"DISCOVER THE u3a" EVENT for MEMBERS and NON-MEMBERS
25th SEP 10am to 12
If you have wondered what the u3a is all about, please come and meet us on Fri 25th Sep. Drop in any time between 10am and 12. Free refreshments available.
If you are already a member, please bring your friends to find out about us.
Representatives from interest groups and committee members will be available to answer any questions.
Forthcoming events
SEE DETAILS AT LINK PHOTOGRAPHY COMPETITION 2026
We will walk from Leyburn along the Shawl, over towards Tullis Cote, Preston Under Scar, back past Bolton Hall, Wensley to Leyburn. This walk includes a footpath through woodland, fields […]
New members are welcome and there is no need for partner.
Venue: Bowling Green Society
Cost: £2 per person
Venue: St Gregory's Church
25th September 2026
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Other
Although our members already know a lot about the u3a, there may be people in Bedale and the local area who haven't come across it yet. Please come and meet […]
Venue: Chantry Hall
Cost: No cost - refreshments provided
Venue: Member's Home
This historical novel follows a woman in a fifteenth century Venetian glassmaking family who breaks gender barriers by creating her own specialized glass beads. The story spans centuries as the […]
Venue: The Reubens, Leeming Bar
Cost: No charge for venue hire but members attending are expected to buy a refreshment
Venue: Alan's house
New members are welcome and there is no need for you to have a partner.
Venue: Bowling Green Society
Cost: £2 per session
2nd October 2026
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
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 usually held on the […]
Venue: Bowling Green Society
Booking Required
Semi-detached Griff relives freezing bus journeys to school and the impulsive stealing of that half-a-crown from Charlie Hume’s money box; sitting outside Butlins at Clacton (longing to be inside and […]
Venue: Member's Home
Come and go as you wish between these times. Please let us know if you require a scone.
Venue: The Reubens, Leeming Bar
Venue: Member's Home
14th October 2026
10:00 am
Northallerton u3a Meeting
All members of Bedale & District u3a can attend Northallerton u3a monthly meetings at no cost. Meetings are held at The Forum Northallerton on the second Wednesday of each month - except […]
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
New members are welcome and there is no need for partner.
Venue: Bowling Green Society
Cost: £2 per person
The chosen topic for this month is Crime & Punishment
Venue: The Reubens, Leeming Bar
Cost: Members are expected to purchase a drink from the venue.
This is an easy, level walk on a mixture of pasture, woodland, road and riverside tracks. We will walk via the villages of Mickley, Musterfield and North Stanley, through Sleningford […]
Can a computer read a scan? This talk explores how AI supports doctors in finding disease earlier, why human judgement still matters, and what the technology means for everyday medical […]
Venue: Chantry Hall
Venue: Alan's house
New members are welcome and there is no need for you to have a partner.
Venue: Bowling Green Society
Cost: £2 per person
Venue: St Gregory's Church
This novel is about an Istanbul prostitute who is brutally murdered in a back alley by street thugs. However, rather than death being an instant occurrence, the author explores the […]
Venue: The Reubens, Leeming Bar
Cost: No charge for venue hire but members attending are expected to buy a refreshment
Pick up will be at the bus-stop outside Costa in Bedale.
Cost: £15 per person
Booking Required
Not long after starting a new job, Neil meets Chrissie. Romance soon blossoms and together they move to a lavish flat in Edinburgh. Everything seems to be falling into place […]
Venue: Member's Home
Come and go as you wish between these times. Please let us know if you require a scone.
Venue: The Reubens, Leeming Bar
Venue: Alan's house
6th November 2026
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
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 usually held on the […]
Venue: Bowling Green Society
Booking Required
11th November 2026
10:00 am
Northallerton u3a Meeting
All members of Bedale & District u3a can attend Northallerton u3a monthly meetings at no cost. Meetings are held at The Forum Northallerton on the second Wednesday of each month - except […]
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
Details of this walk will be published here about a week before. This walk will be organised by Linda, although Heather will still be the contact.
The competition results will be announced at the November meeting.
Venue: Chantry Hall
This talk sets Hackfall in its historical context, examines how different generations viewed it, catalogues its decline and outlines the efforts to restore it to glory. David was educated at […]
Venue: Chantry Hall
Venue: Alan's house
Venue: The Reubens, Leeming Bar
Cost: Members are expected to purchase a drink from the venue.
This is an epic historical novel set in 1860’s Ireland, shortly after the devastation of the Great Hunger. It is a multigenerational family saga that blends factual history with Celtic […]
Venue: The Reubens, Leeming Bar
Cost: No charge for venue hire but members attending are expected to buy a refreshment
Venue: St Gregory's Church
We have chosen the first Wednesday of December (2nd) which would normally be the Meet 'n' Chat, There will be a Christmas Carvery consisting of Turkey/Ham with the trimmings, mixed vegetables […]
Cost: £25 payable by 21st Oct
Booking Required
Venue: Alan's house
4th December 2026
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
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 usually held on the […]
Venue: Bowling Green Society
Booking Required
London 1851. With the opening of the Great Exhibition at hand, interest is mounting in the engineering triumphs of the railways, but not everyone feels like celebrating. In an audacious […]
Venue: Member's Home
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
An acoustic live music show featuring lots of well-known Christmas classics and the strangetales that hide behind them.
Venue: Chantry Hall
Venue: Alan's house
Venue: The Reubens, Leeming Bar
Cost: Members are expected to purchase a drink from the venue.
Venue: Alan's house
13th January 2027
10:00 am
Northallerton u3a Meeting
All members of Bedale & District u3a can attend Northallerton u3a monthly meetings at no cost. Meetings are held at The Forum Northallerton on the second Wednesday of each month - except […]
Venue: Alan's house
10th February 2027
10:00 am
Northallerton u3a Meeting
All members of Bedale & District u3a can attend Northallerton u3a monthly meetings at no cost. Meetings are held at The Forum Northallerton on the second Wednesday of each month - except […]