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 visited St Mary’s Church and Seaham Hall on the 12th of August. This area was the site of “old” Seaham a Saxon settlement inhabited as far back as 660 AD. The existing St Mary’s Church is of later origin dating back to the early Norman period although there is evidence to suggest that … Continue reading
The Red Hatters are going for Afternoon Tea on Wednesday 26th August at Seaham Hall. The cost is £22.00 and tea is served from 2.00pm. Continue reading
The first group meeting was a resounding success. 14 people attended the session, with several people still on holiday to further swell the numbers. Everyone was very enthusiastic and looking forward to collecting together their basic tools and materials before starting work on their individual projects. So much so that they have decided to get together twice … Continue reading
The Art Appreciation Group will be visiting the Sunderland Museum and Winter Gardens on the 18th of August to see Canaletto’s much acclaimed masterpiece A regatta on the Grand Canal. On loan from the National Gallery, the Sunderland venue is one of only three in the country to host the painting, which dates to around … 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
Our first full meeting as a newly established U3A took place on the 24th June 2015. I am pleased to report that even though this is a new chapter of the U3A, things are going well. We now have 72 members, 58 attended the meeting on the 24th. This was our first full meeting with … Continue reading
