Ten regular members and two guests attended the German Conversation group’s “35 year anniversary” event in October. Many readers will be thinking of the founding of the Lancaster and Morecambe…

At the latest Environment Matters Group meeting we had two excellent speakers from the "For Peat's Sake Matters" Charity, the Henry Doubleday Research Association. Their campaign is led by Garden…

A splendid crowd flocked into the Lancaster Methodist Church to hear a concert from our three u3a music groups: Acoustic Music ; Recorders and Ukulele. A wide repertoire was explored…

Halton Hydro Electric Project he Environment Matters Group had an outside speaker at the September Meeting. The speaker was instrumental in gaining funding for the project as well as the…

A very interesting talk was given by Peter Wiltshire, (current Chair, accompanied by long-time colleague and former Chair Martin Widdens) about the Lancaster Civic Vision, formerly the Civic Society.

This month’s topic on the Dragonboat was given by two participants of a group that meets regularly on Windermere, one of whom is also a local u3a member.

On a beautiful warm, sunny and clear day, 11 of us ventured to Walney Island. We were rewarded with an exceptional number of birds, both by species and quantity. The…

Strong winds and heavy cloud in the morning didn’t promise a pleasant afternoon for our visit to a garden designed by Thomas Mawson situated close to Jenny Brown’s Point at…

Twenty six members of our u3a recently enjoyed a lunchtime cruise on the Lancaster Canal curtsey of Kingfisher Cruises. We commenced opposite the Water Witch pub, sailing as far as…

"The Trials of a City Dwelling Peregrine Falcon" – Chris Tynan This talk by Chris, leader of the Liverpool RSPB, was eagerly anticipated by members who have heard his previous…

An Open Invitation to Celebrate our 35th Anniversary On this special occasion we were joined by students from the Neuroscience of Speech and Action Laboratory, part of the Department of…

Lancaster Over Sands – by Steve Williams In this month’s talk Steve used splendid old photographs and drawings to illustrate a fascinating mix of geographical, historical, and social aspects of…

‘Sleight of Mind’ – Peter Turner Having introduced at the outset of his talk some mind dazzling facts about the human brain, and skilfully got everyone trying impossible physical activities,…

Thursday, 20th June 2024 Thirteen members of various walking groups set off from the Millennium bridge, Lancaster, on a beautiful sunny evening to walk the 3.5 miles to Morecambe. Organised…

Another very enjoyable meeting in June. We had a roundtable discussion which included looking at environmentally friendly products for cleaning and personnel hygiene. People who had used these alternative products…