The main Monthly Meetings are held at Kidderminster Town Hall, Vicar Street, Kidderminster DY10 1DB starting at 2pm on the third Monday of the month (except August). See Map
From the April Meeting we are trialling a larger venue at Kidderminster Harriers Social & Supporters Club, Stadium Close, Hoo Road, Kidderminster, DY10 1NB. See Map
Visitors are very welcome to come and see what we are all about!
MONTHLY MEEETINGS 2020
Mon Jan 20th 2020 |
Robert Ronsson "Rattling the family skeleton" |
Town Hall |
Mon Feb 17th 2020 |
Max Keen "English Civil War in Worcestershire" |
Town Hall |
Mon Mar 16th 2020 |
MEETING CANCELLED | |
Mon Apr 20th 2020 | MEETING CANCELLED | |
Mon May 18th 2020 | MEETING CANCELLED | |
Mon Jun 15th 2020 | MEETING CANCELLED | |
Mon Jul 20th 2020 | MEETING CANCELLED | |
Mon Aug 17th 2020 | MEETING CANCELLED | |
Mon Sep 21st 2020 | MEETING CANCELLED | |
Mon Oct 19th 2020 | MEETING CANCELLED | |
Mon Nov 16th 2020 | MEETING CANCELLED | |
Mon Dec 21st 2020 | MEETING CANCELLED |
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. |