| 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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Medical Detection Dogs
General Meeting: January 2024 It was another one of those Speakers that probably appeared as very dry and technical on paper – but Wow (or maybe bow-wow). Ann explained that this was a comparatively new charity – about 50 years of experts recognising that dogs could detect bladder cancer in humans at around 50% of the time and that dogs could do that without training. The charity was set up in 2008 and the Queen is their patron. The first patient – the dog would refuse to get out of the car by constantly nudging her chest where the cancer… Read More
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Passports, Assassins, Traitors and Spies
General Meeting: November 2023 Our speaker was Martin Lloyd who describes himself in his blog as a Writer, Speaker and Cyclist, and he regaled us with his accounts of historical use (misuse) of the passport by the dodgy people above. Whilst engaged in research for his book, Passport, the History of Man’s Most Travelled Document, that he uncovered the three interesting stories which he presented in his talk. Ranging from 1850's to WW2, Martin explained how not all countries used passports at the same time. Britain didn’t require passports while other European states did, enabling the criminals to move about… Read More
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Fire Safety
Our October talk on fire safety was given by Ben Groves and Lucy Fox from the Notts Fire & Rescue Service . . . Read More
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Lord Coaker
Lord Vernon Coaker was our guest speaker. A well known character around these parts as our former MP, Leader of Gedling Council and Head Teacher of a local Comprehensive School . . . 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.