u3a

Bedale & District

What's On

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Forthcoming events

31st October 2025
10:00 am
Cycle Ride

CYCLING

Cycle Ride - Bedale - Thorp Perrow - Well - Carthorpe - Leeming Bar - Aiskew - Bedale

Unfortunately the current forecast for Friday is not good but hopefully will improve!From the Church we go up Burrill Rd to the first crossroads where we turn left. Straight over […]
Venue: St Gregory's Church

3rd November 2025
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Meeting

BOOK GROUP 1

"Snow Falling on Cedars" by David Guterson

In 1954 a fisherman is found dead in the nets of his boat, and a local Japanese-American man is charged with his murder. In the course of his trial, it […]
Venue: Member's Home

3rd November 2025
6:00 pm - 9:30 pm
Outing/trip

SOCIAL GROUP

Limetree Observatory Grewelthorpe

Stargazing plus..........! A tour round the night sky with hopes for a clear night. Otherwise a tour around the night sky within the observatory. Travel By Community minibus. Leave at […]
Venue: Bus Stop Outside Costa in Bedale
Cost: £10 plus minibus £10
Booking Required

4th November 2025
10:30 am - 12:00 pm
Meeting

UKULELE GROUP

4th November 2025
2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
Meeting

CREATIVE WRITING

Creative Writing

Write a poem or prose about "An incident as seen through the eyes of a child".
Venue: The Reubens, Leeming Bar

5th November 2025
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Social

MEET 'N' CHAT

Meet n Chat

Come and go as you wish between these times. Please let us know if you require a scone.
Venue: The Reubens, Leeming Bar

5th November 2025
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Meeting

CHESS

6th November 2025
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Meeting

FRENCH CONVERSATION

6th November 2025
2:00 pm - 4:30 pm
Meeting

BRIDGE

Bridge Group

New members are welcome and there is no need for partner.
Venue: Bowling Green Society
Cost: £2 per person

7th November 2025
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Committee Meeting

Committee Meeting

All members are welcome to attend a committee meeting as an observer, without commitment. Please contact Di or any committee member in advance to arrange this. Committee meetings are held on the first […]
Venue: Bowling Green Society
Booking Required

7th November 2025
2:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Meeting

SCRABBLE

10th November 2025
10:00 am - 11:30 am
Meeting

GUITAR GROUP

Guitar Group

Venue: Newton-Le-Willows Village Hall
Cost: Around £1-£1.50 to cover hall hire

12th November 2025
2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
Meeting

CRAFTS AND CHAT

Crafts & Chat

We’ll all bring along something of our own to work on. We hope that you will be able to join us.
Venue: Member's Home

13th November 2025
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Meeting

FRENCH CONVERSATION

13th November 2025
2:00 pm - 4:30 pm
Meeting

BRIDGE

Bridge Group

New members are welcome and there is no need for partner.
Venue: Bowling Green Society
Cost: £2 per person

17th November 2025
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Meeting

DISCUSSION GROUP

18th November 2025
10:30 am - 12:00 pm
Meeting

UKULELE GROUP

19th November 2025
Other

PHOTOGRAPHY COMPETITION 2025

Photography Competition Closing Date

Photography Competition Information

19th November 2025
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Monthly Meeting

MONTHLY MEETINGS

“A Schoolgirl’s War.”

Mary Smith is a retired Headteacher who will give a talk about the uncovering of an extensive set of tunnels used as underground classrooms, including an extensive set of paintings […]
Venue: Chantry Hall

19th November 2025
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Meeting

CHESS

20th November 2025
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Meeting

FRENCH CONVERSATION

20th November 2025
2:00 pm - 4:30 pm
Meeting

BRIDGE

Bridge Group

New members are welcome and there is no need for partner.
Venue: Bowling Green Society
Cost: £2 per person

21st November 2025
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Meeting

FAMILY HISTORY

Family History Meeting

We will discuss someone in our family history with overseas connections.
Venue: Bowling Green Society

21st November 2025
2:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Meeting

SCRABBLE

24th November 2025
10:00 am - 11:30 am
Meeting

GUITAR GROUP

Guitar Group

Venue: Newton-Le-Willows Village Hall
Cost: £1-£1.50 to cover hall hire

24th November 2025
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Meeting

BOOK GROUP 2

The Royal Rebel by Elizabeth Chadwick

This is a historical novel about the most famous ‘love triangle’ of the 14th century. Joan, the daughter of the Earl of Kent, secretly married Thomas Holland who then went off […]
Venue: The Reubens, Leeming Bar

27th November 2025
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Meeting

FRENCH CONVERSATION

27th November 2025
2:00 pm - 4:30 pm
Meeting

BRIDGE

Bridge Group

New members are welcome and there is no need for you to have a partner.
Venue: Bowling Green Society
Cost: £2 per person

28th November 2025
10:00 am
Cycle Ride

CYCLING

1st December 2025
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Meeting

BOOK GROUP 1

"Treveryan" by Angela du Maurier

Written by the sister of Daphne du Maurier this book set in Cornwall, is a spell-binding story of the way in which the secrets of the past affect the present. […]
Venue: Member's Home

2nd December 2025
10:30 am - 12:00 pm
Meeting

UKULELE GROUP

2nd December 2025
2:00 pm - 1:30 pm
Meeting

CREATIVE WRITING

3rd December 2025
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Social

MEET 'N' CHAT

Meet n Chat

Come and go as you wish between these times. Please let us know if you require a scone.
Venue: The Reubens, Leeming Bar

3rd December 2025
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Meeting

CHESS

4th December 2025
2:00 pm - 4:30 pm
Meeting

BRIDGE

Bridge Group

New members are welcome and there is no need for you to have a partner.
Venue: Bowling Green Society
Cost: £2 per session

5th December 2025
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Committee Meeting

Committee Meeting

All members are welcome to attend a committee meeting as an observer, without commitment. Please contact Di or any committee member in advance to arrange this. Committee meetings are held on the first […]
Venue: Bowling Green Society
Booking Required

5th December 2025
2:30 pm
Meeting

SCRABBLE

10th December 2025
9:30 am
Outing/trip

SOCIAL GROUP

Christmas at Harewood House

Harewood House Christmas                                            Enjoy the festive season at this superb venue. This year, interior designer Siobhan Murphy transforms Harewood with her signature maximalism, bold patterns and joyous colour. A reimaging of […]
Venue: Bus Stop Outside Costa in Bedale
Cost: £40 (£10 deposit on booking)
Booking Required

10th December 2025
2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
Meeting

CRAFTS AND CHAT

Crafts & Chat

We’ll all bring along something of our own to work on. We hope that you will be able to join us.
Venue: Member's Home

15th December 2025
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Meeting

DISCUSSION GROUP

17th December 2025
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Monthly Meeting

MONTHLY MEETINGS

Entertainment by Tom Powell

Tom is a local professional singer and musician who will perform a variety of songs and music, including some with a festive theme.
Venue: Chantry Hall

17th December 2025
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Meeting

CHESS

19th December 2025
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Meeting

FAMILY HISTORY

22nd December 2025
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Meeting

BOOK GROUP 2

Raising Hare by Chloe Dalton

This book is a nature memoir about the author’s experience nurturing a newborn, endangered hare she found as a child in the English countryside. It chronicles their unlikely bond, the […]
Venue: The Reubens, Leeming Bar

6th January 2026
2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
Meeting

CREATIVE WRITING

7th January 2026
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Meeting

CHESS

14th January 2026
2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
Meeting

CRAFTS AND CHAT

Crafts & Chat

We’ll all bring along something of our own to work on. We hope that you will be able to join us.
Venue: Member's Home

21st January 2026
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Meeting

CHESS

26th January 2026
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Meeting

BOOK GROUP 2

A Woman of No Importance by Sonia Purnell

This is a biography about the American spy, Virginia Hall, who becomes the Gestapo's most wanted Allied agent during World War II, despite having a wooden leg.
Venue: The Reubens, Leeming Bar

3rd February 2026
2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
Meeting

CREATIVE WRITING

4th February 2026
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Meeting

CHESS

18th February 2026
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Meeting

CHESS

1st July 2026
to 3rd July 2026
Other

u3a Festival 2026

FESTIVAL 26 will take place at York University from 1st to 3rd July 2026. Planning is underway but nothing, other than the date and venue, is firmed up yet.