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Strollers Group ... Strollers group. Meet 1st Tuesday of the month ,meeting around 10 - 10.30am and having 30 - 45 mins leisurely walk and maybe a cuppa afterwards if required.
Ideas as follows:
1. Broom Ln/Whaggs corner down through Marshall Lands Farm onto Whickham Highway and then Wetherspoons
2. Glebe car park, Larkspur Rd, Fellside Rd, Hermitage for coffee.
3. Derwent Walk from Land of Oak and Iron and coffee there. (cars)
4. Watergate Park walk and bus or car back to Wetherspoons (cars or number 1 bus)
5. Newburn Riverside park and coffee at Little Ollies garden centre. (cars)
6 South Shields sea front and Minchellas coffee or ice cream. (cars)
7. Lanchester old railway path and coffee in village.(cars or Number 6 bus from Whickham)
Durham University Archaeology Workshop - day event to be held on Monday July 8th. More information to follow.
Celebration of Music this is a Regional Event. To be held on Thursday 6th June 2024 at Sunniside Club, Sunniside.
Musicians, singers, duos, bands etc need to come forward so that a full day of Music can be put on for all Regional u3a members. Please click on link at side of page for further info re an advert and in depth details If sufficient entertainers respond then an invite will be sent out to all u3a members to listen to the music.
Coach Trip to Harrogate and /or Coach Trip to Harrogate and Harlow Carr Gardens. Thursday 23rd May 2024.
There is a choice:
The coach will travel from Whickham to Harrogate spending the day in the town cost £15.
The coach will travel from Whickham to Harrogate - spend some time in Harrogate and then go to Harlow Carr Gardens cost £30.
Creative Writing Group are meeting together for a social/ learning event to The Palace Green Libraries in Durham on May 30th 2024. This event is open to all creative writers. Go to the Creative Writing Group page and contact Cecilia for further information.
Royal Naval Museum Hartlepool this is the latest Regional Event. To be held on Friday 15th March 2024.
Please click on link at side of page
The Northern Regional Quiz will be held on Wednesday 20th March 2024 at Sunniside Social Club. Please click on link at side of page.
Northumbria Region u3a's buzz words are Interest/ Subject Networks. If Whickham and District u3a does not have a specific interest group that you would like to join then you can always join one of the Networks.
Several Regional Networks have been in existence for quite some time eg the IT Network and the Creative Writing Network. However three new Networks have recently been formed.
The Art Appreciation Network
The Geology Network
The Bird Watching Network
Please click on the links at the side of this page.
Northumbria Region Creative Writers Workshop This event was held in Brunswick Hall, Newcastle late September 2023. A roaring success. Over 30 people attend prose workshops and poetry workshops and Val Scully a North East author talked about her life and success in publishing books.#