u3a

Bridgnorth & District

Event Category: Speaker Meeting

A monthly meeting for all members with a speaker

  • No Speaker Meeting

    Our monthly open meetings are held every fourth Wednesday (except December) in the Bridgnorth Community Hall, Low Town WV15 6BB    (£2 entrance)Doors open at 1.30pm.  Speaker starts promptly at 2.00pm Any u3a Member is welcome to enjoy interesting Speakers on a variety of topics, to catch up with latest u3a news, to meet and socialise… Read more

  • Speaker Meeting - "The Reluctant Shepherdess" with Rosie Lee

    Many years ago Rosie’s parents had a dairy farm. After her dad died, the farm was tenanted out. When the tenants left, her mother challenged Rosie to do something with the farm, and so her sheep farming journey and adventure began; so different from her former banking career working for Barclays Bank. She undertook a… Read more

  • Speaker Meeting - To be arranged

    Our monthly open meetings are held every fourth Wednesday (except December) in the Bridgnorth Community Hall, Low Town WV15 6BB    (£2 entrance)Doors open at 1.30pm.  Speaker starts promptly at 2.00pm Any u3a Member is welcome to enjoy interesting Speakers on a variety of topics, to catch up with latest u3a news, to meet and socialise… Read more

  • Speaker Meeting - To be arranged

    Our monthly open meetings are held every fourth Wednesday (except December) in the Bridgnorth Community Hall, Low Town WV15 6BB    (£2 entrance)Doors open at 1.30pm.  Speaker starts promptly at 2.00pm Any u3a Member is welcome to enjoy interesting Speakers on a variety of topics, to catch up with latest u3a news, to meet and socialise… Read more

  • Speaker Meeting - Christmas Event - to be arranged

    Our monthly open meetings are held every fourth Wednesday (except December) in the Bridgnorth Community Hall, Low Town WV15 6BB    (£2 entrance)Doors open at 1.30pm.  Speaker starts promptly at 2.00pm Any u3a Member is welcome to enjoy interesting Speakers on a variety of topics, to catch up with latest u3a news, to meet and socialise… Read more

  • Speaker Meeting - "The Arctic Convoys" with James Nicholas

    Retired war cameraman, James Nicolas will be speaking about the Arctic Convoys. This is the story of one of the most dangerous journeys of WW2. The conditions were arduous and miserable with the constant threat from U-boats, Luftwaffe & the German battleships Tirpitz & Scharnhorst. With interviews from those involved James tells the visual story… Read more

  • Speaker Meeting - "Ordinary Lives" with Alison Utting

    Celebrating ordinary and everyday people from Shropshire's past. Take a trip back in time to listen to voices from our recent past. Town and country, rich and poor - the recollections are a wonderful peep into the lives of our immediate ancestors.  Using first-hand accounts, this talk contains many local anecdotes from the late 19th and early… Read more

  • Bridgnorth and District u3a Annual General Meeting

    The AGM will include reports of activities during 2026 -7, a presentation of accounts and election of members to serve on the Committee. The AGM will be followed by a speaker (yet to be confirmed) and refreshments. Our monthly open meetings are held every fourth Wednesday (except December) in the Bridgnorth Community Hall, Low Town… Read more

  • Speaker Meeting - "Adventures in Uganda" with Gill Castle

    Gill Castle co-founded Omushana in 2010 alongside Ugandan native Emmy Gongo. The organization focuses on bringing "sunshine" and life-changing opportunities to children living in the rural areas surrounding the Bwindi Impenetrable Forest in Southwest Uganda. [1] Her real-life adventures in Uganda centre around community empowerment, education, and wildlife conservation: Our monthly open meetings are held… Read more

  • Speaker Meeting - "Delivering Aid to Ukraine" with Gary Fear

    Gary Fear, an estate agent from Gnosall, Staffordshire and Nantwich, Cheshire, has completed thirteen trips to Ukraine to deliver vital humanitarian aid since the war began. Our monthly open meetings are held every fourth Wednesday (except December) in the Bridgnorth Community Hall, Low Town WV15 6BB    (£2 entrance)Doors open at 1.30pm.  Speaker starts promptly at… Read more