On Friday, 9th June, 37 u3a members, 28 from Seaham Harbour u3a, 8 from Seaham and District u3a and 1 from Houghton u3a, set out for Scotland on a dull day. Our first stop was at Paxton House in the Scottish Borders near Berwick upon Tweed. It [...]
May 2023 Walk May walk was Durham Riverside and it's bridges.(6) Alan Smith led the walk along the river banks, at each bridge he gave us information on the history and other interesting facts about these structures. Our thanks to Alan for conducting this walk which everyone [...]
Walk around Newcastle upon Tyne Our walk started at The Laing Art Gallery over the now faded Blue Carpet heading towards the Biscuit Factory. Turning downhill here we were heading towards Ouseburn; down into the jungle below the Metro Train and Byker Bridge. Passing by the Farm [...]
Drumming up a Rhythm A Laugh A Minute. A number of our members attended the African Djembe Drumming Workshop. Our very patient instructor was Brendon. The beautifully carved drums are a work of art in themselves. They ranged from small to large, each giving a different [...]
A Visit to Tennant's Auction House On Thursday last 34 members travelled by coach to Leyburn to spend the day at Tennant’s- the largest auction house outside London. From the moment we arrived to be greeted by friendly faces, coffee and still-warm, newly- baked shortbread, until we [...]
March Walk in Seaham This month for a change we walked around Seaham.
All walks commence at 10.30 unless noted otherwise. Feb 3rd Meet Seaton Lane Inn.10.00. A. Smith leading. Mar 3rd Seaham circular. Meet at the Cenotaph North Terr. Apr 7th Whitburn Circular meet Cornthwaite Park bring a sandwich. SR6 7BZ May 5th Durham Riverside. Meet at the Gala Theatre [...]
Theses images were taken at a local Butterfly Farm. * * * * * * AS Images from Anne S * * * * * * Joyce S
January 12th Are you superstitious? Dave Dean February 9th The Horsekeepers Daughter Jane Gulliford Lowes March 9th Secrets of the Human Brain Bob Pullen April 13th Remaking of Beamish Natasha Amsom May 11th The Von Trapps Linda Davison June 8th Secrets in the Attic Tony Nicholson September 14th Northumbria [...]
These are pictures of our promotional stand and some of the volunteers on our recent event in Byron Place in September to celebrate 40 years of u3a nationally. It was a very successful day and has resulted in quite a bit of interest from the public and several new [...]
