We are a  branch of The University of the Third Age, which is a self-help group for people no longer in full time employment - no age limits! The U3A is not about study and qualifications: it's about members improving the quality of their lives by getting together to share interests and join in activities. Although we were only formed in March 2007  we now have a membership in excess of 200.   Our members have already organised for themselves the following groups: Astronomy, Archaeology, Birdwatching, Book Club,  Computing, Cycling, Gardening, Geology, Lunch Club, Music Appreciation, Rambling, Science/Technology, Photography, Meditation, Travel, Theatre Visits and many others. New ideas from our membership are always welcome.     NOTE:  Our venue is the Jersey Farm Hotel   Meetings assemble from 10.00, for a prompt start at 10.30. Guests are welcome to attend one of our meetings as a ‘taster’ before deciding whether to join. An admission fee, currently £1, covers the costs of room hire, refreshments at an extra cost. Annual U3A membership is £11per person, or £7.50 for members of another U3A branch. REGIONAL NEWSLETTER -   Newsletters - Latest & Past    Signposts from WorldU3A International Group and U3AOnline Australia, sent once a month, to any and all U3A members anywhere in the world. Link here to website See below for a list of recent and forthcoming speakers. Date  Subject  Speaker  Notes  April 22nd 2010 Teesdale U3A 3rd AGM Talk - " When Dickens came to Teesdale"  Neville Turner    May 20th 2010 *  Teaching in China  Joyce Jackson   Thursday June 24th Mining from Sumatra to Siberia  Dr Peter Norton, Consultant Mining Engineer           Thursday July 22nd  'Hard Times - Art During the Industrial Revolution' Elizabeth Conran    Thursday August 19th    My Life in Africa  Sonia Jeffrey  Note 3rd Thursday in Month

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