| Status: | Active, open to new members |
| Convenor: |
Mark Reynolds
Tel: 07826 629 063
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| Convenor: |
Teresa Clark
Tel: 07905 570 143
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| Deputy Convenor: |
Jenni White
Tel: 07711 643 674
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| When: | Monthly on Thursdays 10:30 am-12:30 pm 3rd Thursday of the month |
| Venue: | Carlton Pentecostal Church |
The General Meeting takes place at Carlton Pentecostal Church on the 3rd Thursday of the month. Doors open at 10:00am ready for a 10:30am start. Come along to hear all the latest details about Interest Group activities, sign up for future Events and chat with fellow u3a members. Tea, coffee, water and biscuits are available.
Most months there is a guest speaker and one or more of the Interest Groups put on a display where you can find out more about that group's activities and have a chance to talk to some of the group. In June and December the meeting is more of a social event.
Next Meetings and Speakers
Previous Meetings and Speakers
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Burma
General Meeting: August 2026 Carol Brooks has worked for All 4 Burma for a number of years following a career in the TA and later as a library manager. Burma also known as Myanmar is divided into several states and Carol was based in Karen. The charity though Christian meets the needs of many ethnic groups and religions in the region. There has been a civil war since 1949 and in 2021 a military coup in which 4000 villages were destroyed and millions of families , orphans and wounded soldiers live in makeshift homes in refugee camps in desperate poverty… Read More
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Brian Clough: The Lost Tapes
General Meeting: July 2026 Marcus Alton worked for many years as a BBC producer, news reader and chat show host and has written several books and articles about his hero Brian Clough. His talk mainly featured a series of recordings from the Clough era that he came across during lockdown, and we were able to listen to parts of them. They opened a fascinating insight into the personality and character of Cloughie as Marcus referred to him. Brian Clough had a long and distinguished career as a footballer in the England squad and later as manager to Derby County and… Read More
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High Drama at our June Social
General Meeting: June 2026 Those of us who were able to attend our June social, wonderfully organised by Gayle Harris, had an excellent time. A mock trial of an actual local 1897 murder case was presented to us as if we were in a court of law, and the audience were organised into juries who had to weigh up the evidence and decide on a verdict. We were introduced to the case by Mark Reynolds as the narrator, whose introduction was peppered by puns from TV crime dramas for us to recognize and groan at. Then we were treated to… Read More
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The Criminal Justice System
General Meeting: May 2026 Due to our speaker cancelling at short notice Janet managed to find a replacement, Martin Rowley who gives a number of talks on various topics and ours was the Criminal Justice System. Martin’s delivery was fast and punchy and accompanied by a plethora of information and statistics on a rapidly moving screen. The main thrust of the talk was to increase our awareness of the inbuilt unfairness, corruption and criminality at every level of the system, including the Police, the Prison system, governments, corporate businesses, the Probation service, MPs and titled individuals and more. We were… Read More
General Meeting Archive
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- Please note that the lids of the coffee cups at the General Meeting can be recycled in our plastic lids bag at the back of the hall (please no cups, only lids)
- The selling of raffle tickets ends at 11:15am and the results are announced shortly after that. Winners will be able to collect their prize as the coffee area should be clear by then.
In the Event of Bad Weather
If the weather or driving conditions are bad on the day of a General Meeting, there is a possibility that we may decide to cancel the meeting. If that happens we will post a very obvious notice on the website and email all our members. If in doubt please check those before setting out from home. If you do not have an email address, you may ring our U3A number 0778 742 7200 and speak to a member of the committee.