The u3a is for people who are no longer in full time employment to come together and learn together, not for qualifications but for its own reward. There are over 900 U3As throughout the UK, find out more about this chapter based in the Seaham and District area.
The History Group spent an interesting day walking around the house, gardens and deer park of Raby Castle which is rightly regarded as one of the finest medieval castles in the country. There has been a fortified building on the site since 1016 – 1035 when it was then the estate of King Canut when … Continue reading
“The Gardening Group had a delightful day at Newby Hall with the many flowers displaying glorious colours on a sunny day.” Continue reading
Saturday 28th October 7pm Tennants in Leyburn For one night only, The Garden Rooms will be transformed in to the “World of History Museum” and will be the scene of our 1950’s themed Murder Mystery Evening….. Murder at the Museum As a guest of oil heiress Dee-Anna Jones and her husband, world famous explorer Digger … Continue reading
Seaham and Districts new Film Group met for the first time yesterday to watch the film ‘Spooks’. On arrival at the town hall at 5pm, the 18 members that attended entered the cinema room through the V.I.P entrance. They then had a lovely 30 minutes chat with refreshments of tea/coffee, chocolate biscuits and POPCORN! What … Continue reading
The Diary – located on the front page of the website has now been updated to show all the group activity for August. We now have 18 groups who are all very active so it is well worth looking at the diary to see what is happening throughout the month. The diary gives the group … Continue reading
Following the Art Appreciation Group meeting yesterday, Kathryn Shaw has written the following review: The Art Appreciation Group met today to discuss the life and work of Sir Stanley Spencer a prolific and controversial artist of the early 20th century. We were particularly impressed by his ” Men of the Clyde” A series of paintings … Continue reading
Following their first meeting, Jan Leach wrote the following review: The first I.T. drop in group was held on 5th July. We had 8 people attending, some of whom were assisting. Thank you Val. It was a good session and people went away having learnt how to use their Ipads a bit more. Some wanted … Continue reading
Seaham and District Area U3A 