Events 

Our social and events programme offers a wide range of educational and social activities that should appeal to members.

Preston u3a holds Monthly Socials (click here) and one-off events (click here) - make sure you check out both lists! Top tip - put dates you fancy into your own diary or calendar straight away.

Groups may also organise their own special events - check details of these with the groups you join.

Non-members may attend two meetings of their choice, including a group meeting, before deciding whether or not to join us.

 

All Monthly Socials are held at Fulwood Free Methodist Church and start at 2.00pm    Admission - £2.00

We often have talks by visiting speakers and sometimes presentations by our own members. If you can suggest the names of good speakers we would like to hear from you.

17TH JULY 2025    Scott Robertson,  a Spanish guitarist who will recall fun stories of his life and talk about the roots of Spanish guitar music from Bach to the Beatles.

18TH SEPTEMBER 2025    "My Food Photography Story" : An Illustrated Talk. Laura Burgon will give a talk and demonstration marrying the subjects of food and photography.

16TH OCTOBER 2025   Paul Isherwood.    "GAMBLERS GET THE SPOTS...... FAMILIES GET THE SYMPTOMS"     Paul talks in depth about the problems caused by gambling addiction.

20TH NOVEMBER 2025 Derek Cartwright “THE HISTORY OF HORWICH WORKS” Derek is a local historian who will explain the history of the famous Horwich Railway/Loco Works from the need for the works, to its building, the building of the town to support the works and the legacy the works leaves with us

18TH DECEMBER 2025 Martin Lunn MBE FRAS “THE STAR OF BETHLEHEM” Martin is a Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society and will talk to us about what the Star of Bethlehem could have been

15TH JANUARY 2026 David Bill “WATER AID” David will give a talk on the work of the Water Aid Charity

18TH FEBRUARY 2026 Andrew Brooks “DR ARTHUR BEER ASTRONOMER 1900 TO 1980” A talk following one member of an Austro -Hungarian Jewish family, who fled Germany in the 1930s, following his career and how he helped many others, not all of them Jewish, to escape Nazi Europe. Andrew is a well known historian and published author

19TH MARCH 2026 Keith Pearson “ARE WE ALONE IN THE UNIVERSE?” Keith will give us another talk, following his very successful talk on How Big is Space

16TH APRIL 2026 Neil Hanson “INN & OUT AT THE TOP” Neil will give us a humorous insight into the trials and tribulations of running the highest pub in Britain back in the 1980s

21ST MAY 2026 Matt and Yvonne Pinder “BANJO AND BEYOND” A wonderful musical presentation and learning about a number of their instruments. Sing along or just listen and relax