Monday’s monthly meeting is run by our local U3A – University of the Third Age. It’s for “retired and semi-retired people to make new friends, keep active and learn together. Of course it’s not a university in the usual sense. It’s a university of life” says Ruddington and District U3A. This month’s Talk will be about ‘Remembrance’ with guest speaker Ray Hutchins. Non-members are always welcome. You can attend for free at the first session and the branch says “but must thereafter join to be entitled to attend further meetings”. Membership for…
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Monday’s monthly gathering is run by our local U3A – The University of the Third Age. It’s for “retired and semi-retired people to make new friends, keep active and learn together. Of course it’s not a university in the usual sense. It’s a university of life” says the Ruddington and District U3A. July’s guest speaker is Steve LeMottee talking about ‘Sport on The Forest from the 17th century’ . Non-members are always welcome. You can attend for free at the first session and the branch says “but must thereafter join to be entitled to attend…
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U3A is short for The University of The Third Age- set up for retired and semi-retired people to share learning, fun and friendship by suggesting and arranging locally based interest groups. The Ruddington & District Branch was formed in 2018. Its monthly, Monday meetings returned in September and here are the forthcoming face-to-face gatherings with guest speakers for 2021:- 18th October: ‘A Short Submarine Patrol’ with Neil Jervis 15th November: ‘All the World’s a Stage’ with Peter Davison 20th December: ‘Time Through the Ages’ with John Hope The meetings are…
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Ruddington Gardeners’ Association is open to anyone, whatever your age! RGA hold events, trips and meetings with speakers throughout the year. Tracey Akehurst will give an Illustrated Talk about “The Plant Hunter: Botanist, Explorer, Spy & Thief” on Wednesday 29th June at 7.30pm in The Hermitage. Membership is £5 a year and £2 at each meeting. Members can bring someone for £3. The group says “The RGA is open to everyone in Ruddington and beyond, of all ages and abilities; armchair gardeners, patio and window box planters, to those more…
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Monday’s monthly talk, run by our local U3A, will be “Sidney Race’s Nottingham Nights” with Ann Featherstone. Non-members are always welcome. You can attend as a guest and the branch says “but must thereafter join to be entitled to attend further meetings“. The Ruddington & District Branch was formed in 2018. Membership for a full year is £20, and you can either join at the meeting, and chat to members, or find out more from the website. The meetings are held, on the third Monday of the month, for members…
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U3A is short for The University of the Third Age – set up for retired and semi-retired people to share learning, fun and friendship by suggesting and arranging locally based interest groups. The Ruddington & District Branch was formed in 2018. Its monthly, Monday meetings returned in September and here are the forthcoming face-to-face gatherings with guest speakers for 2021:- 18th October: ‘A Short Submarine Patrol’ with Neil Jervis 15th November: ‘All the World’s a Stage’ with Peter Davison 20th December: ‘Time Through the Ages’ with John Hope The meetings…
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Like everything else involving close human contact, the diverse range of Ruddington & District U3A meetings – which was continuing to expand since the local group established itself in 2018 – came to an abrupt halt early last year because of the Coronavirus pandemic. Although a few online village meetings and talks have taken place on Zoom since then, only following the latest “full” easing of COVID-19 restrictions have local U3A organisers decided to start getting people together in person again. U3A is short for The University of the Third…
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