The weather today was not too good, however, there was still a good attendance by members at the meeting. Again we welcomed more new members – our numbers keep rising every month. The speaker today was Ethney Brown from the Guide Dog Association who spoke enthusiatically for almost an hour, answering several questions from the … Continue reading →

The Black Truffle cafe and boutique on North Terrace in Seaham are holding a Ladies Night on Wednesday November 11th at 7 30pm. There will be a glass of wine/juice/ coffee on arrival and a buffet, with a mini fashion show to introduce the boutique’s new arrivals for the autumn/ winter with 10% off purchases. … Continue reading →

The meeting held on Wednesday 30th September was great. I hope everyone enjoyed it as much as I did. Norman Kirtlan was the speaker and gave a wonderful, funny and very entertaining presentation on Victorian customs and forensics. He told of how people behaved and their beliefs when death occurred with questions thrown in around … Continue reading →

Another meeting, another poem and another great success. Our monthly meetings are very well attended – not surprising as we have had some great speakers. Today was a talk on the George Elmy Lifeboat. A presentation which was both interesting and emotional. The next speaker at the September meeting is to be Norman Kirtlan from … Continue reading →

A group of thirteen Members attended an arranged visit to Sunderland Magistrates Court on Wednesday 12th of August. It was a glorious sunny day and we spent a few minutes outside enjoying the sun and looking around Keel Square with its spurting fountains. We chatted away happily until we were lead into the court building, … Continue reading →

The second meeting of Seaham and District U3A was held on Wednesday 29th July 2015 and was again very successful with more than 50 members in attendance and 5 new members signing up. This month our guest speaker was Catrina Flynn from St Benedicts Hospice. During her very interesting talk on the history of the … Continue reading →

This is the poem read out by the chairman at our first meeting. Dust if you must but wouldn’t it be better to paint a picture or write a letter, Bake a cake or plant a seed, ponder the difference between want and need. Dust if you must but there’s not much time, with rivers … Continue reading →