of hills and stiles moderate difficulty. Leaders Gill Cameron. Judith Curry. Meet in the main car park of Vernon Park, Turncroft Lane, Stockport (SK1 4AR).
Wed Dec 18th	Christmas coffee walk. Short walk to N.T. Quarry Bank Mill for coffee and toast. Leader: Bob Wain Twinnins Bridge car park, Carrs Rd, off B5166 Styal Rd. (SK9 4AA). or park at Quarry Mill and meet in the main cafe.
Wed Dec 25th	No Walk