We meet at the John Godber Centre (JGC) on the 2nd Wednesday of the month from 2.00 pm.
Monthly meetings are as follows:
Wednesday, 9th April, 2025
Today’s talk is “Masters of Mirth, The Sequel” by Mike Storr. An affectionate look at more of the Music Hall laughter makers.
Wednesday, 14th May, 2025
Today we welcome Dr Anne Featherstone to give a talk on “The Victorian Fair: freak shows and fisticuffs”.
Wednesday, 11th June, 2025
We welcome Tim O’Brien, Air Cadet at Newton, now an artist and author. His talk will cover many aspects of the history of Newton up to the present housing developments; his time as a cadet and the creation of the statue that commemorates the RAF role in Newton.
Wednesday, 9th July, 2025
Our guest speaker today is Brenda Ainsley, a U3a member and trained Climate Reality Leader. Her talk is “The Climate Crisis and some solutions” drawing from examples around the world and here in the UK.
Wednesday, 13th August 2025
Dr Tim Gray MBE will give our group a talk on the work of East Midlands Immediate Care Scheme (EMICS). EMICS is a network of volunteer doctors with specialist training in pre-hospital emergency medicine and who provide their skills at the point of accident or injury.
Wednesday, 10th September 2025
Our speaker today is Bob Massey on Inventions by mistake.
General Information
Car parking is available on the Market Place and Piggins Croft, both of which are a short walk away. There is a small charge for parking at the JGC (50p for 2 hours £1 for 4 hours), the proceeds of which help to support the church.
Entry to the meeting is from the car park entrance only, please, not before 1:30pm. Please sign in at the tables at the front of the hall. If leaving before the end of the meeting, it is important for health and safety that you sign yourselves out.
In the event of the fire alarm sounding, then please make your way to the rear car park by means of the rear doors. The assembly point is the Scout Hut in the far corner of the car park.
We will be using the JGC loop system for those of us with hearing aids, please switch to your loop setting. If unable to do this, then please sit on front row seats.