Come and join us for what is sure to be an entertaining afternoon with Mister E. Read more

Alistair Wood, Waste Officer for Lincolnshire County Council, will be talking about the new waste food collection scheme which will be commencing in the district this year. Read more

Local man Barry Pegler talks about his professional experiences over a 40 year career as a paramedic Read more

Magician Brian Lobo will weave some magic for us at our last meeting of the year Read more

I have to admit that when I saw the subject of this month’s talk, I gave a silent groan. I will confess that I have never read a book by William Shakespeare nor have I ever seen one of his… Read more

Your chance to cast your vote for your new chair, vice chair, secretary, treasurer and lots of committee members (up to 11 further committee members can be elected). Entertainment and a cream tea! Only fully paid up u3a members may attend the… Read more

Paul will sing, paint and bring ELVIS alive for us with his unique performance Read more

August’s monthly meeting was an opportunity to learn about fraud and fraud prevention from Sharon Hall, the Lincolnshire Fraud Protection Officer. In 2019 a staggering 40% of all crime was fraud. That is likely to be an under reporting as:… Read more

Our July monthly meeting – something a bit different. The July meeting was devoted to our groups. Some 15 groups showed us a little of what they get up to in their spare time. Our ukulele group entertained us first… Read more

Our speaker in June was author Philip Caine who spoke about his interesting but hectic life.  Training to be a chef in Barrow was just the start of a working life in various smart hotels and restaurants around the country… Read more

On a beautiful sunny and warm May day, a good number of our members attended the Spalding Services & Social Club to meet Mr and Mrs Winston Churchill. No, we didn’t time travel; the husband and wife team of Derek… Read more

Surveyor Jackie Allen on what we should be looking for when maintaining our homes Looks nasty doesn’t it!  A crack in the wall causes the sill to crack and eventually the window is unsupported – not good at all. Of… Read more

Well, the March meeting didn’t completely run to plan.  Sam from Age UK ran an impromptu 10 question quiz until our speaker, Nicolas Watts arrived. Nicholas Watts runs Vine House farm at The Deeping which is situated in the Fens… Read more

Well, this month was a bit of a bonanza – two excellent displays by the Photography and Needlecraft groups, a short but informative talk by Sam Clapton from Age UK and our main event, a Virtual Guide to Kings Lynn.… Read more

Sue Jakeman, pictured in her ‘flapper’ inspired dress, came to our January monthly meeting to talk about her aunt, Peggy Spencer who was her dad’s sister. And what a life! Peggy married Jack Spencer, the war intervened, and two children later… Read more

Our last monthly meeting of 2024!  Alan Bolt entertained members with seasonal songs and banter.  We sang along to choruses of some well-known Christmas songs and finished with a rousing rendition of The Twelve days of Christmas. There was food… Read more

Our speaker for the September Monthly Meeting was Neil Hanson, one time landlord and owner of the highest pub in England – the Tan Hill Inn, 1732 feet above sea level.  His working life started out as the art critic for… Read more

On a beautiful hot sunny afternoon our members at our packed monthly meeting sat down to hear about Dave Pinion's wonderful experience joining a team of polar experts for this lifetime dream of his, with slides depicting his travels. We… Read more

Eve, our speaker, brought a selection of spices to see and ‘try out’ – see picture.  The bowls at the bottom contain squares of homemade gingerbread.  This contained long pepper as well as bread, ginger and honey – an interesting… Read more

Bugsy, an eleven year old golden retriever, brought her owner Samantha Blunt to our monthly meeting in June.  Bugsy is one of 340 dogs coached by Canine Partners to help with practical tasks.  We saw video footage of Bugsy getting the washing… Read more

Members were able to hear a highly informative talk from Sandra McDonough at their monthly meeting in May.  Sandra has suffered from Parkinson’s Disease for more than 20 years and members heard about her journey to finding and developing an aid… Read more

80 members and several visitors were present to hear Steve Bacon’s enlightening (and sometimes gruesome!) talk about Grave Robbers in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Steve was dressed for the part and brought along examples of a grave robber’s kit.… Read more

For our March monthly meeting, we welcomed Ann Prest, a Diabetes Specialist Nurse. Ann was introduced by Jane Davis, our outgoing Groups Co-ordinator. The 79 members present at the meeting found the talk informative and useful. Ann gave a brief… Read more

Local speaker, John Chester, spoke about Guernsey under occupation during WW2 to a packed hall of u3a members at their February monthly meeting. As the Channel Islands were closer to France that England there was no realistic possibility that they… Read more