| 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
Previous Meetings
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Mary’s Meals
General Meeting: March 2025 Jane Wright was a trained primary teacher who changed careers to work for Mary’s Meals, a charity providing meals to schoolchildren in the poorest areas of the world. She is based in the East Midlands and East Anglia and she introduced us to the charity and its fundraising. Jane wanted to increase awareness in the charity. Magnus Macfarlane Barrow lived in Dalmally, Scotland and in 1992 he set off to Bosnia where he began providing meals for children. His idea that feeding and education must go together gathered momentum and he ran his new charity from… Read More
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House Of Commons Library
General Meeting: February 2025 Felicity Whittle worked for over 29 years in the House of Commons Library in various roles and she gave us an insight into the workings of Parliament. The proceedings and legislature must be impartial and some is confidential e.g. constituency matters, but the rest is available on the website and in Hansard. Felicity had a wealth of fascinating, often amusing detail about the day to day running of such an organisation, including Seb Coe ‘s office being situated the furthest distance from the Division lobbies as he could run quickly! The House of Commons rooms and… Read More
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Military Working Dogs
General Meeting: January 2025 The speaker was Pam Farquhar who spoke to us about military working dogs, past and present. Pam explained that her background was as a nurse, both with the NHS and the Army, but what brought her to this interest was when her daughter became an ‘explosion dog handler’ who used 30 ft. of rope whilst her dog searched for IED’s, so naturally Pam gained a great respect for such dogs. She’s not the only one, General David Petraeus is quoted: “by all means of performance” military working dogs outperform” any asset we have in our industry”.… Read More
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Christmas Social
General Meeting: November 2024 We finalised 2024 with our Christmas Social event on Thursday December 19th, it was a fun morning with a good attendance. Thanks must be extended to all those that played a part in making the event successful. Deidre Williamson began by reading two short Christmas poems that beautifully set the scene for our celebrations. Following Deidre our brave committee men took to the stage entertaining us with a ballet interpretation to Cygnet from Swan Lake (a short drink break provided John White with the opportunity to tease our gents with a rendition of the Dying Swan… Read More
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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.