Ashfield U3A Meetings










Barbara Bradley gives her talk at the June 2008 meeting - 
'Local Lives & Legends' Venue

Ashfield U3A meets on the fourth Thursday of each month at The Ashwood Centre, Portland Street, Kirkby-in-Ashfield.

As with Ashfield District Council Offices, the venue was chosen for its central location to the area, catering for people in Sutton-in-Ashfield, Kirkby-in-Ashfield and surrounding areas.



View the current location of Ashfield U3A's meetings here.




Dates


The following meeting dates have been booked and further dates will be confirmed on this site as the group gets underway. Details of future speakers will be posted on this page as soon as they become known. Please note that last-minute changes will be marked in red.

Meetings are held from 09:30 [doors open] for a 10:00 start, until around noon.




DATE SPEAKER SUBJECT
     
2006    
23 March Clifford Laycock & Rita Turner What the U3A is all about (Inaugural Meeting)
27 April Dr. Chapman The Work of the Coroner's Office
25 May Barrie Brimson The Fire Service
22 June (A.G.M.) Tracey Akehurst Passions, Potions & Poisons - Love & Death in the Garden
27 July Trevor Lee The Golden Age of Radio
24 August Pauline Corby Life Below Stairs at Newstead Abbey
28 September Revd. Canon Alan Haydock It's Better Than Working for a Living
26 October Colin Hornsey Gemstones & Gemstone Craft
23 November Barbara Bradley Lord Byron & His Loves - Mad, Bad & Dangerous to Know?
28 December No meeting this month See you next month
     
2007    
25 January Judy Theobold Life and Other Problems
22 February Colin Bower The Humour That Surrounds
22 March (A.G.M.) Mike Corby The Funny Side of Patents (Slides & Stories)
26 April Rodney Cousins Country Quiz
24 May Sandra Hart City of Bees
28 June Margaret Harrison Bess of Hardwick
26 July Peter Hammond Middens & Muck
23 August Aly Greenway Drains, Rats, Smells & Conflict
27 September Kevin Harrison A Right Royal Miscellany
25 October Trevor Lee The Nottingham Empire
22 November Pete Davies Story Teller & Writer
27 December No meeting this month See you next month
     
2008    
24 January Alan L Clayton The 1960s - What the Papers Said (Delights & Disasters)
28 February Jean Henshaw Someone up There Likes a Laugh - The Funny Side of Church Life
27 March (A.G.M.) Margaret Harrison Monthly Menu of Mirth
24 April Colin Bower My Farcical Career as a Cruise Ship Liaison Officer
22 May Richard Papworth Excuse Me Madam - The Story of a Store Detective
26 June Barbara Bradley Local Lives & Legends
24 July Peter Hammond Origins of Everyday Speech
28 August Jean Henshaw The Silver Toast Rack
25 September Gillian Proctor Corsetry
23 October Cliff Hopkins Tax Man's Tales
27 November Rosemary Robb Ghosts & Legends
25 December No meeting this month See you next month
     
2009    
22 January Margaret Harrison Life of a Blue Badge Tourist Guide
26 February Tony Hallam A Twist in the Tale - Crooked Spire
26 March (A.G.M.) Roy Tomlinson Name Dropping
     




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