Monthly Speaker Programme 2025/26
St John’s Church
Thursday 11th September Jim Williams; The Life and Times of Casanova.
Thursday 9th October Roger Browne; Jerome Kern or Cole Porter or History of Jazz.
Thursday 13th November AGM
Thursday 11th December Christmas Social
Thursday 8th January Mel Kenyon; Why would you go to Rome.
Thursday 12th February Tim Foreman; Anecdotes of an ordinary gentleman.
Thursday 12th March Ros Kind; Dog Breeding.
Thursday 9th April David Slater; King Arthur.
Thursday 14th May Karen Adams; Archeology.
Thursday 11th June Tony Morgan; Guy Fawkes or Tudor York.
Thursday 9th July Les Chandler; National History of the Grandparent.
Thursday 13th August Open Meeting and Membership Renewal.
Monthly Speaker Programme 2024/25
St John’s Church
Thursday 12th September Brad Gibson; Are we alone in the universe?
Thursday 10th October Neil Hanson; Tales of life at the highest pub in Britain.
Thursday 14th November AGM
Thursday 12th December Christmas Social
Thursday 9th January Pippa Doran; Art History, Religious paintings and Pilgrimage.
Thursday 13th February Malcom Brook; The Rise and Fall of The Berlin Wall.
Thursday 13th March Dr. David Johnson Settle, a short history.
Thursday 10th April Loren Cafferty; The Witches of Lancashire.
Thursday 8th May Johanne Aston; Pilgrimage to Santiago.
Thursday 12th June Tony Burkitt; Patagonia.
Thursday 10th July Jeff Jacklin; Life in The NHS. It only hurts when I laugh.
Thursday 14th August Open Meeting and Membership Renewal.
Monthly Speaker Programme 2023/24
St John’s Church
Thurs 14th September Andy Fox from North Yorkshire Police: How to spot fraud and how to protect yourself
Thurs 12th October Roger Brown, Musician; The Great American songbook
Thurs 9th November AGM
Thurs 14th December Christmas Social at Victoria Hall
Thurs 11th January John Dawson from Bleak Bank Farm Clapham; From the TV series The Lakes and Dales Farm Life
Thurs 8th February Peter Mathers; Paradise revisited; Royal Gardens
Thurs 14th March Martin Lunn; A ramble through the Solar System
Thurs 11th April Derek Barker; Introduction to Archeology
Thurs 9th May Elizabeth Smith from The Commonwealth War Graves Commission; History and ongoing work
Thurs 13th June Chris Helm; Nostalgia, Holidays of the past
Thurs 11th July Robert Ashford from The Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority; Work of The National Park Authority
Thurs 8th August Open meeting and membership renewal
Monthly Speaker Programme 2022/23
St John’s Church
Thurs 8th September Settle District u3a anniversary
Thurs 13th October Hilary Ashton; Life and Times of composer Ernest Thompson
Thurs 10th November AGM
Thurs 8th December Christmas social
Thurs 12th January Alan Hemsworth; Rudyard Kipling
Thurs 9th February Andy Swinscoe: Cheese and cheese making at The Courtyard Dairy
Thurs 9th March Philip Caine; Barrow to Bagdad and back
Thurs 13th April Alsion Mees; Living the African Dream
Thurs 11th May Susan Parry; From forensics to crime fiction
Thurs 8th June Ranjit Arora; Himalayan foothills to The Yorkshire Dales
Thurs 13th July Graham Mitchel; Richard III The Northern King as Duke and King
Thurs 3rd August Open Meeting and Membership renewal
Monthly Speaker Programme 2021/22
St John’s Church
Thurs 14th October – In search of the North West Passage – Harold Hoggarth
Thurs 11th November – Killers – Les Chandler
Thurs 9th December – Christmas Party at Victoria Hall
2022
Thurs January 13th – Unexpected Findings from the Graveyard – Sarah Lister
Thurs 10th February – Wensleydale Cow Keepers in Liverpool – Karen Griffiths
Thurs 10th March – An Archaeology of Aunt Sally – Dr David Johnson
Thurs 14th April – IDAS – Joyce Thacker
Thurs 12th May – The College of Arms, London – Sir Thomas Woodcock,
(Former Garter Principal King Of Arms)
Thurs 9th June – SlowWays – Rob Bushby
( A Community Interest Company working to create a trusted, national
network of walking routes connecting all GB towns and cities.
Awarded National Lottery ‘Growing Great Ideas’ Funding of three
million pounds over the next seven years)
Thurs 14th July – Miracle in Manchester – Geoff Scargill
( The story of the Halle Orchestra)
Thurs 11th August – Membership Meeting
Thurs 8th September – AGM
Thurs 13th October – The Life of Ernest Tomlinson MBE – Hilary Ashton
( An English composer, noted for his light music compositions)
Due to current circumstances the published list may change at short notice. Zoom, zoom
20/21 Programme
U3A Programme
Victoria Hall
Coffee served from 10am
2019
Thurs 9 Oct – Raikeswood Camp, Ann Buckley
Thurs 14 Nov – ‘542 in 2016’. Lakeland Peaks. Bill Honeywell
Thurs 12 Dec – Christmas Party
2020
Thurs 9 Jan – Campbell’s Bluebird. David Howard
Thurs 13 Feb – Cyber Crime and Internet Security NY Police
Thurs 12 March – From Markets to Supermarkets. Dr M. Winstanley. Cancelled
Thurs 9 April – Our Evolving Roads and their Users. Ian Saunders Cancelled
Thurs 14 May – ‘A Message to the Children’ Jim Williams
Thurs 11 June – The Journeys of Lady Ann Clifford. Sheila Gordon
Thurs 9 July – Tales of a Heathrow Customs Officer. Brian Topping
Thurs 13 Aug – Membership
Thurs 10 Sept – AGM
Thurs 8 Oct – ‘Archaeology of Aunt Sally’. Dr David Johnson.
Thurs 12 Nov – T.B.A.
Thurs 10 Dec – Christmas Party