by Gainsborough and District u3a | Nov 17, 2022 | Education and Learning, Gainsborough, Hobbies, Social Group, U3A
Various Gainsborough and District u3a interest groups have had quite a busy last couple of months and below are some details about events to come and some reports of what has been happening recently. The Buccaneers visited the Trocadero Ballet on 5th October, followed...
by Dukeries u3a | Nov 14, 2022 | Education and Learning, Hobbies, Sherwood, Social Group, U3A
Owing to the sad occasion of Her Majesty’s funeral, the transfer of the celebratory u3a beacon from Worksop u3a to Dukeries u3a was rescheduled to Sunday 18th September. This took place at RSPB Sherwood Forest on a lovely sunny day. Members enjoyed a walk through the...
by Worksop and District u3a | Nov 10, 2022 | Education and Learning, Hobbies, Social Group, U3A, Worksop
If you join Worksop and District u3a, you don’t have to join any groups – you could just join to go along to the monthly meetings to listen to the speaker. Monthly meetings were on Zoom through Covid, but face-to-face meetings are now back. The group meets on the...
by Rotherham u3a | Nov 9, 2022 | Education and Learning, Hobbies, Rotherham, U3A, Walking
First-time visitors to Rotherham are frequently astounded to find that within a short distance of the town centre are green fields, hills and valleys, dotted with farms, woods, picturesque villages, parklands, and other green spaces. Sir Walter Scott described ‘a...
by Rotherham u3a | Oct 14, 2022 | Education and Learning, Hobbies, Rotherham, Social Group, U3A
What connects cigar boxes and piles of books with an indoor game that became an Olympic sport in 1988? The answer could be found in 19th century upper-class homes, where these unlikely objects served as ‘paddles’ and ‘nets’, providing a welcome, after-dinner...
by Worksop and District u3a | Oct 13, 2022 | Education and Learning, Hobbies, Social Group, U3A, Worksop
Worksop and District u3a’s groups have been running right through the summer, although for some members attendance has been restricted by childminding duties. One of the smaller groups currently trying to attract new members is MahJong. The group meets twice a month...
