The main Monthly Meetings are held on the third Monday of the month at 2pm in Kidderminster Harriers Social & Supporters Club, Stadium Close, Hoo Road, Kidderminster, DY10 1NB. See Map Plenty of free parking in the adjacent car park on the left..
Visitors are very welcome to come and see what we are all about!
MONTHLY MEEETINGS 2025
Mon Jan 20th 2025 |
Fenella Flack Walking Local History |
Mon Feb 17 2025 |
Mark Baldwin Wish You Were Here: A Social History of the Postcard |
Mon Mar 17th 2025 |
Rob Broadbent Ada Lovelace:the Countess of Computing |
Mon Apr 14th 2025 (Not 21st, Easter Monday) |
Gardeners Question Time |
Mon May 19th 2025 |
May Marketplace |
Mon Jun 16th 2025 |
Tbc |
Mon Jul 21st 2025 |
Richard Churchley A Century of Popular Songs (1860s - 1960s) |
Mon Aug 18th 2025 |
No Meeting in August |
Mon Sep 15th 2025 |
Multicultural Event: Tbc |
Mon Oct 20th 2025 |
Annual General Meeting |
Mon Nov 17th 2025 |
Tbc |
Mon Dec 15th 2025 |
Christmas Event |
MONTHLY MEEETINGS 2024
Mon Jan 15th 2024 |
Guy Border Severn Valley Country Park Ranger. |
Mon Feb 19th 2024 |
Tim Bridges Conservation adviser of the Victorian Society. He will give a talk on the history and conservation of some local buildings. |
Mon Mar 18th 2024 |
Jim Smeaton Severn Valley Railway |
Mon Apr 15th 2024 |
Gardeners Question Time
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Mon May 20th 2024 | May Marketplace |
Mon Jun 17th 2024 |
John Rhymer Coping with Climate Grief and Still Smiling. |
Mon Jul 15th 2024 |
Tricia Stewart from ‘the Calendar Girls’ |
Mon Aug 19th 2024 | No Meeting |
Mon Sep 16th 2024 |
Trevor Price and Peter Barnett Bewdley Festival; Past, Present and Future. |
Mon Oct 21st 2024 |
Annual General Meeting. Sue Langley; WFu3a Kidderminster Station Adoption |
Mon Nov 18th 2024 |
Multicultural Event Spain and Germany |
Mon Dec 16th 2024 |
Christmas Event. Showcase of our own groups |
MONTHLY MEEETINGS 2023
Mon Jan 16th 2023 |
John Sparry. The local raconteur, historian and jazz musician will talk to us about “Pedal Bikes, Chariots and Possibly a few Ghosts… along the A449" |
Mon Feb 20th 2023 |
Marguerite Collins We are pleased to welcome back Marguerite Collins, whose talk this time is entitled "Madresfield Court - the true Brideshead?" |
Mon Mar 20th 2023 |
Our very own Gardeners Question Time. A distinguished panel of experts will answer your questions and give advice on all manner of topics. |
Mon Apr 17th 2023 |
Chloe Walton – Stenson We are pleased to welcome back Chloe Walton – Stenson from West Midlands Safari Park.
Her talk is entitled "Conservation beyond Kidderminster. How WMSP is Working for Wildlife." This will be followed by Q and A session. Chloe will also be telling us about this year's course for our members at the Safari Park.
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Mon May 15th 2023 | May Marketplace |
Mon Jun 19th 2023 |
Brendan Clifford Local historian, Brendan Clifford will give a lively and interactive talk entitled "The Black Country - 500 Years in 50 Voices." |
Mon Jul 17th 2023 |
Kate Round Kate Round of Dudley Museum Service will give a talk on “the History of Stourbridge Glass.". |
Mon Sep 18th 2023 | The Launch of Wyre Forest u3a Multicultural Month. |
Mon Oct 16th 2023 |
Annual General Meeting. AGM including election of the committee. |
Mon Nov 20th 2023 |
Martin Lloyd. Many of you will remember Martin’s wonderful talk on Passports and Assassins etc but this time he will be presenting an expose of publishers, writers and bookshops in “Becoming a Famous Author.” |
Mon Dec 18th 2023 |
Christmas Event. Entertainment from our in-house talent. |
MONTHLY MEEETINGS 2022
Mon Jan 17th 2022 |
Mike Loftus "History of Kidderminster Public Baths," |
Mon Feb 28th 2022 |
Margurite Collines "Worcester Crown Court" |
Mon Mar 28th 2022 |
Max Hunt "Herbert Austin & The Longbridge Story" |
Mon Apr 11th 2022 |
Please note - Philip Serrell is indisposed. Leslie Smeeton will present '50,000 years of Sticks, Stones and String' - a romp through history, folklore and legend and film based on Archery |
Mon May 16th 2022 |
May Marketplace |
Mon Jun 20th 2022 |
A talk by Chloe Walton-Stenson about the West Midlands Safari Park. (No animals will be hurt - or even be in attendance - in this presentation!) |
Mon Jul 18th 2022 |
In the light of the current heatwave emergency and the fact that one member of SassCapella is indisposed we have cancelled this event SassCapella. Cream scones and strawberries. Sasscapella are 'three sassy ladies from Malvern, Worcestershire who love to sing in harmony. Sometimes serious, sometimes sassy and sometimes side splitting lighthearted skit.' They cover a wide range of musical genres and have made many joyful appearances at festivals and shows. |
Mon Oct 3rd 2022 |
NOTE CHANGE OF DATE Visiting Speaker: Comedy Star, Don Maclean MBE. Don is a talented and versatile performer with a warm and engaging personality, who can boast years of experience on the stage, screen and radio. He has appeared in no less than six Royal Command Performances and been recognised as a local personage by being awarded an Honorary Master of Arts degree by Birmingham University. As a popular and entertaining speaker, he has a reputation for providing clean gags and observations, which will keep us all amused but also give us food for thought. |
Mon Oct 17th 2022 |
Annual General Meeting Our Chair will then outline what has been achieved in the “interesting times” during and since the pandemic. There will also be free cream scones for all. |
Mon Nov 14th 2022 |
NOTE CHANGE OF DATE Our guest speaker is Philip “the Fox” Serrell. This son of Worcestershire will be on stage to entertain us with stories from his life as an auctioneer and TV personality. |
Mon Dec 12th 2022 |
NOTE CHANGE OF DATE Christmas Event We are to be delighted by the harmonies of Sasscapella, those three sassy ladies from Malvern. There will be some seasonal food and possible appearances by our own talented members. |
MONTHLY MEEETINGS 2021
Mon July 15th 2021 |
Social Trial Event |
Mon Aug 16th 2021 |
Andrew Crabtree "Music from the Movies" followed by Afternoon Cream Tea |
Mon Sep 20th 2021 | Rosemary Winnall MBE… ‘Exploring the Severn’… from source to sea, exploring the River Severn on foot, by cycle, boat and canoe. |
Mon 18th Oct 2021 | Annual AGM |
Mon 15th Nov 2021 | Rupert Fisher "Real Jewellery for the World and His Wife" |
Mon 20th Dec 2021 | Christmas Show |
Wed 22nd Dec 2021 | Christmas Greetings on Zoom |
MONTHLY MEEETINGS 2020
Mon Jan 20th 2020 |
Robert Ronsson "Rattling the family skeleton" |
Mon Feb 17th 2020 |
Max Keen "English Civil War in Worcestershire" |
MONTHLY MEEETINGS 2019
Mon Jan 21st 2019 |
Andy Smith "Life in the Music" |
Mon Feb 18th 2019 |
Dave Clark "Sentenced to Beyond the Seas" |
Mon Mar 25th 2019 Change of Date |
Graham Short "Micro Artist" |
Mon Apr 15th 2019 |
John Butterworth "Albania" |
Mon May 20th 2019 Change of Venue |
Open Forum Now at The Kidderminster Harriers Social & Supporters Club Stadium Close Hoo Road DY10 1NR |
Mon June 24th 2019 Change of Date |
Fran Sandham "3000 mile solo walk across Africa" |
Mon July 15th 2019 |
Sandy Cale "The great escape of Charles II" |
Mon Sept 16th 2019 |
Rosemary Winnall "The Nature of Wyre" |
Mon Oct 14th 2019 Change of Date |
Wyre Forest & District U3A - Annual General Meeting |
Mon Nov 18th 2019 |
Martin Lloyd "Passports, Assassins, Traitors and Spies" |
Mon Dec 16th 2019 |
Michael Leach "In the Midst of Gorillas" |
MONTHLY MEEETINGS 2018
Mon Jan 15th 2018 |
Robin Skerratt "The Son of a Village Policeman in the 1940's" |
Mon Feb 19th 2018 |
Ray Sturdy "Peru the Land of the Incas" |
Mon Mar 19th 2018 |
Andrew Crabtree "The Story of the Piano, with live music" |
Mon Apr 16th 2018 |
Dr Gillian White "Bess of Hardwick" |
Mon May 21st 2018 |
Gary Haigh "Magician" |
Mon June 18th 2018 |
Dorothy Nicolle "The Life of Thomas Telford" |
Mon July 16th 2018 |
John Mason "Story of Jet Flight part 2" |
Mon Sept 17th 2018 |
Ian Williams "My Life as a TV Extra" |
Mon Oct 15th 2018 |
Wyre Forest & District U3A - Annual General Meeting |
Mon Nov 19th 2018 |
U3A Groups commemorating 100 years of the ending of WW1 |
Mon Dec 17th 2018 |
Owen Raybould "Food and Mood, How we are affected?" |
MONTHLY MEEETINGS 2017
Mon Jan 16th 2017 |
Heather Wastie "The Page Turners Dilemma" A humorous look at the life of a musician |
Mon Feb 20th 2017 |
Mark Wilkins "Air Ambulance" A light hearted and informative talk on the work of the county air ambulance |
Mon Mar 20th 2017 |
Gillian White "1st Duke of Devonshire" The most dissolute man in London |
Mon Apr 10th 2017 NB. Change of Date |
Ray Sturdy "China" It’s ancient and modern wonders |
Mon May 15th 2017 |
FORUM "Awareness of Local Services" Short informative talks by four local organisations with additional displays |
Mon June 19th 2017 |
John Mason "Story of Jet Flight part 1" |
Mon July 17th 2017 |
Eliza Botham "Local History" The story of Stourport and the boat ‘Bramble’ |
Mon Sept 18th 2017 |
Jackie Cotterill "Genealogy" What is it? U3A member |
Mon Oct 16th 2017 |
Wyre Forest & District U3A - Annual General Meeting |
Mon Nov 20th 2017 |
Christopher Gait "Gunpowder, Treason and Plot" |
Mon Dec 18th 2017 |
Michael Leach "A Funny Way to Make a Living" Wildlife photography
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MONTHLY MEEETINGS 2016
Mon Jan 18th 2016 |
Heather Wastie "Carpet Industry, Songs & Stories of Workers" |
Mon Feb 15th 2016 |
Jon Goldswain "Edward Elgar, From the Cradle to the Grave" |
Mon Mar 21st 2016 |
Liam D'Arcy-Brown "Chusan" The Opium Wars and the Forgotten Story of Britain's First Chinese Island |
Mon Apr 18th 2016 |
Alan Rogers MBE "A Policeman's Lot" |
Mon May 16th 2016 |
Georgie Hale "Shipwrecked in Antarctica" |
Mon June 20th 2016 |
Ashley Grove "A look at birds from Shetland to Scilly" |
Mon July 18th 2016 |
Graham Sutherland "Brandy for the Parson" Smuggling through the Ages |
Mon Sept 19th 2016 |
Terry Church "You couldn't make it up" |
Mon Oct 17th 2016 |
Wyre Forest & District U3A - Annual General Meeting Following the formal procedures of the Annual General Meeting there will be displays showing the activities of the Interest Groups enjoyed by the members throughout the last 12 months. |
Mon Nov 21st 2016 |
Ray Aspden "History of the Ancient Olympics" |
Mon Dec 19th 2016 |
Gary Haigh "The Magic Show" |
MONTHLY MEEETINGS 2015
Mon Jan 19th 2015 |
Anthony Collis "Swinging Ladies" Actresses, Heroines and Mistresses on Inn Signs |
Mon Feb 16th 2015 |
John Pitwood "Where did my Bag Go?" |
Mon Mar 16th 2015 |
Bernard Cartwright "The Dog Catcher" for Worcester City Council |
Mon Apr 20th 2015 |
Derek Clarke "Birmingham Back to Back Houses" |
Mon May 18th 2015 |
Members' Forum |
Mon June 15th 2015 NB. Change of order |
Andrew Lound "Birmingham War - when the lights went out" |
Mon July 20th 2015 NB. Change of order |
Mike Watkins & Wilma Hayes "Two Ships in the Night" |
Mon Sept 21st 2015 |
David Fletcher "Life, work and experience on Antarctica" |
Mon Oct 19th 2015 |
Wyre Forest & District U3A - Annual General Meeting Following the formal procedures of the Annual General Meeting there will be displays showing the activities of the Interest Groups enjoyed by the members throughout the last 12 months. |
Mon Nov 16th 2015 |
Ned Williams "Life on the Fairground" |
Mon Dec 14th 2015 NB. Change of Date |
Dr David Bareford "The Adventures of a Hot Air Balloonist" |
MONTHLY MEEETINGS 2014
Mon Jan 20th 2014 |
Robin Hill "My Collection of Collections" A personal choice of objects, people and places from 30 years of working in Museums. |
Mon Feb 17th 2014 |
Rosemary Prosser "The Final Furlong" A look at the Cheltenham Race Festival |
Mon Mar 17th 2014 |
Cameron Addicott 20 years of under cover work with Customs and the Serious Crime Squad. |
Mon Apr 14th 2014 Note change of Date |
Bronco Lane "I have climbed Everest" |
Mon May 19th 2014 |
Robert Skelt "The Zimmermann Telegram" |
Mon June 16th 2014 |
Steve Gillespie "The Law is an Ass" Illustrated talk with the intention of entertaining, involving and explaining how various aspects of the law occur, with an overview of how magistrates operate. |
Mon July 21st 2014 |
Cora Weaver "Florence Nightingale and the Malvern Water Cure" |
Mon Sept 15th 2014 |
Phil Griffiths "Stories of the English Coinage" An illustrated presentation |
Mon Oct 20th 2014 |
Wyre Forest & District U3A - Annual General Meeting Following the formal procedures of the Annual General Meeting there will be displays showing the activities of the Interest Groups enjoyed by the members throughout the last 12 months. |
Mon Nov 17th 2014 |
Dennis Plant The work of the Commonwealth Graves Commission. There will be a display of World War 1 memorabilia |
Mon Dec 15th 2014 |
Tony Powell "My life in the World of Quizing as a Quiz Master" Followed by a short Christmas recital by U3A groups, Satellite Singers and Singing for Pleasure. |
MONTHLY MEEETINGS 2013
Mon Dec 17th 2012 |
Merrienoyse Musicians who perform Medieval, Tudor & 17th century music in period costume using authentic musical instruments. A great start to the Christmas celebrations. |
Mon Jan 21st 2013 |
David Bartley An afternoon of Black Country Poetry & Humour. Just the thing to brighten up a winter’s day, guaranteed to bring laughter & smiles to all present. (Cancelled due to bad weather) |
Mon Feb 18th 2013 |
Bob Lawrence Director of Wildlife at West Midlands Safari Park. |
Mon Mar 18th 2013 |
John Yates Genealogist at Birmingham Registry Office. “A Funny Thing Happened at the Registry Office!” history of the Civil Register with Funnies. |
Mon Apr 15th 2013 |
Derek Clarke An Illustrated talk by the Conservation Architect during the Restoration of the Perseus & Andromeda Fountain at Witley Court. |
Mon May 20th 2013 |
Dr. Colin Harris 101 Great British Curiosities. Discover more about our unique and bizarre Great British culture by exploring these curiosities. Bring your own curiosity which will challenge your friends and wonder over its origins. There are prizes for the most curious Curiosity!! WOW! |
Mon June 17th 2013 |
Ray Sturdy Worcestershire Remembered. Illustrated talk. What was life like in Worcestershire 100 years ago? Good old days? You decide! |
Mon July 15th 2013 |
Colin Such 30 Years on the Auctionneers Rostrum! |
Mon Sept 16th 2013 |
Richard Bifield The British on Holiday. From the Grand Tour to Mass Tourism. |
Mon Oct 21st 2013 |
Wyre Forest & District U3A - Annual General Meeting Following the formal procedures of the Annual General Meeting there will be displays showing the activities of the Interest Groups enjoyed by the members throughout the last 12 months. |
Mon Nov 18th 2013 |
Lord Cobham Hagley Hall and The Lyttelton Family |
Mon Dec 16th 2013 |
Lisa Smith The Marie Lloyd Old Tyme Music Hall Show. A show of song, comedy and sketches. A great start to the Christmas festivities. |