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.
See below for a list of all our forthcoming and previous events. For information about a specific event click on the title General Meeting of the event in which you are interested
Forthcoming events
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
16th December 2026
2:00 pm
Meeting
Come and join us for an afternoon of seasonal festivities and refreshments. Meet old friends and make new acquaintances at our last meeting of 2026 and look forward to another […]
Venue: Memorial Hall
27th January 2027
2:00 pm
Meeting
24th February 2027
2:00 pm
Meeting
The Not So Secret Agent. 60 Years in Showbiz. Stories, Facts and Fibs (and Laughs) from Backstage and the Green Room. Presented by Tony Sherwood
Venue: Memorial Hall
24th March 2027
2:00 pm
Meeting
– Reach Highlighting the work of the Learning Disability Charity. Presented by Sarah Cobb
Venue: Memorial Hall
28th April 2027
2:00 pm
Meeting
– Nottinghamshire Puddings: Fact or Fiction Presented by Mark Dawson
Venue: Memorial Hall
Previous Talks. Click the title to read more
28th October 2026
2:00 pm
Tom Ingals, Great Central Railway The talk at this month’s general meeting was by Tom Ingals on the subject of Reunification of theGreat Central Railway which will eventually form an […]
Venue: Memorial Hall
23rd September 2026
2:00 pm
Our speaker this month was Stephen Brown a driving instructor based in Boston Lincolnshire who has over 40years’ experience in this job. He outlined for us some of the many […]
Venue: Memorial Hall
22nd July 2026
2:00 pm
Piers had a long and variedcareer in the RAF rising tobecome Principal Director ofMusic. He had the unique taskof directing and leading thepreparations for some verymajor national events includingdirecting the […]
Venue: Memorial Hall
24th June 2026
2:00 pm
Lincs & Notts Air Ambulance – Mission Impossible 2 The 2026 Annual general meeting of Collingham and District u3a was held on Wednesday 24th June. Unfortunately this coincided with a […]
Venue: Memorial Hall
27th May 2026
2:00 pm
“My Extra Life” presented by Mike Newbould There was a good turnout, despite the heat, for this interesting and entertaining talk by Mike. His clear speech, interesting anecdotes, and illustrations […]
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
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