The General Meeting
This is held on the fourth Wednesday each month at 2pm in the Memorial Hall, Collingham. This is open to all members and anyone who is interested in joining us.
If you have any u3a event which could be of interest to other members please tell us about it so that it can be included in this diary page.
Forthcoming events
24th June 2026
2:00 pm
Meeting
Lincs & Notts Air Ambulance – Mission Impossible 2 Every day crews from the Lincs & Notts Air Ambulance respond to an average of 4 life-threatening emergencies across a 3,500 […]
Venue: Memorial Hall
22nd July 2026
2:00 pm
Meeting
On parade-State Funerals and Coronations. A unique insight into how large scale ceremonial events of recent years were put together by the Principal Director of Music for the Royal Air […]
Venue: Memorial Hall
23rd September 2026
2:00 pm
Meeting
It’s Hell on Wheels being a Driving Instructor Could you pass your driving test tomorrow? Find out how much the driving test has changedsince you took your test. Be amazed […]
Venue: Memorial Hall
28th October 2026
2:00 pm
Meeting
Grand Central Railway Reunification Reunification is the most exciting railway project in UK railway preservation. By rebuilding fivehundred meters of track the connection of two halves of the Great Central, […]
Venue: Memorial Hall
25th November 2026
2:00 pm
Meeting
The History of Busking and Street Performance In this talk, we will look at the history of street entertainment, examining the lives of some of the colourful characters that have […]
Venue: Memorial Hall
27th January 2027
2:00 pm
Meeting
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27th May 2026
2:00 pm
“My Extra Life” presented by Mike Newbould Mike has been a television extra for 18 years and has encountered some interesting and strange people. He talks about the rules and […]
Venue: Memorial Hall
22nd April 2026
2:00 pm
Three members of the voluntary group, Nottinghamshire Blood Bikes , Chris Perkins, Roger Wakefield and Clive Wheatcroft, gave us an informative illustrated account of this charity,Nottinghamshire Blood Bikes, complete with […]
Venue: Memorial Hall
25th March 2026
2:00 pm
Due to our planned speaker being unavailable our Chair, Chris Stothard saved the day by presenting a talk entitled 'What we did on our holidays-No not really!' Chris Stothard, the […]
25th February 2026
2:00 pm
Going Underground: An Exploration of Nottinghamshire’s Subterranean Spaces Going Underground: An Exploration of Nottinghamshire’s Subterranean Spaces by Dave MooneyThis was an enthusiastic presentation of the County’s underground spaces based on […]
Venue: Memorial Hall
28th January 2026
2:00 pm
The Curious World of Olde Time Punishments From birching to branding and beheading to burning the strange and curious world of olde time punishments is something to behold. We heard […]
Venue: Memorial Hall
10th December 2025
2:00 pm
At the December General Meeting we were entertained by Weston Community Choir who gave us a programme of seasonal songs. The community singers originally started in 2015 and includes members […]
Venue: Memorial Hall
26th November 2025
2:00 pm
Tales From A Dairy Farmer’s Wife presented by Jane Barnes (with interjections from her husband Mark). A much anticipated and eagerly awaited presentation about life on a dairy farm. The […]
22nd October 2025
2:00 pm
Oprah Winfrey Touched My Elbow Ex show biz journalist Graham has been interviewing celebrities for over thirty years. Oprahincluded.Why was Sir David Attenborough making eyes at him? What made Jimmy […]
24th September 2025
2:00 pm
In Search of Nottingham’s Oldest Pubs by Dr James Wright So how do we determine whether a pub has existed as long as the claims make out? It’s based on […]
27th August 2025
2:00 pm
Collingham u3a Showcase Brings Local Learning to Life. Collingham Memorial Hall was transformed last week into a lively hub of conversation and creativity as Collingham U3A held its much anticipated […]
Venue: Memorial Hall
23rd July 2025
2:00 pm
Inventions by Mistake - Inventions that were made by Mistake by Bob Massey Is a coincidence the same as by accident? Or is an accident a coincidence waiting to happen? […]
Venue: Memorial Hall
25th June 2025
2:00 pm
St Mary Magdalene Parish Church Restoration - Presented by Anna Herbert St Mary Magdalene is a grade one listed church dating back to the 12th century. It is a nationally significant […]
Venue: Memorial Hall
28th May 2025
2:00 pm
Mary’s Meals -A children’s charity originally launched in a shed in Scotland which gained a global reputation feeding 2.4 million children in some of the world’s poorest countries.This presentation was […]
Venue: Memorial Hall
23rd April 2025
2:00 pm
Steve King - Like A Rolling Stone (Music of the Sixties 1965-69). Another trip down memory lane remembering the decade that changed the face of popular music. Following on from […]
Venue: Memorial Hall
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