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Fri 4 Apr 2025 10.30 am     Singing for Fun     

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Mon 7 Apr 2025 1.30 pm     Quiz at Carrville     

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Thu 10 Apr 2025 10.00 am     Poetry Reading     Keats

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Fri 11 Apr 2025 10.00 am     Walking     Alan Morrison

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Fri 11 Apr 2025 10.30 am     Historical Novels     Sea Change by Robert Goddard

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Sun 13 Apr 2025 2.45 pm     Cinema     The Musical 'Six'

Details A live streamed event at Durham Odeon. Book your seat near Seat F1 if you wish to join the group for this event.

Mon 14 Apr 2025 10.30 am     Coffee Morning     

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Mon 14 Apr 2025 2.00 pm     Poetry Appreciation     Relationships

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Tue 15 Apr 2025 10.30 am     Theatre     Discussion and planning

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Tue 15 Apr 2025 12.00 pm     Pub Lunches     

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Wed 16 Apr 2025 1.30 pm     Scrabble     

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Wed 16 Apr 2025 7.00 pm     Wine Tasting     Spanish wines

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Thu 17 Apr 2025 1.00 pm     History at Meadowfield     Tina Naples - Robin Hood - Myth and Reality. The City of Caves. John Campbell

Details Pre Tea, Britain Discovered. THE CITY OF CAVES. The fascinating location of the city of Nottingham and the effect of its geology and environment on the events which created the complex history of this unique city. Cave dwelling, Tanning, Imprisonment,tourism. A look at the Myths and realities surrounding the Robin Hood Story

Thu 17 Apr 2025 2.00 pm     Parlez francais     

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Fri 18 Apr 2025 10.30 am     Singing for Fun     

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Mon 21 Apr 2025 10.30 am     Monday Crime Club     The No.1 Ladies Detective Agency by Alexander McCall Smith

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Mon 21 Apr 2025 1.30 pm     Photography     

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Mon 21 Apr 2025 2.00 pm     Quiz at Sacriston     

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Tue 22 Apr 2025 10.00 am     Art Appreciation     The art of early renaissance - Siena and Bruges

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Thu 24 Apr 2025 2.00 pm     Open meeting     The Women Behind Discovery of Tutankhamun

Details Gillian Dodds will tell of the important role women played in the discovery of the tomb of Tutankhamun.

Fri 25 Apr 2025 10.00 am     Walking     Souter to South Shields

Details Walk to Colemans fish & chip shop at South Shields, and bus back 5 miles

Sat 26 Apr 2025 2.00 pm     Music Appreciation     Ken Maggs

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Mon 28 Apr 2025 10.30 am     History Too at Sacriston     William Marshall

Details A study of the 12th Century Earl of Pembroke

Mon 28 Apr 2025 12.00 pm     Environmental Group     Hot Mess by Matt Winning

Details We are taking a different book each month to read and then discuss as a group. Titles are chosen by members of the group. Some books will be novels, others factual. This month's book is available new from booksellers. Matt Winning is an astute comedian and this book does not disappoint. As Adam Kay observed: 'A very funny, important and only moderately clarion call of a book.'

Mon 28 Apr 2025 1.30 pm     Canasta Cards Group     

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Thu 1 May 2025 1.00 pm     History at Meadowfield     

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Thu 1 May 2025 2.00 pm     Circle Dancing     Circle dancing

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Fri 2 May 2025 10.30 am     Singing for Fun     

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Mon 5 May 2025 1.30 pm     Quiz at Carrville     

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Tue 6 May 2025 11.20 pm     Topical Discussion     Various

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Wed 7 May 2025 1.30 pm     Craft     

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Thu 8 May 2025 10.00 am     Poetry Reading     Contemporary Women Poets

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Fri 9 May 2025 10.00 am     Walking     Simon Pedley

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Fri 9 May 2025 10.30 am     Historical Novels     By Any Other Name by Jodi Picoult

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Mon 12 May 2025 10.30 am     Coffee Morning     

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Mon 12 May 2025 2.00 pm     Poetry Appreciation     American Poetry

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Thu 15 May 2025 1.00 pm     History at Meadowfield     David Willock - The Border Reivers Pt 2 . Bloody Northumbria, John Campbell)

Details Pre tea. Britain Discovered, BLOODY NORTHUMBRIA. a detailed look at the history of conflict in the northern borderlands often created by the hostile activities of the local families. Their fighting skills made them formidable groups at the Battle of Flodden David Willock, T he Border Reivers Part 2 A Follow up to Davids very popular Border Reivers talk with a focus more on the individuals/families involved in Border Reiving.

Fri 16 May 2025 10.30 am     Singing for Fun     

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Mon 19 May 2025 10.30 am     Monday Crime Club     TBA

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Mon 19 May 2025 1.30 pm     Photography     

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Mon 19 May 2025 2.00 pm     Quiz at Sacriston     

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Tue 20 May 2025 10.30 am     Theatre     Discussion and planning

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Tue 20 May 2025 12.00 pm     Pub Lunches     

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Wed 21 May 2025 1.30 pm     Scrabble     

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Wed 21 May 2025 7.00 pm     Wine Tasting     Wines from USA

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Fri 23 May 2025 10.00 am     Walking     Hart Village

Details We'll walk north to the dene and back.

Mon 26 May 2025 10.30 am     History Too at Sacriston     Colonisation of Australia

Details A discussion about the creation and colonisation of Australia and the impact on the indigenous population

Mon 26 May 2025 12.00 pm     Environmental Group     The Wall by John Lanchester

Details We are taking a different book each month to read and then discuss as a group. Some books will be novels, others factual. Most (except the most recent) are available second hand from World of Books or Able Books or Awesome Books. The Wall is described by The Times as 'A cracking adventure and an astute political fable'

Mon 26 May 2025 1.30 pm     Canasta Cards Group     

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Tue 27 May 2025 10.00 am     Art Appreciation     US Female artists of the second half of the 20th century

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Thu 29 May 2025 2.00 pm     Open meeting     Hartlepool Male Voice Choir

Details A musical afternoon with the renowned choir from Hartlepool.

Sat 31 May 2025 2.00 pm     Music Appreciation     Maureen Bennett

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Mon 2 Jun 2025 1.30 pm     Quiz at Carrville     

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Tue 3 Jun 2025 10.00 am     Topical Discussion     Various

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Wed 4 Jun 2025 1.30 pm     Craft     

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Thu 5 Jun 2025 1.15 pm     History at Meadowfield     Proposed visit to The Story

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Thu 5 Jun 2025 2.00 pm     Circle Dancing     

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Fri 6 Jun 2025 10.30 am     Singing for Fun     

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Mon 9 Jun 2025 10.30 am     Coffee Morning     

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Mon 9 Jun 2025 2.00 pm     Poetry Appreciation     Loss

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Thu 12 Jun 2025 10.00 am     Poetry Reading     Birds

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Fri 13 Jun 2025 10.00 am     Walking     Sheila Beardsmore

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Fri 13 Jun 2025 10.30 am     Historical Novels     The Winter King by Bernard Cornwell

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Mon 16 Jun 2025 10.30 am     Monday Crime Club     One of us is Dead by Peter James

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Mon 16 Jun 2025 1.30 pm     Photography     

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Mon 16 Jun 2025 2.00 pm     Quiz at Sacriston     

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Tue 17 Jun 2025 10.30 am     Theatre     Discussion and planning

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Tue 17 Jun 2025 12.00 pm     Pub Lunches     

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Wed 18 Jun 2025 1.30 pm     Scrabble     

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Wed 18 Jun 2025 7.00 pm     Wine Tasting     Australian wine

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Thu 19 Jun 2025 1.00 pm     History at Meadowfield     Alan Smith - The Miners Strike 1984, The uncommon Common

Details Pre Tea, Britain Discovered. THE UNCOMMON COMMON. the history of mining and industrial activity on the common land at Cockfield in Co Durham Photographed on one of our U3A walks An examination of the impact, causation and aftermath of the Miners Strike.

Fri 20 Jun 2025 10.30 am     Singing for Fun     

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Mon 23 Jun 2025 10.30 am     History Too at Sacriston     Was the Atom Bomb Necessary

Details An enquiry in to the use of and effects of, the atom bomb in WW2

Mon 23 Jun 2025 12.00 pm     Environmental Group     Creating a Better Climate Future by Philip Kent Hughes

Details We are taking a different book each month to read and then discuss as a group. Some books will be novels, others factual. Creating a Better Climate Future was published in 2024 so, unlike many of our books, can only be obtained new. It is a stimulating read that combines personal action with promoting system change.

Mon 23 Jun 2025 1.30 pm     Canasta Cards Group     

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Tue 24 Jun 2025 10.00 am     Art Appreciation     Open session - Glass

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Thu 26 Jun 2025 2.00 pm     Open meeting     Tax, Care & Toyboys

Details Jane Hudson, from the Coop Bank, will suggest ways in which you may plan your estate and avoid some problems.

Fri 27 Jun 2025 10.00 am     Walking     

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Sat 28 Jun 2025 2.00 pm     Music Appreciation     John Tomkinson

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Tue 1 Jul 2025 11.20 pm     Topical Discussion     Various

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Wed 2 Jul 2025 1.30 pm     Craft     

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Thu 3 Jul 2025 1.15 pm     History at Meadowfield     

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Thu 3 Jul 2025 2.00 pm     Circle Dancing     

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Fri 4 Jul 2025 10.30 am     Singing for Fun     

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Mon 7 Jul 2025 1.30 pm     Quiz at Carrville     

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Thu 10 Jul 2025 10.00 am     Poetry Reading     Andrew Marvel and John Donne

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Fri 11 Jul 2025 10.00 am     Walking     Laura Woods

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Fri 11 Jul 2025 10.30 am     Historical Novels     North and South by Elizabeth Gaskell

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Mon 14 Jul 2025 10.30 am     Coffee Morning     

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Mon 14 Jul 2025 2.00 pm     Poetry Appreciation     Worst Poems

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Tue 15 Jul 2025 10.30 am     Theatre     Discussion and planning

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Tue 15 Jul 2025 12.00 pm     Pub Lunches     

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Wed 16 Jul 2025 1.30 pm     Scrabble     

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Wed 16 Jul 2025 7.00 pm     Wine Tasting     Argentinian wines

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Thu 17 Jul 2025 1.15 pm     History at Meadowfield     Lottie Thompson - Lawrence the Poet

Details Lottie Thompson - Lawrence the Poet of Durham - the fascinating story of a Dominican Monk in Medieval Durham who wrote epic poems describing Durham and its scandalous political machinations at that time. The great mystery is how has he been forgotten! Pre tea, Britain Discovered, THE DEVILS PORRIDGE. a title given by Authur Connor Doyle to describe the huge World War 1 factory manufacturing Cordite at Gretna in Scotland. It employed. 30,000, 12.000 of these were women.

Fri 18 Jul 2025 10.30 am     Singing for Fun     

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Mon 21 Jul 2025 10.30 am     Monday Crime Club     The Cuckoo's Calling by Robert Galbraith

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Mon 21 Jul 2025 1.30 pm     Photography     

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Mon 21 Jul 2025 2.00 pm     Quiz at Sacriston     

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Tue 22 Jul 2025 10.00 am     Art Appreciation     Pairs of early 20th-century British artists with overlapping careers

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Fri 25 Jul 2025 10.00 am     Walking     

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Sat 26 Jul 2025 2.00 pm     Music Appreciation     Val Tolladay

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Mon 28 Jul 2025 10.30 am     History Too at Sacriston     The American War of Independence

Details A review and discussion of the American War of Independence in the 18th Century

Mon 28 Jul 2025 12.00 pm     Environmental Group     A book on an environmental topic chosen by members

Details We are taking a different book each month to read and then discuss as a group. Some books will be novels, others factual. Most (except the most recent) are available second hand from World of Books or Able Books or Awesome Books

Mon 28 Jul 2025 1.30 pm     Canasta Cards Group     

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Thu 31 Jul 2025 2.00 pm     Open meeting     Waste Management & The Environment

Details Kevin O'Leary, from Durham County Council, will explain the county's Waste Management programme and it's effect on the environment.

Fri 1 Aug 2025 10.30 am     Singing for Fun     

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Mon 4 Aug 2025 1.30 pm     Open meeting     Grand Summer Quiz

Details Both Durham & District Quiz Groups join together to present a Grand Summer Quiz open to ALL u3a members

Mon 4 Aug 2025 1.30 pm     Quiz at Carrville     

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Wed 6 Aug 2025 1.30 pm     Craft     

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Fri 8 Aug 2025 10.00 am     Walking     

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Fri 8 Aug 2025 10.30 am     Historical Novels     No Meeting

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Mon 11 Aug 2025 10.30 am     Coffee Morning     

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Mon 11 Aug 2025 2.00 pm     Poetry Appreciation     No Meeting

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Thu 14 Aug 2025 10.00 am     Poetry Reading     Inspiring Figures

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Fri 15 Aug 2025 10.30 am     Singing for Fun     

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Mon 18 Aug 2025 1.30 pm     Photography     

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Mon 18 Aug 2025 2.00 pm     Quiz at Sacriston     

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Tue 19 Aug 2025 10.30 am     Theatre     Discussion and planning

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Tue 19 Aug 2025 12.00 pm     Pub Lunches     

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Wed 20 Aug 2025 1.30 pm     Scrabble     

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Thu 21 Aug 2025 1.15 pm     History at Meadowfield     Dorothy Hamilton - 'How we ended up with a housing crisis. Discovering Black and White, John Campbell

Details Pre tea, DISCOVERING BLACK AND WHITE, a look at the traditional building styles which created the scenic attractions of Englands most distinctive buildings along a popular tourist route Dorothy Hamilton - 'How we ended up with a housing crisis - housing history over the last 60 years'

Fri 22 Aug 2025 10.00 am     Walking     

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Mon 25 Aug 2025 10.30 am     History Too at Sacriston     Restoration

Details A look at the restoration of the Monarchy in the UK in the person of Charles II

Mon 25 Aug 2025 12.00 pm     Environmental Group     A book on an environmental topic chosen by members

Details We are taking a different book each month to read and then discuss as a group. Some books will be novels, others factual. Most (except the most recent) are available second hand from World of Books or Able Books or Awesome Books

Mon 25 Aug 2025 1.30 pm     Canasta Cards Group     

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Tue 26 Aug 2025 10.00 am     Art Appreciation     Open session - Moonlight and Starlight

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Thu 28 Aug 2025 2.00 pm     Open meeting     George Stephenson

Details David Williams will present a talk on civil and mechanical engineer George Stephenson, often referred to as "The Father of the Railways".

Tue 2 Sep 2025 11.20 pm     Topical Discussion     Various

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Wed 3 Sep 2025 1.30 pm     Craft     

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Thu 4 Sep 2025 2.00 pm     Circle Dancing     

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Fri 5 Sep 2025 10.30 am     Singing for Fun     

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Mon 8 Sep 2025 10.30 am     Coffee Morning     

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Mon 8 Sep 2025 2.00 pm     Poetry Appreciation     Dark Side of Life

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Thu 11 Sep 2025 10.00 am     Poetry Reading     Dylan Thomas

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Fri 12 Sep 2025 10.00 am     Walking     Simon Pedley

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Fri 12 Sep 2025 10.30 am     Historical Novels     Author Event

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Mon 15 Sep 2025 1.30 pm     Photography     

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Mon 15 Sep 2025 2.00 pm     Quiz at Sacriston     

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Tue 16 Sep 2025 10.30 am     Theatre     Discussion and planning

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Tue 16 Sep 2025 12.00 pm     Pub Lunches     

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Wed 17 Sep 2025 1.30 pm     Scrabble     

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Wed 17 Sep 2025 7.00 pm     Wine Tasting     South African wines

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Thu 18 Sep 2025 1.00 pm     History at Meadowfield     In 40S MOOD. John Campbell

Details Pre Tea, Britain Discovered, IN 40S MOOD. a look at the now discontinued War Weekend on the North Yorkshire Railway from Pickering to Whitby.

Fri 19 Sep 2025 10.30 am     Singing for Fun     

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Mon 22 Sep 2025 10.30 am     History Too at Sacriston     Summaria and other city states

Details An investigation into the existence of city states and the impact they have had on shaping the world.

Mon 22 Sep 2025 12.00 pm     Environmental Group     A book on an environmental topic chosen by members

Details We are taking a different book each month to read and then discuss as a group. Some books will be novels, others factual. Most (except the most recent) are available second hand from World of Books or Able Books or Awesome Books

Mon 22 Sep 2025 1.30 pm     Canasta Cards Group     

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Tue 23 Sep 2025 10.00 am     Art Appreciation     Women artists of late 1990s to the present

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Thu 25 Sep 2025 2.00 pm     Open meeting     Understanding Consumer Rights

Details Leslie Mitchell

Fri 26 Sep 2025 10.00 am     Walking     

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Sat 27 Sep 2025 2.00 pm     Music Appreciation     Robert Lebar

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Wed 1 Oct 2025 1.30 pm     Craft     

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Thu 2 Oct 2025 2.00 pm     Circle Dancing     

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Fri 3 Oct 2025 10.30 am     Singing for Fun     

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Tue 7 Oct 2025 11.20 pm     Topical Discussion     Various

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Thu 9 Oct 2025 10.00 am     Poetry Reading     Gillian Clarke

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Fri 10 Oct 2025 10.00 am     Walking     

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Mon 13 Oct 2025 10.30 am     Coffee Morning     

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Wed 15 Oct 2025 1.30 pm     Scrabble     

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Wed 15 Oct 2025 7.00 pm     Wine Tasting     Wines from Chile

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Thu 16 Oct 2025 1.00 pm     History at Meadowfield     Tina Naples - Richard Plantagenet - Another Bastard Child?

Details Could Richard Plantagenet have been a child of King Richard III? An examination of the evidence.

Fri 17 Oct 2025 10.30 am     Singing for Fun     

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Mon 20 Oct 2025 1.30 pm     Photography     

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Mon 20 Oct 2025 2.00 pm     Quiz at Sacriston     

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Tue 21 Oct 2025 10.30 am     Theatre     Discussion and planning

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Tue 21 Oct 2025 12.00 pm     Pub Lunches     

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Fri 24 Oct 2025 10.00 am     Walking     

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Sat 25 Oct 2025 2.00 pm     Music Appreciation     Mary Adcroft

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Mon 27 Oct 2025 10.30 am     History Too at Sacriston     The Russian Revolution

Details An discussion of the events that led up to the Russian Revolution.

Mon 27 Oct 2025 12.00 pm     Environmental Group     A book on an environmental topic chosen by members

Details We are taking a different book each month to read and then discuss as a group. Some books will be novels, others factual. Most (except the most recent) are available second hand from World of Books or Able Books or Awesome Books

Mon 27 Oct 2025 1.30 pm     Canasta Cards Group     

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Tue 28 Oct 2025 10.00 am     Art Appreciation     Open session - Gardens

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Thu 30 Oct 2025 2.00 pm     Open meeting     RAF Navigator and POW

Details John Smythe presents the story of his father who joined the RAF as a navigator and was subsequently a POW during WWII.

Tue 4 Nov 2025 10.00 am     Topical Discussion     

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Wed 5 Nov 2025 1.30 pm     Craft     

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Thu 6 Nov 2025 2.00 pm     Circle Dancing     

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Fri 7 Nov 2025 10.30 am     Singing for Fun     

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Mon 10 Nov 2025 10.30 am     Coffee Morning     

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Mon 10 Nov 2025 2.00 pm     Poetry Appreciation     Remembrance

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Thu 13 Nov 2025 10.00 am     Poetry Reading     The poet as the outsider " the voice in the wilderness"

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Fri 14 Nov 2025 10.00 am     Walking     

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Mon 17 Nov 2025 1.30 pm     Photography     

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Mon 17 Nov 2025 2.00 pm     Quiz at Sacriston     

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Tue 18 Nov 2025 10.30 am     Theatre     Discussion and planning

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Tue 18 Nov 2025 12.00 pm     Pub Lunches     

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Wed 19 Nov 2025 1.30 pm     Scrabble     

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Wed 19 Nov 2025 7.00 pm     Wine Tasting     German wine

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Thu 20 Nov 2025 1.00 pm     History at Meadowfield     Chris McLoughlin - Christmas Dickens (?) Laurel &Hardy ,John Campbell

Details Pre Tea, Britain Discovered. A FINE MESS, a visit to the old and new Laurel and Hardy Museums in Ulverston in Cumbria. Christmas and Dickens (more info to follow).

Fri 21 Nov 2025 10.30 am     Singing for Fun     

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Mon 24 Nov 2025 10.30 am     History Too at Sacriston     The Battle of the Somme and family involvements in WW1

Details A discussion around the parts played by the families of group members in the Great War

Mon 24 Nov 2025 12.00 pm     Environmental Group     A book on an environmental topic chosen by members

Details We are taking a different book each month to read and then discuss as a group. Some books will be novels, others factual. Most (except the most recent) are available second hand from World of Books or Able Books or Awesome Books

Mon 24 Nov 2025 1.30 pm     Canasta Cards Group     

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Tue 25 Nov 2025 10.00 am     Art Appreciation     Paintings of the decade 1880 - 1890

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Thu 27 Nov 2025 2.00 pm     Open meeting     Charles Dickens

Details Our own Frank Kennedy gives a talk on the well known British author, Charles Dickens.

Fri 28 Nov 2025 10.00 am     Walking     

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Sat 29 Nov 2025 2.00 pm     Music Appreciation     Group selection

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Tue 2 Dec 2025 11.20 pm     Topical Discussion     Various

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Wed 3 Dec 2025 1.30 pm     Craft     

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Fri 5 Dec 2025 10.30 am     Singing for Fun     

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Mon 8 Dec 2025 10.30 am     Coffee Morning     

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Tue 9 Dec 2025 10.00 am     Art Appreciation     Christmas Social

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Tue 9 Dec 2025 2.00 pm     Poetry Appreciation     Children

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Thu 11 Dec 2025 10.00 am     Poetry Reading     Planning meeting and Christmas lunch

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Fri 12 Dec 2025 10.00 am     Walking     Xmas Lunch Walk

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Mon 15 Dec 2025 1.30 pm     Photography     

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Tue 16 Dec 2025 10.30 am     Theatre     Discussion and planning

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Tue 16 Dec 2025 12.00 pm     Pub Lunches     

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Wed 17 Dec 2025 1.30 pm     Scrabble     

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Wed 17 Dec 2025 7.00 pm     Wine Tasting     

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Fri 19 Dec 2025 10.30 am     Singing for Fun     

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Mon 22 Dec 2025 2.00 pm     Quiz at Sacriston     

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Fri 2 Jan 2026 10.30 am     Singing for Fun     

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Wed 7 Jan 2026 1.30 pm     Craft     

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Thu 8 Jan 2026 10.00 am     Poetry Reading     Scottish Poets

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Mon 12 Jan 2026 10.30 am     Coffee Morning     

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Fri 16 Jan 2026 10.30 am     Singing for Fun     

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Mon 19 Jan 2026 2.00 pm     Quiz at Sacriston     

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Tue 20 Jan 2026 10.30 am     Theatre     Discussion and planning

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Tue 20 Jan 2026 12.00 pm     Pub Lunches     

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Wed 21 Jan 2026 1.30 pm     Scrabble     

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Mon 26 Jan 2026 12.00 pm     Environmental Group     A book on an environmental topic chosen by members

Details We are taking a different book each month to read and then discuss as a group. Some books will be novels, others factual. Most (except the most recent) are available second hand from World of Books or Able Books or Awesome Books

Wed 4 Feb 2026 1.30 pm     Craft     

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Mon 9 Feb 2026 10.30 am     Coffee Morning     

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Thu 12 Feb 2026 10.00 am     Poetry Reading     Poets on poetry/poems about poetry writing

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Fri 13 Feb 2026 10.30 am     Singing for Fun     

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Mon 16 Feb 2026 2.00 pm     Quiz at Sacriston     

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Tue 17 Feb 2026 10.30 am     Theatre     Discussion and planning

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Tue 17 Feb 2026 12.00 pm     Pub Lunches     

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Wed 18 Feb 2026 1.30 pm     Scrabble     

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Mon 23 Feb 2026 12.00 pm     Environmental Group     A book on an environmental topic chosen by members

Details We are taking a different book each month to read and then discuss as a group. Some books will be novels, others factual. Most (except the most recent) are available second hand from World of Books or Able Books or Awesome Books

Fri 27 Feb 2026 10.30 am     Singing for Fun     

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Wed 4 Mar 2026 1.30 pm     Craft     

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Mon 9 Mar 2026 10.30 am     Coffee Morning     

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Fri 13 Mar 2026 10.30 am     Singing for Fun     

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Mon 16 Mar 2026 2.00 pm     Quiz at Sacriston     

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Tue 17 Mar 2026 10.30 am     Theatre     Discussion and planning

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Tue 17 Mar 2026 12.00 pm     Pub Lunches     

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Wed 18 Mar 2026 1.30 pm     Scrabble     

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Mon 23 Mar 2026 12.00 pm     Environmental Group     A book on an environmental topic chosen by members

Details We are taking a different book each month to read and then discuss as a group. Some books will be novels, others factual. Most (except the most recent) are available second hand from World of Books or Able Books or Awesome Books